Let's Make a Carousel Pony, because WIP stories are fun. :D Painting and such.

[elvenwine26]

It's my day off and I want to make pony magic!
Party Cake is going down.
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8:30 am  Having imbued myself with the power of a starbucks vente hazelnut caramel frappe I am ready! I'm going to make her into something like that background art.  It's some left over concept art for the 2010 peacock swap. Currently she is speared with a chopstick shoved into a tinfoil base.  Not the least bit ghetto, to be sure.

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It's 9:30 and I'm currently questioning my design decisions.  Why did I think these would be a good idea?  However, am currently too jittery from the coffee to stop.

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11:30 strikes.  I have to take a break to consider what's happening next since the original design isn't terribly practical and doesn't necessarily translate to real life.  Mostly I have issues figuring out how texture is going to happen.  Have resolved myself to go for something in painted format later.

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3:150 This is where I'm at.  Have placed gem stones strategically in a bid to cover up messy seams. Well that and they're sparkly. I am also currently stuck on what to do for the head decoration since I no longer care for the original design.  Also very hungry.... if you have any potential suggestions for head deco let me know. I could definitely use some input or food at this point.

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5:55  Try to get places with this headpiece, but it just isn't feeling right.  This one might get scrapped. Butts  all the way across the board.  Have been told that the saddle looks like barley and strawberries to my great amusement.

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6:20  Alright I think it might be time to bake this sucker round one.

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June 30th!  I decided to do some work before I left time.  hurray for mild guilt?  For some reason I have a thing for ropey braid stuff?

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Post baking it occurs to me that I'll have to go back in later.  But this is just round one.  I pulled the chopstick out after I baked it then whittled it down so it'd fit a bit better.  And possibly ship a little easier?  Something to that effect.  I'll be doing more with the base and a topper but that's for like Monday or something.

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7/2@10:00 am It is MONDAY! Which means it's also another one of my off days.  I have a lot of off days this week. :/  Having once again imbued myself with the powers of coffee at 8 am, I started work again. I kicked around a lot of ideas for the topper and it's been a real hassle. I sculpted two other toppers and ended up tearing them down because they just weren't working right.  POS

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7/2@4:17 This is the base that I ended up with after some toiling about.  It looks better in person and it'll look better after a serious paint job.  At this point there's a few structural issues that I'll have to address before carrying on.  Mostly in the bottom part. Love it when problems don't make themselves known until towards the end. I would basically call sculpting done. Her reins were temporarily removed because they'll interfere with painting her eyes. Now to do some minor repairs, apply a base coat, and pick out paint colors,and underpaint, and over paint, and glue stuff back on, and touch up, and touch again, and apply sealers, and put hair in and apply glue to make all the hair stay in place. Geezus. I must have masochistic tendencies somewhere.

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7/5: So I've been working on this pony off and on for the past couple of days and did a good deal today.  Which included more skirt for structural support(i might mildly regret it) and paint work. This is the current state of affairs.  Not too promising at the moment; the only thing I'm really digging is the green feathers and already painted skirt areas. And the eyes which you'll see in a moment.  I think the number one advice I can give to someone doing a custom and you don't like how it's turning out, just keep working on it.  It will eventually work.  blah blah perseverance, etc.

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As most of us know, eyeballs are a pain but the one thing I stand by fully is micron pens.  It's how I get by! This is basically how i make my eyes.  I start out with a pretty crappy looking paint job...
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And apply my pen. and voila!  Eye magic! :3

Thanks for looking and Stay tuned for more!

[Diamond]

Nicely done, as to the head I would go more of a halter or bridle look with a center sparkly, I have to leave or I would find you some real carousel horse decos to show what I mean.  Love all the detail.

[Maniah]

Looks great so far! Will you paint around the gems? Take them out? Mask them?

[elvenwine26]

I'll take them out then paint.

[Elfpony]

Looks amazing so far.  Perhaps a bridle with a feather design along the cheekstraps for the head?

Elf

[elvenwine26]

Mmmm i'm not really feeling a bridle design but i'll doodle something up

[sd_dreamcrystal]

Oooou I'm going to keep an eye on this! I was trying to figure out how to construct a MRG pony recently and this should help me a little

[Saja]

WOW this is great, I totally love your idea, and she is coming along so well, cant wait to see her finished and painted!!

[NichiTsukinoko]

Lovely! Thank you for this thread! I really enjoyed reading your process on this!

[spiderwax]

Oh wow. I can't wait to see this completed.

[hyenacub]

She actually looks really cool as is! lol

[carlabarla]

Holy this is amazing so far! I can't wait to see her finished

[gemini_pony]

Looking amazing so far, can't wait to see her completed.

[elvenwine26]

Pony Poll step 1.

[gemini_pony]

owo very cool!