• Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII: Day 7

     


    Like with anything in life, there will always be the happiness that comes from victory and the bitter disappointment that comes from defeat. The same can be said about art as well, you will have your great pieces and you'll have those you think are disasters but the important thing is to keep pushing forward and to keep getting better. Art is all about the journey, after all.

    And where that journey has gotten us today is 81 ponies which adds up to 507 ponies in total. Keep going, everyone!

    As we end our first week, I feel like our artists have had a decent enough time being able to draw at least one pony consistently. While single ponies are great, to broaden their range it is always good to be able to draw more than one as well as their interactions with each other and considering our fandom has had a long history with shipping I think I know of a suitable prompt: Draw a pony experiencing love at first sight / Draw a pony falling for someone.

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    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.

    Check on after the break for today's gallery!
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    2 Big Leagues, Little Pony. - KiwiPLUR

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    Who needs wings anyway?
    3 Tic Tac Trixie - Caleb Pedigo

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    Trixie would definitely cheat at tic tac toe
    4 Skill Issue - Ace Play

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    Ace Play is not amused
    6 Gamin - Healthpack

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    Gamin
    8 The Doctor Falls - Tidmouth

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    "Pity... no stars. I hoped there'd be stars..."
    12 Distress and Dissonance - EveryDayDashie

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    The more I kept thinking about her lyrical singing voice at this very instance, the more I begrudged and envied a gifted talent like this. The Earth is massive, and we human beings are small, but glitter is even smaller, perhaps microscopically tiny. Despite catching glimpses and attention with that shiny coating ranging in a spectrum of colors, no matter how big we become or how glaring we reflect under the sunlight, the sparkles of these metallic fragments on the floor only end up being stepped on by ponies and blatantly ignored. I knew saying this was a hard feeling, but as much as I attempted to hone and showcase my musical crafts, I could only remain passive and defeated as the little glitter on the floor, lustrous but weak and disconsolate. Perhaps the stage is way too big for a tiny glitter like me, a little pony like me, spiraling in the seemingly never-ending black hole of agony and envy for artists. I wanted to do what I could to make a legacy, despite missing my mark...
    14 Warm-up Stretches - NotADeliciousPotato

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    Fleetfoot does some warm-up stretches before beginning her flight routine. Gotta stay limber!
    16 A Cookie Crumblin' Victory - Mintwhistle

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    I had many ideas for this prompt, one of which involved Shining Armor and Twilight Sparkle successfully stealing a cookie jar. In the end, I drew Spike winning a gem-encrusted trophy and a lifetime supply of cookies! Hooray!
    17 Liberty's Tee Time - LIfes Harbinger

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    Liberty is ready to enjoy a nice day with a round of golf. She's learned to use her wings to help her balance while she lines up her shot.
    18 A Photo Finish - Buckweiser

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    "What do you mean I lost to a piece of bumper?"
    19 Beating the King (NATG Day 6) - IronYoshi

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    Novo experiences the bliss of triumph while the Storm King experiences agony in defeat.
    20 [SFM] Tennis, where love means nothing - red4567

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    What is it with unicorns attracting tennis balls?
    21 Buckball Practice - Ebony Crystal

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    It was about a week before the start of Buckball season and everypony was excited for it, well, almost everypony. Snails, the star player of Ponyville's team had a run of bad luck when he ended up with a broken leg and was put out of commission for the season under Nurse Redheart's orders. Rainbow Dash reassured him that they'd find a new player to replace him, and they did, with Ebony of all ponies. She was more than a bit nervous about it, especially never having played Buckball before, that and Rainbow having gotten a bit in her face about the experience, but thankfully the pegasus dialed it back a bit, having remembered Fluttershy and Pinkie's first time, and encouraged her to just go out there and have fun. After all, that's what the name of the game is all about!
    22 Hoofballer - Llametsul

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    'Boutta get my a** beat at buckball
    23 What in tarnation?! - mafon2

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    Someone's triumph might be someone else's agony, *** The unknown pony is my old OC, whose purpose in life is making awful apple hybrids and mutants. She's AJ's worst nightmare.
    24 Tiring tennis - LeOebele

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    25 Rainbow Dash 2nd place - KevinHz19

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    Those that know Rainbow Dash, she hates losing and feeling the defeat in any competition.
    28 Rainbow Dash goes water skiing - Core

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    Dashie's taking a break from the sky to hit the waves!
    29 Blue Ribbon - Soobel

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    At young age had Cloudie Brilliant very poor health. She suffered hearth diseases and obesity. Getting older, her heart healed but metabolic diseases stay. She had hard time to work out and control her weight until began enjoying morning workouts at every day. Mostly just running some miles around Ponyville. But weight was hard to lost and she stays chubby. But Endurance and strenght got better and better... Rodeo racing are not just for speed, but mostly for endurance and strenght and she always taking part on rodeos, when she have time. Cloudie Brilliant is one of the rare unicorns who won Blue Ribbon at Equestria Rodeo.
    30 When you die in a video game - PinkR

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    Least mentally insane breaking bad fan
    31 NATG XIII Day 6: Ready for a Buckball Match - AceBlazewing

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    A team of OCs versus Team Ponyville in a game of buckball. Who will win? ...Trick question. Of course Team Ponyville's gonna win. XD
    34 Sick :( - CattyTheArtCat

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    Tfw I got a cold for 5 days so far :(((
    35 88 MPH!! - Lorewolf / Docard

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    A Speed Demon On Her Shoulder!
    36 Izzy playing tennis - AdamV20 (a.k.a SAWMASTER)

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    38 A Hoof Away - IrschY

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    Do you know that feeling when you're almost thru the level, and the final enemy just gnaws away the last bit of your HP? Poor Izzy! Her phone will surely need screen replacement very soon.
    39 Lyra's Draw - Aethereus Entropy

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    Lyra has been trying to draw hands for a long time, however, all previous infinite attempts have resulted in failure. However, perseverance eventually leads to things happening. Lyra has shown you her drawing, congratulate her! PS: Why is it so difficult to draw hands!?
    45 Victory! - Lili Dash!

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    It's a dark day for the Crystal Empire, with Sombra shattering the Crystal Heart and bringing about a new era of terror. The shadowy castle in the background is meant to be the Crystal Castle, I'm trying to get better with backgrounds. I also tried to stick more closely to Sombra's design in the show, hence why he does not have visible ears unlike most times I draw him.
    46 As good as any sport - Chira

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    47 The Cost of the Crown - Alyssa Rice

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    Before Darby became an Alicorn princess, she believed that the royals have the freedom to do whatever they want. But the moment she gained her wings and crown, she realized that it's much more difficult than she anticipated. Thanks to therapy, however, she is able to live her life while taking on the duties as one.
    48 The Missing Art Wall - EmilyLsArt

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    Pastel Brightheart witnesses defeat after seeing a chunk of her precious "art wall" getting ripped off for mysterious reasons...
    49 Float like a Fluttershy... - Faith?

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    I was going to call this one "Little Shy" but apparently that was already taken.
    51 ED: NATG 2023 Day 06 - Addelum

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    Skill issue lol
    53 flying pose - Vapor Trail

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    was a bit lazy with this and kinda messed up in some parts, but I couldn't care less right now
    55 - Zeta

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    56 Triumphant Victory! - SwishyFishy4308

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    57 Bowling - SOENJAY

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    Like, I know they actually bowl in the show but... how?
    58 Raging Luna - Quack Merp

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    Quack quack Quack quack quack Quack
    60 A Smidge of a Grudge - Termyotter

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    Poor Hitch gets thrill AND agony in very short order.
    63 Bunny Ball Fling - Frith

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    The mutant legless rabbits on Zephyr Heights must make great balls. Ergo, a favorite G5 pegasus pastime, the discus/shot put rabbit fling. I doubt those bunnies land on their feet, what little they have that passes for feet, that is. More likely, they experience the agony of the head. They're pretty much all head.
    65 A Solid Trouncing - Novaintellus

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    Looks like it is 40 - Love, Flitter! Careful you don't lose this next point
    68 Gone Fishin' - Optimistic Neighsayer

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    Broadside Barb, true to her rural roots, loves the pleasures of the outdoors, especially fishing. It looks like she caught a big one!
    69 Buckball Game Practice - CreedyBoyRocksMC

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    70 Rainbow Dash Speedrun - Khazard

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    Rainbow Dash getting the Super Mareio 64 speedrun world record
    73 Now rot - Cahan

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    Your strength, extraordinary... The mark...of a true Lord... O, dear Miquella... O, dearest Miquella, my brother... I'm sorry. I finally met my match...
    76 Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII - Day 6: Why, the Agony! - CMC_Scootaloo

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    This prompt was perfect to draw the :fillerwhy: emote of the "MareQuest" Discord server. This anger emote that expresses pure agony is my favourite emote of the server and when I saw the prompt, I had to make a tribute for it. Drawn for Day 6 of the Newbie Artist Training Grounds and the prompt: Draw a pony playing a sport / Draw a pony experiencing the bliss of triumph or the agony of defeat.
    77 Pace-setter Pone - phallen1

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    Patch is like me, very much out of shape for running. Each race, especially a race you've run before, is ultimately a race against yourself. Finishing is its own goal but your opponent is yourself.
    79 Kick - daze

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    80 Trixie falls off a cliff - CrystalLord

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    Reference: https://youtu.be/a6qBlD73hPA
    81 Twilight and Rainbow playing volleyball - Ruby Reverie

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