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The “painterly style” has been a highly requested tutorial subject matter due to it’s increasing popularity to digital artists. Not sure what this style is referring to? Check out the Painterly Style Reference Board. The style has become even more popular from games that focus heavily on this art style such as Bastion or to digital artists like Purplekecleon, who we Interviewed last year. It has a bold and fresh look that relies on color and working with balancing the different hues to create value. The style is recognizable by 3 different factors: use of color shifting, visible brushstrokes, and fantastical ligh
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- Oct 6, 2018 Father Knows Beast Followup
- May 27, 2018 Molt Down (Spoilers)
- Oct 17, 2017 The Movie Part II: Twilight + Spike (spoilers)
- Oct 16, 2017 The Movie Part I: Deleted Scenes (movie spoilers)
- May 10, 2017 Blog Post #3 - Tag questions
- Dec 14, 2016 Blog Post #2
- Nov 26, 2016 Blog Post #1
- Jul 11, 2016 Commission Info
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So....Last week I've received a parcel from IDW Publishing. Inside I found --
-- MLP:FIM issue #70, RI cover by yours truly:
And an unexpected bonus. In My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol. 2 (issues #7-12) my other illustration was used as a back cover:
Also this piece (originally RI cover for LoM #11) was included in the inside gallery:
Well, that's it
For now.Season 8 finale!
Welp, another awesome season of pony is over 
So many great episodes to rewatch this Autumn.
So many great episodes to rewatch this Autumn. Anyway, as usual I'm posting a couple of screenshots focusing on T&S. You know me 
That facepalm:
That wing <3
And this <3
Now I am looking forward to The Best Gift Ever and following any news and rumors about Season 9
I have joined a very peculiar collab as a colorists 
This is slightly...different type of comics than you know me for 
Here's the first page I coloured:
This is slightly...different type of comics than you know me for Here's the first page I coloured: :origin()/pre00/8907/th/pre/f/2018/263/d/1/rarity__get_your_sword___part_10_5__by_pony_berserker-dcncjnk.png)
The TV Tropes page has been created Big thanks to everyone who contributed so far 
You guys rock. Link:
Big thanks to everyone who contributed so far You guys rock. Link: For all of you who clicked "I don't know what TV Tropes is" take a look at MLP section! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php…
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Great recet page of The Shadow Shard, this just keeps getting more interesting!
I always wondered if Twilight would ask Spike in the end "Do you want me to turn you into a pony, permanently? If you don't feel like family, I can fix it." I mean she might say that after all the stuff the two go through in this comic.
Happy month of October
Autumn is the best...I mean Autumn Blaze is the best!
Sorry my mistake 😅