Foliha

So I had two drawings kicking around. One of an Arabian mare and one of a hawk. So I got to thinking...

Wolves and all other canids sweat from their foot pads. You can see it when a dog that's been exercising hard walks on cool linoleum - they leave little vaporous footprints that quickly evaporate and vanish. I love the smell of dog feet - especially if they run on grass a lot. It's a sweet-musky smell. My Doberman was the best. She slept on my bed and sometimes I'd wake up with her "franken-feet" near my face. Anyways... Nice drawing. I did a shaggy sort of lion/jay hybrid once. Oh, and dog's and other canids have interdigital scent-glands too. That's why they scratch with their back feet and kick dirt over their pee and poop sometimes. And they have a scent-gland halfway down the dorsal surface of their tails as well.

Digging through some old stuff and found this. Spruced it up on PS. Drew it in 2002. Colored pencil & ink. Uh-oh, I see I posted this in the wrong place... Sorry!

I like this one best. An edgy Rainbow Dash...

Here's another horsey-looking pony... I really must learn to do vectors...

I have problems with this too - but mostly because I like a more horsey-looking pony. I love the show and it's artwork, but it does veer into "Bambi territory" at times. So my ponies tend to look a bit more like real horses. I will work on creating more show-accurate ponies, but will probably keep doing the other kind too...

Niiiiice! Can't wait to see what else you come up with.

I see the "donkey ears," but look again - surround those ears with a regular pony mane and forelock, and suddenly they won't look so big. Truth is, MLP FIM ponies do have big ears. The Funko pony toys have ginormous ears! As for the "bottle leg," it's not that far off. Did you expect perfection on a first try? The muzzle is a bit long, but look at the pony I did yesterday: http://mlpforums.com/topic/123636-new-render-of-foliha/#entry3573008 This pony has big ears too, but I think they don't look as big as yours because they have mane and forelock around them. She has "no bones" in her front legs, her left fore-hoof is too small, her muzzle is long, and not turned up as much as a show-accurate pony. Her eye is a bit small, and I'm sure others will have noticed other flaws. I've been drawing horses for sixty years, but this is my first free-hand shot at an MLP FIM pony. The next one will be better. And so will yours.

It's not awful! Good proportions and you're drawing. Do you know how far ahead of the rest of humanity that puts you?

How about these? It pretty much covers everypony (of the mane 6)

Thanks! and, by the way... Happy Birthday! Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

OK. I finally got a pony that I'm happy with. Not exactly show-accurate, but close enough for me. Pencil sketch, pony without background and pony with photo background. (My photo) About 5 hrs work, hand and PS. YAY! ALL DONE!

Aragorn from L.O.T. R. Captain Jack Sparrow

As someone said, I think it has a lot to do with how you define "spoiled." For me, I'd say yes. For these reasons. 1. How many times have I been in a restaurant with a couple of tables nearby with up to six kids - 12 to 15 - silently twiddling smartphones and saying nothing to each other. Do they even care that they have friends? (Except as someone to compete with, "be seen with," or complain about?) 2. The "i'm bored" scenario. Despite the electronic gadgets (or maybe because of them) most kids mostly don't read, or just chill. There has to be a host of things vying for their attention or they go nuts. I think part of this is due to #3, which is... 3. Parents seem to think kids should have no unscripted/unsupervised time. Every minute of a kid's life takes place in a lesson, a club, managed play-sessions (people are even doing this with their dogs now!) or some other planned/supervised/scripted activity. How on earth can this possibly be to the child's ultimate benefit? How does a kid develop self-reliance and get the chance to make decisions without coaching - let alone learn to entertain themselves. So if distraction is not set before them on a plate with watercress around it they launch into a tantrum, whine incessantly or hide in their room being heavy dopers, cutters or just terminally depressed. 4. Another facet of #3 - no time alone. I have watched kids grow up with the 100% scripted lifestyle, then at 18 they get, "OK, you're an adult now - go deal." How are they supposed to be independent, self reliant adults when nothing has prepared them for that eventuality? So then you get an18-year-old basket-case who either implodes into depression or runs wild and gets into big trouble. 5. When I was a kid I had responsibilities - almost the entire responsibility of keeping our house clean. I got no help with homework and I spent a lot of time alone. I read, drew, painted, hung out with my animals and cruised the neighborhood with my friends. I found stuff to do, and since there were no cell-phones, personal computers, tablets, etc. when I was a kid, I had to get creative. Crime statistics show that there are not many more kidnappings, rapes or other violet crimes now than there were when I was a kid, despite the fear-mongering of Fox News and the like. So why do parents feel it is necessary to hover, script every minute of a kid's life and bribe them with gadgets? No wonder there are so many spoiled kids! And what about the kids that aren't spoiled? There's a lot of them too. But you don't hear so much about them. They deserve more credit. If you are one of them, I salute you! And thanks for not being a PIA!

Well, there's the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, Vincent van Gogh, Temple Grandin (about her, go here: http://atpeacewithpink.blogspot.com/2015/01/temple-grandin-at-american-farm-bureau.html Jay Adams (Jay Adams was one of the featured skateboarders in the 2001 documentary "Dogtown And Z-Boys." Adams thrived on the camaraderie of the skateboarding subculture that included a lot of partying.) Black Beauty – yes, seriously. http://atpeacewithpink.blogspot.com/2014/11/everything-i-really-needed-to-know-i.html Hayao Miyazaki, creator of “My Neightbor Totoro.” The artist Takashi Murakami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMcPUgOhdKE & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJEmGM1JS7k My dad, my dog, my best friend, Hakim.

Thanks! My favorite is the red and white paint. He got 'tude...