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Description
First Mouse Design breakdown.

Fur

Standard - Basic, default to this if not specified.
Longhair - Longer, shabbier fur that is difficult to groom, and make mice look like dust bunnies. RECESSIVE
Satin - Shiny and sparkly, they have pure white teeth (as opposed to yellow) and curled whiskers. Their fur is unusually shiny. RECESSIVE

Not Shown:
Curly - Mice with fur that curls at odd angles. Curls tend to straighten out as the mouse ages, but it’s not required for character designs. RECESSIVE
Longhair Curly - Curly mice with even longer fur. Acceptable to be drawn as Sheep or Clouds. RECESSIVE, RECESSIVE
Hairless - Naked mice with no hair, whiskers, or eyelashes. Have difficulties in sunlight, and get injured easily. DOMINANT
Het.Hairless - Hairless with either Whiskers, or eyelashes. Aa DOM (Half Dom, Half Recessive.)

Colors!
Agouti section- Top two rows
Agouti is a Banded fur coloration. For drawing ease, Agoutis have 2 or 3 colors required. All agoutis have a Dark Stripe along their head and Spine, thickness and Fading is up to you, but they MUST be darker than the base.
Required dark stripe on forehead and back, but intensity is up to you, please use the top left corners for this stripe!
Required Mid Tone Base, please choose from the center ish area, not the top left, or bottom Right.
Optional light underbelly, Found in bottom Right.
-EXCEPTIONS
Argente is REQUIRED to have an Underbelly, Chinchilla is REQUIRED to have a White underbelly, resembling Fox.

Black Section-
Solid colored fur, with no Banding, resulting in Solid colored mice, a soft gradient is allowed, but should not be a solid stripe, or so dark they are confused as an Agouti. Lighter bellies are more preferred to Back Gradients.

Pink Eyes
Pink eyes Lighten the color of the mouse, so an Argente Mouse is genetically a Pink Eyed Agouti. I tried to keep them aligned, but i can’t remember if I did.
Black becomes Lilac
Blue becomes Silver
Chocolate becomes Champagne
Dove becomes Lavender
Gold becomes Fawn

Albino (Pink eyed White) is essentially a ‘Cover All’ Gene, and will be able to breed as a non Albino.

Dominant rankings.
Agouti-Black-Blue-Chocolate-Gold-Ivory
Dove is a Blue Chocolate

(I know the genetics very well, I’m just tired, lol.)

Markingssss

Self Solid is the most common, minimal white covering toes or tail tip is allowed.
Hereford- Diamond shaped opening on the face, extending over the eyes. Minimal belly markings optional.
Banded- Even white Band going all the way around the midsection of the mouse.
Pied- Any amount of white in excess of Banded. Ears and base of tail are the last to become white.
Dutch - Genetically Pied, but has perfect eye to ear patches, and ‘pants’ (Not Genetically passed on, Rare.)
Varigated - Pants with spots and speckles along the back. Can occasionally have eye markings.
Merle - White hairs intermingling with the base coat, creating a Paler color visually. Some areas have no white hairs, making them look normal.
Roan - Like Merle, with White hairs, giving a paler look, but with no Solid dark patches.
Rumpwhite - White Butt.
Brindle - Striped and shaded darkly from the back. Does not show on Agouti based colors very well. (It is an Agouti extension I believe)
Tan / Spotted Tan - Tan underbelly, shows no mater the other markings. Belly will always be an orange tan. Can be lighter on Pink eyed mice. Cannot be Shaded, must be a solid separation. Not usually ragged looking unless on Longhaired or Curlies.
Fox - Same as Tan but the color is White.
Siamese - pale base with darkened points. Base is an Off white color. Eye color is Dark red, or Black.
Himalayan- PALE base, basically white, with dark, but not too dark, of points. Eye color is Pink
Burmese - Normal base, with darker points. Eye color is Black.
Albino - Not super rare, acts as a mask, and covers the colors of the mouse. Eye color is pink, or Red.

I’m a nerd.

Description
First Mouse Design breakdown.

Fur

Standard - Basic, default to this if not specified.
Longhair - Longer, shabbier fur that is difficult to groom, and make mice look like dust bunnies. RECESSIVE
Satin - Shiny and sparkly, they have pure white teeth (as opposed to yellow) and curled whiskers. Their fur is unusually shiny. RECESSIVE

Not Shown:
Curly - Mice with fur that curls at odd angles. Curls tend to straighten out as the mouse ages, but it’s not required for character designs. RECESSIVE
Longhair Curly - Curly mice with even longer fur. Acceptable to be drawn as Sheep or Clouds. RECESSIVE, RECESSIVE
Hairless - Naked mice with no hair, whiskers, or eyelashes. Have difficulties in sunlight, and get injured easily. DOMINANT
Het.Hairless - Hairless with either Whiskers, or eyelashes. Aa DOM (Half Dom, Half Recessive.)

Colors!
Agouti section- Top two rows
Agouti is a Banded fur coloration. For drawing ease, Agoutis have 2 or 3 colors required. All agoutis have a Dark Stripe along their head and Spine, thickness and Fading is up to you, but they MUST be darker than the base.
Required dark stripe on forehead and back, but intensity is up to you, please use the top left corners for this stripe!
Required Mid Tone Base, please choose from the center ish area, not the top left, or bottom Right.
Optional light underbelly, Found in bottom Right.
-EXCEPTIONS
Argente is REQUIRED to have an Underbelly, Chinchilla is REQUIRED to have a White underbelly, resembling Fox.

Black Section-
Solid colored fur, with no Banding, resulting in Solid colored mice, a soft gradient is allowed, but should not be a solid stripe, or so dark they are confused as an Agouti. Lighter bellies are more preferred to Back Gradients.

Pink Eyes
Pink eyes Lighten the color of the mouse, so an Argente Mouse is genetically a Pink Eyed Agouti. I tried to keep them aligned, but i can’t remember if I did.
Black becomes Lilac
Blue becomes Silver
Chocolate becomes Champagne
Dove becomes Lavender
Gold becomes Fawn

Albino (Pink eyed White) is essentially a ‘Cover All’ Gene, and will be able to breed as a non Albino.

Dominant rankings.
Agouti-Black-Blue-Chocolate-Gold-Ivory
Dove is a Blue Chocolate

(I know the genetics very well, I’m just tired, lol.)

Markingssss

Self Solid is the most common, minimal white covering toes or tail tip is allowed.
Hereford- Diamond shaped opening on the face, extending over the eyes. Minimal belly markings optional.
Banded- Even white Band going all the way around the midsection of the mouse.
Pied- Any amount of white in excess of Banded. Ears and base of tail are the last to become white.
Dutch - Genetically Pied, but has perfect eye to ear patches, and ‘pants’ (Not Genetically passed on, Rare.)
Varigated - Pants with spots and speckles along the back. Can occasionally have eye markings.
Merle - White hairs intermingling with the base coat, creating a Paler color visually. Some areas have no white hairs, making them look normal.
Roan - Like Merle, with White hairs, giving a paler look, but with no Solid dark patches.
Rumpwhite - White Butt.
Brindle - Striped and shaded darkly from the back. Does not show on Agouti based colors very well. (It is an Agouti extension I believe)
Tan / Spotted Tan - Tan underbelly, shows no mater the other markings. Belly will always be an orange tan. Can be lighter on Pink eyed mice. Cannot be Shaded, must be a solid separation. Not usually ragged looking unless on Longhaired or Curlies.
Fox - Same as Tan but the color is White.
Siamese - pale base with darkened points. Base is an Off white color. Eye color is Dark red, or Black.
Himalayan- PALE base, basically white, with dark, but not too dark, of points. Eye color is Pink
Burmese - Normal base, with darker points. Eye color is Black.
Albino - Not super rare, acts as a mask, and covers the colors of the mouse. Eye color is pink, or Red.

I’m a nerd.