Mythological Loki pony

TigerMoth

TigerMoth

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This custom is based on my interpretation of the mythological figure Loki. He is a trickster figure who delights in spreading chaos and observing the aftermath.



Loki is the first custom whose hair I actually rerooted. Yay! It is a mix of three colours of DMC cotton and gold metallic thread.



I painted the rune kenaz on his magnet hoof where a heart would normally be.




I also made him a cloak to keep him warm in the, um, very cold New Zealand summer. Yes. :rolleyespony:



The symbol in his eye is the rune dagaz, which represents bold change. The markings around his mouth are scars from when he once had his mouth sewn shut.



So there you go. I will one day make a Thor pony to keep him company, but I do not have the base I want for that yet.
 
I'm in love with that hair, it's so intricate. This may be my favourite custom I've ever seen.
 
Wow! Gorgeous job! I've never seen cotton used in a re-hair before, but does it ever look fabulous! He is stunning!
 
Gosh, thanks everyone.

If anyone is thinking about using cotton for their customs, I can report that while it does curl, it doesn't hold the curls very well.
They are already drooping considerably, which is alright if one is just going for the messy/flamey look like myself, but if you like perfect tight curls you may be out of luck.

Basically the hair is a lot thicker and heavier than nylon and as such behaves much as one would expect.

The curls are holding best at the tail, which I believe is partly because it touches the ground and some of the weight is distributed that way and partly because I used smaller curls.

The smaller/tighter curls (on the tail and the forelock) are also the ones where the thicker metallic thread stayed closest to the rest of the cotton where on the rest it has started to fly away.
 
He's stunning. I absolutely love him! The choice of material for hair might have been difficult for you to work with, but the result is beautiful!
 
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