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Exposer and closer of the extrinsically infistulated.
#26557 ·
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>>Baal Bunny

No problem, you're fine. Nothing wrong with submitting a prompt that would point in your heart's direction.
#26553 · 1
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>>devas
>>Baal Bunny
Doing my part to give you some art.
#26549 · 1
· · >>Heavy_Mole
I am in, with a silly little thing.
#26539 · 1
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I am in.
#26528 · 1
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I got something in.
#26525 ·
· · >>Zaid Val'Roa
Not sure if I have 2k words of spookiness in me at present...
#26513 ·
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I am in.
#26499 ·
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Amazingly, I've gotten one in.
#26498 · 1
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I agree, I like this one!
#26495 ·
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Sorry, I won't make it in for this one.
#26490 · 1
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>>GroaningGreyAgony
So, now I get an idea with almost no time to execute it properly...
#26489 ·
· · >>GroaningGreyAgony
>>Baal Bunny
Good for you! It's my prompt and I've got nothing so far. :/
#26477 · 1
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I'm in as well!
#26474 · 1
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I will have something in.
#26473 · 1
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I was hoping for a visual prompt... and here I got the one that I submitted. Let's see what happens...
#26470 · 1
· on Heartbroken
>>Heavy_Mole, >>Rubidium

Heartbroken

Thanks for the lovely comments! I always appreciate feedback.

If you look at the draft for this piece in the Discord server, you can see the central principle on which it was constructed; Celestia attacking Luna with their resulting poses forming the curves of a heart shape. There is a concept in animation called the line of action which is used to construct visually dynamic poses where anatomical accuracy is not a concern; here, Celestia's intended movement is like a blow that causes Luna/NM to curl up upon impact. These shapes were drawn to conform to and accentuate the outer heart shape, which was roughed out with a ruler; the rest was freehand.

I hope that these notes help to guide your finger somewhat. : )
#26469 ·
· on Rebel Rebel Rebel
>>Rubidium

Rebel Rebel Rebel

Thanks for the praise, this was certainly one pic in which using black paper added to the presentation.

This one changed a fair bit from the draft sketch as in the meantime I was inspired to make it a reference to a certain album cover. I do this sort of thing a lot but it is rarely recognized; I suppose I am often too subtle, or just too old.

The title refers to Rebel Rebel, one of the songs on the album.
#26468 ·
· on Bark Below
Bark Below

Thanks to all for the gold on this one. This was the first and easiest story in which I found a strong visual symbol, and it was also straightforward to execute. Most of the pieces I did were colored pencil on black paper, and I was tempted to leave the sky black on this one. Doing the blue fill in was the longest part of the drawing.
#26467 ·
· on Dog and Pony Show
Dog and Pony Show

This one didn't change very much from the initial conception, I just tried to select a faster breed of dog for canine RD (she's roughly modeled off of a greyhound).
#26466 ·
· on Illumination
>>Heavy_Mole

Illumination

This one turned out to be a poser. On the first day of the drawing round, I already had visual notes(*) for all the stories, but I was no better at unraveling its meaning than anyone else. The draft sketch I had for this one did not feel compelling and I was considering leaving this story undrawn.

In the darkest hours of the final night, when the other pics had all been executed, scanned and uploaded, I considered Cranky wearing a candle flame instead of a toupee. That felt worthy of being put to paper, so here we are.

(* If anyone is curious to see the visual notes, I'll put them on the Discord server.)
#26465 · 1
· on Where the Wild Things Aren't
>>Zaid Val'Roa, >>Forcalor, >>Chris, >>Baal Bunny, >>Rubidium, >>Heavy_Mole

Where the Mild Things Are

Thanks for the silver! Grats and welcome to Rubidium, grats and welcome back to Chris, and thanks and condolences to Zaid, Baal and Mole.

I felt my way through this fic (It was initially going to be a dialogue with Luna concerning her take on lycanthropy) and only picked out the punchline when it was mostly done; I am fortunate that it worked out so well. I appreciate the suggestions and intend to act upon them in one way or another should I bulk up this odd tale for presentation on Fimfic.

Thank you very much for the lovely and thoughtful comments, I am glad to see so many faces here.
#26453 · 2
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I will have something in for the art round.
#26427 · 1
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I am in as well!
#26424 · 1
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>>Chris
Your commitment is noted and appreciated.
As one of the remaining artists, I should note that comments on posted art are always welcome, even if they are not informed critiques.
#26422 ·
· on Building the Wall
>>Pascoite, >>Corinna, >>MosesDuchek

Building the Wall

Thank you for the gold and the kind comments, and 'grats to MosesDuchek for a strong start!

I got the rhythm of this in my mind before I had any words to fit into it, and what flowed most naturally into the mold was a miniature discourse on brickmaking. I wrote mostly to the sound of it and though it did not come to any earth-shaking conclusion, I hope it was pleasant to read along the way.

I shall likely amend "boiling" to "bubbling" in future revisions, among some other tweaks.
Paging WIP