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Description Sweet mother of Celestia. This tutorial is huge! This is probably because I thought Twilight's tutorial wasn't quite ridiculously huge enough, so I made a conscious and purposeful decision to make this one much larger. I'd calculate how much longer this tutorial is compared to Fluttershy's , Rarity's , and Pinkie Pie's tutorials, but then I would cry. I have a feeling that the next tutorial will be smaller, but I'm not sure if I want to break my streak of monstrosity creation.

Anyway, I cannot thank everyone enough for their support in the form of comments and questions and displays of their efforts, both on deviantART and in this ponychan thread that had the bits and bytes bombed out of it. Although I stick to intended due dates like water sticks to those fancy stain-proof pants you see in commercials that probably do not work as well in real life, your friendly comments, faves, and cries for styling assistance fuel my energies to make the magic happen.

And, of course, My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, and the Hasbro toys are all owned by Hasbro.

Also, sorry to those of you that favourited and commented under this deviation before I had to delete and re-upload. DeviantART usually lets me edit the tutorial file so I can add the link to the deviation inside the deviation, but this time something had gone wrong.

EDIT: . . . and the sextet is complete with my tutorial for Applejack !
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MlpPrincess-Twilight [2017-01-02 09:44:57 +0000 UTC]

Maybe I do hair.

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Miko-The-Fox [2016-07-20 00:05:46 +0000 UTC]

Question: Will this still work on the new poseable ponies? I have a poseable RD, Fluttershy, and Twi, btu I dunno how well it'd work. (also, one of my Flutters, I have 3 BTW, has a mane or tail, can't remember, simalar to the show, so I'm happy with that, I kept the small pnik elastic she came with in her tail/mane and fiddled around with my fingers, she came out nice.)Β 

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countschlick In reply to Miko-The-Fox [2016-07-20 20:14:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm pretty sure it will. It looks like the hair amount, head shape, and general proportions are all roughly the same. You may have to be a little careful with Fluttershy's tutorial because it involves wrapping hair and elastics around legs, but I think it should still work out fine.

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Miko-The-Fox In reply to countschlick [2016-07-20 20:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Got it! So I shouldn't touch the wings then, cause when the wings are pinched together, the legs move forwar. ._. Might break the toy or the elastics if I try that XD

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gfizlife [2016-06-26 15:52:16 +0000 UTC]

I used this on my Lyra as well (they seem to have similar manes)

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Esmerose1 [2016-04-11 13:28:37 +0000 UTC]

It's really small!

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ZiddersRoofurry [2015-07-15 07:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Of course it's awesome. It's Dash. Like it could ever NOT rock!

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TheGreatEater [2015-06-17 18:50:55 +0000 UTC]

What exactly is her mane style called? I tried looking it up, but nothing pops up.Β 

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countschlick In reply to TheGreatEater [2015-06-18 02:12:49 +0000 UTC]

Eh, it is kind of hard to say, but it looks like some type of layered razor cut.

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TheGreatEater In reply to countschlick [2015-06-20 16:33:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Yeah, it's been bugging me that it's one of the most common hairstyles there. But I can't find an exact name for it. Still ... layered Razor cut works ^_^.

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Mutant-Girl013 [2015-06-08 12:03:04 +0000 UTC]

im so going to try thisΒ 

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ShootingStarIsBest [2014-08-25 01:11:56 +0000 UTC]

YOU GUYS HAVE TO STOP CUTTING THE MANES I DON'T CUT THEM AND I STYLE THE MANES JUST FINE!!!Β  Β 

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KimberlyTheHedgie In reply to ShootingStarIsBest [2015-03-04 00:33:14 +0000 UTC]

...Do you feel better if I tell you that I made Applejack's mane with bangs and ponytails without cutting it?
And she came without the two sections of "bang hair".

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ShootingStarIsBest In reply to KimberlyTheHedgie [2015-04-19 14:46:15 +0000 UTC]

cool and im sorry if i made u sad or mad

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KimberlyTheHedgie In reply to ShootingStarIsBest [2015-04-19 18:02:47 +0000 UTC]

Why would you make me mad, bro? I know how it feels, I can get mad when I see a good and simple tutorial... That makes you cut off you ponies' hair. I of course cut a piece of messy hair if it doesn't belong there, but nothing that changes the original view. My greatest cuttings are on tails, when there's a huge mess on it.

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AdelaideQueen In reply to ShootingStarIsBest [2014-09-28 07:55:01 +0000 UTC]

baw

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ShootingStarIsBest In reply to AdelaideQueen [2014-09-28 11:55:19 +0000 UTC]

yea baw to you to mane cutter

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AdelaideQueen In reply to ShootingStarIsBest [2014-09-28 11:56:49 +0000 UTC]

BAWW CUTTING FICTIONAL PONIES HAIR IS SO EVIL EVEN THOUGH I GAVE HER A BETA HAR CUT!1

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ShootingStarIsBest In reply to AdelaideQueen [2014-09-28 14:29:10 +0000 UTC]

yea what ever i don't cut my ponies mane but i lost apple bloom

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AdelaideQueen In reply to ShootingStarIsBest [2014-09-29 00:48:10 +0000 UTC]

ok

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Coffee-Buns [2014-08-14 17:17:30 +0000 UTC]

very cool! i love seeing people edit toys/dolls like this : )

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SabathePony [2014-07-12 13:21:34 +0000 UTC]

i did this on my cousins pony and it looked great!

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Rain-Splash-pony [2014-04-20 19:10:08 +0000 UTC]

Can you do a tutorial on how to style those annoying glittery strands that are in most of the smaller MLP toys' hair? They always stick out at odd angles when I style the hair this way.

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countschlick In reply to Rain-Splash-pony [2014-04-20 21:50:58 +0000 UTC]

I've heard mixed things about how successful one can style those glittery hair strands. I would suggest just cutting them out of the rest of the hair before styling.

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sparkdash [2014-04-10 11:12:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm definitely trying(and failing)this!

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koomer [2014-03-25 23:10:31 +0000 UTC]

wow your really good!

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WowToTheWow [2014-03-20 04:14:22 +0000 UTC]

omg that's so cool!

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CocoaSmiles [2014-03-04 21:43:48 +0000 UTC]

she..her tail loks kinda like raritys colors from some angles but nice jobb!

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Westfallen [2014-01-02 23:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Ha, I loved using your tutorial for my Dash: adequate enough detail as well as extremely helpful illustrations.
Funnily enough, the look I created makes her appear more like "athletic mom" than tomboy. XD

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TheHerbalCreative [2013-12-28 22:32:00 +0000 UTC]

Again, I just want to say you are awesome! that is all.Β 

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Phantom-Excor [2013-12-22 02:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Random question: Have you attempted any of these hair styling tutorials with the Buildabear workshop versions of the toys?

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Swellow32 In reply to Phantom-Excor [2014-01-27 23:19:25 +0000 UTC]

Whoawhowho they have friggin b-a-b rd life set

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countschlick In reply to Phantom-Excor [2013-12-22 21:59:59 +0000 UTC]

No, I haven't. I worry that they may not have enough hair to be styled the way I styled these ponies.

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2PoniesAndReviews [2013-12-17 08:48:41 +0000 UTC]

This truly is impossible for me, no offence...

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SydneyitsSydneyYo [2013-11-17 02:26:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!!

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awelcruiz [2013-10-15 03:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Looks good. Think you'll cover the TRU exclusive favorites collection ponies like Derpy, Lyra, DJ Pon-3, etc.? I'd be down with that.


Derpy does seem similar looking to Rainbow Dash. Β Her cutie mark is on the other side though, so maybe I'll just reverse these instructions and make slightly different cuts.

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countschlick In reply to awelcruiz [2013-10-15 21:16:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to be pretty busy for a while at school, so I don't think I'll have time to make more tutorials any time soon. You, however, are right. Derpy is very similar to RD hair-wise. She has one less spike in her bangs, but it is identical otherwise.

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GodsOnVacation [2013-10-12 03:18:48 +0000 UTC]

I saw someone use the main hair to fill in the tail will proper colors after they gave her a trim it looks pretty good. as does this.

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Nicoleene [2013-10-08 00:42:48 +0000 UTC]

What if one just splitted RD's hair and cutted it?

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countschlick In reply to Nicoleene [2013-10-08 03:58:42 +0000 UTC]

In the package, RD's hair is usually hanging to the side. With her bangs shortened but not heat set in place, her hair would not cover her forehead. Rather, it would just stick straight up and off to the side slightly.

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Nicoleene In reply to countschlick [2013-10-13 02:35:56 +0000 UTC]

yeah :/ , exactly happened to my RD. but i had no time to style her hair ;;

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Hidden-Mist-Shinobi [2013-10-03 10:10:15 +0000 UTC]

Can this work with the tinsel hair visions?

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countschlick In reply to Hidden-Mist-Shinobi [2013-10-03 20:31:06 +0000 UTC]

Tinsel is tricky. Because it does not act like regular pony hair, when you style it, it tends to make a mess. I have seen at least one styled pony where this did not occur, but most people remove the tinsel hair before styling, so they don't have to worry about it.

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Randomdoom29 [2013-09-28 02:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Would this work with, say one of those Build-a-Bear Plushies?

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countschlick In reply to Randomdoom29 [2013-09-28 17:22:48 +0000 UTC]

I was wondering about that. I haven't tried, but it looks like the Build-a-Bear plushies do not have enough hair, especially for RD's bangs.

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Nicoleene In reply to countschlick [2013-10-05 00:51:08 +0000 UTC]

RD already has bangs, though.

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countschlick In reply to Nicoleene [2013-10-05 18:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Yes, although they are not big, spiky ones.

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Duraciam [2013-09-23 13:54:28 +0000 UTC]

20%cooler and awesome hairΒ Β 

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maybirdfan [2013-09-16 02:04:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I wish I had found this before I mangled my RD's hair. Now she looks like a country lesbian. It's not bad, just, not RD...

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chichi2000fgh [2013-09-16 01:46:20 +0000 UTC]

psht i could do that in 10 second flat and i bet it would be about 20% cooler too

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