First pony I've drawn since 2012!

[Chann3l Chas3r 367]

While my skills towards drawing ponies, specifically, have withered over time, they wound up being bolstered by everything else I'd learned in the intervening five years about color theory, shading, proportions, and good posing! I wasn't expecting this to turn out NEARLY as well as it did, to be honest. I guess drawing ponies is kinda like riding a bicycle! Now, may I present:

Dual Core

Dual Core is the creation of @superspyro3000 who let me use him for pony-drawing practice!

I really fell in love with this guy while drawing him, so here's a short Bio:

Dual Core was born with two horns, and eventually developed two cutie marks, on the matching side to each horn. One horn and mark are for an affinity with plants, and the others, an eye for art. Despite having double the horns and technically double the magic, he doesn't have double the power of your typical Unicorn. If he so much as tries to use both horns at once--or, more likely, if he gets startled while using magic and both go off at once--bad things happen. Most of his magical skill boils down to the simple spells, like levitation; it doesn't help that he was born into a small-town community with no real magic users.

Dual Core's creator is currently working on a story on him--you should totally follow him if this character's captured you interest at all!

...Oh, also lemme know what you think about the piece! Can anyone give me some tips or resources for drawing hooves at an angle?

Edited September 26, 2019 by Lagtim3
Spotted a couple coloring errors in the picture, corrected them and re-uploaded.

[SharpWit 2,472]

The horns and tail caught my eyes first, and I immediately thought snail pony 

I now see it's just a more unique design. Well done!

[MangoFoalix 24,898]

Wow, that is actually pretty spectacular. If you may, you could also upload it to Derpibooru

[Chann3l Chas3r 367]

2 hours ago, TheTaZe said:

Wow, that is actually pretty spectacular. If you may, you could also upload it to Derpibooru

Derpibooru? Sorry, I've been out of touch with the fandom for almost five years 

[Misty Shadow 7,078]

Glad you got back into the game, man, your stuff is on fire!

[Splashee 28,537]

That's some great art design there @Lagtim3!
It is super fun to draw a pony design that you like! I have done a few myself for a friend and it is very rewarding!

 

Your over all design choice (not just the character) looks very specific. I can't put it into words. I am thinking napkin design at a coffee place. Mayan South America, modern,... Java (not the programming language).... Seriously I have no good references here! The design is very unique and high quality!

[MangoFoalix 24,898]

5 hours ago, Lagtim3 said:

Derpibooru? Sorry, I've been out of touch with the fandom for almost five years 

https://derpibooru.org/

[Chann3l Chas3r 367]

@Splashee : !!! AaaaaaAAAaAAaAAAA! Thankyou for the kind words! I'll be honest, I totally winged the background but I definitely tapped into something there--'pseudo mayan coffee-shop style' is... really accurate, actually. Way to hit the nail!

[NomadSpellbrush 1,288]

Well welcome back! Looks good for a 7 year hiatus.