Comments: 20
suntwilig [2016-06-07 19:12:56 +0000 UTC]
looks super!
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Pugoii [2016-06-06 21:17:54 +0000 UTC]
AHHH YES
I LOVE these colors <333
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adgerellipone [2016-05-23 02:03:50 +0000 UTC]
To be honest I like this new redesign. I didn't see AppleDash in him at all xD; if you want him to be more unique only thing I can suggest is a different coat color?? I dunno haha.
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Shelbi-Cat In reply to Cheschire-Kaat [2016-05-20 23:03:57 +0000 UTC]
Maybe you can change the colors of the mane?
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Pugoii [2016-05-20 17:29:24 +0000 UTC]
Hmm..the colors seem a little off to me. Maybe its because there's a lot of red? I'm not sure. Hmm.. I can't really describe my suggestion but ahhh, maybe I could draw it out if I have the time. But I really like this one tho: The hairstyle and colors are gorgeous and everything looks very even to me.
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Cheschire-Kaat In reply to Pugoii [2016-05-20 19:01:00 +0000 UTC]
I don't really think I'm done with the redesign. There IS something... off with the colours, but I can't tell what it is. I need to think about it.
I liked the previous design a lot too, but I seriously can't see Flim in it.
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Pugoii In reply to Cheschire-Kaat [2016-05-20 19:08:17 +0000 UTC]
Well thats the thing with having unique designs, you don't recognize them as a child for a specific ship because of their features.
Aka, they don't look like every other shipping kid.
For example, you can't see Twilight or Discord in my Yue .
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KitKatsArt [2016-05-20 17:12:03 +0000 UTC]
I like his new mane colors. He looks a lot more like a mixs of his parents.
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PixiePixelz [2016-05-20 16:52:31 +0000 UTC]
I like the way his mane is highlighted.
Sorry, but I don't have suggestions for senpai uvu.
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BluegrassBrooke [2016-05-20 15:57:06 +0000 UTC]
I love the background you have for him! Your AJ and Flim story is too cute.
As far as design advice, I'd actually recommend steering away from a lot of the similar colors. That's a problem I see in a lot of next gens. It's assumed that you HAVE to use some combination of the parents' colors. Really, what you need is some family traits. You've got one there with AJ's freckles and the stripes. If you want him to "pop" you might try shifting the colors and manestyle a bit. Really setting him apart from his parents even if it's only appearance wise. Maybe he spikes his hair because he thinks it looks cool or has piercings or something seemingly silly like that. Just some ideas!
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Cheschire-Kaat In reply to BluegrassBrooke [2016-05-20 18:56:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much!
I know what you mean.
I try to make my NGs as close to the parents as possible without actually looking like them. I in fact try to get similar results to the show's genetic codes and everything. Thing is, with this character, I needed to use AJ'S coat, but most designs had very few or no traits of Flim, making him look only like an Applejack NG, and not like a FlimJack one. I'm not sure about the colours yet, since most of my characters share familiar palettes, and if I need to change a character, this one's the first on my list.
(I probably forgot to say something)
But in which direction do you think I should go? I mean with my colour palettes?
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BluegrassBrooke In reply to Cheschire-Kaat [2016-05-20 19:53:04 +0000 UTC]
Hmmm. What might help is developing your Flim/Flam headcanon a bit. Things like family traits for them etc. In my writing, Flim and Flam are actually two out of eight siblings. All the Skim family members are unicorns as they're an old magic family. Every one of the skims has a bright color in their mane/tails with a few stripes of a more neutral color mixed in. The stallions all grow some kind of facial hair. Flam has a beard and mustache and Flim has sideburns for example. Their brother Blaire has a little goatee, Blackjack has an 1800's type mustache, and Bjorn has a full on mountain man beard. XD The Skims all have rather slender builds with none being particularly stocky except Bjorn (he's kinda a throwback to an older bloodline).
Making headcanons like that can really help when you design the next gens. When I do FlimxAJ next gens, I'll try to include vivid stripes in the mane/tail as that's a family trait, but also a bit shorter and stockier build like AJ's family. If there's a stallion, I'd probably make him take after his Dad or his uncle Big Mac in terms of Body type rather than going for the middle ground.
Here's some of my Skim siblings if that gives you any ideas.
Seance: bluegrassbrooke.deviantart.com…
Blaire: bluegrassbrooke.deviantart.com…
In terms of palettes, I think you need some more vibrant colors as "splashes" to accent the designs a spell. Also, the amount of freckles in his design is a bit much. I'd keep it confined to the face like in the show.
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Scarlet-Mirages [2016-05-20 15:07:07 +0000 UTC]
I love his mane colors! ^^
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