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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/ thread

Are 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/bale
https://ponepaste.org/8268

Draw 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):>>41814419

Previous /bale/ thread:>>41765359
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>>41843941
To the people who contributed op pics in the last thread, thanks again! your pics will be used in the subsequent threads roughly in the order I have received them. If anyone wants to drop any this thread fee free to (you) this post!
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>>41843941
Thought she was holding a pie from the thumbnail.
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That pega can sure lift!
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>>41844295
understandable
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Coloured a delivery.
>>41844337
stronk pegasus
>>41844295
yeah kinda added too many small details when I made that lol
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>>41843941
golly
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>>41837888
Second page
Next one is gonna be harder to make. I have to think better what's worth it to put and see what level of details is the best.
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How to start doing shading? I wanna see my ponies in color, but without any shadows they look kinda bland when I advance from black&white sketches. Any guides or some common rules?
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>>41845293
if digital, the multiply-layer function makes shading usually piss easy. for true big brain strats though, id watch some guides on youtube. when you start getting into color theory then youll be hitting the big leagues
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>>41844900
based
>>41845056
her neck is a lil long but good job brother keep going!
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Appalachia Anon and Trixie on the road
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>>41846341
Ooo, super cute Trikle!
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>>41846215
Nice. Work on your hands though.
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>>41846341
cute, very soulful infact
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>>41846359
thanks, and yeah, I should
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>>41846215
She's just encouraging him to be like his idol, Curt Cobain.
>>41846341
Based
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>>41846359
Not the op but hands are so hard, I'm trying from real life reference but still. I'm gonna feel like a fucking Genius when I don't make him like shit.
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one more Rarity lewd https://files.catbox.moe/vva9uw.png
>>41844337
Good Derp friend
>>41844900
Turned out really nice, great job bro especially on the wings and jacket
>>41845073
Looking forward to seeing where this goes. I gotta know though, why the giant eyes? It's a very interesting style choice
>>41846215
Kek. Always love seeing comics, nice one bro hope to see more
>>41846341
very comfy. Trix is super cute here
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>>41846573
I made it based on my artist name
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>>41846573
Based and horny pilled
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>>41846347
Would (You) be interested in a thoroughly brainrotted gen alpha pony?
>>41846341
Very comfy, fren! Your Trixie a qt.
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A drawing of Derpy I had been imagining in my head all day, though I haven't been able to hardly get my mouse to draw straight today. The butt and legs gave me a lot of trouble from this angle
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>>41846973
>spoiler
Just draw Pipp?
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>>41847064
Cute! I like her freckles. Also yeah, perspective is a pain, I'm always struggling with it. But you did pretty well, and on mouse? That's impressive.
>>41847065
True, but she wasn't in the little green.
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haven't drawn in a long time and i'm trying to get back on my feet again. also, anyone know how tails are supposed to twist? having trouble with docks and tails when drawing them
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>>41847316
fugg, forgot to do the rest of the highlights on her mane lol.
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>>41814657
Did some fixes and colored this Twilinanas
>>41846973
She just learns different!
>>41847064
>>41847316
Such cute and expressive pones
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Can't believe tamers is unironically bringing me back, trying to make my own OC, can't for the life of me think of a cutie mark lol. How the heck do you find a good color scheme, I can't color for shit.
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>>41846973
Cute Dashie
>>41847064
Using mouse to draw is a real bitch, I understand your pain
>>41847276
Noooo Pipp!
>>41847316
Just find some good art and copy, you'll understand how it works that way.
Also nice job, cute and saucy
>>41847357
Unf totally sexy. And cute too.

Now my turn to contribute with a cute mare. It has a lot of mistakes but I'm tired and about to sleep. Is not perfect but I feel I made her cute at least.
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>>41847368
Lol me too, Tamers taught me that if you are shitty but persist you would eventually become good. For the color part, use color wheels and some guides.
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>>41847316
>>41847357
CUTE Twiliys
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>>41847713
I thought I was in kinder sorry!
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whether you consider it sinful or not, I had fun redrawing an ai mare i genned close to a year ago.
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>>41847368
I managed to learn more about pony anatomy and facial structure thanks to Tamers
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>>41847383
>if you practice you get better
who knew!
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>>41848089
Might sound obvious but a lot of folks around make their first two or five draws and look like crap and they give up because they think that the only possible way to make good shit is having natural talent. I feel that exist that miracle that makes you able to create whatever you want with almost to no effort but the people who can pull out that "magical" ability is absolutely few like one in a million but that doesn't mean you will never get good if you keep trying and in the way you learn of your mistakes and having a level of critical thinking to know what you should improve and get better in. So, for the ones that feel like they will never get as good as they want is so easy like taking a pencil, making lines, boxes and circles and copy from screenshots from the show, panels from comics and their favorite artists. The hardest part is not giving up.
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>>41847772
I will be mad but I had my phase of "I will never be able to make anything by myself" and using AI to generate shit. Hope you can overgrow from having to recur to that shit. As for some critique the neck might be too long but that's it.
>>41848031
Nice shadows work, is dramatic.
>>41848075
How so? I would like to see some of the art you made with what you learned from it.
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>>41848329
>Hope you can overgrow from having to recur to that shit.
I've been drawing for a few years now. I didn't /have/ to gen anything, but I was playing around with it out of curiosity and thought what it spat out was cute enough to draw for real.
The neck did seem a bit off to me, perhaps her head is slightly too small as well, but I chalked it down to not drawing ponies with their heads turned back towards their bodies very often.
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>>41848385
Sorry my bad. Is just I'm tired of AI slop and I like more scribbles and kids doodles over anything "perfect" made with that tool.
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>>41848393
I understand completely. I'm not insulted or anything like that, I just wanted to correct any misconceptions.
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how do i draw liquid/slobber
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Drew some shite.

>>41846573
You're definitely getting more comfortable with your lewds, these Rarity ones have been great.
>>41847316
Makes me laugh when anons are like, "Haven't drawn in years" or "First time drawing pony" and then drop the cutest drawings I've ever seen.
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>>41848898
CUTE
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some kasane teto, she is an utauloid character. the abridged version for those unaware and utauloid is a free voice bank where you can make music and shit.
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Boopa
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>>41848898
Omg those ants are so precious. Also thanks bro
>>41849391
Not familiar with the character but love the outfit, very cute mare. The sleeves being too long and hanging off her hooves is great
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>>41849740
Here if you'd like to familiarize yourself with her https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasane_Teto
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>>41849391
Based teto drawer
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>>41848329
Thanks. I struggled because while I have practiced with basic 3D shapes I've never applied it. I went back and tried to fix things as you can see here:
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Here's a Dash I started drawing.
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>>41849391
Nice Teto, it would be cute to draw that little dance from teto territory.
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>>41851015
utterly based taste also someone in the draw thread did it already
>picrelated
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>>41851034
Noice!
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>aspires to make sfw popular art
>goes to boorus
>porn always gets the top picks
>sigh
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>>41851118
I feel your pain brother, just keep grinding you will eventually get there.
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>>41838150
Anions have layers
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>>41851139
KEK
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>>41851118
Don't give up brother. I draw porn all the time, and while it does tend to get more attention my 1st, 3rd, and 4th highest rated are all sfw.
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>>41848667
>no one helped
thanks guys
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>>41851291
I'm not great at it either but here's what I do. Draw the shape, lower opacity, give it a drop shadow and then draw some white shine marks
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>>41851291
>>41851392
literally this, if you couldnt figure it out im sorry but come on
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>>41838184
clean it up janny
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>>41851118
>make some cute art
>get nine likes as much
>make some shitty made pony butt
>get almost thirty likes
Okay you're not wrong
But do what you feel makes you better, is not always about what's popular but what you want.
Could you post something of your production here please?
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>>41851139
Mares love to eat anion



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