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):>>41586919Previous /bale/ thread:>>41516134
>>41602030MARE
>>41602033WHERE?
>>41602037THE FAIR
I drew my mom as a pone... I need help in multiple ways.>Verification not required.
>>41602178Anon blink twice if you need saving
>>41602178Is your mom single? If not, tell me when she is
>>41602178Man, this makes me want to learn to draw so I can depict my mother as the doomer pony she'd be in equestria
>>41602030Drawing ponies is fun.
>>41602205
One last page for Nightmare Night.Sometimes I wonder if I draw too much Trixie, but then she tells me "You can never have too much Trixie." Then I forget what I was thinking about and go back to drawing Trixie.>>41601934Based you kept up with it all month. loved seeing all your ponks.
>>41602305Need a version where your mom's leaning in from the edge of shot.
How or where do I start drawing ponies? I have almost no drawing experience ):
>>41602124In the op. Im still learning too but, i am seeing progress. It is a rewarding thing
>>41602400>>41602448wrong anon oops
>>41602323good shit anoni REALLY like that freddie trixielegion trixie when
>>41602348
>>41602489>I'm in danger>hi, In Danger, I'm Mom.
>>41602305>>41602489YOOO! do you got artist tags? id like to see the rest of your shit
>>41602610I don't, I only post on the board. The idea of uploading under a name gives me anxiety.
>>41602621fair enough brother, I'll try to keep an eye out for you on other threads though.
I know there's a magma already set up but have you considered drawpile, op?I drew a low effort anthro celestia with a huge ass but it's not pone-pone so I shouldn't post it right?
>>41602667yeah don't post anthro directly on the board you will get banned regardless of thread, unless you post a link of it via catbox or pomf then your fine.
>>41602705oh also I have nothing to do with the magma funnily enough, I'm not gonna make a draw pile unless there's significant demand for it.
Scary end to a scary pink horse month
>>41602178>marriage status: divorcedWhy would she be divorced?>cutie mark: blue ballAh, that explains it.
Late Halloween pic because I spent all day taking 3 tests back to back
>>41602917Rarity is always a head of the curve when it comes to fashion trends
Hope everyone has a great halloween!
>>41602264Cute derp brother>>41602323Freddie trix also my fav. Great expression on her face.>>41602931Based, sunshower raindrops is an underrated mare. Would def go trick or treating with. Also that background is pretty sick
>>41602030Need head. Pony head, that is. Don't know what's the best design for an average pony head. I've seen variations, but it looks off pudding. Also why's that bump on the cheek
Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZGhttps://ponerpics.org/images/7094527png: https://files.catbox.moe/yxursv.pngpsd: https://files.catbox.moe/tc08tr.psdPrevious canvas: >>41535830
>>41602323Lol amazing, thanks for making this, I love Trixie
>>41602931That's really well done, Anon. I would give her candy if she came to my house.
>>41602931Beautiful
Haven't posted any of my art here in a while, been busy doing secret santa requests for people. Wanted to post something in the new thread, so I took all the ocs that I drew and put them together. Most of them I designed myself, some had pre existing designs>>41601934Your dedication is insane bro. Really impressed you stuck with it all the way through. I think i did about 5 pinktober drawings before I got distracted with other things. Good job dude
>>41603436Lovely collage of mares. Do people just request you to design a pony for them in this Secret Santa?
>>41603436Dusty bin is easily my favorite. I will make sure she gets all the garbage to throw away.Anyway, I've been all over the place in terms of desire to draw mares / putting in the effort. Mare Fair PCD hit me good. Biggest point of complication for me is currently the face. Eyes seem so simple to draw, but I still find myself either taking forever on them or just making them look plain bad, if not both. I want to improve on this, but I'm still prioritizing working on general anatomy for now. For funsies and also to learn how to draw clothes and -eyeshadow- of all things, I decided to give Octane Red a mom. I hope she is a M (Y) would L to F, and that the drawings are acceptable. any criticism is appreciated.I think a great exercise in OC design and drawing in general would be to continue this family of Stellantis mares, one for every car on the LX platform. That would mean a modern Charger, and a magnum, but If we count the individual facelifts, that balloons to like, 5 mares. I dunno. We'll see.
>>41603436I love that cotton mare in the top right, simply but effective design with the hair making it stand out.
>>41602715>>41602917>>41602931Spooneky D:
>>41602454>spoilerYou referring to Dead By Daylight? You know it didn't even occur to me while drawing them that they are all in that if you count Bat Trix as Dracula. I was just drawing stuff I was watching/playing at the time kek. >>41603071I'd say when in doubt just go for what the show does.>>41603436I love your mares, man, you make all of them look so cute. Thanks again for drawing mine.
Nuns in black kit speaks to me.
>>41603930>before and after being promoted to Inquisition
Pixel art. BaleBros how do you start on making pixel art?
One more drawing before bed. I need to figure out how to shade and what each type of layer does, that's for tomorrow me though.https://files.catbox.moe/0qzbkh.png
>>41604241horny
>>41603901i was indeed referring to dead by daylighta trixie killer icon pack would be a welcome thing
>>41603541yea pretty much, everyone gets a unique secret santa name for the event. I just made a post that said I'd draw a pony for their name. Some people responded with a design in mind, others just had me freestyle it>>41603564brooo that mare is so cute. Love the one with her laying on top of the car. Great outfit too I really like the hoop earing. If you're looking for critique I'll give my opinion. When it comes to the eyes, I feel like you could make the iris/pupil smaller or more rounded. Looking at the left drawing specifically, if her face was see through and you could see her whole pupil, I feel like they would be nearly touching if you followed the curve you currently have. I think they should ideally always have some space between them and be mostly contained within the whites of the eye. Hope that makes sense. Other than that the only thing that sticks out to me with the sitting one is that her body should fan out a bit more as you get closer to her bottom. It's mostly hidden by her legs but the way it is now it looks like here body actually gets thinner as it gets closer to her back legs, I think it should be the opposite. Curious what program you are using to draw. I think you could really benefit from some adjustments to your line size as well, making the lines get thinner as they end in certain spots. Kinda like the way you did her eyelashes but with her legs, chin, etc.>>41603901Thanks bro! Think nothing of it, was happy to draw your pony>>41604241unf but also im spooked
>>41604044Microsoft Paint.
To the Anon who asked for people to put mares in pumpkins with him, here you go friend, another slow day at work.
>>41604044I assume the OP being Patachu, this is the right thread to start.
>>41604044Don't know how well proficiency with the basic pencil tool in Paint would qualify me as a pixel artist, but here's my two cents:For me, it was working within my limitations. When I started doing digital art, I didn't have a tablet or a proper drawing program, so I did everything on my laptop's touchpad while using Paint. There's a lot of overlap between pixel and regular art in terms of achieving a certain look, there are just different methods you have to learn for the respective mediums.If you've already been drawing, I'd recommend trying to limit your tools while applying what drawing knowledge you have so that you can experiment with different methodology. Like this anon, >>41604719, I'll shill Paint because it's the easiest program for me to get the pixel look without worrying about a lot of the frills of a proper drawing program. That said, I know several of them offer particular brushes that achieve the same effect.
>>41605095twiggy twiggy twiggy twiggy, qt twiggles.
>>41605095Thirded for Paint. like idk about win10+ version but the one on win7 isn't that bad however since >>41604786mentioned, yes it gets the job done right for that job, personally I can't really do anything pixel using photoshop, you can but it's going to be a pain disabling all possible antialias and it's like using a howitzer to kill a fly.yes it's good to incorporate 2D elements like I did on >>41604786for that job you first need a base, to get all items and characters more or less on the same proportions. here, have a grid. save it. it is hard to find a decent base for isometric since adobe crap and co does not have any that is actually designed for that.>>41604786nah i'm not the op, but hey if i can help on this i'd be glad to.
>>41605447That's a nice isometric exercise, can I join you?
>>41605095(really, get a mouse, I know you have one, even an old one, if you need a good program like Photoshop I can get you that too, and a clean one, not the malware crap )ok i should also repack my version of mspaint.exe with all the stuff with several undo levels.>>41604044if you want, here, i started a thing, of course you can make plain 2d pixel stuff but myself i should make more isometric art cause it's fun. here's a 5 minute demo with ponka who will be our victim in a pseudo-3d universe, and some shapes just to make a demo on how to imagine the shadow projection being like, assuming it's from the very top. then you can also set your image definition by doubling the grid, i usually make things huge, so i can add plenty of details.Photoshop however will be useful if you want gradients done right - you can select an area, and convert the "sprite" you want down to 8 or 16 colors with more or less dithering which you can enjoy arranging your characters/gradients/items/sprites how you want, zooming in at 6 or 8x.
>>41605595sure! i'm going to make some demos here but i think i will rather scale her to like 50%oh also one interesting thing i'd recommand : think of a neutral place in the image you will compose that's on a neutral, unused background color, think of it like a green screen like every hollywood slop loves to use. it works the same, want something bg, paint it 100% green and then you can paste your pon anywhere. yes sprites in vidya just works like this for the past half century.ah one important thing but i know there are complete noobs out there. never save pixel art as jpeg. it is impure.
>>41605605Oh, it's no worry, I've had a tablet and a drawing program for a few years by now. The funny thing is though that I started going back to touchpad Paint drawing a lot like two years ago and I've gotten fairly adept at it. I almost prefer it over tablet drawing (and I've tried mouse drawing and it doesn't feel as natural to me as touchpad). I've likened it to digital finger painting in a way, if obviously lacking in a fair amount of ways. But for a good way to blow off steam and draw without a lot of worry, it's my go-to method. I do appreciate the offer though.
>>41605648ah ok, well i respect people like you.myself i like to draw using the mouse, mostly for vectors and pixels, used to have a vx nano, mx master and rn i'm going with the PerfomanceMX and i agree it works better on some design/stuff/style, to each tool its.. oh well.going to finish the ponka.>>41605605cause yeah the proportions are not here, head should be bigger and after a cleanup of the construction lines ( to evaluate space ) i should have planned that otherwise. blahi will try making her look more like this random donkey mare
so after a few arrangements and correction,let's draw the rest of the ponka
>>41605637Why is there smoke coming out of my computer, Anon?
>>41605788oh... shit, well I recommend at least a Pentium 90 MHz with at least 16Mb of RAM for the graphic computation, especially the shape tool that we will appreciate a lot in this thread. if you have at least 10 mb of free hard disk space it will be enough for your elements/sprites/etc.
>>41605811drop some shadows! not the most complex part. yes I cheated a bit if you can spot the difference.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4yfLPvGHrg
>>41605811Oh nevermind, its not smoke, its steam, steam from the steam apps they're sellingMmmm, paying Aseprite like an idiot!
>>41605991>Asepriteokay not sure if you're kidding or not. just in case of anonymous statistics, 1. how old are you, and 2. do you prefer to create content or pay shitty vidya.ponk status ; ok guess it's finished. last step was blending. find pixels, make a tone darker and darker as you get closer to the line art's pixels, that will make it smoother, and we want our ponkas with a smooth plot, right?
>>41606069A loose friend recommended it to me while it was on sale and I had spare dosh so I went and bought it.
>>41606072GG, retard.
>>41606072okay so if I understand correctly, you had the suggestion of a «friend» telling you to buy a game, versus the advice from a guy with like, 20 years exp in graphic design making a quick and as clear as possible tutorial on how to make pixel poners, just for you and for free.go ahead and draw a pixel-art mare with that thing.
>>41606118Listen man I already realize it was a fucktarded purchase like most games on steam.
You guys realize that acesprite isn't a game but drawing software specialized for pixelart right?
>>41606121Should've kept your mouth shut.>>41606069Even better than the previous one. Can I reuse the base one?>>41605738>>41605811
>>41606135sure go ahead it's for the thread. will eventually make a few more whenever I have time.>>41606121yes I read that correctly now use it. don't care what you do with your budget or your life, or if you ever worked in your life.draw that bloody poner with your steam thing.ps - if anyone need the version of mspaint i used for this demo, with extra undo levels and modifs, as always drop me a thing, discord - darkdoomer#0000
>>41605991>paying for AsepriteYou only need to pay for compiled binaries for Aseprite, and they provide the simplest instructions for compiling for Windows ever written.It is a nice program though.
>>41606191okay
>>41606128Yes, and it's one of the worst programs for the job.It's good for beginners, like MarioPaint was, hence Silver questionning Anon's age. I question Anon's social condition.Also Gimp and Photoshop after all blurry things disactivated will be better for those used to any.>>41606200Anon don't even knows any of this jargon, we're talking about a sperg living on disability wage on pointless crap.
>>41606329I dont fuckin buy random shit on steam anymore, barely play games as is. Really dont know what your problem is and why you're taking shit so seriously.
>>41606274Not bad, just draw as if it's any other canvas, but smaller. If you can, use a layer to trace from. Got any drawing to show?
>>41606336Cause it's hilarious?Aight t'was a bit harsh.But still...Want a serious app for art: Krita.
>>41606336Stop downplaying your crime. Buying Aseprite is a Holocaust.>>41606360 Be harsher.
>>41606360Actually I started using Krita. Still trying to get the hang of it and properly learn how to use it.Even without knowing how to use it I feel happier creating art than I did trying to get gimp to draw a circle.
>>41606191I forgot I made a Twilight when I first got it years ago
>>41606364>AsepriteI just Googled this and I can't believe all the shill about it. Jesus. Yes it's for beginners, I agree. Even pros may use it but real artists will prefer an old Photoshop or GraphicsGale are pro tier. also LibreSprite's existence makes every defense of Aseprite useless. It's free--as that toy ought to be.Only long time Gimp users can operate Gimp.
>>41606426cute twiggles! saved
Back when I first started, my first pixel art 'program' was Piskel. It's simple, has layers, and can do simple animations if you're patient. Haven't used it in a hot minute, but if you're someone who wants to fuck around with pixel art without downloading shit, go give it a try.
>>41606571cute fae! love me some fae.
>>41606512>Only long time Gimp users can operate GimpNot if you follow the Gimp community user manual in the pictureYes it was done in GIMP
>>41606581An old as shit Fae! Probably done around the time I stopped using Piskel and started using Krita.Christ, I haven't used this in a while, but here's a lil piskel pone done in like five minutes. Using mouse isn't as sucky as I remember, but I don't think I'll be going back to it any time soon.
I tried using a spray brush to color and add texture to the stockings, I like how they turned out.
Really enjoying sketching in a proper book as of lateHere's a bretonnian royal hippogriff knight
So far I have found by far the hardest part about learning to draw is just picking up the pencil. Also what programs do you all use? I’ve heard procreate is a noob trap but I wouldn’t know why.
>>41606728cute twiggle
>>41606772I use clip studio paint. It just feels good to draw in.
>>41606774fuck I want to bury myself into uni-twiggles
>>41606728I don't know if those are supposed to read as bagels or not, but I think it's kind of fitting for Purplesmart to like bagels more than donuts. She seems like the kind of gal to enjoy a cream cheese bagel in the morning versus a sugary long john before she gets to work.
>>41606775for me, it's SAI2. their stabilizers play nicer with my wrist.
>>41606274Anon delivers !yes, that's a start, you now can do pixel art. make something more elaborated with that program that cost me the price of a [Legit copy of Adobe CS2 Premium suite from eBay- 4 CDs box] which is good to tell the gov to fuck off when you're controlled at work but have some design to do. okay get a refund if you can and use this instead.https://libresprite.github.io/#!/libresprite is the same but free since the base of aseprite was planned to be free open source stuff. i mean yes it's for having fun, but please gentlemen, it's not about money, it reminds me of the guys saying AI is cheap when they pay a monthly fee on ai generators or a grand on a gpu to generate 1024x1024 crap they can't legally exploit.>>41606364it's 20 bucks wasted once, i hope it is just a perpetual loicense, the actual rectal annihilation remains Adobe Creative Cloud. Anyways.https://files.catbox.moe/11i3or.zipmspaint classic, 20 undo levels mod thanks to science. it will work on any windows, the libs included are if you want to use it on linux with wine, don't forget the mscore-fonts-ttf package if you want also adobe programs to run flawlesly on gimp. feel free to scan it on virustotal or kaspersky, don't even trust me with an exec.
>>41607336>mspaint classicneat
>>41607864yeah it's simple, fast, and gets stuff done OH GOD HELP ME I AM DOING TOO MANY PONERS i need to go drink
Other idea, organize legs, mane eyes and poses and moving parts in each layer, assemble in photoshop, export as gif. Animation!
Been drawing Mares once per day since I got my tablet. It's fun :D
still trying to get the hang of ponies! drew this high as fuck on stimulants so im sure theres probably some obvious issues im not noticing lmao. the back legs were a bit tricky but i think i did alright? i've posted a few times here over the past several months and the advice i've gotten has been super helpful, so thank you guys a ton!! :D advice for the character design is totally welcome too, just been playing around with this OC for about a week or so and still haven't decided on colors or anything.
up
been doing a cyoa in NEETpone and I thought since I'm done with the part featuring these two, I might as well share one of the pics from it. Might post more as it progresses.
>>41609386qts
mares kissing
>>41608789love his face, for the back leg well the tail make it so it's not even going to be a concern but yeah it looks more realistic for a horse to stand like that. dunno bout the colors tho. keep it up! >>41609386yeah 's always a good plan! going to finish a few things. idk there's also the /create/ thread i saw somewhere, 4chan is acting weird sometimes or maybe it's me.
Made this Twilight doing a pose, but literally don't know what to do next. I had no goals in mind when doing this. Any ideas?
I've been trying to draw ponies
>>41609895SPIRIT BOMB
>>41610005super duper qt
prebed boop
>>41608482It's a lot of fun, I hope you draw a lot more cute mares.
>>41610879
>>41611360It sure is. Today I made a quick little Derpy.
>>41608168And now the mane six is complete!
>>41612352Source of update: https://pone.social/@darkdoomer/113414764641121131I could fork it with filly/stallion/alicorn proportions, but imagine a RPG game with this level of details, it begs to be made.
>>41611980love it anon !
>>41611980cute derpo
boopa
Never drawn a pony in my life before, how did I do
>>41614274you did fine brother
So I just realized how fun fall colors are to draw and I think they might be a lot easier to get right than bright summery scenes.>>41606728I love my wife so much. Excellent draw.
>>41609386'nother one
>>41614701nice color selection i like it>>41614713holy fucking shit your backgrounds jumped massively in quality Jesus Christ. I think its nice but the mares need equivalent rendering imo. excellent work tho love the textures in the grey areas.
giving learning to draw ponies another chance is really fun. i used to get do autisticly mad at myself for not being able to draw anything especially ponies no matter how much i tried but I've started drawing the lines and joints and studying up with various bale resources and mares.horse and am now using my plushies and stuff as reference as well as am recreating pictures of cats in various poses as ponies to help sharpen my sense of pony anatomy. Im slowly but definitely improving. I'll retreat back into the blogfag cave i crawled out from now but thanks
>>41614713>>41614737I think these are just filtered photographs/video game screenshots. Considering this is a NEETPone thing, was that decision inspired by Lost & Found?
>>41614764either way I fucking love it!
>>41614737100% just stock photos I slapped filters on plus the occasional edit like the TV in this one. It ain't anything special in the slightest. As for the pones, I thought about throwing the same filters on them, but never got around to doing it. A little too late to change things up now, but maybe I'll see how it works out in the future.>>41614764>was that decision inspired by Lost & FoundYeah, I always liked how the art from that story felt.
Emergency Linky bread.
>>41614823based, had drunk me totally fooled.
boop
how do these look? https://files.catbox.moe/rksb0t.pngcaptcha:v0vpoon
>>41615340
>>41616286Horse tiddies
A mare with the weight of the world on her back
mspaint bug
and his mama too
>>41616332The Linky To Bread Pipeline is real!?
cant remember if i posted this one here b4?
After 3 years, I think I'm finally beginning to understand eyes.
>>41616848>eyes gradientsYou got this.
>>41616972was that meant to be for me or the "after three years" guy above you?
>filename
considered the idea of an oldnon versus a now grown flurry
>>41617153you could have posted the full version up just fine anon
>>41617354
had fun with this one but it was a struggle picking a bg
>>41617457there we go mang, you aren't gonna get banned unless the images has straight up genitalia or sex.>>41617513based
I've uploaded art to derpi twice now and they site mods don't approve unless I ask them to in their site feedback forum. First time I waited three hours, last one was yesterday after 40 minutes. Yesterday's art immediately got downvoted by 23 people (I'm assuming by the staff) and had two negative comments. Anyone else having problems with derpi staff?
>>41617623What could you have possibly uploaded to warrant 20 something downvotes? I could maybe see it if it was something political in nature because they're pretty anal about anything with a politics tag attached to it even if its an innocent meme, but besides that and abuse I can't think of anything that'd get that immediate reaction. You didn't take Twiggles out back and give her the Ol' Yeller treatment, right Anon?As for the approval thing. From my own experience I think that's just how it is until you're considered an 'alright' uploader. Your art will sit in quarantine until someone decides to glance at it, make sure it's not breaking da rulez, and then throw it haphazardly to the masses. Some days were quicker than others but it usually to an annoying amount of time. Once you've uploaded enough though, it seems like you wind up only having to wait a couple minutes at best since then you're just entering what I assume is a queue.
>>41617695just that catbox image>>41616286But again, I'm pretty sure it was the staff being petty for me asking them to approve it for upload.
it actually has 32 downvotes in less than a day brohttps://derpibooru.org/images/3480056
>>41617757Ah, well that narrowed down the search a bit.I'm not going to sit here and defend >derpi staff of all people, but I doubt it's a pettiness problem on their part and moreso just the people who are browsing around for new lewds not taking kindly to what they'd consider 'low effort/quality' fap material. You'll see that a lot with anything that looks like its made in mspaint or by a new artist. Doesn't even need to be explicit for it to happen, either.
>>41617814If you upload as someone without account the mods takes you as a potential spasmer (thanks focking cbat spamer) that's why they are agresive with the uploads from unregister anonymous. I've see downvotes in twibooru too, sometimes it is cruel to expose your art at the discretion of others.
>>41617860I'm just confused what's so uniquely offensive about my quick shading practice for art? I've uploaded actual ragebait with less activity in a day.
>>41617865Idk men, loking at the things that are uploaded with your artist tag, you've had good times too (my favorite is the anon training) so, try uploading the sfw version?
>>41617623derpi is dogshit, i never upload anything to it. other people post my art there and I kind of wish they didnt. twibooru is better from what I've seen but it never looked particularly active. I'd just reccomend a pone.social account or pixiv or even deviant art to archive your drawings honestly
I'm a noob. I made a ponk but it kinda doesnt look pony enough. Or am I tunnel visioning?
>>41618087Not bad, the one obvious issue is that the mouth is too far away from the snoot - should be right under it (see pic). Other than that, it looks very pony to me.
>>41618082I just post there for feedback, I really don't care if my art is archived anywhere or not
>>41617513Bananazi
