Let's Fix This Blank Flank

[Tealeaf 126]

Hey guys c: I'm looking for some suggestions to help wrap up my character's general design. I've got a pretty crude sketch going at the moment, but I want to see if anyone has any suggestions for the type of potion bottle I'll be putting in her cutiemark. I also wouldn't at all mind i anybody had any accessory suggestions.

 

Misty Tealeaf is a nomadic pony who's special talent involves the creation of potions. A little bit of a gypsy, she travels about Equestria in a mobile wagon/shop in order to gather new ingredients for her work. Her father was a draft pony, a ranger of sorts, and her mother was a much more streamlined breed. This has left M. with a very short frame and feathering over her hooves. Her mane isn't actually very short, but she keeps it up with the use of silver clips that were given to her by her mother (also found at the base of her tail). She's very sentimental about them and rarely removes them unless she thinks that they could be damaged. Also, in terms of appearance, her magic is white and she has a soft dappling of white freckles across her face and along her shoulders/flank.

 

As you can see, I've got most of her details figured out already. I just wanna cover all my bases and see what fun ideas you guys may have.

 

For color reference, artwork by me:

 

 

 

The WIP (work in progress) image of her fullbody is here, artwork by me:

 

 

 

[Dust and Memories 557]

You could use a stoppered flask, an Erlenmeyer flask, or a retort with a tea bag hanging out of it as if said bottle/flask/piece of laboratory equipment was a teacup.

 

What might be interesting, to go with her color scheme, would be tinting the potion bottle slightly blue instead of using a simple white or a transparency-ish design, while the tea bag could be a slightly darker green than her coat (to stand out) with a beige/off-white string. Three colors, so it fits with the Show-Compliant Cutie Marks rule.

 

But that's just my two cents.

[Tealeaf 126]

You could use a stoppered flask, an Erlenmeyer flask, or a retort with a tea bag hanging out of it as if said bottle/flask/piece of laboratory equipment was a teacup.

 

What might be interesting, to go with her color scheme, would be tinting the potion bottle slightly blue instead of using a simple white or a transparency-ish design, while the tea bag could be a slightly darker green than her coat (to stand out) with a beige/off-white string. Three colors, so it fits with the Show-Compliant Cutie Marks rule.

 

But that's just my two cents.

 

Those are some really nice ideas c: I don't intend to use too many colors in the concept. That's a rule I've always found pretty important so I never go past 3 or 4 in a cutiemark design. I'm considering a more unique bottle shape, though. Something a bit more fantasy-based.

[Fhaolan 4,483]

As odd, alternative suggestions, how about a steaming cauldron... or better yet an old-fashioned tea strainer. Those can have a vaguely alchemistry look to them.

[Tealeaf 126]

As odd, alternative suggestions, how about a steaming cauldron... or better yet an old-fashioned tea strainer. Those can have a vaguely alchemistry look to them.

 

Very true! I'll definitely experiment around with it c:

I whipped this together, but I really would appreciate some opinions. I sometimes have a habit of making these markings too complex

 

 

 

 

 

Or I can simplify it like this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 24, 2016 by Tealeaf

[Stardust* 3,302]

Those are both super cute! I like the one with green a bit more than with the light blue. 

 

My thought was a beaker with a swizzle stick. Or possibly a small cauldron. 

 

 

Also, for accessories! I'm partial to the three studs going up the ear. I think she would look absolutely adorable with one ear like that. 

[Tealeaf 126]

Those are both super cute! I like the one with green a bit more than with the light blue. 

 

My thought was a beaker with a swizzle stick. Or possibly a small cauldron. 

 

 

Also, for accessories! I'm partial to the three studs going up the ear. I think she would look absolutely adorable with one ear like that. 

 

I'm admittedly biased towards potion bottles/vials. Cauldrons are great, but I don't think they're gentle enough to suit her.

 

I also tried one out without the blue at all, which looks like this. It's something a friend of mine suggested, although I don't know how I feel about it quite yet.

 

 

 

[Stardust* 3,302]

@@Tealeaf, 

 

I like the green!  

 

Maybe to a tad bit smaller vials and have one green and one blue! 

[Tealeaf 126]

@@Tealeaf, 

 

I like the green!

 

Maybe to a tad bit smaller vials and have one green and one blue! 

 

It was never actually blue lol That was because I put a blue screen over it, with an opacity of 70 percent. With the white at 100%, I can still add in blue at 50 percent, which might look nicer? It definitely cuts back on the sheet number of colors in the design. Or I could just alter the color behind it all just a smidge to put in some variance. 

 

Looks likeeee this.

 

 

 

 

Look better now after some adjustment?

[Stardust* 3,302]

It was never actually blue lol That was because I put a blue screen over it, with an opacity of 70 percent. With the white at 100%, I can still add in blue at 50 percent, which might look nicer? It definitely cuts back on the sheet number of colors in the design. Or I could just alter the color behind it all just a smidge to put in some variance. 

 

Looks likeeee this.

 

Nomad Potion Pony.png

 

 

Look better now after some adjustment?

Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished product! 

[Tealeaf 126]

Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished product! 

 

Thanks a bunch for your feedback! It's helped a lot c: now I just need to make some small adjustments and finish the lineart and so forth. I've got someone who's going to make a show style image for me that I'll be using in her official reference sheet later on. Very exciting!