Stork swap - SWAP FINISHED!

[MyLittleLambie]

LOL  I love genetics too... eager to see the results!!!  Will pics get posted early if babies get shipped early?

*thinking that it's going to be hard to wait 2 months to see ANY pics!!!*

[hannaliten]

No early shipping = no early pics!

[Salli]

uni/peg/earth baby?
I promise I won't analyze the genetics of the baby the stork brings, just have fun!

- would you mind sculpted wings on a pegasus that look more natural than fitting to the gens style?
Fine by me if you really want to, but if not, don't worry about it

- would you mind wool hair(combed out)? 
Sure, I think

-do you mind a full body repaint?
Nope, that's fine.

and for the extras: would you like keychains and magnets or rather candy?
whatever you would like to send I'm sure I would love, I really don't have a preference I do love postcards from different places

how would you feel about handmade baby accessories? (blankets and toys and such)
I am making some accessories for my partner and they can't stop me! muah ha ha! (seriously I will be fine if they get sold, or given to a child to play with or given away, but I CAN'T not do accessories. Can't.)

My cat is making get off my computer, so I hope I am caught up on questions. Really though, don't worry about what I like, just trust your artistic self

[PhyllieBean]

Gah!  I'm so bummed I missed the sign ups for this!  Those slots filled FAST!  I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with, it's such an awesome theme!

[NinaMarie]

This swap made me wish I customized. I can't wait to see what comes out of it!

[PandaBerryInSpace]

My bait shipped! I also ordered hair.

[Katgyrl]

how would you feel about handmade baby accessories? (blankets and toys and such)
I am making some accessories for my partner and they can't stop me! muah ha ha!

 

love it Salli! I totally was thinking the same, now I don't feel bad.

Oh, and as far as the peg/earth/unicorn question, I don't mind whatever (although now that I think about it I think all my pony choices may have been earth ponies - that was totally not a concious choice)

[hannaliten]

ok, airbrushing done (on 2 baits since I couldn't make up my mind). Now on to designing the symbol. I have some good ideas, let's see how well they translate onto the small body.

[NoDivision]

Started sculpting

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and finished scultping! Just gotta let it cure, then paint and I'm done!

[Katgyrl]

I started making some accessories last night, since I'm waiting for my hair to come in the mail, and my project totally failed! It's good though, because now I know how to do it right. Can't wait for my hair to come!

Ooh, I do have a hairing question for all you expert customizers in this swap. I was hairing a non-swap pony yesterday, and I know I've heard from several places to use the little strands that dollyhair kind of naturally sepparates into for each plug, and they do look the right size but then when I put them all in the mane just seems on the thin side (I felt like this happned with the other pony I've rehaired as well and ended up using about two little strands together so it would be thicker). Is there a trick to knowing how much hair to put in each plug? Or does the hair just fluff up when it gets washed and styled after everything is in there and really those itty strands are enough? I haven't glued her in yet, so I could take it all out and redo it if I needed to. Plus I'm waiting on one more color to finish her up, but I'd love to get some input from you lovely customizers! I want to make sure I do my swap pony right! Thanks!

[Aednatia]

your opinions on genetics for mixing a glitter symbol with a non glittery symbol.

would it be weird to do part of the symbol with glitter and part non glitter?
should glitter be left out all together or all of it in glitter? (which do you think would genetically win be more likely)

what about partial metallic symbol with non metallic parts?

[PandaBerryInSpace]

I've actually done a symbol that had mostly normal paint except for two parts that were glittery and metallic, and I can say... Yes, it is very strange, but I wouldn't mind it, especially if it played into the overall design. C:

[Rainbowjuice]

I started making some accessories last night, since I'm waiting for my hair to come in the mail, and my project totally failed! It's good though, because now I know how to do it right. Can't wait for my hair to come!

Ooh, I do have a hairing question for all you expert customizers in this swap. I was hairing a non-swap pony yesterday, and I know I've heard from several places to use the little strands that dollyhair kind of naturally sepparates into for each plug, and they do look the right size but then when I put them all in the mane just seems on the thin side (I felt like this happned with the other pony I've rehaired as well and ended up using about two little strands together so it would be thicker). Is there a trick to knowing how much hair to put in each plug? Or does the hair just fluff up when it gets washed and styled after everything is in there and really those itty strands are enough? I haven't glued her in yet, so I could take it all out and redo it if I needed to. Plus I'm waiting on one more color to finish her up, but I'd love to get some input from you lovely customizers! I want to make sure I do my swap pony right! Thanks!

When it comes to reharing it's all down to you. It's just instinct when making plugs. I personally tend to do mine a little thicker than the natural separation of the hair because I like a fuller mane =D

[ZennaBug]

your opinions on genetics for mixing a glitter symbol with a non glittery symbol.

would it be weird to do part of the symbol with glitter and part non glitter?
should glitter be left out all together or all of it in glitter? (which do you think would genetically win be more likely)

what about partial metallic symbol with non metallic parts?

Maybe glitter+ non-glitter would make a shimmery symbol?

[PandaBerryInSpace]

To be honest, the way I reroot, I can't make plugs terribly thick. Thinness used to be a huge problem for me, so to rectify it, I started adding an extra row of hair in between the two original rows. It seems to work pretty well!