I made over 600 custom ponies, do any survive? Lol

[Colorscapesart]

Hi all!!  Quarantine has me cleaning my modest pony collection and seriously missing "the good ol days" when I had 2,000 ponies and made tons of customs. 

I'm so deeply out of touch, I have a few questions:

-What has changed?? 

-Did anything I made survive the last few years?  I tried to make things fairly archival (not in the beginning lol)

-Do custom still sell to at least cover costs?  (i.e. a decent G3 custom $20-$40ish)? 

I am super nostalgic but hesitant to fire up that machine again.  Should I stay or should I go now (that song is now in my head)

If you are bored, here is an album of some of my ponies.
https://s213.photobucket.com/user/Majjikkatt/library/Customs

[Griffin]

CSA!! Great to see you again!

I don't think I'm lucky enough to own one of your customs, so unfortunately I can't tell how well they may have held up. But I have customs by other artists from around the same time and they all seem to be fine. I'm sure yours are too! Aah I always dreamt of getting one of your icy winter customs...

As for your other questions, the number of customisers has dropped significantly, and some who continue don't post their work on the Arena anymore but have moved on to social media platforms. Luckily we still have some active people here, and many new custom enthusiasts! I have personally been too busy with other things for a good while and I'm only now slowly getting back to customising. (And when I say slowly... I'm lucky if I can produce one or two each year!)

I'm also quite out of touch when it comes to selling customs... but I know I would still be happy to pay (at least) that much for a decent G3 custom!

[Colorscapesart]

Griffin!! :tackle glomps:  You are one of my favs!  It is exciting to see the new artists.  Posting in different places makes sense as to why I'm not seeing too many familiar places.  The Arena is still my pony home (And I'm not sure how well my real estate clients would appreciate seeing pony customs lol)

I would love to create an icy pony again at some point, but gathering the materials again feels a bit daunting.  It's funny how you can gradually step into craft supply hoarding.  Icy ponies take the basics, hair, glue, paint, a steady hand (lol), airbrush, glitter, crystals, sometimes apoxie sculpt.....wait, has anything better than apoxie sculpt hit the market?? 

Thank you for answering my questions!

I may or may not have sorted my baits last night

[BlackCurtains]

CSA!!! It's so good to see you again! You were always one of my favorite artists and one of the first customs I ever got was made by you.

I still have customs by you, a total of 6 Honestly, they have held up as some of the best in my collection (over 60). I don't know if you remember, but I have a lot of trouble with sealant going tacky in my climate. A lot of customs by other artists have accumulated sticky dust and cat hair over the years that I can't clean off without risking the paint. But yours? They dust off effortlessly and are as fresh and clean as the day I got them. The lights still work in the skeleton sparkle pony custom too

Personally, I would pay like anything for your ponies Your Steampunk ponies were always favorites of mine and I so wanted a version done of my ponysona. But I know that's probably a huge project after being out of the game for a while.

I don't think you'd have any issue selling, at all (I might be biased though).

[Colorscapesart]

Yay!!  You make my heart so happy!  You do that anyways, just by being you.  My love for testors dullcote sealant has increased!  I tried so many different things, that was the one that changed the game for me.  The customs I still own from various amazing artists are a bit hit or miss on the tackiness too. 

YAY for the skeleton still working, that is awesome!  She was my fav Halloween pony ever.  Your ponysona would rock as a steampunk pony, but with those wings you are so right that it's an ambitious project. 

I'm working up the gumption to rehair something today I think.  What have you been up to?

[Ponybookworm]

Funny you mention rehairs as to me the ones who stand out in your album have metallic paints & sculpted hair, like bronze statue Ponies!!! I've heard a lot of Customisers saying metallic effects are tough to get right, & though I have metallic paint, it still doesn't quite give the right vibe...

I also have a thing for all your Ponies wi multi-coloured hair...

[maycrestmom]

yay CSA you are alive!  Oh my yes I have every custom of yours - no worries there please! So many faves - even the working music box pair ;-) (need to figure out how to record that one of these days)... Do you still have that working carousel??

[Colorscapesart]

YAY!!  I sold the carousel at the pony fair after the awards (it would have been a nightmare to ship) lol!  I have missed you MCM!!  :big hugs:

[starbritesprinkles]

I still have this girl, and she's still as lovely as when I bought her.
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[rybett]

Waving!!!!!!

[Colorscapesart]

Yay!! Skig she looks very loved, thank you for giving her a great home <3

Rybett!!  :hugs: 

[pinkkittywinks]

Welcome back and I remember you

I don't own any of your customs, but I certainly remember your work, especially those metallic ponies

Love pkw xxx

[Colorscapesart]

I am so glad you are still here, I can't imagine the Arena without you PKW!  <3 <3 You are the queen of reproductions (and Nirvanas, and ponies in general!) 

[kCherry]

I never culled the CSA customs out of my herd. *hughug* Good to see you, Sugarbunny!! <3  I've been thinking about customs lately, too. I know just how you feel! Would be lovely to see your works pop up in here again, though.

[Colorscapesart]

Cherry!!!  I would love to see new work from you too!  I love your style so much!