Under the rain, they can't see you cry.

[Bugplayer 720]

Hi everyone, Bugplayer here!

 

Oh gosh, where do I start...

 

It was supposed to be a much more simple concept at the beginning, but I couldn't resist to try unusual techniques to draw.

 

Especially on her hair, which turned out pretty good if you ask me, I tried the smudge tool to mix color together to make her hair more textured and life-like.

 

Aand also I used various overlays for the water on her face.

 

 

But I'm reeeaally satisfied with the result. It's not my type to draw sad ponies   but I find the concept pretty interesting.

 

Anyways, here it is!

 

 

Source: http://bugplayer.deviantart.com/art/Under-the-rain-they-can-t-see-you-cry-416952546

 

I think there's a few thing that I should tweak here and there, but I find the overall piece really satisfying, and somewhat depressing... Hmpf ^.^

 

Tell me what you think about! 

Edited December 2, 2013 by Bugplayer

[SleeplessSketch 504]

I REALLY like this, it's an excellent painting. Using the smudge tool was a good call to make for the hair. I also enjoy the water streak affects on Pinkie, it forces your eye to travel along the painting as you see the whole composition.

 

Keep up the good work, you're doing fantastic o u o, look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

That is a really awesome painting, and very emotional too!

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

Gods, that is amazing. Absolutely beautiful. When I saw it I couldn't decide whether I wanted to cry along with her or smile at how good it looked.

[dedacct6 2,591]

Wow, dude that's great. As usual I love your work

[Silverwisp the Bard 2,353]

Nice work, love the rain and the shadework on the mane.

 

-the outlines on Pinkie look a bit too clean for the amount of detail/shading present

-The eye seems too stretch abit too far in the horizontal

-Where is the light reflecting in her eye coming from?

-The rim of the lanterns should arch up, since its taller than Pinkie

[Harmonic Revelations 8,835]

Very beautiful work. It definitely conveys the sadness very very well. The way you did the rain looks quite beautiful. 

[Planty 1,053]

Wow I honestly don't think you could make this any better !

 

I love Pinkie/pinkamena, I think this will go down as one of my top 3 all time fan made pictures!

Wow I honestly don't think you could make this any better !

 

I love Pinkie/pinkamena, I think this will go down as one of my top 3 all time fan made pictures!

[Bugplayer 720]

I REALLY like this, it's an excellent painting. Using the smudge tool was a good call to make for the hair. I also enjoy the water streak affects on Pinkie, it forces your eye to travel along the painting as you see the whole composition.

 

Keep up the good work, you're doing fantastic o u o, look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

 

The smudge tool was so much fun to play with! Didn't know it could make such a wonderful job for a first try 

Should have tweaked the water on her face through, I feel it doesn't react really well on the anatomy of her face....

I'm happy you like it though! ^^

That is a really awesome painting, and very emotional too!

 

Thanks! I think the emotion was my primary objective on this one, and it turned out pretty great!  

Gods, that is amazing. Absolutely beautiful. When I saw it I couldn't decide whether I wanted to cry along with her or smile at how good it looked.

 

Mixed feeling are the best one. I admit, it's a pretty sad picture, but just by how it turned out makes me smile haha, so I'm with you on this one :3

Thanks! 

[Miss_Match 1]

This is so good!   It almost brought me to tears myself. 

[Bugplayer 720]

Sorry for the late reply! I got pretty busy all day.

 

Wow, dude that's great. As usual I love your work

 

Thanks my friend! Haha, hearing ''as usual'' makes me feel like peoples remember me! That's great!

Thanks Pelate! I'm glad to have your support around ^.^ Couldn't be as far as I am right now without great supporters like you 

 

Nice work, love the rain and the shadework on the mane.

 

-the outlines on Pinkie look a bit too clean for the amount of detail/shading present

-The eye seems too stretch abit too far in the horizontal

-Where is the light reflecting in her eye coming from?

-The rim of the lanterns should arch up, since its taller than Pinkie

 

The outlines could use a little more work indeed. It feels pretty empty.

And the light sources are pretty confusing, I totally messed them up x.x She's supposed to be in a street, so lamps are on both sides of the road. But in that case I should have made highlights on the back of her mane as well... That why I say they are messed up haha. And yes, the lamps are way too small, gotta check that in note.

Thanks for the feed back! 

Very beautiful work. It definitely conveys the sadness very very well. The way you did the rain looks quite beautiful. 

 

I'm quite impressed by how simple the rain was to make actually haha! But I'm happy how it turned out :3 

And also... Thanks!

[GabenDash 31]

very well done in my opinion. I didn't think i'd ever like to see a pony sad 

[galaxysquid 2,122]

I very much like this one, Bug.

 

It reminds me of when I walk in the rain. It is very true, under the rain they really can't see you cry.

 

This reminds me of a filly Pinkie Pie. The scene is set very nice, and the emotion goes with it very well. Great job with this one, Bug!

[Bugplayer 720]

Wow I honestly don't think you could make this any better !

 

I love Pinkie/pinkamena, I think this will go down as one of my top 3 all time fan made pictures!

Wow I honestly don't think you could make this any better !

 

I love Pinkie/pinkamena, I think this will go down as one of my top 3 all time fan made pictures!

 

And the feed back as been double!

Sorry... XD

 

Top 3?? Nah, I think you only say that to make me happy... 

Event tho, I feel like there's a few things I should have tweaked, but you learn from your mistakes.

 

Either way, thanks Sundew! 

 

 

This is so good!   It almost brought me to tears myself. 

 

Nooo dont cry! 

Ah, almost... In that case, thanks! ^.^

very well done in my opinion. I didn't think i'd ever like to see a pony sad 

 

Who would want to see one, it's so sad ;_;

But making ponies sad is and will always be a nice concept for some reasons.   

 

I very much like this one, Bug.

 

It reminds me of when I walk in the rain. It is very true, under the rain they really can't see you cry.

 

This reminds me of a filly Pinkie Pie. The scene is set very nice, and the emotion goes with it very well. Great job with this one, Bug!

 

Thanks PrincessOfWub! Glad to have you around

And yes, like I said above, emotions were my priority on this one, sooo hapy how it turned out!

[Sweet Dreams 1,893]

Dat title. You did a great job on this, you should be proud.

[Mlpfan185 1,763]

Something was here. Something was here. Something was here. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by NONAME

[Bugplayer 720]

Dat title. You did a great job on this, you should be proud.

 

I am proud actually ^.^

This is one of my favorite so far. And I love the title so much 

 

I love the shading work, even if the lighting is a bit strange (not a bad thing). Sad pones are fine, the art fills a gap, mostly left alone by the show. I think that is one of the primary purposes of fan art. It is a very nice piece, and the hair came out great!

Thanks! And yes the lighting is a little bit weird. I screwed up the light sources. But I'm still glad how it turned out :3

[lighting flash 207]

That is beautiful. Oh my goodness that is good.

[RapidashWannabe 2]

AMAZING! Seriously, I can't believe you can do this so good.

[Bugplayer 720]

That is beautiful. Oh my goodness that is good.

 

Thanks my friend! ^^

Really proud of the final product as well :3

 

AMAZING! Seriously, I can't believe you can do this so good.

 

I can't believe myself either haha  

It's like when I'm making fancy food. They give good results and I don't know why! 

[Batbrony 16,055]

This is a fantastic Sad Pinkie pic Bugsy, stand out work as usual!  I'm not usually even a big fan of Sad Pinkie, but this pic is just full of emotion and feels and... gosh, it's just beautiful!  Great job as usual my friend! 

[Skylar 1,641]

Wow this is really beautiful, keep up the good work  

[Radiance64 7,053]

Wow, an absolutely gorgeous piece, almost perfect with the way it's shaded and the rain effects. The only thing that really bothers me here though is the eye, looks like if it opened more that it would just take up half her face... otherwise though, just gorgeous.

[Frosty Flurry 173]

those feels though....

Very nice picture I've seen some rrreeeeeeallllllyyyyy talented people on the forums!

Have a derpy as a prize

[Bohtty 1,775]

It was supposed to be a much more simple concept at the beginning, but I couldn't resist to try unusual techniques to draw.

 

Especially on her hair, which turned out pretty good if you ask me, I tried the smudge tool to mix color together to make her hair more textured and life-like.

 

and also I used various overlays for the water on her face.

 

Tell me what you think about! 

I'm not going to bash you for trying unusual techniques, so don't take it that way. Experimentation is the only way to truly improve.

 

That being said, using overlays and effects on one part of the drawing makes that one part awkward. I'd highly recommend not using layer effects until you're a master artist that actually knows what overlay is doing to the art on a technical level. I'd also not recommend using the smudge tool. This is a common trap that many new digital artist fall into. Photoshop is used for multiply things. The main thing it's used for is photo manipulation. As such, 99% of Photoshop's tools are designed for photos, not drawings. I'd highly HIGHLY recommend you stick with just the brush and eraser tool for EVERY part of the drawing.

 

Lastly the texture on the hair, while being good, does not work with the drawing. It is very out of place against Pinkie's skin. If you are going to do that to the hair then I'd recommend doing something similar to the skin otherwise it just looks fabricated.