Highway (Common Markings)

Highway

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Highway is a marking that adds either multiple patches, a blanket, or a stripe along the back of the beast. All those options must be soft-edged and contain a hard-edged patch or stripe of lighter color inside of them.
The lighter stripes may vary in thickness and do not have to strictly follow the direction of the underlying darker patch / stripe. Be careful not to create any too drastic swirls and shapes though, as it should still look natural!
This marking was inspired by the highway morph found in ball python snakes, feel free to take them as inspiration if you have troubles designing your beast!
 
HighwayIlluExampleDesign1HighwayIlluExampleDesign2HighwayIlluExampleDesign3

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Relevant to: Base
Value: –
Edge: –
Breaks: Yes
Holes: No
Fading: No
Can be white: No
Layering: Designer’s choice
Hides other genes: No

Quick Facts Guide

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Colors

Base patch / blanket / stripe
The underlying patch, blanket or stripe is relevant to and will always be darker than the base coat color of the beast.
 
Inner patch / stripe
The inner patch or stripe is relevant to and will always be lighter than the base coat color of the beast.

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Edges

Base patch / blanket / stripe
The underlying patch, blanket or stripe must have a soft edge.
EdgeIlluSoft1 EdgeIlluSoft2 EdgeIlluSoft3
 
Inner patch / stripe
The inner patch or stripe must have a hard edge.
EdgeIlluHard

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Design Notes

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Combinations with other markings

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Ranges

Maximum Range

HighwayIlluRangeSaberV1

HighwayIlluRangeSaberV2

HighwayIlluRangeAncientSaber

HighwayIlluRangeDireWorgV1

HighwayIlluRangeDireWorgV2

HighwayIlluRangeEquusV1

HighwayIlluRangeEquusV2

HighwayIlluRangeUrsusV1

HighwayIlluRangeUrsusV2

HighwayIlluRangeMegaloceros

HighwayIlluRangeTerrorBird

HighwayIlluRangeMammoth

Minimum Range
Highway has no distinct minimum range, but must be present in a noticeable way on the beast.

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Good examples:

Example coming soon!

Example coming soon!

Example coming soon!

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!