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Colors & Supplies
Sarah explains the materials and techniques for painting a horse, focusing on key paint colors, brush choices, and how to mix colors for realistic textures and highlights in one session.
11m
MasterDemos
Sarah Dean - Horse Portraiture
Sarah Dean - Horse Portraiture
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Enjoy an afternoon with master western artist Sarah Dean in this beginner-friendly video series
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17 video lessons
3 hours of content
20 page workbook
Lifetime access
Go at your own pace
Exclusive art print
About the Course
Learn about Sarah's approach and what you'll experience
Watch the course trailer
Meet Sarah (and Cheesecake 😊) and get inspired to start painting.
Join Sarah for an authentic, unscripted workshop experience where she shares her complete painting process start to finish (for the first time ever!)
You'll witness every decision and technique that she uses to transform a blank canvas into a memorable work of art.
PART 1
Getting Started & Mixing Colors
Learn materials, techniques, and color mixing basics
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Mixing Colors - Darks
Sarah explains her process for pre-mixing colors before starting a painting, beginning with the darkest values.
9m
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Mixing Colors - The Horse Body part 1
Sarah demonstrates how to mix colors for the horse's body and explains the importance of balancing colors to avoid muddiness.
12m
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Mixing Colors - The Horse Body part 2
Sarah continues to mix colors for the shadows and mid-tones on a horse, starting with the darkest areas and gradually building up to the lighter tones.
15m
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Mixing Colors - The Mane
Sarah mixes rich, warm colors for the mane of the horse, focusing on creating various shades of orange without overcomplicating the process by using too many colors.
6m
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Mixing Colors - Highlights
Sarah focuses on mixing the highlight shades and shares advice about the best values for the highlight mixtures.
8m
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Mixing Colors - The Background
Sarah creates harmonious background colors while emphasizing texture and letting the underpainting show through.
6m
PART 2
Painting the Large Shapes
Block in large shapes and shadows, focusing on foundation structure over details.
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Shadow shapes part 1
Sarah demonstrates how to block in the darkest shadows first using thin layers, with a focus on laying in large shapes rather than intricate details at the start.
11m
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Shadow Shapes part 2
Sarah continues filling in large color blocks while avoiding blending and emphasizing brushstroke direction to build shape and texture.
12m
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Midtone Shapes
Sarah works on the darkest areas of the horse's coat and face, focusing on building up layers gradually while trusting the process, even if it looks rough at first.
12m
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Highlight Shapes
Sarah lays down warm base highlights to mark where brighter white highlights will later be added to create the final glow.
3m
PART 3
Painting the Details
Refine details in the horse's features and add final highlights for a glowing effect.
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Details - The Eye
Sarah focuses on adding detail to the horse's eye, using careful brushstrokes to build up shadows, highlights, and textures.
12m
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Details - The Muzzle
Sarah refines the details around the horse's muzzle, adding soft highlights, blending edges, and emphasizing the importance of accurate anatomy.
12m
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Details - The Face
Sarah continues refining the horse's face and neck by adding darker tones, softening edges, and introducing brush strokes that enhance the 3D structure of the horse's features.
12m
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Details - The Mane
Sarah focuses on painting the horse's mane by emphasizing the motion and texture of the hair and preparing to transition into the background to complete the piece.
11m
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The Background
Sarah explains how to loosely apply background colors to create a soft focus effect behind the horse, ensuring that the background fades away without drawing attention from the main subject.
3m
17
Highlights & Final Details
Sarah adds final white highlights and fiery colors to create a glowing effect, emphasizing when to stop painting.
19m
FREE GIFT
Digital Workbook
20 pages of exclusive lessons, tips and exercises from Sarah.
Dive deeper into Sarah's techniques with this comprehensive 20-page digital workbook featuring exclusive exercises, tips, and insights to enhance your painting journey.
PREMIUM ADD-ON
Exclusive Art Print
Receive a premium 11"x14" print of "Basking in the Glow" - the painting Sarah creates in this course.
Basking in the Glow
Original Oil Painting by Sarah Dean
At Sarah's request we have made her "Basking in the Glow" print available exclusively for this course. This is the exact painting she creates during her 3-hour MasterDemo course. Each print is produced on premium Epson Somerset Velvet paper using archival inks for museum-quality results that will last generations.
Size
11" × 14"
Paper
Somerset Velvet
Finish
Matte
Inks
Archival Quality
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Try the Painting Deconstructor
Explore how Sarah created "Basking in the Glow" step by step with our interactive layer tool.
Meet the Artist
Sarah Dean is an accomplished equine artist celebrated for her ability to capture the grace and spirit of horses through vivid, lifelike paintings. Combining her deep understanding of anatomy with an expressive style, she creates artwork that resonates with both art enthusiasts and horse lovers alike.
