Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - kaelynn

Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 45
31
Customs / Re: best paint sealant?
« on: September 07, 2023, 05:02:58 AM »
I’ve used Testors Dullcote or Glosscote for years (depending on the finish I wanted) and never had an issue. My oldest customs are 10 years old and still fine but I live in northern Ontario so it’s not super humid here.

Our Michaels closed down though so it’s become really hard for me to get the Testors and I’ve started using Mister Super Clear to seal which is what a lot of doll customizers use for their faceups. I decided to try it because I can get it easily through Amazon. So far I really love it!  Goes on super smooth, dries fast and leaves a beautiful surface.

32
Customs / Re: Ever tried doing pony eyes with watercolor pencils?
« on: September 07, 2023, 04:42:37 AM »
Quote from: BlackCurtains on September 06, 2023, 12:00:32 PM
I've used pastels before for blush. Had no problems.

I've been wanting to get some watercolor pencils to do realistic horse coats. I'm sure they'd be good for eyes too.

Ohh that’s an interesting idea!

Well I’m just going to try it and see how it works out I guess. 😂

33
Customs / Re: Equestria girls customs?
« on: September 07, 2023, 04:40:41 AM »
Well I’m going to start an attempt with a Rainbow Dash today so maybe I’ll post a WMW thread!   :lol:

34
Customs / Ever tried doing pony eyes with watercolor pencils?
« on: September 06, 2023, 10:42:20 AM »
I love watching doll customizing and face up videos and I’ve wondered multiple times about using pastels and watercolor pencils to do ponies like many doll customizers do with dolls.

Does anyone do this or has anyone tried it?  I love the soft blended look that these doll customizers achieve and I’m planning to play around with it just to see.

35
Customs / Re: Ponies In Spaaace! Asteri and Stella
« on: September 06, 2023, 04:52:10 AM »
Ok I'm sure I remember replying to this...I guess I was dreaming?   :blink:

Anyways, these girls are gorgeous!  I love the airbrushed galaxy effect!  I only use my airbrush for FBRs and gradients...I've been intimidated to do more but you are inspiring me!  Lovely job!  :inlove:

36
Customs / Equestria girls customs?
« on: September 05, 2023, 06:48:50 PM »
Has anyone done any customs with the Equestria girls?  I have two of them that I got at a thrift store and I've been interested in trying a doll custom so I've been mulling over what I could do with them.

If anyone has made any I'd love to see them!

37
Customs / Re: Lily of the Valley Birthday Swap pony for Griffin
« on: September 05, 2023, 06:47:00 PM »
Quote from: Heart Of Midnight on September 05, 2023, 02:37:29 PM
A very beautiful pony! Lovely fresh colors! Beautiful eyes and symbol. :lovey: That piece of cake looks really delicious! :yummy:

At first, when I saw the picture of the pony and that balloon, I thought it was a real balloon! :lol:

Well I guess my balloon worked then!   :lol:  And thank you!  The cake was so much fun to make!

38
Customs / Re: Lily of the Valley Birthday Swap pony for Griffin
« on: September 04, 2023, 05:19:10 AM »
Thank you so much everyone!   ^.^

Quote from: Griffin on September 04, 2023, 02:10:53 AM
There she is. :cheer:  Kaelynn did a fantastic job combining some of my likes to create this pony! I love the lily-of-the-valley theme and the beautiful combination of the different greens. And the cake looks good enough to eat!

I was wondering, did you use UV cure gloss on her eyes? They're so smooth and glossy and gorgeous!

Griffin, I'm soooo glad you love her!  I really struggled with the feeling that I hadn't done enough on her but I didn't want to go too far with her either!  And yes, I used UV resin on her eyes!  I have a huge bottle of Triple Thick glaze which is what I've always used in the past but the last time I used it it dried all streaky and white so in a pinch I used the UV resin to try to fix those eyes and I loved the effect.  So now I'm using it all all my ponies!  It cures so hard and glossy.   :biggrin:

39
Customs / Re: G1 March Birthflower pony rehair & restore
« on: September 03, 2023, 12:29:33 PM »
Aw, thank you guys so much!   :blush:

40
Customs / Re: Do you ever feel bad customizing a pony?
« on: September 03, 2023, 12:28:14 PM »
Quote from: fishkisser on September 03, 2023, 09:15:20 AM
Quote from: kaelynn on September 03, 2023, 08:39:46 AM
When I first started customizing about 10 years or so ago I posted a WIP of something and someone sent me a private message scolding me for baiting that pony since she wasn't common.
Oh gosh 😭 the way my heart would have DROPPED if I got that message...! That would make me start triple checking the rarity of ponies as well!!

Quote from: kaelynn on September 03, 2023, 08:39:46 AM
Ultimately though the pony is yours and it's your decision what to do with it.   ;)
Yeah this is a nice sentiment, I definitely try to think this way when it comes to my most favorite ponies that I don't plan on trading or selling away! Thanks for your response  ^.^

Yeah I felt pretty bad about that for a while.   :huh:  I think it was my husband who finally said to me, "You paid for the pony so it's yours and you can do whatever the heck you want with it!"   :lol:

41
Customs / Lily of the Valley Birthday Swap pony for Griffin
« on: September 03, 2023, 12:24:42 PM »
First off I have to say that I had the absolute worst time coming up with a design!  I have no idea why, but I'd come up with an idea, start to implement it and then lose interest.  The same thing was happening with other ponies at the same time so I think it was a "me" problem rather than a theme issue!   :yikes:

Anyways, since Griffin's birthday is in May I finally came up with the idea of a green lily of the valley pony since Griffin said she liked green and lily of the valley is the birthflower for May.  Griffin also mentioned that she liked the asthetic of Red Velvet cake so I sculpted a little piece of red velvet cake with a tiny raspberry on top out of polymer clay for the pony to be holding and topped off the design with a "Happy Birthday" balloon sculpted from Ultralight clay and suspended by a thin wire.  Oh and she is rehaired in Poison Ivy, Envy and Starlight.

Here she is!

visitors can't see pics , please register or login


visitors can't see pics , please register or login


visitors can't see pics , please register or login


I had meant to curl her hair too but I forgot to do it before attaching the balloon and then I couldn't figure out how to do it without damaging the wire holding up the balloon!    >_<

Ah well, Griffin says she likes her so that's all that matters!   :thumb:

42
Customs / Re: Do you ever feel bad customizing a pony?
« on: September 03, 2023, 08:39:46 AM »
Not usually, though I now take the time to check rarity of ponies BEFORE prepping them as baits.  When I first started customizing about 10 years or so ago I posted a WIP of something and someone sent me a private message scolding me for baiting that pony since she wasn't common.

I rarely post pics of WIPs now until after the original pony is unidentifiable because of that, unless the pony is very obviously baity...ie. chewed, stained, bald, etc. and even then I'm cautious.

Ultimately though the pony is yours and it's your decision what to do with it.   ;)

43
Customs / Re: G1 March Birthflower pony rehair & restore
« on: September 02, 2023, 07:59:15 AM »
Thank you!  <3

44
Pony Brag Arena / Re: G1s on Facebook marketplace
« on: August 30, 2023, 05:06:06 PM »
Thank you for the advice guys!  I’m planning to get everyone cleaned up and restyle their hair and put them on eBay.  ^.^

45
Customs / Re: G1 March Birthflower pony rehair & restore
« on: August 30, 2023, 04:48:56 AM »
Thank you so much! ❤️

Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 45

SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal