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Published: 2018-01-18 21:48:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 1652; Favourites: 84; Downloads: 0
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Description I've been scanning in some old photos for my father, and I came across a photo album from 1986. There was a photo of some pony art I did when I was 8 years old. I had drawn the twinkle eye pony, Gingerbread, on the chalk board, and I was so excited at how it came out that I wrote "DO NOT ERASE" and wouldn't let anyone touch it until my father took a photograph of it. The photo was taken 32 years ago, and I thought it would be a fun exercise to try to redraw it. So... that's what I did, and this is what came out. Oh, and here's the original that I did when i was eight years old: imgur.com/a/HIXfp

Also: I realized after I finished this image that I did the wrong sea pony. It's supposed to be Surf Rider and not Sea Shimmer. I swapped her out for the correct sea pony, but Surf Rider's colors were not working with the final image, so I put Sea Shimmer back. Anyway... thanks for looking as always, hope you like it! ^_^

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Thank you to anyone and everyone who supports my art and to anyone who has purchased a shirt, sticker or anything else. It means the world to me.
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Comments: 35

LittleKunai [2018-09-06 22:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Love the story behind this drawing, and the link to the original.

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xkappax In reply to LittleKunai [2018-09-10 12:53:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ^_^ I can't believe I even still had a photograph of the original, I knew what had to be done as soon as I found it in the photo album!

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Nostalgialover808 [2018-04-22 15:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Impressive. 

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xkappax In reply to Nostalgialover808 [2018-04-23 12:21:45 +0000 UTC]

I'm so happy you like it! ^___^

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Nostalgialover808 In reply to xkappax [2018-04-23 13:17:21 +0000 UTC]

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QuantumBranching [2018-02-01 08:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Cute! Any idea why your younger self equipped a sea pony with a flotation device?

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LittleKunai In reply to QuantumBranching [2018-09-06 22:30:43 +0000 UTC]

The adult sea pony toys have a large metal piece in their tails so they can be upright in the water. (I pulled one out, while cleaning up rust. You could hurt someone with that sucker, its BIG.) The sea pony babies have floaties to keep them upright.

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xkappax In reply to QuantumBranching [2018-02-01 15:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind words! ^_^ And, for some reason, the baby seapony toys actually came with flotation devices! I always thought that was hilarious and ridiculous.

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2018-01-25 20:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow

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xkappax In reply to MightyMorphinPower4 [2018-02-01 15:02:09 +0000 UTC]

^___^ I am happy you like it!

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templar127 [2018-01-22 00:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Cute!

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xkappax In reply to templar127 [2018-02-01 15:02:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly!

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templar127 In reply to xkappax [2018-02-03 06:35:32 +0000 UTC]

ur welcome!

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NormaLeeInsane [2018-01-21 08:51:30 +0000 UTC]

They look adorable.

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xkappax In reply to NormaLeeInsane [2018-02-01 15:02:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy you think so! Thank you! ^__^

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al1701 [2018-01-20 12:49:11 +0000 UTC]

I always love your art style in these.

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xkappax In reply to al1701 [2018-01-20 13:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, as always.  I want to do more. Hopefully I will. I was looking at my old ponies the other day to get ideas. I have them all on a shelf in the hallway.

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HareTrinity [2018-01-20 00:48:06 +0000 UTC]

You're all set for that 'then/now' art meme!

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xkappax In reply to HareTrinity [2018-01-20 13:36:03 +0000 UTC]

I know, lol! I thought about that!

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BlackBearCJ [2018-01-19 23:39:51 +0000 UTC]

This art is so cute! I also always loved Sea Shimmer. I also love your chalk drawing! It's nice to be able to recreate art from that long ago! I'm very jealous (all of my art from that age got destroyed so I don't have anything to redraw) but I love seeing other people do it! 

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xkappax In reply to BlackBearCJ [2018-01-20 13:36:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for saying that! I'm so sorry your art got destroyed! :/ I threw out a lot of my old stuff because it was EVERYWHERE. I sort of wish I hadn't. I didn't know scanners would become an invention and that I could scan it all into a computer someday!

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BlackBearCJ In reply to xkappax [2018-01-20 18:49:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww that's a shame! At least you still have something! Some of mine was thrown out by me, my parents and some got water damage and had to be tossed. I hope I might be able to find some from when I was younger though when I move one day. At least from when I was in my early teens!  Maybe you might find something you missed one day too and it'll be something! 

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xkappax In reply to BlackBearCJ [2018-02-01 15:03:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh, that's terrible! I live in a flood zone, so I understand that. I almost lost all the drawings in my basement back in 1996 when our creek flooded! Somehow my dad ended up getting the stuff to higher ground quickly enough, thank goodness! I sure hope you find some of your old stuff!

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BlackBearCJ In reply to xkappax [2018-02-10 11:42:47 +0000 UTC]

We don't live near the water but they were put in a shed? For some reason and water got in there. Old pictures got ruined in there too. It's really awful. I'm glad I at least have some stuff from when I was in my teens, but it's so sparse and not quite the same! I'm glad you managed to save your stuff though! 

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xkappax In reply to BlackBearCJ [2018-02-22 13:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And again, I'm so sorry that your pictures got ruined! I am glad you have the stuff from your teen years, though!

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SazerLite [2018-01-19 04:56:06 +0000 UTC]

My favorite baker pony. 
And awww! That chalk drawing!
You've come so far since then.

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xkappax In reply to SazerLite [2018-01-19 18:42:28 +0000 UTC]

I always liked Gingerbread, I still have the toy from my childhood. (I actually used it for reference for her cutie mark) I was so proud of that chalk drawing, it's so funny to think about now. Thank you, as always, for your kind words! ^_^

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blake-DASH [2018-01-18 22:09:40 +0000 UTC]

dude this is epic!

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xkappax In reply to blake-DASH [2018-01-18 22:20:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm very happy you like it! ^_^

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DavidTheBrony01 [2018-01-18 21:48:49 +0000 UTC]

That's extremely cute!!

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xkappax In reply to DavidTheBrony01 [2018-01-18 21:58:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ^_^

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DavidTheBrony01 In reply to xkappax [2018-01-18 22:01:16 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! I hope to see much more of your amazing art! Give Peace a Chance!

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xkappax In reply to DavidTheBrony01 [2018-01-20 13:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again! ^___^

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DavidTheBrony01 In reply to xkappax [2018-01-22 21:22:29 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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