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Aww, Lyne, I really like this one quite a bit. 
The turtleneck trick worked out really well, too!
The turtleneck trick worked out really well, too!
Continuing work on promo setups...
No postwork except for the frame, because, well... promo layout. LOL
The DOF was rendered with a 3Delight camera. The fog is a combination of Jepe's smoke props (with opacity set down to about 20%) and some of the old RDNA fog props.
I discovered that this particular pose actually does work pretty well with the saddle from the Western Tack, with only needing just a tiny bit of adjustment on Dusk's part. But since this was a promo render, I didn't want to do that adjustment, nor did I want to have part of Dusk's shirt poking out through the back of the saddle. So I just turned off all the leathery/saddle parts and left the blanket.
Yes, I know a blanket only would never actually work like this, but I wanted just a little splash of color between Dusk and Harry's grey color scheme. Call it artistic license.
No postwork except for the frame, because, well... promo layout. LOL
The DOF was rendered with a 3Delight camera. The fog is a combination of Jepe's smoke props (with opacity set down to about 20%) and some of the old RDNA fog props.
I discovered that this particular pose actually does work pretty well with the saddle from the Western Tack, with only needing just a tiny bit of adjustment on Dusk's part. But since this was a promo render, I didn't want to do that adjustment, nor did I want to have part of Dusk's shirt poking out through the back of the saddle. So I just turned off all the leathery/saddle parts and left the blanket.
Yes, I know a blanket only would never actually work like this, but I wanted just a little splash of color between Dusk and Harry's grey color scheme. Call it artistic license.
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Thanks, Miss B. I try to mix up the camera angles a bit with promos... there's no reason to bore the viewer just because it's a promo render.
Yeah, sometimes you just can't avoid the "boring face render" type... LOL. But I do try to mix those up with things like these two with Harry. Since Harry's renders here are showcasing the Dusk/Harry interactions, going the full scene route works fine. And so long as I remember to set up my DOF on the render cameras, I can do that without leaving the scene too "busy" for the viewer to see Harry and Dusk. That DOF is the key, though, at least for these setups.
Thanks all! and love the promo art! AND hey, never thought about a way to get JUST a blanket via the saddle.... so now the Indian's can ride too! LOL!! I'll have to look up and see how they used a blanket.... hmm has to be some sort of girth so it won't slip off...
Its called a surcingle (its used to keep tack, rugs etc in place) but from all the old black and white images I can find Native Americans were either bareback or used saddles (mostly bareback tho) no blankets.
I used to use a blanket and surcingle all the time as I found it more comfy than a saddle and still kept me from getting too dirty or sweaty like I would completely bareback
I used to use a blanket and surcingle all the time as I found it more comfy than a saddle and still kept me from getting too dirty or sweaty like I would completely bareback
Dragonsegg
Eager
I am a South Dakota girl and was brought up with horses. From what I know the early Native American's didn't use any kind of standard tack unless they were able to take it from a settler. To control the horse they used a war bridle which was just a rawhide strip that they tied around the horse's mouth bars. If they used a blanket they just had it sitting on the horses back with the rider on top of it. They were one with the horse and they didn't use a saddle or a standard bridle. As time progressed they did of course use the common saddles and bridles if they could get them.
As for me, my mom decided that I needed to learn to ride bareback first. And I did when I was 10. She was so successful that I never learned to use a saddle. So I guess I always rode the Indian way. Really I can't really see how people can stand a saddle between them and the horse. With a saddle you can't easily feel the muscles in the horse's back. So without that you can't feel if is humping up to buck or is tense and is getting ready to shy sideways or other subtle signs as to what it it feels. The only thing about riding bareback I hated was all that sweaty hair that got on your thighs and calves.
As for me, my mom decided that I needed to learn to ride bareback first. And I did when I was 10. She was so successful that I never learned to use a saddle. So I guess I always rode the Indian way. Really I can't really see how people can stand a saddle between them and the horse. With a saddle you can't easily feel the muscles in the horse's back. So without that you can't feel if is humping up to buck or is tense and is getting ready to shy sideways or other subtle signs as to what it it feels. The only thing about riding bareback I hated was all that sweaty hair that got on your thighs and calves.
Great renders Seliah and Lyne.
Which is why I used the blanket and surcingle, you can still feel the horse but stayed dry (well mostly, depending on the workout
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Exactly! My elders tried to get me in a saddle until I got thrown, at which point they figured out that the saddle was more dangerous to me than tackless, even at a full gallop! If I can't feel the animal, I get worked up... if the rider is antsy, then the horse gets antsy...
I could never tolerate a saddle. I never tried just a blanket... I liked being as close to the horse as I could get... I don't use reigns, either... mane, my legs, and hugging their neck is usually all I need.
luannemarie
Busy Bee
I just LOVE this Horse!!
