Sounds fun!

For yarn hair, you'll have to use the tool method for rehairing. Note however that G2s are notoriously difficult to rehair, their heads are hard so it's likely you'll break some needles. (I'm not completely sure if you can rehair them with yarn, but don't let me discourage you from trying!) It may help if you warm up the head first to soften it a bit - keep a mug of hot water at hand and dip the head in every now and then.

Acrylic paints are the best (for both symbols and full body repaints). It doesn't really matter whether you use cheaper craft acrylics or artist grade acrylics. Invest in good brushes, though. For detailed work, long-bristled liner brushes are usually a good choice. The Army Painter has some good detail brushes, and some people use nail art brushes.

The consistency of paint varies a bit from brand to brand and even by colour, some colours may need no thinning at all, others you'll have to thin with water. Practice on paper, cardboard or some plastic surface first, to check you have the right consistency of paint (not runny, but it should flow easily) and to train your hand. Painting on a pony is quite different from painting on canvas or other flat surface, but you'll soon get the hang of it! Don't be afraid to start over. If you make a mistake, immediately wipe with water, or use acetone if the paint has already dried.

Best of luck!

Thank you so much for the advice!


I'm gonna take a look at the method to refresh my memory as I tend to forget easily
Luckily we have a lot of sewing needles in the house since me and my mother tend to sew a lot so I don't mind using a few if they break!
Ah, okay, luckily the yarn I've bought is quite cheap so if it doesn't work then that's okay  I can buy nylon hair from eBay or My Little Customs if the worst comes to the worst.
That hot water method sounds like a good idea, I'll definitely use it when I begin my project.

Luckily my sister is an art student so she has plenty of supplies, I'll have to take a look  I'll make sure to practice with the paint too, since its my first I don't mind if its messy just as long as it looks presentable haha.


Honestly, thank you again for your advice and I'll be sure to give all your tips a go! 

So many great ponies this month! I'm definitely getting something started for this soon! I love how cozy the pictures submitted so far are!

Sapphire Rain: Super cute! I love their fall wear, I may have to borrow the ponies in sweaters concept. It's precious!
StrawberrySundance: Adorable! I love how they're all settled in with their hot cocoa It's also neat how you incorporated elements of each generation's style for each pony, but it's still distinctively your own at the same time!

Thank you! 
I honestly love drawing in G3 style, it's sorta satisfying (?) Haha.

I love your art Sundance! They all look so cozy and friendly..I love the colors you picked, Feathermay looks so nice with bold colors.

Thank you so much!

You're welcome! Renegade is awesome, I love how his design in based of an actual breed of horse!

Ooooh! This is going to be interesting!
I'll sketch out a different design so it looks more like a changeling rather than a pony and work from there! I'll let you know when I'm finished! 

Thanks everyone! 

You're welcome! If you want I can fix Shop Talk's colours tomorrow? They're a little dark that's all




Post Merge: October 03, 2018, 02:58:14 PM

I'd love one of these if you are still doing them.  So cute!  I like how your adopt has a more coy look!

Spoiler

Name of character; Renegade
Pony type (earth, unicorn, etc.); earth
Scarf colours(one colour, two, tri, rainbow?); rainbow with skinny stripes if possible please
Reference; below

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actual horse the ref is based off:
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better symbol ref here:  https://cdn.totalfratmove.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/75815db7b34c4b6bdc27e18ca10883aa.png

thanks in advance!

I'll begin working on Renegade tomorrow as I'll have access to a digital device then, I hope that's okay (his design is awesome by the way!)


Post Merge: October 04, 2018, 07:53:24 AM



Renegade is finished! Hope you like it!

Ooooh! A mini challenge!

A task for me would be to complete one of the games from the Ratchet and Clank series. I've got them all but they just sit there on my shelf, I really want to play those again and complete the series, so this week I'll make my task to restart from the first game and complete it by next wednesday   
Not a very exciting challenge but with all my preparation for GCSEs back in 2017/May this year I abandoned most of my games Still have Grim Fandango and Psychonauts to complete too!

@Crowning_Glory13
Your injury sounds painful, yikes! I hope you're okay and that your foot heals/is fixed soon!

I've got my first work placements in nurserys very soon (end of October) and I'm very nervous so I've made a little side challenge to go along with my studying, I need to prepare and not let my anxiety take over! I'm going to practice tasks that I'd have in my placement, go over our work from today (had to bath a dolly today! ) and prepare myself, knowing the child's needs, how to handle tasks etc. And hopefully get in contact with my brother's childminder to see if I can go over and observe/learn some more from her