Equine Colour Genetics: A TutorialRecently, it seems that the :iconhorseart-rpg: is undergoing a strong movement toward naturally coloured horses, and while I am a supporter of such a movement, I continue to see common mistakes and slip-ups when dealing with genetics and heredity. There are a great deal of fantastic tutorials on the web (I'm going to suggest this one: http://shewolff.deviantart.com/art/Equine-coat-colors-100053713 if you've never seen it), but these mistakes are continuously made, and I believe it's because people tend not to entirely understand the basic concept behind the function.So, as a Life Science major with an interest in this sort of thing, I'm going to try and give a concise and understandable explanation for equine coat colours, what makes them work and how they're coded for.Of course, we're dealing with genetics here, so "concise" may not exactly mean "short." Base PigmentsPigments are specialized molecules (sometimes called secondary metabolites) which absorb
CLOSED Horse Breed Creation Contest!!!AND that is it, thank you for the tons and tons of entries, so many gorgeous horse, I just want to snap up one of each! XD Well now watch our smoke as we scurry around like ants to get this baby judged ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mah first contest behbeh!!!!! THE GOAL To gather all the unseen breeds not getting enough exposure into one place in an attractive event so that people can start seeing your breed!!! :bulletblue: :bulletgreen: TO ENTER :bulletgreen: :bulletblue: :bulletpurple:Link me the :bulletred:breedsheet:bulletred: to your horsie breed!!! It will be featured here for all to see!:bulletpurple: :bulletblue: :bulletgreen: PRIZES :bulletgreen: :bulletblue: :bulletpurple:1st - 300 oints: and a full body of one of your horses by ~CertainSlantOfLight2nd - 200 oints: and a Headshot
Brief notes: horses of the ancient worldSo I'm an art history minor and a lot of my focus is on the ancient world, and these are some trends i noticed about horse body types in ancient art. Note that each culture stylized, even those who pursued mroe naturalistic avenues, so this does not always reflect reality. Also, these are brief observations and I compile this list from memory.Eventually I Either want to actually do some research on this subject and/or create open ARPG breeds based on these body types. we'll see. no, none of this terminology is correct. The order is not chronological to history but is chornological to my research. really just very casual going through. the base for my comparisons is the modern baroque horse: mostly andalusion. For now:Tang Dynasty: beeeefcake bodies, substantial legs, flat faces with prominent eyeridges/eyearea. broad face, deep neck. Heaviest area is on the body; baroque/round but also more solid then most baroque horses. sometimes shown with thinner legs. tail cropped. mane w
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