Celestia/Luna! (Arylett's Art Thread)

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Simple and to the point. This is where I post my art. Enjoy it.

Number 1:

A commission I did for someone on Deviantart. This is a crossover with Dark Souls. I haven't played those games, by the way. I just drew the thing:

[Kivil 1,721]

It looks like something that would go on the Equestria Map! Very nice!

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

It looks like something that would go on the Equestria Map! Very nice!

Thank you! That style was quite interesting to experiment with - I'm glad you like it!

 

Here is a work-in-progress; a finalized sketch that only needs coloring of my new ponysona, Amulet Crest:

 

 

Also, have an OC. Courtesy of a commission. Just want to point out, none of my stuff is vectors. All hand-drawn. Doesn't belong to me, I just drew the thing from a written description: 

 

[JonasDarkmane 19,788]

Those look awesome . Good job on these . 

[Littlecandylulu903 415]

That's some mighty fine lookin' artwork there

 

Nice job, it's artists like you that make me feel the need to improve myself XD

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Those look awesome . Good job on these .

 

Thank you!  

 

That's some mighty fine lookin' artwork there

 

Nice job, it's artists like you that make me feel the need to improve myself XD

I feel the same way about many other artists as well.

 

Thank you!

[CheeryFox 23,822]

Those look real nice, mate. 

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Those look real nice, mate. 

I'm pleased you think so.

 

Here's another commission. Pretty old one:

 

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Hey, I still exist. And here's more commission stuff:

 

 

[JonasDarkmane 19,788]

Hey, I still exist. And here's more commission stuff:

 

 

I really like that OC . 

 

The image with the sword is also really cool 

 

Good job

[Guest]

You are so talented... that artwork is just beautiful

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Thanks, you guys! I really am quite flattered.

 

I'm working on a Discord commission piece right now. So if you guys liked the last Discord, there will be more of him to come.

 

And now, another commission:

 

[DND 2,355]

Wow, your vector work is very nice~ And that Discord/Eris commission is abosolutely lovely.

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Wow, your vector work is very nice~ And that Discord/Eris commission is abosolutely lovely.

As I've said before:

 

Just want to point out, none of my stuff is vectors.

 

It can be a very confusing point. But I hand-draw all of the lines myself. People often can't tell the difference.

 

Thank you though! 

[Flow 1,629]

In case you didn't know, Arylett's the one that did the current design of my OC of the same name, many thanks for that part.

[DND 2,355]

As I've said before:

 

 

It can be a very confusing point. But I hand-draw all of the lines myself. People often can't tell the difference.

 

Thank you though! 

 

Oh, I'm sorry. ^^' I missed a crucial detail, it seems. I hope my assumption didn't upset you too much at first.

Edited June 24, 2015 by IncognitoKiwoy

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Oh, I'm sorry. ^^' I missed a crucial detail, it seems. I hope my assumption didn't upset you too much at first.

Nah. Happens all the time. Don't feel bad about it. 

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

There are two things I have time to draw.

 

Things people pay me to do, and things that indulge in my overwhelming need to have a good representation of myself.

 

This one goes in the latter.

 

This is my new MLPsona. Not a pony, but a Diamond Dog with a very tweaked design. I have very strong feelings about this piece, you can read about them in the spoiler bellow it, copypasted from my DA. She's known as Anatase, by the way, and I'll be elaborating on some backstory and all that later somewhere else:

 

 

 

 

Any depiction of myself is ridiculously important to me. It doesn't matter if it's for MLP or Pokemon or my own original projects. I work hard to ensure I get the best depiction possible. Sometimes I focus too much on the negative and uglify things more than I should, so I have to try to balance that out with positive. But at the same time, I don't want to merely show in a 'sona what I want to be, but who I am. I'd honestly rather she have red eyes or some more interesting color rather than brown, and I was truly tempted to go through with it. My streak lately has been on stylizing and prettifying the bumps in my appearance. (Mostly my hair, which has gradually gotten less curly in my depiction and now depicts me with bangs I don't actually have in real life and would likely find a pain in the ass) Not just because I dislike them, but because it's sometimes necessary for my sanity in creating the art. Simplifying things like hairstyle to make it easier to draw is just as much of a concern. Not only that, but I don't want to prefer the appearance of any other character and come to prefer the too much to represent me. I tend to be extremely fickle in that regard. Something has to be pretty enough to represent me as well, and I won't accept things bellow a certain very unpredictable level of aesthetics.

 

So a balance must be achieved. Between depicting myself as I am physically, and depicting beauty that is easier for me to draw and something I want to attach myself to. One thing I'll probably never try to go as far as is to remove the color of my hair and eyes. These traits are recognizable, and whilst I think they're so plain and ordinary, they stand out in a sea of people trying to be special with crazy colors. Also, it matches the color scheme a lot better.

Why a Diamond Dog anyway though?

 

At first, I tried redrawing yet another redesign of my ponysona. I liked it at first, but then... something felt wrong. I've drawn so many ponies over the years and it just seemed... like even though I think ponies are really pretty, my appearance could not be applied to one properly to both appeal to my beauty and be semi-accurate. I struggled with a lot of thoughts of color schemes, accessories, and most of all, hair-style. Whilst I like ponies in accessories, they honestly look better with very few. However, distinguishing me requires several accessories that are red, as I was not willing to make the main body red so as not to kill my eyes.

 

So I went somewhere completely different. I thought about other species in Equestria that might fit me, and this was the best I could get to. A bit flimsy due to the fact that they've only been depicted in one episode as a bunch of Diamond-stealing rogues and ruffians, but the concept was sound enough. A canine-like creature with gigantic pawlike hands and a penchant for the crystalline and jewels. I have identified with canines a lot over the years and haven't quite shaken that yet, and also think they're more fitting than an equine (even an extremely stylized cartoon equine) after doing some re-thinking.  And I have a penchant and flare for crystals and gems. Also, the large hands fit me as I am very VERY hand-oriented, and I could not imagine life with the hooves of a pony, to be honest. I love being a biped with hands. It seems like unicorn magic just wouldn't be the same as the sensation and fine control of a pen in my hand to do my art.

 

Also, Diamond Dogs wear clothes and accessories by default. Also very fitting.

 

Of course, I had to do some... guesswork and modification to make a Diamond Dog fit my specifications of beauty whilst keeping the design looking like it would reasonably be fitting of a female. In case you're unsatisfied with that though, she comes from a different clan of dogs than the Diamond Dogs, so some differences in their appearances make sense.

 

And the design is symbolic of how I feel in the brony community. Just kind of like I'm a part of it, but I'm still pretty damn different from a lot of others I see. I'm not a pony at heart, and I don't feel like I'm a huge fan of the show, but I'm still here, making this art, and caring about what's going on in the community and show. The ponies keep drawing me back in, even though I'm essentially a different species, and I guess that's because there's just something about them I can't resist. It's perfect.

 

Overall, I have unintentionally hit a cord with this design. A very strongly resonating cord. Unlike any ponsona I've ever had or even the Valstaens I've tried to design, something about this feels... correct. It feels right. I think part of the reason is because this style and this particular design reminds me of one of my most played and cherished games, Final Fantasy IX. It fits its aesthetic very well.

 

I hit all the right marks and created something that will be easy to redraw whilst still appealing to me immensely.

 

I've got one more thing in my bag here, Just finished. This is my fiance's MLPsona, designed mostly by me with little input. It is a new type of creature, a chamrosh. A dog-bird hybrid similar to a griffon. (Note: Some liberties taken from the myth due to personal preference) Enjoy, as I quite like him:

 

[Klopp 2,050]

Hello me!

 

I was surprised when she drew that for me, as I had just come home from a long shift at work. She just designed it and drew it all without any warning, but what a nice surprise it was!

 

I love it, and it suits me perfectly. Though a pegasus is somewhat fitting, all the ponies are just a bit too different from my own personal tastes, but this amazing guy hits all the good spots!

 

Thanks a billion, Arylett!

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

Glad you like it, Luni!

 

Now a thing I did during the outage. It is a slight redesign of Moondancer, who I thought was a great character with wasted design potential:

 

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,162]

Glad you like it, Luni!

 

Now a thing I did during the outage. It is a slight redesign of Moondancer, who I thought was a great character with wasted design potential:

 

 

This is beautifully done! I can see this as a definite improvement over the show version.

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

@, 

 

Thank you! I am glad you agree with me.

 

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Now here is the reason why I haven't posted in here for a long time. This took two months, this crazy commission. It's a fanfic cover:

 

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,162]

Nicely done! I can see why it took a while to make that. The detail is impressive!

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

Simple and to the point. This is where I post my art. Enjoy it.

 

Number 1:

 

A commission I did for someone on Deviantart. This is a crossover with Dark Souls. I haven't played those games, by the way. I just drew the thing:

 

Wow this is good. How long did it take you?

[sleepypony 180]

wow these are all very very beautiful, makes me want to shoot for the stars and get better with my drawings. I love how these are all hand drawn as well, you have an amazing talent. what do you use for colors?