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SonicSketch β€” Training Ground 1- Filly's Rush to Learn

Published: 2013-10-01 17:56:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 719; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 4
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Description Training Ground submission for : "A pony (or ponies) going back to school."

"Come on, slowpokes! I don't wanna be late for the first day of Flight School!"
"Y-yes, we must hurry. It would be awfully rude to be late. Oh dear, Ditzy! Your backpack!"
"Wait up guys! .... Gee, my pack feels lighter than it did when I left home..."



Here we go again. More Ponies. Wonderful.
And this one I had to do, too. I decided to participate in the #Ponies-For-Everypony 's "Training Ground" thing so I can not just practice a new shading skill I discovered-- which I used here-- but also to practice Ponies in general; I still have my flaws with 'em, despite their simple design. They're fun to draw, and I find myself drawin' 'em more often than I ever expected I would. Darn it all. XD
So expect more ponies now. At least I can get away with it; according to my most recent poll, you guys are OK with me drawin' ponies. I'm glad. Otherwise I'd feel guilty for doin' 'em in the first place. XD

Now, before I forget the subject, I'll explain my inspiration to this. In general, I dunno where it came from other than the deepest corner of my mind. XD I was trying to think of filly characters to draw going back to school when a thought struck my mind; Rainbow Dash must've been a very eager pony for flight school, knowing her determination to get better. Then I knew that at least Fluttershy was Rainbow Dash's fillyhood friend, and I figured Derpy would too until she decides to reside on the ground. Taking each building block I got this. Woop.

Other than that, I don't think I have anything else to say about this besides the fact that I'm turning on Critics (requested by the group I'm sending it to). Go easy on me, sirs and madams. Still learning the ropes of MLP-- this is only my, what, 7th pic? I lost count!-- and the shading is a brand new style of mine. So please, don't try and kill me. XD
Oh yea, and by the way, this took an estimated time of 4-5 hours, 1 hour for lineart. I'm gettin' faster, finally!

So I have a few more things here on my list that has a due date, including my #The-Sky-Empire entry, my school assignment, and I wanna try to get the first set of questions for the "Ask Tails and Sketch" down before I even consider going back to anything else I got in store. X3 See ya guys real soon!



Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Dizty (Derpy) Doo all belong to Hasbro and Lauren Faust.
The art belongs to me, . If you'd like to use this in any way, please contact me first!
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Comments: 16

Paintdroplet [2013-10-04 04:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact


This is so adorable!!! I dont think I deserve to critique this wonerful piece of art!

I like how Derpy's stuff fell out of her Backpack (well it should be a saddle bag but whatever, it adds the originality to it), it shows her clumsy she is (thats Derpy). Although one thing i have to ask with Derpy's movement: Is she jumping or is she about to land from flying cause if she is her wings should be open. Then again her wings are closed so i assume she's jumping or hopping.
I also like how you've shown us Rainbow Dash's excitement for Flight school.

The way you visualised the shading and the lighting on this picture is Awesome! It really shows that its morning in this scene.

This technique is very common but hey, the picture is awesome.

Overall this is amazing. I am not worthy xD!

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SonicSketch In reply to Paintdroplet [2013-10-07 20:28:22 +0000 UTC]

(Well, this reply was late. Sorry! I was hiking when ya posted this review!)


Heck, I don't deserve such a heartfelt critique! I truly feel honored, but I don't think I'm worthy!Β 


Saddlebag, backpack... They both serve the same purpose. And besides, I don't watch the show, so if I mess up something within my pony art it is mostly because of lack of knowledge. Shame on me, I suppose.


My thought now with Derpy's movement is that she's doing a bit of a jumping/sprinting movement, with an added twist of klutziness. Whether or not that was my original idea I have no clue; All I remember is that I wanted a position that makes her look like she's actually moving.


Everyone so far loves the new shading, and I'm glad they do! It was so fun to experiment with!

Of course the technique is common-- after all, Digital Art is everywhere nowadays-- but at least I got your approval. ^w^


I thank ya kindly for the review, friend. It was much appreciated, and I'm glad that ya approve of what I thought was fun to do.

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Paintdroplet In reply to SonicSketch [2013-10-08 05:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your reply! Yes its very WOWZA!Β 


Heres some Pinkie for you >>

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We both like your work!

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DarsiaHedgehog [2013-10-02 10:11:29 +0000 UTC]

The funny thing is that rainbow dash looks like Superman LOL No offence I still love the drawing

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DarsiaHedgehog [2013-10-02 10:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Well the coloing is awesome and also there posistion of the way that you know there running and the way they are expressing you can understand it perfectly uhinjsdbwudgfeb Eveything is perfect!! I mean even the eyes It takes years for me to get them right I love this art its nots bad at all Β In my opinion I can undestand it perfectly so Its actually really nice I put on my favorites! And they do look like they are returning to school I mean Everybody is wearing a backbag and you can see How derpys Papels and Pencils are actually falling cause well.........she running LOL sorry I just cant express myself right and the new style of your shading is awesome!! I mean you are improving ALOT even in your time of drawing I cant wait to see you get better!

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SonicSketch In reply to DarsiaHedgehog [2013-10-02 20:03:35 +0000 UTC]

"Everything is perfect"? Pffft! XD This thing I know is flawed enough to not even considered to be perfect... but I'm glad that ya think so, at least. I try my best every time!

Me neither, actually! I can't wait to see what my mind comes up with next, cause honestly, I never know 'til it happens! X3 Thank ya kindly for the compliments, friend!

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DarsiaHedgehog In reply to SonicSketch [2013-10-02 23:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome! And did you saw the comment where I said Rainbow dash looks like Superman..?

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SonicSketch In reply to DarsiaHedgehog [2013-10-02 23:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Of course I did! Got a pretty good gigglin' out of it, too! X3

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DarsiaHedgehog In reply to SonicSketch [2013-10-04 10:14:12 +0000 UTC]

LOL OUO

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Binikastar [2013-10-01 23:07:44 +0000 UTC]

from my view, the coloring and shading of this is something to be proud of. it looks natural to me, while any sort of shading i do can end up unrealistically bright.Β 

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SonicSketch In reply to Binikastar [2013-10-01 23:38:44 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, well thank ya kindly friend! ^w^ I tried my best on this one, even though doin' that was not an easy task; getting all three of these guys's colors looking OK with the same colored shadow is rarely easy. XPΒ 

I do know how that feels. Bright shading can drive one bonkers. Though that's not exactly my peeve. What drives me nuts with shading and lighting in some shades on certain colors makes 'em burn out and look terrible. I almost ran into that problem a few times with Dashie here; all of her colors are rather picky with shading. XP


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quila111 [2013-10-01 21:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Forgive me but I'm not a fan of the critique system, so it'll be in comment form~


This picture is just oozing adorable and great composition of the three characters! They're in the exact order I'd imagine them to be in if this were to occur in the show!

One tiny thing I think I would fix would be to raise Rainbow Dash a smidgen. Where she is right now, her legs would end up hitting the ground before her hoofs did, and since she's not flying that would hurt! But that's only a minor thing; other than that, I can't see anything else

I also wanted to comment on your colouring style! It has a very unique look to it; almost as if you've used a filter, but I assume it was a certain brush you used

Well done!

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SonicSketch In reply to quila111 [2013-10-01 22:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Understandable. I've previewed it before, and it does look a bit more complicated than just commenting. ^w^


I've never really watched the show other than one episode, so I wouldn't exactly know. I only did it this way 'cause I found it made a bit more sense than having it vice versa, knowing the characters via the fanbase 'n all. XD

I actually saw that error before I submitted this, but unless I redrew Dashie or combine all the layers she had together in hopes I had no mistakes beforehand-- which I knew I probably did-- I couldn't fix that problem. Derp. X3 But I'm glad that there were no other noticable errors otherwise.

Aww, thank ya kindly! I used a brand new style I found while using ~Kecky 's cloud brush tool. I'm still a bit sketchy with it, but I'm glad that ya approve. ^w^


Thanks so much for the critic, friend!

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quila111 In reply to SonicSketch [2013-10-01 22:33:36 +0000 UTC]

Well for someone who's hardly watched the show, you got the characters perfectly ^^

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LIUKANG08 [2013-10-01 17:58:08 +0000 UTC]

lol poor rainbow dash she cant fly xD

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SonicSketch In reply to LIUKANG08 [2013-10-01 18:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Well, not at the moment, no. Stupid backpack is limiting her flying movement, so she's forced to run at the current moment. Oh well, at least she's technically flying; she is on Cloudsale, after all! XD

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