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My half of an art trade with ~Jacquibim , who wanted me to redraw his pony OC Valkyrie for him, after he drew my OC Maverick Shot. Here are the characters he's drawn, below:

Valkyrie (left) and Maverick (right)
So here's Valkyrie, dressed in a tuxedo and red bowtie.

I'm really embarrassed to say that this is probably the only angle I can draw characters from and have it still turn out presentable, without their proportions and my technique breaking down immediately. But at least ~Jacquibim seemed to like what he's seen so far, and that's pretty encouraging. I really wanted to make a high-quality vector of his cutie mark in Flash or Illustrator and then import it into Photoshop and use it like that, but sadly I didn't have time. I also had this really epic idea for a background where he's strutting through Canterlot at night, enjoying the nightlife, but I was too afraid I'd screw it up, especially as far as lighting goes. So instead I just went the *Zaeta-K route like I usually do, and gave him an aged paper background. But at least I drew his shadow.

So yeah, enjoy my first art trade. I had a lot of fun drawing him, and I really wish my technique of differentially coloring my pencil sketch to match the fill color looked good on things other than ponies. I originally came up with the technique to more closely match MLP:FiM's coloring style, but I liked doing it so much that I feel it's my trademark technique...so I guess I need to practice more so it can look good on non-pony pictures. Anyways, here's Valkyrie, enjoy :3

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Do not steal. Art theft is illegal, you know

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is © 2010-2012 Lauren Faust AKA *fyre-flye and Hasbro
Valkyrie belongs to ~Jacquibim

Description
My half of an art trade with ~Jacquibim , who wanted me to redraw his pony OC Valkyrie for him, after he drew my OC Maverick Shot. Here are the characters he's drawn, below:

Valkyrie (left) and Maverick (right)
So here's Valkyrie, dressed in a tuxedo and red bowtie.

I'm really embarrassed to say that this is probably the only angle I can draw characters from and have it still turn out presentable, without their proportions and my technique breaking down immediately. But at least ~Jacquibim seemed to like what he's seen so far, and that's pretty encouraging. I really wanted to make a high-quality vector of his cutie mark in Flash or Illustrator and then import it into Photoshop and use it like that, but sadly I didn't have time. I also had this really epic idea for a background where he's strutting through Canterlot at night, enjoying the nightlife, but I was too afraid I'd screw it up, especially as far as lighting goes. So instead I just went the *Zaeta-K route like I usually do, and gave him an aged paper background. But at least I drew his shadow.

So yeah, enjoy my first art trade. I had a lot of fun drawing him, and I really wish my technique of differentially coloring my pencil sketch to match the fill color looked good on things other than ponies. I originally came up with the technique to more closely match MLP:FiM's coloring style, but I liked doing it so much that I feel it's my trademark technique...so I guess I need to practice more so it can look good on non-pony pictures. Anyways, here's Valkyrie, enjoy :3

--

Do not steal. Art theft is illegal, you know

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is © 2010-2012 Lauren Faust AKA *fyre-flye and Hasbro
Valkyrie belongs to ~Jacquibim