nDn/DnDn | Common
Dun is a common marking that creates a solid marking on the back, neck and tail of your Kodai. It creates barring on the shoulder, and in dominant form, it'll create barring on the legs and forehead.
Dun can have either a hard edge, or a slightly soft edge. If it gets to be slightly too blended, it may be sent for corrections!
Dun must be darker than the base!
Dun Guide
Dun can be present along the top of the mane line, or on the back where it meets the mane. At least the main dorsal stripe should be present, the barring stripes are optional! Barring stripes can occassionally be disconnected from the dorsal stripe.
The marking edges must be hard, and cannot be soft like above. The marking must also be darker than the base, and cannot have completely separate barring striping that is nowhere near the dorsal stripe.
Dun cannot solely color the Maned area in order to pass, it must show beyond the Maned area if coloring the mane fully.
Dun can also be nuanced! This is when the marking is slightly erased to show the color that's beneath. It should be subtle, and should not change how the marking appears, or make it look like another marking entirely!
When using a nuance, you should still be able to see the marking edges, like the above example. If too much is erased, your design may be sent back to corrections!
Nuance does not allow for the marking to completely fade away, or have the markings edge only just visible. Nuance should be subtle!
Accepted Examples