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Good evening, both Equestria Daily viewers and our artist friends out there! Another summer has come to pass and that means that another Newbie Artist Training Grounds has also come and gone. And in its wake, our artists both new and old have worked hard to bring every prompt I've thrown at them to life. I could not be more proud of the work they have done over course of June and into July!In all, this year's NATG managed to bring in 1785 ponies in total! Yet another impressive showing by the artists who participated this year!As we close out this event, I just want to inform everyone that the NATG will be in May next year to help me a little bit with my life schedule. But for now, check out the gallery after break and help celebrate the wonderful job all of our artists did for their final pictures on graduation day.It has been wonderful working with everyone again this year! Hope to see you all for NATG XV!Share This!
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The ponies will mine.
Go get awesome art below.
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Don't mine at night by RikaDiane on Deviantart -
Plushies have arrived! We've got tons of Lyra and a little Bonbon. Turns out you all prefer doing minty ponies more or something.
Go get the best of the best Lyras and Bonbons below!
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Lyra Heartstrings life size by LanaCraft on Deviantart -
Time for Open Art! Lyra and Bonbon got a good amount of art today. As always, be sure to drop people some feedback in the comments!
Go get them all below as always!
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Lyra x Bon bon Pride month by IlustracionesTORO2 on Deviantart -
This is the second part of your Lyra and Bonbon Day art flood. Go get the first post over here.
As always, this is only for art created in the last year. For older art, be sure to hit up last year's post!
Now go get these mares below!
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We have a lot of awesome art of these this cute minty mare this year, along with with Bonbon!
As always, this is only for art created in the last year. For older art, be sure to hit up last year's post!
Now get your Bonbons and Lyras below! Expect more in an hour.
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Who's your favorite filly?
Time for art! Get it all below as always.
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Young friends by Avrameow on Deviantart -
Fanfic time! We've got a bunch more for you to read, different from last year's selection if you want even more. As always, thanks to Whisper Key for scouting them all out for us.
Get the fanfics below.
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I think our header image perfectly describes the relationship the fandom has built for Lyra and Bon Bon: the odd couple where one is more straight-laced while the other is more silly and goofy. And throughout the show's run they have been portrayed that way, popping up in the background here and there as two inseparable ponies.They've had limited actual screen time, but we've still managed to build a whole lore behind these two, especially Lyra. But what do you all think about that lore? Do you think the show and the fandom created something fun for these two or would you have done something different? If you had a chance to write an episode about them what would it be about?Talk about that all and more in the comments!
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Today's the day for another pony appreciation day, this time starring everyone's favorite odd couple Lyra and Bon Bon! Background ponies that have stuck with us throughout the entire show's run, they still live on in the fandom generating pics, stories and more!If this is your first time experiencing one of our appreciation days make sure to stop in throughout the day to check for Bon Bon and Lyra related posts with comics, pics, stories and more!We hope you all have a great day and enjoy!
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I know I'm not the only one who thought Kotobukiya was done with poni, but here we are 2 years since we last posted them with a brand new teaser for both Chrysalis and Cadance! They don't have any prototypes or even concepts up yet, but the announcement says they are currently in development.We will keep you posted as always!
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Over in Israel, a shopping center called Dizengoff is apparently running a My Little Pony G5 event. They don't have a ton of information on it yet, but the cafe opens on the 21st of July and lasts all the way until the 30th, with availability from Sunday-Thursday 10:00-20:00 | Fridays 9:00-15:00 (Tel Aviv Time). I'm sure we will see lots of pictures of it once everything is underway.
Thanks to aaa for the heads up!
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I will continue to enjoy the Roseluck weird fanons, while you all look at art. Go get it below.
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Roze Playing with B A L L S by JeffaPegas on Deviantart -
Source This is your final call for Lyra and Bonbon submissions!
To submit, send an email to submiteqd@gmail.com with LYRA AND BONBON DAY followed by what it is as the subject, so LYRA AND BONBON DAY - OPEN ART for the open art post.
As always, be sure to get them in before 11:59 PM PST or they might not make it up!
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It seems almost trendy now to produce knockoff pony merchandise over in Asia. We've had a few new sets pop up, from these oddly proportioned mane 6 above, to the crazy recolors and cute couch ponies below. What do you think? Would you buy these if they were official?
I think I'd pick up that Pear Butter below. Maybe the goth Maud Pie? Principal Glimmer is lookin pretty good too.
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Comics: Practial Ways To Save Money / Kingdom Custody / Hover #24 / TpoL Chapter IV: Twilight Sparkle / QFF #144
by SethistoSource - Click for full 19 Page Gallery (Saucy warning) This comic is a suggestive at the end. If you don't like ponies doing that, don't view it. It's really cute though. Click the source link for the gallery.
We have a jam packed comic gallery today! Go get them above and below.
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As more companies add AI tools to their programs, from Adobe's Lightroom sneaking it into just about everything, to Photoshop and its generative fill, and Blender's AI rendering, it's no secret that we've entered yet another era in this strange new world. A few art programs are still resisting adding these features, but many don't even mention that they've updated an existing tool with some form of AI generation.
I've had a lot of people ask about this since they are nervous about sending their art in after using programs like photoshop. Lets brainstorm that one! I'll tackle this issue below, but I'd love feedback if anyone has any.
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Sometimes we just put a bat up here, because they are adorable.
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artfight! twilight sky by spicySushidog on Deviantart -
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Author: HERE
Description:They’d ruined it. They’d ruined everything!
Her secret revealed, her community upheaved, all her hard work shattered in an instant by a few nosy interlopers and a bucket of water.
Why couldn’t they see? Why didn’t they understand that she was working for the good of Equestria? To save it from the dark and shattered future of her nightmares?
But this would not be the end. She still had her magic, her genius, and a little time to come up with a plan. No, her destiny did not end here!
Jack of All Trades
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We don't have any Symbiote level G5 plushies yet, but the fandom delivers anyway!
Go get lots of awesome plushies below.
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New Generation - Princess Zipp IV by Azdaracylius on Deviantart