This is my latest horse work. I havent done too many of them because they usually dont turn out so well so i figured i could use some help pointing me in the right direction to improve some more.

http://fav.me/d94ulqm

At the stage i know the outline on the legs needs work, its quite rough and its something i can work on. What else can i do to make overall improvements?

Also if you could point me in the direction of any good tutorials that would be awesome =D I Use GIMP with a laptop trackpad. This was also my first atempt at recoloring the legs.

Im not really going to help with the whole improvement thing. I just want to say that I really like this. Yes the legs arent perfect. Butt Your colour change looks pretty darn good. I dont like those designs on the rump - but I never do. All in all looks pretty good. I would bid on it in auctions.

I almost couldn't tell the first time I saw this that the legs were recolored. As I commented on dA I really love this - the overall mood that's portrayed is great.  The only thing I'm iffy about is the outline around the hooves. I really wanted to bid on this but it doesn't fit anything I have haha. Keep 'em coming!

YOU DID THIS WITH A TRACK PAD?!?! WITH GIMP?!

Needless to say I don't have much, if anything, to nitpick. I like second or third the outline on the hooves, but I realize that kinda... like. Outline thing is a style that goes around. I'm just not one for it. Maybe shading the mane and tail to give it a bit more depth, but that's really it. Your lighting is good, your composition is good, everything is very crisp and clear, the horse is well cut...

The recolor is AMAZING. Lovely lovely work on the sabino markings. I also couldn't tell that it was a recolor, which is REALLY saying a lot because you've taken black legs and made them white. 

I can't give you any real technique critique because the one time I tried to use gimp was a hilariously failed experiment. The only effect that I would have added if it were mine was trying to do some like. Foggy breath. But I achieve that using some cloud brushes I downloaded for CS5. I find trying to paint it by hand is disasterous so I wouldn't recommend it. I also abuse the crap out of fog and mist.

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Thanks =) I will have a play with the legs/hooves to see what I can do.