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@adiwan hello heard that you where drawing some ponies :) I like to draw to so maybe we can share our art for etch other because I would really love to see your paintings :D
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 12:41:52 UTC from web-
@limme Maybe. In the last months I had barely time or motivation to draw for my pony ask blog :( Hopefully it changes soon.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 12:44:02 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan do you have a blog :D can I check it out :) I'm just drawing for fun and that's for the most on my iPad so the drawings might not be as professional as they could be. Anyway I think my drawings looks cool enough and would be happy to get my own drawing page.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 12:47:50 UTC from web-
@limme My pony ask blog http://askthevetpony.tumblr.com/ my deviantart http://adiwan.deviantart.com/
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 12:50:16 UTC from Choqok-
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 13:07:38 UTC from web
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@adiwan your ask is awesome!!! :D what program are you using when drawing? :) I would also like to start some sort of ask or just an ordinary painting website but I'm not really sure how to do or what to draw... You got an amazing character and you should be really proud :D is it easy to make an ask? I have no experience with that stuff. Anyway that was probably to manny questions but I'm so exited :)
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 14:29:41 UTC from web-
@limme I'm using "PaintTool Sai" for sketching and I finalize them with Photoshop using vector masks. It's easy to create an ask blog but maintining none is another thing depending on how much work you want to put into. Making show-accurate stuff is very tiresome with Photoshop but I know the program from inside out and know all the hotkeys by heart. I still use this because I have already built up a big pile of assets to reuse.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 14:35:28 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan thx a lot for the tips you have been giving me :) now I have to figure out a character that's good enough for this sort of things... I made a pretty quick drawing of what the character could be :/ if this will be the results then his a musician from manehattan :/ but I'm not sure at all... Your character is so themed and good and I don't know if I could figure out something that good... Anyway :) thx for all the information and the conversations but I'll have to go now :) cya http://rainbowdash.net/url/828933
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 15:57:12 UTC from web-
@limme I based my blog upon cheap animal and medical jokes. You have to know or have some basic stuff about that character's background to pull off a believable character or environment. You want to use a character that is in the music business then research and mindstorm what happens in that environment. Ask yourself what your character react to those incidences. Maybe you can create a meta narrative around that character. Maybe he wants to get to a certain music hall but has to achieve some reputation. Maybe he has a rival. Maybe the band members are the enemy and kicks the character out of the band and has to regain their trust or build up a new rival band. Maybe there is a manager who is greedy and not healthy for the character's well-being and carreer. Maybe there is a love interest that creates some trouble...
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 16:16:15 UTC from Choqok -
@limme Your character looks OK. Don't use gradients on the CM, make the outlines less jittery and make the outlines similarly thick (the mane's are way too thin), and he needs a tail (unless there is a reason he has none).
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 16:16:49 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan yea it was a quick and cheap draw indeed :/ I'll probably re draw the character... Anyway how about a love problem with octavia and some fights against vinyl!
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 18:11:58 UTC from web -
@adiwan btw do you think he should be a Pegasus? I mean octavia is an earth pony and vinyl is an unicorn so he should probably/maybe be an Pegasus? Anyway otherwise he'll be an earthpony
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 18:19:35 UTC from web-
@limme Honestly I would avoid putting an OC in a romantic relationship with a popular canon character. It has a weird aftertaste. But do whatever you like. The race of your character isn't that important. Its personality has to be the focus. In which circumstances did he grow up? What makes him happy? What makes him angry? Where does he work? How did he get his cutie mark? Who are his friends? With whom is he working with? How are they? Does he has hobbies besides making music? It sounds a bit excessive but answering these question prevents you making your OC to a boring self-insert OC. I play Dungeons & Dragons with my friends and the character creation process is very similar. It gives the DM (storyteller) a direction to push the adventure forward in an interesting way.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 18:32:31 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan seems awesome but how should I do to tell all of the "followers?" This? Should I just have it like a story before getting into the art or just like something els?
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:02:26 UTC from web-
@limme You can either have a summary on your site, or if you're going for a story-driven blog, go over it slowly as the story progresses.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:04:48 UTC from web-
@skellythos hmm I'll have to make so many choices xD alright I'll try to chose but first I need a well painted OC
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:05:42 UTC from web
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@limme I think it's better to sprinkle this throughout the story when applicable. First of all you'll have to introduce your character in an initial post to say what your character is doing. A few panels and a little text might suffice at the start. From this point the readers can ask your character some questions and introduce all the background details whenever it is fitting. On my ask blog the vet pony was on the show and had already a bit of a "background". She is working at a veterinary clinic and knows a lot about snakes and animals alike. I decided to do more stuff on the joke side and use this to create funny stuff based on animals and medicine in general. In your case such a thing might be very hard to pull of many music-related jokes, so a character-driven focus would be the best. It doesn't rule out that you can include jokes too.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:12:36 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan yea it seems pretty hard to pull of some jokes :/ I would like to have a pretty free character so it might not be the best to do a musical pony after all :/ I don't really know what interests the oc would need to have to become a pretty free pony..
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:21:17 UTC from web-
@limme Maybe I scared you too much with all the stuff I said. Another idea could be that you use a lesser used background pony you like and create an ask blog around that pony http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_ponies There is a ton to choose from.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:35:38 UTC from Choqok-
@adiwan yea I've checked and I'm still checking :) I have found some ponies I like (at least the look) but I have no idea if they have been used because I did check the wiki page... Anyway. Peachy Pitt seems like a nice pony but I don't know if she's used. I have found some fan pictures of her so I'm not sure if she's the best. (And I don't know if anyone would have any interest in watching drawings and stories about her) I think it might be best to just watch an mlp episode and try to find as good background ponies as possible :) if you know some good one then I would be happy if you could tell me :)
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:42:56 UTC from web-
@limme It's a nice-looking pony. She's a banner seller from the episode "Pinkie Pride". So you can alter that into making her into an art supply seller in general, or a banner designer herself, or completely a travelling salesmare. It wouldn't be tooo different from the portrayal in the show.
Tuesday, 03-Nov-15 19:59:20 UTC from Choqok
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