Creates a large blotch of black color haphazardly across the body, as if the creature has been brushed with soot.
May also "paint over" other markings, darkening them or making them totally black.
May be dappled.
Usually NOT affected by dilution genes.
Skin is not affected. Eyes are not affected.
In hooved creatures, mane and tail may be black where the marking touches, and the gene may only manifest on one of these instead of the base coat.
Compare examples to a normal Palomino without Sooty: