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Should I repaint the eyes? ...return of the zombie pony
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Katti79x
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Should I repaint the eyes? ...return of the zombie pony

What do you think? Should I gently restore the eyes, or just leave them be?
What is he worth at the moment anyways? Last ones I saw when I was looking over two years ago had faded to turquoise...



EDIT:
So i followed your adwise and thanks to pinkkittywinks Hug I got good photos I could use in the restoration.

The pony had quite a lot of original eyelines and the white parts of the eyes, so I tried to match those colors to the original and not paint over any original paint. I also tried not to make the eyes look too new and \"shiny\" and too tidy, cause he´s not that either Wink

See what you think... cause here he is now:







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cloud_weaver
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

Oh my goodness...to me she just screams paint my eyes back! I can't see!!!

I totally vote for the restoration. Honestly, if I were to want to add her to my collection, I would find her much more appealing if she were less zombie-looking. Scared

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zora
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

i would repaint them too. eyeless ponies scare me O_O

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pinkkittywinks
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

personally i would restore him too, but if you do don't forget to mark that you have repainted his eyes Wink

prices are rather down right now and i would expect him to sell for about $50-$60ish Huh

love pkw xxx

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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

I am against the restoring kind of feeling, but the no eyes thing creeps me out as Zora said too... so I would give it a go!

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hathorcat
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

oh....that gave me a little fright when I clicked on the thread...zombie demon pony

I would restore as well but I am not very competent at doing that kind of thing so if he was mine I would find a lovely customiser to help out...

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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

I would definately give him eyes but unless you're really good at painting them yourself, I would do what hathorcat said and get somebody really skilled to do it for you!

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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

Since he's a HTF pony I agree with the others that you definitely want someone skilled to do the eyes. Many customizers do lovely work, but you want someone with a reputation for "factory-perfect" detail on the eyes Smile . Congrats--he's a pony I'd love to have myself some day.

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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

I was thinking around $40-50... mostly because of the eye! I would definitely get someone to repair the eye if possible.

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Katti79x
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

Thanks for all your opinions. I guess you´re right and I should restore the eyes.
Does anyone have a picture or could take some of Prince Sapphire with good original eyes? Closeups would be fabulous help in restoration.
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes?

Please give him eyes!!!

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Katti79x
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes? ...help please

Could someone please find some photos of the eyes? I would like the restoration be a close to the original as possible.
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pinkkittywinks
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes? ...help please

are both his eyes gone? poor blind zombie prince pony!





i hope these pictures help Smile

love pkw xxx

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Katti79x
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes? ...help please

Yes. Both gone completely. Thanks pinkkittywinks for such awesome photos.
I´m sure I´ll be able to fix that prince with these photos. It seems that the color of the eyes is pretty close to the color of the mane.
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pinkkittywinks
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PostPosted: 0    Post subject: Re: Should I repaint the eyes? ...help please

Happy oh i am glad you are able to fix him.

they are a pale dusky blue like his mane you are right and the pupil and eye liner are a grey colour. i mix up grey and add a spot of brown Wink

love pkw xxx

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