Inked
InkInk/nInk
Similar to piebald, Ink covers the body in a black irregular marking rather than a white one. This marking goes over any marking except markings that explicitly state that they must white, and in non-dominant form, it can cover up to 15%-50% of the body.
In it's dominant form the marking spreads and can cover up to 90% of the body. Dominant ink can also be any colour darker than the base coat, however it must follow normal coat colour rules!
DO NOT USE PURE BLACK WHEN DESIGNING INKED, instead break it to slightly grey or use the sliders below. It must appear black, but the line art under it should still be visible.
Natural Inked can be created by designing your Kuku normally, and then creating a black layer over it with several areas erased away; the same as Piebald.
While visible markings should be clear, non-dominant inked can hide 1-2 markings. In such cases the approver might ask you to specify how the markings are going if they can't spot them out.
Crested goes over inked. Inked is unaffected by Iridescent.
In it's dominant form the marking spreads and can cover up to 90% of the body. Dominant ink can also be any colour darker than the base coat, however it must follow normal coat colour rules!
DO NOT USE PURE BLACK WHEN DESIGNING INKED, instead break it to slightly grey or use the sliders below. It must appear black, but the line art under it should still be visible.
Natural Inked can be created by designing your Kuku normally, and then creating a black layer over it with several areas erased away; the same as Piebald.
While visible markings should be clear, non-dominant inked can hide 1-2 markings. In such cases the approver might ask you to specify how the markings are going if they can't spot them out.
Crested goes over inked. Inked is unaffected by Iridescent.
Marking border allowances:
Common ranges
Prairie ranges
Aerial Ranges
Miniature ranges
How do you make Ink?
Ink is made when you place a black layer over your current design, and then erase large sections and spots, to create an asymmetrical black pattern on your kuku! We have broken down the best way to make Ink below!
Step 1
Start with your base design. This is a simple Amber design with Sable and Pangare to use as a demonstration, though of course your design will look different to start!
Step 2
Create a black layer. This needs to be placed over every marking, as it covers all markings, besides Crested, and any marking that states that it must be white.
Step 3
Now comes the fun part! Take the eraser and start erasing circles and large patches of the black so the rest of your design starts to show through!
Step 4
Keep going! You'll need to keep erasing until you hit at least the 50% mark, and of course there are certain restrictions in place when it comes to the final result, all of which are explained below
What does Ink have to look like?
Ink is a very versatile gene, and can create many eye catching patterns and designs! There's no set way that it has to look across every design, and each design can look completely different! Below are some examples of acceptable Ink.
Here are some dom examples also! Dom Ink allows for more coverage, up to 90%, and for any colour darker than the base coat to be present, however it must still follow marking rules!
So what can't Ink look like?
There are a few different things that Ink can't do. Firstly, Ink cannot mimic other markings, for example, it cannot look like socks, or underbelly. However, this doesn't mean that Ink can't show up in these areas.
Below is a couple of bad examples of what's classed as mimicking, and next to them, acceptable alternatives!
Some other aspects that Ink does not allow for, is for the Ink to be 'painted' on, meaning it does not look like it's been erased. Ink also cannot be too stringy, or wavy, and represent markings like marbled. Ink also cannot make singular large black ovals, cannot make faces, and must not look too unnatural in general, including straight lines, large even areas and triangles. All these are demonstrated in the bad examples below!
As mentioned above, Ink is an asymmetrical marking, so that means both sides of the Kukuri cannot look the same! Asymmetry requires more than just a couple of different holes in different places, it has to look mostly different. This can be simply achieved by changing the edges on the other side, and produce a completely different look!
Below is a good and bad example of asymmetry
Lastly, there are the border textures for Ink! Some texture is of course allowed, but a soft and too wispy/extreme borders are not allowed!
Here are some more examples to show what's acceptable and what's not!
INKED AND HETEROCHROMIA
Inked can create heterochromic eyes almost the same way as the mutation does, but it is not inheritable to offspring (without inked being present of course). Both eye colors come from kukuri's parents, unless the parents are albinos (in which case you can use grandparent's colors).
Also unlike Heterochromia mutation, Inked cannot make the eyes have different colored scleras.
Heterochromia can only appear when the dark area covers one of the eyes, and not the other. Partial heterochromia is not allowed for a Inked.
Also unlike Heterochromia mutation, Inked cannot make the eyes have different colored scleras.
Heterochromia can only appear when the dark area covers one of the eyes, and not the other. Partial heterochromia is not allowed for a Inked.
Examples and ideas for INKED in existing Kukus
(Remember that directly copying a marking idea is not recommended, but rather use them as inspiration):
Dominant:
