mega thread Why did you choose your avatar/profile pic?

[gamecubeguy214 2,512]

I chose this one because I think the first few active frames on PAC-MAN's back air look like it would make for a good avatar.

[Appley Hooves 136]

Cuz AJ's always been my fave horse, plus I got sick of seeing my OC every time I logged in. Kept reminding me of all the failed commissions I had with it xD

[Thuja 3,658]

​I love Thane and I liked the colouring of this particular icon.  I found this on tumblr, I've been wondering if I should change it or not.  I don't know, I'll find a new one eventually.

[~Sassy Dashie~ 712]

I chose mine because I am absolutely IN LOVE with Chris Cerulli, not to be dramatic but I s2g I would die for this man haha

[Sphinx-Ara 3,550]

Gatomon is my favorite 2nd Gen Digimon and this gif was just too cute not to use ^^

[Ruddboy Olaf 10,628]

It's one of my favorite avatars that I've ever used. I just painted a Santa hat on the original drawing, cause Christmas.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Lord Magnus

[Color Song 65]

Hi! I'm new!

I chose this as my first avatar because while I'm working on creating my OC (and getting a shop up and running here!) I thought I'd post how I feel about relating to the mane6. When I first started watching I swore up and down that I was most like Rarity, but it turns out really the only thing I have in common with her is that I have an eye for detail, I'm an artist, and I love sparkly things. Otherwise, my friends were able to convince me that I am actually most like Twilight Sparkle. It makes me feel strange, thinking of myself as relating most to the "main character" and now a princess no less...*shrug* But yeah, so this is something I found on Google when searching for alternative pony takes, haha, it was a pony swap, and I thought it was perfect.

Soon, it'll be my OC and then I'll repost.

[Megalomaniac 100]

Because Discord is le cool and le edgy and I actually like wearing sunglasses in real life.

[trademark2 485]

I wanted a picture that would make people somewhat uncomfortable, and draw the eye

[Zachary 5,521]

It is my Favorite Episode of MLP and my Favorite Pony wearing a Shadow spade Costume so I will use it as my Avatar.

[The_Gobo 36,257]

Because I threw it together for 2017.
It's one of many I use.
And they're all slimes.

[Color Song 65]

New response since I updated it. This is my OC ponysona: Color Song.

I am an artist who is working on a scientific way to help the blind experience color and the deaf to experience sound through a form of classical conditioning a la Pavlov and his bells, so the cutie mark is  heart shaped to symbolize the service to others, the heart is a palette because of the art (particularly painting), the palette is white to symbolize a blank canvas or sheet of paper, and each music note is imbued with one of the hues I use in my work. I tried to get a whole octave in there. It's a bit busy, admittedly, but I think it worked.

Her hair is supposed to look like paint splotches in her hair (and I think in the backstory other ponies in ponyville won't be sure if she actually has paint in her hair, or if it's just the coloration of it, and no one will ask). Not sure if it worked, but that was the goal and since there isn't a precedent to go off of in the show, I sort of had to wing it. She's at least partially a crystal pony (cuz I think they're fabulous) and I haven't decided if she's a full blooded crystal pony who left the Crystal Empire to come to Ponyville because she got distracted whenever the town would crystalize and she couldn't see what she was painting, or if she's a half-blood with a crystal parent and a standard pony parent....anyway....The apron presented a special challenge. I wanted it to be believable, but thought it would slide off when she moved unless she magicked it onto herself constantly, but since her energy would be better spent working on her creations, I secured it with a neck loop, sort of like a human's apron. Hair is held back by a headband because I nearly always wear one and the hair is kind of unkempt: no matter how hard I try, my hair is never perfect, and it's kind of crazy long because my hair is 36" long and if I could grow it out to my feet I probably would, lol. I based her eye colors on my own- blue, green, and gold.

 

Here's the full picture. I painted it on a 16 X 20 piece of canvas with acrylic.


A close up of the cutie mark:


Voila! now to get more OC's under my belt so I can see if I shall open a shop here. <3

Thanks, everypony for reading this! <3

Edited December 31, 2016 by Color Song

[The_Gobo 36,257]

My immediate thought was that you'd give Tree Hugger a run for her money,
but it's actually quite nice, which is odd for an almost entirely white pony.
Neat design, cool to consider how the brushes would be stored too

[Color Song 65]

My immediate thought was that you'd give Tree Hugger a run for her money,

but it's actually quite nice, which is odd for an almost entirely white pony.

Neat design, cool to consider how the brushes would be stored too

Hahaha right!? It's SO busy, but it's also very much me. My work is pretty complex and I dress rather loudly too, so I guess it works, haha. For other's OCs I'd make them the way they wanted them: typically- more toned-down.

 

I really liked the idea of the brushes too, I'm glad you do as well. Thank you so much for your input!

Edited December 31, 2016 by Color Song

[Ruddboy Olaf 10,628]

I discovered your boy, Guzma a couple of days ago. Now, he's one of my favorite memes.

[The_Gobo 36,257]

Hahaha right!? It's SO busy, but it's also very much me. My work is pretty complex and I dress rather loudly too, so I guess it works, haha. For other's OCs I'd make them the way they wanted them: typically- more toned-down.

 

I really liked the idea of the brushes too, I'm glad you do as well. Thank you so much for your input!

 

I guess one could call it 'busy' though I think that's a tad on the negative side

If that's your art style though, it seems to me that it'd be better to portray how you make the art than strictly adhering to the whims of those who might not know how  you work.

Still, admirable to put the effort into making something people will enjoy

 

Even consider drawing a slime? :3

Edited December 31, 2016 by The_Gobo

[PinkiePie97 913]

Apart from a few temporary changes, I've been using the same avatar since I started using social media in 2014. I'm tired of it, so I decided to make a more permanent change. One of my favorite shows right now is The Loud House and my favorite character would probably be Leni, so I changed it to her. I still love MLP and maybe I'll use a pony avatar again someday, but I wanted something else for a change.

[twiia 1,842]

 

 

 

I'm a WSD fan, I like all versions of it. I was getting sick of my current avatar on another forum so I drew this. I was getting sick of my avatar on this forum and was too lazy to make another one

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

Cus I am a buggy pone with an attitude! Nah just a bug pone who ate far too many chilli's and drooled everywhere and screamed in pain  :-P 
But nah it's cus of the nature of my OC's background that he is like that in my profile pic 

[brae69 22]

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Edited September 24, 2017 by brae69

[PacificGreen 1,163]

Because Tamatoa is SHINY (and super glam)!

 

Edited January 1, 2017 by PacificGreen

[The_Gobo 36,257]

I made have to go see this movie now o3o

[Sweet Pen 1,348]

Because it's a awesome redraw by Jixwine.

 

Here's the full image:

 

 

EDIT: It's my character, Sweet Pen.

Edited January 2, 2017 by Sweet Pen

[The_Gobo 36,257]

Batpwn.
Cool drawing, but batpwn is the scare.

/stops talking like that.

[Sweet Pen 1,348]

Batpwn.

Cool drawing, but batpwn is the scare.

/stops talking like that.

 

Lol, she ain't a bat pony, she's a vampony.