Welcome friends, ITT:We make and share pony art, with absolutely no pressure to deliver anything that's technically good (besides having ponies in it, which makes it good by default)Make something, share what you've done, and give feedback and motivation to help us all keep improving and creating!This thread's focus is art, but beginner or low effort content of any kind is welcome here. If you do want to post about something else like music, gamedev, or crafts, though, just note that you may find better help and feedback posting it in the /create/ threadAre you an experienced artist? Leave some tips, feedback, guides, or tutorials, they're well appreciated here!Guides, tutorials and resources! Start here!https://mares.horse/balehttps://ponepaste.org/8268Draw with other /bale/ anons!https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG/bale/ videos:https://pony.tube/c/bale_stuff/videos/create/ thread (for bigger art projects and all other types of content):>>41119740 (Cross-thread)Previous /bale/ thread:>>41192292
Requesting new op images, can be what ever you wand but it must say /bale/ on it and anyone can draw. /bale/ must be legible from the thumbnail.
First for mares (I love them)
>>41253956Here's a redraw of a piece I made over 3 years ago. Here's the original: https://derpibooru.org/images/2551048
>>41254133based and improvement pilled
>>41253956Hey you used my pone, that’s pretty cool! Only now do I realize I forgot her eyelashes, just pretend they’re there
>>41254223Hell yeah brother I use all the new ops I get
>>41254133is this real
>>41254133very nice anon
Eyes less wonky?
>>41253956Some late night doodles of my OC
>>41254598Cute
>>41254982Damn right I did it, and I'll fuckin do it again!
Made this recently for the snowthread
>>41254133you didn't include the cat mouthshe cute, what's she wearing?>>41255369qt painting, she must like birds>>41254598lovely mare backside and doodles>>41254982look, if sweetie belle would just stop falling asleep, then we wouldn't be having any more problems. But no, she has to tempt me instead.
learning to paint with floob
>>41254133Nice improvements to the mane, eyes, hat, and colours. >>41254598I'm not a butt guy, but one my favorite things like the top left is the perspective. No idea why, but I really like seeing the head and both cutiemarks at the same time.
A piece I did a few years ago that I still like the looks of, even though some of the anatomy is a little wonky. https://files.catbox.moe/1fhees.png
>>41254982I would say I’m sorry but I’m going to do it again because I think it’s funny. I really like your art style by the way, the pointed legs are a nice touch.>>41255369I always love to see your colours. They’re always really pleasing and I love the shading. Cute filly, too.
Messing around with this style
>>41256062Cute! Your style reminds me of another artist I can't quite place
>>41256119artist:muffinz they posted it 3 hours ago to derpi
>>41256119Thanks! Wanted to go for something more cute n pathetic
>>41253956working on the pervious /bale/ thread video, anyone got music recommendations for the next video? I plan to try and find the first post that mention /bale/, anything else you think I should go look for? /Bale/ No.41088526https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpgTJAYkstM
>>41255501Is he carrying her to the shower?>>41256062I like 2000s vibe this gives off.
>>41253956https://derpibooru.org/images/3405608
>>41256169>try and find the first post that mention /bale/Do you mean like ever? Or just in that thread?On an unrelated note, seeing muh mares on the beeg screen reminds me a little of the days of ye old /bale/ review streams. Those were fun times. Sometimes I wish I could give that experience to newer /bale/frens myself, but I know I feasibly can't.
>>41254928>>41255497Thank you both!>>41255820Honestly I thought the same, usually you don’t really see both cutiemarks in much fanart or official art for that matter. But I agree it’s cute!
I haven't drawn anything in months.
>>41256462A Flutter that I ended up doodling a bit later.
>>41256251shes asleep on the couch
>>41256169Is it just me or is this very quiet.
>>41257073nah it is very quiet
>>41256468>>41256462I like your pony. Much better than mine.
>>41255828Scrumptious art anon. Ya have anything more recent? Really digging your style even if it's an old sketch
>>41255820>>41256367https://derpibooru.org/search?q=both+cutie+marks&sf=wilson_score&sd=desc
>boop
>tfw I wanted to draw today, but woke up hella sick and havent been able to do anything but suffer through fever dreams all day. Anyone want to draw me a nurse?
>>41253956I made a Rainbow Dash in TempleOS. It took me 8 hours of learning TempleOS about a single hour to draw. Maybe more templeOS mares soon, idk.
One thing that's bugging me. Pony noses. How the hell do you draw a pony nose (better if it looks well with the mouth). I've seen variations. I know some are cute and some are realistic. But like, how? Here's some I could think of
>>41257984Its shit kill yourself.
friendly reminder that animation is hell, and spending 9 hours from start to finish is a sure fire way to hate yourself. cant wait to do it again>>41258003you draw it the way that you want to at the time, i.e. silly snoots for silly poners, angular snoots for serious poners, etc. it all comes from necessity of the piece
>>41257984It's great. Please, take care of yourself.
>>41257984It's okay, do whatever with yourself
>>41258015I like animating, even if it takes ages. Seeing something I drew slowly come to life is kinda magical
>>41257984It's disturbing, please save yourself
>>41257984Based as fuck
>>41257073>>41257095We didn't want the music blasting, so we lowered it by 10db
>>41258015i posted this in /create/ but i guess it more belongs here since im still pretty amateur on animation, my few gifs of fine wine and such aside. its just a parks and rec joke ponification, but i think it taught me a fair bit about the process, and kinda gassed me up to animate morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBkLuu8kWE
>>41258598I love it. Seriously. Even if the animation is simplistic, it's fucking great. I love parks and rec almost as much as I love mares.
>>41257894
>>41257984
this took me way to fucking long -c_
>>41258952Very cute mare!Love seeing your artstyle evolving dude. Keep the grinding!
sketching some sexy mares
>>41259042Butt
>>41259037thanks brother>>41259042they look soft and huggable
>>41259042Sexy iMares
>>41256462>>41256468Looking good. Are you more comfortable with digital or traditional?>>41257984No idea what Temple OS is and I applaud you for breaking the MS conditioning. I like the darker colours.
>>41259202>No idea what Temple OS isOh anon do I have a story for you
>>41258623thanks anon, I'll try and keep it up
>>41258598it's cool, based zan>>41258831someone help her!>>41258879thanks nurse
>>41258598Everyone's got to start somewhere. I think you did a good job with who is who in the scenario. >>41258831Is she okay?
>>41259042They look really horny.>>41258952Love the shiny hair
boop
didnt end up animating today, but i did just see some mareshrooms outside
>>41260341No, she is not okay. She's on way too much NyQuil and extremely bored because the Internet is fucked with political bots. Her only reprive from misery in the last few days was the new tamers video which briefly distracted her from her aching body, red hot ears, scratchy throat, and headache. Yes I am delirious and projecting.
I wanna draw but I have no idea what to draw. Please give me ideas, preferably simple scenarios involving Derpy Hooves or Octavia Melody.
>>41261480Derpy and Octavia attending the annual gray mare convention. Add as many gray ponies as you can think of!
Greetings anons. Here is a quick sketch of Princess Pipp that I did this morning.
Old art, kindof tempted to draw her again
>>41261664I rember that mare. She was a cute.God, why aren't floppy eared mares more of a thing? I love them so much.
>>41261515Le ears
>>41254598hope you like this, if she has a color pallet reply to me with it and i will color her.
>>41261664>donkey/pony hybridThat's called a mule... Cute mule tho.
>>41258879I really do wish I could do thinks>>41261259Marecellium is cute>>41261855I'm gonna snoof ya!Oh no, anything but that! I'm completely defenseless, laying here in my underwear!>>41261664I remember her and she is very cute! I too found an old unfinished draw though mine is much less classy. Also, I've drank a lot more Nyquil. I feel like I'm sippin lean.https://files.catbox.moe/a0dfcl.png
>>41261855Ah man This is great! Been loving your art in this thread and the draw thread!Got a reff sheet that I did around a month ago with a colour palette I made when first creating her. Thanks again for drawing her!!
>>41261664PONY WEARS THE SADDLE!
How far would I get as an artist who only draws human on pony, solo mare, or sfw?
>>41261259almost forgot to reply to this, she a qt!>>41261966based, just go easy on the nyquil the acetaminophen will fuck your liver and kidneys up real good. might even kill you if you aren't careful.>>41261979based will do tomorrow.
Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZGpng: https://files.catbox.moe/z82c46.pngpsd: https://files.catbox.moe/c6r52r.psdPrevious canvas: >>41250368
>>41262053forgot to censor the hot cryptid pony fellatio
>>41262057I want to hydrate her
>>41261259Cute cap>>41261515Cute pig
>>41262090butt
[QUESTION MARK]
>>41262454pish pish
>>41262457to be fair nostrils are such a small detail which my eyesight can't quite handle sir
>>41261664Love the floppy ears. Who uses the saddle though?>>41261855Never seen your art in black and white before. The lines look really nice.
>>41262835If she can ever find a human, probably him ; )
>>41261259she frets not over her poisonous frens, for she is hydrated and in her element
>>41261979here you go brother>>41262835thanks! I rarely do just black and white images but some times I like to go full retard with my mouse and make just textured line art.
>>41263009Amazing, great as always!
>>41262454your anon filly is really fucking cute
Somehow, after not drawing for a while, I got better at it...
>>41263245That’s actually a Thing with art. Sometimes the distance between works can fuel creativity or even help you relax in your process. It’s kind of a variety of stepping away from the canvas to be able to see it with new eyes later.
>>41253956CURSE YOU, /BALE/!
frosty was fun to draw >>41262454really nice reminds me of pestil so i am bias
>>41261966RIP his nuts. >>41261979What's her name?
>>41263621cute
>>41258598Nice. Now ponify and animate an entire episode of Gilligan's Island
>>41262454>>41262874>>41263009>>41263621qtqtqtqt
Here's another sketch I did this morning. I just refered to one of the screencaps that I have. Not quite happy with it, but it's something.>>41262132Thanks anon
I forgot to post this here as well.>>41264347this looks to be hand drawn on paper based on the eraser marks. if it is indeed trad that's pretty decent for a free hand draw, also kudos to you for having a high fidelity scan. if its digital then you did a really good job making it look like it was drawn on paper with your texture selection. i like how you shaded the inside of the mane its quite charming.
Quick sketches before I draw a full piece
>>41262874she is with her people.
>>41264389Thank you. It's all digital btw, I used CSP to draw it. I just used the default pencil brush and the soft eraser, that's why there's those subtle eraser marks.Also I just realized that I shaded the wrong part of her mouth. I should be shading the insides of her mouth, not the teeth so here's a 2nd one.
>>41264443I can respect that, I will be keeping an eye out for you! you have a sharp eye for textures.
pre bed shoe boop
>>41264619MAXIMUM CUTE RIZZ
>>41264619she got dat drip tho
Blogpost update, I'm still fucking dying with this fever, but it's gotten a little better thanks in large part to the acetaminophen mare someone posted somewhere recently. I would link the post, but I can't find it and may have just hallucinated it in the first place. Anyway, here's another unfinished draw I did some time ago, because why not. Is it degenerate? Only if you extrapolate from where I left off, so that's on you.https://i.imgur.com/1Q3NaEO.pngOh and I just remembered the friendship lesson punchline for >>41261966 was going to be bros before hoes if I had finished it. Catbox is down though reeeee>>41262035Thanks for the reminder anon. By my calculations, I have only taken about 1.5x the recommended amount for 12yr olds and up during these three days so it's probably fine.>>41264619Goddamn she got the velcro and everything!
>>41263629Her name is Almond Blossom, inspired by a Van Gogh painting (atleast the colour palette and name)
>>41262874mareshroom
>>41262874What would happen if I licked her? Would I go on a trip?>>41264347No problem. TYT's art style is really challenging.
Thought I'd share this one too. I drew this a few hours after I did the Pipp one yesterday I think. It's based on this old sketch that I did a few months back and posted on an old /bale/ thread >>40999426.
>Local mall weirdo amazes easily impressed filly by balancing carrotdogs on her wingtips, more at eleven.Just had a really dumb idea for a NEET tomcolt who thinks she's the coolest thing since EZ cheese and paper ninja stars. She's utterly harmless since all she really does is loiter around the food court doing 'sick tricks' for her posse of random foals who genuinely fell for her cool girl act.Not entirely sure what to call her yet, but I'm loving this dummy already.
>>41265016holy would
>>41265064That's a weird name
>>41265016QTS, im going to emaresculate her infront of her filly following by aggressively petting her like the tiny horse she is.
the fairy circle has grown to an unforseen size, and the mareshroom begins to feel it
>>41265506based psychonaut, would trip total balls with shroomare.
>neighn
>>41263354>Cursing the cursedCute
cute friends
>>41266355I love them!
>>41266355Very nice bro
lilli!
>>41262454your filly is fillering with my filly
>>41259042some twiggy
>>41267299very nice twiggy butt
>>41263354Please someone ponify this. if you need more context this is Igon from Elden Ring
>>41267299Cute twiggy
>>41267337>Going to a thread where (You) are supposed to learn to draw.>Asking for requests.
>>41266974they're so derp it reminds me of the times I have trouble with eyesthanks anon I didn't even notice the difference in the way their manes were drawn before
why does>shelook so much of a fag bros it's not fair
>>41268614she's a cute lil faggot
>>41267289
haven't done one of these in a while. new album mare
Will there bei a Showcase of the last thread?Very based by the way.
>>41270800im not sure maybe that anon will indeed do it or maybe not
Need to get back into drawing mares, but behold my efforts. Yes reference was used cause I’m fucking shit.
>>41271772where is the mare? also obligatory >furfag captch 0w0ty
>>41253956since no one posted it heres the final collaborative piece from the recent red circle threadreally got interesting towards the end there
and uhhh context i guessred circle, blue circle, and green circle, respectively the circle sisters!!>>41230280
Not sure about the eyes, but I'll call it done enough to move on
>>41272265>that resolutionholy shit anon
>>41272271Ah shit, knew I forgot about something
did some stylistic excursion today
>>41272866>>41272271
>>41272898KEK well at least people can't bitch about me having plunger disorder and making thumbnail sized images.
>>41264898fuck you
Boop
>>41264898cuteboop her immediately
little tamers inspired thing
>>41273632big beautiful eyelashes
up
>>41272866Was your Finn horse always a unicorn?
>>41274644Yeah
Does anyone know how to fix tablet input lag under linux?
>>41274738Of all the places you could possibly go to seek tech support, you choose this thread?
>>41254598Nice rara bro
>>41270327Hey you’re back! Love your stuff
page 10 bump
>>41276168Board's moving fast tonight, keep an eye on your favorite threads, everyone.
Friendi hate perspective..
>>41276733When you run on 4hours of sleep your brain doesn't brain right _c-
why do I have to log on with all these things I don't even want to associate with 4chan
>>41276884It'll be worth it, trust
>>41276938ok, well I did and drew some ponies with a burner accountI don't draw so I did my best
>>41266838Pretty pink scaredy-mare!
>>41276884its a side effect of a consolidated internet. thankfully most /mlp/ shit is chill so you don't have to worry
>>41276684looks pretty good, really like the mane. In regards to the perspective I think the front legs are too far forward, other than that looks alright>>41276866super cute fillies bro
>>41277651thanks \oco/
is it time to start master baiting
>>41276884there's always 10minutemail
>>41278103qt would let her bait me
Gaggle of mares
>>41278315Based taste
comicy doodle
mspaint twigs
>>41276866holy shit i love them >>41279007im being blessed with art of these two
>>41279422nice twiggy>>41279426based
>>41278315Hell yea brother. Vapor trail looking especially cute>>41279422Looks really nice, you have a cool style
>>41278315WHY IS BERRY DRINKING THRU THE CHRIS-CHAN STRAW
>>41264898I like the unique eye shape. >>41265016At least she doesn't spend all day at home. Nice idea. >>41266355Really bright colors.
>>41266355Adorable.
>>41276941does anyone like my horses?
>>41278315Absolutely, positively BLESSED
>>41280095Haven't seen em yet anon (idk what that pony group draw thing is) but post em here!
>>41279422damn you covered her in cum, i would too
>>41280095I want to plap plap in Dashie's snowpity
Pony doodles.>>41280211is the mare supposed to be Almond Blossom? Anyway damn good lines!
>>41280724Based
>tfw no neet mare to share cup noodles with.>>41279716kek, was hoping someone would like that.
>>41281566cute neet horse
Did a delivery for this >>41282070 thread. it's kinda low effort.sorry
>>41280724>>41282353So cute.
>>41279007this is pretty cute. I like silver spoons little clops.
>>41282353>kinda low effortStill mega cute. Thanks Anon
>>41266838Beautiful eyes.>>41266974Silly fillies.>>41267299She looks so soft.
>>41280724Worked a bit more on this.>>41281198>>41282367thanks!
dunno if i posted but heres my favorite germane maer
>>41282970cute nahtsee science horse
>>41282970Is her name Paper Clip?
Heres to hattsy
>>41283630Franziska, a gude gal
>>41283771these are adorable
quick sketch of my oc
should i be maxing my monitor's brightness while drawing?
>>41284820Not necessarily, it's a balance. Some monitors will wash out light colors at max brightness. Use this site http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php to test your monitor and see how far off it is in various ways.
>>41268614Nice gradient on the hair. >>41270327You did a good job working with the colours only on the cover. >>41271917>>41271984I like the purple one the best.
Couple of former? NEETs watching their kiddos have a playdate. Floorb's not exactly happy with her lil gal being around a boy...moar lazily drawn NEETtyrs because I have lost control of my laifu and need NEET waifu
>>41284820I only crank brightness for colors when I'm doing really minor shading, frankly as long as your eyes are happy your probably fine
>>41284336The edge makes the top hat look like a traffic cone.
>>41284336aww this is super cute! thank you anon, i love it!
Boopa
>>41286231
>>41286620
drew tomoko kuroki meeting floor board today I just wanted too
>>41272265lol >>41272866I like the change up in the eyes and snout. Something about the lines here are really please too; makes everything look soft.>>41273632Pretty close.
>>41287484Love their expressions!
It is once more time for some horses of the assorted variety.Wanted to use the single pixel brush a bit and found myself liking it. Tried being a little sketchy with crystalized Ponk up top, but didn't really take advantage of the brush as much as I'd like.The three pones at the bottom are probably tie for my favorites, although befuddled Anon and the neet-tyr squad is fun too.>>41287484Moar NEETs for the NEETgod!Adorable crossover. Floorb's scrunch is particularly good! You really sell the indignation.The only funky bit to me is that Poneoko's dark circle is kind of floating in the middle of her face.
>>41287760I want to spar with sword mare
>>41287760this better?
>>41287170
>>41276684Nice job with the braid, those are hard to do. The colour scheme is nice too.>>41276733>>41276866Adorable fillies
you guys better calm down with all this wild shitposting
Pin Cushion found some friends
>>41289762she a qt
>>41262090Mare stare at invisible sea, she neigh, "Mare..."
>>41276864I like the collar and shin guards
>>41287484 (˘c ˘ )
>>41289762Yay Pin Cushion!
Penance rarity for missing rewatch stream and sleeping inand every rewatch stream since /mlp/ con ended
>>41290216thanks
>>41289638wut
CURSE (YOU), /BAAALE/!some late night shitpostin
>>41290355Cute Rarity, and this is the face she makes when she hears you've not been watching the show.
>>41290497Was making a sarcastic comment on the lack of activity yesterday
First time drawing since I was, like, six. Had this idea in my head for a while. Don't know if it's better or worse than I thought it would be.
>>41288443Do you use brezier curve tool for your drawings?Something about your drawings always looks displeasing to me.I think the main reason is the way your drawings have soft curves that turn into really sharp corners, it breaks the flow of the drawing. Even the way floorb's neck connects to her back, it makes a sharp corner.Second reason is how perspective changes depending on which body part you draw, Floorb's tail is from a side view but her body is from 3/4 view. Her neck is dangerously thin, the chin line almost touches her back.
>>41291360This is what happens when an artist (who admittedly has a lot of natural talent) draws based on "vibes" instead of actually learning any real technique. It looks good to the average layman but anyone looking for technical accuracy will always be unsatisfied... and the artist will never even realize why since they lack the technique in the first place and therefore cannot recognize their own shortcoming. >>41288443I'm not saying you need to practice drawing straight parallel lines for hours on end like a traditional artist in an actual art school might, but learning at least the basics of proper perspective and anatomy will go a long way towards improving your art and getting you past this plateau you've encountered (you might not have noticed but your last several drawings have been very similar to one another with little to no significant improvement from one to the next). And yes, this is still true even if you only ever intend to draw in a simplified cartoony style like you're doing now. At the very least you should be experimenting more and pushing your own boundaries in some way instead of always drawing the same thing. Choosing a unique style is important, yes, but as a new artist it's more important to explore your limits and expand your horizons or you'll always be kinda "samey." You can settle on a style later.Also, consider varying the line weight in your lineart, and maybe coloring the lines too (learning how to use a clipping mask will make that much quicker and easier).
>>41291360>Her neck is dangerously thin, the chin line almost touches her back.Adjust for pose, she is pulling the head in.>>41291400>or you'll always be kinda "samey."Nope! If you draw the same thing over and over, you will actually degrade in anatomy, style, and composition, even if your technical ability improves.>clipping maskLock opacity. Clipping masks are sometimes not available (looking at you Krita), locking layer opacity is.
>>41291360>>41291400I usually use the vector tools in paintoolsai for my drawings cause im a mouse user. I do indeed need to work on my perspective for sure, I do notice I fuck shit up with that frequently and im not 100% sure how to go about fixing that. also ye floorbs neck is a bit thin.my more typical style does have colored lines with a black silhouette like >>41282353 black line art is my "low effort" line art usually. I work on I thanks for the critique.
Did some quick studies on general rules when drawing ponies (and gryphons) atleast portraits. Body anatomy is a whoole nother practice which I'll do later as I need to add a bit more perspective and form to my full body ponies.
>>41291400>>>41291360>This is what happens when an artist (who admittedly has a lot of natural talent) draws based on "vibes" instead of actually learning any real technique. It looks good to the average layman but anyone looking for technical accuracy will always be unsatisfied... and the artist will never even realize why since they lack the technique in the first place and therefore cannot recognize their own shortcoming.yeah I do NOT like this guys art either, something is very offputting about it to me personally. the face perspective is always fucked and he will never learn. simply replicate his one good piece of art over and over without learning
>>41291898Hey, this is /bale/ ya faggot. Be supportive and offer constructive criticism or shut the hell up and close the thread. Just because you don't like his art doesn't mean you need to shit all over it.
need upper mantle mare
>>41256062Are you Faeanon?
>>41293773I provided the name of the artist in response to another anon here >>41256127
>>41291831Nice to see someone do an actually serious Igon pone. Don't think I'd be able to do it past a shitpost anytime soon.>>41292340But what of the core mare, anon? The mare core, if you will.
>>41294359she ponders the core
>>41294355Woah, such a pretty mare! I love seeing your improvement, especially because it's happening so fast compared to my own snail pace. I like her eyes in this one, the colored pupils work nicely when very darkened and shaded like that. One thing I would consider doing different in the future is the nostril, it is very long and straight.>>41294412>>41292340Oh my god, Anons. We must DIG
>>41288443Actually, I meant something a little more along the lines of this! Sorry for such a late reply. I'm a lazy fuck.
>>41294602thanks anon, the straight nostril has been my shtick for forever basically but I can experiment make them shorter.>>41294630ah I see! I yeah that alot better, idk what drunk me thought i was doing with the eyebags. also it's ok i don't mind. you don't mind if i upload that to derpi do you?
There's a starmare waiting in the sky...Fucked this one up quite a bit, but didn't want to scrap it completely.Orb pondering Mantle Mare acute. A shame booping her would result in your finger melting off...>>41294654Sure thing man! Although I hope the double jpg compression didn't mess it up too much.
>>41267337>>41290562Apparently I forgot to properly (you) this. Just a shitpost from the other night, but now there's some pone Igon in the world in some form.
>>41294776Beautiful! Is the texture some sort of overlay?
>>41294630WOAHHH TOMOKO MENTION? cool bro.
>>41295727Why the fuck did this upload sideways, sorry about that this should fix it
>>41295742newfag
>>41295746 I’m just tired, 3 hours of sleep
>>41294776>>41295742qts
Made this in a shared canvas a while ago and I thought you fags might enjoy it. My friends and I were discussing which pony would have the highest likelihood of developing a crack/meth addiction, so I drew this.
>>41278103What a gremlin. >>41278315Nice to see some obscure ponies get some love. Your colouring is really good, too. >>41279007Love Silver's little panic dance.
>>41295883F I'd feel so bad for if I saw her
>>41296709Real ESL hours on my part. Jesus Christ *for her
