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Playing with some of the more interesting real horse colors. I'm taking requests/suggestions for others, and of course concrit is welcome, as usual! Blue roan appaloosa: Liver chestnut with stockings:

Eeeee, I'd been waiting for this ep all week and it didn't disappoint! Omg Applejack and her Manehattan ~coiffure~. If Rarity saw Applejack with her hair like that, she would be so thrilled that she'd die. Filly Fluttershy looked like she was maybe in some awkward teenage phase, poor thing. Absolute favorite bits (SPOILERS, obviously): - Scootaloo complaining about their 'namby pamby' cutie mark stories. Pffft. Namby pamby. - Twilight bouncing and YESSSSing. - PINKIE'S STORY. Seriously. Rock farming. She probably changes her story every time someone asks. - Dash's faaaace. It doesn't matter which one. All of them.

Hee, thanks, Strawberry! You have awesome timing, because I was just poking at the wings when I read your message. Saved my life! (Or at least minutes more of fruitless fiddling.) It's so hard to get the shapes just right @_@

Love the second custom pony especially! That hair is so cute. <3 This is some seriously amazing artwork!

Thanks for the advice, Skye! Been messing with the muzzle on a new pony, because albino ponies... are paper-colored. I'm so lazy. I think I like the surprised!portrait on the upper right best. Spook doesn't have his cutie mark yet, but it'll be a silicon atom because I'm a geek like that. Gonna edit with an improved Azure pic later, too! Better wings, thanks to StrawberryBlossom:

Reference sheet saved! Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for all the ponynatomy sheets I can find, and this is nice and simple.

That's one of the best pony-drawing guides I've seen so far! o_o Thank you (and BrianBlackberry) for the link! I think you're absolutely right about the ears and the muzzle; for some reason I spend the most time on those, probably because I just don't have the style for 'em down yet. Do you have an art thread, by the way? I want to take a look, if you do!(Edit: Never mind, you have the awesome art thread I've been following for the last couple days. *facehoof*) Y'know, about the whole drawing-the-back-too-long thing, that could be because real horses and ponies do have longer backs. It still weirds me out to squish the body circles so close together when I'm laying a pony out on paper. Ooh, by the way, I love the name Azure Dream! In my head she's the baby of the family and hasn't had to do much work because of that, so she's turned into a creative, daydreamy type of filly. Mind if I use the name when/if I app for her?

Still practicing my pony style (by which I mean I have work to do, and I'm drawing ponies instead. Derp). Trying to figure out a name and a cutie mark for this kiddo... suggestions and concrit ever so welcome! Original: Newest: Sketched then cleaned up in Illustrator.

[CREATURES] Senga // Okapi // Female // Young Adult // Profile - Not Active Yet -

Thanks, Skye! Edited to add pic and a little more info; possibly finished depending on mods' verdict!

Name: Senga Gender: Female Age: Young adult Species: Okapi Eye Color: Light brown Physique & Colors: Tall and slim, still built more like a young okapi than like a mature adult. Her pelt is mahogany brown, with a white face 'mask' and black and white-striped legs. Residence: Senga travels around Equestria with her wagon full of tradeable goods. She sleeps either in the cart when it's chilly, or under the stars when the weather's warm enough. Occupation: Wandering tinker/trader. Likes: Senga loves summer nights that remind her of the time she'd spent with her mother in her faraway homeland. She likes being able to sleep on the grass, rather than curling up and snoozing in the bed of her wagon. When she's passing by with her cart, onlookers can often hear her humming or singing folk songs; some are from her native land, but she loves all types of music and tends to pick up tunes from the towns and cities she visits. She's fond of colts and fillies and other young creatures, because they tend to accept her unusual appearance more easily. She has a special weakness for apple cupcakes, which she tried for the first time in Ponyville. Dislikes: As a trader, Senga dislikes thieves. She's had at least one run-in with a pack of Diamond Dogs, which means she tends to distrust others she comes across. She doesn't precisely dislike adult ponies and other creatures, but she's shyer around them than she is with children. Above all, Senga hates the cold. She has a very thin coat, as she's native to a tropical locale, so she doesn't tolerate winter very well. When she first saw snow, it terrified her. She's adjusted more to a temperate climate now that she's lived there for a few years, but she's still skittish around snow, sleet, and other wintry weather. Character Summary: Senga was born in a mountainous jungle region, where she lived with her mother and befriended a few wandering explorer ponies. Being a shy species by nature, none of the okapis Senga knew - including her mother - had ever ventured outside of their jungle home. However, Senga had always been outgoing by okapi standards, and wanted to see the world. She convinced a trader pony, who'd often regaled her with stories of Canterlot, Fillydelphia, Ponyville, and all the other places he'd been, to take her with him on his next trip away from the jungle. After saying goodbye to her mother, Senga set off with nothing more than a few trinkets to remember her home by. The outside world proved to be a good fit for Senga, who met many more ponies, unicorns, pegasi, griffons, hippogriffs, and other species. At first she was too shy to do more than say hello, but soon enough she started helping the trader pony hawk his wares in town. She was so soft-spoken that the trader pony initially doubted that she'd be able to draw any customers in, but her unique appearance more than made up for it. Most ponies wanted to take at least a peek at the striped newcomer. Senga and the trader became very close, almost like father and daughter, and she eventually inherited his wagon and goods when he retired in Fillydelphia. Now she roams through all of Equestria on her own. It's a semi-solitary life suitable for a shy okapi, but she also has the opportunity to socialize whenever she reaches the next town. Senga swaps her goods for other items, usually small hoof- or magic-crafted ones that she can use to barter whenever she stops again. Right now, most of Senga's troubles come from missing her mother and her adoptive pony father. But she sends letters to them whenever she can, via the mail ponies, and always wears the bandanna her mother gave her to help keep her warm. Senga pic:

Heh, that's exactly why I had to explain the obsession to my 20-year-old sister, to begin with. Do you think you could get your son into the show? That's totally been my strategy with everyone I've told.

And thanks, Skye! Adorable avatar, by the way. ^_^ I'm still hoping for a peryton or at least a deer in the show!

Systemdertoten - understandable! I think it helps that most people don't believe me when I tell 'em what I'm into these days.

I'll check out the rules, for sure. Thanks much! This looks like a fun kind of place.