She is too cute!  The winking eye is such a fun touch and I love the way you did her TAF design! 

Quote from: Saja on March 20, 2013, 09:56:02 PM

Dear partner, I dont like my wooden base, And was thinking of either A painting it a solid black, or gold, or mixing it up alittle with some colours. or covering it with Fabric or something, or would you prefer a wood looking wood base. if that makes sense!!

I would prefer anything that you deem worthy of sitting under a pony!

^THIS^

I want that ribbon storage!!!  Where did you find it?  Looks like its modified from something else, yes?

Nothing in California is cheap, that's the problem. 

Werd.  Probably the most affordable you'll find within a decent distance to LA is going to be something inland empire.  Start with a search through San Bernardino county, but keep an eye on where.  The county is HUGE driving from one end to the other can take up the better part of a 5 hour drive, no joke.  But cities in San Bern that are near the LA line will give you easy access.  If you don't mind a little of a commute check out spots along I-15 as well.  I'd start with places like Riverside, Ontario and Glendora.  They're likely to be a little less expensive and not too bad of a commute.  Also check out Burbank, and even some parts of Valencia.  Those are both considered LA area, but you might be able to find some budget friendly options if you're...adventurous. 

And BTW, how have I been back on the Arena for like a year now and I'm JUST NOW SEEING YOU?!  *waves to Kelly*

OMG TOO CUTE!!  I love how you decided to do this!  Besides the awesome little hammies all around, I love the way you split the grass and the sky too.  She looks awesome!

I finally got the third bedroom of my house back so I'm moving part of my studio into there (I was using my 3 season porch, but it's only good for THREE SEASONS!).  I've had my paints in little desktop drawers from Ikea forever, because I like them to be right there while I'm working.  But since I'll be swapping between rooms now I need something portable.  So now I've got a nice collection of old ammunition cases (welcome to the south!).  They're nice and sturdy, weatherproof and just the right size.  Plus cool looking.  I'll probably get something like CoinOp's CD tower for the inside desk eventually, but the ammo cases look like they'll work pretty well in the meantime.

BTW @CoinOp, get yourself some glass girl!  I have a big ol' piece of glass from an old table top on my desk.  It's the best palate AND I don't have to test colors on my desk!  And it's super easy to clean.  When the paint is dry just peel it off or scrape it away with a razor.  My desk is black, so I keep some white paper underneath part of the glass, that way I can test colors to see what they'll look like against both dark and light backgrounds.  It's DA BOMB YO!

Now I'm dying to see everyone's workspaces!  *off to start new thread*

This is a pretty old custom, and I like to think I've improved a bit from here!  But, here's a ruffly maid's outfit.  I did the inner ruffles in sections.

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Well, I usually hair last now that I'm airbrushing FBRs.  But when I DID hair first, I always put painters tape around the base of the main, keeping it in it's normal shape.  So like, not wrapped tight like a ponytail or anything, just ran tape along the whole length of the root line, if that makes any sense.  I would usually do 2 or 3 rows of tape running from the roots up, then braid the rest to keep it out of the way.  I tried the method once with an airbrushed FBR and it did ok, but I still had some paint at the very root of the mane.  Tail was no problem though!