So...I'd be lying if I said this was recent, because I finished all three about a year ago, but my process is mostly 10% working, 85% staring at a blank pony and freaking out, and 5% fixing whatever I just did wrong.
A trio of ponies based off Norse Mythology! or, at least, Marvel's version of it!
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loginFirst, Teeny Sleipnir.
He's a difficult one...two ponies pasted together with sculpey! He was hard. And has a hilariously
Pony face. I don;t even know what two ponies I cannibalized for him, but that one was yellow and the other was ... white. With wings. They came from a thrift store, both in awful condition.
ANYWAY. Full body repaint with acrylic, and re-haired with wig leftovers from a Halloween wig, hence the Bride of Frankenstein look going on. He's got gloss all over him, because I thought he looked better kind of shiny. I don't know anymore...
Based off the mythological horse from Norse mythology...the octorse! I mean, Loki's son, an eight-legged horse that runs around on rainbows.
I also spelled his name wrong in his cutie mark... I'm missing an 'I'-equivalent rune, and I think an N?
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loginTHOR! God of thunder and...adorable. Full body repaint in student/craft acrylic, plus sculpey for his helmet and a little addition to his chin to make him more 'manly' but I think it actually just sort of makes him look like a dinosaur. I was aiming to get rid of the dopey smile the ponies have, but it didn't really work. Now he just kind of looks inebriated. Re-haired with another pony's mane, and a clip-in extension for his tail because i had nothing else. Felt for his spiffy cape... I kind of want to make him a hammer!
Based off the original Marvel Comics version of Thor.
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Full repaint for him too, in craft acrylics, and sealed with a gloss. Sculpey for his horns, helmet, legwraps, and to enhance his face to give him a classic Loki-smirk. I definitely fixed the cute smile on his base...and now he has eyebrows too. Loki-pony is glaring at you. Felt for his cape, faux fur scavenged from a Troll doll that came in the Thrift store bag I got the ponies in and eventually dyed (with ...coffee...wow.), and real leather for his hair wrap, dyed fabric for his boots, and a bit of chain and jewelry bits (From my "I will use this eventually but I don't know what it is or where it came from' box) for his shoulders, cloak chain, and writs.
His 'mane' ...ponytail thing- is the same scavenged hair clip from Thor, and his tail is wig hair.
These were my first customs, and were probably lofty projects to pick... but fun. I learned a lot. Such as...REHAIRING SUCKS. And... paint is evil. And... do not confuse your soda cup and your water for your paint. (Actually I paint pretty consistently, and do THIS pretty consistently too...)
Anyway, thought I'd share since I spent a LONG time on this site tracking down hints, tips, and methods by scouring this forum as a guest, and raiding the archives.
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