Finishing off the design with the selection of a pink nose. Darker areas had been blocked in previously as the natural markings one can find around the nostrils.

Wanted to make sure the white of the ears and the dark tip were seamless so Kat found herself switching back and forth.

Waiting for the last bit of paint to dry before sending off pics to our client.

With the final coats on our painted design, it was time to add our secondary colors, mixed for the sake of making our UV reactive painjob pop even more. With respect to the character’s goatee, a small brush was used to create the impression of hair the best way it might look on a rubber tiger.

Just waiting for my stripes to dry. With the area cut in for the EL wire, it did take a few revisits to the edges, and some fine work with a tool.

Getting there, and Kat has reached the center of the head

This became a great marker to keep my stripe work flowing in the right direction. This is just one of many stripes that essentially were a reproduction of the stripes from Quietfire Version 1.

Kat just went on a whim and chose to work from the cheeks and work my way to the back of the hood

A god jackal of a different gold. Client changed things up and so we went goldenrod in place of our metallic gold. Tapered lines make up the ear’s overall design, enhancing the contours of the inner ear. Based from a client reference, the eyes break a bit from the standard close quarters of eye outlines. With use of our new accessory options, things are topped off with matching intake valves.

A god jackal of a different gold. Client changed things up and so we went goldenrod in place of our metallic gold. Tapered lines make up the ear’s overall design, enhancing the contours of the inner ear. Based from a client reference, the eyes break a bit from the standard close quarters of eye outlines. With use of our new accessory options, things are topped off with matching intake valves.

A god Jackal of a different gold. Client changed things up and so we went goldenrod in place of our metallic gold. Tapered lines make up the ear’s overall design, enhancing the contours of the inner ear. Based from a client reference, the eyes break a bit from the standard close quarters of eye outlines. With use of our new accessory options, things are topped off with matching intake valves.

A god jackal of a different gold. Client changed things up and so we went goldenrod in place of our metallic gold. Tapered lines make up the ear’s overall design, enhancing the contours of the inner ear. Based from a client reference, the eyes break a bit from the standard close quarters of eye outlines. With use of our new accessory options, things are topped off with matching intake valves.

With all the horses we have painted, its time to return to the vision of a majestic bay horse. With the many forests in its destination land, you can assure that the warmth of a gentle equine will greet you. Applying a chocolate coat with some red pigment, a black area is stark along the front of its muzzle and nostrils. Upon the forehead a white blaze is painted, hinting at a diamond shape. Using some soft blending, we did our best to blend the solid strong brown with the painted on areas of our mask. The diamond was painted with a bit of a wiggle, with different sized strokes at the edges. We hope the wiggle worked into the blaze reflects movement in our work. This pony is bound for lands oversea, with intention placed in the mask to exhibit its unbridled nature.

With all the horses we have painted, its time to return to the vision of a majestic bay horse. With the many forests in its destination land, you can assure that the warmth of a gentle equine will greet you. Applying a chocolate coat with some red pigment, a black area is stark along the front of its muzzle and nostrils. Upon the forehead a white blaze is painted, hinting at a diamond shape. Using some soft blending, we did our best to blend the solid strong brown with the painted on areas of our mask. The diamond was painted with a bit of a wiggle, with different sized strokes at the edges. We hope the wiggle worked into the blaze reflects movement in our work. This pony is bound for lands oversea, with intention placed in the mask to exhibit its unbridled nature.

With all the horses we have painted, its time to return to the vision of a majestic bay horse. With the many forests in its destination land, you can assure that the warmth of a gentle equine will greet you. Applying a chocolate coat with some red pigment, a black area is stark along the front of its muzzle and nostrils. Upon the forehead a white blaze is painted, hinting at a diamond shape. Using some soft blending, we did our best to blend the solid strong brown with the painted on areas of our mask. The diamond was painted with a bit of a wiggle, with different sized strokes at the edges. We hope the wiggle worked into the blaze reflects movement in our work. This pony is bound for lands oversea, with intention placed in the mask to exhibit its unbridled nature.

With all the horses we have painted, its time to return to the vision of a majestic bay horse. With the many forests in its destination land, you can assure that the warmth of a gentle equine will greet you. Applying a chocolate coat with some red pigment, a black area is stark along the front of its muzzle and nostrils. Upon the forehead a white blaze is painted, hinting at a diamond shape. Using some soft blending, we did our best to blend the solid strong brown with the painted on areas of our mask. The diamond was painted with a bit of a wiggle, with different sized strokes at the edges. We hope the wiggle worked into the blaze reflects movement in our work. This pony is bound for lands oversea, with intention placed in the mask to exhibit its unbridled nature.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

In the snowy mountains, the snow leopard hides with greys and whites. Its about being low key and mellow, stealth and large paws built to work around snowy terrain. These are adaptive creatures, streamlined for warmth. Another snow leopard crosses our path, with a flair in its eyes and heart. Our greyscale scheme started with a mid grey coat, and a splash of white. Our brushed design takes on realism, including continued use of real life references. The ears are capped on the back with black, and the white block is blended in. We gave a nice (but bright) pink nose, and the choice of yellow lenses helped bring some color out in the overall design.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

The thick encasement of a hooded jackal, with the touch of hot flames. This was a great project to try and warm us up… figuratively speaking, of course. With a rough premise of creating a hardcore design in our UV red paint, it took some fiddling to get a design that we (and the customer) could be happy with. With a mix from previous god paint designs, the ears are rendered with an outline that tapers at the bottom and thick horizontal lines along the contours. The eyes are the most intense when the UV light is on, lined with triangular flames, with a middle one extending down each cheek. It has made its voyage over to Europe and is bound to heat up any club it walks into.

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

UV Jackals are great for dark clubs and and attracts many while enjoying nightlife. Another request came in for using UV green paint in place of our signature gold for “godpaint”. With wyes and hoses connectors on the order, the customer was able to receive matching UV green connectors. This jackal roams areas halfway around the world from the jackal lab, turning heads and hopefully giving people reason to hold their breath as they witness the entire outfit. 😉

With our colors solidified, we load the syringes for the final work in UV pigments… Kat was getting pumped…

Experiment with a denser form of sparkles for a pony mask

More paint progress…

Applying and reapplying the white in the eyes. Double tool action!

Just a brush…

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

Sometimes you are trapped between the kind of mythical creature that you want to be. Between equine energies and the dragon, this creation ended up with three light blue horns. Usually the nostrils get modified for dragon orders but the commissioner left it as the horse aspect of this vision, especially with ears absent. Some of the design elements were inspired by Asian deco art. The S-shape horn complements the curved lines finely done with gold…a nightmare in itself when working on symmetry.

…. yup, that diamond was just a bit too sharp for the client’s liking. With some precision, it was smoothed out and made a bit more organic

60% of the way in, but there is something not quite right….

Stripes are often created using flexible paper templates. The first coat wont look so great, but it allows a “trace” of the stripes around the mask’s curves.

One of the important design tools…

Even our shop pony likes to get all dressed up to hang out with fellow ponies at con.

In progress shot of Kauko’s paintjob on the forehead

Kauko’s mask featured the tear mark and a match with the markings on the brow.

We saw many of our friends and peers at FC2014. With everyone getting ready for going down to the lobby, this pic just happened spontaneously.

More progress on the whisker lines of Neirin’s mask.

Tried to refine the direction of the linework inside the ear.

Screencap from a mockup-in progress. The completed image was later sent to Neirin for review.

Preliminary mockup for our customer to assess where they wanted the design to go. This was the one chosen out of all of them.

The rosettes had to be painted in increments. Here are many spots in various stages of drying.

Kat decided to don her mask while painting another similiar creature. Feline bonding.

An almost complete paintjob amongst the trees of our Southern California home. Kat painted this on our deck

Fine lines detailed the eye of our second (ever) Bast Mask.

Last minute change of plans had us transferring a complete design to a muzzle mount HG1. Wasnt my plan but great practice.

Detail showing the ankh for the forehead, as the last section of linework is applied to the mask.

The paint along the eyes was drying just as the inner ear paint was applied with the same paint color. See the difference between wet and dry paint

Work in Progress for Lunar-Belle. When masks are painted with feathered edges, a light but firm line is often applied first. This blocks in the shape and declares boundaries

Placing the center of rosettes upon our second Snow Leopard mask.

Total accident in how the photo came out. A sleek coat can look positively dreamy.

Yin vs Yang…who shall win?

Snuggling Quietfire’s ‘head’ while I work.

Placing the center of rosettes upon our second Snow Leopard mask.

The zorse has become vain, we think. Really, the mirror was helpful in achieving symetry and getting a full idea of proper flow for the markings.

Refinement of the stripes, narrowing and widening for a natural looking zebra pattern.

More of the masks back, flowing into the short mohawk…

In progress of painting Spottacus\\\\’ Cherval mask

One of our masks was returned by the postal service. Suddenly we had 2 unicorns with flames and lightening bolts engraved into the head.