It's great to see just how much you are progressing with this piece. I saw "Døle Horse - WIP III" this afternoon while checking on my watch list and the difference between this one and WIP III is enormous.

As for the background, I think it looks good without any, really. The drawing is so realistic that, without a background, it would look as though it's coming out of the paper.

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that looks very like a highland pony i see at horse shows round here...the markings are almost exactly the same. its looking great!

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I think this looks very lovely. It's sort of a bittersweet picture for me to look at since it reminds me of my horse, which is nice, but as I no longer have her, it reminds me of my horse. -_-

BUT! It's amazingly good, and I really think that just some grass would be fine, because the mane does look very lovely, and since the horse is such a light color, a background I think would detract from the focal point of the image (aka Horse).

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Beautiful, just beautiful. I love the way you do horses--you have such a talent to capture movement, expression and environment. Well done!

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It keeps looking better and better, Embers! Can't wait to see it finished.

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I told ya it's gorgeus! must fave when it's finished. hm I think a background isn't necessary, it's looking great anyway. btw. is it for sale?

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Oh my, this is breath taking Geez louise, why cant i have such talent? Nicely done!

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Holy crap, this is coming along so great! I don´t think you should do any more background for this, it looks good as it is. Great work

Thanks.

LOL, and no, it's not for sale, you're second one to ask that. I'm selfishly doing this for myself. I've had the refrence pic for so long and I've kept thinking about drawing it for some years and never thought I could even try. Now I'm hoping it'll turn out to be something I can put on my own wall.

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Thank you do much for the comment.

People here seem to agree with me about keeping it without background. I'm not so fond of drawing backgrounds anyway.

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