Newbie Artist Training Grounds VI: Day 20

Ah, nothing like the lab! It can be stressful, but boy can it be fun as well. Evening my friends, did you enjoy your day off I hope or catch up on some of our prompts? Regardless of what you did with your time we are now two thirds of the way through the ATG and you guys are still holding strong! Just ten more days and you'll have completed the start of your journey into the world of art and hopefully come away with ideas to try out on your own.

Today in our makeup gallery we've gotten 84 ponies bringing us up to 4389 ponies in total! Let's see if we can bring that total a little higher with today's prompt: draw a pony making a decision/draw a pony waffling. As usual you can find our submitter here.

Now onto our gallery after the break!

Fallout Equestria Side Story Updates - September

We haven't had one of these posts in awhile, so expect an insane a amount of fallout this time around. Writers from all over the fandom have been plugging away at the fic these past few months.

Go get it all down below!

Nightly Discussion #825

The armor Rainbow was wearing in the Sombra alternate universe was a bit too drab this is more her style I think!

Evening everyone! Enjoying the long weekend so far?

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Buckball Season - Full Episode BGM

This episode was a little short on the music this time around but as always what music there was was still fun to listen to!

Check on after the break for RainShadow's newest BGM rips!

Spotlight Music: Est. 2010 / Soaring / Letting Go

Wow. Punk rock is really picking up lately isn't it? I for one welcome the 90's.

Putting the electronic music aside for a post, we have three tracks for you all to dive into. Go get them below!

1.) Among The Herd - Est. 2010 (Ft. StealingShad3Z) (Vocal - Punk Rock)
2.) Soaring - Crusader! (1k Sub Special) (Vocal - Soft Rock)
3.) Acouste Wholenote - Letting Go (Vocal - Acoustic)

Pony Dub: I Play Ponymon Go Everyday

I can't say I'm still playing Pokemon Go every day, but Dashie is. Get it down below!

Drawfriend Stuff #2006

So how about that Snails? I never expected him to be any good at all at magic. I bet he's secretly a genius that acts stupid too. I've known a few people like that.

Get the art below!

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The totally unexpected Buckball champion by GaelleDragons

Livestream Sundays and Drawfriend

What a lovely lazy Sunday~ The weekend continues to impress with such nice weather, at least here in Michigan. Are you guys ready to relax and enjoy tonight's streams after what I hope was a day filled with fun?

As always with this event, if you want to partake in the madness make sure to send an email to me at [email protected] with your name, the type of art you'll be doing, a gallery link (optional) a link to your livestream and a banner (also optional). Make sure that your stream follows our content guidelines as laid out under our submit tab and also make sure to that you can be ready to stream at our standard time of 5:30pm EST / 2:30pm PST on Sunday. Also, if you participated in this week's stream event please send me the art you made so I can include it in next week's Livestream Drawfriend.

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Writer Confirmed for "Viva Las Pegasus" - Chris Doc Wyatt and Kevin Burke

If you liked "The Times They Are a Changeling", the team of Kevin Burke and Chris Wyatt are returning for "Viva Las Pegasus". A tweet sent out a few weeks ago confirmed that one. These guys sure are getting some interesting world building plots. I wonder how they will handle pony Vegas?

Thanks to Andrew and Dominick for sending it!

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"Buckball Season": Episode Followup

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Part One of my officially-sanctioned EqD Mascot Fanfic

In a dark office next to a quiet newsroom, Spotlight Splash stared out her window and sighed. Before her, Manehattan spread out like a glittering tapestry, each twinkling light a story as yet untold. Behind her, her little brother Rocket Tier shuffled through a file cabinet, humming a tune as he searched for some piece of evidence either of them might have missed.

"It's hard not to be romantic about journalism," Spotlight murmured. "This kind of thing, it's fun for the readers. It sells papers and ad space... doesn't mean anything."

Rocket glanced up from a stuffed manila folder, a confused crinkle in his brow. "Spotlight, we just hit our one hundredth episode followup."

"And what's the point?"

Rocket stumbled over his reply, seemingly perturbed by his big sister's toneless retort. "W-Well, that's a lot, isn't it?"

Spotlight turned to him, her shoulders sagging from the effort. "Rocket, I've been doing this for... I've been in this game a long time. I'm not in it for a lot of readers, and I'm not in it for an award. That's when ponies get hurt. If we don't get it right where it counts, they'll dismiss us."

"Spotlight..."

She faced the window again, pressing her forehead against the glass. In the darkness beneath her eyelids, a face--his damnable face--haunted her. "I know this guy. I know the way he thinks, and he will erase us. And everything we've done here... none of it will matter. Any other blog author does a followup, good for them. They're getting hits, they're bringing in a good crowd. But if we get him out, on our budget, just the two of us... we'll have changed the game. And that's what I want."

She opened her eyes, then narrowed them. The city blinked back at her, hopeful and bright. 

"I want it to mean something."

My name is Aquaman, this is the "Buckball Season" episode followup, and in case you even have to ask: duh, I'm stoked for this one. Let's get to work.

Ponyville Ciderfest Welcomes Vincent Tong

Ciderfest is next month and the announcements keep coming as they are happy to announce the attendance of Vincent Tong to this year's event! Not only that they are having a sale where badges are 10% off till Monday so grab one while you can.

Check on after the break for the full press release!

Story: Daring Doodle Donkey

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Author: The 24th Pegasus

Description: Cranky Doodle Donkey has spent years searching Equestria for that special jenny he lost at the Grand Galloping Gala. He's been to cities far and wide, and searched from the peaks of the tallest mountains to the floors of the lowest valleys. He's seen it all, or so he claims. The roads are his and his alone, and the solitude is something he's simply grown used to. 

Until one night, he discovers a filly hiding in a snowy hollow, scared, alone, and freezing to death...

Daring Doodle Donkey

Additional Tags: Cranky Doodle Raises Daring Do

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Comic: Favourite Princess / All Over Again / The Draconequus and the Princess / Hard-Core / Guards

As a Princess and one of the Elements of Harmony you're bound to get some fans, especially among children. Something about the innocent adoration of children is special, isn't it?

Comics guys! Get them after the break!

Morning Discussion #607

Got to admit it was pretty cool to see Snails excel at something. Never knew the little guy had it in him this whole time!

Morning my friends! Sleep well I hope?

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