G5 horse art style may have been revealed

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

1 minute ago, The Wife of Hawks said:

@ShadOBabe

As long as they don’t go back to that style, things should be okay 

I think it’s the small eyes in relation to the face that’s getting me...

Granted, FiM eyes were freaking HUGE, but this seems a bit like a step too far in the other direction.

[Sparklefan1234 170,713]

6 minutes ago, ShadOBabe said:

 

 

I was wrong, it wasn't Thomas. Those ponies are what the Scootaloo looking "Gen 5" pony reminded me of. 

 

 

[Usager 433]

kinda generic looking imo

[Megas 27,628]

1 hour ago, The Wife of Hawks said:

I hope this isn’t the official style. It’s too cutesy.

Dude this is My Little Pony. What are you expecting?

[Steve Piranha 29,424]

On 2021-02-22 at 5:02 PM, ShadOBabe said:

 

I’m hoping it’s just because it’s the merch that they look so dead-eyed. Old FiM merch looked really blank-faced too.

 

You have a point:

and let’s not forget our first look at pastel humans 

 

And shortly after: this monstrosity 

[Patty Thundersnow 4,163]

I like it. It's different, but not significantly different. THat's the point of having a different art styling, to make the generations of MLP distinct from each other.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,478]

The cutesyness of it is totally fine with me. Even so, am I the only feeling they are trying to double down on the whole "it's for girls" thing with this look? It's sorta screaming that according to my vision balls.

[Northern Star 1,024]

The faces...look too much like not horses, too human head like to me?

Also why all dead ahead views, no side views?

[Tom Gallagher 33,588]

IMPORTANT!!!

The merch has now been removed from the MLP search on the website.  Either it wasn’t meant to be seen yet or it could be confirmation that it is definitely not going to be the design. 

[Landi 600]

I kind of have a mixed opinion on this. These designs are cute, but they also are a bit strange. It's hard to pinpoint the exact reason they do feel strange, but I think that overall the designs seem a bit lifeless. Plus, the faces just look a bit off too me (specifically the eyes and the nose). I would say this definitely isn't g4 quality.

That being said, I do still find the designs decently cute. I like the color scheme of the unicorn, and the pegasus has a pretty neat design overall. But again, I have to nitpick the art style a bit here. Both the horn and the wings are different from the ponies' coat color, and they look rather odd. So my overall thoughts stand are that the style isn't the worst out there by any means, but it isn't my favorite. But, who knows, maybe as more images come out, my thoughts on this somewhat wacky style will change.

[Neoeryn 196]

19 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

 

I do agree they have minor uncanny valley elements there. But I think because they all have the same expressions. Understandable, other than this (and assuming they are indeed the main characters), there’s no other officially shown image of any of them so far.

 

bu the way, the middle pony seems to be the same one from the recently seen animatic

If you don't mind me asking, where is this animatic? I've been hearing about it but can't find it anywhere. The animatic style looks super cute too!

[Crunchypuff 152]

47 minutes ago, Neoeryn said:

If you don't mind me asking, where is this animatic? I've been hearing about it but can't find it anywhere. The animatic style looks super cute too!

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2021/01/mystery-animatic-appears-from-former.html?m=1

Right here!

[Tao 7,756]

I'd give it a try,  the designs do look interesting if anything.  

[Steve Piranha 29,424]

7 hours ago, TheGleaner said:

The faces...look too much like not horses, too human head like to me?

Also why all dead ahead views, no side views?

G4 horses looked closer to humans than these horses tho 

[Stardust 641]

Kinda cute I guess but the expressions r too samey kinda wonky and it all feels a lil too pink. Plus the eyes r like idk every girls doll toy look. They coulda varied the eyes and that a bit more. Still looks interesting I suppose.

On 2021-02-22 at 8:39 PM, Steve Piranha said:

Is it just me or that apple jack looks kinda derpy lol

[ProfVenturer 94]

On 2021-02-22 at 1:31 PM, Sparklefan1234 said:

They're giving me "Thomas the Tank Engine" feelings for some reason. 

Speaking of, did you know about the new reboot?

[Northern Star 1,024]

16 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

G4 horses looked closer to humans than these horses tho 

I'd argue that point if you wish...to me the cheeks are too fat and round to be "horse like" where as G4 they were kinda "streamlined" into the nose, like a snout.

[Rushing cash 836]

If it is the new design, than it definitely has potential, I personally find it pretty good. As was already pointed out some aspects could use an improvement, but it might look better in the movie\series than on merch.  

[Pentium100 2,122]

G4 ponies looked weird from the front (pony looking directly at "camera"), this does not look as weird. I wonder how they look from the side.

[Rushing cash 836]

15 hours ago, Pentium100 said:

G4 ponies looked weird from the front (pony looking directly at "camera"), this does not look as weird. I wonder how they look from the side.

The drawings just under the pillow are from the side, and overall looks a bit better.

 

[Steve Piranha 29,424]

7 hours ago, TheGleaner said:

I'd argue that point if you wish...to me the cheeks are too fat and round to be "horse like" where as G4 they were kinda "streamlined" into the nose, like a snout.

Possibly, but my statement was because it reminded me of the fact that teddy bears used to have faces closer to real bears. Then, their faces were rounded, and snouts shorten. Maybe they went with that principle with G4 horses

[Castle Bleck 19,361]

Too close to G3 territory, for me.

[Cirrus. 1,089]

If this is the official art style for G5, It's better than MLP's earlier art styles, but it doesn't really stand out or interest me. I'll give G5 look, like I did with Pony Life- which I ended up not caring for after giving it a fair shot.

 

On 2021-02-23 at 1:49 AM, Kyoshi said:

The cutesyness of it is totally fine with me. Even so, am I the only feeling they are trying to double down on the whole "it's for girls" thing with this look? It's sorta screaming that according to my vision balls.

I got this vibe EXACTLY.

Judging from the art style, It also seems like their ages are probably somewhere between the CMC and the Mane 6. 

 

I was 25 back in 2013 when I first found G4 MLP. It had to REALLY be good to keep my interest at that age, with me starting in the negative, remembering seeing reruns of the old one as a kid. The funniest thing is that I had just finished Breaking Bad and loved that show- but almost missed out on it because I thought the idea of a chemistry teacher deciding to make drugs sounded like a terrible and stupid idea for a show. I dropped the "judging a book by its cover" method when it comes to dismissing shows after that. I started really noticing things about a new MLP. I decided to give it a chance and now MLP:FIM is really my favorite cartoon show. However I ended up liking it for specific reasons.

• Flash animated (and very well done) I've animated a little in flash in school and was surprised how dynamic and "UN- SOUTHPARKY" the animation was.
• Good writing. It wasn't brain melting, stupid, or specifically girly at all for the most part. (I also at first kind of thought Celestia was kind a troll in her methods)
• Great voice acting.
• The Mane 6 were YOUNG ADULTS and working age? I found this point particularly interesting when I noticed after the first few episodes.
• Later on the whole fandom and cast/crew involvement.
• DISCORD

SOO if this new generation doesn't have most of these above points, or ends up being heavily invested in the middle/high school scene, then I'll probably not be watching.

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2021 by Cirrus.

[Pentium100 2,122]

5 hours ago, Rushing cash said:

The drawings just under the pillow are from the side, and overall looks a bit better. Here is a close up(possible spoiler names are mentioned, so beware):

I'll probably never understand the fuss about spoilers. Anyway, they look OK, if that's the G5 art style, then I'm OK with it.

[TBD 17,254]

Alright I give in... After looking at them for a while back and forth, the G5 design are pretty adorable