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Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« on: November 26, 2016, 10:48:42 AM »
How do you get identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark on a custom? any "trick"??

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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2016, 11:00:29 AM »
I just eyeball it.... not very easy which is why I typically do not like re-creating G1's :)
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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2016, 01:45:25 PM »
i would normally find a picture of the right and left side and just paint it from there. but then looking at the original picture every once in a while to make sure that it looks similar
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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2016, 02:31:22 PM »
The person commissionning me wants the exact same one on both sides.
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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2016, 06:04:55 PM »
Draw it on thin paper with a charcoal pencil. Flip the paper over and trace the drawing with another pencil on another piece of paper. The charcoal will transfer to the new piece of paper the right side up. Then transfer the charcoal to the pony, using it as a guide :)
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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2016, 04:03:51 AM »
Oooh and the paper will not "crease" too much?
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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2016, 04:17:45 PM »
Be careful with tracing the symbol. It is very efficient, but the pencil can come thru the paint. I recommend using a pencil the same color as the symbol. And if you have to use white paint, try yellow pencil.

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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2016, 02:13:02 AM »
I made it by hand in the end. Result can be seen on my Jack Sparrow custom on the forum.

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Re: Identical (symmetrical) symbols/cutie mark?
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2016, 07:33:36 AM »
I eyeball it. When I go to start the NDS symbol (which I always do second lol), I look at the pony's tail hole and try to set my brush down at a point to indicate the symbols will be at the same height. then look from the top down (looking at the pony's back) to do the side/side of the symbol. keep looking from these as reference as you go
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