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So yes, I was bitten by the bug of My Little Pony, and I regret nothing. I wanted to draw up my own versions of human-ponies, using my own ideas and trying to go for a decent amount of variety, as Faust herself said "there is no right way to be a girl".

Recently these designs caused rather a lot of drama, mostly on Ponychan, where I was treated to some pretty awesome criticism, such as "they all look fat", "overweight housewives from hawaii", "you actually might have some talent, but these all look fucking terrible and overweight for NO reason.", "misshapen, out of character and just plain ugly." and "obesity is unhealty!" And clearly I should be ashamed of myself for drawing these, and I am also fat, ugly, a fat fetishist, and childish.

Look, I am happy to get comments on how to push the designs further in order to give them each a more unique look. I know these could be more refined and cleaned up to better reflect the feel of each pony.
Those of you who follow my Tumblr account will recognize I made some changes to the designs I have posted here already, with some changes to body shapes, colors, and sizes.

But if you just want to tell me that I should draw skinnier girls, or to fat-shame and body-shame and be a sexist asshole, just don't bother, because I've heard it already. Also, ponies are serious business.

That said, this picture was supposed to be meant in good fun, but I had some specific things I was aiming for in each design, so maybe expanding on those would help.

Rainbow Dash: Obviously athletic, I used TF2's scout as inspiration to give her strong legs (seriously, look at female runners, they have legs like... well, horses) with a slimmer torso, and trim arms, and a cute butchy look.

Rarity: I was inspired by her accent to think of Old Hollywood and women like Marilyn Monroe, so I wanted to give her a kind of 50s pinup girl figure, with the trim waist and curvy hips, along with vintage-styled clothing.

Applejack: Being that it seems it is only her and Big Mac doing the hard physical labor around the farm, I wanted to make her strong, buff and like she really could kick apples out of a tree, with strong shoulders for hauling baskets of apples.

Fluttershy: A curvy, mother-like figure, with her soft, flowy hippy clothes to conceal some of her curves. Simple and breezy, with Birkenstocks to complete the hippie look.

Twilight: Most designs I saw of her have her in sort of nerdy conservative schoolgirl type outfits. I wanted to go a bit different, making her a time-frazzles grad student, no time to fuss with fashion I HAVE TO WRITE A DISSERTATION.

Pinkie Pie: Soft, jolly and bursting with tons of 80s and raver colors! With hair that is probably like Ms. Frizzle's to match her bright fashion sense.

TL;DR: ponies are serious business, so just enjoy the drawings
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Comments: 449

Jolteonlove33 [2016-12-01 19:06:31 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful!

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Ripcord5 [2016-11-22 13:58:04 +0000 UTC]

AJ you're my kind of woman!

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LetsPlayTVGames [2016-10-03 23:03:46 +0000 UTC]

Why is it so low quality for me?

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samtheseaguil In reply to LetsPlayTVGames [2017-02-17 18:43:47 +0000 UTC]

nobody knows

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LetsPlayTVGames In reply to samtheseaguil [2017-02-17 18:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Maybe it's Magic

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Tycwi [2016-08-25 23:16:55 +0000 UTC]

I love it. If people insult you because they're fat, they're the dumb people. It's not a freaking rare disease!
I feel like the colours and bodies match them perfectly. Keep it up.

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H8full1 [2016-04-13 12:59:08 +0000 UTC]

This is why diversity doesn't work.

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Zadsa [2016-03-23 17:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Their faces all look so masculine... 

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theoneunderthesea [2016-03-19 19:18:26 +0000 UTC]

these are awesome! some of the best (and most accurate) bodies, you don't see many people do this, myself included since feel like I could represent them well. this is so awesome and you should be super proud of it

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AkirmiJaanit [2016-01-14 02:02:53 +0000 UTC]

  Your Applejack is best Applejack. Spectacular Rarity too.


   But oh god, CLOGS.  (You did really well with everyone, other than Rarity's skin tone these are basically my headcanons) 

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cmenthe [2015-11-13 22:48:33 +0000 UTC]

I love this. Finally someone who can show that not all characters have to be little tiny stick chics. I love the detail!

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uberbomb [2015-07-24 16:10:37 +0000 UTC]

veyr ncie and i love how Pinkie Twily and Flutters looks are very cute nice draw buddy 

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Alexiskuwata [2015-05-11 22:36:01 +0000 UTC]

Can you do one but with one direction please?

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Jackattack681 In reply to Alexiskuwata [2015-08-29 16:05:34 +0000 UTC]

GET
OUT

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Alexiskuwata In reply to Jackattack681 [2015-09-05 05:51:04 +0000 UTC]

You get out.

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Jackattack681 In reply to Alexiskuwata [2015-09-05 14:48:15 +0000 UTC]

Nope.

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Redfierykitteh [2015-02-20 04:22:24 +0000 UTC]

They are all so beautiful!!!!

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Hetalia-G8 [2014-04-28 02:54:56 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Personally, I think of rd and rarity as being a bit shorter and rarity's waist would be a bit thinner due to her "follow the media"-ness, and AJ would be a bit taller, but it's fine if you leave then the way they are, because I don't want them to get cut off the paper. Also, I love the way you diversify the skin tones! I love seeing twilight as Indian, because her hair kinda fits her dark skin, and it helps promote the diversity theme of mlp. 

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AkirmiJaanit In reply to Hetalia-G8 [2017-01-27 07:57:05 +0000 UTC]

I dont think Rarity would have a thinner waist, she sets trends instead of following them. (See: The Secret To My Excess and Canterlot Boutique)

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MorphoAdonis [2014-04-23 00:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Also, Fluttershy reminds me of very old, romantic paintings of chubby, beautiful fairy-like, motherly women. It's really just gorgeous.

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MorphoAdonis [2014-04-23 00:06:49 +0000 UTC]

I love these! I'm not a fan of the shape of Pinkie's shirt, but everything else is great!

I kinda think Twilight should look a bit more professional, because I see her as an over-acheiver, student council, internships, teacher assistant, etc. I imagine she only owns button up shirts and pantsuits, and is worried about being seen as professional and wants to be taken seriously. But that's just my take.

I LOVE Fluttershy's outfit, I think it's the best of the bunch. And kudos for body positivity!

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BunnyMoon [2014-03-11 04:36:59 +0000 UTC]

I love it. Makes me feel more comfortable cosplaying Flutters. I always worry everypony is looking down on me cause I'm not skinny... T_T

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dontkillthegoat [2014-03-09 04:15:51 +0000 UTC]

You match exactly the kind of girl I want with fluttershy, and for that, I congratulate you.

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Greenpolarbear47 [2014-02-11 02:13:55 +0000 UTC]

I think these are amazing! So much better than the cookie-cutter Equestria Girl designs because no everyone has the exact same body-type.


I like the idea of Rarity have a Marilyn Monroe type body. Everyone tends to draw her as thin as a pole. Come on, this is Rarity, she is going to be fabulous no matter what size she is.


And Pinkie is adorable!

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Ethereal-Paper [2014-02-09 19:46:41 +0000 UTC]

I think I do agree with all of these but Rarity... 


I think Her constant working paired with the obviously awful idea planted by the media that 'thin is best' would lead her to be extremely thin and somewhat wispy. This is, of course, just my opinion, but I've never really seen her as a larger girl...


I think my favorite design is Fluttershy's. The motherly figure is absolutely perfect for her! These designs are amazing and your art style brings them to life perfectly. <3

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AkirmiJaanit In reply to Ethereal-Paper [2017-01-27 08:06:48 +0000 UTC]

She's a trend setter, not a trend follower.


Edit: Also, some people cant get the media perfect figure even if they tried.

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HarmonyThroughAnime [2014-01-31 04:10:23 +0000 UTC]

I don't care for mlp fim anymore but your designs make love and appreciate it

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Raygirl789 [2013-12-30 13:20:50 +0000 UTC]

These remind me of some illustrations I saw in a book once; they're very classy and fantasy-like. The lighting is beautifully done and it always pleases me to see some new anatomical changes in the humanizations of the man six ponies. I especially like Miss Pinkamena and Rainbow Dash! They're all so beautiful!

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Raygirl789 In reply to Raygirl789 [2013-12-30 13:21:14 +0000 UTC]

*mane

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Tutu-Baby [2013-12-14 23:23:44 +0000 UTC]

I think the problem with a lot of comments is that people expect the standards of what is seen in animation. These are actually more realistic size-wise. 


My personal critique would be more along the line of Rarity appearing a bit off balanced with her body too far over from where her feet are planted. 

Especially love the figure of Rainbow dash and how you showed her with muscle. 

Thank you for making pinkie larger, she eats enough sweets to be for sure unless she had one of those ultimate metabolisms. 

Fluttershy is especially cute i think :3

Again with the buffness on Applejack! Makes total sense!

With Rarity i'm glad you didn't go the assumed, "fashion is skinny". She's gorgeous anyways! 

I do think perhaps if you wanted to push yourself further you may want to try making even more of a change between the shapes. Some girls are petite (not skinny, but shorter) and others actually are rather thin and small bone-wise. Just if you wanted to try something else, i think these are great .

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YeahWhateverBye [2013-11-02 02:36:49 +0000 UTC]

These look awesome. I like how you based their body shape off of their lifestyle and personality, rather than having 6 identical skinny girls with different hair. Rainbow Dash is my favorite one you drew, she looks like she belongs in the circus! Great job

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xxUNICORNRAINBOWSxx [2013-10-29 17:50:22 +0000 UTC]

Why the hell is Flutter's fat? She's always running around helping animals -.-

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Hellsing4lyfe In reply to xxUNICORNRAINBOWSxx [2015-04-29 00:29:31 +0000 UTC]

-_- you my sir are a person who has only seen anorexics in your life. FLUTTERSHY IS AVERAGE SIZED!!! Not to mention the skirt she wears makes her look wider at the bottom nd that heavyset DOES NOT equal laziness!! Please stop watching Modelling shows and go into the real world, perhaps your local walmart and see how peopel rREALLY look liek

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MorphoAdonis In reply to xxUNICORNRAINBOWSxx [2014-04-23 00:08:10 +0000 UTC]

Being larger sized does not equal laziness.

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HarmonyThroughAnime In reply to xxUNICORNRAINBOWSxx [2014-01-31 04:03:35 +0000 UTC]

why the hell is your comment rude?

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SaturnTears [2013-09-25 18:54:13 +0000 UTC]

Most of them actually make sense even as they are.

Pinkie Pie eats all of the time. ALL OF THE TIME. True, some people can't gain weight no matter what. But who says Pinkie Pie is one of them?

Applejack does a lot of work, and on top of that tends to overwork herself like crazy, a lot. She would need all the muscle to make it physically possible.

As for Twilight, she stresses a lot, and how she studies all the time and reads, probably even forgets to eat. So when she does eat, her metabolism is messed up, and her stress adds to more weight.

The others? Some women just aren't built thin. They have thick bones, a naturally wide frame, etc.

This style is really nice and honest. I love this new take on them, and going for something new with Twilight was a nice call. Rarity and Rainbow are my favorite here. They look amazing.

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hunterstar24 [2013-08-05 02:42:45 +0000 UTC]

dont worry about what all the others say i love them!! And not being a tooth pic myself this really is great work!! I really liked them!!

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Jose-Ramiro [2013-05-23 03:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Hey, not bad.

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SimoneUpshaw [2013-05-22 19:56:43 +0000 UTC]

I have to say, I'm a sucker for the unrealistic, perfect Disney-girl body type, and am not a huge fan of ponies depicted with larger bodies. This is interesting, because at the same time I consider myself to have fairly feminist views, and am always open to analyze the misogynistic mind set that most of the world seems so susceptible to... so then why does this picture bother me? I'm certain I'm not alone here.... Anyway I am not commenting to point out what is wrong with your picture, rather I am indicating what is wrong with myself and everyone else who claims to not be against sexism but still has it ingrained inside themselves. I am here to applaud you, and say that I appreciate your description of this picture and the negative reception of it. When reading it, I was tempted to compliment your drawing to put myself apart from those who gave you criticism. But that would be dishonest. I don't like your picture, but I wish I did. I don't know you, but it seems that in this way, at least, you are a much bigger person than me and so many other people.

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Kaira-and-Rio In reply to SimoneUpshaw [2013-07-05 08:13:01 +0000 UTC]

I was trying to figure out what to say in a comment and then looked at yours and it summed up my feelings so perfectly. Bravo!

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16BitInsanity In reply to SimoneUpshaw [2013-06-06 05:30:54 +0000 UTC]

You, sir are a great person.

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SimoneUpshaw In reply to SimoneUpshaw [2013-05-22 20:04:56 +0000 UTC]

Also, it seems that you are aiming for variety. Perhaps a mixture of body-types would do the trick. There are plenty of skinny bodies that are not in any way "perfect". I'm probably giving way more feedback than necessary in the first comment alone, and you probably aren't trying to embody the fact that all figures are different in your art... It would just be cool to see. So... yeah... ok, I'm done talking for now....

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LadyBelva [2013-05-08 22:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh God, your humanized ponies are just PERFECT. I just love every detail you've given to them. They are just not those common and flat "perfect models" like the ignorant masses want.
That's perfect my dear, perfect I say!

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Allstar2 [2013-05-06 04:08:15 +0000 UTC]

They look so amazing . Dont let anybody get you down about your art I am fat and ugly aswell exept I cant draw at all but you have talent do me a favor and show them what you can do!

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Ploomette [2013-04-15 23:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Just wanted to say... not everyone in Ponychan is like that. I personally loved your take on the ponies!

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significantly-darker [2013-04-07 16:15:59 +0000 UTC]

I seriously want to cuddle with your art


can I please

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Littledarkling13 [2013-03-20 08:38:30 +0000 UTC]

They can go fuck themselves, I like seeing more variety then stick thin cartoon characters.

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LikeFireNeedsAir [2013-03-19 18:32:44 +0000 UTC]

I've never loved mlp fanart so much as I do now! I don't know whether to add this to my inspiration folder or mlp folder!
I think this will finally give me the push to do my magic girl series where they are all shapes and sizes instead of all of them being skinny white girls, not that there is anything wrong with it.
I honestly can't say what ones are my favorite and I love your descriptions for each one and some of the reasoning for some of their body types.

And I agree with lady runners that have crazy awesome muscle legs that I find myself attracted too and very jealous of.

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cyborgninja42 [2013-03-18 03:47:34 +0000 UTC]

I personally think that these are the most in-character humanised ponies I've seen.

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Maclafel7 [2013-03-02 22:44:55 +0000 UTC]

I love it! And I think Applejack looks just fine the way she is. Some women are tall and buff with no curves. Keep doing what you do!

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