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Advice from your younger self
« on: October 25, 2017, 02:16:09 PM »
Just a fun thread :)

What advice would you give your younger self about customizing?
« Last Edit: October 29, 2017, 03:46:57 PM by Loa »
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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2017, 03:09:03 PM »
Don't start.  It'll be a never-ending Work In Progress, which will take over your craft cabinet and cost far too much money in supplies that don't get used, which will culminate in finally selling the ponies off as bait, when previously they could have been restored.  :( 
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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2017, 08:03:41 PM »
Don't touch that G3. You may not care about her now, but you will REALLY regret it later.  :cloud:
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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2017, 11:33:14 AM »
Invest in an airbrush sooner, practice more, and the rooting tool is worth every penny.
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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2017, 01:42:02 PM »
Invest in an airbrush sooner, practice more, and the rooting tool is worth every penny.

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I really wish I'd got an airbrush sooner and the tool would have saved my poor fingers several years of splits/scars/ouchies.

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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2017, 06:43:10 PM »
Understand that customizing is more work than it is fun!  Rewarding in the end, but lots of time and effort to make something good.

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Re: Advise from your younger self
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2017, 04:53:37 AM »
JUST DO IT!

If you are going to buy stuff for customizing, just do it. Do not get emotionally attached to your half a dozen whatevers and never actually custom them. You are only going to get better if you actually do it.

Also buy an airbrush and an ultra sonic cleaner. You will hate constantly replacing paintbrushes and you will hate trying to get them clean and your work will suffer for not using clean tools. The cleaner will clean your airbrush so you don't have to, it will also clean your ponies.

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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2017, 02:51:06 PM »
Why did you erase Twinkle Twirl's hoof design, you dumb past self ? >.<
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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2017, 03:00:38 PM »
I would have told myself to buy more lots of ponies on ebay and not spend so much on Backstreet Boys magazines, LOL.

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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2017, 10:02:51 PM »
It's way easier than you think! You've built it up into this Huge Scary Thing, and it's not.  It's challenging but fun!  Don't put it off, just go for it!

It's perfectly okay to start over!

If you don't get something "right", try looking at it as an outsider, someone with no expectations.  It may not be what you were aiming for, but it could still be very pretty and very impressive.
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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2017, 01:59:33 PM »
Don't cheap out on paints, seriously. Your work will turn out so much better, past shai.

And yes, agreeing with the tool xD for the longest time I did the loop of jewellery wire + knot on the plugs of hair *___* Then I figured out how to make my own tools. The tool is THE BEST THING.
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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2017, 12:07:46 AM »
Don't cheap out on paints, seriously. Your work will turn out so much better, past shai.

And yes, agreeing with the tool xD for the longest time I did the loop of jewellery wire + knot on the plugs of hair *___* Then I figured out how to make my own tools. The tool is THE BEST THING.

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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2017, 02:56:51 PM »
FOr the love of all things holy USE SMALLER ROOT PLUGS!!!

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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2017, 01:29:28 AM »
Don't put nail varnish on dolls hair.
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Re: Advice from your younger self
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2017, 02:26:06 AM »
FOR THE LOVE OF GODS PLAN THINGS OUT PAST SELF!
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