Bald
Bald is a marking that adds a white patch to the beast’s face and may be extended towards the neck.
The marking must always be present on the face in some way (e.g. in form of a small stripe from nose to forehead, covering parts of the cheeks, etc.) and may be used similarly to Scruff and Unders when it comes to the neck coverage.
Adding around two (2) to three (3) larger holes is possible as well. Be careful to not make it look too much like Pied though!
The color of it can be pure white (HEX: #FFFFFF, RGB: rgb(255,255,255)), but slightly off-white colors are okay too as long as it is still recognizable as white, looks natural, and is not overly yellow or blue.
This marking was inspired by bald eagles and other birds and horses having similar, large blaze markings, feel free to take them as inspiration if you have troubles designing your beast!
Relevant to: –
Value: White
Edge: Hard or Textured (Hard)
Breaks: No
Holes: Yes
Fading: No
Layering: Covers
Hides other genes: Yes
Colors
As a white marking, Bald may be using pure white (HEX: #FFFFFF, RGB: rgb(255,255,255)) as well as slightly off-white colors as long as they are still recognizable as white, look natural and are not overly yellow or blue.
Feel free to use the following swatch one if you feel uncomfortable picking your own colors!
Please open the sta.sh link by clicking on the swatch and save the image, as taking colors from screenshots or copy-pasted versions might influence the colors. This often leads us to not being able to find the corresponding color on the swatch, and we have to send your design to corrections!
Edges
Bald must have either a hard edge or be textured with a hard edge.
Design Notes
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Combinations with other markings
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Ranges
Maximum Range
Minimum Range
Bald has no distinct minimum range but must be present in a noticeable way (at least a white patch around nose, mouth and eyes) on the beast.
Good examples:
Feel free to search for this marking in our CaveSpeaker gallery to get some inspiration or a better grasp of the marking.
However, be careful of old designs as they might be illegal by now due to previous rule changes!
Please do not just copy existing designs either, as those are the property of their designer!