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"HORSE CAPTURE"

The photographic portrait reference that I used for this pencil piece is courtesy of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming. "Horse Capture" portrait reference photograph was taken in 1909 by Edward S.Curtis. I added the running horses.

"Horse Capture" was born near Milk River, Montana, in 1858. His tribe, the Atsina, commonly designated Gros Ventres of the Prairie, are of the Algonquian stock and a branch of the Arapaho. Their name for themselves is Aaninen, Atsina being their Blackfoot name.

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Here is the finished result after 35 hours over a period of a week. The original is 12" x 18" overall. It is drawn on heavy weight, hot press Crescent Illustration Board. German made Faber-Castell Drawing Pencils were used. The majority of the "pencil" was done with a #6 lead, while the remainder was darkened with a #8 lead.

Here are some zoom In views of the final piece


Here are some scans of "Horse Capture" during the drawing process. This is the first scan of the head and background area after 24 hours. I tape the edges with masking tape to keep a clean border when completed
	The second scan is 30 hours in. The third scan is what the piece looks like as it lays on my drawing desk, completed and in "grayscale" or black and white.
The original is black and white. The scan has a slight "sepia tone" filter applied in PhotoShop, giving it an "antiqued look." Copyright Buffalo Graphics/Dennis Karchner. All Rights Reserved Signed and numbered prints are now available. Finished print size: 16" x 20" Image area: 12" x 18" S/N prints available: Qty. 250 Specify Black & White or Sepia Price-$145 Original available, please inquire for more details.