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ponypie — Another Pony Rehairing Guide

Published: 2011-09-27 19:05:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 3931; Favourites: 87; Downloads: 32
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Description There are any number of perfectly valid ways to rehair a pony, and everyone who does it ultimately does it however feels right for them.

That said, we all start somewhere, and that's usually with a tutorial. And then, especially when you're starting out, having tutorials for different approaches can help you get a strong start towards figuring out what they'll be most comfortable with.

This is a tutorial for rehairing a pony's mane in the way that I've found is most comfortable from me, after starting with ~CustomAnon 's two fantastic guides . I doubt I'd have made it this far without all of the incredible tutorials that have been generously posted in that gallery.

Anyway... I just figured I might as well share my own method, even though it's extremely close to ~CustomAnon 's first one . I also hit on a few additional points that I'd found notable, so I think that there's a reasonable chance it might do someone out there some good.

I don't have any immediate plans to write up tutorials for any of the other parts of custom pony creation, but if people find this one particularly helpful, I might give it a try. I'm not expecting terribly much demand, though, given that there isn't as much variation in those steps and there are some wonderful guides already out there.
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Comments: 11

StareyedInLA [2012-10-07 07:42:54 +0000 UTC]

I have a question to ask. How do you get the plug back into the pony's head? I'm customizing my first pony toy and I can't get the plug back in the head hole. And it doesn't help that I'm customizing a unicorn and after a while, it hurts my hands.

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ponypie In reply to StareyedInLA [2012-10-08 21:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Personally, I heat up the head with a desk lamp to get the plastic nice and stretchy. With that done, it's seldom especially difficult, though you do need to be careful of any custom paint job you may have done.

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ImmortalSasuko [2012-03-26 02:23:10 +0000 UTC]

There's a lot easier way, watch this <[link]

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ponypie In reply to ImmortalSasuko [2012-03-28 00:09:24 +0000 UTC]

She's using a rerooting tool. Rerooting tools /do/ make things easier, but there's a trade off in how secure the hair is. Consequently, you have to use glue on the inside of the head to anchor the hair and it still isn't as reliable as doing it with a method like this one or the ones detailed by CustomAnon.

Ultimately, it's a matter of personal preference, but I'm willing to invest the extra time and effort for the uncertainty it spares me.

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ImmortalSasuko In reply to ponypie [2012-03-28 04:18:42 +0000 UTC]

Ok, I'm just one for laziness and easiness, I prefer to use the rerooting tool to save time.

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ponypie In reply to ImmortalSasuko [2012-03-28 17:37:11 +0000 UTC]

Nothing wrong with that! Everyone has their own inclinations on the matter.

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ImmortalSasuko In reply to ponypie [2012-03-28 22:40:50 +0000 UTC]

Ok, thanks

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FlossyEyes [2012-02-22 21:05:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for doing this!

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ponypie In reply to FlossyEyes [2012-02-29 03:28:37 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! Hope it helped.

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FlossyEyes In reply to ponypie [2012-02-29 17:51:07 +0000 UTC]

it did ^^

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StarLilly08 [2011-09-28 09:37:12 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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