The LOVE Swap, as in Things You Love! Ship Mar 25-30!

[MoonHawke]

I've got my bait mostly prepped. If I have the time, I think I might break out my airbrush and do some work on her.

Waiting on a hair order from RetroDolls, but I know Shannon's been ill so I'm not too worried. Also need to make a trip out to Michaels and get some paint.

As for eyes:
Hasbro eyes are fine by me. And I have nothing against gem/twinkle eyes.

[Katgyrl]

Me too, waiting on hair. I e-mailed Shannon and she said she had the flu! Never fun.

Another question: how do you feel about clothes on ponies (removable and non-removable)?

[PandaBerryInSpace]

I'm fine with clothes! I'd prefer non-removable, but removable is fine too! I think that would be super cute.

[Candy_Bang]

I don't mind whether clothes are removeable or not. Mostly I like jackets, belts, legwarmers etc rather than full outfits, but some dresses I've seen can be gorgeous. Whatever my partner wants to try is fine by me. 

[Corona]

I'm nearly done with the body painting. I'm waiting on hair and the little details.

As for the questions...

Hasbro Eyes: I like Hasbro eyes, they're quite pretty.

Clothes: Usually not a big fan of clothes in general. I've seen several gorgeous kimonos but otherwise clothes don't do it for me.

[MoonHawke]

  Well, painting didn't go much today. Despite the fact that the company states their paints are airbrush ready, it didn't really work. I will have to make a trip out soon to the craft store and add airbrush medium to my list.

I love the color though, so switching paints isn't even on option right now, lol.

Clothes: Both are good by me.

[Summer-blade]

Clothes are fine with me so long as it goes with the design

I'm still waiting for hair for the second custom I spent most of the day doing customs to try and sell this weekend
 

[kaoskat]

I'm good with any eyes and clothes of either sort are fine.

[ApertureScience]

Clothes - I'm a lot pickier about non-removable clothes than I am with removable, but I can't say I dislike the idea of either one.

[simplysteffie]

Clothes are fine. Im not going to play dress up; itll sit on a shelf to be admired so removable or not doesnt matter.

[NoDivision]

I'm not a big fan of clothes on ponies unless they are sculpted.

Speaking of sculpting! I got most of mine finished last night. I'll have to do some sanding tonight and one extra little detail, and then it's on to paint! I might have to break out my airbrush for this... hving never used it before, I'm a little nervous! 

[wiccanpony1]

Eyes- hasbro eyes are fine:)
Clothes either is ok with me i dont have any customs with removable clothes but i have some sculpted ponies x

[Katgyrl]

ok, so now I'm torn. I've had too much time to think while waiting for my hair and now I have two designs I can't decide between!!


so I'm going to pose a question with the hopes of not giving too much away to help me decide which one to use:

One design has more to it but it's also kinda similar to a Hasbro pony, and the other design is much simpler but also much more original.

If you could choose between the two, which kind of design would you prefer on a custom?

[Candy_Bang]

so I'm going to pose a question with the hopes of not giving too much away to help me decide which one to use:

One design has more to it but it's also kinda similar to a Hasbro pony, and the other design is much simpler but also much more original.

If you could choose between the two, which kind of design would you prefer on a custom?

That is so vague and tantalising  I want to see everyone's ponies already!

Hmm. I don't think I personally have a preference. *dodges tossed fakies* Either would probably fit into my herd, but maybe if I explain my logic that would be helpful?

-Hasbro-like and complicated. Well, it's pretty established that I like Hasbro ponies  I also have Hasbro-like customs like Giant Majesty (G1-G3 styling pony) and Sunscotch (a beautiful G3 Butterscotch that has Van Gogh's Sunflowers painted on her flank). So this seems like a good idea. I like complicated designs -they're fun and fascinating.

-Original and simple. Original is always good. All the customs in my collection have their own quirks that make them special <3 I like simple designs because they're usually beautifully executed and their details are striking. I'm looking at one of my custom shelves right now and the simplest pony -Neon Cupcake- is one of the most noticeable because she's bright and her simple design is bold.

Hopefully that made sense 

[NoDivision]

This thread is way too far down! How's everyone doing?

So I had something happen... and I can't be the only one this happens to, right? So I got the head off this pony with the neck in tact, but I did have to use a knife a little bit to cut through the glue. And it looked fine, I was gentle and neat, and while the bait was sitting there waiting it was a great fit and popped right on and looked clean and lovely...

now that I've finished all the body sculpting and painting, I put the head back on, and the neck seam looks awful. WTH???