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Creativity => Arts & Crafts Corral => Topic started by: MerryAnvil on July 13, 2018, 05:04:35 PM

Title: Homemade Pony Field Guide Project
Post by: MerryAnvil on July 13, 2018, 05:04:35 PM: The other day I was out at antique stores, perusing bags of toys, and realized that I didn't have all the G1 accessories memorized. I wasn't sure whether any of the brushes or barrettes I saw were pony-related or not! It was a bit frustrating. I also no longer have a smartphone (purely by choice), so looking up pictures on the internet while I'm out isn't possible, and making a printed booklet would require too much (terribly expensive) printer ink.

So I decided to start a little art project; make my own hand-written field guide, completely illustrated by myself, to help me identify ambiguous pony items while I'm out and about! I decided to bind it with both hot glue and string. The cover is actually craft foam; I have a ton of it lying around from all my previous cosplay projects, and it's easy to manipulate while being durable enough to protect the paper.

It's currently still just a WIP but here are some pics of it so far:

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Cover (blurred out my name oops)

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Inside illustration

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Combs/Brushes, Page 1

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Combs/Brushes, Pages 2 & (Partial) 3

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I'm enjoying putting this together! It's neat to draw all the different kinds of accessories, and this way I won't have to scramble to remember whether that suspicious little comb is pony-related or not.
Title: Re: Homemade Pony Field Guide Project
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on July 13, 2018, 05:13:04 PM: This is a very cute book! It reminds me I should probably make some sort of google doc with a guide for myself, but it's very nice to see a physical copy.
You could use it as a bit of a checklist, even!
Title: Re: Homemade Pony Field Guide Project
Post by: Safflower on July 13, 2018, 05:15:19 PM: How cute! The illustrations are wonderful and using craft foam is a neat idea :D
Title: Re: Homemade Pony Field Guide Project
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 13, 2018, 07:19:16 PM: That is a great way to memorize what all the little accessories look like!
Title: Re: Homemade Pony Field Guide Project
Post by: Griffin on July 25, 2018, 10:07:57 AM: Great project! The various combs look so cute arranged like that. I hope the guide turns out to be helpful on your future accessory hunts!