We all need a bit of guidance sometimes and thankfully in this day and age we have more resources than ever before to find our way and learn new things. So far I hope that is what you're experiencing with the NATG! I have been reading your comments and I have noticed quite a few of you mentioning how you are trying out new methods and techniques this year which has me excited to see what you lot come up with.
Speaking of what you awesome artists were able to come up with, you all came up with 151 ponies which brings us up to a total of 481 ponies! Excellent work everyone! Let's keep pushing towards 1000!
Now for tonight's prompt, I figured it would be a good one for some of you that mentioned they were just finishing up school for the summer as well as for our NATG veterans that know just how stressful this event can get at times. For tonight I would like you guys to Draw a pony reaching the breaking point / Draw a pony at the end of their rope.
As usual, you can find the submitter here!
Remember, our compiler is up a few hours even after this post goes up so feel free to submit your submission to our submitter!
Also, if you are late submitting and the submitter is closed, don't just throw your pic into the next day's submitter. Wait for a Makeup Day to submit!
Attention Discord Users:
For those of you with Discord we are really pulling out all the stops this year as we have a channel on EqD's official Discord server called #artist-training-ground for you to hang out in with your fellow artists during the event. You can join our Discord server here.
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5 Answers - RetMotiv
It was originally suppoused to be a blizzard :p
Finals start next week so I don't have much time, but hopefully I'll be able to participate in this.
Finals start next week so I don't have much time, but hopefully I'll be able to participate in this.
7 Sunny Glow Does Her Best... - BronyMedic
10 Natg 9 - Lyra Strange(?) - Roderick JE
I used a screen cap to parody this scene between Lyra and Zecora.
12 How It Works in Equestria - Arkadios
This is based on xkcd #385 ("How It Works").
Even though this was more difficult, xkcd is my favorite webcomic, so I had a lot of fun drawing his. XD
Even though this was more difficult, xkcd is my favorite webcomic, so I had a lot of fun drawing his. XD
17 The Art of Mail - Pixel Grip
‪It would make sense for Luna to start learning more about mail after the most recent episode and it gave me a great idea for day 3 of the ATG. I went with a thicker line art and it turned out pretty okay. Not entirely with the colors tho but oh well.‬
22 Scowling Scallywag in need of a Schoolin' - Sigmath Bits
That's one mad mare! Anypone to oppose her?
24 Guidence anyone? - Wolfy
Autumn seeking some guidence. just not sure whitch way to go yet...
25 In Need of Schooling - Th3iPodM0N
I couldn't think of what to draw for the longest time with this prompt. And then I couldn't decide which of the millions of ideas I wanted to draw. So I settled on just making something cute. I may draw another one, I may not. I'm happy with this for now.
27 Princess Guidance - LizardWithHat
Silly? Yes! ... Funny! Of course!
I don't think Wind Sprints concerns are very grave :D
I don't think Wind Sprints concerns are very grave :D
28 Please Learn How To Eat Kit-Kats Correctly! - Pone-Dancer
If you eat a Kit-Kat incorrectly like this, please seek therapeutic help! Snapping the chocolate in half makes the treat last longer vs. just crunching the whole thing like a banana. It might be too late for Frothy Buttermilk to get learnt, but not you.
39 Stars will guide us - iLickSunshine
Didn't have much time to work on this, wish i could expand on it more.
40 Overworked Starlight - Kami Drakin
Today's prompt put a lot of pressure on the guidance counselor.
41 Blader Tagging - Starswept Dusk
Mixed media of a gang member tagging a wall. Blender and Vivespray.
42 on top of the mountain - Yellowcrafter
note from Twilight: never teleport things when you're distracted ;)
44 ATG #3 Guidance - Shiba Roll
With both being reformed and having trouble fitting back into society i thought it would be nice for them to learn from each other
47 Fashion Guidance - Alexander Williams
ATG Day 3: A Pony Seeking Guidance / A Pony in Need of Schooling\
Twilight seeks fashion guidance from Rarity
Twilight seeks fashion guidance from Rarity
49 Autumn Blaze Seeks Guidence - Summer Gem
Autumn Blaze seeks guidance from the stars like so many before her.
51 Please teach me :3 - Ragmo
One day you open your door and see something like this - what do you teach her?
52 NATG 2019 Day 3 : Why is this so hard? - Devinbay
Dash: "Ugh Why is this do HARD?!" Windy: "Well... at least you tried at least right?" Bow: "I don't think this equation is on the book." Authors note: Windy's collar colors might be wrong can't change them sadly :(
53 Spiritual guidance - Velvet
Was too lazy to do proper coloring.
This method proved to be even more effort...
This method proved to be even more effort...
55 Twilight tries to school Prince Blueblood - Daimando
Here, we have Twilight Sparkle trying to school Blueblood on the School of Friendship(And yet, he takes no interest in it)
57 Day 3 - Seeking Guidance - Silverwind
Be aware - link to my gallery may contain NSFW images
I had a few ideas for this prompt, but considering I don't usually draw canon characters, I'd never drawn a Hippogriff before, and this was the theme of a recent episode, drawing Glimmy and Silverstream was an obvious idea.
I am quite pleased with the expressions, and the background too. I went for pencils only, as time was running short for the submission today, and I already missed Day 2 due to over-running on colouring my piece.
I had a few ideas for this prompt, but considering I don't usually draw canon characters, I'd never drawn a Hippogriff before, and this was the theme of a recent episode, drawing Glimmy and Silverstream was an obvious idea.
I am quite pleased with the expressions, and the background too. I went for pencils only, as time was running short for the submission today, and I already missed Day 2 due to over-running on colouring my piece.
59 Day 2, (Air) Mobile Pones - Silverwind
Be aware - gallery link may contain NSFW work
I had the idea for this as soon as I saw the prompt, it was just unfortunate that I happened to be very busy on Wednesday and missed the deadline for submission - by literally a few minutes...!
The price of following the magic of friendship and helping a friend who was unwell, I suppose...! Not that I'm complaining.
I tried a colour piece for this submission, which was probably why it took that much longer, as I only work in traditional media. However, I am really pleased with the results. The Huey especially looks good, in my opinion. And it was an ambitious piece to try and do within a day as well.
I had the idea for this as soon as I saw the prompt, it was just unfortunate that I happened to be very busy on Wednesday and missed the deadline for submission - by literally a few minutes...!
The price of following the magic of friendship and helping a friend who was unwell, I suppose...! Not that I'm complaining.
I tried a colour piece for this submission, which was probably why it took that much longer, as I only work in traditional media. However, I am really pleased with the results. The Huey especially looks good, in my opinion. And it was an ambitious piece to try and do within a day as well.
61 NATG 2019 Day 3 Pony in Need of Schooling - TallaFerroXIV
Scoot dreams on!
Want to focus on colouring and backgrounds this time around. Maybe also composition. Though I do wish I had more time!
Want to focus on colouring and backgrounds this time around. Maybe also composition. Though I do wish I had more time!
64 - PonyButtExpress / Kuri
Tried to tie this into my first submission for Day 1.
If possible I want to keep them somewhat related to each other.
If possible I want to keep them somewhat related to each other.
67 Looking for - Dandaleon Flux
72 Forklift Re-Training - DeluxeFlame
Found out late that NATG started back up, didn't have time to ink or even do anything but a rough draft. Can't wait to really get into this year.
74 Meme Starlight, the guidance counselor that needed guidance - Vixenwolf123
As we found out in "Student Counsel", Starlight might be a guidance counselor, but she needed guidance herself in some work/life balance! Here's a pic of Starlight while she's giving guidance to Cozy Glow back in Season 8's "Marks for Effort"
77 Not dumb, just literacy challenged - Redd
Hello whoever is reading this. Hope ur day is going well. Austa!
86 Detention (Work in Progress) - Gary Mitchelhill (Rapidsnap)
Will be coloured in at a later date and be submitted to one of the catch up days.
88 2019 ATG IX - Day 3 - I Have Many Questions - KirbyLiscious
"Um... Princess Celestia...? I, um... can you tell me more about Spike? I... really want to take good care of him."
89 Snowdrop's Snowpony - Amethyst Shade
Little filly Snowdrop needs help placing the carrot muzzle on her snowpony because she's blind and cannot see whereabouts it belongs. Be proud of her, she's doing an amazing job!
96 Dunce Cap - Peruserofpieces
Not a ton of time to work on drawing today, but I still like the idea for this one.
97 Correcting Course - EbbySharp
Guidance...cause straight lines are the bane of hoofed creatures' existence. So, Day 1 again.
98 Silverstream Needs Guidance on How To Change Back - Erika Williams
This was originally supposed to be normal Silverstream, but my hippogriff looked like something out of nightmares, so I changed it to she got changed into a pony and now needs Starlight to help get her back to normal.
100 ATG 2019: Day 3- The fast edition - NaomisHeadspaceART
Didn't have as much time as I would have liked, but I was able to make this! I might finish this someday after ATG is over.
107 Aqua's Art Advice - EbonyCrystal1986
Since being in Ponyville, Ebony had made a lot of new friends, one in particular has been close to her since the day they met: AquaBerry Paintbrush. The twosome had met in the town square and after finding out they were both into art, they clicked almost instantly. One day, she stopped by Aqua's house, finding the pegasus was working on commissions of her own. Ebony was genuinely curious and asked her how she got her art to look so real. Of course being the caring pony she was, Aqua was more than happy to give her some tips. And in return Ebony gave her tips of her own, both of them finding out things about their artwork. They spent the whole day talking for hours on end, even into the night, losing track of time as they had fun getting to know each other better. Ever since then, they've been the best of friends, even going so far as to say they're sisters in each other's hearts.
111 - sharpshadow
probably lost
113 ATG IX Day III - RizDub
Seems like somepony's still upset about what happened to the time stream...
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114 Twilight Time with Apple Bloom - SupermarineSpitfire
In this drawing, Twilight is helping Apple Bloom study. Let's say that Apple Bloom is studying history by reading through one of Twilight's books on the subject whilst listening to Twilight give commentary on the subject.
116 A Meticulous Analysis Of (equestrian) History - Skypause
I imagine Grogar singing an Equestrian version of the Pinky and the Brain song by this same title. :P
120 Education - AspieFluttershy
How about a pony who probably needs less education?
Go to bed, Moondancer! You can't get good grades if you're sleep deprived!
Go to bed, Moondancer! You can't get good grades if you're sleep deprived!
121 Woona on the Moon - MrJasperTucker
Woona's trying to find her way around the moon with a map. Drawing is based off of the Moonstuck comic.
124 Celest Seeks Guidance - TaichiKeaton
Celest, paladin of the Solar guard, takes a moment to seek guidance as she gazes upon the statue of Celestia in her order hall.
127 Lost - Scout Guy
Good 'ol modern guidance technology. Unreliable and confusing 80% of the time.
128 Magic School - Vivian Iolani
First day of school! This is how you fit in with the ponies, right?
...Right?
...Right?
136 Smile guidance - Mister Twister
I listened to a lot of Alternative Radio (band) while drawing this one. Not to be confused with alternative radio (radio).
137 - SazerLite
145 Ah Manure, Here We Go Again - Justin K
A depiction and commentary on a sequence of opening moves in the game of Go, known as the sanrensei. Among amateurs, this fuseki—while not objectively unsound—too often indicates a lack of imagination and interest in the opening, while simultaneously declaring a very bold strategy going into the middlegame. If its user combines the sanrensei with a cavalierly overplaying style, well, suffice to say "school is in session"!
147 Windy's Ambition - phallen1
Windy and Patch just had their fateful first run-in. And Windy, having found a second person for her school skydiving club, immediately drags her new recruit to the Vice Principal's office to figure out next steps.
149 Lost Fish - Frith
So, a pony in need of schooling... ergo, a lost fish-pony looking for other fish-ponies, because fish = school. To illustrate lost, I need two things: expression (provided by Trixie) and a head turned away from the direction indicated by the body, provided by fish-Applejack. The actual pony: the waiter at the Ponyville cafe. The movie-style clamshell noodle ears are giving me trouble. They're weird. Call upon the sea ponies. Shoop doop be-doop!
151 NATG IX: Day 3 (Skyrazer going to school) - Squeaky_Belle
Entry for Artist Training Grounds IX: Day 3
Draw a pony seeking guidance/Draw a pony in need of schooling.
Short of time today, but really want to keep up for the full 30 days this time. :>
Draw a pony seeking guidance/Draw a pony in need of schooling.
Short of time today, but really want to keep up for the full 30 days this time. :>
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