• Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII: Day 6

     


    Finding your inner peace when there is chaos all around can be quite a difficult task. With the way things in the world seem to be going with mass media, social media and life in general blasting us all the time with things to cloud our thoughts it can be hard to find the harmony many of us take for granted. The same can truly be said for art, it takes a certain mindset, a determination that needs focus without outside interruption once you get into the zone. Finding your own path to harmony in chaos not only will help your craft but I am sure will make your life just a little bit easier as well.

    Now, to get down to business, for today we managed to pull in 80 ponies which now brings us up to 425 ponies in total. Nicely done everyone!

    So, while yesterday's prompt was more about peace and harmony, today's going to be one where you can take your practice at getting ponies moving and putting them to some practical use, or if action isn't your cup of tea, maybe something emotional to practice your expressions and mood for a scene. And to do that, I would like you to Draw a pony playing a sport / Draw a pony experiencing the bliss of triumph or the agony of defeat.

    As always you can find the submitter here.

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    Remember, our compiler for the old prompt is up a few hours even after this post goes up with the new prompt so feel free to submit your submission to the previous day's submitter!

    Also, if you are late submitting and the submitter is closed, don't just throw your pic into the next day's submitter. Wait for a Makeup Day to submit!

    Attention Discord Users:
    For those of you with Discord we are really pulling out all the stops this year as we have a channel on EqD's official Discord server called #artist-training-ground for you to hang out in with your fellow artists during the event. You can join our Discord server here.

    Check on after the break for today's gallery!
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    2 Nature and Chaos - TealMintMoonrise

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    First attempt at drawing a full scene from an episode of FiM
    4 Universitree Days - KiwiPLUR

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    I thought they were equestrian
    6 Nature nap - In3DS

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    8 NATG 5 - Butterfly Breeze - Isuvyw

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    Sven enjoying a butterfly's company.
    10 NATG 2023 - Day 2 to 5 - Infiltrators - DarkDabula

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    "Rainbow, maybe you should choose your crew members more wisely"
    11 - JMRZXPYMIY

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    Have no idea who would need this in larger resolution, but here it is. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/982484383057444896/1117836276662542356/image.png
    12 Nature Pone - Healthpack

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    Nature pone for nature prompt
    14 Succulent Sabotage! - Buckweiser

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    "Well, there goes my faith in next-day delivery."
    15 The Eye of Orion - Tidmouth

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    "For some the Eye of Orion is the most tranquil place in the universe."
    16 Just Fluttershy - Kay

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    Been so long since I've drawn and this is really simple but thought I'd join this one since I've never drawn Fluttershy
    17 Herb Havesting - Zeccy

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    Lotta work, but no focus, still like it tho :)
    18 Off the trodden path - LeOebele

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    20 A Crown?! - Mintwhistle

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    Here I took the latter prompt a bit literally - Auri Spectre somehow finds the Big Crown Thingy amidst a sea of chaos! What happens next? (The cat is from a drawing I had done some time ago, while the sky was inspired by the background used for the 2020 BFB animator auditions.)
    22 Called by the Serenade - EveryDayDashie

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    As my attention gradually got driven by the glitter on the ground, I was showered with curiosity and ready to march out of the ballroom door. During that moment, I couldn't help thinking about every possible thing regarding the suspicious trail of glitter. Who did that and why would they drop this much glitter? Where could it possibly lead us? It probably implies something if it's a combination between silver and aquamarine, but what could it be? A plethora of questions and mysteries left me pondering around the deeper meaning of such sparkly granules, yet it's highly obfuscated, much like an Internet cryptic message that can't be reverse-engineered. I didn't hesitate to stop following the trail and searching for the potential "suspect" in this "top-secret mission", not until I trotted by the sky garden and heard a mesmerizing, angelic singing voice emerging from nowhere.
    25 Blissful Flower Bed - Lifes Harbinger

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    Liberty decides to just take a load off and let the worries of the day just melt away as she enjoys lying down in a field of her favorite flowers. She may even nibble on a few.
    26 Harmony through Music - NotADeliciousPotato

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    Life is chaotic; Octavia seeks harmony in a literal sense, through music.
    28 Fluttershy enjoying nature - KevinHz19

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    Fluttershy, enjoying the outdoors, loving the butterflies, and inhaling the beauty air of nature
    29 Ebony Meets Treehugger - Ebony Crystal

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    Ebony was feeling more than a bit stressed out thanks to having piled up too many submissions for her clients, and her usual ways to relax weren't exactly cutting it, so Fluttershy brought her to her animal sanctuary and found her friend Treehugger paying a visit. After introducing Ebony to her, Fluttershy had to take care of some of the other animals, and left the pair to explore on their own, with little Sunshine in tow, of course. The three of them found a nice spot near one of the rivers and just sat to relax for a while, feeling the soft breeze of the wind, the grass under their hooves and hearing the frogs croaking nearby was just the thing Ebony needed to relax and unwind. She knew she would be doing this more often and now she had a new friend to share it with~!
    30 NATG XIII Day 5: A Quiet Picnic - AceBlazewing

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    Fluttershy knows the best quiet spots in Ponyville, so a picnic with her would be nothing short of bliss. Blazewing certainly thinks so. =)
    31 Dreams are born from chaos - PinkR

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    from the beginning to the end of the world
    32 Yoga session - Ragmo

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    I wanted to have that yoga pose infront of a rough poniville that gets raided by warhammer chaos marines... but i noticed thats not gonna happen in my timeframe i set myself. So it's just some relaxing yoga, gotta stay flexible.
    36 Admiring the Reef (NATG 2023 Dy 5) - IronYoshi

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    Novo takes some time to enjoy the sights of the coral reef near Mount Aris.
    40 Harmonious chaotic music - Santi0095

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    Harmony in music is supposed to be something that it's pleasant to the pony (human) ear For people to give an idea how the mega-mashups I like sound like: https://youtu.be/4O00vjNG2fo
    43 Pipp and nature - AdamV20 (a.k.a SAWMASTER)

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    44 Tree Hugger - Faith?

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    Breathe Deep, Seek Peace.
    45 Familiar Face - Equestria Exploration

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    New characters: Winnow Wind and Check Mate
    46 Quack chaos - Quack Merp

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    Quack Quack Quack QUACK QuAck
    47 [SFM] Where's his samurai? - red4567

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    It may be cute for the first five hundred butterflies, but then...
    48 Bee dance - GantArts

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    Bumblebipp is enjoying a daisy
    51 Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIII - Day 5: Fluttershy is One with Nature - CMC_Scootaloo

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    Actual title of this picture: I have no idea what I'm doing anymore but it somehow works. This will remain a sketch this time. I am not faltering, but after last night and a night not sleeping in my bed, I am way too tired to color a picture and I need to get into bed quickly tonight. Prompt of Day 5: Draw a pony enjoying nature / Draw a pony finding harmony in chaos.
    52 Placid Pone - phallen1

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    Not many ground-bound ponies get to nap on top of a cloud. Maybe he'll wake up before he sinks all the way through it.
    53 - Vapor Trail

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    this pose wasn't easy and it also looks confusing without all the layers visible at once. kinda like those feelings after an exam and I don't care if I did bad or not
    54 Chasing Butterfiles - EmilyLsArt

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    Pastel Brightheart takes a break on her art journey...while traveling through the plains she sees some colorful butterflies and plays with them :)
    56 Walking across Town with Trees - CreedyBoyRocksMC

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    This place on the Town were surrounded by the Trees in Heartlands, Equestria. Reason why this Town was surrounded by Natures, because it helps for breathable, cleaner, environment, protect from heat or glare, even better for wildlife. This is why These ponies is enjoying their nature in town.
    57 Touching grass - Chira

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    58 Harmony and Chaos - Ace Play

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    Doodle drawn seconds before disaster
    60 A walk in the graveyard - Lili Dash!

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    This counts as enjoying nature. I'm actually pretty proud of the background for this. It was also nice to try and draw Sombra from the back.
    61 The Horse Returns - Nedemai

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    Re-imagined a poster for the Ghibli movie "The Cat Returns"
    62 Maditation - Sigmath Bits

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    Oooowwwmmmm! Oooowwwmmmm!
    64 Nature Pony - Frith

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    Ahhh, the nature! We stay here.
    66 Getting that Vitamin D - SOENJAY

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    I use light mode on Twitter and Discord. Gotta get that vitamin D somehow. That's how that works right? ... Right?
    68 New Hive - Termyotter

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    Yeah, ha ha, let's laugh at the changeling and his pets. Well done all of you *grumbles and goes off to be with the bees* (redrawing an earlier idea of mine as it was all I could think of)
    70 Bittersweet Discord - Minty Treble

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    He found comfort in nature.
    72 - Zeta

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    73 Pony enjoying the trees - Liam Wilcox

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    75 Focus of the Everfree - Novaintellus

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    My mind is calm like the trees, with my soul as free as the breeze
    76 Pretty Posey - SazerLite

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    She's in her element.
    78 Winter is Wonderful, Darling - Khazard

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    There was a time way way back when a winter storm froze all the trees by my house. They were weighed down enough that they formed this almost perfect ice canopy over the road. Pulled from that essence to make a nice winter setting that I feel Rarity would enjoy
    79 THIS IS FINE - Ruby Reverie

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