• Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII: Day 12

     


    For some, friendship is pretty black and white, or in this case apple or pear-shaped. Of course, after this lesson is when she charges you 2000 bits in class fees.

    Good evening everyone and welcome to another day of the NATG! For tonight we managed to bring in 73 ponies which now brings us up to 920 ponies in total.

    So far, most of our prompts for our artists have been pretty mundane, but the world of Equestria is pretty magical and all sorts of strange things have happened in it and will continue to happen for a long time to come. That's why for today's prompt I wanted to give our artists a bit of strange phenomenon to examine by having them Draw a pony foretelling the future / Draw a pony experiencing deja vu.

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    1 We All Gotta Start Somewhere - KiwiPLUR

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    Might as well be here!
    3 Let's Agree to Disagree - Alyssa Rice

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    Darby shares with Isabela a friendship lesson about learning to agree to disagree and respecting opinions. (Consider this to be a part 5 of Darby VS Isabela)
    4 The Magic Box - Faith?

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    Actual SauceChat leak no clickbait?
    6 NATG XIII Day 11: Friends - AceBlazewing

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    I have yet to decide if Blazewing and Pecan Sandy would ever appear in the same stories that Tough Cookie and Syntax would, but if they did, I know they'd get along very well. =)
    8 Be Good To Yourself - Buckweiser

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    "The first step to fostering any relationship is working on the one you have with yourself."
    10 Besties - Healthpack

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    They like food
    11 Fellowship - Zeccy

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    When 2 persons/ponies share the same interest, then a friendship is born <3 span="">
    14 Friend-making with food - In3DS

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    In a sunless world, hot and filling food really brings ponies together.
    15 2023 NATG day 11 - A Pony Sharing a Friendship Lesson - C_||_R

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    Skin&Bone's mannerisms tended to either intrigue or put on edge those ponies who encountered her. In Cirrus' and Skin&Bone's wanderings they at one point encountered an alleged doctor who was adamant he could prove Skin&Bones' sapience. Ultimately, however, he decided to just take her sapience on faith alone, just as her friends always did. I often feel doubtful that I will come up with what to draw for the prompts, and this one was no exception; however I felt taking Lauren Faust's interpretation of what Feeling Pinkie Keen was intended to be was what I wanted to go after, since that was an episode I always felt uneasy about.
    16 [SFM] Disagreeing to the agreeing - red4567

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    How would you go about that?
    18 Cheesiest Thing I've Ever Drawn - Lorewolf / Docard

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    I write Treehugger as having accidentally left Equestria when searching for the portal that the Breezies enter from. She spent nearly a decade in California as a human, and when she found her way back to Equestria, many decades had passed. Tree was actually born roughly the same year as Granny Smith. Lore's not from Equus but hopes to retire there.
    19 Lost in Labyrinth - EveryDayDashie

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    "Dashie, EveryDayDashie..." I was immediately startled by the unexpected threatening call of my name, thinking about escaping from such "horror" and returning to the realm with which I'm more familiar. But that was useless and not worth the effort, for I later failed to discover an exit that would save me from this menacing territory once and for all. I was scared, petrified, and paralyzed with fear. "Um... is there anything wrong?" The pony asked, while her silhouette gradually faded to reveal her true identity. It was Rainbow Dash. "I'm so glad you're finally here, my new friend! I heard about you from Twilight Sparkle that you're a talented and wholesome musician, right?" Rainbow Dash continued. "Um... yes. Thanks for that, but is there any reason or crucial mission that you bring me to this weird place?" I questioned with confusion. "Of course, Dashie, but it's a long story... a friendship problem... I'll explain to you later. We don't have much time!"
    22 Introducing a new friend - Ragmo

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    Caveman Pony is making a new friend \o/. It's DarkDabula coming over for a visit. Sadly Celestia Day is "colliding" with NATG - so no sun-butt this year from me :(
    23 New friendship is magic - KevinHz19

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    My OC, Kayla Goldenwing, making new friends, alright. Kayla hanging out with each of my friend's OC. (Each OC belongs to their rightful owner. They know who they are)
    24 Friend Below Zero (NATG 2023 Day 11) - IronYoshi

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    A prequel drawing where we get to see Yosh and Lilly meet IceBeak for the first time!
    25 The Argument - Ace Play

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    Sometimes, even the cutest relationships aren't perfect
    27 Pinkie meets Aspen - LeOebele

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    28 LetsLiveInPeace - IrschY

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    A pony sharing a friendship lesson? And you know who taught friendship lesson long before ponies? "The Adventures of Leopold the Cat" is a classic Soviet cartoon, featuring a friendly and kind-hearted cat and two mischevous mice, trying to create some troubles for him. "??????, ??????? ???? ??????! ("Folks, let's live in peace!") is Leopold's catch phrase which he sums up an episode with and accepts apologies from mice for the havoc they've wrought. Well, that surely called for ponification!
    29 Conditional - Equestria Exploration

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    (Call-back to 'Artist Training Grounds 2022 - Day-9 - Vision')
    31 Spike's first flight - Aethereus Entropy

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    Thorax manufactured a pair of wings for Spike. After imbuing them with magic, they are now functional.
    35 Seriously, Las Pegasus!?! - CreedyBoyRocksMC

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    Me and Fluttershy (Friendship Tutor), got sent on Cutie Mark glowing for another Friendship Problems, He didn't know about glowing cutie mark and he haven't been for Friendship Problems, So, he was going to the Friendship Problem for his first time that we're been sent to the Las Pegasus with Fluttershy together.
    36 My Little Dino Pal - Mintwhistle

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    Izzy befriends a dinosaur named Cutesaurus (from G1), and they go on adventures. That is all.
    38 NATG 11 - BFCFF - Isuvyw

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    Best friend/colt friend forever!
    40 Friendship PROBLEM - Santi0095

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    I know the prompt was "sharing a friendship lesson" but since I didn't had any other idea, I decided to use the prompt that was here
    41 Mystery Friendship Lesson 3000 - Termyotter

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    Being yourself is more of a challenge when you can look like anyone, so maybe he's more of an expert on the idea. That doesn't necessarily mean an interesting class though.
    42 Relapse - CattyTheArtCat

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    Speedran this since I nearly forgot and the deadline is like 2 hours away for me lmao. Decided to do something based on something that happened irl with my husband last year. He struggled big time with his alcohol addiction, and had a horrible relapse one time. Ever since, though, I was patient with him and taught him ways to combat it. Now he's been almost 10 months clean, I think. I lost count, he's been clean for so long. I'm so proud of him, he always said he couldn't go a week let alone a month. I'm so fucking proud of him.
    46 Problem Solved - Llametsul

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    What's Bonbon got planned?
    47 Celestia Meets Artistic Spirit - Ebony Crystal

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    Ebony had gotten a letter from Princess Celestia, inviting her to Canterlot for the weekend, and she thought it was high time her boyfriend, Artistic Spirit had met her mentor, so she invited him to come too, with little Sunshine as well. Once they got to the castle, Artistic smiled in awe as he saw the Princess for the first time, bowing in respect as Ebony introduced him, the princess' eyes lighting up as she saw what a gentle pony he was, as well as how adorable little Sunshine was, the kitten nuzzling her legs lovingly without a second thought. Ebony had a feeling this would be a fun weekend for the four of them~ :3
    48 Pastel's New Friend - EmilyLsArt

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    Pastel Brightheart is now friends with Silver Lining the changeling! They are sure going to get along just fine.
    49 Pastel's New Friend - EmilyLsArt

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    Pastel Brightheart is now friends with Silver Lining the changeling! They are sure going to get along just fine.
    50 Sombra Tries To Make Friends With Twilight - Lili Dash!

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    Twilight came out OK, but her coloring isn't perfect.
    51 This really Bugs me - Khazard

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    What if they were sent to help Pharynx instead of Thorax?
    52 A minor dispute - PinkR

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    53 NATG 2: pony sharing a friendship lesson (Pinkie and Rainbow) - Lurfy Copper

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    To keep the friendship alive, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash constantly demonstrate their unconditional support, sharing laughter and fun-filled adventures.
    54 New Flower Bestie - Lifes Harbinger

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    Liberty gets to know the flower trio when she goes to ask about growing some more flower variations of her own. Not knowing that she would become the fourth in the flower trio... now a quartet.
    56 Hello New Friend - Frith

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    Hello new friend! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! All of Zipp's new friends are so happy, tickled to death to join the party. With enough gas, she can make a lot of them. (Zipp comes with a brush, cylinders and star barrettes, laughing gas not included.)
    57 Pancakes sketch - Vapor Trail

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    something done really quickly
    58 Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown - Optimistic Neighsayer

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    * sigh * I have ruled for over a thousand years, aiming to bring harmony to my subjects, and yet... classism, racism, greed, animosity... it is just as worse now as it was then. What am I doing so wrong?"
    59 I Am There For You - SOENJAY

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    I ran out of time on this prompt. I panicked and resorted to music. Buying Huey Lewis and the News' album "Weather" is one of the last things I remember before lockdown. I went into the local dead mall which still had an FYE... somehow... and I asked the girl working there if they had it. I bought it on release day (valentine's day 2020) and I've loved the album ever since. Huey's voice is something I've always loved and I truly wish he could still sing live so I could experience it. I'll always have his recordings though.
    61 Pone Before Pones - phallen1

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    Based (loosely) on a true story! Sometimes you just gotta trust yourself to speak up and introduce yourself.
    62 Tall Tale - Novaintellus

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    ...and the Ursa Major was never seen again! Vanquished by the Great and Powerful Trixie!
    69 Hi, Girls! - Sigmath Bits

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    If you can't find a friendship problem! You have to MAKE a friendship problem!
    70 "Henlo Fren! - Emerald Pencil

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    Friends can come from unlikely places! Verse of the Day: "So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God (Romans 5:10-11 NLT)."
    71 - Zeta

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    72 Sunny Writes Her First Friendship Lesson - CrystalLord

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    So old do you think Starlight Glimmer would be in G5?
    73 Twilight's Lesson - Ruby Reverie

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