Striation

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Genetics

Genotype options:

Appearance

Striation causes striping either horizontally, diagonally, or vertically along the body, with an optional soft light gradient "under" the stripes, making them stand out more.

The stripes should always be darker than the coat (anywhere from slightly darker to black), while the optional accents should be lighter than the coat (anywhere from slightly lighter to white)

Stripes from striation should always be fairly straight (can have a natural "uneven-ness" to them), and the majority of the stripes should be complete and unbroken and not "merging" with other stripes. Some stripes can have a broken/spotty appearance, as if a pen ran out of ink while drawing them. Some stripes can also merge into other stripes, as seen on the "zebra" example below.

Always goes below white patterns.

Minimum requirement:

At least one stripe somewhere on the body.

Minimum requirements can be reduced or completely removed by the occlusion trait.

Allowed:

Can optionally affect mane and tail where it touches.

Not allowed:

Stripes can not be swirly or too curved.

Eye colour:

Doesn't affect eye colour.

Skin colour:

Can optionally affect skin where it touches. Dark patterns should darken skin while light patterns should lighten skin.

Horn/hoof colour:

Can optionally affect horns/hooves where it touches. Dark patterns should darken them while light patterns should lighten them.

Examples

Horizontal striation stripes without accents

chestnut + Striation

Horizontal striation stripes with light accents

chestnut + Striation

Leg stripes blending in with the coat at the top of the legs

palomino + Striation + Pangare

Leg stripes with light accents

bay + Striation

Vertical neck stripes without accents

bay + Striation

Vertical neck stripes with accents, affecting mane

bay + Striation

"Quagga" stripes with light accents, blending into coat

chestnut + Striation

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Striation + Tobiano

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Striation + Roan

"Zebra" stripes with light accents, covering the whole body and not affecting mane or tail

chestnut + Striation

Modifiers

Bronze turns patterns into a light and/or rich brown.
Flaxen turns patterns creamy white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects chestnut-based (ee) coats)
Silver turns patterns white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects black-based (EE or Ee) coats)
Chromatic can change the pattern's brightness and/or saturation.
Grey can leave the patterns unaffected (doesn't grey out), or leave the entire body unaffected and only the patterns grey out.

Mutations

Astral can cause the patterns to become starry/sparkly, in any colour.
Aurora can cause the patterns to glow in any colour.
Eclipse can cause the patterns to have an eclipsed outline/border.
Opulent can make the patterns appear metallic/shiny and a golden/silver/copper colour.
Primal can cause the patterns to be the same colour as their elemental alignment.

Shimmer

Shimmer can turn the pattern into any colour available on each shimmer's palette, depending on which shimmer is present.

Bronze striation

bay + Striation + Bronze

Flaxen striation

chestnut + Striation + Flaxen

Silver striation

bay + Striation + Silver

Chromatic striation

chestnut + Striation + Chromatic

Grey striation

chestnut + Striation + Grey

Grey striation

chestnut + Striation + Grey

Partial interactions

If your Veilhorn has Modifiers, Mutations, or Shimmer that can alter the colour of patterns, the effects can be applied either fully or partially. See the list above for which traits can alter the colour of patterns.

The examples below show Flaxen (a modifier) interacting with Pard (a pattern) and Papilio (a pattern), but the principle applies to all patterns. These examples are not exhaustive, you can choose how much the pattern is affected.