Sometimes all I want to do is doodle ponies. ;__;
OCD has never been so adorable.
OCD has never been so adorable.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 800 x 656px
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The original show's style dances very precariously on the edge of coming too close to the grossly-shaped toy models, using a bunch of perspective-bending tricks to salvage the aesthetics from their plastic tombs. In my fruitless ventures in the stylistic reverse engineering, I found it very challenging to attempt giving the show ponies depth and volume(even though it has been done properly by many artists around this and other sites), so sticking to the cell-shaded prudence seems like the way to go with that subject matter.
Enter you.
In that piece of Fluttershy you went for the mellower shade of volume for the body proper, but did a stupendous job with the hair depth. In the present picture, you seem to have even left out your characteristic purplish tinting around the contours for plain white characters, but the simplistic flatness gave the picture a nobly daring briskness. Of course, the purplish tinting I mentioned made its way into Rarity's mane, tail and irises - in the most iridescently splendid manner imaginable, I might add - and its dazzling glory complements the austere colourlessness o'reilly well. There is also the sort of screw-the-mold-I've-got-two-decades-of-perspective-practice disdain for stylistic constraints evident in this portrayal, with the the-mouth-line-goes-wherever-*I*-tells-it-to-bloody-well-go! kind of confidence. The diamond shapes of Rarity's glorified tramp stamp are very tangible and veritably precious-looking, while entire appearance blasts away dainty smugness that only the virtuous can assume and get away with it. It's also of note in the matter of proportions that you made a departure from the ultra-juvenile head-to-body ratio, and made your Guinea pig look more like a horse proper, or at least an more adult version of her showtime self.
By the way, haven't it ever bothered you that there is little to no body type differences between the Friendship is Magic main characters ? I mean, the peripheral characters do showcase some variety of build, but the young adult majority are pretty much uniform. This saddens me considerably, although slightly less so than the resurgence of the neofascist delinquent gangs in the small cities of my country.
Enter you.
In that piece of Fluttershy you went for the mellower shade of volume for the body proper, but did a stupendous job with the hair depth. In the present picture, you seem to have even left out your characteristic purplish tinting around the contours for plain white characters, but the simplistic flatness gave the picture a nobly daring briskness. Of course, the purplish tinting I mentioned made its way into Rarity's mane, tail and irises - in the most iridescently splendid manner imaginable, I might add - and its dazzling glory complements the austere colourlessness o'reilly well. There is also the sort of screw-the-mold-I've-got-two-decades-of-perspective-practice disdain for stylistic constraints evident in this portrayal, with the the-mouth-line-goes-wherever-*I*-tells-it-to-bloody-well-go! kind of confidence. The diamond shapes of Rarity's glorified tramp stamp are very tangible and veritably precious-looking, while entire appearance blasts away dainty smugness that only the virtuous can assume and get away with it. It's also of note in the matter of proportions that you made a departure from the ultra-juvenile head-to-body ratio, and made your Guinea pig look more like a horse proper, or at least an more adult version of her showtime self.
By the way, haven't it ever bothered you that there is little to no body type differences between the Friendship is Magic main characters ? I mean, the peripheral characters do showcase some variety of build, but the young adult majority are pretty much uniform. This saddens me considerably, although slightly less so than the resurgence of the neofascist delinquent gangs in the small cities of my country.
Ah, not entirely true, Sir - at the very least not in regard of some of the peripheral characters. One Mr. Pony Joe is a fine specimen of the more munificently accrued physique, and he is not alone. And while the majority of the miniature equines' food basket seems to be comprised of low-calorie, naturally grown foodstuffs, the prolific confectionery industry that have been thoroughly and colourfully showcased throughout the seasons would certainly be constituting a serious risk for any imprudent and indiscriminate diner embarking on a binge of celebration or despair.
"Dandelion sandwiches and shit" sounds like a verdict from a dietitian with a number of accomplished executioners and lawyers in her or his pedigree.
Receiving this reply from you was a genuinely uplifting experience, thank you !
"Dandelion sandwiches and shit" sounds like a verdict from a dietitian with a number of accomplished executioners and lawyers in her or his pedigree.
Receiving this reply from you was a genuinely uplifting experience, thank you !
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