Kristian Beverly

In With The New

September 2, 2012December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

So for a while, I’ve been trying to decide whether or not to buy an airbrush. Today I went to Acmores, packed with a 50% coupon. Thank you craft stores for 50% coupons! So after looking and looking and comparing the different airbrushes I finally settled with a Badger’s Deluxe set model 200. It’s a single action internal mix.

It came with a small air can, which will last for a tiny bit but I have an air compressor. Now I will research on how to use it…..

Impulse

September 1, 2012December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

I have a lot of in progress customs. Currently, most are being prepped or just finished being prepped. But today I had the itch to sculpt. So a Breyer Stock Horse Stallion became my impulse victim.
The most important part of customizing is good reference, so it took a couple hours to find a good one. I decided on him being a loping western stallion.
Then hacking started.

And then laying Apoxie sculpt started.

He still needs alot of work done (especially his legs!) but I think he’s going to be a fun performance horse once he’s done!

The Vision

August 31, 2012December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

So I have finished my first week of school!
Last weekend I bought this giant makeup box, and it shall be converted into a performance show box!

I need to give it a good cleaning and may repaint parts. Then I will do labeling and figuring out how to organize it so I can put the most in. So here’s my vision! Do you see it?

The Tree's The Word

August 28, 2012December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly4 Comments

Real saddles and miniature sized saddles have one thing in common. They all have a tree, which is the backbone of the saddle. It gives it shape, and keeps it from looking flat.

Saddle trees can be bought from numerous companies. I still buy them, but I’ve started making my own too.

What you’ll need

• Super glue

• baking soda

• aluminum soda can

• scissors

• exacto knife

• Foil

• Body Model

• Wire

Making trees doesn’t have to be limited to english saddles. You can make endurance, western, and saddle seat too!

First you need to break out tack catalogs or start googling. You want to have an idea of what you want to create.

Next strip it of everything. For a western saddle tree, you have to make the gullet, horn, and seat. First figure out how large you want it to be. If you aren’t sure, look at pictures of tacked up horses.

To make the seat, take out an aluminum can. I use regular soda cans. After I drink ’em, I wash’em and use’em for trees. The cans are sturdy and thin. Trace the general shape, then cut it out.

Shape it in the general shape of a saddle. Twist it around a pen or pencil to make it “arch” up. If making a western saddle tree, add horn. For the horn, take out foil and roll it into the general shape of a gullet. Take out a piece of wire and wrap it around the gullet then shape it up if you want.

Congrats, you’ve made a tree!