Ice Princess Silky <3

Here's to all the amazing gift art people have been sending me!

I see some lovely new people joining almost daily! I thought I would make a welcoming thread for each and every one of you! Firstly @Hugs SilkALot - Thank you for inspiring this idea. I love that we can get together and discuss many topics. Hopefully we can spread to this section, sometime soon! @Astralshy You ARE the Fluttershy of the forums <3 It's always so lovely to have you near! @Hadrien It's so hard to believe you've just joined us when you're such a darling! Cheeky, playful, mischievous -- but wholesome. You fit right in! @Felis Amafeles You have NO idea how happy it makes me to see you've finally decided to join us <3 There are so many friends I'd love to introduce you to. But for now, make yourself at home. Get cozy. @Props Valroa Thanks for being such a darling to everyone on the forums. You're a good friend. @Clawdeen You are SO cool. A mixture of soft and sweet yet you know when you ROCK OUT and have fun! @robbie . I look forward to seeing more of you ! owo @ChrysalisM Yay! So lovely to see you!! @Skylight Scintillate I'm happy to have you among us, Skylight! @Silly Druid Always a pleasure to have the local Druid with us <3 You're always very easy-going and kind! With that said, thanks for being here! I know it's a bit easy going but life has just had me VERY busy <3 Any casual topics or friendly discussion ideas -- just feel free to ask <3

Hello, lovelies! There's a rampant amount of art scammers reaching out to people and I just wanted to make you all aware of this so that you know that 1. you're not alone, 2. please do not feel bad either reporting or removing these people from your messages. With the new digital age of AI - a lot of incredible things can be observed from these advanced forms of technology. Sadly, as above, so below... in this context meaning, with the good there is also a wiggle room for the bad. So, scammers are getting "creative" with using A.I to try to rob users of their money. I repeatedly get random messages from strangers. Some of them have a sob story that makes you want to rush to assist them. Others simply seem like really chill people you wish to get to know or support as an artist. But they all tend to have something in common. Apart from the weird moments of calling you "dear" without knowing who you are, the consistent patterns tend to be: 1. They do not have their own steady artist portfolio online. No DeviantArt, no consistency. The reason being that their art would be reported as either AI or stolen if they did show you a consistent portfolio. 2. They tend to reach out to you because they noticed you have an OC. Scammers are aware of how sentimental we can be about our own OCs and they try to play on that. 3. It's always a random message from a stranger who has EXTRA confidence in offering their artistic services and that you will be pleased. This is not how clients work. Even the most amazingly talented artists are aware that not everyone is going to like their style, even if they have a confident raving review of the majority. Either way, I decided to test one of these many random people and the results were... oddly hilarious. (posted screenshots in spoiler below). While I am usually very protective of private conversations with users, friends, etc, in this case, it is simply a scammer and I have no qualm with revealing these to inform anyone who needs to know: That image is literally an old art that I myself made of my own OC and he simply put a black and white filter over it - claiming it was a "sketch." lol I was literally speechless... this is what he was asking $50 for. I guess it's time for me to pay someone else for art that I made. But in all seriousness, I just wanted to raise awareness. Regardless of any messaging platform that you use, any artist insisting to draw your OC for a "cheap and reasonable price" (without a set portfolio that a real community can backup and confirm is legit) is to be seen as a potential red flag or suspicion. Don't feel guilty or shy about removing them or asserting your firm boundaries. Stay lovely

Hello there, lovely ponies! Sometimes, we're not happy with our mane color or our style. Maybe you made a mistake with potions and shifted your color a hue that no longer pleases you. You're invited to relax and sit on the chair, review a magazine of the styles you'd like to have as we work on self care and re-designing the new you! (This is for those who don't have a pony OC and would like to have one! OR people with old pony OCs who desperately want advice on a re-design. Feel free to reply below to express what you'd like, art references, aesthetics, etc. Pony types Earth Ponies - no wings, no horn, very creative way for finding ways to make these things happen regardless! Think of Pinkie Pie! Pegasus - Capable of flight. Sitting on clouds but that is also optional. Some personalities might not even like that despite being Pegasi Unicorn - Capable of magic -- or perhaps struggling with it. Regardless of whatever kind of pony you have -- remember that personality is what makes the pony and not vice verse. We tend to be more than just our physical bodies, so if this is your first time creating an OC -- I would recommend thinking of the personality first and then considering how her (or his) design might reflect this in their expressive ways! But that's not obligated. My own OC was created with me just mixing all of my favorite colors into one giant splat of a mix and going "yep, this is fine." Hahaha but she's come along over the time. So I guess my point is, there's no WRONG way to do this. Just mainly guidelines and suggestions. In the end, it's all about you and what you feel properly expresses you! So feel free to step into Silky's Beauty Spa for a new OC or a new re-design. Cutie Marks -- my absolute FAVORITE thing for discussion and art concepts. Hair Designs - Feel free to post any references or ideas from ponies/people you're inspired by. Literally, anything that sparks your creativity is encouraged to add here for discussion of your new lovely 'sona or casual RP pony. This thread was in the making for quite a while but I kept postponing due to real life matters. But that's not excuse to keep you waiting! So, I'm making the thread so long as you're patient and understand I may not be as active as I'd like to be but I will get back to it as soon as I can <3 Please be patient with me. This thread will be RP based as well as OOC for social interaction to inspire art as well as creativity.

Draw my OC and I will draw yours. The more expressive, the better! And I'll add equal effort to your OC as well. <3 My OC: .