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Published: 2012-10-24 19:44:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 20991; Favourites: 1183; Downloads: 212
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Description This ebony Luna for is a bit of a new kind of pony for me in a couple of ways. First, as you can see, her mane and tail are wooden instead of thread, a necessity for the season two hairstyles. Second, this is technically still an unfinished piece, since the final result is going to be painted, eyes and all. Anyone who has been around this page should know that I don't post WIP pics here, but I'm making an exception here because, if it were my own pony, I would stop here. Unpainted is more my style; although I've sprinkled her fairly liberally with silver leaf. Still, the painted version should be up in a day or two.
As for the pony itself, this is definitely a presentation piece, and I seem to be straying further and further from the "toy" ponies that I was making a year ago, but c'est la vie. Her left side is definitely her strong side, while the hair covering her face on her right side looks pretty iffy. But I like her high-topped Nightmare Moon boots and she has an actual removable tiara this time around. The wings aren't too terrible either, and the face is definitely more Luna-esque (Lunar sounded wrong) than previous attempts. Like a black dress, though, dust and scuffs definitely show up on her, and understand that all those angular curves and knife marks are what remains after a darn good sand and polish. Ebony. Whatcha gonna do?
If you want to see more pictures of Luna, and the woodworking process, please check out her offsite WIP gallery which will continue to update during the rest of the work on her, and the Dark of Night expanded gallery at My Little Woodcraft.

My Little Pony and Princess Luna belong to Hasbro.
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Comments: 148

Dreamgaze47 [2012-11-03 16:14:16 +0000 UTC]

Unlimited want.
Great job with this sculpture. I love the aesthetic.

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xofox In reply to Dreamgaze47 [2012-11-03 22:10:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you; I'm very glad you like her.

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ProsaurusRex [2012-11-02 23:03:36 +0000 UTC]

That looks awesome! Great work!

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xofox In reply to ProsaurusRex [2012-11-02 23:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks; I'm glad you like her!

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MalDudemaker [2012-10-28 13:30:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice job, one of the best i`ve seen of your pony work. I second the preference for wood!

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Eltharion [2012-10-26 08:01:13 +0000 UTC]

I much prefer the wood myself, shame you couldn't keep her this way, she looks lovely!

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xofox In reply to Eltharion [2012-10-26 11:39:00 +0000 UTC]

Yes, painting is definitely not my jive in any case, and I haven't had any practice at it.
c'est la vie.

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Eltharion In reply to xofox [2012-10-26 12:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Aye - as long as the customer's happy in the end eh?

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xofox In reply to Eltharion [2012-10-26 13:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. I'm not an artist, and I'm barely an artisan. I just like to make stuff, so if the recipient likes it, my work is done.

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gsomv [2012-10-26 03:44:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh Ebony, the Diamond of the woods, great job Mr.

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xofox In reply to gsomv [2012-10-26 03:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you; and I'm glad you like her. I think I'm about to start in on an ebony Nightmare Moon mini minifigure as a giveaway; I had too much fun not to do another ebony piece before halloween.

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cajobif [2012-10-25 23:00:45 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome work!

Just for the originality of using wood and all the work on it, you deserve a bonus point.

Wonderful

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xofox In reply to cajobif [2012-10-25 23:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much; I'm glad you like her!

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Silverwolf1345 [2012-10-25 19:19:05 +0000 UTC]

She looks so awesome

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xofox In reply to Silverwolf1345 [2012-10-25 21:40:53 +0000 UTC]

Glad you think so!

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NeoNBlacKHearTAttacK [2012-10-25 19:07:01 +0000 UTC]

omg this is awesome!!

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xofox In reply to NeoNBlacKHearTAttacK [2012-10-25 21:40:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm glad you like her.

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jaimie07 [2012-10-25 17:51:50 +0000 UTC]

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xofox In reply to jaimie07 [2012-10-25 21:40:26 +0000 UTC]

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eduardorpg64 [2012-10-25 17:07:32 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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xofox In reply to eduardorpg64 [2012-10-25 21:40:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Lukjad [2012-10-25 16:11:58 +0000 UTC]

I too agree that this is where I would stop.

It looks like a finished piece to me. I really love the look of wood, and always feel sad when someone wants the colour covered up by paint.

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xofox In reply to Lukjad [2012-10-25 16:46:43 +0000 UTC]

Well, although I do substantially agree, we'll see how it looks with paint, and, who knows; it could be even better and I've just been missing out.

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Lukjad In reply to xofox [2012-10-25 20:48:33 +0000 UTC]

It will look different. Awesome, but different.

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xofox In reply to Lukjad [2012-10-25 21:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Eh you say that, but I just finished the painting and she's...
Anyway, yeah, have I mentioned that I'm not actually any good at painting?

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Lukjad In reply to xofox [2012-10-26 21:17:14 +0000 UTC]

*demands pics*

I need to see this, you probably are just too hard on yourself.

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xofox In reply to Lukjad [2012-10-27 05:18:42 +0000 UTC]

[link]
probably not. I do not have a painter's eye.

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Lukjad In reply to xofox [2012-10-27 10:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm...

Well, I've already stated my preference for the wood, especially in this case.

A suggestion I could made is that Luna is about shades of the night, so aside form the sparkle of stars there should not be any white/light colours (unless you are doing Woona/S01E02 Luna).

There's also the fact that drawing a 2D pony on a 3D wood surface interpretation of a 2D model doesn't translate well in every angle. It takes someone extremely experienced at it, and with time you'll get a better grip on the subject if you keep doing it.

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CristianJarcia [2012-10-25 16:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Tu ta' to' loco illoh.

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Maroniemann [2012-10-25 14:26:44 +0000 UTC]

This already looks awesome. Can't wait to see the finished one

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xofox In reply to Maroniemann [2012-10-25 16:40:39 +0000 UTC]

Painting started about half an hour ago before a lunch break. (although I recently kept my little siblings at my place while my parents were off at a conference, and loaned out my paints for a school project, and I'm frightfully low on red and blue. )

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skannersnake [2012-10-25 12:51:45 +0000 UTC]

awesome. want. now. please.

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xofox In reply to skannersnake [2012-10-25 16:38:35 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like her!

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skannersnake In reply to xofox [2012-10-26 01:51:31 +0000 UTC]

I shall trade you 3 souls and a half eaten Hershey bar.

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xofox In reply to skannersnake [2012-10-26 02:21:57 +0000 UTC]

Normal souls or the souls of firstborn children?

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skannersnake In reply to xofox [2012-10-26 03:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Firstborn children, duh.

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MasuoToZuo [2012-10-25 12:46:41 +0000 UTC]

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xofox In reply to MasuoToZuo [2012-10-25 16:34:44 +0000 UTC]

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ElwisFromPoland [2012-10-25 12:40:08 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely amazing and adorable.

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xofox In reply to ElwisFromPoland [2012-10-25 16:32:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much; I'm glad you like her

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ElwisFromPoland In reply to xofox [2012-10-26 11:42:51 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Daft-Perception [2012-10-25 12:11:06 +0000 UTC]

Truly fantastic work! Everything about it is perfect

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xofox In reply to Daft-Perception [2012-10-25 16:32:53 +0000 UTC]

aw, thanks; I'm glad you think so.

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clayjase69 [2012-10-25 10:03:57 +0000 UTC]

amazing work

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xofox In reply to clayjase69 [2012-10-25 16:33:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Sgphad [2012-10-25 07:49:25 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely amazing. Ebony really fits Luna.

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xofox In reply to Sgphad [2012-10-25 16:34:34 +0000 UTC]

I won't argue there; i've thought about doing her in dark walnut for ease of shaping, but it just wasn't working in my mind.

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Deahthallowisbaws [2012-10-25 05:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Thats just fucking awsome!

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xofox In reply to Deahthallowisbaws [2012-10-25 06:39:30 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like her!

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CptMaximum9001 [2012-10-25 04:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Princess Luna in ebony... by Ysmir, that's a wondrous sight!

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