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Still have a lot of work to do on this guy, but thought I'd share what I've got so far.

This cape was *really* hard to work with for a few reasons. The most difficult of which is that as a yearling or perhaps a little older the deer is really small around the neck, but long in the face. There were NO forms that fit this deer so I had to do a lot of modification. It also didn't help that I didn't have any pre skin measurements.

Also this cape has been in someone's freezer for the past five years which made the leather tough as nails to stitch through!

The antlers are tilted too far forward. When I first set them they were right, but somehow when I went to put them back on later they ended up tilted. Can't fix that now.

His ears were so small that even the smallest non-fawn ear liners didn't fit and I had to carve my own.

There was a six inch slit in the throat that needed fixing as well as a three inch in the back of the ear. Oh and both ears were blown.

So I won't be winning any competitions with this guy, but I think I'll like him when he's done anyway.
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~PrepareForImpact Nov 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow, that a lovely skin! Piebalds are certainly easy on the eyes ^ _ ^
Sounds like he's caused you a bit of trouble ;D So far he looks pretty good though, i'm looking forward to the finished result!
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~Phoenix-Cry Nov 27, 2012
Piebalds are my all time fav!

I will be finishing up this buck tomorrow! I'm going to try a new trick on the nose texture.
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~Burrs-and-Furs Nov 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That is an epic looking piebald!
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~Phoenix-Cry Nov 25, 2012
Thank you! He'll be even better when he's done! I just love how much white he has.
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~ShadiSin Nov 24, 2012
.. I WANT HIM. Argh he's so handsome, even with flaws!
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~Phoenix-Cry Nov 24, 2012
Thanks! He's a prize buck despite his tiny size!
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~ShadiSin Nov 24, 2012
Yep!

Also, Gannet's ears broke so I tried to re-do them myself with new replacements.. fail.. the stitch work sucks and one ear flopped over because I could NOT friggin fix them enough to put earliners in.. but on the bright side, with the flopped ear he looks cute! :p I took him to the pet store and everyone thought he was a regular dog..
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~Phoenix-Cry Nov 24, 2012
Oh no! I'm really suprised they broke. I'm glad the new ones look cute though!
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~ShadiSin Nov 25, 2012
They broke because my little cousin went ape shit beating his head on everything.. nearly ruined his nose, too :( so I need to repaint it and.. yeah..
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~Phoenix-Cry Nov 25, 2012
Oh. yeah, hard to defend against insane cousin!!
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