Asymmetry guide

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Asymmetry on Kukus


    Asymmetry can add an extra bit of customization and uniqueness to your kukuri. However, designing asymmetrical markings can be very intimidating.  Whether you're designing a flashy koi, a unique painted, or a quirky minimal black and white, we're here to help!

Remember that all other side of kukuri images must be flipped.

 

Markings That Require Asymmetry


These markings can be intimidating to design, however, markings that require asymmetry such as piebald, koi and inked can be extremely unique, and allow a lot of versatility. Here are a few things to keep in mind before we dive in.

- When creating an asymmetrical design keep in mind that the borders of your kukuri's marking are the most important part of an asymmetrical design, and not the areas that the marking occupies. It is very possible to have both sides of your marking occupy the same areas of the body, and still qualify as asymmetrical. 

- Simply making one arm or leg white, or changing a few small areas of the marking does not count for asymmetry. While we do allow for some identical borders, both sides should be largely unique. 

Correct Ink Combo by Kuku-ri

Faulty Ink Combo by Kuku-ri


Step by Step






Fill in your kukuri with your desired color. We're going to use piebald for this example.



Erase away, and modify your design until you're happy with the results. Make sure your design is following the standards of the gene, since this will save you work with matching the sides later.


Duplicate your layer, and start modifying. Make sure to edit the majority of your lines, whether they're slightly changed or the side looks completely unique.

The most important part of designing an asymmetrical kukuri is modifying the borders so they are unique from one another.


Flip Your Image and Check Your Sides!

Sym4 by Kuku-ri

When you're designing asymmetrical kukus, most of the time certain parts of their body will be visible on both sides. It's important to make sure that these areas match up to one another between views. 

The most common areas you will see overlap are the head, chest, arms and legs. The red lines on the right hand image are to demonstrate the lines of symmetry on your kukuri's body. Any time the kukuri's body is angled towards the viewer, there's a chance that there will be some overlap between sides that needs to be compensated for when creating your other side image. While you don't have to be extremely precise, both sides should resemble each other strongly enough to look like they belong on the same kuku.

Remember when you're designing that your kuku's legs will flip sides.

On this boy's design we can see that while the white on one side cuts along under his neck, it does not on the other side. It just needs a little addition to fix him up.



Once you've defined that your kuku's sides match up to one another, and are within the marking rules, you're done!
 

Optional Asymmetry 


    While markings like piebald and koi will require asymmetry, some markings allow you to choose between the two.  Your change can be as simple as flip flopping the colors of your minimal white between ears, to as complex as completely changing the marking on each side. As long as your marking allows asymmetry, you can change as much, or as little as you want. Keep in mind that you must meet the minimum marking coverage on each side of the kukuri's body, and the marking cannot change colors between sides (with the exception of minimal black and white.)

Some reasons you may want to use optional asymmetry are: Minimal white and black, markings, scars, dye and amputations.


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