• Newbie Artist Training Grounds XIV: Day 25

     


    Some things are never meant to be discovered, but fate has us stumble upon them anyway. We just have to be sure we're ready to deal with the consequences if we decide to dig deeper.

    As for today's totals, we managed to bring in a lovely 46 ponies which now brings us up to 1420 ponies in total. Just five more days everyone! Let's keep pushing forward!

    Yesterday I said we haven't had many shady prompts and tonight I intend to go a few shades darker because while FiM is a show about friendship and harmony, there are still villains in the show. While it is nice to practice good characters, it's also good to expand your skills by allowing you to practice some villainy! So for today I want you to try and Draw a pony choosing the lesser of two evils / Draw a pony rotten to the core.

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    Previous Prompt: Draw a pony stumbling on a secret / Draw a pony making a deal under the table
    2 ATG2024 24 Sweetie Belle's treasure hunt under Rarity's bed - Wissle

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    Sweetie Belle went treasure hunting under Rarity's bed and found a strange box that somehow smelled like apples.
    5 - DoodleDonut

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    6 Sugar Cubes - Star

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    I feel like there was some miscommunication here.
    9 [SFM] Izzy Moonbow: Local Glitter Dealer - red4567

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    "Some straight like you all of a sudden, age...what, twenty-two? She's just gonna break bad?"
    10 Shell for Sale (NATG 2024 Day 24) - IronYoshi

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    2 dabloons for that shell? How can anyone refuse such an offer!
    13 Pinkie Pie's discovery of the big secret surprise - KevinHz19

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    Pinkie Pie discovering a tremendous secret of Shining Armor and Cadance. Now she knows it, now she must not speak of it until the time is right
    14 - Soobel

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    Pony under table
    15 Oranges and Apples - mafon

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    Yes, it's Apples' old shame, the remnant of the time they tried to grow... oranges!
    17 Why do we have to be down here again? - Ragmo

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    Well - let's hope he isn't signing of his soul here. Must be something very important to him. On the bright side - whoever that shady pony is, he doesn't seem to enjoy being down there :P Just something quick today. After sport and because of the hot weather im somewhat beaten today :D
    18 NATG2024d24 - Mrs. Cake Stumbles Upon a Deal Being Made Under the Table - C_||_R

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    Maybe it was for her surprise birthday party :3 :D :D :)
    19 NATG XIV Day 24: Hide and Snack - AceBlazewing

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    Sometimes, Pastel innocently reminds Cookie of herself when she was a filly. =P
    22 Little Secrets... - Mintwhistle

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    This one has G2 ponies. What exactly is Secret Tale (the white one) hiding? Only she (and Sundance) know.
    23 The Secret Leaks - EmilyLsArt

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    "G6?? How does my dad know about this?! Our earth pony structure doesn't even look right!..." I don't know, I thought this would be funny for this prompt :)
    25 2024 ATG #24 FoE Fanart: Scrapile Find - Blackblade360

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    Here’s a drawing for Prompt #24, Draw a pony stumbling on a secret / Draw a pony making a deal under the table In this artwork, shows another one of my ocs, Calkie finding some Scrapile stash of old enclave armor parts. Also as some good old fashion lore oc info, since Calkie is half cyborg, they also have some defense mechanism just in case somecreature attacks him. In this case, the reason why there’s a hole in their clothing right in-between the side torso is because that’s where the nano-tech guns came out… and for the wings, well, the guns ARE their wings… P.S The reason why I haven’t drawn that much of Calkie is due to them having some lore connection to a friend’s lore as well, and I don’t know if they’re ok for me to post some Fanart of their ocs in this website. Derpibooru: https://derpibooru.org/images/3390918
    26 Hit Me - Frith

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    The card dealer is under the table. I'm feeling lucky, hit me.
    28 ED: NATG 2024 Day 24 - Addelum

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    Looked a lot differently when I first envisioned it.
    30 - Zeta

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    32 The End in Friend - Tealmint Moonrise

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    Proportions optional
    33 Shining a light - GoldenMidnight (or Angus)

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    I couldn’t find a tag on derpibooru for a hidden entrance which I found funny.
    35 NATG Day 24 - Making The Suspicious Deal - peachyraccoonsart

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    Never trust a "suspicious" pony who wants to make a deal under the table if you do — you might get in big trouble!
    36 The Local Watering Hole - SOENJAY

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    I've been watching through Netflix's "The Ranch" and Hank is now canonically a character in Mustang's universe.
    37 Got My Glitter - Termyotter

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    Last minute on this one, some corners were cut... Nothing like pure glitter.
    38 Secret of Leyndell - Cahan

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    Hidden deep below Leyndell the Royal Capital, flame of frenzy dwells in.
    39 "Would You Like That Gift Wrapped?" - Emerald Light

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    The original shady deal . . . Speaking of shady, I decided to do more with shading this time, and I made my lines more prominent. "The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice" (Proverbs 15:27 NIV). "Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent" (Exodus 23:8 NIV).
    40 The Great and Powerful - Novaintellus

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    Behold, the Great and Powerful Trixie! Now in red!
    41 Earnestness - SkulltanEve

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    It's happened countless times, I'm sure.
    42 Hrmph - spicyricexxiv

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    "To a place I never thought I'd call home"
    43 Secret Menu - Optimistic Neighsayer

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    "I'd like a Number 4, medium drink, large fries, just ketchup, and an apple pie." I suspect this is code.
    44 hmm - Victoria

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    45 Grogar's Game - Hidden Hoard - Khazard

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    Every dungeon has hidden loot stashed somewhere. You have to hit every wall, tap every brick, and take every step in order to find it! Though, sometimes it can be placed in a rather... unfortunate spot.

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