>>143318 Honestly if I were you I would never write my name on a pic of an edgy/alicorn/over the top OC. I did draw something like this for cash before, but I never published it as my own art, because it's humilating for me.
>>143318 >>143145 Tbh, if it weren't for the heterochromia, leonid tail, sweater (shirt but no pants pisses me off), the fact that she's a fucking alicorn, excess coloration, and everything else that makes her a stereotypical parody of a "speshul snowflake" deviantart OC, it wouldn't be that bad... The skill is clearly there, it's just a joke of a concept. I like the mane.
I am no expert on vectors but the atrocious design of the OC itself aside, this aint so bad of a vector. The pose is a little boring but that would be my only gripe.
>>143330 Qt, although suggesting her to about two heads wide and using some nice colour pencils. The legs are also a tad stubby, and the hindlegs look deformed. Take another shot at the guide.
>>143430 You're getting there. Make the legs longer, the body more bean shaped and closer, and make the ears slightly maller. >>143043 Look back to this. Trace it if you want. Do it several times.
>>143576 She looks too chubby, too long, tail and mane too small, and there's almost no neck. Tbh there's a lot of things to get better at, but don't get discouraged. Take your time and study how to draw pones. Personally I used whatsapokemon's tutorials. Also, focus on simples things first, such as faces. Don't be afraid to look at other drawings and get inspired by them.
I need to brush of my tablet and start drawing again (even thou I am a novice without much skill as of yet, or rather I should draw more because I am a novice without much skill). >been much happening and I haven't taken the time to sit down and draw
I tried drawing Leslie again. This time I used a screencap (pic 2) for reference. I'll color this and use pen on the outlines tomorrow (after some touch-up).
We have some unfullfilled request over on the Aryanne thread discord. It be nice if some of these can get done
Unfulfilled Requests: -Luftkrieg Lewd -Luftkrieg Stomach Grow -Kyrie and Aryanne yelling at each other (Angry sex?) -Human Aryanne here getting grabbed by her skirt while trying to run away from something, causing her to run in place? -Birb pones -More Luftkrieg -Aryanne and the Alt Knight -Luftkrieg being in a car seat being cute or just sleeping in it. -Aryanne being cute
Thanks guys >>143743 If you're trying to copy that pic, the nose is supposed to be angled down (see 4-2), but yours is flat and horizontal so her jaw ends up really big
>>143758 Yeah, posting both my drawing and the reference helped me compare them better than looking from one to the other. I'm also going to make the body shorter and adjust her front leg holding the pointer thing.
those seem to be leftover art request from the aryanne thread that, in part, go all the way back to early 2017. i dont know who made them but most of them are so generic that they have already been fulfilled in some fashion.
i joined a random youtube stream, wrote some emojis in the chatbar, copied them and pasted them here. I would support if we added an emoji bar into our own site database, but with a minor effort this does just as well.
>>143928 No ideas tbh. I myself have a pic to finish and I should finally make a refference sheet to standarize her appearance. Speaking of race, back when I created her, I noticed that a lot of political/country ponies were earth ponies, so I decided to follow the trend. Now I'm not sure about her race.
>>144001 How about something like this featuring fireaxe? Simple black and white could look cool, like entering a burning building at night or something.
>>144025 The hind leg thighs are too thicc and the forehooves are too straight. If you keep the same proportions you probably also want to increase the head/neck size too. Otherwise not bad. Better than what I can do.
Dropping requests is viable? Coz I've been thinking if anyone can do an Anon version of this Memri with "By Celestia, you people are dogs (or swap it to changelings maybe?). I will go on as usual."
CR, I dont recall seeing pictures from (You) here before. Are you new or did you just never post your art here before?
In any case, i like your works. Thats unironically some of the best independent content we had here in a while. I like the attention to detail you put in on the clothes and shadows, even the background. The Ponies themselves give me a lick a cat.
If you feel up for a challenge I offer you pic related. Lets see if you can transfer this into a horse format.
I had few other ideas such as Leslie with Vietnam war era equipment and helmet with "Better dead than red" written on it or with "Kill a commie for Celestia" banner, but I don't wanna make you do them, because I already feel like a leech ;-;
>>144061 I've been here for like a month. I was posting stuff in the anonfilly thread before. >>144048 >>144064 Sure, but I'm a little busy today so it might be a while
>>143928 Late but idea Leslie in a helicopter holding a 1911 (9mm fags GTFO) to the back of Glimmer's head (with a hood over it) facing an open side door. Maybe put Aryanne piloting the chopper
>>144044 >>144046 >>144232 >>144249 >>144405 How are you so productive and why aren't you our official artist yet? Your beautiful and creative drawings show that a little shading can go a long way.
>>144436 >how are you so productive? I suspect that it's because of his quite minimalist artstyle. Once you have some experience, you can make such pictures fairly quickly.
>>144436 I'm glad you like them. I'm trying to expand my skillset but reading art books is so boring. >>144501 Yea it's a pretty simple style and I've been doing it for a long time. Every now and then I try something new though >>144272 Why would Leslie shoot a pony before throwing her out of a helicopter?
>>144705 shoulders are to wide looks like a man the right boob has to face away from the torso and not towards the viewer legs are too short too much chicken scratching
>>144737 Sorry but can't draw with the mouse so I guess I have to try to explain it with word.
The boobs point away from the torso in the same angle. This means the left boob points left and the right boob points right. Both boobs point to the same side the way you've drawn it.
Female hips are commonly broader than their shoulders since they have to give birth. This is not the case in your drawing.
Her left leg (the one on the right) is really short in comparison to the other one.
>>144740 no I totally get what you're saying I actually noticed most of that but I had ,already spent like an hour on it so i decided to just fix it on the next one I really appreciate your insight
>>145185 Your sketches are really messy. You could use this as a guide and make a second, clean version.
General advice: Draw very lightly. Do ghostlines. (Do the line you want to draw a few times without the tip of the pen touching the paper.) Practice circles and lines. Every day 1-2 pages of straight lines over the complete length of the page and 1-2 pages of circles and ovals in various sizes.
The first few chapters of "draw a box" are very helpful with this.
>>147977 Glimglam's snout looks too short, gives her face kind of a squished appearance. That's the only thing I can see, and it's still much better than anything I could draw. Nice work.
>>152572 No worries, just wanted to give you a different/unusual request. But another image that could be fun is a take on "Pony creationist" where you have a pony riding a dinosaur.
Hopefully I will get time to draw more next month, bump with new "drawings" (attempts at drawings), as I will be at low speed internet so no distractions
>>157295 S-sorry i didn't see the post and i ended up drawing something else waiting.. ..Drawing her took a little longer than i expected >>157304 Ill start this one right up!
I was originally doing a much bigger image but I decided to break it up into smaller parts and I'd hate to see it go to waste so here's a Leslie that I couldn't be assed to draw properly
we have 2 draw threads, this one and one for MLPOL characters. so far the edits were done in either of those. Action is not always warrented since people sometimes edit those before we even have a chance to see the original.
>>143327 >>143328 Thank you! Someone paid me money to make that. And then he played the "Make that hair bit longer. No longer. No shorter. No longer. That's too long. Can you make her orange? Oranger. More saturated. Now make her white again. Now make her legs longer and make the shaded legs unshaded because idk lol" for a few minutes every few days over the course of a month before I could finally post the thing I was already paid for.
>>161201 Lovely, could have had a bit more meat on hind legs (but anatomy is not my strong suit). Other than that the expressions you manage to capture and convey are amazing.
>>161215 I like it. One thing that confuses me thou. Her hair says evil, but her expression and tail says good. >might be that I have become a bit preconditioned by Disney on what evil looks like, and that plays in my perception
>>161232 >>161226 Thanks, it's what I was going for. Spikes at the front, roselike curls at the back, she's from an evil high-class magically powerful family, but she wants to be a good person.
>>162618 This was the idea. Now that I actually look at it I can see that is isn't executed very well and just looks odd, especially without knowledge of the intended product. Will try to improve.
I tried drawing Franziska with a reference to Doctor Krieger from Archer. Not sure if it works as well with hooves though, since it's harder to tell what they are. Going to color it tomorrow, might just switch it to being hands.
I did end up making it hands, since I thought it worked better. Also, Franziska has strawberry jelly on her face, as often happens in the pursuit of science.
>>163303 its a pretty basic pose, but what sticks out to me is the back legs are in a different perspective than the front legs. you should sketch with more volume
>>163645 Love it. I can't really draw so I don't know how to explain it r give good feedback as you asked for. But one small think the hair at the front (back rightmost tip) should perhaps be a bit more down, or add an extra spike in between to tow large spikes at the front. But I think it is a really good drawing.
>>166627 >I am 100% forgetting some Leslie Fair Fireaxe Anonfilly (green and orange) Bronco Filly John Elway Aryanne Luftkrieg Syriana Ice Vril Pony /mlpol/-tan Nice Pony Clopped.com Clippity Cloppity >perhaps the mane six and some waifus
>>166634 That's just anonfilly as the snek meme not an oc. Same for clopped.com is a meme but I guess a blank /qa/ somewhere could work.
>>166714 I hate Rem Move and Vlad Move think that they're the one of the worst oc mlpol ever made but I do acknowledge that they exist. Could you at least give me a better picture than the only one on DB in pic related?
This is what my ref sheet looks like right now. PureRef is a sweet program.
I dont remember seeing something like this before. Either you are new here or you never posted your works before. Looks promising, Anon. I am looking forward to the final piece.
>>166991 I've mainly hung out on 8chan before /mlpol/ was a thing and after mlpol.net was a thing. But I have made content for /mlpol/ before, as the original flag-fag. >>162501 →>>167049 → Nobody gave me any ideas when I asked in the photoshop battle thread, so a random pile of ponies is what you'll get and you'll like it damn it.
>>166948 Speaking of... I won't say who's who, but hopefully people will be able to tell which OC it is when I post em. Also, there's too many damn OCs I feel like I'm dealing with a damn pokemon collage here.
>>163303 >Almost a month after asking for a redline and advice Not an update on the big piece but well since I'm going to be here more often for now..
1. In general You should draw more with your shoulder instead of your wrist and make more sweeping motions to connect the forms. For example for the chest and belly you can just sketch straight through the legs. Drawing with your shoulder will help you with your lineart as well.
2. Practice doing basic stuff like spheres, tubes and beans. They're all essential for making ponies look like they have volume. I attached a little example of what I did on the side.
3. The front legs are okay just could use some tweaking, but the back legs knee's are too high up. They're about halfway down the pony like seen on the Celestia reference. You should grab any reference you can if you dont know the subject you're drawing well enough. I just googled 'Celestia standing' and stuck it to the side.
4. Watch your silhouettes, the tail is getting in the way of the legs here. I redlined over that in a different color so you can see it clearly. The hair pony tail is nice, but I'd emphasize it a bit more.
That's all that needs to be gone into detail, the rest is just some adjustments to proportions and features. It's very loose but that's how I sketch. It's more important to get an understanding of these things into your head than crisp thin lines. It looks like you work in traditional, so just do general construction sketches in light pencil and erase it later on.
>>167268 I like Rem, but I do think Vlad is a bit redundant. He makes sense, but as a background character for Rem, rather than a stand-alone OC. I'm stll waiting on Rem's poetry about the rhythmic sound of muslim blood dripping in the silence after a battle.
>>167688 This hair is awful. I suggest drawing a lot of sketches and looking at refs and maybe even tutorials because I haven't seen much progress from you.
>>167737 This. The hair always looks lifeless and far too short for a mane. It seems like something that you'd see on Chris-chan's or James Fieds' head. These are not human manchildren, they're horses with manes.
Zald is one of several lolcows polluting MLPOL and arguebly the oldest internal one next to GR15DF. He appeared here shortly after our founding and never really left. hes not a community member though and has a hatred for nonliberal viewpoints.
Zaldo himself is a homosexual dramacow from a pony streamign website who got into trouble with other regulars over general spergy, which escalated when someone leaked nudes of his behind. for some reason he figured this was all MLPOLs fault, who was partially using that service at the time and later followed them here. He gets banned and made fun of on a regular basis and is arguebly the most reoccuring troll and bait thread maker in this place. Theres not much too him besides that other than that he is easy to bait himself. If you see a gay pride flag that means the mods are goading him again.
also i should add that he - undeservingly - became sort of a local humeme himself. whenever people see general low quality posting, bait posting, stupid questions or fag enabler content they often quickly (and usually rightfully) get accused of Zaldposting/being Zald.
Zaldposting is unsurprisingly largely frowned upon and quickly leads to the thread getting deleted, the acused one being banned or the thread getting derailed, which large amounts of anti-zald posting. (which can take different shapes but is usually easy to spot) one example would be the sudden appearance of gay pride flags or unwarranted amounts of Penis Garfield spam.
>>168865 Yeah those Garfield penis shoops are, uh...really somethin'. But yeah, at the risk of having derailed this thread somewhat, thanks for answering. I think I'll stick to poking glimmernigel though.
>>172083 Yeah, I usually use references. Anything specific you notice wrong with the face though? Heh, and when are we going to get more fillies out of ya?
I tried using a different software with this one. What do you guys think? >>172092 >Anything specific you notice wrong with the face though? Hard to say, it just doesn't look right. >when are we going to get more fillies out of ya? Maybe if people request filly art I'll draw it
>>173278 >Irises and pupils taking up almost the entire eyes as if Leslie was on some sort of drugs >thin, short, flabby snout without nostrils or clear shape >barely any chin; there's very little protrusion of the mouth >ears the size of a batpony's >tail positioned way too low
>>173586 Your front legs are always a bit too skinny, especially the hooves. Also, missed opportunity for the zigger to be in the dark emitting light like a sample of radon, but otherwise not bad. Not bad at all. >>173278 Filly playing the piano/keyboard. I'm curious to see how your fillies have improved.
>>173809 Yep, it is quite malformed. Been a long pause from drawing and I'm back at scratch.. Also mainly a little experiment in drawing using the curve tool to draw lines.
A little backstory for Fireaxe and little logo design update for Safety Squad I see Fireaxe as a passionate firefighter thriving on saving any ponies' lives, no matter their political compass, but is wrongfully vilified by left wings because their DIY spaces are the prime sources of fire hazards. She would often be misunderstood due to her unfortunate team name acronym and her cutie mark. She would also have conflicting ideology with Aryanne, as Aryanne would rather let commies burn, than save them.
Honestly, "leftists are stupid, assuming everyone to be nazis with false dilemma" argument will only works if Fireaxe is not far-right herself.
>>175558 New Fireaxe OC?! This week just keeps getting better. >>175559 It really isn't that much. That was mostly wishful thinking; for meme-related purposes.
>altering Fireaxes Helmet Symbol and behavior to appease centrism
Unless you are the original creator of these characters consider yourself disavowed, Anon. This seems to conflict with the source material of the RWSS threads the character is based upon. I have heard rumors before that the original creator of the RWSS ponies is afraid of publicly associating with the characters. I consider retroactively neutering your content to be motivated by cowardice.
If you can prove ownership over these design i strongly suggest you get into contact with regulars of the RWSS thread to synchronize before you attempt any changes that may lead to disassociation.
>>175561 He is the creator. His art style is telltale. He created Fireaxe within the first few weeks of this site's history. I wholeheartedly respect why he'd want to draw distinctions for what he intended (or didn't intend) Fireaxe to represent, because his political views may be misrepresented by association. In the weeks after I uploaded his earliest pictures to derpibooru, I came to a grim realization that the association with fascism/Nazism that were prevalent in the SS symbol of the safety squads, that DB may have discouraged him from drawing Fireaxe in the future, and I welcome him to draw her as a politically neutral character. In the end, RWSS is about fire safety; despite the political motivations of those who participated in the threads for shutting down anarchist drug dens.
He could be Matt Furie for all I care. Its a bit late for having second thoughts 1,5 years in after drawing mascot chatracters for a fascism associated website. I am not directly associated with the RWSS but I would not take such a heelturn if i was in the same position. It*s not like we had a lot of presense for this content of even any of these ponies here recently, but this is just a scumbag move to be honest.
>>175563 He absolutely is Fireaxe's creator. The New Zealand flag is proof enough (which is actually why I agreed with giving posters the option to hide flags). When I tagged his pictures of her on derpibooru, he politly requested that i remove his name tag, because he didn't want users to think he was a fascist, or otherwise give liberals a reason to badger him in the comments section. I can only imagine that after the Shinodage pic depicting the Shower scene of the /mlpol/ football team, he would have been motivated to state that he did not intend (or at least not unironically) Fireaxe to be a staunchly fascist symbol, despite her still being one of the longest lasting OCs to be associated with /mlpol/.
>He absolutely is Fireaxe's creator. >pic depicting the Shower scene of the /mlpol/ football team, he would have been motivated to state that he did not intend (or at least not unironically) Fireaxe to be a staunchly fascist symbol,
You dont say. so this is a whitewashing action to save his own reputation after he forgot about the character. Would be a shame if people found out his name and explicitly drew Fireaxe as a hardcore nazi now, wouldnt it.
>>175566 While I see your point in that original artists cannot choose how memers will appropriate their characters, I still think it's perfectly fair for him to try to distance himself from anything political that may come of his OCs use. I was part of the /rwss/ threads. When Right Wing Safety Squads are a play on RWDS, they're not exactly the same thing. I believe that a character who represents firefighters can still continue to be associated with RWSS (if I can ever get a thread going...),even if the original artist make a statement to distance himself from any political arguments.
>>175568 Anyone who tried could tell it's his OC with 3 minute DB; he's rather well known in the community. He just didn't want to deal with the bullshit that would follow after people inevitability connected the dots to assiciste the Firefighting pony with the schutzstaffel on her forehead with his own artwork.
>>175568 You can draw his OC however you like, but nothing he has done merits doxxing. It's not "whitewashing" because Fireaxe doesn't represent a position hostile to our views. She's just a dutiful pony who got caught in the crossfire of SJW busybodies, representing a large and growing section of nor/mlp/eople.
Also, I find it much pithier in using the iconography of a regular character ironically rather than simply having another 14/88 character. It's more of an inside joke that others will miss.
>>175568 >You dont say. so this is a whitewashing action to save his own reputation after he forgot about the character. I wouldn't say that. He originally made Fireaxe for this community, on this site, and I thank him greatly for that. At the same time, i'm fairly certain that he's not a /pol/ack, and I understand if he'd want to say that Fireaxe wasn't entirely intended to be a Nazi or fascist or whatever people may associate the "SS" on her hat with; but just the fire Safety initiative, which he seemed very supportive of when he made her.
>>175583 ..Or maybe I may be reading into things slightly too much...
Either way, I can say that I can appreciate this Fireaxe just as much, if not more, than as she's been depicted in the past. There hasn't actually been very much art or green of her in the first place, and I don't think what Anon posted above really changes her personality at all, as I imagined her demeanor.
>>175561 >the original creator of the RWSS ponies is afraid of publicly associating with the characters It was mostly because I wasn't confident about owning up to a political character(on top of political backlashes) But if she's less about political agendas and more about following moral rights with acts of vigilante, I would be more proud to associate with Fireaxe. To be honest, it was the act of doing the right thing that brought me into rwss in the first place. Also, I brought up the same topic an year ago, and anons were quite supportive with it back then. https://mlpol.net/mlpol/archive/res/69508.html#73469
>>175565 Took the words out of my mouth Also, I really appreciated you respecting my anonymity, thank you
>>175566 That's fair point too, especially with Streisand effect and all. But with not much backstories set up for Fireaxe so far, I can still throw my hats in for her character design, not as an artist, but as an anon.
>>175568 ...Why am I getting a vibe of Tumblr, that drove an artist to suicide for drawing a character too skinny? I mean, I strongly believe in freedom of speech, so I am supportive on defending your own ideology and also criticising others' ideology. But wrongfully aligning other's political view would just be framing. It's exactly how liberals see firefighters as.
>>175595 Nah, KrautAnon just jumped the gun and thought you were trying to pull a Matter Furie or something. I love your OC btw, and I'm glad to see her again.
>>175558 >>175559 Your change in the OC is understandable, as it has already been said. Changing the runic symbols is understandable given the context. In fact, this adds some characterization by constantly being misidentified as a Nazi which I appreciate. However, I will correct you on the axe as a fascist symbol. By itself, it has nothing to do with fascism or Nazism. A Fasces, or bound bundle of wooden rods, sometimes including an axe with its blade emerging can be fascist, but is not explicitly. It is a old Roman symbol of strength, which is used by governments, like pic related. >>175595 Not really, it's just the usual autism.
"MK is a the Matt Fury of pony artists and a cuckhold.
MK probably has some lofty, little-minded gripe against the NSDAP oe Neofascists that irks his liberal sentimentality." - t. fellow artist and content creator.
Also i was asked to link you this on the topic of bookburnings.
>>175606 >Also i was asked to link you this on the topic of bookburnings. Who's asking this, and what is going on? Is this just drama bull, or is it something that actually matters?
>>175606 On the subject of "book burning", there was once an 'evil', book-burning, alternate-universe version of Fireaxe edited, who was supposed to be the stand-in for Guy Montag, the protagonist of the boon "Farenheight 451". A couple of Anons in the OC creation threads floated around the subject of SJWs being book-burners who desire the destruction of anything that hurts their feelings; one of those Anons suggested a green about the alternate Fireaxe, as Guy Montag, being a 'FireMare' responsible for burning books and quashing freedom of expression, before realizing the dystopian nature of the society she lived in and redeaming herself. The green never got written in the end though, probably due to a slump in board activity. A few weeks with that period some Anons also posted a group-reading of the book to /ub/, although that lacked participation as well. >tl;Dr, Fireaxe would be against book-burning of any kind, and her alternate universe self is an SJW who's profession is antithetical to freedom of expression.
>>175624 Then relay back to this faggot that he is a nigger with no balls. Furthermore, using you as a messenger, or if these are actually your words and you are just lying is very fucking stupid. Tell him to get his preteen ass over here.
>be pony artist MK >find MLPOL in 2017 >create Fireaxe for RWSS thread >dont know shit about politics or optics >someone posts artwork on DB >does not reconize the character publicly >people find out MK drew Fireaxe >remorse kicks in >gets called a nazi by faggots on DB >Dont draw Art for Fireaxe anymore >1 year later >mlpol wins football cup >suddenly someone draws Fireaxe having sex in a shower >Nazi allegations begin again >go to MLPOL >go on damage control for own repuation >disavow fascism >assume creative control over intellectual property you never stuck up for >get called out >now its tumblr harassment >full centrist horseshoe achieved
Outsider's perspective: This "controversy" is retarded. I can understand not wanting to be considered a Nazi, if your political views weren't actually in line with national socialism. I imagine Ancaps want to reee when people say they're Nazis, for example.
>>175705 Can confirm, I would reeeeeee if I was called a Nazi. And no it's not for the reason of hatred of Nazi's, I just don't want my beliefs known as NatSoc.
>>175705 > National Socialist/Capitalist not to be mean anon but you realize it's not really an either or scenario with these they're pretty definitively opposed to one another
>>175767 Not as much as you think. The only difference between them is that National Socialism is focused more on social reform while National Capitalism is focused more on the free market.
>>175705 I'm an ancap and I get a chuckle when someone calls me a Nazi, but that's because I have a troll mentality and I unironically like Mein Kampf. That's what I expect from leftists and I have nothing to lose.
MK is a well-known DB artist so I can understand why he's being aloof about it. As long as he doesn't try to sabotage his work like Matt Furie tried I really don't care what he says.
>>175653 Alright, I can finally stop having my messages relayed by a German, and call you a cuck myself. Yeah, I agree that a drama would be stupid, so it never was a dramatic conflict in the first place. I never talked to MK ever, I still have whatever form of respect I had for him, and my investment in this situation is pretty low. At worst, I was being mocking because I found this turn of event stupid and funny. Like, I can laugh at a dumb book burning joke, but the real joke is MK. The length he goes to coverup his involvement with Fireaxe is equivalent to hiding that you're a faggot when you have cum on your face. The evidence is right there! It's so stupid, and is so asinine in attempt that it fucks up the character design here >>175558. He's going that far with those fugly patches! It's funny. I don't really have any investment in this, I can say that again, but it looks the comments I made ruffled feathers and I have to explain myself. Not that I didn't expect it. I just didn't care that my friend wanted to post those comments. Maybe this can be a message to MK. You know, MK. People like Shino or KanashiiPanda make Aryanne art without people questioning that they are Nazis. It won't affect them just as it won't affect your 15 minutes of pony fame. In all honesty, it just makes you seem insincere. Like you have something to hide, when you are already hiding something to other people. And, the people that know & enjoy the character are not going to get anything out of it. The people you are hiding it from will know when you introduce it. That's to say people don't know. >>175705 >I imagine Ancaps… Those really don't exist. >I can understand not wanting to be considered a Nazi, if your political views weren't actually in line with national socialism. Except it isn't about that. Even if the artist wants it to be about that. He could just say, "I disassociate". It's about the imagery and the message. Fireaxe means nothing without the SS. With one, you think 'rightwing firefighter wtf'. You don't have to look any further, but if you do, that higher sense of morality that MK wants to imply >>175590 here can already be read into. If someone wants to interpret otherwise; there's no problem with that. That's the brilliance of an open ended character. Removing the SS sacrifices visual clarity for political correctness. Which really is just cuckoldry. There was a solid design that didn't have to be changed. Maybe MK could have been more subtle by make the SS not Sieg Runes, but he just had to make a statement too. preddy gay >>175705 If you don't know Yockey, Pelley, Metzger, or even Pierce; get the fuck out, dumb burger. Even Rockwell meant his support for 'free markets' as an appeal, not policy. >>175805 Europe had a strong cultural bulwark too. Dumb cuck. The last two posts were unrelated. This ends my reply.
>>175559 >book burning fire hazard the books burned were literal tranny propaganda. By burning it, those brave students saved the west from trannies for another 70 years. That, and the allies burned way more nazi books then the nazis ever did tranny books from the Institute of Sex Research, and it wasn't even done by the political party, but instead students of the nearby university. >>175590 That's not really what I see happening, it's more of a poke of irony in the form of pointing out damage in what seems to be damage control. ...having said that, >>175606, ad hominim is not an argument, you eternal drama-nigger. Quoting a personal conversation where insults are thrown around freely adds no credibility, especially since it didn't even come from you. You don't convince someone who wants to disassociate to stop being an idiot by calling them a lolcow. >>175624 Drama makes you a cuck. I bet you suck DSP's dick every stream. Enablers like you is why these cancer fucks are able to continue to exist. >>175791 >>175805 >NatCap is more focused on the free market >natcapism gets into power >kick the jews out >but what about all their degenerate porn? >let the free market decide >everyone's still a degenerate >wow, it's almost like a policy centered around the free market lead to shit like this in the first place, because it's just that exploitable Cultural bullwark only works by changing what the people consume. Using it as a cop-out for the failures of a solely free market is just dumb. It doesn't matter what kind of "cultural bullwark" pagans had, the Christians won in the end. It doesn't matter what you try to create, propaganda will win the lemmings if allowed to operate under an equal playing field. >>175860 >those don't really exist point remains with lolbertarians or even alt-right "based isrealite". >Maybe MK could have been more subtle by make the SS not Sieg Runes, but he just had to make a statement too. preddy gay This. MK, you can draw whatever you want, but the criticism remains. It's like drawing a nice femme pony that gets well liked by everyone, and then sticking a dick on it because you don't wanna associate with heterosexuality. This is like that, but inverse.
>>175897 >you can draw whatever you want, but the criticism remains. It's like drawing a nice femme pony that gets well liked by everyone, and then sticking a dick on it because you don't wanna associate with heterosexuality. This is like that, but inverse. Yeah, that's fair point. Then, just consider >>175558 as simple suggestion for Fireaxe, since there are few anons that were positive about it.
>>173832 Give the muzzles less height, make the plot less fat, absolutely don't do that thing with the tail, put the detail behind the plot and a little higher up, make the neck broader in the back, and shrink the head. I'm not sure about these people that tell you that everything is okay. It is not. Keep being critical and keep on going. I suggest putting pencil to paper more often than using digital for now.
Digital art is confusing the fuck out of me pls halp
I recently Purchased for free a copy of illustrator and managed to acquire a very inexpensive Wacom for the hell of it and because I figured it would be easier to make myself draw more, even though its been a while since I've tried my hand at it and I never was particularly good. problem is, that even though I tend to pick up the basic concepts pretty easily I slam into a wall because I have no idea how illustrator works or what a good layout/workflow is with it. case in point that second image without the fill. I made a mess of the layers somehow and couldn't figure out an effective way to fix it.
Could I have a more experienced artfag give me a really quick rundown on the most useful parts of A.I. and how they typically work? for example: for filling v.s. outlining which brush tool do you typically use? how do you normally structure your layers? I've heard that people hold the pen differently. Is that true and if so, how do you hold it? etc. will probably be frequenting these threads though. there really isn't anywhere better to actually ask people abut this kind of thing desu...
>>177458 Not an artfag but what size of Wacom tablet did you buy? I'm thinking about getting one myself off amazon but the price is a turnoff for the medium and large versions.
>>177462 I borrowed what I'm using right now. Its one of the old intuos tablets /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538784714&sr=8-1&keywords=wacom+cth+480&dpID=31w%252Bn-MSUuL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
>>143043 first day of trying to get back into drawing. I wanna get good at drawing poners so I can draw good porn for my obscure fetish. I take it most of us are here for that?
>>184319 Right? Wish there was more of it instead of this hyper-poof and wet/mess stuff. That's only part of the attraction, but arguably the hardest to replicate in a drawing. I'm honestly more interested in drawing stuff like pic related or the previous post. Diaperfags try to be overly explicit too often. Sad.
>>184334 tbh, that's pretty kino. urine honestly doesn't show up that overly visible in many instances. I swear 90% of diaperfags have never actually physically indulged.
>>175952 THERE'S A FUCKIN KIWI ON THIS BOARD?! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>189467 If you're looking for graphics tablets, I'd honestly just avoid Wacom. They are far too expensive for what they offer. I'm gonna shill xp-pen here, but from what I hear Huion isn't that bad, either.
If you're unsure about dropping the big bux on something that you may never really get into, you can get a small tablet for $50 or less. Otherwise, if you already know you'll be using it lots, there are also bigger, more capable tablets, including ones with displays.
For instance, you can get a high quality 13 inch display tablet for $300. A 13 inch Wacom display tablet is $700. The difference beyond that, from what I can tell, is negligible.
>>197687 Love it my dude! REally, funny and good. But why are their two swastikas instead of one and why does this simple symbol all rebelious kids learn to etch into their benches in school look so bad? Are you implying that Griffons can't use spraycans?
My brain has been telling me to try drawing again recently so here I am. Decided to try some lewd for the first time. Anyone willing to criticize my art? >Inb4 add a body
>>214364 Pretty good. However, the human legs are a bit wonky and lack proper joints. The hands also don't have visible depth or thumbs, appearing to bend oddly from the wrist. Also, the tail with its length and shape looks like it originates from Leslie's thigh rather than the center.
But hey, I'm no artfag and I couldn't draw nearly so well as this. I love the eyes btw.
If I had a tablet I would make a drawing stream. You know something like this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ovc4HxIzz8 but you know in real-time. But honestly, I am not that good and it would probably be more intresting if someone with more talent and skill did it. You know who you are. I would love to see that.
>>219157 I've seen your art, you certainly have some talent. I would send you my old one that I have no need for anymore, but the pen pressure is wonky and I doubt you'd want to doxx yourself.
I've been working on art some more For people that are willing to/can help, I'm doing pencil sketches and decided to digitize this one... Using a mouse, so it's not great. The things I know that I did wrong: >Her hoof is too short/thin >the stallion's body >mane/horn placement/perspective >shading/coloring Any advice would be appreciated, I've been working on my art.
Thanks for the repost, Anonymousdrawfig. I like Blitzflügel, hope to see more of her in the future. I put all of your images in the OAT Update of May i think.
>>230772 Possibly, though my current options are limited to some colored pencils I've had since I was a kid, or seeing if I can borrow some fairly fancy markers from a relative.
>>230769 >>230772 I hear there's a DOOM WAD out there that replaces all the demons with niggers and similar monsters. Only heard of it because some faggot journalist whined about it. Pretty sure it was in an Extra Credits video on "Propaganda Games", the same one where the narrator calls it "Funny and hypocritical" that his USA Military friend loved an American Army recruitment game that teaches skills or tests skills or something, but hated the ISIS recruitment game he was shown.
>>230772 Glad you you like, Krautanon. I hadn't intended politcal commentary (TBH I mostly goof around) but that's a nice bonus. >>230786 Assuming you don't have a tablet Burgeranon, have you considered digital + mouse? Shoot, it's not only how I started out but one of my favourite artists, Cybersponge, STILL uses it after a all these decades: http://nsfw-comix.com/nsfw497.htm Theres neat free, open source apps like Krita & GIMP that have all sorts of neat stuff like line tools and such. It's not the smoothest of work flows but you can get nice results with a little patience. >>230802 Yes my fellow Nigel, thats the Moon Man Mod. Lots of fun & genuinely good gameplay wise. You even get to play Ben Garrison with a Brown Bess rifle & Hitler in his Quad-chaingun mech suit. Unfortunately, the Doom modding community is pretty POZed and has shunned it. I couldn't attach the PK3 but heres a link to it: www.mediafire.com/file/47bsdg96m9xju8i/Moon_Man_v1_1.pk3 Also, I knew Extra Credits was AIDSPIG shit from the start.
>>230817 Watching their "Fighting games are hard. Therefore, fighting games should erase your mistakes, slow time down/pause it for you, give you a multiple choice question with one right answer, and help the elderly win in story mode! Fighting games will never be good unless they help us poor oppressed folk get good at them!" video made me realize they were full of shit. A game isn't obligated to make you good at it, just as a book isn't obligated to explain every last one of its themes to you so you can look smart talking about it with others. Bad tutorials are bad tutorials, sure, but it's on you to learn and git gud at any game you really want to learn, be it Football, Rugby, Cricket, or Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Hyper Turbo Rainbow Nigger Edition. Leftists just want to easily win everything. They don't care about the challenge or earning victory, they want to look like winners and compensate for what fucking losers they are.
>>233480 Nice, I like her generally accurate proportions! Too many otherwise good drawings from the rear have what look like short, stubby legs, but this seems to have a good sense of proportion. Her head's a little too big for the distance but otherwise I can't find much to nitpick. Thumbs up!
Could you draw pony like pic related, pls? Not many drawings have this kind of position depicted.
I'm curious if anyone here would be interested in contributing some character sprites for a visual novel I'm working on, based on a story I wrote last year for this site's NaNoWriMo thread. The game is kind of meant to be lo-fi and shitty-looking on purpose so it's ok if the drawings are not great, but I do need them to be in color and in a PNG format with transparency. The backgrounds I'm currently working with are just pictures I took on my phone reduced to like 8 or 16 colors, pic related is an example. My current thinking atm is that I want it to look like a mid-90s game with shitty image compression, but I'm pretty open to different visual styles.
What I'm thinking is I will just post periodically with what I need and anyone interested in doodling something for me can just reply to the post with their drawing. If you want to be listed in the game's credits as an artist just put the name you'd like to be credited as in the name field.
Here's what I need currently:
>a homeless woman she's just a throwaway character who appears once at the beginning of the game, I don't have too many specific requirements.
>a hipster, soyboy type character this guy is basically the friend of the protagonist/narrator. I imagine him as being the sort of average NPC you'd see walking around the streets of an average liberal city. Not a hardcore SJW but kind of a left-leaning but not particularly politically aware normie.
>a sexually ambiguous SJW pretty much Tumblr the person. Fat, ambiguous gender, gage piercings, stupid haircut dyed some ugly color, ironic Buddy Holly glasses, the whole 9 yards.
>two pony tulpas The pony tulpas are meant to be obvious knockoffs of Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash named Flutterbutts and Rainbow Darsh respectively. I imagine their designs to be kind of like the bootleg waifu threads on /mlp/. They look like the characters they are meant to resemble but are just different enough to be considered legally distinct. By all means have some fun with it. Personality-wise Flutterbutts is a Communist and Rainbow Darsh is like a cruder, more violent version of Rainbow Dash who swears all the time.
Thanks in advance to anyone interested in helping. I seriously doubt this will make any money but in the event that it does I'll find a way to pay you.
>>238123 I'm going to draw Leslie first because I already planned to, but after that I'll see what I can do for you. Do you multiple facial expressions or poses? I don't really know how much extra work that'd be.
>>238158 >>238160 It would actually help me immensely to have multiple poses and expressions for each character, if you're willing to do it. For ancillary one-shot characters like the homeless lady one single drawing should suffice, but for the poners and the other main characters I think having some different images to use would be helpful. I think having a happy, sad, angry, scared, and neutral version of each character would be great. That could probably be done by either doing a separate drawing in a different pose for each emotion, or simply doing a single base drawing and changing the facial expression. Worst case scenario I could probably make do with a single image for each character, or maybe a "main" expression and an "alternate" expression. It's entirely up to you how much work you want to put in, I greatly appreciate your help either way ^_^
>>238275 Personally? The vulva is too small and too similar in design to the anus, and the crotchtits are too proportionally large and formless. Anus could also stand to look a bit more puffy and spherical, but that's just me. Other than that, it's not bad.
>>238298 >>238298 Teats wouldn't normally be that wide unless pregnant or lactating due to diet, and are oval in shape, not round. The snout looks like a beak similar to a few OC's that were on the old birdpone thread.. which I just spent a few minutes laughing at.
>>238450 >Also do you want full body drawings or just the upper torso I think the amount of body visible is perfect, that's about the point where I usually cut off the drawing anyway.
Would it be possible to get the image with alpha transparency instead of the white background? Other than that I love it, thank you very much for your help. Do you want to be listed in the credits under any particular name or is this just an anonymous donation?
>>238518 Awesome, thank you. I can definitely use those. Did you wish to be credited or remain anonymous?
I greatly appreciate everyone who has contributed to my project so far. I am going to work on this game a bit this week, I should have some screenshots I can post shortly.
>>238435 Your forelegs always suffer the fate of looking somewhat like human arms. Remember that the poner is thicc, friend. Also, Leslie's left (her side) hoof would have the bend further up. When in doubt, refer to pic related and the guide it came from: https://imgur.com/a/m7zQ2. You've improved a lot and I love the drawings that you make, but you've still got a ways to go.
>>240669 I love it. Great design. If possible, could you angle the face or maybe just move the eyes so it looks like xir is facing the camera, and make the expression more annoyed and angry looking?
Also, here's a couple of screenshots from what I have of the game so far, if anyone is interested in seeing them.
Pic related is the product of not using my hands artistically for a long-ass time, and finally getting around to make an oc character. I have two names in mind, namely Hunyi and Gizella. Shall I draw more or give up?
>>241925 Nicely done anon. The body is a little bit large in proportion to the head, and the eyes could be a little bigger, but you've got a solid foundation
>>242071 >>242018 >You're getting there, Anon, it's not bad work. Keep up practicing. >Off to good start, recommend moar drawing. Thanks lads! I'll do just that >I'm curious about the meaning of the runic text. The one below the two frames say "Gulyás Leves(Goulash Soup)↑" And the bottom "Hunyi Gizella" the name I gave the character
>>242275 Couple of things I noticed outright: 1. The poners should have a bit of a curve before the connection to their heads. As a greater drawfag than I once informed me, poners don't really have to have necks but if you don't taper them off a bit then it won't even give the illusion of it. 2. Twilight's hoof doesn't really seem like it's wrapped around filly, just kind of loosely floating behind her. This works in the other image because humans are capable of standing on their own, but poners aren't capable of this feat for much longer than a few seconds. 3. No real complaints for filly's head other than maybe adding nostrils (that's a stylistic thing though) but something seriously uncanny is going on with Twiggy's head. Be sure to only follow the pic you're trying to parody in general form, not anatomy. The mouth of the horse should at the lowest directly beneath the base of the muzzle. The muzzle itself should also be tilted so that we can see the side as well as the front at that angle. I don't really know how to describe it better than that, sorry. 4. Twiggy and filly should probably have slightly larger ears. 5. Thick legs are very important to the cuteness of a poner. Many people make the mistake of thinking that they're a lot like human arms and legs in thickness, but you really want to go thiccer. 5. Adding a dock to filly could help, but since the show doesn't really do docks I see them as stylistic. You do you there. 6.At that angle, you really shouldn't be seeing the line for Twilight's right leg (right from the perspective of the viewer, btw.) her butt should be obscuring more hf her leg. 7. Line for the left leg ends a bit lower, hemispheres are good but you generally want to integrate them a bit more seamlessly into the rest of the poner. 8. Twiggy's horn should be poking through her mane. 9. Never underestimate the power of cutie marks. They just generally look nice, and leaving them out is generally no bueno imo. I like the concept, hopefully you can use some of that to improve upon your drawings. And maybe draw more anonfilly.
>>242345 10. Right, also for filly/colt bodies you want to have your head be about the size of the rest of the body, and for mares you want their heads to be about the same size as filly heads but their bodies be twice as large as their head. Hope all of this makes sense. >>242275
>>242496 It looks better, but remember the legs need to be thiccer than that. Don't be afraid to use references, even professional artists usually find themselves relying on them fairly often. Here are a few to get you started, I'd recommend just going on derpi and browsing through their tags until you find the piece closest to what you're trying to do. Study how all of the bits and pieces connect, then try it for yourself.
>>245649 >Mai or Maia Gabriel I don't know what those names means or are a refrence to but I shouldn't have assumed that she didn't already got a name.
>>245649 Neat. >>245650 Nothing wrong with spit-balling ideas, swede-anon. The names you suggested weren't a bad start but I think pony names need a bit of cutesinous & goofy word play. Lore wise, Diamond Dogs could make a good in universe analog to Mudslimes. Never got enough love in the main show IMHO.
>>245652 >>245650 >>245649 >>245648 >>245647 >>245646 I seem to remember the name Christi Gratia for her, but I may be confusing things. Somebody with a better memory than me should probably chip in on this.
>>247205 The game I wish to create in the future is a game that is more on political spectrum them pony. While the the politics in the story will be subtle and not preachy. The game won't contain any ponies unless I put in a hidden easteregg/refrence somewhere.
Actually, that's what I'm gonna do. I will create a pony visual novel first. If I make this do you think there is some faggot out there that would be willing to make darwings for such a game? It probably shouldn't be to many pictures to draw. I want it to be a short game for a first game afterall.
>>247205 >>247206 By all means hire a talented individual; specialization of labor exists for a reason. Don't expect to be charged a low price depending on what you're making, particularly if you're not already an accomplished writer who'll get the artist more exposure. A few drawings for a short game will run you at least $50.
Don't actually use the art assets from the show, as they are copyrighted. Use vector art instead.
I recommend looking at different artists on Derpibooru and finding someone who has the style you want. It's best to find someone underappreciated (lower upvotes despite good quality) as you'll get cheaper service and (usually) a less busy schedule. It's hard to find someone like that, let alone get in contact, but they are there.
>>247210 Thanks for the advice. It was giving and I will ponder it.
I'll post the visual novel in text format on this board in the future. I'm talking about the short fangame one about ponies not the serious one. Well, not as serious as an actul product that I would charge money for. I'm still gonna amp up my writing quality for it. If what I write isn't good enough afterall there is no point anyway.
Speaking of visual novels, I've been working intermittently on mine. I should have something worth showing fairly soon. I will probably make a webm or something of the first couple minutes of the game.
Here's an updated list of what I still need, if anyone is still interested in doodling characters. Please and thank you to anyone who takes the time.
>two pony tulpas The pony tulpas are meant to be obvious knockoffs of Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash named Flutterbutts and Rainbow Darsh respectively. I imagine their designs to be kind of like the bootleg waifu threads on /mlp/. They look like the characters they are meant to resemble but are just different enough to be considered legally distinct. By all means have some fun with it. Personality-wise Flutterbutts is a Communist and Rainbow Darsh is like a cruder, more violent version of Rainbow Dash who swears all the time.
Since these two are not so much exact representations of the MLP characters as they are tulpas existing in the headspace of a somewhat disturbed autist, I'd actually prefer it if the drawings look more like amateur fan-art than professional work. If anyone is still developing their talents and wants practice drawing ponies, this might be a good opportunity to do so without any pressure to produce something pro-tier.
>three negroes basically, each one of these guys represents a different black stereotype. The first one is basically a 70s pimp. Wide brim hat, fur coat, everything garishly colored, all of that. Pic 1 for reference. The second one is an 80s/early 90s B-boy kind of character. Like a flat-top fade haircut, sunglasses, maybe a gold chain, probably owns a ridiculous number of tracksuits. Very skinny guy. Pic 2 for reference. Third guy is a 90s gangster stereotype. Wears a lot of baggy, dark-colored heavy denim. Very heavyset guy. Pic 3 for reference. Reference pics do not need to be copied exactly, I just provide them for a reference of the general style I want each character to have.
>two cops Basic cops. A smooth-talking but sadistic black cop with a mustache, and a mean-tempered sort-of redneck white cop, also with a mustache. Officers Tenpenny and Pulaski from San Andreas is what I had in mind when I was writing the characters, pic 4 for reference. However, their visual design isn't tremendously important, as long as it's one black cop and one white cop.
>white male middle aged politician This guy is between 30-40 years old and looks like a typical white male Democrat governor or senator. Dorky haircut, dockers slacks, probably wears a blazer with a T-shirt or patterned collared shirt underneath. He's the kind of guy who is really good at smiling and waving and saying the right platitudes during speeches and campaign events. Keeps up on whatever music the young people are listening to in order to stay "hip." However, he also has a serious coke problem and is a complete asshole the second the cameras are turned off. Is involved in a lot of shady business dealings. He's very sexist and likes to beat up hookers while high on coke, but he pretends to be gay and is in a sham gay marriage in order to gain diversity cred. I imagine him looking a little like Beto O'Rourke, or at least the same kind of haircut and fashion sense. This guy is probably going to be the biggest project on this list, because I actually need at least three drawings of him: a fairly normal one where he's wearing his nice middle-aged yuppie clothes, another one in the same outfit except he looks like a coked-out madman (eyes bloodshot, shirt rumpled, hair messed up, etc), and a third drawing where he is also coked out of his mind, but is also shirtless and has his face painted like he was going to Burning Man.
>middle aged Filipino faggot Fake husband of the white male politician, but unironically very gay. Basically needs to look like a fag, but a respectable fag that dresses well and has money. Not too picky about his visual design as long as he's Filipino and looks like he could be plausibly gay married to the guy described above.
>androgynous tranny Not quite as Tumblr tier as the last tranny I requested, but definitely a tranny. This guy/girl is the man(?)servant of the Governor and his fag-husband. Wears expensive and stylish gender-neutral clothes. It should be impossible to tell from looking at this character what sex it is even trying to be. Maybe has a David Bowie or a Klaus Nomi kind of look. By all means have some fun with it.
I will probably need others yet but I think this is most of the main cast (it's been about a year since I've looked at this story so I forgot a lot of what I wrote). Anyway, thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to draw something for me, just let me know what name you would like if you want to be mentioned in the game's credits.
>>247228 Sounds really nice! It would be an interesting little game that doesn't take itself too seriously yet has a scathing view of society. As for the style I recommend getting reference from artsy sorts of games like OFF and Lisa, as a disturbed sort of doodle fits the art-style of the former and the cynical atmosphere fits the latter.
>three negroes Sounds a lot like Boondocks to me which would be interesting. Reaching an audience beyond /mlpol/ probably necessitates that you give a modicum of sympathetic perspective even if you lambaste their flaws. I'd imagine they'd be a goofy sort.
>two cops Referencing San Andreas is a great idea because it's a well-loved classic, but I recommend differentiating them a little bit. The first thing that comes to mind is exaggerating them to a comedic extent as it seems like the rest of the game is intended to have humor.
>politician I know you're referencing Beto O'Rourke and Trudeau, but it's worth applying aspects of other sleazy politicians (there's no shortage of them) like Jimmy Carter, Bill Weld and of course Bill Clinton. Emphasizing the veneer so players go "something's not right here…" yet feel curious to explore further may be a good idea. Such politicians are the sort to invite half the (respectable side of) town to a lavish (but casual) annual party to appear more relatable.
>fake husband Sounds like the setting of Allen Gregory, which is one of the worst cartoons of all time but really tried to be "diverse" by having a sociopathic CEO essentially hire a man to be his husband. He also adopted a Cambodian girl who is abused. I'm not sure if the show is meant to be some kind of satire but it's disgusting. I think the creators also made that show with the sex demons.
>tranny Probably not a servant because being a servant actually requires you to get your hands dirty and have some patience. A political assistant or "community organizer" is probably a better fit. I'd recommend chatting with actual trannies on Discord, as revolting as it can be, just to see how mentally damaged and fragile they are.
>>247228 > I've been working intermittently on mine Glad to hear. Btw I'm sorry that I never made and audionovel of it. I wanted to but life got in the way.
I would rate your story seven fillies out of ten purples tbh. It is obivious from the begining that it will be a comedy story. It succeeds in this for the most part. What one doesn't know at that point is that it will become a good mysery novel aswell. The mystery is pretty good. It dos follow the give the reader all the piece before the conclusion formula, if I didn't make any mistakes somewhere. Though, this is true, all the pieces arrive late in the story so don't expect to solve the mystery right away. There were only a few moments were a rolled my eyes, your main characters how everything is pointless spiel was one. But then again it does fit his chracter so it is technically well done. It is not you that is the problem it is me. Otherwise it was solid throughout. Would recomand.
I have been thinking though, you won't have any branching paths will you? I mean since it is based on this book that your wrote. Or have you added such paths to it? Not that I'm complaining since I can see the charm with just a novel with pictures to it. I was just wondering.
>I will probably need others yet but I think this is most of the main cast (it's been about a year since I've looked at this story so I forgot a lot of what I wrote). Well then, here are some more characters your mc interacts with. >Samantha >Her father >The milf lawyer that was in that one scene or actually two >The motel owner
>white male middle aged politician "I'm the motherfucking valrus!" I'm not sure if I think he was probably setup. Like I know you mentioned him in the story in passing and that was subtle and well done. Solid fooreshadowing! But that only foreshadowed that he existed basically. Not the part of him that the public sees. Like if your mc had seen him holding a typical speech on tv. Have him say a bunch of platidudes there. But again maybe you did show that somewhere in there and I simply don't remember.
>>247231 >Reaching an audience beyond /mlpol/ probably necessitates that you give a modicum of sympathetic perspective even if you lambaste their flaws. I can understand you perspective. I think something similar abbout how to redpill people. There is basically three general ways in my opinion. Being straight with them and tell them exactly what you think and stand up for your beliefs. Well, ragardless of method ne should allways do this. Well, unless it is clearly detrimental??? Eh, the point is to show strength and not to be afraid of guilt by association. But in the way of giving ones message I guess one can also be subtle about it or presenting ones message like E;R so that people are unsure if you are serious or not. Anyway, in the context of these characters it really doesn't make to much sense in changing them. They are kinda suppose to be shitheads. Their existance comments on the gansta niggas out there in the real world. People how complain about this are hypocrites since they with compltete certainty don't complain when white men are bad guys in fiction. Futhermore, these kindof people exist in the real world so it works as satire. If one where to make a black character more sympathetic in the story it would be the black cop.
But again, this was kind unecessary of me since you knew this already. The question was about how to reach audinences outside of redpilled people. I think that it is impossible to change this story to appeal to normies at this point. it would require a toral rewrite. However, I think it could reach liberals who are all about identity politics. At least some of them. You know the type, watches Jordan pettersen and soygoy of mossad I haven't kept track of him but from what I have learnt he has changed somewhat. You know the crowd who listen to efap that talks about games and the marvel movies and such. It is not that they are always wrong. It is just that they work as a false opposition because they don't have the entire picture.
Those kind of people are the ones that this story could potentially grab. Just because it is this sort of unapologetic and silly political satire with a tinge of autism mixed in.
>>247352 >all the pieces arrive late in the story so don't expect to solve the mystery right away Yeah, I was kind of writing off the cuff due to the nature of NaNoWriMo so I didn't really plan it out. I'm actually reworking the story a bit for the VN, I'll probably drop a couple of clues in a little sooner, add some scenes, and tighten up the narrative a bit. There's a few details that on revisiting it don't make a ton of sense so I might change small elements of it.
>you won't have any branching paths will you? Haven't decided yet. It's occurred to me that it might be fun to develop a couple of side mysteries for the player to solve along the way, and have the main story follow the same path as the novel. I might throw in a couple of bad ends too if I can think of any. It's not 100% though, I might just have the story play out all the way through without any choices or branching. I'm kind of seeing how it goes.
>Like if your mc had seen him holding a typical speech on tv. Have him say a bunch of platidudes there. But again maybe you did show that somewhere in there and I simply don't remember. Yeah, introducing the governor character a little sooner and giving the reader more of an impression of his public side to contrast his private side is one of the details I want to alter.
>There were only a few moments were a rolled my eyes, your main characters how everything is pointless spiel was one. Part of what I was trying to do with this story was make some commentary on white male isolation, how shitty things look under liberal rule, and how depressing and pointless modernity is most of the time. I didn't want it to be all heavy handed and corny though so I tried to make it lighthearted and humorous most of the time, making the autist character someone who would be sympathetic but also someone you could laugh at a little. Believe it or not I actually rewrote his angstier monologues numerous times because I felt some of them were a bit much, and the version that wound up in the final draft is toned down quite a bit. Maybe it needs a bit more toning. Anyway, the Raymond Chandler novel this is based on, The Long Goodbye, was sort of the same thing; it was a mystery story that also contained a lot of Chandler's social commentary on the corruption and decay in Los Angeles (bear in mind this was in like 1955 when LA was still basically fit for human habitation, so it's probably good he didn't live to see what a complete shithole it eventually became). I wanted to do a similar kind of thing with present-day Portland, Oregon.
>Btw I'm sorry that I never made and audionovel of it. I wanted to but life got in the way. No worries. I'd still be interested in hearing it if you ever get around to it. I'm actually using most of that music I gave you as the soundtrack to the VN. If you ever get it done I could probably add it as bonus content to the game or something.
>>247231 Thank you for the suggestions, glad you're interested. The story is mostly written already but I'm kind of editing it along the way so I might take some of these ideas into mind at various points.
>I'd recommend chatting with actual trannies on Discord, as revolting as it can be, just to see how mentally damaged and fragile they are. Closest I ever got was talking to that Goat guy who infiltrated the /mlpol/ discord at one point. That's about the maximum level of interaction I feel like having with one of those screwballs. There's really only two trannies in the story anyway, and they're both fairly minor characters.
>>247399 Just a question, will it be a point-and-click? I loved those games and although the genre's been dead for twenty years there might be a revival. A point-and-click also has more gameplay than a VN.
>>247420 Holy sheeit, that's freaking awesome. If you could do Flutterbutts in the same style I will love you forever.
I think if maybe you made each color off by just a slightly noticeable amount. Like maybe made the coat a different shade of blue and used a different color palette for the rainbow mane, like pastel colors or something, that might throw it off by just the right amount.
>>247405 >Just a question, will it be a point-and-click? If you mean point and click in the sense of like Monkey Island and that sort of thing, then no. However, I am also a fan of that sort of game and have made them in the past. If you would like to play one I made a while ago, you can play this one:
Just got reminded that this old tranny furry meme exists... could someone put the same music over two still images of Aryanne contemplating and Aryanne looking at two gas valves labeled 'Ziggers' and 'Griffons'? Would be sort of a funny subversion of the original intent. https://youtu.be/kgCf1a6NapY