Sooty [St]

Marking Type: Normal Marking

Rarity: Common

Sooty causes an uneven scattering of black hairs to occur in the Rukaan's coat. The natural, symmetrical marking darkens areas of the Rukaan's coat beyond the base coats natural range and always displays dappling. It is based on the Sooty marking in horses.

Note: Sooty always causes Dapples. Dapples must be listed in the Free Markings section of the profile if Sooty is present.

Marking Range

Sooty most commonly appears on bonier areas of the body such as leg joints, head and face, back, hips and shoulder.

However, it may occur anywhere on the animal.

It is permissible for this marking to not be visible on the design if 50% of the Rukaan is covered by other markings. Please indicate these in the notes when you submit your designs!

If sooty is present on the Rukaan, dapples must be visible. If sooty is mostly obscured by other markings (such as piebald or leopard appaloosa) dapples do not have to be clearly/fully visible but the sooty must appear soft and uneven and cannot look like a solid marking.

Common Range

Sooty most commonly appears on bonier areas of the body such as leg joints, head and face, back, hips and shoulder.

However, it may occur anywhere on the animal.

Maximum Extent

While sooty can appear anywhere on the animal, above is roughly the maximum extent or area which it can cover.

Typical Expressions of Sooty

R-0332 AvalonSooty has soft gradient edges, often with dappled edges.

Marking Edges and Shape

Sooty is often a gradient or soft marking, but can display light texturing and will always display dappling. Sooty's dappling should always be natural and irregularly-shaped and cannot be perfectly round. For the best effect we recommend erasing the dapples from the sooty gradient to show the color underneath.

Marking Color

Sooty can range from a darker version of the base coat to a rich dark black, but must always be darker than what it sits above.

With dark or black markings, the lineart must still be visible.

R-0468 Eydis

Darker version of base coat

N-005 Bodil

Black sooty

Coat Type Effects

Sooty is not affected by coat type.

Interactions With Other Genes

R-0436 Oyeren

Sooty with Blue

Sooty can be lightened and given a blue color by the blue modifier

Stallo S-011

Sooty with Black Accents

Sooty can blend into edges of Black Accents

R-0048 Ivette

Sooty with Blue

Sooty can be lightened and given a blue color by the blue modifier

N-005 Bodil

Points with Sooty

Points can blend in to Sooty

Color Modifiers

Color modifiers can, but do not have to, change the color of this marking.

- Blue can lighten this marking and give them a blue color
- Dun can lighten this marking and turn it to a darker version of the base coat color
- Wine can lighten this marking and give them a lilac purple color
- Champagne can lighten this marking and give them a brown or golden color
- Olive can lighten this marking and give them 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. Darkening markings can be lightened by grey but will remain darker than what they sit over.
- 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.

Dark markings can blend together. When combined with sharp-edged dark markings (such as black accents, scorch marks or wilde) or soft black marking (such as points), sooty can blend into these markings at the edges if they are the same color.