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The trick is to water down the paint to the consistency of whole milk, where it will just cling to the brush but still drip off. Use lots of layers. Use teeny tiny brushes for symbols and especially eyes. Eyes are very hard for newbies and experts alike. You can brace your elbow on a surface, put your free fingers on the pony and hold your breath as you paint the lines for the eyes. It takes practice. Some people have good luck with full body repaints using make-up sponges. Others invest in an airbrush. But you can create nice smooth full bodies with a brush too. As far as paint, some people use more expensive ones like Golden or Vallejo but lots of people, myself included, use cheaper ones like Apple Barrel or Folk Art. I find Folk Art has the best white.I have heard of using paint thinner as oppose to water when thinning paint down, but I don't know about it personally.As for sealers never ever use Mod Podge. Some older tutorials and how-to's on customizing will recommend it, but in the long run, it's awful. Liquitex has a good brush on sealer and Testor's Dullcote is a spray can and is excellent. I've heard good thing about Mr. Super Clear too, but never used it. There is also the option of not sealing, which I prefer these days. Best advice? Get a fakie to practice on before you use a real MLP.I hope this helps Welcome to the world of pony customs
On top of the acrylic paint, you can use chalk pastels, watercolor pencils and/or gouache paint for more subtle details such as irises, eyelashes, thin symbols, highlights blush, gradients etc.. I found that chalk pastels add the very faint color variation that can bring a custom pony to life.
No, no, don't use gouache for full bodies or large portions. The paint won't stick. Look at the cute mess I made when I started off. She used to be fully gouache painted. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginShe got better with acrylic paint, chalk pastels and watercolor pencils. visitors can't see pics , please register or login