Custom painted CollectA spanish horse at an angled portrait view

Custom painted CollectA spanish horse at a side view

Custom painted CollectA spanish horse headshot

Custom painted CollectA spanish horse at an angled portrait view

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"Latto"

Scale: 1:18 CollectA

Latto is a sooty dapple chocolate palomino completed in 2024 on the CollectA Lusitano Stallion mold. This custom was hand-dappled in multiple layers. Other details include glossed hooves, eyes, and nostrils. This custom was primarily painted with acrylics and pastels.

Custom resin model horse sculpture painted to a deep chestnut at an angled portrait view

Custom resin model horse sculpture painted to a deep chestnut at a side view

Photo of a chestnut horse with a white stripe named Ronnie

Custom resin model horse sculpture painted to a deep chestnut at an angled portrait view

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"Ronnie"

Scale: 1:32 Stablemate

Ronnie is a memorial portrait model commissioned & completed in 2024. The sculpture used is the KS Dawn resin by KS Arts. Ronnie is painted to a deep rich chestnut with metallic copper highlights and boasts the unique stripe based on the real horse. Ronnie was painted in acrylics, pastels, and has glossed eyes.

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple tobiano in a s

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple tobiano in an

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple tobiano at a b

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple tobiano in a s

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"Winter's Bite"

Scale: 1:9 Traditional

Winter's Bite is a silver dapple pinto on the Breyer Othello mold completed in 2023. This custom was hand-dappled in multiple layers and has hand-painted hair by hair white details and light blue eyes. Other details include painted silver horseshoes, glossed hooves, eyes, and nostrils.

Custom Breyer NSH model horse sculpture painted to a flaxen chestnut at a side view

Custom Breyer NSH model horse sculpture painted to a flaxen chestnut at an angled portrait view

Custom Breyer NSH model horse sculpture painted to a flaxen chestnut at angled face portrait view

Custom Breyer NSH model horse sculpture painted to a flaxen chestnut at a side view

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"Van"

Scale: 1:9 Traditional

Van is a memorial portrait model of my favorite childhood lesson horse completed for my personal collection in 2023. The Breyer National Show Horse sculpture was modified with gelding parts to reflect the real horse. The model has been painted to a richly shaded liver chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail, and white markings matching the real horse.

Breyer CollectA custom model horse painted to a dark dapple grey at a side view

Breyer CollectA custom model horse painted to a dark dapple grey at an angled view

Breyer CollectA custom model horse painted to a dark dapple grey at an angled rear view

Breyer CollectA custom model horse painted to a dark dapple grey at a side view

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"Rozara"

Scale: 1:18 CollectA

Rozara is my first attempt at a dapple grey completed in 2023. She is a Breyer CollectA Arabian mare customized to a dark dapple grey. She was hand painted with acrylics and detailed with pastel pigments.

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in a s

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in a side view

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in an

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in an off-side view

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano at a b

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano at a back angle

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in a s

Custom Breyer Othello model horse sculpture painted to a detailed silver dapple black tobiano in a side view

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"Winter's Bite"

Scale: 1:9 Traditional

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Breyer custom Stablemate in a deep seal brown at a side view

Breyer custom Stablemate in a deep seal brown at n off-side view

Breyer custom Stablemate in a deep seal brown at angled portrait view

Breyer custom Stablemate in a deep seal brown at a side view

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"Talos"

Scale: 1:32 Stablemate

Talos is one of my first few customs, finished in 2023. He is a Breyer Hanoverian stallion with a modified leg and tail. He was painted to a rich, dark bay with white points. He was airbrushed with acrylics and detailed with pastel pigments and colored pencils.

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a palomino pinto at a side view

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a palomino pinto at an off-side view

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a palomino pinto at an underside view with artist signature

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a palomino pinto at a side view

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"Strato"

Scale: 1:32 Stablemate

Strato is one of my first few customs, finished in 2023. He is a Breyer Gypsy Vanner (or Irish Cob) stallion customized to a soft palomino pinto. He was hand painted with acrylics and detailed with pastel pigments and colored pencils.

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a pearly fleabitten grey at a side view

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a pearly fleabitten grey at an off-side view

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a pearly fleabitten grey at an angled portrait view

Breyer custom Stablemate painted to a pearly fleabitten grey at a side view

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"Erie"

Scale: 1:32 Stablemate

Erie is my third ever custom completed, and she was finished in 2023. She is a Breyer "Magnolia" Arabian mare customized to a pearly fleabitten grey. She was hand painted with acrylics and detailed with pastel pigments and colored pencils.

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Custom Model Horses by Christy Johnston

Here is a sample of my completed model horse custom work. Each custom model horse has been finished to a one of a kind piece with my signature - CJ'[year]. I specialize in repainting model horses (finishwork) which breathes new life into an existing model - whether it's a Breyer, Peter Stone, resin, or another brand name sculpture. My model horse customs include portrait models based on real horses and unique pieces using blends of multiple reference horses.

The process starts with priming & prepwork to ensure the model is a smooth, faultless base (or body) for painting. This is a tedious process involving lots of sanding, filing, and filling imperfections - and the process is always repeated multiple times for a single model. After this stage, the model is painted using airbrush acrylics, hand-painted details, and pastels. As a standard for realism, I gloss eyes, hooves, nostrils, and the mouth unless I am requested otherwise. To protect the finishwork, every model is finished with layers of matte sealant.

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Custom model horse painted to a flaxen chestnut