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I call it a peanut gallery because I've put them in the line of fire during all my XCOM playthroughs more times than I can count. Either way, this is just going to be a place where I can stroke my own ego by posting some vector art that I've done. Feel free to look over them, as they are both adorable/handsome. Anchors Aweigh Anchors's brother Steel Vaults, with a smug grin. Sunset Airlines Sunset without her flight attire More Sunset, this time looking at something interesting just out of frame, apparently. A banner I made for Anchors

I thank you for the feedback! I've gone through and rooted out most, if not all of the typos I could find, and changed that little bit about the high school at your request.

Oh don't be fooled, I do write fanfiction. Far too much, in fact. Though with XCOM 2 now taking up most of my free time I'll have to make more time to write.

XCOM 2 by far. It's been one of my most anticipated games since I heard of its development. It's tied with Dark Souls 3 for my hype.

Practice makes perfect, as they say! I'd love if you could do Sunset for me whenever you have the chance.

Have you considered instead giving him say... A scarf or some other article of clothing that bears his mane pattern but removing it from the mane? It's a bit strange for something organic to have that kind of mane. A tattoo could also work just as well, perhaps along one of the forelegs up to the shoulder. I would also suggest taking it off of the eyes as well. I can only assume that you have a good reason for why his horn is broken, one that adds to his character. It would be a shame if it only existed for more uniqueness.

There are generally 5 parts to creating an OC. Personality Appearance Color Cutie Mark Name Going in order, and assuming you aren't creating a ponysona, personality comes first. This is usually where you come up with your OCs defining character traits, and how they act in different situations based on how they were raised, life experiences, inherent genetics, etc. But to try and boil it down, I usually ask the following questions: "When faced with new experiences, how does your character react, respond, and feel about it?" "How hard will your character work to achieve a goal and how good are they at doing it?" "How comfortable is your character around others?" "How nice (or not) is your character, and how do they regard others around them?" "How emotionally stable is your character, and how will they react when the unexpected happens?" Granted, these are very big, sweeping general questions, and creating a character will boil down to more specifics regarding the above questions, but they're good jumping off points. For example, the character in my avatar, Anchors Aweigh, is a quiet, stoic stallion, but is generally friendly and helpful. He rarely goes out of his way to converse with others, but will always lend an ear to listen if needed. Appearance is probably the most nebulous concept to try and explain, as it's the most nuanced and up to the creator most of all, but I'll do my best to impart my knowledge on the subject. Most pony OC appearances are made up of 3 core pieces; those being the body type and gender, eye shape, and the mane and tail. The body type for mares generally doesn't differ too much between the average mares in the show, but select characters like the Princesses, and the model mare body type (like Fleur de Lis) are some outliers. Stallions seem to have the more varied body types, with the average ones such as Braeburn, workhorses like Big Macintosh, or Clydesdales like Troubleshoes. There's no hard and fast rule for choosing body types, nor is there anything saying you have to choose just those. The eye shape is (for mares at least) the most prominent way of gleaning personality and character just at a glance. Here is an example of how eye shape is important: just by looking at their eye shape alone you can tell how drastically these two ponies' personalities differ. Using the above as reference, look at the mane of both. Generally you want to think of something that isn't too crazy that can also convey personality. The blue mare above seems to have a somewhat proper, almost reserved mane style, while the peach colored one below has a much fuller, more voluptuous mane that almost seems a bit wild in a way. Again, there's no rule for mane styles, and it's mostly personal preference. Color is a huge, huge part of making an OC. A bad color scheme can absolutely destroy it just as much as a shallow personality can. Picking out a coat color usually comes first, as it's the basis for what other colors of your OC come afterwards (those being the mane, eyes, and outline if you're using show-styled artwork). For coat colors, you want pastel colors, different shades (adding black), tints (adding white), or tones (adding gray) of pure colors. It should never simply be a pure color, as those are generally reserved for accents or clothing. Next comes the mane and tail. They should always match. There is no exception to this, and if there are, it does not look good. Mane color should not be the same as the coat color, and the mane color should be complimentary, or analogous. I haven't found a combination of highly contrasting colors that work, so I tend to stay away from them. It's also much easier on the eyes, and seems much more natural. As a rule, try and stick to one mane/tail color, two at the most. Three colors only complicates the design and makes it seem erratic and unfocused. I would suggest reading up on some basic color theory, as it helps immensely when picking out a color scheme for your OC. Here is an example of a primary color used for an article of clothing on one of my OCs. Note that her clothing all use colors that are next to each other on a color wheel, and that the scheme of her clothes eventually bleeds into her color scheme further along on the color wheel. Next comes the cutie mark. Please, don't take something hyper realistic and stick it onto a flank then call it a day, it's very jarring. The cutie mark should of course relate to the special talent of your character, that much is a given. But you may not know that most cutie marks only incorporate 2 to 3 colors in their design. More than 3 will complicate the design of the butt stamp, and end up looking like a weird blotch. Simple designs are best when it comes to cutie marks, but should be informative enough to give a rough idea of what a special talent might be. Unfortunately, I don't have any examples of cutie marks I've made to show here. And finally, the name of your OC. usually this will coincide with their cutie mark, but this isn't always the case. Nobody can name your OC for you, of course, and it's personal preference. But from what I've seen and researched, most pony names range from 2 to 4 syllables in length. (Twi-light-Spar-kle. Ap-ple-jack. Pink-ie-Pie. Big-Mac-in-tosh. Brae-burn. Sun-set-Shim-mer. And so on and so forth.) Names in that syllabic length tend to roll off the tongue easier, and are more pleasing to the ear. Granted, I'm not the expert on the subject, so take it as you will. Hopefully I've been of some help to you, and I hope I haven't needlessly complicated the process, but I love seeing well created OCs. If you need any further help, you can always ask me directly and I would be happy to lend a hand.

Honestly, roleplay with others has helped me immensely with writing. It's like writing a story that you don't know the outcome of, so it forces you to adapt on the fly. When I have a really ambitious or large writing project that I work on, I tend to outline specific plot points beforehand so I don't lose the goal of the story at large. Granted, everything in between the plot points is made up on the fly, but I digress. It's really just writing something every day.

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony: Pinkie Pie How did you find MLP Forums?: I remembered hearing about it from somewhere or such other, and decided to search it up and see waht I could find. How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: I vaguely recall watching a YTPMV at some point, and from there I ended up taking the plunge and watching a few episdoes. Eventually it all just became one huge snowball effect that led me to where I am now. Hello hello! At first I was a bit pensive about actually joining the forum, but I figured "what's the worst that could happen?" There were a lot of things that could have, but many of them weren't exactly in the realm of plausibility. Regardless, I'm here now and i look forward to meeting all of you! Yes, every single one of you. Even you, Jeremy. Not even sure if there's a Jeremy reading this, but it's worth it for the sheer shock on the offchance they do. Back to me however, I'm an avid writer and published author! While I haven't worked on anything but fanfiction as of late, I absolutely love to write. My other main hobby is playing video games but I'm sure that's like 75% of the forums as a whole. I also like to do vector artwork, mostly of my OCs, like the one in my avatar. I think I'll enjoy my stay here, and hope that I make some good friends while I'm at it!