equine artist's reference series
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Sample images and testimonials below!
84 Large, Full-Color Images in Each Book
Each image fills an entire 10.75" x 8.25"/27 x 21 cm (small format) or 14" x 11"/35.5 x 28 cm (large format) page and you will find both landscape and portrait format photos.
Extensive, Royalty-Free Usage Rights
Work freely without having to worry about copyright violations or royalty payments! Read more in the FAQ.
Spiral Binding & Thick Paper
Sturdy spiral binding and thick, quality paper allow for the books to lie perfectly flat. No weighing pages down with random objects!
Something for Everyone!
Regardless of your medium or technique there is a book for you. Some may appeal more to sculptors, others may be a delight for flatwork or model horse artists. Professional, amateur, young, old... all are welcome to explore their creativity through the these unique books.
Detailed Cross-Index
All horses are identified by breed, age, and gender (as long as known) and are also cross-indexed. If a horse appears in more than one of my reference books, it is easily identified by its individual ID which can be found in the Cross Index column on the Contents page.
Conformation Unaltered
Conformation and anatomy are guaranteed to be unretouched and unaltered in every image.
Developing Series
Many new titles in the pipeline, covering a broad spectrum of the equine world. I would love to hear what you would like to see next!
The books in the Equine Artist's Reference Series are print-on-demand publications printed by and sold through MagCloud. Clicking on the buttons below will take you to their website. The MagCloud terms & conditions apply to all orders. The Dune Creative Newsletter Welcome Discount can not be applied to these books. If you have any questions about the ordering process or if there are any issues with your order, please contact MagCloud, not me. I am happy to answer questions about the contents and usage of these books, but I have nothing to do with payment, production, or shipping.
No EU import charges!
VAT is paid at checkout - no additional import fees for shipments to the European Union.
Foals
A book full of adorable Rocky Mountain Horse and Arabian horse foals! Standing, moving, lying down, headshots... simply a wide assortment of sweet baby photos. All foals are young (from newborn to ten days old). Warning: You may swoon from cuteness overload!
This book is great for all artists, regardless of medium and technique, as well as for students of equine anatomy and biomechanics.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Close-Ups of Bodies in Action
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
This book's title is self-explanatory - you will find close-up body shots or horses performing different movements (as well as a couple of standing shots for comparison). Walk, trot, canter, gallop, and more!
Primarily of interest for sculptors and anatomy students, this book will also prove useful for model horse painters who wish to study hair direction in detail. An excellent complement to Unusual Angles & Dynamic Action.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Trot
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
Trotting horses photographed from different angles, including many full sequences so that you can contrast and compare how structures change as the horse moves.
This book is great for all artists, regardless of medium and technique, as well as for students of equine anatomy and biomechanics.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Unusual angles & dynamic action
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
A book full of images of unusual poses and angles. Rearing, bucking, turning, stopping... if you are looking for something original you will be sure to find it in this book! Stallions and mares of varying ages and types are portrayed (no young foals).
A book that pairs well with Close-Ups of Bodies in Action.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Heads, necks, & close-up details
This book contains multiple images from different angles as well as close-up details of ears, eyes, and muzzles. You can get up close and personal with mouth wrinkles, or compare and contrast a draft horse with an Arabian. A wide range of ages, including foals.
This book is heavy on Arabian horse imagery, but it also includes photos of other breeds such as the Exmoor Pony, the North Swedish Draft Horse, and the Rocky Mountain Horse.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
TESTIMONIALS
Artists are loving this new and unique resource!
Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig - Minkiewicz Studios
What I like about these images is they aren't "pretty" photos like you'd find in a standard fare coffee table book. There are dozens of those books out there already. Been there, done that. And these images aren't dumbed down into conventional views and angles either. We already have loads of that in magazines. No...Maria's books are entirely different! Tailored specifically for the artist, both Morgen Kilbourn and myself helped her curate these photos so they'd be super useful for the working artist in unique and hard-to-find ways. In other words, these are working books for the working artist, full of practical images that provide oodles of insightful and targeted information for your sculpting efforts, depicting odd angles, curious movements, and novel views. You want a book that can both inspire you and provide some meat and potatoes practicality for sculpting? Well, here ya go, gang! Booyah!
Great work, Maria! Thank you so much for creating such unique and splendid books to feed both our inspiration and our quest for insight! Woot!
Morgen Kilbourn - Art by Morgen
I can say with FULL confidence that every image in there is super helpful info!
Kathi Bogucki - Bogucki Studios
After finally getting a chance to really sit down and look at them, I’m so pleased that I made this purchase! They’re filled with the sorts of photos that, in the past, I’ve bought entire books to just have one particular pose, or view. I can see that they will be a fantastic reference for many years to come!
Heather Puleo - Blackthorne Studios
Holy carp, I just received both reference books from Maria Hjerppe of Dune Creative and I am BLOWN AWAY. These are absolutely incredible and HUGE. Like I definitely did not properly comprehend the *size* of these when ordering and I 112% am not complaining because they are glorioussssss! Every photo is stunning and has a wealth of information to be learned as well as to just stare in awe at. If you are on the fence I cannot recommend more highly that you just buy them. Exceptional work Maria! I hope that these aren’t the last you put out because I will need all of them.
84 Large, Full-Color Images in Each Book
Each image fills an entire 10.75" x 8.25"/27 x 21 cm (small format) or 14" x 11"/35.5 x 28 cm (large format) page and you will find both landscape and portrait format photos.
Extensive, Royalty-Free Usage Rights
Work freely without having to worry about copyright violations or royalty payments! Read more in the FAQ.
Spiral Binding & Thick Paper
Sturdy spiral binding and thick, quality paper allow for the books to lie perfectly flat. No weighing pages down with random objects!
Something for Everyone!
Regardless of your medium or technique there is a book for you. Some may appeal more to sculptors, others may be a delight for flatwork or model horse artists. Professional, amateur, young, old... all are welcome to explore their creativity through the these unique books.
Detailed Cross-Index
All horses are identified by breed, age, and gender (as long as known) and are also cross-indexed. If a horse appears in more than one of my reference books, it is easily identified by its individual ID which can be found in the Cross Index column on the Contents page.
Conformation Unaltered
Conformation and anatomy are guaranteed to be unretouched and unaltered in every image.
Developing Series
Many new titles in the pipeline, covering a broad spectrum of the equine world. I would love to hear what you would like to see next!
The books in the Equine Artist's Reference Series are print-on-demand publications printed by and sold through MagCloud. Clicking on the buttons below will take you to their website. The MagCloud terms & conditions apply to all orders. The Dune Creative Newsletter Welcome Discount can not be applied to these books. If you have any questions about the ordering process or if there are any issues with your order, please contact MagCloud, not me. I am happy to answer questions about the contents and usage of these books, but I have nothing to do with payment, production, or shipping.
Foals
A book full of adorable Rocky Mountain Horse and Arabian horse foals! Standing, moving, lying down, headshots... simply a wide assortment of sweet baby photos. All foals are young (from newborn to ten days old). Warning: You may swoon from cuteness overload!
This book is great for all artists, regardless of medium and technique, as well as for students of equine anatomy and biomechanics.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Close-Ups of Bodies in Action
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
This book's title is self-explanatory - you will find close-up body shots or horses performing different movements (as well as a couple of standing shots for comparison). Walk, trot, canter, gallop, and more!
Primarily of interest for sculptors and anatomy students, this book will also prove useful for model horse painters who wish to study hair direction in detail. An excellent complement to Unusual Angles & Dynamic Action.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Trot
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
Trotting horses photographed from different angles, including many full sequences so that you can contrast and compare how structures change as the horse moves.
This book is great for all artists, regardless of medium and technique, as well as for students of equine anatomy and biomechanics.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Unusual angles & dynamic action
Arabian Horse Edition (contains only Arabian horse images)
A book full of images of unusual poses and angles. Rearing, bucking, turning, stopping... if you are looking for something original you will be sure to find it in this book! Stallions and mares of varying ages and types are portrayed (no young foals).
A book that pairs well with Close-Ups of Bodies in Action.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
Heads, necks, & close-up details
This book contains multiple images from different angles as well as close-up details of ears, eyes, and muzzles. You can get up close and personal with mouth wrinkles, or compare and contrast a draft horse with an Arabian. A wide range of ages, including foals.
This book is heavy on Arabian horse imagery, but it also includes photos of other breeds such as the Exmoor Pony, the North Swedish Draft Horse, and the Rocky Mountain Horse.
Sample image spreads
All images contained in the book can be previewed on the MagCloud website.
TESTIMONIALS
Artists are loving this new and unique resource!
Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig - Minkiewicz Studios
What I like about these images is they aren't "pretty" photos like you'd find in a standard fare coffee table book. There are dozens of those books out there already. Been there, done that. And these images aren't dumbed down into conventional views and angles either. We already have loads of that in magazines. No...Maria's books are entirely different! Tailored specifically for the artist, both Morgen Kilbourn and myself helped her curate these photos so they'd be super useful for the working artist in unique and hard-to-find ways. In other words, these are working books for the working artist, full of practical images that provide oodles of insightful and targeted information for your sculpting efforts, depicting odd angles, curious movements, and novel views. You want a book that can both inspire you and provide some meat and potatoes practicality for sculpting? Well, here ya go, gang! Booyah!
Great work, Maria! Thank you so much for creating such unique and splendid books to feed both our inspiration and our quest for insight! Woot!
Morgen Kilbourn - Art by Morgen
I can say with FULL confidence that every image in there is super helpful info!
Kathi Bogucki - Bogucki Studios
After finally getting a chance to really sit down and look at them, I’m so pleased that I made this purchase! They’re filled with the sorts of photos that, in the past, I’ve bought entire books to just have one particular pose, or view. I can see that they will be a fantastic reference for many years to come!
Heather Puleo - Blackthorne Studios
Holy carp, I just received both reference books from Maria Hjerppe of Dune Creative and I am BLOWN AWAY. These are absolutely incredible and HUGE. Like I definitely did not properly comprehend the *size* of these when ordering and I 112% am not complaining because they are glorioussssss! Every photo is stunning and has a wealth of information to be learned as well as to just stare in awe at. If you are on the fence I cannot recommend more highly that you just buy them. Exceptional work Maria! I hope that these aren’t the last you put out because I will need all of them.