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Fluttershy never met Trixie, but I think that she would have to admire the unicorn's unrivalled confidence.

My third entry for the Equestria Daily Newbie Training Grounds. The theme was "dress up a pony as The Great and Powerful Trixie". This thing opened my eyes to how much of a drawing the viewer never gets to see. I drew Fluttershy's head and body, then covered them with the hair. I drew her hair, then covered it with the hat. Finally, I drew her legs and tail, then covered those with the cloak. There's more drawing missing from this picture than was left.

Lessons:
Her left-back leg should be narrower at the knee; it's difficult to tell how she's positioned the right-front leg because it's hidden by her hair; her head is angled back a bit too far and the back of the hat is slightly misshapen. Finally, I had to use a reference for nearly everything. I realise that if I want to be an artist, I need to find my own unique style and stop, for example, copying Fluttershy's hair off screenshots. I might as well be tracing.

It occured to me afterward that this picture would have been better if Fluttershy was looking in a mirror rather than being, apparently, out on the street. I may make another version in the future.

Description
Fluttershy never met Trixie, but I think that she would have to admire the unicorn's unrivalled confidence.

My third entry for the Equestria Daily Newbie Training Grounds. The theme was "dress up a pony as The Great and Powerful Trixie". This thing opened my eyes to how much of a drawing the viewer never gets to see. I drew Fluttershy's head and body, then covered them with the hair. I drew her hair, then covered it with the hat. Finally, I drew her legs and tail, then covered those with the cloak. There's more drawing missing from this picture than was left.

Lessons:
Her left-back leg should be narrower at the knee; it's difficult to tell how she's positioned the right-front leg because it's hidden by her hair; her head is angled back a bit too far and the back of the hat is slightly misshapen. Finally, I had to use a reference for nearly everything. I realise that if I want to be an artist, I need to find my own unique style and stop, for example, copying Fluttershy's hair off screenshots. I might as well be tracing.

It occured to me afterward that this picture would have been better if Fluttershy was looking in a mirror rather than being, apparently, out on the street. I may make another version in the future.