I really cant recall to be honest how many brushes I used! A lot of this picture was experimentation just trying to develop the techniques I needed to carry the final piece through! The mane..oooh the mane. I struggled with it from the get go..I think I ended up redoing at least 3 times before it started to move in the direction I wanted! Truly was frustrating but in some strange way gratifying!
Wow, well, you've turned out a great result 
I would never have the patience to stick with something like that.
Did you use a reference of some sort?
I would never have the patience to stick with something like that.Did you use a reference of some sort?