Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII: Day 13

 

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Ponies can really be crossed with anything, can't they? Especially when it comes to memes. Watch out Twilight, Trixie is always watching. But on a more serious note, one doesn't need to foretell the future to start planning for it! For those of you who are new to art and are finding it enjoyable, it's always good to plan ahead for what comes after the NATG and what you can do to keep yourself motivated!

As for today, we managed to bring in 66 ponies which brings us up to 986 ponies in total! So close to the 1000 picture barrier, everyone!

Speaking of ponies who are up to no good, FiM has had a lot of villains over the years who have been a pain in the neck for our pony friends. While most of us like to focus on the heroes of our series, the villains themselves can be quite engaging in of themselves! That's why for today's prompt I would like you to Draw a pony up to their old tricks / Draw a pony acting fishy!

As always you can find the submitter here.

For our mobile friends trying to upload, try this:
Once you have the image uploaded to Twitter, DeviantArt, or wherever try this: Touch and hold the image. Depending on what browser you’re using, select the image URL by tapping the links below: Chrome: Copy link address Safari: Copy

Use that URL in the compiler for your image. Hopefully that works!

Max Image Resolution is 4096x4096! If your image is larger than that, the submitter will resize it to that max resolution.

Animations do not animate when sent through the compiler! Include some text with your submitted animation that people should follow your links to the source to see the animation in full.

Remember, our compiler for the old prompt is up a few hours even after this post goes up with the new prompt so feel free to submit your submission to the previous day's 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.

Check on after the break for today's gallery!
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Nightly Discussion #3256

 

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As the sun sets before the longest day of the year, Celestia watches on, knowing that after tomorrow things will get a little easier day by day.

Evening my friends! How are you all doing tonight? Ready to chat and have some fun?

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This Day in Pony History - June 20th - Fighting is Magic Alpha Footage, Pony Rap Battles, and More!

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We had a bunch of interesting things happen today, including the hugely hyped alpha footage Fighting is Magic, Celestia Day's origins, and more!

Go get all the horse events of June 20th below.

Celestia Day - Open Art (All Skill Levels Welcome) Compilation

Hell, I'd header reguilar Drawfriend with this one.

Time for Open Art, where all skill levels are welcome! Go get lots of awesome Cele below.

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Comics: Mating Season / The Reunion Part 2 / Adorkable - Father / Lullaby #239

Saucy warning on that first one, at least in the topic it's joking about.

And below, all updates and fanons! Go get them above and below and click for full.

Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #4443

Gabby is good. She needs more art.

Go get lots of drawings below!

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MLP Gabby by Rurihal on Deviantart

Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Celestia Part 2 (2023 Edition)

This is your second round of Celestial flooding! Hope you like alicorn princesses.

Go get your Cele below. Expect Open Art for later tonight if you submit to that one.

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Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Celestia Part 1 (2023 Edition)

Celestia Day art flood time! A lot of people draw sunhorse, so expect a part 2 after this one.

This covers only art created in the last year. For even more Celestia, go check out the 2022 galleries Here and Here.

Now go get Sunbutt below! 

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A Bouquet for a Princess by TheBatFang on Deviantart

Pony Plushie Compilation #696

Little Pip anyone? That's a rare plushie right there.

Go get cuddy ponies below.

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Cuddle-Size Littlepip by Joltage on Deviantart

25 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Celestia Day!

Celestia is holding fanfics hostage. Luckily we have 25 leaked ones from her weird collection for you to read for Celestia day!

Go get the best fanfics about her below. This is a different list than last year, so go here if you want more. And thanks to Whisper Key for digging them up.

Celestia Day Discussion: Character Development, Episode Ideas and More!

 

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Celestia back when the show started was very much a Godlike figure to a lot of us when we were watching that first season. We didn't know that much about her other than she was the ruler of Equestria, was Twilight's mentor, and did appear to be benevolent, wise and powerful considering we knew how long she had lived and had the power to move both the sun and moon.

We got to see a bit more of her playful side that season and as seasons went on more of her and Luna's personalities started to be fleshed out. Some for the better and some for the worse (such as never seeming to keep themselves from being defeated by the baddie of the season). Still, she, and especially Luna, are well-loved by the fandom and fanworks continue to be made with her in mind each day.

But what do you think you'd have done differently with her character development over the years? What questions would you have liked answered? What episodes would you have liked to see her in?

Talk about all of that and more in the comments!

Twitter: Calpain

Morning Discussion #3050

 

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The days start early this time of year so Celestia is already up. Of course, that just gives her an excuse to see all the good things you all have to say about her too. It's a clever system.

Morning my friends, hope you all slept well. Ready to get the day started?

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Praise the Sun! - Celestia Day Begins

 

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While summer doesn't officially begin this year until the 21st, it made sense to us to give Celestia her special day a day early as she will simply be way too busy tomorrow making sure that sun gets all of the time in the sky it needs. 

As such, welcome to another of our Pony Appreciation Days, everyone! Where we spend a day giving love to a specific pony or ponies from the show to show that every pony is special in their own way. Make sure to check back throughout the day for a number of Celestia themed posts whether it be art, comics, stories, ect.

We hope you all enjoy and also hope you don't get too overheated by Celestia's blazing sun.

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