Nothing helps more with making friends than knowing you have a common interest with someone else out there! Hopefully with this prompt you all managed to learn a little bit about each other or at the least share your pony's special talents with everyone. It was really cool to see what all of your interests and OC's talents were.
For today we finally managed to pass over 1000! Congrats everyone! We managed to bring in 107 ponies for a total of 1074 ponies. Onward to 2000!
Today's prompt I figured would fit in well with this being the final season of the show and considering all the ideas I see in our appreciation day discussion posts I'm hoping you all might like it for today I would like you all to Draw an episode idea you’ve always wanted in the show / Draw a pony with a bright idea.
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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!
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1 Starlight Glimmer's "The Joy of Folding" - Arkadios
I can't think of a reason why Starlight Glimmer would be interested in origami.
I also can't think of a reason why she wouldn't be interested in origami.
Perhaps that's not a particularly compelling reason?
I also can't think of a reason why she wouldn't be interested in origami.
Perhaps that's not a particularly compelling reason?
3 Flowering Orchids - InanimateLotus
Day 8 of the 2019 Newbie Artist Training Grounds- draw your character’s special talent. Anyone who participated last year might find this image familar! Herbal Remedy has a special affinity for growing and caring for plants and uses this ability to make salves, potions, and remedies.
4 Typical Day - Alexander Williams
Sunburst, laying on the carpet, under his blanket, in the middle of summer, heater on full blast, eating cereal, listening to Disturbed, browsing Wikipedia (basically me everyday).
5 Natg 9 Spirits lifted. - Roderick JE
I figured the cooking scene would be fun. Cooking is the funs.
8 I work on cars sometimes - Stardust/Dafiltafish
I'm a couple days behind, I know, but I'll try to catch up over the next few days.
As a wise monkey once said "Every day it gets a little easier, but you have to do it every day, that's the hard part"
As a wise monkey once said "Every day it gets a little easier, but you have to do it every day, that's the hard part"
9 Pixel Playing Playstation - Pixel Grip
Wow, I’m genuinely surprised by this prompt. I think in all the years I’ve done the ATG I’ve never seen a prompt that explicitly asks to draw your OC. But hell, I’ll take it. Have some Pixel playing PlayStation. Yay alliteration.
12 Blissful Scrapbooking - Altariart
As simple and plain as it is, Bliss' special talent just happens to be scrapbooking. Writing little stories, jotting down daily notes, making silly little sketches, and all those little things that make her happy.
25 ATG 9.8 - Still Waters
Cinnamon buns are love, cinnamon buns are life.
27 Cozy Glow plays Nintendo Switch - Daimando
What game do you think Cozy Glow is playing on Nintendo Switch?
29 Summer's Talent - Summer Gem
My OC's special talent. I decided to use some new brushes for this one. I think it turned out okay.
34 Late night procrastination - Velvet
I actually really do enjoy sitting in front of my PC late into the night :T
35 Challenge me - Ragmo
Trained in the art of sword fighting for years. She fought multiple battles during her lifetime - you better be prepared and don't underestimate her.
38 Dessert Baker - Diamond06mlp
He is covered in flour but he doesn’t mind it because he is busy admiring his new sweet creation^-^.
43 Day 08 - Wild Blue Yonder - Silverwind
Be Aware - my gallery may contain NSFW content
I combined the two prompts to show my OC Silverwind using his talent for never being lost to explore a new land beyond Equestria, since I like to travel and explore too.
I combined the two prompts to show my OC Silverwind using his talent for never being lost to explore a new land beyond Equestria, since I like to travel and explore too.
44 NATG 2019 Day 8 Draw your OCs Special Talent - TallaFerroXIV
Ruby's a very useless pony. She doesn't even have a cutie mark for any talent of her's either! yeesh
49 ATG 9 day 8 - Butterscotch Ormand
50 Undecisive art - Wolfy
Autumn's special talent most probably is undecisivenes. She does love making art. Only sometimes there's too many options to choose from... 😅
52 Bus Spotting - The Road to Success - Gary Mitchelhill (Rapidsnap)
Few facts:
I am a bus spotter
The bus drawn does exsist and is preserved by my friend and can be seen here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/41934304181/
There is a place in the North East of England called Success
I am a bus spotter
The bus drawn does exsist and is preserved by my friend and can be seen here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/41934304181/
There is a place in the North East of England called Success
60 - Vert Ayara
Knitting is one of my favourite hobbies. It's super relaxing and satisfying watching the project slowly grow.
66 State of Bliss - Justin K
“Chess, like oats, like friendship, has the power to make ponies happy.�
67 Sing it out! - Amethyst Shade
my OC Amethyst Shade singing her heart out under the spotlight. It may not be her CutieMark talent but this mare's got some lungs on her that can bring the most stoic stallions to tears.
73 Stargazing Friends - Novaintellus
There's the Orion constellation. Did you know? He has three stars on his belt, not four?
74 Birds of a Feather - Bright Idea
Missed the last couple prompts, but I'm back to being caught up.
77 Princess Luna at the Arcade (pixel art) - SuperHyperSonic2000
Here's a pixel art I recently did of Princess Luna at the arcade. I hope you guys like it.
78 Beginning Artist - Allonsbro
Chocolate Chip, the youngest of Pokey and Pinkie Pie's children was quite young when he got his cutie mark. The kid loved drawing since he was old enough to make lines in the food splattered on his highchair. One day his parents found him drawing on the wall (again) having earned his cutie mark and looking just as pleased with himself as he could be.
He still had to clean the wall before he could have his cutecenera though.
He still had to clean the wall before he could have his cutecenera though.
79 on the range - t72b
originally was only going to be a line sketch, but then I sort of started to shade it, then added in the more detailed background, then more shading and some proper coloring. I actually really like how it turned out
81 NATG 2019 Day 08 - Addelum
Tianhuo: "The next piece is 'Sheep may safely graze' by J.S. Baaach. Except for Pom, because she's battling me in an hour!"
I actually want to spend more time on this, so I'll probably retouch or redo this one entirely. Tianhuo's theme music can be re-purposed into a slow 8-bar blues!
I actually want to spend more time on this, so I'll probably retouch or redo this one entirely. Tianhuo's theme music can be re-purposed into a slow 8-bar blues!
83 Talented Plant Musician - Pone-Dancer
Rye Wheat, being the child of Treehugger and Big Mac, has a special connection with the plants he grows. However, his main talent is with stringed instruments (especially the fiddle and banjo). To help his fields grow he will often hold a little daily concert to lift up their mood. Here you can see him jamming out with some very happy sunflowers.
85 Baking Time - SupermarineSpitfire
This drawing has Pinkie Pie teaching Terramar how to make cupcakes.
86 Wind - Blaster M
Aero Smith cutting down the clouds with wind.
Somehow I managed to do worse on this one than my first one. No idea what the feathers are doing, either.
Somehow I managed to do worse on this one than my first one. No idea what the feathers are doing, either.
88 Explorer - Star Shine
This is my OC Star Shine, who assumes the name North Atlas on her adventures. She is an explorer of lands in Equestria and beyond.
91 Skypause's Stargaze - Skypause
I should probably study manes and perspective more... and I wanted it to be dark but it might be TOO dark... Otherwise I'm happy with it. : )
92 Social horses - aeman
For real though? I genuinely miss socializing after not having one for weeks
94 What Ebony Does Best - EbonyCrystal1986
If you DON'T know what Ebony does for a living, well it's making art for her friends and family. After all, it's what how she got her cutie mark when she was just a filly. She may put in long hours trying to figure out how certain things go in her artwork and to make it look just right, but she knows it's worth it in the end, especially knowing she'll put smiles on other ponies' faces with each new piece she makes, whether it's a commission or not, you can rest assured she's VERY happy doing what she loves best!
96 Morph and Stardust Play Their Favorite Game - TaichiKeaton
Morph and Stardust share a father/daughter bonding moment together while playing the classic batpony video game, EEEKari Warriors.
97 SFM-ception - Scout Guy
Rainbow's oddly happy with what she's doing. And usually it's Pinkie doing this kind of thing...
99 Sleep - Frith
Well, I see many busy, useful ponies in the gallery, and then there's me, asleep. Sleep is bliss. Sleep is an island of safety, away from the maddening crowds. Not many sleeping ponies to choose from in the show, and so many scenes show them sleeping on their backs. I don't sleep on my back. I'm jealous of Twilight's bed, her hooves don't reach the end. The perspective on that bed is pretty intense, I don't think I could have pulled it off from scratch.
105 A Teaching Moment - phallen1
Windy's talent is teaching ponies how to parachute and skydive. I figured it would be more interesting than drawing Patch fixing a computer.
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