It's always hard to pick a header for the NATG posts but as I was quickly scrolling through entries these haunting eyes just made me freeze. If that isn't a broken pony then I have no idea what one looks like. I want to particularly congratulate you all on how well you all did with what could be interpreted as a very emotional prompt and your portrayals of raw emotion whether it was anger, sadness, frustration or, well, being broken.
A tough world we've put our ponies into right off the bat, haven't we? In total we managed to put 137 ponies through all sorts of trouble, bringing our grand total up to 618 ponies! Well done everyone, we'll be crossing that 1000 picture mark soon!
So, sometimes as I like to do here on the NATG is I like to give themes I feel are contrasts to the day before, to let you guys explore both ends of the spectrum. While we had ponies that were at their breaking point and the end of their rope, today I would like you guys to draw something a bit more optimistic: Draw a pony snatching victory from the jaws of defeat / Draw a pony following their hopes and dreams!
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5 Breaking Point - Alexander Williams
Twilight Sparkle’s reaction to hearing her books have been thrown away…
Keep in mind, this is my first attempt at drawing a pony by hand
Keep in mind, this is my first attempt at drawing a pony by hand
8 Natg 9: “Hold on, give it a second. (Chains creaking as they turn her about)� - Roderick JE
Asgard you can tell this is intro scene from Thor: Ragnarok; I just want to be incredibly clear on this. I mean, the chain twisting Thor around. Good thing Thor has a long cape.
10 Sugar Rush - LizardWithHat
My OC Pay tha Bat-Pony got one Mango to much!
Also, the OC of a friend was to cute to not draw them.
Also, the OC of a friend was to cute to not draw them.
12 Lyra - Spone
I'm not sure how she managed to get into this situation, but she may need some help getting out of it.
18 Hanging Out - Starswept Dusk
All made in Blender. A simple mechanical looking background modelled from prims and then Starswept added on Grease Pencil. She's using the rope that comes from the projectile feature of Apogee, her climbing axe.
19 The Breaking Point - Th3iPodM0N
Some say you can smell the smoke coming off his hair from way over here...
20 Pinkie's Breakdown from No Sugar for Baking - Daimando
What happens when Pinkie Pie breaks down in tears because Equestria ran out of Sugar
22 Day Four - Caneighdian
Apologies if I took the prompt too literally! I'm just happy to making things every day again!
23 "Breaking Point" - Shiba Roll
I need commissions to get rent!
I cant live of of Exposure!
Silly aggretsuko parody based on real things!
I cant live of of Exposure!
Silly aggretsuko parody based on real things!
30 - Ashtoneer
33 Stranded in space - Khaki-Cap
The picture is based on the game "No Man's Sky". Too much promises were made but who expects that much features on launch ?
Poorly recieved at launch but really a good game, even at the launch... with a few minor bugs.
Poorly recieved at launch but really a good game, even at the launch... with a few minor bugs.
35 Boops - Scout Guy
Perhaps booping Rarity a couple hundred times throughout the day was a poor idea on Pinkie's part?
42 Mending the point - Ragmo
There there; everything is fine now mr. point. We will take care of you - we won't let you break.
43 Close to Breaking Point - Silverwind
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I decided to draw Twi, my favourite pony, for this prompt. The idea came together after a bit of thought, and I'm quite pleased with the results.
I decided to draw Twi, my favourite pony, for this prompt. The idea came together after a bit of thought, and I'm quite pleased with the results.
46 Angry Trix - Velvet
I had a different idea for this one, but I realized I simply wouldn't have enough time to draw it :T
51 Just hangin' - Wolfy
Just hangin' today. On the end of a rope. Obviously!
53 NATG 2019 Day 4 Pony at the End of Their Rope - TallaFerroXIV
More space stuff! The goop is back at it again!
54 - snezhok42
Trixie is lost, confused, and seeing things, even the simulation is starting to show through.
59 NATG #4 - Diamond06mlp
It’s just my bestie freaking out because I was kicking his butt in Fortnite.
Nothing more....
Nothing more....
62 That's what the safety rope is for - LennyStendhal13
Dale thought he was an expert enough mountaineer to attempt a solo climb of one of the highest peaks in Equestria.
Dale misjudged his skills.
Dale now wishes he'd brought a friend on his journey.
Good job, Dale! XD
Dale misjudged his skills.
Dale now wishes he'd brought a friend on his journey.
Good job, Dale! XD
68 The Breaking Point - phallen1
Patch’s parachute lines are telling him he needs to get back in shape. So is his jumpsuit.
71 WHYYOULITTLE - T72B
looks like yesterdays lesson did not stick in anons brain. twilight applies a little corrective action
77 Cliffhanger (WiP) - Gary Mitchelhill (Rapidsnap)
Again another one to be coloured in and will prob appear during a catch up day.
79 on Letterman, 1994 - Nicole H
EqD’s ATG Day 4:Draw a pony reaching the breaking point / Draw a pony at the end of their rope I figured I’d do Madge taking out her stress/anger on Letterman, 1994
81 Twilight's going Super Saiyan 2! - Vixenwolf123
Just like with Goku and the rest of the Saiyans, when Twilight hits her breaking point, she reaches a new power level! The Tirek saga was fun to watch, but just wait until we see Twilight achieve Ultra Instinct!
89 Get in the train, Scootaloo. - Vivian Iolani
Another way that episode could have gone.
Gendo is a great terrible father.
Gendo is a great terrible father.
91 Friendship On The Risers - Skypause
"There was friendship on the risers,
There were rainbows on the ‘chute,
Magic sparkles sprinkled from her cute and little snoot
She was a mess
They picked her up and consoled her but it was moot...
She ain’t gunna jump no moooooooor�. (Except .... LUNA. YOU CAN FLY!!!)
(Don’t worry. Luna can fly... she just doesn’t trust parachutes now.)
There were rainbows on the ‘chute,
Magic sparkles sprinkled from her cute and little snoot
She was a mess
They picked her up and consoled her but it was moot...
She ain’t gunna jump no moooooooor�. (Except .... LUNA. YOU CAN FLY!!!)
(Don’t worry. Luna can fly... she just doesn’t trust parachutes now.)
95 BonBon's Desperation - Amethyst Shade
BonBon takes Lyra to therapy in hopes of ridding her of her obsession with these "humans". Meanwhile, Lyra isn't even listening, she's too busy drawing "hands" in the air with her magic. Poor BonBon...
96 The End of Both Ropes - Pone-Dancer
Most parents halter-train their unruly foals in order to regain some control over them. However, Fiesta Peach Pie somehow keeps his father under control in this case! Cheese Sandwich is at the end of his emotional rope, and Fiesta is at the end of his physical rope.
98 A Potential Problem for a Pony in a Cave - Stardust/Dafiltafish
I haven't drawn anything in a couple months, so this'll probably be looking a lot worse than last year... also, I wasn't on social media for a few days and missed the announcement that NATG was starting up, so YAAAAAY 3 DAYS BEHIND!!
105 Sunny Glow falling off the end of her rope... - BronyMedic
107 Breaking Point - EbonyCrystal1986
Today had been one of those days where anything and everything could and DID go wrong, and unfortunately, Ebony had run into a streak of bad luck as of late, and she couldn't take it anymore. After some encouraging words from her friends, she headed back home and went straight to bed, snuggling with her teddy bear as she usually did on a bad day, the dam soon breaking as she cried herself to sleep, wishing and hoping for nothing but the best for tomorrow...
Yeah...since I've been having a really rough month in general, I figured I could use this as vent art, too, so needless to say I was inspired for this one. ^ ^;;
Yeah...since I've been having a really rough month in general, I figured I could use this as vent art, too, so needless to say I was inspired for this one. ^ ^;;
115 Scootaloo in Despair - SupermarineSpitfire
This drawing reproduces Scootaloo crying over having to move away from Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.
116 Barely Present Bits Placing Breaking Points - Sigmath Bits
Pushed to my breaking point trapped in debug hell.
126 Rope horse - Mister Twister
Turned out well enough, did this in less than an hour overall. Inked with Kuretake 13 brush pen once again.
127 - SazerLite
128 Albel Reaches His Limit or Who Broke the Bed? - TaichiKeaton
Albel fumes and scowls at the three mischievous fillies who woke him up during their slumber party only to discover they had broke the bed during one of their unsupervised antics.
Albel: *growls* What happened... to the bed...?
*Stardust and friends quickly point at each other*
Albel: *growls* What happened... to the bed...?
*Stardust and friends quickly point at each other*
130 Burnout - Peruserofpieces
Once again, it’s hardly a finished piece (a trend that’s sure to continue as I’m working furiously on convention stuff), but I keep coming up with nice ideas that I may very well revisit later on down the road.
131 - sharpshadow
*Brake*ing point. Wait...
132 Rage - Frith
I focused on the "breaking point" aspect of the prompt but I couldn't come up with anything particularly simple and clever. If I did manage to sketch a wave, would anypony know where or if there was a breaking point on it? So I did the easy thing, sketch a still image from the series. At least I was close to on model while blocking out the head and body in my sketch pad, but I see why the raised hoof was giving me trouble -- the legs are too long and fat.
133 Flip Tables - Blaster M
When you try to make the deadline for NATG but life and work takes all your time first
Tried to shade but not enough time.
Tried to shade but not enough time.
136 5h until Exam - RetMotiv
I'm sure this is late for the submitter, but here it is.
Probably how I'm gonna be next week in finals.
Probably how I'm gonna be next week in finals.
138 Gettin' Over It with Applejack - Justin K
"Have you thought about who you are in this? Are you the pony in the bucket, Applejack? Are you her hoof? Are you the loop of her lasso?"
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