Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: flutterscotch on July 31, 2018, 07:57:56 AM
Title: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: flutterscotch on July 31, 2018, 07:57:56 AM
This one has a little story to it.
I had just turned 6, and this was in 1984, so Twice as Fancy ponies were absolutely not on the market yet.
I had all of 4 ponies, and Twilight had been the first one I'd gotten (and they were almost all pink, my least favorite color). But you know what else I had recently learned? How to draw 5 pointed stars. And I felt like Twilight needed to be a little...cooler. So I expanded her symbol with a ballpoint pen and tried to color her purple streak blue with a marker.
Predictably this looked like hot garbage within a few months and Twilight was mysteriously whisked away by some adult who thought that the second a toy doesn't look new it's unloved, never to be seen again.
So I decided I wanted to make the custom of my vision. I did leave off some things I had done originally, like the stars down her front leg because I wasn't even happy with them at the time. And I only did one side TAF, and just redrew the symbol in blue on the other side.
The stars are a little wonky because, as true to the custom, I literally just drew a bunch of 5-pointed stars using the method where you basically just draw 5 crossing lines and end up with a star with a pentagon in the middle, painted them, and then applied glue and glitter which is now all over my house. Whee.
You can also imagine how disappointed I was that Milky Way was not TAF Twilight (I also, in predictable kid fashion, thought they stole my idea and robbed me of millions).
I'm not sure if I am 100% happy with her...but I am also not sure I have a steady enough hand to get really precise with the glue. Paint, sure, glue that has to hold micro glitter, this might be the best I'm gonna get.
I also decided to make another custom that I had in mind when I was kinda young. The second I saw a Moon Shadow on shelves I loved her...sort of. I never found one that wasn't discolored and it bothered me. But not as much as the fact that she was never a g1 pony. Her streak is that fading pink, so she's kind of a hybrid of the releases. I may redo her symbol in metallic paint, I'm not loving the glitter.
Oh and I also dyed this Bow Tie too dark, so she's gonna get as close to Nightlight as I can get without removing freckles (and being too dark). visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: Roogna on July 31, 2018, 08:02:07 AM
I love moon shadow as a g1 nice job on all
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: ColdRuru on July 31, 2018, 08:10:30 AM
I love TAF Twilight, I so need one ahah! And great job on all of them, can't wait to see custom Nightlight :biggrin:
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 31, 2018, 08:11:56 AM
Ooooh very nice!
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: flutterscotch on July 31, 2018, 08:17:54 AM
Thanks guys! I think the next time I find a symbol-less Twilight I might take another crack at this with some finely ground mica, ground in a mortar and mixed with pigment, and you know...planning. Draw it in illustrator, make a stencil, etc. And do it in purple. As an adult I appreciate her pink and purple scheme more than I did when I was 6.
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: Safflower on July 31, 2018, 08:54:52 AM
I love her! Nice job :D Moonshadow looks great too :D Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: Wild Raspberry on August 01, 2018, 04:42:02 PM
Awesome story and cute pony!
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: NightGliderSA on August 03, 2018, 01:34:04 AM
The blue really suits her, and I love the back story :)
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 03, 2018, 10:07:12 AM
Aww what a story. They look great! Can't wait to see your Nightlight custom finished too.
I love how you think they robbed you of millions with Milky Way. XD
Title: Re: My ridiculous custom of my childhood "Twice as Fancy" Twilight.+ g1 Moon Shadow
Post by: Brightglowpony on August 04, 2018, 05:54:13 AM
I enjoyed reading the story and love the idea of TAF Twilight with blue stars and G1 Moonshadow! Nightlight with freckles is cool too :D