Thank you all
I'm quite happy with how she came out in the end, considering about half way through I had a panic moment where I thought I'd done her all wrong
Ohh she's lovely! :o How did you get that to look so delicate and realistic?
It's kind of hard to explain. I kind of paint it on and then immediately 'wipe' the line (gently!) with a finger - it pulls it out and gives it a whispy effect. Kinda hard to explain but it would make sense if you tried it lol. Takes a little practice but it's not too bad once you've got the hang, just as long as you're careful. I do it with different shades to give the different colours. That works for the base colours, then you paint the highlights and details over that.
The real hard bit is the stars - they take forever
you have to be very careful not to smear them as you go (which I always do somewhere and have to start again
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But hey, I love space ponies and I enjoy doing them so it's worth sitting there for ages painting tiny white dots
Nowhere near as good as some of the nebula-themed ponies I've seen but I still enjoy making them.
I probably explained that badly but I'm tired so that's my excuse...