• Newbie Artist Training Grounds Final Gallery

     


    Hello everyone and I don't just mean our participants in the NATG this year! As always when we have another summer roll around we have the NATG and as always we have pony artists of all different skill levels, both big and small, participate. While the number of participants may be lower this year, the enthusiasm sure was not as I believe this group of students was some of our most dedicated yet and I could not be more proud of them.

    Over the course of the NATG they managed to draw up a storm and bring us 2172 ponies in total! Another impressive showing by our artists this year.

    And now that the NATG has come to an end, it is time for them all to graduate from this year's event and I hope you all join me in congratulating them! Check out the gallery after the break and make sure to leave some encouraging comments, I'm sure they will love to see them.

    As for my students this year, it was an honor to have you and I can't wait to see you all again when this kicks off in full swing next year!

    1 Congratulations, you finished the NATG - Santi0095

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    2 ATG-2023-30 Sunset Shimmer skydiving - Wissle

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    Sunset always wanted to give skydiving a shot.
    3 NATG XIII Day 30: A Proper First Meeting - AceBlazewing

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    Blazewing has certainly 'graduated' from not being sure how to talk to Pecan Sandy to actually striking up a proper conversation with her. I think these two are gonna be all right. =)
    5 The New Sheriff - SazerLite

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    A younger Hitch Trailblazer earning his badge. I wonder who trained him to become the sheriff.
    6 "Happy Graduation, Va con Dios! (Go with God!)" - Emerald Pencil

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    This has been a great NATG! I only got to maybe five or so of the prompts, but it was still great! May God bless you all! Note: The graduation cap is being thrown so that the bottom of the cap is facing the viewer. Verse of the Day: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16 ESV, from the Bible).
    8 27 out of 30 is a passing mark - LeOebele

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    9 Mafia City - Faith?

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    He did it. That madman actually did it. He reached Level 99 in Mafia City.
    11 Sci-Twi Graduation Photo - Artevi

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    I drew Sunset Shimmer graduating for last year's NATG, so I thought it would be appropriate to draw Sci-Twi graduating for this one.
    12 Graduation!!!! - KiwiPLUR

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    GOOD WORK EVERYBODY!!! WE DID IT! Shoutouts to the 4 A.M gang who I learned about and did the NATG prompts along with
    14 [SFM] Misty's graduation - red4567

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    Still more celebrated than a 2020 graduation.
    15 All I See Are Tetrahedrons - Buckweiser

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    "You were my first experiment, Too bad I'm prone to failure."
    18 Grad 4.0 - Termyotter

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    Its been fun, but boy I'm tired. Had to do my "traditional" end joke to compare skill against previous years.
    19 Dawn and Beyond - EveryDayDashie

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    Fillies and gentlecolts, it has been an absolute pleasure to finish this monumental marathon with everyone again. To wrap things up with a grand finale, I decided to truly step out of my comfort zone and explore the world of 3D modeling. Besides the rocky terrain which was made using icospheres and rock textures, we went a step further and transform our OC into a full MYM-accurate model thanks to this incredible community-driven project known as Make Your Pony. Without them, I don't think this final render would be possible as they've made the process of creating 3D ponies and scenes much easier. Finally, I proceeded with the final touch as I moved the render to my phone and added my style of shading and lighting, bringing out the true, lively pride of completing NATG we all deserve at this moment. This year has been more than amazing and it was such a blast to see everyone improving and succeeding in this collaborative journey. A massive thank you to Calpain and everypony!
    20 Release - Equestria Exploration

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    (To clarify, the third definition of 'graduate' is 'change (something, typically colour or shade) gradually or step by step. - "the colour is graduated from the middle of the frame to the top" ', which I'm guessing is where the word 'gradient' comes from. So, that's the main prompt I'm working off. Hope that counts ^^)
    21 Pone Meets Pone - phallen1

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    Follows my day 14 picture. Software Patch has worked up the courage to pursue his dream and is meeting skydiving instructor Windcatcher for the first time.
    23 NATG 2023 - Day 30 - Graduation - DarkDabula

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    "One step on your long journey !"
    25 Graduation! - EmilyLsArt

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    And that's it...my first NATG is finished! Hope you enjoyed the prompts as much as I do.
    26 Friendship is Magic - Healthpack

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    What an incredible journey
    27 Average graduation - PinkR

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    29 Twilight's Alicorn Ascension - KevinHz19

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    Twilight becoming an Alicorn. When she became a Princess, she is automatically no longer Celestia's student. So, that counts as automatic graduation, right? Hail the new Princess at that scene when it first time aired, then as the Princess of Friendship later, and finale as the new Princess of Equestria. Based from Season 3 Episode 13. (This was fun, this NATG event. Until next time.)
    30 NATG Graduation of 2023 - CreedyBoyRocksMC

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    This is my first time to graduate NATG in 2023.
    31 Twilight's Finale - Mintwhistle

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    And that's a wrap! My original idea was to do something with Moonstone, since that was the first pony I drew for this year, but I figured that this would be better. Some things are a little off, but whatever. (This was a pretty fun time! Hopefully I'll have enough time to do this again next year.)
    33 The Disney Princesses - Tidmouth

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    Apparently Disneyland's slogan isn't "The place where dreams come true" anymore... shows what I know xD
    34 Achievable Wish - Frith

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    Dream small. Pony dreams of standing up, I dream of getting this done in time for NATG XIII. Will these dreams come true? Better scramble. And Scribble. Mind over chaos! Arise, pone, arise.
    35 Proper goodby - Ragmo

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    I'd like to thank the EQD staff for having us again this years :3 nice to see that we've have around as many submissions as last year of old and new faces :) These were some exhausting 33 days, but its awesome to have that event once every year. Again thank you;and looking forward for next years NATG As for the picture: Caveman Pony was transported to our modern times back during NATG VI Day 22.Starlight wasn't as precise with Starswirls timetravel spell as she wanted to be.He was just swooped up from his time and didnt even have time to say goodby :( Now he's with us for almost 7(!) years.He learned alot in his new home,managed to graduate,re-invented the wheel and found lots of new friends!Now Starlight opened the portal again and Caveman Pony can give his old home a proper goodby,that stone is very important to him!He also could stay in the past,but i think he likes our present days more,especially because of his friends. Maybbe he'll find that stone in the future someday.
    36 Harshy Grad - Llametsul

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    Young Harshy with aspirations is the top of her class
    39 Fillies Learn to Fly - IrschY

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    This was one of the moments I anticipated the most, and I was a bit dissapointed that this never happened. Poor Scootaloo has put so many efforts... Luckily we have art to fulfill our dreams!
    40 Diplomastorm 5 - EbbySharp

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    Awesome going this year, guys! Congratulations!
    42 Wishing Upon a Star - Frith

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    Misty the shag-carpet-maned is Pone-occio. She dreams of becoming a Real Horse and not some abusive relic's puppet.
    43 Whenever graduation comes about, Smolder and Samantha cheer as they get their diplomas. - tarkan809

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    (for the final I've went with fully colorized than just monochrome!)
    44 Tantabus Success - Lorewolf / Docard

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    Draw a Pony making their dreams come true.
    45 - AdamV20 (a.k.a SAWMASTER)

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    Today is the end of this great event. This was a really crazy journey. Progress, even if not huge for me, is here and that what was a main goal of this event! NATG was something that I needed. Event that got me out from my comfort zone. Before that I was drawing rarely, mainly because I had 'less demanding, easier' things to do and also sometimes I just didn't have enough time to do so (oh... If only day had 30 hours...). But because of NATG I got more confident at drawing and it is much easier for me now to just start doing it! Going back to the image, I haven't done it in colour (well, I turned the saturation down basicaly) because I'm still not certain about my OC. I wasn't happy with the colours I used. I didn't stick at it this time, yeah. I had a crazy idea to add Calpain standing next to me as a mentor, but this would be to much xD. Congratulations for everyone who took part! Broohoof /) Cert by AceFox95
    47 The Graduation - Ace Play

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    Acey graduated! (So did I in real life)
    49 Graduation! - Ebony Crystal

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    Ebony had done it! She had completed all 30 days of her personal art class and even managed to get a diploma out of it, too! Little Sunshine mewed happily as he jumped into his owner's arms, feeling VERY happy about all of her hard work paying off! :3
    50 graduation - Vapor Trail

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    was going for a subtle stand on two hooves, and a grad quote
    51 after grad party - Vapor Trail

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    forgot to upload this for the makeup day so pretend this was for grad
    52 His Dream Come True - Lili Dash!

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    Since today's the last prompt, I decided to throw Sombra a bone and let him live out his dream. I can't believe I managed to do all 30 prompts in a row, without missing a single one! I had such a great time with this event!
    53 Loyalty Card - SOENJAY

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    I've completed 5 NATG's. I think that means my loyalty punch card is full. That means I get my next one free right Calpain?
    54 A Royal Achievement - Aethereus Entropy

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    This photo captures that moment in the life of our beloved unicorn, Shining Armor, at the moment of graduating from the Royal Guards Academy, however, it seems that the most excited is Twilight.
    57 congrats!! - Minty Treble

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    I wanted to share this happiness with friends from my brony group who also drew some of the prompts!! congrats to everyone!
    58 Now what? - Cahan

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    What kind of job can you even do after graduating School of Friendship?
    60 Draw a pony graduating / Draw a pony making their dreams come true. - Darksly

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    I loved having participated this year, thanks for having made this event one more year!
    61 Grad 6 Redraw - Lifes Harbinger

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    Gonna have to finish this one tomorrow, but wanted to get the submission in. Congrats to everyone, and thanks to all who participated. It's been fun.
    62 Divine Ascension - Novaintellus

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    Dedication... Destiny... Divinity... All this, for you My Little Ponies
    63 To the NATG Class of 2023 - In3DS

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    "Here's to all who've made it and to those who will come after."
    64 Pinkie pie graduates NATG. - Silly filly

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    NATG graduation! Thank you calpain and Equestria day for NATG, it was a lot of fun! See you next year!
    66 2023 NATG day 30 - Making Their Dreams Come - C_||_R

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    One of my more pedestrian dreams were realised when I was able to do go'fer work for TrotCon.
    69 - Ruby Reverie

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    70 - Zeta

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    71 Done! - CrystalLord

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    So long and thanks for all the fish!
    72 Pegasus Promotion - Sigmath Bits

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    It's a dream come true!
    73 Congratulations! - Khazard

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    Ending off this fun event the same way the show ended, with Luster Dawn
    74 The end of the world as we knew it - mafon2

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    Could you please swap it for my previous (unfinished) entry (with the grammatical error)? I added Luna, and fixed some other stuff! Phew! I wish everybody only the best, stay excellent to each others, wild stallions, colts, fillies and mares!
    75 Smile - Llametsul

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    Another fun year, thx Cal
    76 Pipp petals graduates - Silly filly

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    Pipp petals graduates! Thank you calpain and Equestria daily for NATG this year it’s been so much fun! See you all next year!
    77 NATG XIII Graduation - AceFox95

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    78 Congratulations! - Khazard

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    Ending off this fun event the same way the show ended, with Luster Dawn
    80 Wonderbolt Zipp - AdamV20 (a.k.a SAWMASTER)

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    Zippy is happy! And I managed to draw second image for the final prompt! Hurray! (excluding that I'm doing it few hours beforethe end, when I had a few days to make it, but shh!) When I started colouring it I realised that i'm doing it on factured paper. It doesn't look bad but I like colouring on 'normal' paper more, it's more 'solid'
    81 UH-OH - Cahan

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    Ok, so this is my art for Day 16 and also my day 29 of Inktober 2022 and also commission for Snowi. This is his OC, not mine.
    82 Surprise Dream Party - Optimistic Neighsayer

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    Even the most hardened cynic has ideals.

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