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JedielDaniel — Customizing Blind-Bags [ENG]
Published: 2013-02-23 15:36:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 4220; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 36
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English version of my Custom Blind-Bags Tutorial.Sorry, for eventual mistakes in translation, bad grammar, or vocabulary (since some of these things had a names I wasn't familiar with), but it was really rushed.
Many of You asked me, how I customize my pony figures. Mainly my Polish friends. So I did a long-ass tutorial explaining it step by step. I tried to add a little variety with quick hand-drawn sketches colored on the computer, so the read will be less... boring
I hope it would help some of You, to make Your own custom blind-bag ponies ^_^Also, for a other tutorial, go here:
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I was learning from it, and thou I actually do my stuff differently in several places, it's a very good read, much better than mine actually
Also, here is a link to all blind-bags numbers, mentioned in the tutorial itself:
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THIS IS REALLY AWEOME THANK SO MUCH I SPENT HOURS LOOKING FOR A GOOD TUTORIAL LIKE THIS!!
two questions:
1. How would I successfully add a merpony tail to them that stays on, would I wait for sculpey to dry then glue the tail on the pony?
2. Is there a after-spray to use on the ponies AFTER they are painted?
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Thank You, I'm really glad it could be of use :3
As for Your questions:
1 - This is one way to do it, but the tail would be a quite long thing, and the area where it's glued on would be quite small, so I'm a bit concerned if it'll hold up. Personally, I would try to find a metal wire. Thin, yet sturdy enough that You can shape it by hand, but it won't bend when covered in clay. Then heat it up, stick it as far as You can in this pony, and sculpt the tail around it.
2 - Yeah, depending on the paints You're using it might be a good idea to cover them in something afterwards. Some paints I was using stayed a bit sticky even months after painting. I don't know much about it, to be honest but there are varnishes for things like that, but I don't think I ever saw one in a spray form, only in bottles.
Anyway, I hope it will help, and I wish You luck, and fun remodeling Your ponies
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Ah thanks! How would i go about sticking the wire in and how much wire? I have a ton of blind bag ponies and the acrylic paint but ive never done anything like this befofe only watched tutorials.
And oh okay! Ive seen a gloss varnish i can use
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I would put in as much as I could. At least 1/3 of the wire should be in the pony (the remaining 2/3 being the tail itself). I would heat it up on the stove, and just slowly put it inside he pony. Unless the wire would be too thin to do it (because it would bend), in that case I would make a hole with a red-hot nail, and insert wire with a tip covered in glue, to secure it.
But I never tried it myself, so since You have a lot of them, I would make a test first XD
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I hope this works for me trying to make a custom figure of Blackjack from FoE. I'll let you know when it happens.
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Ahh, thank you so much for this!~
I'm really wanting to try customising some blind bags at some point, and this is a great help
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Would rustoleum plastic safe spray paint be okay to paint over on customs? Someone told me the chemical reaction may not work with the acrylics and spray paint.
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I'm curious to know why it's better to start with the lighter coloured paint and then use the dark colours? Not that I'm doubting you, just that I assumed it would be easier to paint over light. Great tutorial by the way. I like the way you made Chrysalis' legs. ^^
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Well, I'm using white primer, so You can't go much lighter then that 
And thank You
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Cool, thank you for answering!
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How would you paint neon bright Wave 8 Cadance? same steps?
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Hmmm... good question.
To be honest I never had these wave 8 neon ones in hands, so I'm not sure if it's the same material... buuut. all colors will be painted on the primer anyway, so if it sticks, then I would probably do it exactly like I did all of them
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Fantastic tutorial, really helpful. I'm working on my first custom right now of my original character. Your tutorial is really helpful and well made. Nice work on your customs too by the way.
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Always glad to help
Happy to see this actually being useful to someone
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is it just me.....or are most of the good traditional artists using Koh-i-nor stuff??
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I use only koh-i-noor...cus you can find it mostly everywhere here in Czech Republic...but yeah it IS expensive....
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Thanks, for reporting that, and sorry, for this...
That what happens, when You copy/paste last description
I'm just stupid
Fixed now ^_^
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its happened 2 me b 4 too
*nod
thank you : )
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You must found this link in google.
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cool, some of the English is mixed up, but I liked this alot more now that i can read it ^^
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