Alright, so I decided to tackle this ‘horse with bull’ idea today. Just jumped right into it, you know? Thought I’d give it a shot, see what came out.
First thing, I got my usual setup ready. Fired up the software, picked a basic brush. Started with the horse. Horses I kinda get, the flow, the lines. Sketched out a few poses, nothing too fancy, just trying to get the feel right. Spent a fair bit just on the legs, always tricky.
Then came the bull. Okay, this was different. Bulls are just… solid. Heavy. All muscle and power. Tried to capture that weight. Getting the head and horns right took a few tries. Erased a lot. Redrew the shoulders because they looked weak at first. It’s a different energy entirely compared to the horse.
Now, the main part: putting them together. This is where it got messy.
Getting them in the same picture
Tried placing them side-by-side first. Looked weird. Like they were waiting for a bus or something. Not natural at all.
Then I thought, maybe facing each other? Like a standoff. Sketched that out. The scale felt off. Either the horse looked tiny or the bull looked like a giant blob. Fiddled with perspective for a while. Still wasn’t clicking.
- Tried adjusting the horse’s pose to look more aware of the bull.
- Tried making the bull seem less aggressive, more curious.
- Played with the background, thinking maybe that would help tie it together.
Honestly, it felt like pushing two magnets together the wrong way. They just didn’t seem to belong in the same space comfortably. It was frustrating. You have these two distinct images in your head, but making them work together on the canvas? Whole other story.
Ended up spending way more time than I planned. Didn’t get a final piece I was happy with. Got some decent horse sketches, maybe one okay-ish bull sketch. But the combination? Nah. It beat me today.
So, yeah. Packed it in for the day. Sometimes the practice is just about figuring out what doesn’t work. That’s what happened here. Just gotta accept it and move on. Maybe try again another time with a fresh eye. That’s the process, right?
