Horse eyes are usually brown, with a black inner eyelid (sclera). The pupil is oval and black.

Dark Appaloosa Eyes Photos of appaloosa eyes showing mottled skin around the eyes, and the white sclera. Among other breed characteristics, Appaloosa's have a white colored inner eyelid, rather than the dark inner eyelid, or sclera that most other horses have. This give them a very human looking eye. Dark Appaloosa Eyes Unpainted Paint the entire surface of the eye white or just slightly off white. Use a very small brush for this job. Dark Appaloosa Eyes Step 1: Paint the brown iris. Dark Appaloosa Eyes Step 2: Paint in a black pupil. Dark Appaloosa Eyes Step 3: Add the white sclera (inner eyelid)

Blue Eyes Rare blue eyes. Here it is easy to see the oval pupil and pink surrounding sclera (inner eyelid). The horse on the left has mottling around the eyelid and sclera. Blue eyes range in shade from ice blue to a dark midnight blue so dark they look black. Blue eye step 1: Paint the entire sphere of the eye slightly off white. Add just a small touch of flesh color paint to white for this color. After this has dryed, with a very fine brush, paint a oval area on the eye sphere dark brown, or blue. This example is blue so that it will be easier to see the details. Let this dry. Blue eye step 2: Now add a horizontal oval pupil in black. Blue eye step 3: Now add the sclera, the inner eyelid. On dark eyes this membrane is dark, blue or Appaloosa eyes it is light colored.

Rare amber or hazel eyes.

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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