Halloween swap 5.0 for NoDivision ~ Autumn Spell

[Griffin]

The pony finally made it to her new home with NoDivision so here are the pics!

NoDi's form included a link to her Halloween collection on Pinterest for inspiration and some of the more antique style decorations caught my eye. We also shared some interests like ravens, and since NoDi said she liked skulls as Halloween decorations, I got a perfect excuse to try and sculpt a raven skull. ^^ So, Autumn Spell is my attempt to create a mashup of gothic, traditional Halloween elements and an antiqued look - I wanted her to look something like a witch's desk that's been gathering dust for some time.

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I tried some entirely new techniques on this pony. She's my very first MGR type pony, and instead of sculpting or painting the saddle (except for the trimming), I glued strips of paper on the pony to mimic the variety of papers and pergament rolls with sketches and spells that you might find on a witch's desk. I happened to have this neat paper that looked aged and had sketches of anatomy like the human skeleton on it which was perfect for the pony. Too bad most of it got covered by the sculpted bits. All sculpting is done with Apoxie. She features pumpkins, a raven skull with a candle on top, a spellbook roll and some autumn leaves.

She got an FBR in a dull shade of brown, dry-brushed black gradients on her legs and some eyeshadow in the same technique, and damasque style ornaments painted on top of the leg gradients and on her forehead. (Those & her curled hair are supposed to be the 'gothic elegance' part of the custom. ) Her hair is a blend of Black Magick, Hematite, Marmalade and Roasted Almond nylon from Dollyhair. As a finishing touch I gave her a veil of fake spiderweb to add to the antiqued & dusty look.

I hope you all like her, I had some difficulties in coming up with a design and making decisions on some of the details, but in the end I'm very happy with how she turned out and I'm so glad NoDi likes her too.

[PhyllieBean]

Wow, she's gorgeous!!  No Division is one lucky girl!  Your raven skull turned out amazing, well the whole thing did.  LOVE IT!

[LadySatine]

I absolutely love her!

[RedLynx]

Gooooorgeous!!!!!

[NoDivision]

She is so amazing, I love her so much. You really picked up on some of the styles that I love most for halloween and did an amazing job. That raven skull and candle are just flawless!

[jwalraven]

Beautiful!

[kittybethy]

Wow!! She looks awesome!

[PonySeeker128]

Umm holy crap, she's gorgeous. I am not always the biggest fan of MGR ponies but this one is fabulous. You put so much detail into her its amazing, lovely work Nodivision is super lucky1

[starbritesprinkles]

Absolutely gorgeous! NoD is very lucky!

[elvenwine26]

Gorgeous.

[WaePonies]

wow <3 sooo pretty
xoxo

[puuush]

OMG I'm in loooooove!

[Griffin]

Thank you all

[JoshsPonyPrincess]

She looks fabulous!!! I love her so much and am so jealous of NoD - I am just truly awwed by this pony Great work

[Roogna]

OMG she's GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NoDi is so lucky!