Frosting [Fr]

Marking Type: Normal Marking

Rarity: Common

Frosting is a natural, pale symmetrical marking that resembles icy, frost-tipped fur by causing the ends of the Rukaan's hairs to lighten in certain areas of the body. Frosting mainly occurs on the longest hairs of the body and focuses on the shoulder, neck, and rump of the Rukaan.

Marking Range and Extent

Minimum Coverage

Illustration above shows minimum amount of frosting. As long as this amount of the marking is visible, it can appear anywhere in the marking's range and does not have to appear on the back of the neck.

Maximum Range

Shown above is the maximum range and maximum extent for the marking. Marking can cover this entire range. See below for maximum range on other coat types.

Maximum Range on Plume

Maximum Range on Stockings

Maximum Range on Crowned

Maximum Range on Crested

Maximum Range on Royal

Maximum Range on Cloaked

Maximum Range on Sleek

Frosting is not visible on Sleek coat due to the lack of long hairs. Mismarked Frosting, however, can be visible on Sleek coat.

Typical Expressions of Frosting

R-200 Merloo

Soft Gradient Frosted Edge

R-0018 Tallador

Subtle Fur Texture Frosted Edge

Marking Edges

Frosting may display as a soft gradient marking or can include subtle fur texture. Edges must be soft.

Marking Color

Frosting must always be lighter than the markings it sits over and should never be more saturated in color than the base coat. It can be white, silvery, creamy, or a lighter version of the base coat. It can be very pale or only slightly lighter than what it sits above.

Please note that layer effects (such as screen, soft light, overlay, etc) in image editing software may change the saturation or color of your markings. If you are using non-standard layers, please check your saturation and hue before submitting to make sure they are consistent with the design guides.

White

Silvery

Creamy

Lighter Version of Base Coat

Skin/Eye Color Effects

This marking has no effect on skin color. Use a normal, undiluted flesh color.

Eye color is not affected by this gene.

Element Effects

Effect on Metal and Gemstone elements: None

Effect on Ancient element: None

Coat Type Effects

Coat type determines the maximum range of the marking based on the distribution of longer hairs on the body. See maximum range section.

R-0504 Silverence

Frosting on the longer hairs of a Cloaked Rukaan.

Interactions With Other Genes

R-0534 Mahti

Frosting with Blue

Blue can make frosting a desaturated blue

R-0257 Christopher

Frosting with Roan

Frosting can blend into edges of roan

R-0502 Adelaide

Frosting with Pangare

Frosting can blend into edges of pangare

R-0561 Lemon Seed

Frosting with Champagne and Snowline

Champagne can give frosting a creamy golden color. Frosting can blend into edges of snowline

Color Modifiers

- Blue can give frosting a silver-blue color
- Wine can give frosting a lilac purple color
- Champagne can give frosting a golden-cream color
- Olive can give frosting a mossy green color
- Grey will affect all lightening and darkening markings and desaturate/lighten them to the same extent that it desaturates/lightens the base coat. Lightening markings can be obscured by grey if the grey is white or nearly white. They do not have to be visible on very pale grey coats.
- Tint can change the color of this marking to a color from any color palette in the species

White Markings go over this marking. All other markings can go over or under.

Soft-edged light markings can blend together. Frosting will often blend together with other soft-edged lightening genes such as Pangare, Snowline, Skunk or Roan.