NEVER. AGAIN. AT LEAST NOT WITH EVERYTHING IN INDIVIDUAL LAYERS. HOLY CRAP.
In all seriousness, I really like how this turned out, but I definitely need the pencil-like outlines so I can make it work out better. I made the mistake of coloring some things without and… Well let’s just say my self-control isn’t nearly enough to finish a project like this in any reasonable time. So for now I’m going to do the ol’ draw the lines, do the flats and shade the flats… except I’m going to avoid using just special multiply and screen layers. They’re good in their own right, but nothing beats picking out the colors themselves.
Next week, I think I’m going to do more “Before The Collective”. It needs some love.
ooh okay.
It doesn’t have any relation to ponies yet, so it’s staying on Deviantart by itself for now.
NO NOT THAT DOWN SOUTH HOME! SPIT HER OUT RIGHT NOW
worst part about layers is when you want to do something to two layers at once. I hope the GIMP’s new layer groups will help with that.
I think your picture looks great, even without the pencil-like outlines.
I uh… don’t think I’ve seen “before the collective” before.