[SFW] Artist's Group Chat

tehwatever
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Artist -
Ten years of changes - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of MLP:FiM!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2019) - Celebrated Derpibooru's seventh year anniversary with friends.

@Flutter_Lover  
EEEEY! I use Clip Studio Paint! Last proper piece I made was this one.  
Warning Not Safe imma spoiler tag it.  
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It comes with some proper manga screen tones and it’s super cool. the brush engine is kinda powerful like PS (but PS is admittedly better)
 
If you want free tho. Krita and Autodesk Sketchbook (this was a paid program. now free) They proper amazing.
 
If you want like a good digital drawing experience that you can do anytime anywhere you can’t beat iPad Pro + Apple Pencil + Procreate like…there is no competition at that price range.
tehwatever
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Artist -
Ten years of changes - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of MLP:FiM!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2019) - Celebrated Derpibooru's seventh year anniversary with friends.

@Gameplay The Pony  
If you’re seeking companionship through art then…well…frankly I don’t know how to do that either. I’m not there yet.
 
Right now I’m drawing to improve technical skills like “how do I anatomy? how do I gesture? how do I shade? how do I perspective!” and you’re here drawing to express yourself and…
 
I actually admire that.
 
I’m not there yet. I don’t think I CAN draw what I feel which is why I never do it–but isn’t that WHY ppl do art in the first place? To express one’s self and communicate and seek social interaction? I’ll help you out if I could but I myself am super awkward and asocial.
 
Well anyway, don’t quit art yet. IF you want, anytime you submit something, perhaps go ask for a specific thing you want to be commented on. That’s much easier for ppl to start a conversation on your art.
40kponyguy
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Kinship Through Differences - Celebrated the 11th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Verified Pegasus - Show us your gorgeous wings!

AimingToPlease,OftenMiss
@Gameplay The Pony  
There’s way better artists here than me too.
 
All I can say is, just try to make each picture you draw be as good as the last, if not better.
 
We all started somewhere. I show some people my doodles and they’re response is usually ‘That’s brilliant! Why don’t you take it up professionally?!’
 
Then I show some of the stuff on here that’s leagues ahead of anything I can do, and say ‘Have you seen what I’m competing with?’
 
Just try to improve yourself. Comparing to better artists will just leave you feeling down.  
Maybe have a break from drawing until an idea presents itself.  
I started drawing ponies because there were glaring gaps which artists weren’t picking up on.
 
I’m still the only one who has drawn Steven Magnet with the Sirens, despite them all being sea creatures.
tehwatever
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Artist -
Ten years of changes - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of MLP:FiM!
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2019) - Celebrated Derpibooru's seventh year anniversary with friends.

@40kponyguy  
Which is why I’m working on tech skills, enough to be competent. Competition is kinda a funny thing; If the best guy isn’t available–they’ll take anyone who is available. That’ just it, really.
 
Currently, for employment, ppl want technical skills than style–because most likely you’ll be working with someone else’s design so you’ll be doing 80% of the boring but crucial work like lining, coloring, rendering etc, depending on your skill.
 
What’s his name–Vince Coletta, who lined Jack Kirby’s comics, wasn’t THE BEST line artists out there, but he was always available, and he’s very competent, very professional.
 
Basically: if you good at doing what ppl don’t like doing, YOU WILL GET JOB purely because no one else is stepping up.
40kponyguy
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Kinship Through Differences - Celebrated the 11th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Verified Pegasus - Show us your gorgeous wings!

AimingToPlease,OftenMiss
@tehwatever  
Speaking of people stepping up for things.  
Still can’t believe that crossover comic of mine.
 
Look at the size of the 40k fandom….
 
Look at the size of the MLP fandom….
 
How many crossover comics are there currently?
 
One.
 
Mine!
 
(Which sounds absurd to me).
 
I need to finish the next page. Just keep putting it off because one scene is going to be very difficult to draw.
deactivated103f39d

I don’t draw to compete. I do it for fun. It’s just that for some reason there’s this feeling I have on the site where I feel down. I’ll try to not let it get to me.
DrCool13
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Preenhub - We all know what you were up to this evening~
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Artist -

Ashy Knuckles All Day.
@Gameplay The Pony  
It’s probably the upvote/downvote thing. I felt the same way about this site for a while. Hell, it was the reason that I stopped posting for a while on here.
 
 
On another note, giving my pone Swift a chopper this time.  
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Mildgyth
Best Pink Pony - For being the first person to reach 50k uploads, managing the site's featured images, and countless other contributions to the site.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Non-Fungible Trixie -

Senior Moderator
Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta
@tehwatever
 
That’s exactly what i’m doing, except that since my paper supply is limited, i can’t just go for sketches - i go for fully-colored pieces whenever i need to practice.
 
@DrCool13
 
Although it is quite frustrating how everybody always says my drawings are improving, i can see they are too, and yet my earlier art often has higher scores than my newer material…
40kponyguy
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Kinship Through Differences - Celebrated the 11th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Verified Pegasus - Show us your gorgeous wings!

AimingToPlease,OftenMiss
@Mildgyth  
I think there’s just less people on the site since the series finished, so everything’s getting lower scores these days.
 
Don’t worry too much about the voting here. It’s really best used as a guideline. You can’t please everyone, but if a pic really gets hammered then it’s either you’ve hit a nerve, (Sonic the Hedgehog is an easy way to get downvotes), or maybe you just need to improve your artwork a lot.
Panko Pai
A Really Hyper Artist - 500+ images under their artist tag
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
Ten years of changes - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of MLP:FiM!
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2020) - Took part in the 2020 Community Collab
A Really Classy Artist - 250+ images under their artist tag
Dream Come True! - Participated in the MLP 9th Anniversary Event
Best Artist - Providing quality, Derpibooru-exclusive artwork

Shy gamer stallion
@Gameplay The Pony
It’s probably the upvote/downvote thing. I felt the same way about this site for a while. Hell, it was the reason that I stopped posting for a while on here.
 
Count me in. Though it usually happens when I post NSFW artwork
 
 
@40kponyguy  
You can’t please everyone, but if a pic really gets hammered then it’s either you’ve hit a nerve, (Sonic the Hedgehog is an easy way to get downvotes)…
 
I wonder if OC x Canon ships count too.
DrCool13
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Preenhub - We all know what you were up to this evening~
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Artist -

Ashy Knuckles All Day.
@Panko Pai  
From what I’ve seen, those are probably included. It seems like you get an exception if you commission NSFW canon x oc from artists who get a ton of upvotes here, or you’ve been uploading the ship for a long time.  
It’s a very fuzzy line, imo.
Background Pony #4149
Question: is it fair for an artist to not want to communicate with anyone else (EG, viewers and other artists)?
 
In my case, I have very strict rules against interacting with others when it comes to art in general, and that strict no-interaction rule comes from the following experiences:  
  • Being force-fed advice I never asked for to begin with; I once asked for help with colors and was told to use a different color model than what I had learned; turns out what I had learned worked better for me  
  • Asking for help/feedback only to receive nothing  
  • The belief that people prefer the art over the processes that went on creating it in the first place  
  • A lingering feeling of distrust when it comes to asking for help in general; I settled onto one very specific tool (actually two or three depending on how you count them) on the basis that all other tools were off-limits to me (and at one point, they financially were), and that any advice I would receive would be incompatible with the tools I use, and the only way for me to be taken seriously is to adopt the tools that I can never see myself using because I used the cheap/free alternatives for too long  
  • Ambiguity over what I ask for; apparently the style I went for fell under a specific category, but that category’s name has too many different meanings to mean anything specific
Salamenace
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Non-Fungible Trixie -

Crossover Specialist
@Background Pony #189E  
I’d say yes, but not all the time.
 
I understand some artist’s don’t want any unsolicited critique because in some cases, they know they’re piece is flawed but they want to focus on the positives and not feel bad for coming up short. That’s okay. Also, it’s why some commentators should ask if they can give constructive advice because the artist may not need to hear it.
 
However, it’s important to be open to some feedback as a creative because how else are you going to improve your craft. Ultimately, it’s up to how you to take the criticism. You could listen, take the advice, and use to improve something or you can just simply ignore it.
40kponyguy
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Kinship Through Differences - Celebrated the 11th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Verified Pegasus - Show us your gorgeous wings!

AimingToPlease,OftenMiss
@Background Pony #189E  
We all have different styles and methods, but at the same time, we all try to improve.
 
For example, almost no one here draws using the methods I use (Darkest-lunar-flower being an exception. If you compare her earliest traditional art drawings with some of mine, they look like they were drawn by the same person).
 
Anyway, what may work for one of us may be useless to another.  
Just try ideas that may be useful, and ignore others that sound like they just won’t be compatible.
 
That said, this particular pair of forums (including the NSFW one) has some of the most chilled out and helpful users I’ve spoken with.
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