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Published: 2012-04-09 12:30:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 3364; Favourites: 202; Downloads: 61
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Description Name: Red Riding Hoof
Type: Earth Pony
Cutie Mark: Basket with an apple
Bio: Red is a mysterious young mare from Canterlot, who is often seen wondering the Everfree Forest. When noticed by travelers, she flees. However, she guides those who are lost out of the forest, or aids anypony in trouble. After helping, she usually presents the rescued ponies with a basket of food, saying, 'It was for my Grandmare, but I've plenty more'. The food, however, disappears upon exiting Everfree.
Many believe that, assuming she actually exists, Red is a Unicorn, as she seems to take her baskets of food out of nowhere, and others claim to have seen her with her hood down, revealing a horn. Since nopony has genuine proof of Red's existence, she remains just another legend of the Everfree forest.
Red however, is merely a shy, young mare. But, she finds the idea of being a legend amusing, so when emerging from the forest to enter Canterlot or Ponyville, she leaves her hood and shoes behind, emerging as another typical pony from Canterlot. This way, she can retain her alias as Red Riding Hoof, but socialize with other ponies too. Her real name is Scarlet Bow, as she wears a red bow in her mane while out of her cloak.
Cutie Mark Meaning: The basket represents generosity and delivery. The apple represents cooking.

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Drawing the background for Everfree was about as tough as getting Red's hood right. Yikes.

Her cutie mark isn't visible because of the angle at which I drew her, and because her cloak is flowing back since she's trotting.

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EDIT:
Added more flowers in foreground, plus some Poison Joke in the background for that extra Everfree authenticity. Also got rid of the faded shading and added shadows to Red's hooves.

Red Riding Hoof and concept belong to *RedRidingHoof
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic belongs to Hasbro and Lauren Faust/*fyre-flye
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Comments: 28

LucieTheMountainGoat [2023-10-12 16:54:30 +0000 UTC]

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FireyRatchet [2020-11-14 01:31:18 +0000 UTC]

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LalaLovelace25 [2012-04-09 16:33:16 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact


You could have used some techniques. Like X-hatching on that tree to the left for claw marks. Your fading is nice, but use more next time. I think you should overlap more to make what you want to stand out... stand out. I can see where you are going in the vision department, between the description and the picture itself. Add more flowers! Also, make the flowers have just a LITTLE MORE colour.Use more noticeable colours to place a little more impact than nessceary. Hey, they say to too much than not enough. Your shading looks rather nice and neat, but kind of...off. Problably because the tree has no shading. Other than that, this looks SO LOVELY!!!!

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LalaLovelace25

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RedRidingHoof In reply to LalaLovelace25 [2012-04-09 16:38:40 +0000 UTC]

I really appreciate the critique. It's nice to know where I can improve for next time. Haha, would you believe me if I told you this was my first pony drawing ever? Maybe that'd explain some of the sloppy work.

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LalaLovelace25 In reply to RedRidingHoof [2012-04-09 16:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. and i DEFINITELY belive you. They say practice makes perfect. You're great at art, though.

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dragonjule [2015-04-26 03:15:36 +0000 UTC]

cute

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Puccalover55 [2013-10-19 23:39:23 +0000 UTC]

Just watch out for timber wolves.

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RainbowHeartPony In reply to Puccalover55 [2016-07-16 15:23:28 +0000 UTC]

Omg yes

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akeIIa [2012-10-16 22:00:43 +0000 UTC]

little red riding hood... i mean hoof....:3

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crazydiary86 [2012-05-14 13:31:19 +0000 UTC]

Whu! She's nice

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Dragonstar1278 [2012-04-13 01:47:11 +0000 UTC]

Cute!

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Spashai [2012-04-11 18:58:13 +0000 UTC]

This is a really nice picture :3 It's a really good idea for the character ^^

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Evabadeva [2012-04-11 14:43:36 +0000 UTC]

live the description as much as the art

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tiakaneko [2012-04-09 20:48:36 +0000 UTC]

What a beauty!

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Techgirl10 [2012-04-09 20:40:27 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh
AHHH
THIS IS SO CUTE
THIS IS PERFECT
<3333

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QAtheAuthoress [2012-04-09 17:14:23 +0000 UTC]

A big bad Timberwolf could be added? XD

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tiakaneko In reply to QAtheAuthoress [2012-04-09 20:48:50 +0000 UTC]

Agreed completely! 8D

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QAtheAuthoress In reply to tiakaneko [2012-04-09 22:45:27 +0000 UTC]

It would make an AWESOME comic.

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tiakaneko In reply to QAtheAuthoress [2012-04-10 04:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, it would!

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QAtheAuthoress In reply to tiakaneko [2012-04-11 01:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Glad to know.

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RainbowHeartPony In reply to QAtheAuthoress [2016-07-16 15:23:58 +0000 UTC]

Yesss omg you guysss

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Foreling [2012-04-09 16:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaah why hasn't this been done earlier?!
Awesome

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TheSonicGeek [2012-04-09 16:29:10 +0000 UTC]

d'aaww

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xakkun [2012-04-09 16:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Aaaah what a cutie!!

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BB-K [2012-04-09 16:15:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeap, she's a cutie.

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mortalshinobi [2012-04-09 15:47:06 +0000 UTC]

this is cute. nicely done.

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TheSirKnite [2012-04-09 14:03:32 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome.

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ArtTube12222222 [2012-04-09 12:57:42 +0000 UTC]

I love your pony's description.
Keep up the good work!

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