Game of Thrones

A pair of Burchell's stallions rear up in battle

This image has been sketched using PASTEL on Pastel Matt Paper whilst using a beautiful reference photograph courtesy of Inger Vandyke.

Below is how I created the image

I've started on one of the stallion's head before working down it's breast to its shoulders and then legs.

Continuing to sketch the chest then through the forearms onto the knees and then down the legs to the hooves

Working on the belly stripes of one of the Zebra

I've started working on the second stallion now as I work up its withers to its head

Having sketched the head I've now moved down its body to its back legs

As I work down towards its legs, I add a touch of cream to the rump of the stallion

I've been working on the tangle legs between the rear legs of the stallion in the foreground

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