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    Little Things

    By Totally Nyx,

    This entry isn't really marking any significant progress with any particular technique, but rather marking the first time use of a couple techniques. It's true this is my first attempt at Luna-style hind legs or kirin features(the scales, hooves, etc.), but also this is my first ever (digital or otherwise) attempt at fur fluff which I intend to start practicing with on occasion, and perhaps eventually make it a permanent addition to my drawings.

    @Lady Kiriness
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    It's been a blast

    By Totally Nyx,

    I've been thinking on how to word this for a long time. I've thought of a thousand things to say and a thousand things I shouldn't say, and in the end I'm left improvising. So to put it right out there, it's time I move on from these forums.
    I want to thank each and every one of you for making these past two and a half years fantastic. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to know everyone here.
    With that said, I'm not leaving immediately. I'll be sticking around for another week to tidy up a few things and tie off some loose ends.
     
    Farewell and adieu, not yet for the last time.
    - Totally Someone

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    It's been a bit hard to find motivation to draw for a while, hence the over 4 months without a new entry here. But I think I've finally found a source of consistent motivation to actually sit down, grab a pencil (or drawing tablet), and draw. But you're not here to listen to me ramble. No, you want art.  Have an art!

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    Back Again

    By Totally Nyx,

    So much for this whole biweekly update thing.  But here I have something that I impressed myself with. Also, the first time I've drawn wings I can really be proud of!
    Note: most of the art in this picture isn't mine. Everything except the last window on the right wasn't made by me. The last window on the right is the only part that's actually my art.

     
    Woops, forgot to mention, the design is heavily inspired by this piece here (my personal favorite Nightmare Moon fanart).

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    I'm Still Here

    By Totally Nyx,

    It's been a while since my last post in here. Motivation's been hard to come by, that and the fact that I ended up making a pretty complicated drawing made this one take quite a while. But anyway, clothes. Clothes/Dresses are a thing now (and apparently swords).
    Here's a thing.

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    There's not a whole lot to say here other than that I'm still working on improving. My last few pictures have been decent, good even, but I can't help notice the flaws that are probably caused by my rushing to improve too fast. These past weeks I've gone back to the basics: body structure, anatomy, proportions, etc. I don't have anything to show because I'm sure no one wants to see a bunch of incomplete sketches focused on improving rather than producing a high quality finished product.
    My next drawings will still be a bit more of the same, but instead of a bunch of partial sketches I'll be putting them together into complete drawings. Nothing as detailed as what I've been trying to make in my previous updates, but they'll be presentable and, more importantly, shareable.
     
    "Always make sure that you lay down a good foundation. The rest takes time, but it works without a hitch so long as the foundation is solid."
    - a wise pony
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    Wings

    By Totally Nyx,

    So this is something I've been putting off for way too long: drawing wings. Ok, technically I've drawn wings before, but I've been sticking to wings that are folded up at a pony's side. I've finally taken the time to practice drawing spread wings. I started with show style pegasus/alicorn wings, then let my imagination go to work.

    And here we have my first full piece of art featuring a pony in flight. (or really any pose at all that shows off her wings )

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    Hairy Situation

    By Totally Nyx,

    As the title pun suggests, this week I've been working pretty much exclusively on drawing hair detail in manes and tails. I've had. . . well, mostly failures. But I had one success. Sure it doesn't look fantastic, but considering how hard hair is and I've only just started with it, I'm really really happy with it. I think a few of you have seen this one already, but let's see it again anyway.

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    Small Steps

    By Totally Nyx,

    It's been a couple weeks since my last entry, but that's because it took almost two weeks to finish my latest drawing. 13 days from start to finish to be exact. I don't know if I'm getting all that much better or if it's just the sheer amount of time I spent on it, but I'm pretty happy with how this piece came out. I'm glad I'm making progress, but I still have a looooong way to go. Anyway, enough of my rambling. You came here for art after all, so here it is.
    (full version, not the reduced one used for the site banner)

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    One week in

    By Totally Nyx,

    It's been a week and I'm still sticking with it. Knowing me, that's a feat in and of itself. That said, I don't have a finished piece to post to mark my progress. I do however have a portion of a far larger project I'm working on that can serve as my progress marker, also perhaps as a sneak peak of said project.
    Anyway, you didn't come here for words, so have some art. 

     
    I have another sketch here. First off, it's just that: a light sketch. It's something I threw together to show someone the basic pony anatomy I'm using. It's not much to look at, but the fact that I threw it together in roughly 2 minutes is what makes it noteworthy as a progress marker.

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    First Sketch

    By Totally Nyx,

    I've decided to try my hand at digital art and figured I'd throw a little something together to keep track of my progress. Don't expect much, as I'm pretty much starting from zero. I'll try to keep this updated every week or two for as long as my desire to continue improving persists.
    And that's, well, I suppose that's it. Please be kind. 
     
     
    This one's really just me getting used to my new drawing tablet, trying to copy an already existing picture. I think you're familiar with the original. (I didn't leave enough room at the top and it got a little squished )

  13. Totally Nyx
    On the surface, even a good ways beneath the surface, freedom is a good thing. Freedom from tyranny, freedom from oppression, freedom from strife, freedom from pain, freedom from hunger. The list goes on. But at what point have we taken it too far?
    I'm just gonna look at three very general types of freedom that I think in one way or another have been or are close to being taken too far. And before I begin let me just say, at no point in here am I targeting anyone or blaming anyone. This is just a topic that's been on my mind for a good while now.
    I'll start with the most general of them. I'm not sure exactly what to call it but perhaps freedom from control. Naturally people want to make their own choices and not have their actions forced on them by someone else. It's good to be able to live life your way, not someone else's. But as we break rules that tell us what we can and can't do, that limit us in some way, where do we stop? It seems to me it's no longer freedom from other people's rules that we want, but from all rules of nature. Like we don't want to be what we were born to be. And no, I'm not talking about destiny or anything of that nature, I mean on a much more literal level. We don't like how we look? We change it. We don't like our features? We change them. At what point will we decide we don't like having only two eyes, or two arms? After all, aren't we free to live however we want?
    Another freedom that's getting to that point, I guess a good way of putting it is freedom from want. Yes, we want to be free of living in hunger or poverty, so it's nice to have the opportunity to earn a living, enough to get more than just the bare necessities of life. But what about when we stop seeing that as being free to work for a decent living and start seeing it as free to get stuff, everything, just "hey that's nice, give it to me, I'm free to have it". This one seems a bit far fetched, but when you think about it it's very definitely present and a real mindset out there.
    The third type of freedom I'll mention is freedom from pain. I'm not saying people shouldn't have access to hospitals or should always be enduring some kind of suffering, nothing of the sort. But it bugs me that people would want laws against talking in a way that can possibly offend or hurt someone's feelings. People aren't some fragile creatures to be broken by some words given with no ill intent. Of course you're not gonna make friends if you go around being rude to everyone, probably won't be very good at keeping a job that way either, but that's your choice. And on the other end of that spectrum, if you're the one receiving insults or even just unfiltered comments, it won't kill you. Cope with what was said and you'll better be able to the next time in your life something similar is said to you. You're not gonna get along well with everyone, you're not expected to, but don't expect them to go out of their way to be as nice as possible to you either.
     
    These are just some things I thought of off the top of my head, so it does worry me a bit what will happen when humanity completely takes the desire for freedom too far. I hope we can rein it back in a bit.
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    A New Season

    By Totally Nyx,

    A new year, a new season, a new batch of salsa.
    It's not the biggest batch, but it's the first, and for such a small amount it sure packs a lot of flavor. Each of those jars is 1 pint.

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    Not far off now

    By Totally Nyx,

    What do you see here? Is it the work of a madman? Plants in cups? Nature taking every opportunity it can to grow?
    I'll tell you what I see. I see great red tomatoes, grand green bell peppers, banana peppers, and jalapenos. I see salsa!
    And it's coming. Very soon now, very soon indeed!


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    Salsastrings

    By Totally Nyx,

    I'm making this a blog instead of status because pictures, also might be a bit longer than I want a status to be.
     
    So for anyone interested, I just spent the last 4-5 hours making the last batch of salsa for the summer, and I'm just too proud of it to not show it off. So here's a couple pics of it still in the pot:


     
    Made over 2 and a half gallons when it was all done and jarred up!

  17. Totally Nyx
    I'd like to say how much these forums have really helped me out. All of you, all my friends, whether I actually have you friended on here or not, you give me something to look forward to each day. And it's not only that, but when I get on here, whatever mood I'm in, I only show my happier side. When I talk as if I'm smiling, that actually makes me smile and brightens my mood almost all the way up to what I'm showing.
     
    I'm not actually as happy and carefree as I like to appear on here. Everyone has problems in their life and I'm no different. I'm over a month out of college and still unemployed. I've got some serious confidence issues sometimes, I feel like I'm not really good at anything and that no one would want to have someone without any skills like me work for them. But I've made a promise to myself that on here, on these forums, I'm not gonna show that side of myself, the sad side, the helpless side. When I'm here I don't want to be seen without a smile on my face or enthusiasm in my eyes.
     
    Until now I haven't broken that promise to myself. This is both the first and the last time it will happen. I'm not really sure why I'm saying this or choosing now to say it, perhaps I'm doing it so I don't feel like I'm lieing to all of you. I don't intend to pretend this side doesn't exist, I just don't want to let it bring anyone down. I don't want anyone to ever be sadder because of talking to me.
     
    I'm not the only one that's like this though. No I don't mean here on the forums, I mean in the world. There will always be people that seem sad or angry, but there are happy ones too. It's not that they have a better life or have any more reason to be happy than others. They choose to not let the sad parts of life get to them, they choose to smile.
     
    So don't let life get you down. When days seem hard, make yourself smile. When it's tough and you just want to cry, laugh, because you're stronger than that. Life can't keep you down if you don't let it. And most importantly, remember that you're never on your own. There's always someone there to help you out if you let them.
     
    Sorry this turned out long. I think I'm rambling and don't remember where I was going with this, if anywhere. But anyway, there it is.
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    So here it is, my first pony drawing I actually finished!
     
    I drew most it based off just knowing the body shape, proportions, and whatnot. For the mane and tail though, I pulled up a picture and tried to get it about right from that, so it's not actually 100% original. But it's the first one I've actually finished, so a good starting point!
     
    Anyway here it is, don't hold back, tell me how bad it is.
     

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