Thread 42180932

Welcome friends, ITT:
We make and share pony art, with absolutely no pressure to deliver anything that's technically good (besides having ponies in it, which makes it good by default)

Make something, share what you've done, and give feedback and motivation to help us all keep improving and creating!

This thread's focus is art, but beginner or low effort content of any kind is welcome here. If you do want to post about something else like music, gamedev, or crafts, though, just note that you may find better help and feedback posting it in the /create/ thread

Are you an experienced artist? Leave some tips, feedback, guides, or tutorials, they're well appreciated here!

Guides, tutorials and resources! Start here!
https://mares.horse/bale
https://ponepaste.org/8268

Draw with other /bale/ anons!
https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

/bale/ videos:
https://pony.tube/c/bale_stuff/videos

/create/ thread (for bigger art projects and all other types of content):>>> ??? no create thread is up right now!

Previous /bale/ thread:>>42102724
>>42008476

>>42180932 (OP)
sorry for making the thread at a weird time. am very hammered.

>>42180970
no, it just means the thread is spared the presence of americans (for now)

>>42180975
I am an American sadly I hide t well. I prefer to hide it

>>42180994
I already knew you were when you said "weird time". There's nothing weird about making a morning shitpost.

>>42180932 (OP)
YOU FORGOT THE SUBJECT THE THREAD IS R U I N E D AAAAAAAA

>>42180975
>Thread gets made
>Peon starts thinking about americans for some reason
lol

Atleast the thread shows up when you search for "bale"

>no subject
Of course this thread was made by an American.

Training with a cheap modeling clay, it's really soft and even melts in my hands. Then maybe I'll try polymare clay some day.

>>42181001
FUCK! that's what I deserve for drunk posting

i got reintroduced to neetdom, so ive been grinding my animation learnin/practice to hopefully make some side money
https://files.catbox.moe/zd7sap.gif

>>42181829
that's an obscenely fat dick. I approve.

>>42181131
Seeing this twiggy has filled me with an unimaginable strength, I will now do nothing productive all day but with massive muscles gained through the magic of pony

>>42181829
dunno what else I expected lel

>>42181131
This is very cool

>>42181131
What the fuck
Why did you behead twilight and impale her head on a spike
Are you declaring war on Equestria? You sick fuck

>>42181131
based

>>42180932 (OP)
>no create thread is up right now!
What do you mean it's not up?
>>42160683
Fag

>>42183015
oh shit I seemed to have missed that when I copy pasted the op, my bad I dropped the ball hard.

human on Rarity action https://files.catbox.moe/o6q8st.png
>>42181131
Cutie! Love her little tongue sticking out. Always cool seeing people make stuff in different mediums. Haven't seen many people make ponies with clay, stick with it I'd love to see what kind of stuff you can make. Would be great to see a full pony with a body
>>42181829
Nice bro that animation is pretty good. Great choice of pony and outfit, that's one of her best ones

>>42183176
>Haven't seen many people make ponies with clay
Yeah, more people should try that. I got the clay just for a dollar, and I'm enjoying sculpting a lot more than drawing.

>>42183176
Also
>a full pony with a body

>>42183203
That Rarity looks like she is completely done with my shit.

>>42181829
What are you using to animate with? Transition when she pulls away could be a little smoother, if you're intending on doing linework + color, you'll have a 2nd chance to clean it up and retime it.

boop

just came, thanks!

I drew this in paint.net

My OC, named "Bear Ong"

>>42183530
made for od'ing on fent

>>42183266
CSP. i wasnt gonna take it further than that since it was more on a whim- that one anyway. im trying not to get lost in the weeds with these and drawing heaps of frames, and all that aside the pull out was kinda stumping me so i just kinda did what i could

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7238502
png: https://files.catbox.moe/dzsvh5.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/6e89vx.psd

Previous canvas: >>42171182

>>42183939
twiggie toes

>>42183203
oh hell yea bro nice

do ponies look like cats kind of from this angle? Requesting anyone else who wants to draw this angle

>>42185059
Not 100% but yah, cats are pretty good models,

taking my time with this short mane anon filly. she is bit experimental. tried to make a human hair style fit a filly.specifically a messy bob cut, I think such a style is really cute on ponies. short haired girls who look feminine are retardedly cute!

been wanting to design a lamia oc for a while, finally got around to it. I like her general design but not sure im sold on her color scheme. should i change it or no?
>>42185620
That is looking great bro! hair is looking good so far. Looks like its been cropped to me, is there any more to that?

>>42185059
good idea to look at cats for poses and expressions I'm stealing it, you'd probably need to make the eyes bigger and change the ears, depending on your style

First drawing after almost 2 months of procastinating lets goooo

>>42185770
sweet

Worked on faces. Ignore that thing in the bottom left corner, I was drinking that night

>>42185694
thanks and ye there's more gonna post the full when I finish it.

>>42183176
Those teats look so inviting, but hang on, that's Plainity, not Rarity?
>>42185770
I feel you with the procrastinating, but damn that vapour is a QT.

>>42185694
forgot to mention cute snek pone

>>42185620
Like the hair already, also based opinion.

>>42185620
and she done, I think I should have given the mane at her sides a bit more of an inverted triangle shape to accentuate her face more but I'm happy enough with how it turned out. she a cute! as all fillers should.

>>42186744
Holy shit you wasn't kidding. This anonfilly is peak cuteness would boop.

>>42186757
Based and cute enjoyer pilled

>>42186744
Filly has caved and gone native. This is the first day after she started using conditioner.

>>42183203
I really love these clay ponies I really hope you make more. Just not fluttershy because I am a fluttershy hater and no amazing clay pony making abilities will outweigh that

>>42187684
must be some good shit

>>42186744
looking at the thumbnail I thought she had a binky

>>42188404
KEK

drew my neetpone as benny from fallout nv because i have autism
drawing her tied up next

>>42190040
amazing file name

Might be a bit late delivering a Trixie this week so here's an older one

>>42190040
>anthro
that's a bit risky to post around these parts but based.
>>42190244
what a horny little unicorn

>>42190898
pre bed

>>42190482
while that wasn't my intention to make her anthro like i just really struggle with drawing a standing pony....any tips?

>>42191258
use cats as reference, how they sit/stand/etc

>>42191258
I'd recommend show screenshots particularly form the older seasons as they were more consistently on model. ignore >>42191321 the only part of cats that works similarly to a horse is the rear legs the front legs are totally different, the faces how ever you could get away with as they are fairly similarly proportioned to an extent. I'd recommend studying horse anatomy if you are going to study any irl animals because ponies are literally just chibi-fied horses.

>>42191580
*the only part of cats that works similarly to a Pony is the rear legs the front legs are totally different,
sorry im a little drowsy this morning

>>42190244
Thank you for fueling my Trix addiction. Your Trixie's are always great.

>>42191630
Thanks fren, for some reason she speaks to me right now. I did finish my Trixie sketch for this week, so there will be a fresh one soon.

>>42192097
Really slow week

I'm doing fan art for a fanfic I like but I find that my ponies are look stiff, any ideas on how to fix that ? (Ignore the guy's left hand, i'll fix that on my own tomorrow.)

Tried a new position

>>42192553
Better poses and angles. Look for references.

>>42193344
THAT’S ONE THICK PONY

>>42193541
She's hauling a cart cross country, that's all toned glutes

>>42192553
>>42192553
I'm shit at drawing but looking at your pic as an outsider I'd make the bodies more stretchy, have sweetie belle droop around the arm a bit from both sides and stretch out scoots torso, maybe move them further away from dale so it looks like they ran a fair bit already, I'd steal some poses from winter wrapup

Well anon, do you have a valid ticket for this pony? I hope you do! Otherwise she might make you pay for it.

>>42192553
While I sadly have no advice for you, I simply must admit how cool your picture promises to become.

Btw, KOTH and MLP crossover? Definitely going to read it later! Judging only by your fan art it would be hilarious.

>>42186744
Cute anonfilly bro, turned out really nice
>>42190244
>>42193344
Love these Trixies bro. Especially that first one, it looks great. Love that lip bite and the makeup

I think I'm gonna move to cleaning the line art.
>>42193391
Yeah, I changed the poses a bit and it definitely helps.
>>42193720
>Shit at drawing
don't worry, we're 2 in that boat.
>I'd make the bodies more stretchy, have sweetie belle droop around the arm a bit from both sides and stretch out scoots torso, maybe move them further away from dale so it looks like they ran a fair bit already
Yeah I tried to make Sweetie a bit more droopy, as for Scootaloo I chose the opposite approach, since they're not running away from Dale, but rather backing up towards him, I also made them closer.
>I'd steal some poses from winter wrap up
I rewatched the entire episode, I have no idea what poses you wanted me to steal.
>>42193811
Thanks anon.
As for the fic, I'd recommend it A LOT. I wanted to read 1 or 2 chapters before working on something, I ended up reading the entire 23 chapters currently available in one go. It also made me discover (and watch) KOTH. I know the creator of the fic hangs around /mlp/ sometimes, so if you see this, thanks a lot dude, and keep up the good work.

>>42186744
Where are her braids?

Recently read through the With Tolerance threads. honestly very heartwarming. this ones for all the Tollybros.

>>42193929
>I rewatched the entire episode, I have no idea what poses you wanted me to steal.
because I thought they were running away kek and they do be running in winter wrap up a lot
but you specified they are backing up towards dale so it makes sense looking at the image now, i just thought he fillynapped swettie belle, knowing what is really going on, I don't think it looks that stiff and it will look extra nice when coloured, I'd think of adding more angry ponies around them to make it extra obvious for autists like me kek

>>42193929
also those new poses look much better

>>42180932 (OP)
Did a bit of drawfaggotry and want to try digital. I'm a firm believer in the whole teach a pony to fish thing so I'm wondering what setup I should use to try it out. I have an apple tablet

>>42194598
does it support the apple pencil? I've read that those are really good for drawing and lots of foalks like using them, even beyond amateur doodling

>>42194608
>foalks
Pony speak is getting out of hand

>>42194608
I can't imagine why it wouldn't. I heard somepony mention the paper like screen protector and apple pencil work well but I then wondered what program to use

>>42193344
God damn, her arse is HUGE. You're killing me with these.
>>42193773
Such a cute pic. I want to hug her as many times as humanly possible.

replaying skyrim for the first time in years, passed the time doing le ebic sneak grind exploit by doodling

>>42195529
based as fuck, loved me skyrim back in the day and played ungodly amounts of it.

>>42195529
I never grind non-combat skills until I get a solid combat skill built up
Otherwise you can fuck yourself over real quick

>>42195563
Oh, me too. So many playthroughs on Xbox, then PC. So many mod loadouts. So many crashes. So many attempts to build the ultimate set-up. Never did reach level 81 on any character. Closest I got was funnily enough on Xbox Special Edition, as it was more casual to play. I'll always love Skyrim. Really, all three, Morrowind, Oblivion too. There are still quests in all three, Morrowind especially, that I never did...

>>42195599
based as fuck, I never really got into oblivion but that mostly because I wasn't a fan of the game mechanics. if I had the money I would play the fuck out of the remake. never played morrowind.

>>42194619
I think procreate is the app everypony is recommending for starting out, funny because I'm in the same boat and eyeing an used ipad + pencil combo because they don't cost much more than a good drawing tablet with a screen, nevermind the standalone ones plus with some tinkering you could use it to emulate gamecube and older consoles

>>42194598
>apple tablet
>not having a pear tablet

>>42193983
super cute tolly!!

>>42183203
Pretty

>>42181131
Just a little more puddy at the bottom and it'll really be Twiraffe

>>42180932 (OP)
Cookie run and MLP. I’m a little embarrassed by the crossover but they’re both really fun franchises…

>>42197256
Used to love cookie run kingdom, gachas are kinda hard to stick to though. Nice ponification!

>>42196150
imagine Cinnamon Pear and Goldie Delicious fighting over you haha

>>42185953
Another page, another thing I realize I have to get better at; back views
>>42197615
I feel that. I stuck with CRK longer than I otherwise would have it wasn't pumping out cute characters during the time I was playing, but it eventually just became another waiting sim so I quit it. Didn't help that Limbus Company came out around that time and was way more of an actual game

>>42199294
really nice expressions, I like how you have your own style

>>42199294
Exactly, at some point the gameplay just becomes tedious because they need the grind for the money. Nice pones btw, that "pathetic" smugness is just great.

Recently finished this delivery for the draw thread.
>>42195529
Hell yeah anon dovahkiin. Started playing Oblivion remastered and it has given me the itch to play skyrim again.

>>42199953
based came out good

>>42199967
Thanks!

Welcome to Pen2Pone, where a written description (the pen) is taken by (You) (the 2) and is crafted into a pone (the pone).
You've got all thread to draw your own take, so don't feel rushed.
Let your imagination gallop free and try to draw what (You) envision. Think outside the box everyone else is in, think outside the box you're in. Or maybe think inside the box you want to be in. You draw the version of the character you see in your head, nothing anyone else posts should tell you your interpretation is bad.
There aren't any real rules other than to have fun and be creative, so lets go!

>Two things short, and two others long
>She might seem stoic, but she'll get along
>With any a friend that loves her professions
>Of sharing expressions and asking more questions

>>42200047
hell yeah brother

>>42199469
>>42199726
Thanks. The guides in the OP have been really helpful

colored a rough apple sketch

>>42201299
not a bad apple

Another Octane. I used an image of fluttershy as a reference for the pose. Using this drawing later for a reference sheet for a new character I've been cooking up.

>>42201775
A rockin mane

First time drawing something after a month and a half
>>42201299
nice apple!
>>42201775
qt

Made a bday gift for myself. uncensored : https://files.catbox.moe/18rzhq.png
>>42199953
detail on this is crazy bro. Chrysalis looks really good
>>42201775
Love this oc, great picture bro
>>42201937
Very cute apple

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7243404
png: https://files.catbox.moe/jxkvjr.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/x7jhdo.psd

Previous canvas: >>42183939

>>42202012
Happy bday fren

>>42202012
Happy birthday! Very nice gift indeed.
>detail on this is crazy bro. Chrysalis looks really good
also thanks!
>>42201299
Real nice apul, also liking the brush texture. I use a similar one but more dense if that makes sense.
>>42201775
Octanes colour palette is very satisfying, simple but effective. The socks rocks.
>>42201937
Great peice with a background to boot. The lineart gives the whole thing a cool effect as does the screentone.

>>42201937
oh hell yeah welcome back!
>>42202012
baste hap burf!

What does (you)r early sketches look like /bale/? What do you usually focus on and want to jot down when starting a drawing?

>>42202544
like this, I focus most on proportions, volume, and shape the most. as long as its roughly part way there I can fix any problems during lining.

>>42202682
Sounds like a solid way to start. I really gotta work more on shape when using lines. Getting the proportions down is good too, saves time later.

>>42203109
It is. think of it like forging a sword the closer to the final dimensions your starting material is to the finished sword, the less material and time you waste during the grinding, polishing, and fitting phases. this is a very nutshell version but I think the idea should come across.

>>42203246
>during the grinding, polishing, and fitting phases.
should have adding forging before grinding.

>>42199294
I can use shitposting to practice, too. Some of the legs came out wonkier than I'd like tho

pre bed boop

mare wildlife expedition

>>42204749
Flutter butter would totally say that

I drew this silly pink horse doing a yoga or something

>>42206059
She's simply trying to get some dome

been awhile huh? had fun with this one

>>42206232
noice dappi

>>42206232
Aspirationally cute

>>42206059
Crazy pinkie pose
>>42206232
Exquisite derp

>>42207632
yo this dude is temporally offset

>>42206059
>Guy sucking his own cock

drew fluttershy :)

I advanced a bit on my fan art of a Pocketful of Sand, I did the line art and coloured Dale and the CMC. I was slow on this because I just failed my driving's license test, and didn't feel like drawing. The next time I post here, it should be the end result, or the near end result.
I'll clean up the lineart a bit tomorrow, and shade (and correct where it's needed) the colouring.
Please if you have colouring and shading tips, please share them, I rarely colour anything I'm kinda bad at this.

>>42208523
What did you fail of it?

>>42208527
I panicked basically.
I live in a city reknown for being full of reckless drivers. When I drive with my overseer (it's a legal status where you're considered fit to drive under the supervision of someone with a license so that you can train on your own as much as you need before the test.), I drive very well, and under very little stress. But with the examiner, I was so stressed that I just panicked at the slightest things, and thus made bad decisions, and judgment calls.
The final nail in the coffin was apparently letting a guy insert himself on the freeway despite me having priority (the guy was practically inserting himself, and with my city being known for bad drivers, I panicked and deccelarated too hard, which my examinator did not like because there was a car behing me sticking to my ass) I prefered to let the guy pass than risk an accident.
There were also other mistakes I made, that I don't make normally, but that I made under the stress of the exam. So I think i'll go into a driving school in the surrounding rural areas to pass my driving test next time. It should help with the stress, and without it, I should pass it ez pz.

Tl;Dr.
Exam = Stress.
Stress + City full of Jackass on the road = bad decisions
Bad decisions = No permit.

>>42208407
she floof

>>42208567
It's okay, anon. One of my friends failed three times and is now an high ranking racist

>>42208523
the new season better have Dale taking care of the crusaders. cute pic

Trixie Tuesday must be honored

>>42209259
Great and powerful as(s) always

Trying to get back to the Sunday Strips series after two weeks without activity. This took me a lot more than the previous ones

>>42209259
I wanna run my hand down her spine so bad.

>>42209795
Lmao love this panel. Fun comic!

>>42210564
Thanks bud

>>42210723
Did a lot of this shit don't know why

>>42208407
I want to grasp that chest floof so bad

the flu is kicking my ass bros...

do you crop your drawings before finishing them or do you make them fit the whole canvas from the start?

>>42213772
Double or triple the size of the image, zoom out to a proper size for you to draw, finish the image, then reduce its resolution to intended size so it eats up edges and imperfections while smoothing lines.

this is my wife, i love her.

>>42213772
Depends most of the time I make them to size but sometimes I just make a canvas what ever size then crop
>>42214060
Based she a cute

>>42208567
Took me three tries to get mine. Where I am failing your first time is expected even.

Hey /bale/, looking for some help on this one.
I usually don't have so much trouble but I think I picked an especially difficult angle for the head. Something is off about it and I'm not quite sure what to do.

>>42214388
Try moving the jawlines down a bit. Might be with where they are now they're making the head seem flattened out more than it should

>>42214401
Ok, I think that helped a bit, I also tried to make her hairline less flat and cleaned up the eye a bit

any android tablet users here? what app do you ponies use? mines coming today and I was thinking either krita or clop paint studio but cps has a subscription model and I kinda hate those

>>42214491
CSP

First time drawing ponies in like 7 years or so. I'm still a bit confused but I also drew this on a shitty app that made me use only 2 layers + there's no move/select/resize stuff so the proportions are very scuffed. I'm drawing their foal versions too but I'm still working on it
>>42183203
Lovely.. I hope you make more anon these are so nice to see
>>42190040
Based MS Paint enjoyer

>>42214833
Still not quite getting it but I'm having fun lol

>>42215082
Do not the filly plz, cute art btw

honk shoo

Picture of horse

I'll finish it later but damn drawing on a tablet is kinda hard

>>42214060
Very cute Rainbowshine bro, I love her too

>>42215904
very nice

>>42215572
haha butt lamp

painting

not mare but good practice

>>42216929
>>42216935
Nice paintings, what software are you drawing in? I assume it's digital art?

>>42217253
Would have to be digital, yeah. Even plain white printer paper would have some degree of visible texture and shadow behind it

>>42217253
>>42217374
Yes it was digital. Kind of impressive it double doubted you.
Krita.

>>42215812
Nice Trixie. Yeah tablet drawing does take some getting used to.

>>42217374
Yeah true, thought about that but just wanted to be sure.
>>42217385
Damn, didin't know Krita had those types of brushes, granted I've only animated in the program and haven't really explored it too much.
>>42215812
Just gotta keep using it bro, it'll become more intuitive. Nice brush choice from one pencilbro to another.

>>42217448
qt butters i patiently await the finished product

simple sketches for the moment

Just testing some markers

way too much work for such a little shitpost but I learned a lot while drawing

>>42218125
SOVL
>>42218311
sometimes the shitpost is the greatest artwork.
>>42218764
Lovin the lineart!
>>42217939
MARE TEETH

>>42219204
pre bed boop

>>42217636
Appreciate it, made the sketch just for a video but I think I’ll work further on it now!

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7248257
png: https://files.catbox.moe/3wkdlc.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/drwmvq.psd

Previous canvas: >>42202221

So we forgot this pic, didn't we?

>>42219902
yeah, so?

>>42219955
We never had it as OP, I believe.

>>42219902
Hey, I see my Rarity and Fluttershy there. Cool.

>>42219902
yeah I must've for sure, will use it next thread.

>>42220069
There were some other anons' works left out, check the threads

>>42219902
Love that image, we should do more collab/community stuff

>>42219902
>>42220101
>>42220026
I realize that I never did this when everyone else did cause I'm stupid.
I also found out that I need to draw more of the Mane6 than just Twilight and Rarity.

Feliz 25 de Mayo to everyone!
Made an special comic for the occasion

soiree painting

>>42217448
Very nice linework
>>42218125
Cute
>>42218311
Awesome Trixie shitpost
>>42221284
Those paintings are coming along nicely

>>42221284
Real cutie, enjoying these painting.

Scratched her into my mousepad so she'll fade in a couple of weeks...

>>42222060
Like just with your fingernails? If so that’s kinda impressive. Cute padpone, you should make more of her.

ponified a decade old game cover

>>42222259
sorry for doubleposting fag but I noticed some mistakes.

>>42222251
Thanks friend, I used the tip of a retracted pen actually - I don't think I have the coordination to use my nails but it's a good idea

>>42222365
Oh man. I used to play RO2 all the time as a kid. Absolutely loved it. Was always trying to learn how to be a better marksman. Still miss the Hitler / Stalin and music micspam. It was a great and brutal game. Wish I could get a shirt for it.

Quick sketch
https://files.catbox.moe/di7750.png
>>42222806
Ramni Mare. Excited for nightreign tarnished?

>>42222865
I'm raring to feel how The Executor plays. Weird Crucible stuff AND Sekiro parrying interest me

>>42222882
Hell yeah, seems like an interesting character for sure. Idk if I'll get it straight at launch but gotta play it for sure. Awesome Miquella!

Will be gone this week, as such Trixie comes early this week

>>42222865
based and horny pilled

>>42223572
I know a tsundere when I see one!
Nice trix

>>42218764
Bit of a goof

>>42224901
As well as an earnest attempt to draw my bozo, who I should pick a new name for since the old one is too highschool cringe to stick with.

>>42224901
Super cute twi! She looks so stoked to try this new extreme sport.
>>42224903
Hmmm
Lightbutt
Glow plug
Bodacious bulb
Flank flicker
Bright idea

>>42224901
Nice goof, is the top inked parts for practice?
>>42224903
What does this bozo do? They got some story/lore?

>>42225465
>is the top inked parts for practice?
Yeah, needed to practice the back views. A lot of the tutorials are very particular about this part. Very helpful.
>What does this bozo do? They got some story/lore?
The tl:dr is he's an engineer that also dabbles in being an artificer. Anything much beyond that is up in the air as I'm refining him from how he was a decade ago.

>>42224903
And an attempt at digital coloring while the thread's at page 10

>>42226301
based

Happy Vinyl Scratch day!
For some reason is easier to draw in paper that in digital lately.

>>42216929
I hang my headset on my monitor and the boom of the mic gave her an austrian painter moustache when the image was expanded. I thought this was relevant to share.

made a new oc. I hope she emanates background character sovl

>>42225715
Sounds interesting. Gotta do some lore dumps when ya done some writing!

>>42227475
cute

>>42227475
Perfectly cute and background-fu material.
>>42227734
I would, but I doubt that level of autism deluge is what these threads need

>>42218311
>>42223572
Insanely cute Trickels. Tsundere especially gets my heart fluttering.

Is that anon that posted the NATG posts from EQG last year still around/gonna do it again this time? Was looking foward to it since last year was fun. Would do it myself but I wont be around next week for the start of it.

waffle house mare making waffles

>>42222060
>>42222376
Understandable. Though still pretty impressive imo. Liked the mare so much I had to sketch her. As I wrote before I hope to see more of er'

>>42227946
Seconding this, I need some motivation to draw shit

>>42228066
Cute

>>42223089
colored since thread is getting up there

>>42227475
She gives me wild manes vibes and I'm not certain why

Anyway to mitigate the anxiety to become popular or relevant and just make shit without thinking on that?

>>42228737
understanding that without dedication, discipline and luck you'll never be notable enough to be considered either relevant or famous, then just have fun with it

>>42228749
Think gonna conform to make happy my few fans I got so far. Not the biggest audience but quite loyal and fellow.

>>42228500
cute filler

>>42221284
They should put it up on the site

>>42228066
So cute!!! I'll try to do some more but no promises haha

>>42228475
Thanks!
>>42229682
Thank you! Yeye you do what ya want bro but mousepadpone is a lovely amre :)

>>42228802
pandering to fans is how you stagnate, draw what you enjoy first and foremost

>>42222060
Actually got some inspo to make my own now after drawing yours. Made a mousepad pone with my nail, was very hard lmao.

a pretty rara I drew,

https://files.catbox.moe/lmvcnl.PNG
not gonna finish this

>>42230397
based she a cute
>>42230578
nice very messy and organic
>>42230863
that's some fucking good rendering there, but my god those genitals are like staring down the barrel of a siege gun.

Boop

>You have just found the secret Great Mairy Fountain!
>*Whimsical music plays*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgk6TVKBYu0
This draw took about half a year of slow cooking in the background. I really like how some of the ponies came out, but I think the composition and lighting could be a lot better. Perhaps I could make some adjustments if anyone can give some advice.

>>42232136
based

>>42232239
Made something.
Hey /bale/ been a couple years, how's it going?

Trixie showin off the goods https://files.catbox.moe/d9w9g2.png
>>42230578
Love the way you did the mane! Very nice Rarity bro

>>42232604
based and horny pilled

>>42232604
Those are some NICE tits my guy. The shading makes em really pop out.

Dumb retarded question.
Wouldn't be better comment or give a critique to not (you)ed art that just bump with nothing?
>>42232136
Wish I was there, seems comfy.
>>42227947
Cute, but she's rather clueless.

>>42234039
only critique those who ask, otherwise your just an ass

>>42234320
Thanks, Zecora.

as is tradition, had to go to the hospital and i drew a redheart to commemorate. stepped on a rusty nail, needed a tetanus shot. damn my foot hurts.

>>42234367
Ooof big rip that shit has gotta fucking hurt.

Wanted to practice different head and mane shapes. The manes especially I need practice with since I've tried keeping them tame so far, but the show wasn't afraid to have really put there manestyles so neither should I
>>42234544
God I love when sweaters are filled out like that

>>42234367
Faurk that must've hurt. Stepped on a bugs stinger once when walking in the backyard and that stung like a bitch. Wish I also had hospital pones to heal me

>>42234320
Wouldn't getting not answer at all means that the draw sucks absolutely?>>42234752
Good practice, stallions deserve the same love as mares.

>>42230578
So pretty!
>>42234367
I love nurse mares. So caring and wise.

>>42234320
I'd want to get a critique without asking for it. The bale streams were awesome, too bad they don't do it anymore.

>>42235345
People aren't going to go as out of their way to give a critique to someone that doesn't ask for it, giving well thought out critiques can take a bit of time depending on how far one goes, at least for myself I'd rather do it for someone I know that'll see my suggestions than potentially waste my time.

>>42235373
What is better, getting absolutely ignored while bumping with nothing or say something like a critique or small appreciation?

>>42235568
if you arent drawing for the love of the game you're ngmi, posting to the wind and getting back to it has more value that lurking, waiting for some redlines or advice from someone you dont know

>>42235332
why would you assume something is bad just because it doesn't get (You)s?

>>42235373
I don't mind not getting or giving a critique, I know it takes mindwork to make a meaningful comment. I replied to a guy who says giving an unasked one is being an ass, which I disagree.

>>42235574
I need other drawfags and anon approval, if I don't know they see me what's the point of posting?
>inb4 drawing more and more makes you improve and you have to do it for the sake of learning and having fun
Yeah but I crave for attention and have constant fear of being terribad

>>42235598
if you want attention do shit worth paying attention to. animate, do comics or something worth being a fan of. otherwise your just a shallow faggot whod be better off consooming like the rest of the slackers

>>42234039
Giving feedback should only go to people who ask for it. Otherwise, it's a waste of time trying to help people who are "doing it my way".
>>42235598
I understand this feeling, but also, I know what it's like to be ignored for most my life. You'll live.

>>42235598
If you want to improve, making friends and constantly pushing yourself where your struggle has at least for myself been best way to do that.
People [especially those in that field] will notice people that push themselves far. Some here seem to have less growth compared to others and I feel that's the reason, you don't need to do dedicated practice, traveling towards what one struggles with, and continue to do them, not necessarily all in one go just often enough that those lessons are learned.
Don't let your visual identity hold you back from doing things that'll look a lot shittier than what you usually make. If its at least a bit challenging, its probably where you need to go.

In regards to attention, if you're not at least moderately skilled it'd probably a futile effort until theres the skills that can support that level of attention. Its just RNG where one's ability shows if they can continue that momentum. Going for popularity seems more self-destructive in the long run, just try and make individuals happy, and it'll spiral into more.

Less yapping
More drawing

>>42235699
cute!

>>42235699
Pinkie got balloon experience so AJ and Twi don't stand a chance.
>>42234544
I need all of em to step on me rn

>>42235645
Is weird because some artists do admire and see on a deserved pedestal noticed me and like some of my stuff but I still feel kinda void and pretty inexperienced. Guess the hardest part of learning to make art is accept to have some patience and appreciate what you already have in addition to push yourself as you said.

did some limestone today I'm pretty happy with the bg. based it off a picture of an angry horse

>>42236946
Holy limestone peak, nice work on the background! That reddish tint on your lineart works suprisingly well too.

Sea Swirl enjoying some sailboating

>>42237797
Aw that's really cute!

>>42237372
hell yeah brother thanks!

>>42236946
With that hand and crop kinda looks kinda like cropped porn lol

Some love for Cheerilee!
Not sure if like this drawing though.

>>42237797
>>42238368
qts very nice

>>42236946
That looks great bro, background looks straight out of the show

>>42238932
hell yeah brother. I'm beyond certain that twiggy would be a linux user and I'm certain rarity would absolutely be a mac user, very accurate game selections for sure.

Did a little comic

>>42234752
Snowponies are tall

>>42238932
Perfect characterizations and cute draws. Wish I could game with em. Imagine the satisfaction of beating Twilight at Civ.

>>42238932
What games do Celly and Luna play?

>>42238944
Yea I could see that for sure. If I had put more effort in I would have personalized their setups but it already took me way longer than I thought it would to make that. I could also see it being funny having AJ use a mac just because it has an apple on it
>>42239182
Cute ponies bro. I really like the anon filly on the left, she is especially adorable
>>42239671
Ty bro! I think we'd all kill for a chance to do anything with the ponies lol. It would definitely be rewarding to beat Twi at a strategy game but I think I'd let her win if I started pulling ahead
>>42240129
Those two are a bit tougher to pin down I think. My gut is telling me Celestia would play something simple like candy crush and Luna would gravitate towards rpgs like dark souls or TES

>>42240129
>Celestia
ROM hacks of her favorite old games
>Luna
Rogue clones and blobber dungeon crawlers

>>42238932
I want to make dashie play ace combat multiplayer and watch her become completely overwhelmed with whatever the fuck is going on.

>>42238963
That last panel with Snips brushing Flawless hair us just precious.

>>42240167
>she is especially adorable
Knowing my luck I used all my built up art skill drawing just her and won't be able to draw anything nearly as good for another month

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7253370
png: https://files.catbox.moe/vfi3tc.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/b65a2s.psd

Previous canvas: >>42219832

>Draw a pony standing / Draw a pony planting their hooves

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/05/newbie-artist-training-grounds-xv-day-1.html

draw ing

>>42240334
soft and dreamy
>>42240841
qt

Boop

>Draw a pony on the move / Draw a pony walking the walk

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/06/newbie-artist-training-grounds-xv-day-3.html

>>42239182
And can be taller

>>42242715
I love the abominable snowpones
>Tfw no abominable snowpone gf

>>42242714
Nice, I like how you could convey the environment with so few marks. This could be a good starting out point for an illustration

Hello bale, getting back to drawing again. A quick ms paint thing made some time ago, freehanded with mouse. i am afraid of line-tools

Also tried to figure out the brush tools in ms paint so i made this little dash-related thing. I might get the hang of it eventually

>>42243371
This is fantastic. Very cute.

>>42243371
that's not bad at all has sovl

Zecora in the real world dude.
>>42243364
>>42243371
Man these are great. first one is cozy and serene while the second one is epic. I like how dashie takes over the right side of the composition even when she is like 5% of the whole thing. Very nice.
>>42242715
Nice snowpones.

>>42240334
Unique style. How long have you been drawing ponies?
>>42240878
Cute, and the game is great, isn't it? Are you gonna draw the other 2 characters?
>>42242715
I hate stallions! They always bend their legs wrong way! But mares are cute as always.
>>42243364
That shading really adds to the atmosphere. Just wish the perspective were stronger.
>>42243371
Great colors!
>>42243613
Cool zebra, I hope nothing bad will happen to her.

Started drawing in late January, here is my favorite thing I've done, an oc named Nickel Melchior.

>>42243690
Maybe, I actually drew Dankovsky/Twilight first and then added Applejack but ended up finishing the Applejack one by itself since I liked it more. Changeling probably not though, kinda hard to even pin down which of the mane 6 she would be.

Any recommendation on how to make clothing? I want to recreate this on paper

>>42243749
For six months this is fantastic. I hope I can get close to it in when I'm at the six month mark

>>42243749
Hey I know (you) good to see you here around, hope you feel home because despite the bad name we won over the year this is a comfy and cozy place.

>>42243969
I've been a channer before I was brony, lol. Weird to see someone who knows me

>>42243959
I am quite... inconsistent, unfortunately. Eyes are fucky and I hate them

>>42243983
At least you stuck with the highlights being the two white spots. Better than what I switched to by just making them little white zones on the iris >>42242715

>>42243690
>How long have you been drawing ponies?
On and off for the past 6 years

>>42243957
>Clothing
You just gotta feel for it. I recommend just drawing loosely
>>42243749
Good work. Loosen up though.
>>42243364
>freehanded with mouse
respect

The mare is hungry

>>42244437
May I ask what you mean by "Loosen up."?

>>42244889
Damn, how do I explain this?
Errr...
>Draw lighter pen strokes
>Faster pen strokes
>Don't go back immediately
>Don't erase much
This doesn't mean go ham, it just means go at a relaxed pace.

>>42244868
Very cute. You should draw her eating out of an anon's hand.

>>42244908
Ah, I suppose that makes sense, here have another one in comparison

>>42244962
Still too tight mang.

>>42245211
Interesting, I'll take this into consideration going forwards. Thank you for the criticism.

>>42245208
Excellent bluepone.

Is there a pone equivalent of those little wooden dudes you can pose around? The closest I saw was either the smashin fashion or the movie toys but neither are fully poseable

>>42245692
You could try and find a posable model to download and use in blender. Or make on yourself but that's gonna take som time to first sculpt and then rig. Other than that the drawfag improvement google doc has some good stuff for learning the rules of pone movement.

Did almost on a rush to have it done today, specially the background that was made like in twenty minutes lol

>>42245747
good idea with the digital model but I kinda wanted a little fella to chill on my desk, also that google doc is a godsent, I always have it open whenever I'm drawing

>>42245692
Sculpt it yourself!

>>42245753
no way I'd manage, but whittling a smol potato-shaped pony is probably whithin my abillities, might try that

>>42246294

Why is she so mean? :(

>>42246317
She’s not always mean!

>>42246294
>>42246358
>Tfw no bipolar purple horse as gf

>>42246280
>>42246291
>>42246294
>>42246294
>>42246358
Something about this style is really really cute. It's kind of like an exaggerate Faust style. The big eyes and butts are shaped very nicely and the poses are dynamic even when just laying down. It makes me hate my own stiff, clunky art lol.

Wasn't supposed to be Fluttershy, but it turned into Fluttershy. Trying to learn how to do full body pictures more consistently.

>>42246583
wings?

>>42247099

Decided it was going to be a Definitely Not Fluttershy earth pony. I’ll do pega at a later date.

>>42247158
fair enough I guess

>>42247164
not meant to be passive aggressive by the way

comfy mare dreams.

>>42247261

True.

>>42244433
nice butt
>>42244868
>>42247272
these are both really cute

>>42247785
this made me really emotional

>>42247825
art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable

>>42247785
>political mouthpiece comic

>Draw a pony making a funny expression / Draw a pony putting on a brave face

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/06/newbie-artist-training-grounds-prompt-3.html

For some reason I find a lotta easier to draw on paper rather than the pen tablet. My problem is that the lines come out too clean and need to learn to ink somehow.

smugset shimmer

Idk

>>42248334
Not bad at all anon

To keep mares tamed they may occasionally need a sacrifice

boop

What am I doing wrong? I suppose proportions are my greatest enemy, but don't know how to fix them.

>>42247944
Honestly, it wasn't my intention to advocate for or against anything, I just thought it'd be a funny situation for a comic. Doesn't seem like it hit people at all like I thought it would though, chalking up this one as a waste of time.

>>42249681
I thought it was funny anon and not political. Also sometimes we just gotta gamble on the stuff we make.

>>42249592
Looks alright to me

>>42248034
great idea and execution, really creative!

>>42249592
>they turn their heads to look at me
>a closer inspection reveals they're entirely bitless
>they're something not truly pony
>they were merely imitating what they had seen
>imitations imitating actions
>they get up and approach me
>I stand my ground
>they assume a pincer formation
>I pull out my dick and look the one to my left in the eyevoids
>it stops
>I look at the one on the right and begin stroking myself
>it steps back
>I'm going full hand full display now as I turn to the left again
>it turns its head away and slinks back
>I step forward
>they both recoil, as if deer hearing a door close
>I begin approaching the one to my right
>I see the left look at its companion
>at me
>at its companion
>its companion looks at it each time
>words aren't spoken
>no expressions given
>but the betrayal is palpable as left flees
>the last thing right knows is that I have completely stripped my clothes off on the approach
>I make it a mare and the abyss has my children

I'm growing more powerful, I can now conjure crude representations of various ponies in my head and rotate them at will

eepy bookhorse

>>42250983
cute

>>42248099
You could do some variation of draw a box first couple of lessons for better pen and ink lines. Like trying to draw through the same line multiple times,drawing two points and then conncet them with a straight line and draw some circles and lines. Helped me being more confident and loose with digital art. On paper is hard to beat though since the texture of the paper gives imidiate feedback and kinda steadies your line paths with the grit of the pencil and paper.

>>42250983
This kind of stuff makes me doubt if would be better if the forelegs had the traditional anatomy from the show or rater being more original and do it more free without any premade concept design.
>>42251347
I find more comfortable using papel and pencil but the problem is it has low contrast and looks kinda bland. Also trying to use four pages and individual ones for smaller frames so I have more space to work. I think old comics before computers were used, the artists had bigger pages compared to how was published or reproduced.

>>42251674
And here I tried to ink an old comic I made with ball pen and markers.

"...What manner of creature art thou?"

>>42252380
>"Your husband :c"

>>42251674
honestly I drew them a couple of times until I was at least partially satisfied, I did a jointed version but It looked out of place so I chose the more cartoony vibe
have you seen those paper screen protectors? I have that and a titanium s pen nib and it feels almost like drawing on a real piece of paper, at least from my limited, amateur perspective

>Draw a pony trotting / Draw a pony on a scenic walk

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/06/newbie-artist-training-grounds-xv.html

mares!

>>42252115
swagful comic

>>42252806
doesn't seem like a lot of people here are participating this year but I gotta say I've been enjoying your draws a lot.

>>42252115
>wubwubwubwubwubwub
Vinyl just moves with it

>>42253597
Thanks.
It's slowly dying out. And a part of natg moved to bluesky. Combined, maybe they could catch up with the last years natg.

>>42253793
interesting to know

>>42253793
I'm planning to give it a go again, only got back yesterday, so need to get drawing and catch up. Strange that it's only every other day this year, but I guess you could do the bluesky ones on the off days. Stupid that they moved it for some reason cause I don't want to make an account for that shit.
>>42232604
You made her teats really pop in this. The expression, too. Damn, this is a good one.
>>42247785
>>42249681
Don't feel bad anon. Only reason it makes me sad is cause of Trixie, any other mare and I'd find it funny, but that's just me. My foal ici

>>42240334
>>42244433
Really cute Trickie. Your style is really cute too.
>>42245208
Mmmm, what a tease.
>>42248308
Smug and cute, why does Trix look so worried? What has she seen?

May or may not be done, I don't know.

>>42248334
Are you just copying or reflecting? You need to engage your brain if you want to remember, make notes when you compare the originals or you'll fiddle around randomly.
https://youtu.be/AB9yTNfE3go

>>42254528
What do you feel like it's missing? You could add a gradient on the inne part of her hair like the show does it for some pizzaz perchance.

>>42256080
Poser sleeps on a kingsize fit for a queen

>>42248334
You could also look into forms and try thinking of the drawing as a 3d object if you aren't already

why hasnt zans art grown at all for like 2-3 years?

>>42222060
>>42230397
I'm late but I think they are both very cute

>>42222060
>>42230397
>>42257358
What was fleeting can now be forever.

>>42257569
hell yeah

>>42244912
She loves her favorite grass!

Criticize me, people are far too nice on twitter and give me nothing to work with. I know I have a lot to work on, and want to improve but I need actual criticism instead of hugboxxing

>>42257670
Everything is shit stop trying

Picked up my drawing tablet stylus after it collecting dust for a good year and a half, and the first thing I thought to rapidly (and poorly) doodle this particular cow.

Stylus to canvas is straightforward, but my brain really struggles to line up where the strokes are gonna begin relative to where on the Bamboo I start it, and region specifying would be a bit more intuitive if there were some... glowing rectangle overlay or something. Anyone know if such a feature exists in a program for drawing tablets?

>>42257358
Mouse pad pones in their full glory! Nice colour palette for em. Love your version of the pegasus I made!

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7257965
png: https://files.catbox.moe/i1mh6x.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/v67zxe.psd

Previous canvas: >>42240633

>>42257670
Does she have a chicken pox or something?

>>42257670
Having the bottom edge of a horn hard and defined like that makes it look fake and glued on. Bottom hoof shapes overall are good apart from her right leg being very thin between the shin and thigh and pretty sure the hock should be viewable at this angle. She can't smell your cheese dust fingers without nostrils. And lastly, you forgot to add Spiderman - The Spot is right there.

>>42222060
>>42230397
>>42257358
Name your daughters

>>42257670
Overall pretty good, few fixes on hind legs, and I'd make her neck longer and add a tail. Also check how others draw hair

>>42255341
Think I was doing a bit of both. Thanks for the video, doing it blind then compare and take notes is the way.
>>42257033
Yeah I got to be more aware of 3d. Just got to keep learning and practicing.

>>42257670
you need to study pony anatomy and proportions anon, no beating around the bush with it. best thing you can do is to break down screen shots into their core shapes and measure the proportions then keep them in mind when drawing ponies in the future. also studying how real horse joints work and having a basic understanding of their movement helps a lot and will help prevent you from breaking their limbs in uncanny way. also I'd say focus on getting the anatomy and proportions right before moving on to more complex poses and scenarios, being comfortable enough with that may lead you to an easier time with figuring out more challenging poses. I say may because everyone learns differently at different paces, are ready to advance at different times, and no methods are truly universal in art.
>picrelated
If you measure the sizes of the circles in pixels then use the largest circle, the head, as the base line then plug the numbers into a percentage calculator it will give you a rough estimate to aim for in terms of your proportions. for example the butt in this image is about 64% the size of the head, with that you can take your brush and set it to a size say 450 pixels. using 64% as a basis for the ass size gives you 288 pixels, you can either round down to 280 pixels or up to 300 and go from there. I did that when first starting out until I got a feel for it, the only caveat being I don't bother with hand drawing circles I just set my brush to the size of circle I want then click on the canvas, I'm a mouse masterracist.
for the barrel/torso shape aim roughly for a bean shape.
for the face try to aim roughly for the pic, the snoot circle sets the size of the snootle and eye distance the box sets the length of the snoot and roughly where the nostril is placed.
Don't be intimidated by the horse anatomy its there primarily to so what joints you need to focus on in the legs and to show the nature of pony leg anatomy since after all ponies are merely chibified horses, its also very roughly done so don treat it as gospel.
If you need me to explain further don't hesitate to ask!

>>42257941
>Proud pegasus father here
I always struggle with names but how about "Sea Gust", "Ocean Dew", "Bright Wing" or Razor Wind?

>>42257810
I went with the light blue on the mane to compliment my red line art and to give them a little pop vs using grey, made the eyes red because its more interesting than black and grey. the palette is up to you but if you like what I did you can use it. glad you like her though! ^c^
>>42258574
depends on what you want her personality and cutiemark to be. for a more tomboy like personality and a sea based cm Sea gust or Razor wind will do, if she's gonna be more gentle then Ocean dew or bright wing will do.

>>42258273
You and me both brother

Professionals have standards. Be polite. Be efficient. And be unapologetically fashionable, darling

>>42258855
first nice digits czech'd, second she's gonna get a pretty gnarly case of scope bite being that close to the scope.

>>42257670
Okay.
You can't draw anything believable. The entire thing is like some piccaso cubism warped reality.

Your straight lines are a mess which will throw off perspective, the perspective for the table and anything on it is fucked., just look at that glass it's not even an ellipse. The chair wheels are giant shapes for no reason while the table has literal stick legs like a stick figure. The chair is way too big, the ambiguous keyboard is oversized compared to the pc.

The pony is badly proportioned to the chair, and badly positioned it doesn't look like it's sitting on it because you don't know how a pony sits. I don't know whats going on with the dots all over the pony but it looks bad. Is it a plushy with polkadots or a wearing a polkadot jammie.

The mane looks like a stiff mop, the eyes are too close together, the horn is huge and the mouth is a cats mouth.

And lastly the composition and linework sucks, you have tangents with the pc and the table merging lines makign it look flatter, depth is by good overlapping.

Start learning the fundamentals or try to copy/reflect like >>42258273 is doing If you want to make a 3d scene then you have to be able to think 3d, while right now your brain is in 2d symbol mode.

Bored, so here's a doodle page

>>42259001

Thanks for the reply, this was a more of a relatively quick thing I did, not caring about the perspective too much, though that did not help me in any case. The dots were really really lazy spots that I did quickly, and will not do anymore because I hated it as well.

>>42258571
Sounds good, ill work on that and continue to mess with anatomy and proportions.

Doodled in honour of today's renewed Discordposting. He's a tough one to draw.

>>42258257
Hind legs, got it. And yeah, not a big fan of how I did the mane here

>>42259377

You captured his Discordness well.

>>42259377
nice digits, good discord you captured his likeness perfectly.
>>42259376
based for being a good sport about it, some people ask for critique but are totally unprepared for actual critique. You're not beating yourself up over it yeah? I wouldn't want that to happen because you really seem keen to learn.

boop

It feels like my actual drawing ability ping pongs wildly on any given day

>>42240841
Better late than never. Feel like I took "planting their hooves" a little liberally, but eh. Yes, I know her cutiemark's upside down ici

>>42260725
She's standing for adequate naps.
"Ever had one of those days when you put your ass on backwards? Yeah, this was one of those days."

>>42260167
that's pretty nice, how long have you been drawing?

>>42260995
About a month and a half according to my earliest photo of what I've drawn

>>42260167
Oh shit, my OC wires

>>42261541
KEK

Doing a scale chart, finished Trixie first
https://files.catbox.moe/wqniyo.png

>>42261905
>Deflects

>>42261541
Kek. That Derp is very cute, and is that Allie Way? If so, it's nice to see art of her.
>>42262046
Breedable

>>42261840
>>42262394

Glad to see some laughs. Yes, it is Allie Way.

>>42262046
Noice.
Love your style. Blending anatomy with poni anatomy is dope. Especially the more pronounced hock.

>>42262811
Mare Hawk Tuah

>>42257358
the mare I look at it the better it gets

>>42258571
Drawing eyes fucking suck, it's like drawing hands

>>42263157
not bad at all and trust me they are way easier than hands! little tip in >picrel for show style eyes, only other thing I would say is the ear needs to be a bit bigger, other than that its a solid go. the more you do it the easier it gets and the easier it will be to spot and correct errors, eventually you'll have it memorized to the point it's basically like breathing.

>>42242714
Walk of pride.

man
i love
mares

>>42263953
based

I'm willing to help with backgrounds and coloring tips, may also redline some areas if needed.

Each anon has specific needs, and I only have a limited amount of time, but if anyone needs help organizing those things, I can try!

>>42264370
Based arthelp anon. Got a wip here that would appreciate some help if you've got the time. I know my biggest issue now is contrast between the characters infront and the background. Planning to lighten up the timberwolf later after finishing painting it. But I would love some thoughts on how to make the background have more depth. I don't want it to overpower the main subject though. As said appreciate the help if you got the time anon!

>>42264400
The background looks great, but yes, gotta connect the characters to it.

I'd say, first, locate de main light source, even if it's faint. A very faint gradient coming from the top, in a soft shade of violet or the blue hue of the lake.

You can also achieve this by selecting the character layer and duplicating it, or (depending on your software) selecting the shape, then creating a new layer (empty) and adding the highlights with a very soft and big brush, low opacity, so you can control which areas receive more light, instead of a full gradient.

The important thing in my opinion, is shading the characters in such a way that the viewer can tell straight away that they are part of the scenery; so, grayish green for shadows, maybe play around with some other similar colors, especially if you can create a 'multiply' layer on top, so you won't hurt the main color layer if things go wrong. The mare is against the light, it seems, so she needs some sort of shading especially in the bottom left corner and on areas obscured by her mane. To counterbalance this darkness you can add on a 'color dodge/lighten' layer as a 'silver lining'; a kind of brightened line around her mane and exposed corners such as ears.

Lastly, after you're done with them, try adding a transparent later on top of it all and changing it to overlay, or multiply, or anything that will darken whatever is below. Again, try a faint gradient using the color of the forest floor. If you have brushes that are kinda cloudy, use those to erase bits of the gradient in order to give the effect of fog in front and around the characters.

Adding things like that in front of your two characters, and adjusting the color balance to something more blue-green + shadows, will create an atmosphere that will push them into the art, and not in front of it.

Personally, I use dust brushes to create tiny little particles floating in the air, reflecting the light, or fireflies (in front) so the viewer is forced into believing there is some distance between the foreground and the characters.

Sounds a bit complicated, but trying these things individually will end up helping in one way or another. I use Photoshop, but I'm sure other things have similar layer styles and tools.

Good luck! If you want, I can try just quickly showing a basic example

>>42264400

By the way, just to give an example of how I'd try to approach the situation. Of course you can change the intensity, the colors, the brushes, etc. I realize that's not a shading style everyone likes, but it's how I'd edit the base image

Good luck!

Inspiration at midnight hit, had to get this out.

>>42264430
>>42264457
That's some damn good advice. Specifically about getting the characters into the environment. I always think more on the seperate parts than the whole usually. Haven't shaded Pear Butter yet but I now have a better grasp of the direction I should take her in. Thanks for the visual example too, I'll get straight to working on it!

>>42264491
Cute Luna. Sometimes we gotta get an idea out there, love those moments.

lewd glim https://files.catbox.moe/rf3wgm.png
>>42263392
Haha love this one bro
>>42264491
That turned out really nice. Very cute Luna

>>42265016
I'd pounce on that mare like a hunggry lion on an antelope..... I mean, cool art dude.

last boop

>>42248034
Twilight's diet is going well.
>>42265016
Holy shit that Starlight is amazing. Even Schmoopy's got her little teats out.

>>42265676
based

>6 till 500
might as well boop away

>>42266000
wasted digits ucu

>>42266006
and 500

NEW BREAD
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>>42266021

>>42266021

Feel free to repost any art from the end of this thread there