Painted Pony Horseshow Rules:
Deadline for entries is no later than Midnight April 1, 2008(USA)
Other countries...Midnight April 2, 2008 (USA Central Time)
Photos of entries need to be emailed to the assistant show secretary,
Robin Greene
Once all entries are received, she will assign each entry a number.
Each entry with it's number will be emailed to Debra for posting on the
Horseshow website.
Each judge will place all entries in the order of their preference.
The judges will not confer with each other.
Any judges who have a question, will approach the show secretary, Debra, who
will then forward the question to Robin. At that time, Robin will contact
the individual artist
The judging team will consist of 5 members of the forum. They are: Joani Fab
Vickie Janet Sue(LaMarr)
This contest is for amateur PYOP artists only.
Painted ponies may be done on a PYOP kit or on one of 3 pony outlines
available
on the TOPP website.
Each artist is asked to submit a story or description of their entries. They
may describe how they were done, what they are depicting or anything they
wish the judges to consider.
Entries should be drawn or painted with colors. Decals and
decorations/embellishments
are allowed and if hand made, should be noted with entry. If purchased,
should also be noted with entry.
Awards will be posted on this site and will also be in the form of
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The instructions are fairly simple and straight. They include a diagram
of the pony and
they suggest you copy it. The diagrams TOPP has on the site are the correct
size of the ponies though and would be easier to use.
You should draw your design on the pony once you
have decided what it will be. They say use a pencil and a vinyl eraser. My
hubby does lots of Paint horses so uses a blue pencil as many paints have
what is called a blue line surrounding their white markings. If it ends up
showing it looks good in this case.
The instructions mention that acrylic paint usually takes at least two
coats. When you mix paint to get certain colors make sure you save extra for
touchups. It says it's nearly impossible to mix wet paint to match dried.
Most artists start with the background and work their way forward. Some
start with the face and work their way backwards. Some also try to finish
one side and then turn it over and work on the other side. Whatever order is
best for your design should dictate what has to be done, but it is best to
plan ahead.
The instructions say to paint your background colors so they barely cover
the outlines of your design, and try to feather the paint so that you don't
lave a ridge. When you later work on the inside of the lines, paint to the
outer edge of the lines. You should end up with no lines showing through and
no tiny unfilled spaces beside the lines.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of painting a Pony involves its eyes.
Some designs will leave eyes out, or cover the face with an abstract design.
Realistic horse eyes can add character to a sculpture, however. If you want
to include this dimension on your Pony, find some good pictures of horses'
eyes. Notice where they are placed on the head, and draw them on carefully.
Notice the color of the skin around the eyes , and how the eye lashes partly
cover the top of the eye. The wrinkles in the skin over the eye can add lots
of expression, the way eyebrows do on our faces.
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