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Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: rayechu on April 01, 2012, 03:13:24 PM

Title: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: rayechu on April 01, 2012, 03:13:24 PM

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SakuraNightL (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72456890@N04/7036570665/) by npaytosh (http://www.flickr.com/people/72456890@N04/), on Flickr

My swap pony, Sakura Night. Her idea was sparked from a pair of chopsticks I saw that were all blue with little usagi & moon designs covered in sakura petals. I had a blast designing her and even the painting wasn't so bad, even though those petals took about 25 attempts. I just have an unusually hard time working with pony hair. My partner, kanami, wanted styled hair and after rehairing about a 6th of the head my needles started breaking. The plastic in this head seemed a little harder than the ones I had done before but I figure even if I broke a few needles I'd get the job done. Well 8ish needles later, I was no further along and my reroot tool was bust. I tried fixing it with tape, super glue, clay, etc. Kaoskat stepped in to help me finish the hair and she did an amazing job I never could have on my own.

Unfortunately, Sakura Night is going to be my last custom pony. I've just learned I prefer drawing and coloring ponies instead of making physical ponies.

Thank you kaos for all of your help and I really hope Kanami likes her!

Title: Re: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: Kanamai on April 01, 2012, 03:21:34 PM

I love her! She turned out wonderful, despite the trouble you had rehairing her. And thank you KaosKat for helping out RayeChu.

A tip for if you do custom more ponies in the future use the size 4 or 5 rehair needle from dollyhair, it seems to work really well for G4 heads.

Title: Re: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: rayechu on April 01, 2012, 03:24:15 PM

I'm almost positive my needles were size 5, I've used them before and had minimal breakage. I just am setting aside customs for me time being. If I go to pic it up again I will get a metal rehair tool. 

Title: Re: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: kaoskat on April 01, 2012, 04:05:57 PM

She's beautiful rayechu! You did an excellent job! And you are quite welcome. I was happy to help. I hope she turned out as you had planned!

Title: Re: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: kittybethy on April 01, 2012, 09:07:29 PM

Wow!! She is gorgeous!

Title: Re: Sakura Night A Cherry Blossom Swap for Kanamai
Post by: Izrabeth on April 01, 2012, 11:43:32 PM

Very pretty!  :)