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EarthnAshes — Ballad of the Moon

Published: 2013-04-17 00:32:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 17018; Favourites: 1416; Downloads: 63
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Description Just something I've been itching to do for the past couple of months. After hearing Two Steps from Hell's Sun and Moon, all I could picture was Princess Luna flying/floating about in space with her mane and tail bleeding and blending into the atmosphere.

I "painted" the background, her mane, and tail with glitter! As much as I hate using glitter (mostly because it has the knack of sticking around hours after use B| ) it worked better than I originally thought. o.o It was a blast too! Despite the anatomy being a bit wonky, I don't really mind. :3

I'm definitely doing this again for Celestia. To be honest, though, this photo doesn't really do the actual painting justice. The painting glints and glows when in sunlight or underneath light, kinda mimicking the stars a bit. AND some of the colors are muted or brightened when they shouldn't be. Needless to say, it looks WAAAAY better in person (to be fair, I took the picture with a crappy camera, so I need a much better camera for a higher quality photo. o3o).

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut yeah. As always, if ya have questions feel free to ask. c: And thanks for stopping by to take a look. ^.^
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Comments: 228

Ember-the-sandwing [2016-02-09 00:10:10 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool! Is it watercolour? Looks like watercolor o.o

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EarthnAshes In reply to Ember-the-sandwing [2016-02-09 00:34:13 +0000 UTC]

Nah, this one was done in acrylic.

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Ember-the-sandwing In reply to EarthnAshes [2016-02-09 01:03:56 +0000 UTC]

How js some of it like faded?

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EarthnAshes In reply to Ember-the-sandwing [2016-02-09 01:24:27 +0000 UTC]

I didn't scan it; this is a rather poorly taken photograph of the canvas since it was far too big to actually scan in. That's probably why it looks faded.

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Ember-the-sandwing In reply to EarthnAshes [2016-02-09 11:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Nice blending

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CeliaKyurem07 [2016-01-15 21:36:57 +0000 UTC]

Just awsome

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EarthnAshes In reply to CeliaKyurem07 [2016-01-16 01:21:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :3

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CeliaKyurem07 In reply to EarthnAshes [2016-01-16 08:30:22 +0000 UTC]

Np

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IcarusHector [2015-09-13 22:36:09 +0000 UTC]

to be fair, I don't think any medium that involves glitter, glowing, or metallic paints can be done justice by camera or scanner. Viewer motion affects the image in addition to variable light also bringing out aspects you just wouldn't see otherwise.

regardless Duuuuuuuuuuude.

And TSFH is amazing thematic music. used to play it during long Lord of the Rings Risk games. certainly set the tone.

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songarri0125 [2015-07-27 01:46:35 +0000 UTC]

Truly, a breath-taking piece, this is.

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EarthnAshes In reply to songarri0125 [2015-07-27 01:47:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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kayarei [2015-04-01 19:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Luna's wings have changed! I live both designs, actually - I love this.

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EarthnAshes In reply to kayarei [2015-04-01 22:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :3

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FantasygirlXD [2014-09-12 01:30:42 +0000 UTC]

O_O Luna looks GREAT!

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EarthnAshes In reply to FantasygirlXD [2014-09-12 02:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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MLPegasis4898 [2014-08-01 20:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Woah!!! The background looks amazing...!!!

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EarthnAshes In reply to MLPegasis4898 [2014-08-02 01:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! x3

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Cheetaaaaa [2014-03-01 22:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to bomb you with activity, but I just couldn't leave this one unfaved.

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EarthnAshes In reply to Cheetaaaaa [2014-03-02 13:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Lol, it's all good. Thanks. x3

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KittyKat708 [2013-12-11 23:17:09 +0000 UTC]

This is BEAUTIFUL. Seriously. It's amazing. And I don't even watch MLP!

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EarthnAshes In reply to KittyKat708 [2013-12-11 23:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :3

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Smoki8 [2013-11-11 00:59:41 +0000 UTC]

EPIC.

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233757 In reply to Smoki8 [2014-01-18 22:15:38 +0000 UTC]

+1

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Smoki8 In reply to 233757 [2014-01-19 00:19:43 +0000 UTC]

?


AMG IF YOU ARE TALKING BOUT GOOGLE I SWEAR-

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EarthnAshes In reply to Smoki8 [2013-11-11 01:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ^.^

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Smoki8 In reply to EarthnAshes [2013-11-12 22:35:07 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.
Also...to the painting...

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SyrRose [2013-11-02 15:49:46 +0000 UTC]

Damn, I love how awesome this is, Luna is so regal, and the night sky is just too much, there are no words I can use that would describe the beauty.

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EarthnAshes In reply to SyrRose [2013-11-02 16:46:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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SyrRose In reply to EarthnAshes [2013-11-02 16:47:24 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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SoulSpyrit [2013-09-29 19:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Even then, it's WAY so much awesomer than I could've ever done :T
Keep up the great work!

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EarthnAshes In reply to SoulSpyrit [2013-09-29 20:36:16 +0000 UTC]

Psh. I bet you could do something like this just fine. :3


And thanks. ^.^

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SoulSpyrit In reply to EarthnAshes [2013-10-01 22:47:40 +0000 UTC]

Maybe...but I would using close to ten sheets of paper just even to sketch something that even closely resembles this picture :3 I'm talking haven't-even-thought-about-touching-the-markers-yet kind of sketch. :3 I've only been drawing mlp for about a month or two maybe I could send you a pic of one of my OCs?

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joeski87 [2013-09-20 15:12:57 +0000 UTC]

i can't even think of a word to describe this picture. amazing is all i can come up with, and that doesn't seem good enough to describe it

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EarthnAshes In reply to joeski87 [2013-09-20 18:17:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ^.^

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Airebellae [2013-08-31 12:49:58 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!!!!!!

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EarthnAshes In reply to Airebellae [2013-08-31 12:52:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. :3

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EvilFrenzy [2013-08-12 19:39:13 +0000 UTC]

sweet mother hubber that looks so galactic its perfect

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EarthnAshes In reply to EvilFrenzy [2013-08-12 20:45:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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Ramflight [2013-08-02 20:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Simply magical! It reminds me of this fan-make: "Children of the Night" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW5n3k…

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EarthnAshes In reply to Ramflight [2013-08-02 20:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^.^

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Star-Crossed-Voyager [2013-07-17 21:04:19 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful~ I can't even-- ASDFGHJKL.

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EarthnAshes In reply to Star-Crossed-Voyager [2013-07-18 09:34:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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Mothpress [2013-07-17 10:36:09 +0000 UTC]

that's so amazing

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EarthnAshes In reply to Mothpress [2013-07-17 13:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. ^.^

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Mothpress In reply to EarthnAshes [2013-07-17 15:13:50 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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ChocolateCat35 [2013-07-13 13:41:32 +0000 UTC]

so awesome! :iconRDsoawesomefaceplz:

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EarthnAshes In reply to ChocolateCat35 [2013-07-13 14:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! :3

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ChocolateCat35 In reply to EarthnAshes [2013-07-13 19:18:02 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! your art is fantastic and you have a great talent!
keep up the good work

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CelticWolfSong [2013-06-24 18:10:22 +0000 UTC]

That's beautiful!

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EarthnAshes In reply to CelticWolfSong [2013-06-24 22:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! :3

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