SomeGuyCamping

Lol, about that, actually. I made the background of the ruined house mostly in MS paint, and the Crayon tool was my go-to because it covered the most area and made some good worn-looking textures. I made a singular tree by starting with brown, then modifying the color to a different shade and layering to give it a bark texture, then added the leaves using the same method with green to make them look like conifers or pine trees. I then used the copy and paste tool to copy the tree, changing height and width as needed to give variation. This all got it start because I wanted to make a simple ref for a commission, but as I went on with the project, I got more confident in my own art skills and imported the background into Krita, then drew everything else like the pony, her armor, gun, and everything else. And because I refuse to stop tinkering with this picture, I've added more details since my last post. Here's my latest version. Given her a helmet camera as a callback to the fact that she's supposed to be a reporter. I also made the word 'PRESS' more legible on the side of her armor.

After some honest critique from one of my close friends, my OC is now no longer crosseyed and the leg looks better. The first picture is the old one for comparison. (Edited 8/14/23, uploaded the wrong version of my edits which left out some details on the crate) Made another few edits where I changed up her ears, lowered her horn down, and changed her helmet.

Hello, saw there was a forum area for posting art, and I made my own cover art for a MLP:FiM story inspired by post-apocalyptic games set in Eastern Europe like S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Escape from Tarkov. It's also in a slightly alternate universe from the show, mostly to fit the OC country of Starcove into the world. The premise is that a mare named Emerald Speaker returns to her home country of Starcove, which is sandwiched between Equestria and Griffonia for the most part until you reach the coast. Starcove is home to Wolf-like ponies that come in regular, unicorn, and pegasi variants, though the Pegasi have large griffon-like wings to help fly their heavier bodies, as Starcove ponies are a little bigger than normal ponies (but on average are smaller than Big Macintosh), and unicorns are the rarest of the three Starcove-pony variants. Emerald is returning to her birth country to do some work for a news station she works for in Equestria. This takes place 30-40 years after the end of FiM, so Twilight has been on the throne for decades at this point, and the whole world has experienced a technological renaissance by this point (which is why firearms are now a thing in the setting). Anyways, she and her news crew end up trapped inside the borders of Starcove in the middle of a civil war/coup, and are separated. Emerald is loyal to her friends, and will not leave until she rescues them, so also taking some inspiration from Far Cry 3. The artwork itself started its life in Microsoft Paint as I was trying to make a simple reference picture for someone I wanted to commission, but it spiraled out of control from there, lol. Eventually I imported the MS Paint drawing into Krita, and added shadows, and eventually drew the main character. I hope you have a good day and maybe are inspired by this newbie artist's pretty rough work made with love

I no longer need a commission

The boss came into work today and just stuck around and lingered FOREVER unlike usual where he's gone in around 30 minutes. Completely killed the friendly and jovial mood that my manager and I have where we spend the workday talking as we work to make the day run faster. We both dislike when the boss visits because he's always talking about politics and conspiracy theories that none of us care about. I usually just put my earbuds in and crank up the volume or intentionally start using the loud machinery. (I work at a cabinet shop. Air-powered sanders are really good noisemakers)

I was playing video games. Battlebit is amazing, and exactly the type of stuff I miss from the old Battlefied games.

I'm thinking about story ideas or how to improve my own writing, as well as the looming stress of buying my own single-wide trailer soon.

Hello, I'm new here. I'm feeling pretty good because I just had a shower after a long day at work. Trying to destress with some computer time.

Hello, I'm new to this site because I needed a commission done for some story cover art for a fanfic I'm working on. I noticed your work looked good and was reasonably priced. I'm a bit tech-illiterate so I hope I'm ordering this correctly, but I would like to commission a Full-body pony and detailed background. 35 + 25 = 60 in total if I'm adding it up right. I'm working on a fanfic that combines My Little Pony with Eastern European settings like S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Metro 2033, and Escape From Tarkov. What I need: Character mostly facing the viewers of the title, or a slight side-profile similar to the pose of the attached reference art as she runs with bullets whizzing past her. She has a determined/fierce expression on her face The background is vaguely post-apocalyptic. No fire or radiation. Just ruined buildings or inside of a run-down factory or warehouse, whichever is more convenient on you. She's dressed in a bulletproof blue Press vest and helmet since she was a reporter going into a warzone. Her having weapons is optional, but I would prefer her to have at least an AK-style weapon strapped to her similar to the ref. (I actually drew the gun, grenade, and helmet in MS paint over an AI generated piece of art I was using as concept art, but for the actual cover I wanted to commission an actual artist so I can support them rather than let an AI do their work) Character is a half wolf-pony, half Equestrian, so her muzzle is a little shorter and more Equestrian-like than the ref. She's also a unicorn, and her fur is charcoal grey. She has a black mane and tail with green eyes. Cutie mark is a microphone or news camera, whichever is more convenient to you. Most importantly, though, is the title. Could it be centered close to the top? The title is 'Escape from Starcove' And could it be in bold font, preferably underlined if possible. Backstory: Emerald Speaker was born in the country of Starcove, which is home to Wolf-like pony variants. It's located between Equestrian and Griffon lands. At a young age (around 5) she and her single mother immigrated to Equestria so Emerald could have a chance at a better education. Early on in life, Emerald knew she wanted to be a journalist or news reporter, and earned her cutie mark working for the school paper. Years later, well into Princess Twilight's rule of Equestria and after a technological boom allowing things like TVs, Emerald traveled the world as part of the Equestria Broadcasting Station to report the news, eventually ending up back in her birth country on the eve of a civil war. Trapped inside her home country, this reporter has to use her quick wits and willingness to learn new things in order to survive the chaos of a breakdown in the society of her home country and eventually rescue the rest of her news crew before escaping.