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NATG XIV - Day 30
Prompt: Draw a pony graduating / Draw a pony reaching the end of the line.
Time sure does fly, huh?
NATG XIV - Day 29
Prompt: Draw as many previous prompts in a single picture as you can / Draw a pony feeling nostalgic.
Previous prompts: 1 (standing), 5 (mystery/high place), 11 (stars), 15 (another world), 16 (species swap), 17 (scared), 24 (secret)
Gallus and Smolder find a magic box with some strange powers... Meanwhile, Ocellus (who is now a hippogriff) finds some stars, all while being observed by Mistyglow/Polaris (one of the fairy brights/celestial/fancy swirl ponies from G1).
NATG XIV - Day 28
Prompt: Draw a pony rising to the occasion / Draw a pony taking the bull by the horns.
"When there's a mystery that needs solving, there's a detective you should be calling!" Decided to do a neon-style design for this one.
NATG XIV - Day 27
Prompt: Draw a pony feeling drained / Draw a pony in need of a recharge.
Life is hard when you're stuck with a "mother" like Opaline. Good thing she met the Mane Five...
(Decided to try drawing without a reference image for once. This one would take place before "Missing the Mark" or Make Your Mark chapter 4 as a whole.)
NATG XIV - Day 26
Prompt: Draw a pony finding their happy place / Draw a pony clearing their mind.
Kind of a loose interpretation of the first one. Pinkie and Gummy are celebrating something... but what? Or are they doing it just because?
(alternate titles: happy together, party together)
NATG XIV - Day 25
Prompt: Draw a pony choosing the lesser of two evils / Draw a pony rotten to the core.
Featuring Twitch the rabbit from G5.
Silly rabbit! Trix are for kids! (Try our new My Little Pony Trix - with magical marshmallows that turn milk blue!)
NATG XIV - Day 24
Prompt: Draw a pony stumbling on a secret / Draw a pony making a deal under the table.
This one has G2 ponies. What exactly is Secret Tale (the white one) hiding? Only she (and Sundance) know.
NATG XIV - Day 23
Prompt: Draw a pony arriving in the nick of time / Draw a pony making up for lost time.
Featuring Minuette, who has arrived right on time to her appointment.
NATG XIV - Day 22
Prompt: Draw a pony finding the light at the end of the tunnel / Draw a pony finding a glimmer of hope.
Continued from the day 17 piece. Izzy encounters her friend Sunny, and with it, some color!
Day 17 piece:
NATG XIV - Day 21
Prompt: Draw a pony following their dreams / Draw a pony feeling defeated.
Based on a screen from Kirby 64.
"Where's Pipp and Misty?" It may have something to do with whatever led to this...
Original:
NATG XIV - Day 20
Prompt: Draw a pony experiencing a twist of fate / Draw a pony delaying the inevitable.
I had trouble coming up with ideas for either prompt, so I just drew Serendipity, a pony from G3. Here she finds two pots of gold and a double rainbow! How lucky!
NATG XIV - Day 19
Prompt: Draw a pony on the warpath / Draw a pony finding peace with themselves.
Featuring Sunset on a beach. It's nice to be a reformed unicorn.
(Considered doing Starlight instead, but I changed my mind.)
NATG XIV - Day 18
Prompt: Draw a pony taking the heat / Draw a pony chilling out.
Decided to draw Comet, who would probably take some time to get used to the heat due to having lived in a snowy place his whole life.
NATG XIV - Day 17
Prompt: Draw a pony scared out of their wits / Draw a pony scared stiff.
Izzy finds herself alone in a white void. None of her friends are there, or even her shadow... (I think Izzy would have a fear of being alone/abandoned, since she wouldn't want to be lonely again.)
NATG XIV - Day 16
Prompt: Draw a pony as another species / Draw a pony getting a new lease on life.
Hitch as a draconequus; I just thought it would be fun to see a more "orderly" character as one. Originally thought of him having more seaside animal parts, since he's the sheriff of a seaside town.
NATG XIV - Day 15
Prompt: Draw a ponyfied version of your favorite book, game, etc / Draw a pony from another world.
Sort of inspired by the latest BFDI:TPOT episode ("Out of the Blue"). Liy is a unicorn whose horn (and hooves?) light up when you press the switch on her nose. Four is a draconequus (though he doesn't really look the part; he looks more like Prickle from Gumby). And the Eternal Algebra Class is exactly what it sounds like; you don't want to go here.
The full chalkboard for anyone who wants to see it:
NATG XIV - Day 14
Prompt: Draw a pony falling from grace / Draw a pony past their prime.
Based on the movie, in which the royal family is exposed and Pipp's career (temporarily, of course) comes crashing down.
NATG XIV - Day 13
Prompt: Draw a pony experiencing their 15 minutes of fame / Draw a pony in the spotlight.
Based on a piece I did for last year's NATG, where a changeling disguised as Fluttershy becomes really popular.
NATG XIV - Day 12
Prompt: Draw a pony exploring a place lost to legend / Draw a pony off the beaten path.
A weird interpretation of Skyros, based on the tapestry from "The Lone Alicorn". Sunny is talking to one of the alicorns in said tapestry, Izzy and Misty are just chilling in the rainbow water, Hitch is watching Sparky, and Pipp and Zipp are just there. (Partly inspired by the celebration pictures from Kirby Star Allies; Sunny is smaller because this was intended to have a chibi-ish style, but that didn't really pan out. This took me hours to make... "Alternate versions" under the cut.)
Background:
Izzy and Misty:
Hitch and Sparky:
Sunny and her friend:
Pipp and Zipp:
NATG XIV - Day 11
Prompt: Draw a pony reaching for the stars / Draw a pony willing to stop at nothing.
In which Star Hopper (a pony from G1) rides on a UFO to the stars! (How is she breathing without proper space gear? Don't ask me.)
NATG XIV - Day 10
Prompt: Draw a pony feeling out of place / Draw a pony feeling right at home.
Semi-continuation of my Day 5 piece; this time, Sunny's mom returns home to find that the exterior of her old home has changed significantly. And that's just the beginning of the story...
(Most of my time with this piece was spent on the Brighthouse, as you might expect. I might continue this story if another prompt provides for it.)
Day 5 piece:
NATG XIV - Day 9
Prompt: Draw a pony working for peanuts / Draw a pony working a crummy job.
Sprout finds himself becoming the mascot for a cheesy space-themed milkshake place while a pair of children gaze (gawk?) at him. How humiliating.
(The kids are OCs of mine; Sugar Cookie is the pegasus and Chamomile is the unicorn.)
NATG XIV - Day 8
Prompt: Draw a pony not thinking straight / Draw a pony losing their mind.
Probably the fastest NATG drawing I've done this year (so far), since it took me less than an hour to do. Features a batty Twilight, with a loose and messy brush for the background and coloring. (side note: had trouble writing this description.)
NATG XIV - Day 7
Prompt: Draw a pony with their better half / Draw a pony finding someone special!
Figured I'd draw these two, since I've never done Yona digitally before and I wanted a bit more variety in terms of characters. Thought of drawing some food in their thought bubble, but I just went with a simple heart ("better half").
NATG XIV - Day 6
Prompt: Draw a pony learning the ropes / Draw a pony offering a pearl of wisdom.
"But I can drive my crafting scooter just fine! What's wrong with a bus?" - Izzy
(A rather loose interpretation of the second prompt, since I had trouble coming up with good ideas for either one. The only other pony I could think of who would write this would be Sprout's mom, Phyllis (pre-magic, of course.))
NATG XIV - Day 5
Prompt: Draw a pony shrouded in mystery / Draw a pony with friends in high places.
Sunny and Zipp discover a beautiful, mysterious garden... and a familiar looking pony. Is it really her? Or is it just a ghost? An illusion? You decide.
NATG XIV - Day 4
Prompt: Draw a pony on a wild goose chase / Draw a pony stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Silverstream must reach the top of the endless stairs if she's to have any hope of retrieving her necklace... if only she knew about the backwards long jump.
NATG XIV - Day 3
Prompt: Draw a pony throwing caution to the wind / Draw a pony tiptoeing around danger.
Sunny leaps across a dangerous spike pit in a crystal cavern. Sure, she could just use her alicorn powers, but where's the fun in that? (The title is a reference to an old, unofficial name for the "Crystal Dungeons" track from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.)
NATG XIV - Day 2
Prompt: Draw a pony taking its first steps / Draw a pony coming to life!
Based on an old idea I had for a "Micro-Series" styled comic:
"When one of Izzy Moonbow's creations mysteriously comes to life, what's a unicorn to do?"
(Butterscotch is saying, "Hello, Izzy!" I forgot to add the dialogue.)
NATG XIV - Day 1
Prompt: Draw a pony standing / Draw a pony holding its ground.
It's that time of year again. I wasn't sure who to draw, so I just drew Vapor Trail. (And yes, the "sky" is green.)