CRACKLE HAS A SPECIAL HERIARCHY PLACE
Crackle is special, it may show above or below any other markings the designer sees fit. This includes True Black and True White markings. (i.e Somatic, Piebald, Appaloosa,etc), but not markings like Seal, Res Greying, or Crosscut)
It is important to remember, that while Crackle can be white or black, this does not make it a true white or true black marking (so it will not account for things like Speckled, Blackened, etc)
"Crackle"
Crackle is a very irregular lightning-like marking that stretches across certain areas of the suka. Crackle can be very color friendly, even allowing for unnatural , vibrant colors no matter what the base color is. {Rainbow is not allowed} Crackle typically prefers to stay in one color family, either all warm or all cold, monochromatic, or natural relative to the base, but not all at once.
You may reference lightning, rock cracks, electricity, or {non-floral} vines for Crackle. So long as it looks like cracking and not striping. The difference is these lines tend to follow a sharper/straighter edge, and do not curl, twirl, or heavily intertwine themselves but instead cross over/layer one another.
MODIFIERS THAT HEAVILY EFFECT THIS MARKING
(Some markings like "Blackened" are self-explanatory in their color change effect, and other modifiers will equally effect all markings in a certain way like "Greying". If a marking mentions a specific modifier, it may be effected heavily or have an altered palette. )
COLOR SHIFTS:
Lilac {Crackle to become blonde/gold/blue/green/mint in hue only}
Greying {Crackle to stay monochromatic or slightly blue in hue.}
Ember
MARKING VISIBILITY: Creme {optional, but must be a warm-hued color, tan, or gold}
Coverage & Shape
Crackle may begin from ANYWHERE on the suka, however, there are a few suggested hotspots where the crackle lines can start if you're not sure where to start. Crackle's "main lines" or the bigger, heavier lines tend to begin at the centered areas of the suka, and tend to fade out by the time the reach the "edge" of the suka's body.
NOT PASSING
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If Crackle is too distinctly striped, like Brindle or Risen.
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If Crackle does not have any extra "flow" lines that come off of the "main" line.
BORDERLINE
If you want a very minimal Crackle, you'll need to do something akin to a singular lightning strike, rather than a Flank-like strip marking. It should have energy or stone-crack lines coming off of your main line area.
Crackle's true coverage area maxes out at about 40% coverage. Meaning a main line (and its smaller fringe lines) should only span across a certain amount of area overall. This is to say, a suka should not be entirely covered in Crackle like they can be in Brindle, the Crackle should only cover a few specific spots, or 1-2 larger spots overall, but not much more than this.
PASSING TIPS
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This marking is very open to artistic freedom, you may choose to express the crackling as lightning, or electricity, or cracks in a gem or rock. All of these forms are acceptable, but you must be extra sure the marking cannot be mistaken for anything else.
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Glow or shine to your Crackle is fine, but it must be subtle and not extend any further than the lines themselves.
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Clouded areas underneath your Crackle may be lighter or darker than the base or Crackle color chosen.
color + pure white
This marking may be any natural color relative to the base, lighter/darker than the base, or black. It may be white in color.
gradient friendly
This marking may take up to 3 smoothly blended same-hue family of colors as a gradient. The gradient may not have extreme contrast (such as: white to black, dark liver to bright cream, etc)
2 toned friendly
If you don't want a gradient, you may instead use (2) distinctly different color tones to create this marking.
Both color tones should be clear from one another, and not blend or melt into the other.