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Published: 2012-01-25 03:27:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1717; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 43
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Description The Representatives of Ponyville and the Everfree Forest

That's it! I'm finished! No more ponies, I swear to you. Unless this is something people enjoy?
Fanart never fails to get more attention than original things, that is certain... I'll just have to see if something else catches my eye and pulls me in another direction.
For now, though, I've done all the humanized My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (c) I intended to do, and then some.
First was the Mane Six [link] (with a quick redux [link] ), then the Princesses of Equestria [link]

There, the Mayor of Ponyville and the zebra enchantress herself, Zecora. New headcanon - they're best drinking buddies and mostly at the Grand Galloping Gala for the booze.

I liked the original design I had going for the Mayor... but as I actually drew it out, it failed the first time, and all subsequent times it just kept turning out a little off. I ended up taking a tiny notebook sketch and extrapolating it from there. I'd started hers after I'd completely finished Zecora, so I really just wanted to wrap it up. For her design, I kept her downplayed and stately, incorporating the color of her usual ascot as a mayor sash (a la Joe Quimby.)
I'm not sure if I managed to encorporate enough Zecora-ness into her design - since she seems like an older and wiser character, I didn't want to stick her in as, hem, loud a gown as the others, and so kept the zebra stripes as a hem, with softer earth tones for the rest. Same reason I had her hair longer and down, rather than mohawked.
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Comments: 6

The-Shipping-Killer [2012-02-04 23:27:53 +0000 UTC]

I like it.

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GreenVelvetCake In reply to The-Shipping-Killer [2012-02-05 03:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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The-Shipping-Killer In reply to GreenVelvetCake [2012-02-09 21:49:46 +0000 UTC]

Welcome.

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MetellaStella [2012-01-31 21:45:31 +0000 UTC]

LOL, drinking buddies. This is a veeeery interesting headcanon you have got here.

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GreenVelvetCake In reply to MetellaStella [2012-02-01 02:33:57 +0000 UTC]

It just seemed right to me. Not sure why.

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SanaGale [2012-01-25 04:06:19 +0000 UTC]

You are right, I really can't think of any other way to carry over the zebra stripes without it being weird. There are so few instances wherein animal prints are classy. The only thing I would have done differently with the Zecora design is put her hair up and try to subtly incorporate the spikiness of her original design. Still, it is a lovely interpretation. I wish there was more humanization art of Zecora, she is a fun design.

You also did a great job with Mayor Mare. The design you went with suits her personality, it looks like something should would chose to wear in that it issimple, elegant and practical (as practical as formal ware can be).

I am sad that there will be no more ponies (what, no discord?), but am excited to see more of the variety of neat stuff you do!

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