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Clearly unbiased. Which is a-okay by me, because yes, Applejack is the best filly, ever. Of all time.

Man, I wish this is what happened when I get carried away with a doodle. Mostly the doodle just turns into more incomprehensible scribbles.

I really love how you paint the background objects and scenery in these types of pictures. I can see the paintbrush spots of color where the lighting goes from darker to lighter for the light source, and the spots/bubbles create a really neat effect effect, almost ethereal in nature.

*slowly creeps in line after Dio*

Holy crap.

I didn't recognize this thumbnail as yours, not until I clicked on the picture and got a better look. Your art has gotten seriously amazing - the hair especially, with the details on the individual strands and the highlights. Even looking back at your last picture in this gallery I'm just amazed. I seriously hope you're getting paid for this kind of art.

Thats one of the nicest comments I've gotten on a gallery upload, thank you Eris! I think the fact that I generally use broad and undefined strokes in these speed paintings gives them a softer…fluffier?…look. And yeah, I definitely don't do much with backgrounds, but these will hopefully help me in the future.

*plots on what to speed paint next*

Uh. Sugar Star is the one laying her hooves all up on Inkbrand here, not the other way 'round.

Can I also just repeat how much I seriously love August? And can I state how much I love how you drew August here? I don't know why, but that straight foreleg, like he's trying to bat away Sugar Star the same way someone might try to wave away a fly, just makes me smile. Awesome RP scene here!

No negativity taken. I guess it just shows exactly how egotistical Inkbrand is, that he appears with a broad ego in somepony else's imagination!

Wow. I'm not really a fan of the basic Equestria Girls base (why are their legs so long skdjfnsdf), but this is a really awesome picture, very clean and smooth. Love your character's EG design. 

And those overalls are cute as.

Inkbrand sure has an ego

I'm not refuting this in the slightest, but I'm curious why this picture makes you say that?

It was kind of funny, considering that Inkbrand was fantasizing about picking up foreign babes right before this happened. I imagine they shared much the same drooling expression.

I have trouble believing this is your first pony drawing. The anatomy is really good for a first time, plus the lines and coloring are super neat and clean. Especially love the way the wings twist, they really give the picture motion.

Haven't seen any of the new season yet, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy this. I may have said this before, but I seriously love your new shading style with no lineart and soft CG shading. Everything about the pancakes looks so soft and fluffy, and the wings are shaded beautifully.

Also, I had no idea a ponys eyes could get so amazingly large. Learn something new every day!

Thats why I have to wait before putting a design up for adoption, gotta make sure I actually don't want to keep the character. Otherwise I end up kicking myself when I get so many ideas for the character after Ive given them away, heh.

I was hoping you guys would recognize it, and glad you like it! Not sure about the two of you, but I picture the water glowing due to the surrounding crystals (which aren't really drawn here because ksdflasdfs). I think it gives it a pretty but almost eerie effect, perfect for three characters freaking out over their fall!

Nope, speedpaint for me because I sped through it. Didn't take time to paint to the fullest of my abilities, just kind of shimmied over details. I might try something similar to this in the future as a full picture, but for now, speed painting is a pretty good way to get a sense of drawing, in my opinion. Don't focus on the details, just draw the general shapes.

WHAT. Her Cutie mark. I can't even.

Im pretty critical of Pony OCs with rainbows, but the soft pastel colors are really beautiful, especially against the plainness of her coat. Love her design!

Please stop drawing, I just can't take it.

NOIKIDPLEASEDONTSTOPEVER

I really love her hair the most - simple, but with enough detail to show the curls. Your Ponysa is really cute, you should totally app her and let Inkbrand slobber all over her so she can deadpan at him.

Seriously digging your venture into CG art here, especially as your use of colors and lighting hasn't diminished at all with the transition. You continue drawing more pretty ponies yes? Yes pls.

What, no love for August? Maybe because he sticks out in the snow, but he seriously stole the spotlight for me in this picture. That cheeky yet fierce grin on his face, his wings flared outward, his eye bleeding all over the -

HIS EYE. WHAT HAPPENED. Inkbrand needs to find August ASAP with some salt, beer, and manly back pounds.

I just

Cant even

Stealing Momo now kthxbai

So, the general consensus seems to be:

Mission accomplished.

I like your OC designs a lot - they're pretty consistent with the designs and color schemes of ponies from the actual show, which is sometimes a hard feat to manage.

Backgrounds just take a bit man.

Curious question however, is this why Ink doesn't settle? Or is because his devil may cry personality?

Well bully for you, backgrounds take a lot of work for me.

And if by "this", you mean Radiant Star? No, he and RS didn't get far enough to turn Inkbrand away from any other mare. There simply hasn't been a mare yet that has made Inkbrand want to settle down.

In marriage, anyways. Inkbrand dates just fine, but thoughts of marriage and a happy little family are way out of his range of vision.

This is gorgeous, though I have to say I probably love the background the most. The softness and abstractness of the flower petals, strewn all over the place, really gives the picture a very beautiful feel, in my opinion. Plus, the expression on both of their faces - Flax Seeds proud grin, especially - rounds everything up amazingly.

Also, tattoos.

TATTOOOOOOOS.

I am seriously digging the new shading techniques you're using, your pictures feel a lot more vibrant and expressive.

Plus, first time for a griffon? Outstanding!

Great perspective as always McDerp. I really like the design of this pony too, and you made her eyes really pop!

InkBrand! Can I make a shipping of an of of mine named Blot and if not.... Can I use InkBrand to make a pic?.... I wanna try something! BTW.... I think she likes you if she don't hate you.

Sure, feel free. Goodness knows I've used countless victims for various shipping pictures, myself.

And thanks McDerp, Rackenhammer! I had a lot of fun drawing this, mostly because it's the first time I've tried drawing a lot of light sources and reflecting the different colors off the person/pony.

I just downloaded a crystal pony pattern, then applied it to the layer at a lowered opacity. Think I changed it to a multiply layer as well, but I can't remember. Google, "MLP Crystal Pony texture", you'll see a lot of different textures to use.