The MLP Arena
Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: TornadoLovesMelody on November 26, 2019, 05:46:40 AM
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So I have a friend who happens to have Galaxy as one of her favorite ponies and I thought to myself that after all the nice cheering I got with my first custom I should try to take on a more challenging one. And challenging she was.
I tried my first pony dye - it turned out ok but a bit darker than mommy pony. Will have to work on better timing and such.
Then I moved on to the new hair and made the discovery that not all of the hair I have feels the same and behaves the same. The GITD white is more yarn-y.
It took me 4-5 hours to rehair her and it didn't turn out perfect but still pretty good.
Last but not least were her symbols and eyes.
I didn't have gemstones to put in her eyes so she got metallic pink color instead to resemble mommys eyes.
And then I learned a harsh truth.
I am struggling with painting small things. And I am really bad with stars.
That aside I think little Baby Galaxy, who received Ursa Minor instead of mommy's Ursa Major symbols, turned out pretty well.
And my friend seems willing to adopt her so it's all good :)
And no, I still haven't figured out a good way to style pony hair so I will leave that up to her new owner.
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Oh cool! Galaxy is one of my favourite TE ponies, and her baby looks so cute!
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She looks great! Stars are hard, especially tiny ones, and I think you did a wonderful job! Her eyes look great too.
GITD hair isn't usually nylon (I'm not sure if you can get it in nylon even) so yeah it feels and behaves a bit differently. It's kinda hard to tame.
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She is gorgeous!!
You have had great success dying her, I haven't had much luck dying ponies so it always impresses me when I see people dying them. I don't think her being a bit darker matters at all.
I love the thought you put into her symbol :D that counts for a lot on top of it being well executed.
Love pkw xxx
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Hey great work! I absolutely hear you with the painting complaints - repainting eyes has got to be my least favourite part of making a custom! Finding quality paint brushes and paint definitely helps though!
I'm super impressed with the dye work though! She looks awesome :biggrin:
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Beautiful!
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Oh she is darling! :lovey:
As for her being darker and her symbol being a bit different, that's right in line with baby ponies being different from their parents anyway.
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She is really cute! And, if you hadn't told me she was dyed, I'd never believe it! It looks so even and natural :)