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Published: 2012-01-15 04:35:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1151; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 18
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Description Bleeeh. This's my piece fer the second day of Equestria Daily's Artist Training Grounds event -- the theme for it was ponies training (fer the mock war against the griffons), so I did ponies doin' pushups. With bushels of apples on their backs. Why not?

I'm actually disappointed with this right now -- did the sketch first an' loved it, but when it came time ta actually make the piece, I didn't know what direction I wanted to take it. I wanted to do something more graphic than my normal painting, but still in a painterly style, but it just didn't work out. Ended up just makin' it two tone with black line art, an'... I don't really like that, hah. On top of that, I lost steam and made a sloppy background again.

On a side note, this is my second apple-related-feat-of-strength-based pony picture, an' I only realized that about halfway through bein' done, haw. Ah well.

I might make a different entry for the ATG if I can muster up the will, haw.
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Comments: 19

Westy543 [2012-01-15 13:28:00 +0000 UTC]

Is the pony on the right a pegasus, or am I missing a leg perspective and seeing five total? In any event, nice

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JustDayside In reply to Westy543 [2012-01-15 19:28:16 +0000 UTC]

Haw, one of them's an ear -- just poor placement on my part. XD

Thanks fer lookin'!

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Westy543 In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-16 01:17:02 +0000 UTC]

DERP. Yeah that was entirely my fault for looking at this at 5:30 AM, I see it clearly now. Sorry about that!

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JustDayside In reply to Westy543 [2012-01-16 19:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Haw, naw, I'm a "viewer's always right" kinda person in art, hahah. No need to apologize! XD

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Robotpony [2012-01-15 07:09:13 +0000 UTC]

I like this. I agree the background is sloppy, but I overall I feel that this is a very amazing picture. A good idea for training too!

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JustDayside In reply to Robotpony [2012-01-15 08:55:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad ya do! An' yeah, backgrounds're somethin' I'm gonna start puttin' more thought into soon, hahah.

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Robotpony In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-15 21:53:10 +0000 UTC]

Soon is relative. You're already good and you have a lot of time to improve! And backgrounds are hard! At least from what I've heard, I never draw so I can't really say.

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JustDayside In reply to Robotpony [2012-01-15 22:05:09 +0000 UTC]

Haw, thanks, an' yeah. The irony, though, is without a background, characters' colors can look relatively flat or boring, just 'coz there's no color bouncing around them and reflecting on to them like in an actual environment. But yeah, I'm scared of them, hahah.

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Robotpony In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-15 22:55:18 +0000 UTC]

Scared? Haha No reason to be scared, just try your best! And maybe try to get some advice from artists.

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JustDayside In reply to Robotpony [2012-01-16 19:58:09 +0000 UTC]

Hahah, I get art anxious some times, but yer totally right. XD

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NBCF [2012-01-15 06:42:38 +0000 UTC]

I saw you working on this..... poker face. Looks great

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JustDayside In reply to NBCF [2012-01-15 07:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Haw, thanks!

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NBCF In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-15 08:59:23 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome

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Commander-Boo [2012-01-15 04:43:04 +0000 UTC]

rip you <:c
and nice drawing! ^_^

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JustDayside In reply to Commander-Boo [2012-01-15 04:48:48 +0000 UTC]

Hahah, I'll get better. XD

An' thanks! Glad ya like it!

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Commander-Boo In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-15 04:51:15 +0000 UTC]

no prob ^_^

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alicemary [2012-01-15 04:35:31 +0000 UTC]

awesome!

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JustDayside In reply to alicemary [2012-01-15 04:36:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad ya like it!

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alicemary In reply to JustDayside [2012-01-15 06:32:09 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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