Sterling Point Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 [ Sterling Point ]Name:Sterling PointGender:MaleAge:Young StallionSpecies:UnicornPelt Color:Dappled Moss Green with dark green socks and a white nose blaze.Mane/Tail Color & Style:Forest GreenStyle is pretty normal. Eye Color:BrownCutie Mark:Quill PenPhysique:AverageResidence:Currently lives in PonyvilleOccupation:WriterMotivation:Adventure and recording the things he sees for others to read. Curiosity to explore the unknown and to write tales to entertain his readers.Likes:Reading, writing, hayfries, adventure, flirting. Dislikes:Arrogance, being damp, griffons, being bored, being interrupted when writing, and writer's block.Character Summary:Sterling Point is a recent visitor to Ponyville. He enjoyed his visit so much he decided to move to the small pony town. He uses it as a base for his adventures out into the world for material for him to write about. He can always be found with a almost blank book, an inkwell, and quill pen as he travels the countryside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowWisp Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 There is already a character with a quill pen cutie mark, just as a heads up. You may want to change your's to be a bit more unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Point Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Might be hard with all the art of my character already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Oh not at all, you're fine with your quill cutie mark, it's a very common idea/symbol so as long as no one has a fuss over similar cutie marks you're all fine. No need to change that part Sterling.Though all the markings and coat colors put me off for pony design it seems well enough. Approved for RP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Point Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I'm getting that a lot with the coat markings and colours. It's hard to find something that shows a dapple coat design that is also simplistic enough for animation. I'm really trying to figure it out so I don't get more "Pickle" or "Leper" comments. v.vIn the end, I may just get rid of the dapple effect all together. If so, i'll update the design pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Ohhh, now I feel bad. The only way I remember your character is by nick-naming him "Pickle-Pony!" xD I mean it's sorta cute if you were aiming for that effect, since you weren't I can imagine it must get a bit frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Point Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 lol, don't feel bad. I've had him trashed on at least one site I know of because of his colouring and coat effects. 'Pickle' is hardly the worst name or association he's gotten. Heck, Pickle would probably be his nickname after a very short while. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I've been doing doodles of characters I find interesting, hope you don't mind I went....a little crazy with the dapples... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Point Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 No, I don't mind. And I love what you did with him!! Thank you for drawing this! Dapples are proving to be a bit of a weird point for him. It's easy to get overboard with them (as you found out), and thanks to my friend, I realized that the opposite is actually better. Make them fewer, make them larger, and you've got something adorable! Can I post your piece to my FA account? Credit will be given to you of course. You do amazing work!So following the larger, and less of them idea, I managed to come up with this, which looks far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm a huge fan of dapples (Whisper, my unicorn, has a bubble cutiemark meant to look like dapples on her flanks ) I agree that less is usually more, but there are actual markings like your first design, Leopard Appaloosas. They're like dalmatian horses lol And yes, feel free to put it on FA, Haiku is my name on there, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Point Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thank you. I liked the first design as well, though the second is in line with more animation standards as it is simpler and thus would be easier to animate. I was also getting a lot of trolling on one or two sites for the way my character looked, which though they didn't bother me, still annoyed me. But all in all, I altered mine just to make it simpler to draw for the most part. lol. Darkened the line colour, changed the dapple, and horray, there we go. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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