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@@P-Jay, whenever I see stars in someone's eyes now, I can't help but think of steven universe, haha. Glad you like 'em. ♥ :grin2:

Finally attempted making some buttons. :grin2: Only got the two designs so far, but now it's gonna be insanely easy to make more.

Been busy with MCM related art as of late, but here's one of the non-MCM ones, as I'm hoping everyone looked at the MCM page already. :grin2: Sketched a Razzle Dazzy Buffy.

I'ma be straight to the point with this first thought: Starting out, everyone sucks. Do you believe in being a creator enough to deal with that and take the sometimes harsh road of getting good at what you do? From what I've seen/experienced, the difference between higher-up artists of all kind (writers included) and those who don't have the skill, is that said artists found a way to persevere and continue because they want to create, regardless of what others think or say at the time. If you're creating fully for the approval/praise of others, then you might not make it through the negative/quiet lull of starting out. If you're creating for your own reasons, approval, or to just create something that others enjoy, you stand a good chance, especially if you build that up as you go. Some criticism is worthless, I'll admit that. There's people that find it amusing to harass others or attack their work. It sucks, and the best you can do is to learn when someone's opinion shouldn't be listened to. Early on, you might not even get the positive voice to balance them out, but you're doing well in getting your work out there and going for it anyways. People are more inclined to focus on the negatives, so I get that it can be hard, especially if it leaves with the wrong impression that you're doing everything badly. However, some negative criticism is still immensely valuable, especially if they articulate the areas that ruined the enjoyment for them. Again, that can be hard though, given it's pretty discouraging to have your work ripped apart a bit, but this is one of the most valuable ways to improve what you do. Mistakes are the best learning material. Just hang in there, find what you enjoy about creating, and learn as you go. You'll get there, promise. Also, some general advice: 1. Don't get defensive if people don't like your stuff; ideally consider whether they're worth listening to and either do so, or ignore them. Reacting poorly can leave a bad impression for others. 2. Study those better than you, or professionals in the creative field you're pursuing--for example, reading published (or well-liked) stories is a great way to get a good intuition for writing conventions. Looking online for tips is also a great overview for points that might be missed. 3. Find the positives in your work yourself, and remind yourself of them. Don't wait for other people to point them out. 4. Same as the above, but with negatives too. Evaluating your work honestly is very important. 5. Don't rely entirely on what others say, but don't entirely block them out either. "You can't please everyone" is a very valid saying ...that sometimes people forget entirely, or use to justify shoddy work. The truth is that it just means you'll likely always have someone take issue with what you do, but that shouldn't stop you from doing it.

Good thing I voted for Jonas. Eheheheh...Eheh. Right. Welcomebacksimonpleasedonttakerevenge.

What can I say, I'm just a kindhearted person.

+1 vote so you don't feel left out.

@@Simon, reverse psychology is sadly alive and well. #votesimon2015

Nothing to see here. Nothing at all.

Lightwing "won" last poll. Think it's Simon or Koukatsu's turn.

I still find it ironic that the winner of the plushie was one of our resident plushie makers. But, can you ever have enough adorable pony plushies? Congratulations, Nervous Stitch! And, all of y'all are awesome. We're doing amazingly well this year from what I can tell.

Thinking it over... I think we're going with JavaScript. Pixel and JavaScript.

Hello y'all. So Nervous Stitch and I adopted a second cat to be a buddy for Pixel. We're between Java and ASCII, as we're both computer science majors. Though if ya'll have other ideas, we'd love to hear them as well. Also, here's a picture or two of her (she's about 2 months old).

@, Thanks so much! Took longer to get around to doing her than I liked, but I'm happy. Was worth the two scrapped attempts.

'Nother button idea. This time I went with Rares.

I've been excited for days over this being posted. I hope we make this year awesome. ♪♫

I have returned, from the depths of O. chem. My favorite is probably the unicorn. She just looks so pretty. Though the pegasus is a close second. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the animation deal. Should be quite interesting, I imagine. Also, I love the new image and speed paint. The final product is just really adorable and sweet--plus it's always interesting watching another artist's speedpaint, to kinda see their process a bit (though in fast forward, haha). Keep up the awesome work!

Eh. My family doesn't do Holloween or Christmas--Thanksgiving is our major holiday, and the only one we celebrate this time of year other than New Years. So, I can't really speak too much due to my bais.

@@Crystal Vision, why are all these things so adorable? Stahp. Ur making me jelly. But no, the adoptables I just love. They're a nice little deviation from traditional pony styles, and I think I said it before but you seem to do well by taking ponies and adding flare to them in a great-looking way. Mint's picture is just adorable too. Thoughts on the wings... I like the feather count first off, and how you did it, it seems to match the mostly-MLP style pretty well, but adds a little more detailed feel. I think either way is a good approach for you given your style, but experimentation is great. Only possible negative for me is the directionality of the first and second feather layer seems a little too differing in some places. Regarding the animation--Do you have something animated in store?

Been following this whole event as best I can. I'm really hoping the US shows some massive solidarity after this event; France is and has been a great friend to us, and all national identity aside, there's a lot of innocent people who suffered needlessly today. I hope the people of France know this event impacted people around the world.

She looks just amazing, haha. Really just want to steal it for myself, though I'm sure Spirit Rush will love her.