Roan Blanket Appaloosas Blanket Appaloosa Fewspot Appaloosa Leopard Appaloosa Snowflake Appaloosa Bay Blanket Appaloosa

Horse Color Interlude Appaloosa come in many different coat patterns. The most familiar is the blanket pattern, where the front half of the horse is a solid color, and the rear of the horse sports a white blanket with dark spots. Other patterns include the showy leopard appaloosa, where the horse is white with dark spots. Fewspot Appaloosa, which look like leopard appaloosa that missed the final spot application. The snowflake pattern is rare, and is a dark horse with white spots. These patterns appear alone and in combination with other patterns and the roan gene. The most accurate way to paint a appaloosa horse is to start with a good photo and copy the markings. Red roan blanket appaloosa (left) Blue roan blanket appaloosa (right)

Body Basics
Step 1: Fill in leg hollows
Step 2: Mane & Tail
Step 3: Neck Groove
Step 4: Sanding
Step 5: Head Sculpting: Dallas
Step 5: Head Sculpting: Khan
Step 6: Head Detail
Step 7: Eyes

Gray Samurai Horse
Step 0: Shades of Gray Horses
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Appaloosa Horses
Step 0: Appaloosa Coat Patterns
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Pintos & Paint Horses
Step 0: Pinto & Paint Coat Patterns
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Bay & Brown Horses
Step 0: Bay & Brown Horses
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

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