Celtic Warrior is the name of the Welsh Cob model horse sculpture I created for Utterly Horses (now Copperfox Model Horses). The project was a commission, so Utterly Horses instructed me in what they wanted and we communicated throughout the sculpting process to makes sure that my sculpture was exactly what they were expecting.
This project was a first for me, it was my first ever start-to-finish commission, resulting in the first traditional scale model horse I have completed (though certainly not the first I started!). Copperfox Model Horses have the rights to produce this sculpture in resin and plastic, but I retained the rights for china and bronze, should I wish to offer those small editions in the future.
The Welsh Cob is an outright commission sculpture, meaning that from the outset, Copperfox Model Horses had a say in how he looked and how things progressed. I offered a selection of poses and styles as sketches and they chose this one, then as he progressed they commented on how his mouth, mane and tail should sit and those areas were developed and customised to suit their needs.
The horse is based on a Welsh Sec D "Cob" Stallion performing the magical floating trot that they are so famous for. The specific pose has him settling down into the trot from a slight skip into canter, the final models are supported with a clear rod to the front hoof, or a base on the china version. In the photos below he is simply resting on a small metal tube in order for me to take the photos.
I retained china and bronze rights for up to 30 copies, I hope to be able to use these in the future. All other options are with Copperfox Model Horses and any future editions involving this model are their choice.
These are the photos I took of him prior to being delivered to his new owner, they are not the best images, the first two were taken in daylight and show the details most accurately, but the darker photos have a little less distortion from the camera and show his proportions more clearly.
This project was a first for me, it was my first ever start-to-finish commission, resulting in the first traditional scale model horse I have completed (though certainly not the first I started!). Copperfox Model Horses have the rights to produce this sculpture in resin and plastic, but I retained the rights for china and bronze, should I wish to offer those small editions in the future.
The Welsh Cob is an outright commission sculpture, meaning that from the outset, Copperfox Model Horses had a say in how he looked and how things progressed. I offered a selection of poses and styles as sketches and they chose this one, then as he progressed they commented on how his mouth, mane and tail should sit and those areas were developed and customised to suit their needs.
The horse is based on a Welsh Sec D "Cob" Stallion performing the magical floating trot that they are so famous for. The specific pose has him settling down into the trot from a slight skip into canter, the final models are supported with a clear rod to the front hoof, or a base on the china version. In the photos below he is simply resting on a small metal tube in order for me to take the photos.
I retained china and bronze rights for up to 30 copies, I hope to be able to use these in the future. All other options are with Copperfox Model Horses and any future editions involving this model are their choice.
These are the photos I took of him prior to being delivered to his new owner, they are not the best images, the first two were taken in daylight and show the details most accurately, but the darker photos have a little less distortion from the camera and show his proportions more clearly.
