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103789 No. 103789 Stickied [View]
Now with 100% more original post picture.

Ponychan's Livestream
Main Livestream Thread >>30829
Stream monitor - http://www.ponyhell.com

--Digital Ponies--
- 123stw >>47826
adailey >>71666
Allosaurus >>91268
* alexrockclimber >>43536
Arrkhal >>91654
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>> No. 105604
Just commenting to say that I'm not away anymore and am totally up for more commissions haha. :D


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101186 No. 101186 Stickied [View] [Last 50 posts]
*Note: I'm in class while doing this so this is still incomplete but good enough for now*

So you want to learn how to draw ponies? Or maybe there have been many individuals who have asked you how you draw ponies. Well this thread/post is a collabaritve and extensive list of reference material to aid you on your art. However, keep in mind that there is an extensive amount of resources available everywhere that are not just pony-related. Howeve, the number one thing that will help you the most is to continue to sketch and draw until no tomorrow. How much? Well, look at the studies done by TheGreekDollmaker to see how much you should sketch if you really want to focus yourself in this.

General Guides
http://mlp-atg-alumni.deviantart.com/gallery/31073417

In depth Color Guide
http://kefkafloyd.deviantart.com/gallery/28942848

YouTube:
http://youtu.be/lYBO_QdLc9E
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>> No. 105408
>>105325
You did pony correctly, but the colors are a little too much. Red and black should always be avoided, especially when the eyes are almost opposite of the main color.


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103291 No. 103291 [View] [Last 50 posts]
The last human in equestria must save all from an ancient evil.
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>> No. 105649
>>105647
Sorry buddy, but you can't. NICE TRY.
>> No. 105650
>>105628
Thanks for the critique let me respond to the points made:

First

Hero is not saving everypony alone. As you read he has Jin and the gaurdian of the planet Orobus coming to help.

Second

He knew both princesses because of Orobus telling him about them.

Third
>> No. 105651
>>105616

I purposefully said he was the last because when you first read the manga there really arent on the cover. And the person next to Hero is a demon, not a human, hence the black wings and pointy ears.


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99233 No. 99233 [View] [Last 50 posts]
So I've been drawing for a good while, and just started posting on /art/. In an effort to get deeper into the community here and improve my drawing skills, I'm opening a thread where I will draw anything you request. OC's, ships, whatever, so long as it's appropriate. I figure, how will I get better if I pick and choose what I draw?

So request away, my friends. Until I get some in, I will just post whatever I draw.
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>> No. 105368
>>105327
I do all things theatre at my school.
Anywho, can you draw this guy like he's flying with a big ol' grin on his face? As for the colors, they're supposed to match this guitar: http://images.lilypix.com/albums/userpics/10010/1980_Gibson_Les_Paul_Heritage_80_Standard_Cherry_Sunburst.JPG
I tried to get as close as I could with pony creator.
>> No. 105370
stupid pic didn't post. here is link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kx-wST54n1rX_5z3DZVQX-teKsUqlZmi-rINjXwdxZE/edit
>> No. 105645
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>>105370
We now take a break from our regularly scheduled video games to bring you this important pony.


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105303 No. 105303 [View]
previous thread is here: http://www.ponychan.net/chan/art/res/10458.html
but it seems to be going faulty. updates don't display correctly, and while i seem to recall something about "cleared from deletion", it appears to be on autosage. i just hope that it'll still remain, because it's been going since june 2011.
anyway, onward!

deviantart: http://siansaar.deviantart.com/
tumblr: http://carniscorner.tumblr.com/
ask blog: http://askvelvet.tumblr.com/
livestream: http://www.livestream.com/carnifexart
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>>105496
Anything she should know as a follower? (for the rpg game)
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>>105520
Eh, short mane looks too much like Scootaloo
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>>105467
>>105469
unfortunately i don't have the time to actually make it...but somepony else is welcome to pick up the concept!
>>105520
haven't really fleshed out any character for her, so nothing really. she's probably quick to get angry if things don't go according to plan.

what if velvet and surprise had a daughter?


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105125 No. 105125 [View] [Last 50 posts]
>Flux's Request from last thread
>cooking in null-g
>awesome

Welcome, everypony.

I just noticed, the Threat Title suggests, that I have or will have sexual intercourse with every member on /art/...

Your flank is mine. Literally.

Hello, I am Crade Elcin, a german hobby-artist, hobby-actor, hobby-singer and hobby-human. I like pretty much everything.
I have my own askblog and a comic series, located here:
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>> No. 105636
Just being a nosy anon, but whatcha got in WIP?
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>>105633
Very sweet of you. Have a Carrot Top. Ws supposed to be for he artchallenge but I missed the submission thing by 5 minutes or something.
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>>105636
A picture to celebrate one hundred watchers on DeviantArt, for example.


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18468 No. 18468 [View] [Last 50 posts]
Hello, everypony! I bring to you the Broken Picture Telepony!
It's a game played similarly to the children's game Telephone, wherein the players transmit a message between themselves. The BPT has a twist, though!

Every other message is a drawing! So, you start with a description of a scene, somepony draws a picture of it, and then somepony describes that picture, and so on!

I've been playing this on /oat/ for about a month, now, and I decided to bring it over to /art/! Initially I only planned to put the completed games here, but if you guys want to play, that's fine too!

I'll post the ruleset if enough people demonstrate interest, until then, have the finished thread screencaps!
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Part 3!
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And the end!

Ah, this was fun. If /oat/ goes a while without a BPT and nopony else has started one, I probably won't be able to resist making another. c:
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Well then, apparently all my watched threads got cleared. I was worried this had been trash-canned for a second there.


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103981 No. 103981 [View] [Last 50 posts]
So, I figured it was about time I actually posted some work of my own: here's a pic of me and my OC, Jasper.

Usually, I draw and ink on paper, the edit and colour digitally. I'm getting into Flash, though, so expect to see some my attempts in that direction.

I take requests, but my workload fluctuates so I'll open/close them from time to time.

I'm always up for doing a critique or redline or whatnot, so just say the word, and... I'll say a few words.

And, of course, any comments and feedback you could throw my way would be much appreciated. So, go ahead and tell me what you think. :3

Anyway... back to the sketchbook for me.
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>> No. 105619
And another one of Big Mac.

Ref Image: http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Granny%27s_not_surprised_S02E06.png

Eyup.
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>>105501
Might help if I actually, you know, posted the image.
>> No. 105634
Excellent work on those sketches. I sure do love the Apple Family


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105255 No. 105255 [View]
Just putting this out there <.< >.>
http://tosealourfate.deviantart.com/gallery/33774033

I didn't even know this site existed until like a day ago.
I think I'm in heaven now <3
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>> No. 105589
>Anyway, I ended up lining and coloring in Sai because I found an easy way to do that
Cool. Being able to find your own solutions is a laudable aptitude, and I salute you for it.

>Is it better to see an artists portrayal(in their own style) or them mimicking the shows style?
Ah... huh. Well, for one thing, "better" is a spectacularly subjective term to use.

>Puts on his coal-hearted art-broker's hat.

If you are concerned about sales in particular, though, what matters is popularity (kind of sad, but that's reality for you). For that, being distinctive is beneficial: when your artwork gets passed around, it's recognizably yours, and your name gets passed around with it. So, in that regard, a personal style would be more effective than copying the show.

Also, going with a personal style means you can emphasize a particular strength in your work. Consider Moonstuck ( http://woonastuck.tumblr.com/ ), or Hot Blooded Pinkie PIe ( http://askhotbloodedpinkie.tumblr.com/ ). They both have some kinda quality that they emphasize, and their followers love 'em for it.
>> No. 105597
>>105589
I don't even want to sound down on myself..but I don't think I could go to perfection on show style. I was told that copying was going to be best, but I think I'd feel more comfortable doing it in my own style.

Alright. It's time to get serious now. I have an idea in my head for a pony and I'm going to draw it in my own style.
I will post the result in a few hours!
>> No. 105623
>I don't think I could go to perfection on show style.
It's not that it's hard, actually, it just gets very, very tedious, very very quickly. You end up spending more time looking for reference images and tweaking fussy little details than actually [/i]drawing something[i].

>I have an idea in my head for a pony and I'm going to draw it in my own style.
The audience awaits, breathless.


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105546 No. 105546 [View]
Although our art skills maybe, um, lacking, we draw all requests (as long as they are SFW).

Our will be at least this good, if not much better
<---

link to our tumblr: http://omegasoatunit.tumblr.com/
>> No. 105581
Wow... I can't critique this. I mean, I got nuthin' at all.

This has never happened to me before. o_O {...)
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105600
Sometimes our art is actually decent. We made this picture of Lyra riding a velociraptor like a sir.
>> No. 105622
It's not that it's bad or anything (I'm sorry if I sounded like I was paraspriting, I didn't mean to), I just don't know where to start. I'm usually pretty good with critique.

You have some pretty fun stuff, tho, I'll say that much. Keep it up. :3


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105379 No. 105379 [View]
Hey y'all,

I was gifted a tablet a few days ago cause one of my friends thinks I'm talented or something. So I was like "yea, right", but I decided to give it a try anyway because why the hell not. And I've been drawing ponies since. Mainly using random pony reference pictures, drawing from head was a no-go for me (it always ended in a catastrophe).

Anyways, this is my latest creation. I don't know how I managed this, but I drew Pinkie without using any reference, and it didn't turn out looking like a complete abomination for once. I know it's nothing spectacular (dat tail, dem scratchy lines), but I'm really happy I finally pulled off something decent while drawing from head...

Critique and tips on how to improve appreciated.
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>> No. 105615
>I feel like a photocopier...
That's feeling means you need to play around a bit. :3

And, for all I go on about tools and studying, it doesn't have to be show-perfect to be good. It just has to be good to be good.
>> No. 105618
>>105615
Problem is, I don't know any other kind of good. I'm afraid I don't have that kind of artistic freedom yet.

But yeah, I'd love to "have my own style".
>> No. 105621
>>105618
There's no real secret to it or anything, you just draw whatever you feel like drawing.

If it doesn't turn out all that good, take some time to think about why you don't like it, or post for comments and see what other people have to say about it. The thing to keep in mind is that being less than 100% show accurate by itself doesn't make something not good. You can go back to doing studies, or you can experiment a little to find something that works better for you. It's all good.


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95203 No. 95203 [View] [Last 50 posts]
Hey there /art. I come here with for some guidance and hopefully some criticism as well. I work mainly on traditional media and I hardly ever stay true to one style or way of working, this means that my pieces are all over the place and that I have no real "signature". So I wanted to see what you guys think of my work and if you have any preferences or tips as to what I should focus on, if you can see what my strong points are and what I should work on. Will dump my pieces which I consider good, and leave random doodles and sketches out :P
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>>105437
>>105532
Thanks :) I don't think I could bring myself to doing more normal stuff, I prefer the silly or creepy stuff when drawing. I "had" time today so I did this...

I am also open to suggestions I think. And I do like the criticism, but I generally do not revisit past drawings.
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I am also not sure if I put this somewhere on ponychan, but I don't see it in this thread so I guess I'll put it here too. spoilr'd cos weird. Changeling humanization because alcohol.
>> No. 105614
>I am also open to suggestions I think.
I would love to see your take on any of the dragons, adult or teen.

>And I do like the criticism, but I generally do not revisit past drawings.
"I never look back, dahling... it distracts from the now."

I think of critique as "stuff to think about for next time."

>lyra clean shave.jpg
Ahhhh...yeah, there's my daily dose of wut. Thank you. :3

A straight-razor, no less. Not fooling around, are we?


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105585 No. 105585 [View]
So I finally have a job that provides a bit of extra cash, as result I'm looking to get a set of reaction images for my OC pony done up for posting purposes. So who is the best art pony to get a full set of reaction from for fairly cheap? Not even sure what the average cost is when it comes to this...

pic is my oc as done by SparkyVerve
>> No. 105594
>>105585
If no one else takes this, I might be able to give it a shot. But let's wait and see.
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105596
>>105585
I would be interested in such a job. Let me know if you're interested. :D

pic is an example of my work.
>> No. 105608
>>105596
Urm, yeah, Taco can take it. He looks better than me, and I'm not the best with expressions.


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105605 No. 105605 [View]
Alright well, ive been going to iscribble.net for awhile now and its really fun to draw ponies with people... So do you wanna come draw with me haha?
http://www.iscribble.net
Uhh ill make a board if people want
also picture realted, not done i know but i started drawing it on here. critique it if you want :)


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15764 No. 15764 [View] [Last 50 posts]
I'm too lazy to think of a proper thread name haha. Anyway, my name is Squidbombed (hayhedgehoghay on dA) and I am an art student who has been enjoying and drawing ponies quite a bit lately. I figured I should go ahead and make a thread for myself to share my stuff. :)

I had a desire to draw Scratch one day and now my boyfriend has a pony drawing taped to the wall in his studio haha.
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I made this for my Electronic Illustration class, and composites count as art, so there.
(To be fair, the stock images are listed on my dA: http://fav.me/d4uel2q )

I'm also appearing to announce that I will be at I-Con this weekend sketching ponies for free! I am not sure when I will be doing it, but just come check out the Art Show every once in awhile and maybe you'll catch me haha. (Just assume it isn't during any pony or Doctor Who panels.)
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105602
BronyCon prep and work on commissions officially starts today! Here's the first commission, which is for ishop1.


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