She's so beautiful! How did you make all of the tiny stars? I'm going to make a galactic custom but am not sure how to make the tiny stars. I've seen people use a toothbrush to add the stars, but would love to know how you did it.
Great job!
Thank you
I've tried different methods for stars and the one I've personally settled on for the best effect is (unfortunately!) simply dotting with a very small paintbrush. It takes a long time but it's worth the effort as the stars look better. I've used a toothpick/cocktail stick in the past but the problem with that is you end up with them about the same size (they look more realistic if you vary the size), you sometimes get a dot in the middle without paint where the cocktail stick touches the body and for whatever reason I found the stars aren't always round. You could experiment with it though.
I've never tried the flicked toothbrush method myself though I know what you mean. I've always been worried that it will look too 'splattery' if that makes sense
But you could give it a go. I'd make sure the brush isn't loaded up with paint so it ends up as more of a dry mist than a splatter. I must give it a go some time.
Personally I'd experiment with it and practice before doing it directly on a pony, that way if you're not happy with the result you can try another method.
Can't wait to see your finished custom! (translation: we want pics when s/he's done
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Edit: Oh, one quick thing! Be very careful handling the pony whilst painting stars! You wouldn't believe the amount of times I've forgetten where I've painted, moved to paint a different part of the pony and found the stars all smeared because I held the pony where I'd just painted
I do it at least once on nearly every pony. You then have the lovely job of having to cover that section up and start again
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