We have a contest announcement this time around. Usually I wait until they actually begin before I post the rules, but this one has some pretty awesome prizes for all the artists out there. A more official post will pop up on the front page when it actually starts in December.
Anyway, have some news!
The December Draw-Off Event
Hello everyone, Calpain here! Some of you may know me from the Ponibooru or Know Your Meme communities and today I've got a contest for you all that I hope will bring an extraordinary end to this pony filled year. Since I joined the fandom in February I've watched it grow at an explosive rate and have witnessed a colossal flood of pony themed content over the months, particularly artwork! As I'm not an artist myself in any way, shape, or form I wanted to do something to give back to the legion of artists out there that have graced us with such wonderful creations.
To do that I'm holding a contest starting December 1st running through New Years whose goal is give artists a chance to win a prize and most importantly: have fun! Prizes available include the chance of winning one of four Intuos4 Large sized tablets, or one of four Bamboo Create tablets. Our gracious hosts here at EqD are serving as judges to determine first and second prize winners, with first place winners nabbing the Intuos and second place winners the Bamboo Creates, according to judgment made on artwork submitted to one of these four categories:
1. Traditional Artwork (Pencil, crayon, marker, paintings, ect.)
2. Comics (Digital or Traditional)
3. Hand Drawn Digital Artwork
4. Vector Artwork
All are welcome to participate in this event so spread the word if you can! There is no set drawing theme so draw what you're best at as long as it remains within EqD's picture guidelines. You can only submit one piece of artwork to the contest so pick the category you do best in and give it your all! Full details will become available on December 1st when the contest begins though you may send me questions at any time to [email protected]. This is the address I will also be receiving entries at so that I can compile them for Seth, Cereal, and Phoe, but please wait until the start of the contest before sending artwork.
Thank you all and I'll see you bunch again come December time. I look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
-Calpain
DELICIOUS CAKE
And SO MUCH PONY.
I still prefer the molded, but this is pretty cool!
Boston Brony Meetup
Woah. Arizona is so boring.
This was a meetup that went on in Boston with around 40 people. Pretty cool!
Rainbow Dash Takes Over NATURE
(or some kid with a take, but that's no fun is it?)
Groups/Meetups/Guilds Looking for More
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University of Miami Pony Group
Website
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YO, Rainbow Dash is a Dinosaur
How is it even possible to be a youtuber and now know what Rainbow Dash is?
Madness.
The pony starts at :50
Rainbow Dash Tails Replacement Sonic 3 Mod
For all the sonic fans out there who just can't stand actually playing as the real characters anymore, a new mod hopes to renew your love of the series.
Check out the video below for a demonstration of it!
Wallpaper Compilation Doc Updated
A whole bunch of new additions have been added to the wallpaper compilation document! Check it out here!
/r/ing Trixie dressed up as Anivia
/r/ing Trixie dressed up as Anivia
Another Pony Review Group!
BronyOff is planning on doing episode reviews for those of you who love listening to others talk about pony episodes! Check out their first episode, and channel, here!
Merch / Ebay Stuff
Custom Twilight Sparkle Plushie
Rainbow Dash Ornament
84 comments:
Contest? Bring it
ReplyDeleteYou've come a long way Seth.
ReplyDeleteMeh, not much interesting tonight...
ReplyDeletethat cake looks delicious
ReplyDeleteand the rainbow dash cutiemark is so cool
@__@ so much Rainbow Dash in this 155th Drawfriend
ReplyDeleteMark
ReplyDeleteit
ZERO
Inb4 Jefles and Wackyteen, you mad?
ReplyDeleteWas there supposed to be a photo or link or something with that /r/ing Trixie section?
ReplyDeleteThose prizes for the contest sound so wonderful
ReplyDelete@HayfeverTX
ReplyDelete...zero what?
Pssh, Anivia.
ReplyDeleteTF is 20% cooler than bird.
(Listen to me, talking like I'm good at the game.)
The link for the wallpaper comp leads to the BronyOff episode review.....
ReplyDelete@Dultek umm.....seriously?
ReplyDeleteThat Sonic 3 Mod makes it possible to play as Sonic and have Rainbow Dash run around helping him. Totally wicked.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why we haven't had a Sonic/RD fanfic yet? I take it people don't like Sonic crossovers since it's been done too much? When the fanfic about Robotnik came into the MLP world came out, most people wouldn't even give the fanfic a chance just because it was Sonic. Is he really that hated now?
Hehe, Seth derped the link for the wallpapers.
ReplyDeleteArt contest? So many awesome artists in this fandom, this will be a challenge....challenge accepted!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I KNEW raocow's video would show up here! I laughed as soon as I saw it!
ReplyDeleteOh sweet Celestia I NEED money for a plushie. My life feels so incomplete without one :(
ReplyDelete"And with the 155th Roundup complete Sethisto smiled; for he could now return to the land of Skyrim..."
ReplyDeleteLots of RD love tonight. Now for cake.
For the first Youtube video...The poster is named Racow. He does all sorts of different mario games (and Cat planet :D) Anyway I think he is from Japan but he speaks English. In his videos he plays japan language games and he can read them...Anyway he is seriously pretty funny to watch if your interested in unofficial mario gaming. and cat planet, cat planet.
ReplyDeleteRainbow Dash is a Dinosaur...
ReplyDeleteBrb. Drawing...
Rainbow Dash.....dinosaur? Okay. Apparantly we have Racow here now. Pretty soon Chuggaconroy and NintendoCapriSun will follow......
ReplyDelete@Dusty the Royal Janitor
ReplyDeleteMake it good; the contest is starting
Take? me think u mermaid rake (under dash leaves cutie mark)
ReplyDeleteDid you derp the Trixie as Anivia? I get nothing for that segment but one line of text.
ReplyDeleteThe joke with Rainbow Dash being a dinosaur is that Raocow calls Yoshi a horse.
ReplyDeleteKnowing Raocow, I have no idea if that was intentional or not.
@DulTek you do realize that they (like Dublio and I) aren't firsters, right? And by saying that, you are sounding like one
ReplyDelete@MLP_Dragon
ReplyDeleteI let Sethisto know, so it'll hopefully be fixed.
In the mean time, here are the links:
Google Docs version and published webpage version.
@Edock
ReplyDeleteHeh, Raocow's actually french canadian. But yeah, he doesn't keep up with much internet stuff, just plays his video games with his hilariously awesome accent and commentary. That being said, Cat Planet, Cat Planet, Cat Planet.
"You probably should look at your hips there, I think you've broken your entire lower half."
ReplyDeleteI seriously lol'd hard at that.
As of today, Apple Bloom must be Tails.
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ReplyDelete@Pyron
ReplyDeleteIf Urban Dictionary is to be believed, "/r/ing" means "requesting". So that was intentional on Seth's part, then.
@Mint Drop
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, I forgot about that (been a while since I watched me some Raocow LP madness). That makes just enough sense to make me also unsure of whether it was intentional or not. Still hilarious, though.
@Edock
ReplyDeleteActually his first language is French and his second language is English. Or so he says... in any case he is usually given a translation of the Japanese games he's played. Mostly Level names and a list of the text boxes that appear in them.
@Bombedrumbum
Not likely, but Kikoskia has played a pony game... much to the loss of part of his sanity.
@D. Shadows yup
ReplyDeleteA contest huh... Well I certainly doubt there's any chance I'd win, but maybe I'll enter anyways... If I can come up with a decent idea.
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ReplyDeleteContest sounds fun. Can't say I really agree with one or two specifics about how it's to be conducted, but I hope the artists who enter have fun. And the prizes are indeed pretty nice.
ReplyDeleteThe grass on that cake looks delicious... now I'm thinking like a pony!
That RD cutie mark made from a pile of leaves... nifty. Didn't think of something like that, pretty cool. I kinda like the idea of Fluttershy creating it for her though, aww. <3
Dinosaur?! Lmao. "Mr. Dinosaur" no less. A rainbow-colored pony-looking dinosaur... with wings. I can't even tell what kind of "saurus" he called her. lol But you'd be right, it's the fastest whateverasaurus to exist in the animal kingdom. ;)
Wow, watching that Sonic 3 video... bit of nostalgia there. Haven't played any of those games since the days of the Genesis. But RD mod, yay. I love some of her looks in it too. Too cute.
Yeah, as someone else already pointed out, the link for the updated wallpaper compilation document leads to a YouTube video. :P
"/r/ing Trixie dressed up as Anivia"
*sighs* Inb4 it's in the Drawfriend tomorrow!
Octavia, I just wanted to say how awesome you are for managing to comment on nearly every post. Since most of your comments are long and interesting to read, that's a major plus. So Brohoof for that.
ReplyDeleteWeeeeeeeeeeee!
-Brohoof-
@D. Shadows @AFBlue
ReplyDeleteAh ok, I for sure knew he wasn't cat planet. That's cool hes French. Cat planet, i always wondered how he cat planeted. Anyway i have to cat planet.
There's been so much content in the way of pony games/mods recently. Now I can just hope for some mods for a more recent game that absolutely nopony knows about, nope. *liarjack*
ReplyDelete@Dublio
ReplyDeleteWho's awesome? You're awesome!
Aww, thank you. I'm flattered. x3
*brohoofs back!*
Kid with a take.... lol.
ReplyDelete@Octavia -
ReplyDelete-Brohoofs back-
Also Bombedrumbum, Jelfes, and I were wondering if you'd like to join our little chat thread that we created. Right now, it has about 2300+ comments in it because we've been talking about various things like our backgrounds, our interests, our dreams, writing fanfics, ponies, and a few other things.
It's a bit long but I figured that since you have the patience to comment on almost every post, you might be interested. We'd really like it if you could come say hi but if you don't, I understand.
But I figured it would be best if I at least tried to contact you first. I would have emailed you but your email isn't listed. Hope I'm not being too forthright. :D
@Dublio *creepy conniving voice* Yes.. indoctrination of Octavia will set our plan into full motion.
ReplyDeleteRainbow Dash as tails? Not sure if want...
ReplyDelete@Dublio
ReplyDeleteI feel honored, guys. :P
Though uncertain if I'd have much time to say a whole lot. If you noticed, I've been missing a post or two here and there lately, or my Drawfriend comments being kinda short, due to a whole lot going on lately.
Where abouts is this thread located?
Wow i agree how the could idk anyone on the internet not know who RD is? Let alone call her a dinosaur....not cool >_<
ReplyDelete>Trixie as Anivia
ReplyDeleteThat's not how you spell Twisted Fate.
For knowing Raocow, he definitely made it on purpose, since he calls Yoshi "freaking horse".
ReplyDeleteAnd in his previous LP, Pinkie et Rarity had a cameo in two of the levels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SRYKL4Yn7w#t=12m50s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KGr6m_X1Gk#=11m22s
I think it's pretty much the best reaction he could have.
D'awww, that leaf cutie mark is adorable. The imagination of brony artists is without bound.
ReplyDelete@Octavia Email Dublio or I, though Dublio is sleeping now.
ReplyDeleteIn general,nice stuff today.
ReplyDeleteRaocow knows exactly what he's doing. His forum has plenty of users with pony avatars and such, he's just being "out of the know" for the lulz.
ReplyDeleteლ(ಠ益ಠლ) Y U NO ADD NOT-FANFICTION TAG!?
ReplyDeleteRaocow knows exactly what ponies are. He freaked out before when somepony's mod included a picture of Rarity instead of the Nintendo logo.
ReplyDeleteI think he's just playing dumb so he doesn't have to talk about ponies the whole video... I think he's fairly neutral on them. He's no brony, but he's no hater either.
ALMOST 70 MILLION LET'S GO
ReplyDeleteAfter so many years of calling Yoshi a horse, Raocow encounters an actuall fictional horse and calls it a dinosaur.
ReplyDeleteYeah, in Arizona the leaves are still COMPLETELY GREEN. Dx It's like, WTF, nature?
ReplyDeleteRaocow is just messing with us. :P
ReplyDeleteWell I can't believe you have ONLY done 155 of these. This blog is THAT young?
ReplyDelete/r/ "Rainbow Dash is an ankylosaur/dinosaur captain" EVERYTHING
ReplyDeleteLet's do Carrot Top for 70 Million.
ReplyDeleteHappy 70,000,000 EQD!
ReplyDelete70 Million Wooooohoooo!!
ReplyDeleteThat mod...
ReplyDeleteThe Big 70,000,000! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThat contest looks interesting... No way that I could win, in any of those categories, but I can at least try!
ReplyDeleteWhoa 70 mil. Nice.
My real note: Finally! My school gets a group! Shame it's only 8 strong, but hey, once it starts...
ReplyDelete>how is it possible to be a youtuber and know who rainbow dash is?
ReplyDelete;-;
That sonic mod brings back so much nostalgia...
ReplyDeleteA bit of clarification for the Raocow thing. He's had a running joke going for a LONG time where he calls Yoshi (a dinosaur) a horse. So now he's calling Rainbow Dash (a horse) a dinosaur.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea whether or not it was intentional or accidental. Accidentally making such a joke seems like a very Raocow thing to do.
Can't believe you actually posted the video lol
@Dublio
ReplyDelete"Is [Sonic] really that hated now?"
No, some people are just mindless bigots.
We can apparently cross over and ship ponies with anything, so long as it's not Sonic. Then all Discord breaks loose, and "love and tolerance" goes out the window.
@Octavia, if you see this thread again, the thread is in my profile. And that's fine if you don't have much time to comment much at the moment, that's how life is sometimes. :D
ReplyDelete@Pyre-Vulpimorph -
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's one of the few times I have ever seen a fanfic get such a huge response...that was negative. Normally there's not a lot of negativity on the site. Not that there isn't any, it's just harder to find. There's always a few people that love to rile other people up, but that's expected because it's the internet.
Wow... I'm actually on the wallpaper compilation doc. Why do I feel accomplished?
ReplyDeletewow. people don't know about Raocow? he's in my running for possible Pinkie Pie clones in the world.
ReplyDeleteI never thought for one second of my life that I would see Raocow on EqD! I love that guy! CAT PLANET!
ReplyDeletewhy is this not marked with the not-fanfiction tag? XD
ReplyDeleteI had to dig through extra posts to get to this!
(I'm being silly. But yeah, Tags?)
If anypony hasn't looked at the Bronyoff video i would suggest looking at it!! it actully really good!
ReplyDeleteSeth, you live in Arizona? Why hasn't there been a Arizona brony meet up thingy yet!
ReplyDeleteI don't know who to cheer for!
ReplyDeleteRaocow or Rainbow Dash?!
I feel for you Seth nothing ever changes in Arizona well especially where I live (Yuma) since it never snows. The coldest it can get is prob 60 degrees give or take.(the heat is horrible here since I live in the sunniest city in the World according this)The only thing I need to worry about are big sandstorms that come once on a blue moon.
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