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Description
Valefor
~~~FOR SALE: $225.00~~~
Final Fantasy X Dark Shiva
~~~FOR SALE: $125.00~~~
Message me if interested.
DO NOT DISPLAY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME
Like synthetic hair, colored leather is prone to sun-fading. This figure has a lot of dyed purple authentic leather work, with natural-colored bear/acorn-colored leather. Even natural bear/acorn can fade to a very pale cream.
The mask is natural white leather.
This figure stands 11 inches tall, 14 inches wide
(is larger than the original collector Yojimbo vinyl figure.)
Custom figure of the summon Valefor as seen in the Playstation 2 video game Final Fantasy X
Pony base used for this figure is 2 different fakies. Used the body from a large bulky fakie, cut all 4 of the legs off, set the front 2 legs aside, and re-attached the hind legs after making thighs from purple leather structured with thick wire. Painted the attached feet in purple acrylic paints, hand-stitched white talons on the feet, wrapped neutral purple hemp cord around. Cut long triangles of purple leather and stitched varied textures of purple ribbon around for over-top the feet.
Body has a base coat of orange acrylic paint, head has a deep red.
Head is from a Strawberry Shortcake horse, because that was the only type of horse around that had a nice high neck that arched the face forward.
Painted glowing green eyes for contrast, then crafted Valefor’s mask from white leather, painted appropriate details for it in acrylic paints, and stitched the horns from bear/acorn-colored leather and painted details.
He has a lower-mane rooted for a white ponytail- rooted with white wool I purchased from my local county fair via wildwoolfarm.blogspot.com
The wool is very soft.
Uppermane has brown and varied red feathers glued down, thighs has purple feathers, and flanks have the varied red feathers glued in place with 2 strips of the bear leather.
Tail- made a structure of thick wire that goes into the pony, and has individually cut/stitched pieces of purple leather layered in pieces.
Torso- Glued down an orange webbed mesh trim, glazed metallic yellow gold over top. Added two strips of bear leather and detailed in same gold acrylics.
Fastened gold faux vinyl for the chest plates, lined it with strips of bear leather, detailed with light brown hemp cord, put cream feathers overtop for varied texture.
Mini wings are stitched from acorn-colored bear leather, painted in varied red/gold acrylics with a painted mesh over top the base with 3 stripes of leather wrapped around. Finished with a 3-ringed silver trinket with a nice amber-colored bead with a red leaf on top wired to the rings.
Wings- drew them out on card stock for a pattern. Cut the pattern into pieces, and traced them out on purple leather. Stitched all the pieces together. Trimmed down the pattern for the inner yellow-piece, trace it out and fastened to the purple. Painted orange and cream shading on the yellow inner layer, added thick wires to structure. Lined the area with strips of bear leather, detailed with orange and brown hemp cording. Top layer of the purple wings have a painted purple webbed lace to add texture, with 2 colors of purple hemp cord.
Bought a silver display stand from Michaels to hang him on to keep him up~
Also pictured here is a Dark Shiva custom pony figure, here's her info:
Dark Shiva description:
I’ve done a couple regular Shiva customs long time ago in my beginner years but after playing FFX remaster with the encounters of the dark aeons, I decided a nice 9 inch tall zilla-sized Dark Shiva custom would be a nice change of pace.
Pony base was originally a giant talking Celestia with light up moving wings. Those things are now gone.
Removing the head on these is extremely difficult, because the body is a very hard plastic but the head is still rubber that ables hair to still be punctured in, and the inner neck plug is extremely tall and hard, and the neck around it is thin. Even boiling doesn’t help much. Just have to slowly, eventually slice away with exacto blade.
Pony base coated in white gesso to give the acrylics a surface texture to bond to, full body repaint in hand blend of acrylics. Eyes and face painted, legs and flanks painted in Shiva’s pattern but her dark version has it in browns instead of blue/white. All paint sealed in Artists Varnish. Eye pupils are giant rhinestones.
Mane and tail are rooted in nylon mlp dollyhair in the colors daiquiri ice, Barbie saran mint ice, sunlight, and a custom blend of white chocolate/oyster shell.
Metal hoops and arrows are tied to strands of her hair, and strips of real red leather are tied and woven in. Dyed leather is prone to fading in sunlight if displayed in direct sunlight for long periods of time (like months).
Some help cord tied her hair in place and I touched up the knots with tacky glue to secure her hair accessories.
She has a dark brown leather headband.
She has a hand stitched bikini. Bottoms are stitched from a beige sequin material, with strips of beige and brown leather to detail. Red rhinestones to finish.
Top part of the bikini on her front chest is thick dark brown leather on one wide with beige webbed trim glued over top, lined with beige hemp cord. Right side is 6 pieces of neutral purple sheer scarf material stitched over top of a white shiny material with strands of beads stitched to detail.
Mid section is medium brown suede beige sequin material lining.
Her large flowy sashes are a sheer light gray scarf material that I custom dyed with pink and navy blue Rit Dyes, and yellow on the tiny innermost sash on her flank.
Painted on yellow acrylic detail.
Her front leg accessories are stitched and tied on stretchy neutral brown material with 3 strands of beads accessorizing, and purple fantasy film stitched on one side.
Red rhinestones detail one side of the brown half of the bikini top, and her necklace is in 3 layers- 2 layers of beads strung on floral wire and the top layer is aqua ribbon.
Tail accessory is purple chain with purple ribbon woven through it, with a painted leaf bead attached with thick silver wire and a silver arrow trinket.
