Sunday, January 8, 2012

Community Spotlight 12: Wisdom Thumbs



Tonight we have the twelfth Community Spotlight, run, as always, by Gendid. This week it's Wisdom Thumbs, pony artist and author of “Swordpony!”. You can find his works on his DeviantArt page and you can find “Swordpony” right here on Equestria Daily!

Without further ado, enjoy an interview with Wisdom Thumbs!

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Artist Training Grounds: Equestria Mock War Edition

Grab a sword and jump in!

Well hello there, everypony. It has been a long time. In case you haven't heard, Equestria's quadrennial war games with the Griffon Empire are upon us. It's a time for harsh training, a time to pony up, a time to make your equine nation proud.

It's also a time for drawing some cool looking ponies! Dust off your pencils and tablets, because we are about to art. You may remember the last time this event was held, but in case you came in after the end, the Newbie Artist Training Grounds are an exercise in creative expression and improvement through repetition. You, yes you, can learn to draw like all the big name artists, and all you have to do is practice. There's hundreds of bronies from this summer who will testify to that. So for the next five days, let's put on war paint and have some fun. Find the rules of engagement and get some questions answered after the page break.

BroNYcon VA Panel In HD



This isn't Bronyville's version- that comes on Wednesday! In the meantime, we have this HD version of the voice actress panel from Bronycon.

Find it after the break!

Custom Compilation #39

Jedi Rarity edition, because there are just not enough Jedi ponies out there!

Have some more customs after the break.

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Family Appreciation Day - Episode Followup



And then Granny Smith was a real character.

Welcome to the episode followup! This week we got a huge slap in the face made entirely of new canon for Ponyville and the Everfree forest. To some, that might have hurt! For the rest of us it was rather enjoyable. Come along for the ride, and we'll talk about all the neat stuff we saw.

Drawfriend Stuff 298

Has Granny Smith ever had an edition?  Well she has one now! 

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Story Updates January 8th (Evening)

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Story update time! Charge!

Daniel Ingram BroNYCon Skype Interview


I'm slowly digging all of this stuff up, confound these seven hour plane rides!  Daniel Ingram is once again showing off how much of a badass he is with a Skype interview for the massive crowd at BroNYCon. This one is separated into a few parts, so I'll link them below instead of embed.

Daniel Ingram Interview
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

GlaDOS's Letter to Celestia


It's glorious, just listen to it.

Unless you don't like portal. I don't know what to tell you if that's the case.

BroNYCon Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, and Nicole Oliver Interview For Late People!

For all of you out there who missed the voice actor interview at BroNYCon, someone has uploaded the entire thing to Youtube! I'm sure all the random comments lately have had some of you confused, so hopefully this dispels that!

The image quality is a bit low, but all you need is the audio anyway! Check it out after the break!

Update: If you want to wait for HD, Bronyville will be tossing it up on their page this Wednesday with the new episode!  

Also they have badass pins. 

Comic: Leeches, All of Them (Madmax)

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Madmax sure has been a busy bee lately! Check out her latest comic above.

Story: Hot Chocolate (Update Part 3!)




[Shipping] [Sad] (Ignore the Star rating above, use the tag) 

Author: Kommunist Kensei
Description: Rainbow Dash is the bravest, most fearless pony in all of Equestria. But when she is visited by nightmares for the first time in many years, can Dash swallow her pride and seek comfort from a small pink pony and some delicious hot beverages? And is this the ideal opportunity to reveal feelings she has kept repressed for so long?
Hot Chocolate (Update Part 3!)

Additional Tags: Memories, Loneliness, Crying, Comfort, Beverages

HotDiggetyDemon's Response to Ashleigh Ball's Bronycon Quote



You can stop sending this to me now!

Though I have to admit that moment, even on the livestream, was fantastic.

Find it below.

Comic: The Best Magic / The Gift That Keeps on Giving

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I wonder if we'll be seeing Trixie anytime this season; I sort of miss her boastfulness. Anyhow, have another dose of The Great and Powerful Trixie to tide you over!

Below we have some more CMC antics as they make the best of a bad situation.
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Story: Born to Ride



[Comedy] [Adventure]

Author: SoundofRainfall
Description: After a life-changing experience, Carrot Top discovers her true calling, and will stop at nothing to fulfill her new purpose.

Born to Ride

Additional Tags: Carrot Top, Spiritual, Motorcycles, Break-ins, Magnums

Fan Animation: MrPoniator's Family Snatching Day

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Barely twenty four hours after the new episode airs, and we already have a fan animation. I'm kind of trying to wrap my head around this, and it's not working.

WeLoveFine Has New Stuff!


We have another product update from our super-awesome sponsors, WeLoveFine, the only officially licensed source for pony stuff for your various body parts!

The spotlight this time around is a set of men's shirts, women's shirts, and a poster for this Twilight Sparkle Nouveau, similar to the ones of Fluttershy a while back. They also encourage you to check out the site in general, as a bunch of other stuff has been added. Shop around! Buy some pony. Support these awesome guys!

... but try not to crash their server this time!

Men's Shirt
Women's Shirt
Poster


New Hub Ad? New Hub Ad!



An intrepid pony found this adverstised in the Los Angeles Times this morning.

Any guesses? Looks official to me!

EDIT: Yep! It's official!

DOUBLE EDIT: High-res version!




Story: For Her



[Sad] [Slice of Life]

Author: Pyre
Description: How does a princess deal with the loss of the most important pony in the world to her? What if all of Equestria's history since that time was the result of trying to bring that pony back?

For Her

Additional Tags: Tragedy, Loss, Responsibility, Love, Hope

Music: Metal Rarity Theme // Valence - Rainy Day in Ponyville



It's Celestia in a freakin' bunny suit. I don't even have to say anything.

Music time! We have some contrast this morning- some metal and some calm stuff!

1.) Metal Rarity Theme
2.) Valence - Rainy Day in Ponyville

Trixie is actually confirmed for best pony

I may have been in a state of half awakedness from lack of sleep, but I'm pretty sure I heard the VA's say Kathleen Barr was HUGE inspiration.  Clearly Rarity and Twilight are both low tier in comparison to the Greatest and most Powerful voice acting ever.

Not to mention the French and Powerful version, which is also awesome.  

Story Updates January 8th (Morning)


Fixed edition! have some story updates.





FRIENDSHIP IS GREAT

Nightly Roundup #209


 BUCK YES edition. Also PK HAS A MASSIVE HEADACHE and may not be super witty tonight but he's going to do it anyway because he attained another reeducation camp and is now completely devoted to the glorious Sethisto long may he reign.