#skewbald

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Fenwick Rory by Vicki Johnson Via Flickr: Shetland colt foal by Fenwick Whistle from Sefton Park Raynee

[cheapandlegit]

Looking Back Month Challenge

Day 11: Unusual

Vitaligo/Skewbald Centaur.

I got this Centaur in trade and he spawned a series of art projects, starting with his blushing and face up. He is a hybrid in both doll company and color.

Story below the cut.

So I considered what I wanted to do with that and decided to make his horse parts Skewbald. (Black horses with white patches are "Piebald", any other color with white patches is called "Skewbald.") Upon researching whether the skin under the white patches was also without color, it turns out that yes, white patches on horses also reflect the melanin free areas of their skin.

So I decided that this Centaur's human parts would have vitiligo to match the horse parts.

AFAIK I'm the first person to do this with a BJD Centaur. So he's Unusual.

I named him Neil, which means (among other things) "Cloud". He inspired my BJD&D games and usually makes some kind of appearance as an NPC.

This last game he played "Cloud-Chaser The Magnanimous," the Mayor of the Forest Fairies. (Second photo)

@look-back-month-challenge

[roseandgold137]

rich kid Tim drake with his four different ‘red’ horses

1=bay, 2=skewbald, 3=chestnut, 4=red roan

[horsefriends]

Horse in front of the Grand Tetons by Niketh Vellanki

[of-fur-and-fangs]

🚫bridle

🚫reins

💯teamwork

[fairykukla]

The Skewbald Centaur project is underway!

I got the head and body cleaned up and sprayed with MSC matt.

Then I outlined where I wanted the white patches using white watercolor pencils.

And now I'm filling in the white patches with Pan Pastels.

I used watercolor pencils on the hooves.

For the sections that were on the human portions, I custom blended pastels to try to match the skin tone of the head. It may take a few layers to gain full opacity, but I'm happy so far.

[k-i-l-l-j-o-y]

[robinwonder9]

I won the contest, so I drew the prize