Wing Pariah

Pariah of the Wing - Outcasts from the tops of clouds, trees, mountains. Pegasus without a place in their own society. Cast upon the world to find their own path.
Some pegasus societies cast out their own, for reasons and in ways unknown to most outsiders. Often found wingless, either through birth or other means, they wander the lower worlds often hoping to once again return to the sky.
Due to their disfigured nature most remain secluded in thick forests or stick to themself elsewhere trying to cover their marks of origin from others.
While it's more of a struggle than the normal equine, some do eventually find their beauty back.

Finally some more world building for my First Contact War universe!
Trying to visualize different aspects for the universe, in this case a type of pegasus, with a fairly dark background to it. Future works may very well be quite happy, though! Since I try to show a broad aspect of the world, from sad to happy, serious to funny.

Edit: Thought I'd elaborate on some parts that may relate to the show. We've seen Rainbow Dash with a prostetic wing and since my FCW plays far in the past I tried to imagine what the consequences would be if there's no prostetic. Since Pegasus life relies quite heavily on their wings I thought it'd be an interesting topic for loss of it.

So while it's bit more grim topic, I thought it'd fit this paint style to begin with. Although I do want to explore other subjects of course! Maybe some more clothing next time. But I've basically been enjoying revisitng this style again and seeing how I fare in it (Like my Jewel in the Rough from yesterday). It's a throwback to my early paintings from a couple years ago. Inspired by classical works of art. As opposed to my 3D figurine style which has a lot more modern ties.

Anyhow, hope y'all enjoy! I'll be trying to work more consistently on my FCW universe again. Getting my idea and design juices flowing.

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Approx Time: 11 hours
Photoshop CC 2015

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