Odds and Ends

Вторник, 18 Мая 2021 г. 03:43 + в цитатник

a collection of various scraps and bits of concept art i thought y'all might like

1.) considered a gag where Pandora's beloved pet hen, Henrietta, is actually a monstrous cockatrice. Cockatrices can mask their appearance via magic, but Henny just can't seem to help screwing with her owner. Pan, you see, is badly far-sighted (just like Twilight), and needs her reading glasses to view things up close. But being the vain noodle she is tho, she won't wear them unless absolutely necessary, so Henny can get away with a lot of magic shenanigans right under her owner's nose

2.) An old doodle of Princess Cadence. In the MLP Friends Forever comics, Cadence is shown fretting over her seemingly redundant role as a princess....after all, she doesn't seem to have as important a role as Celestia, Luna, or Twilight. In the comic, she grapples with the idea that she's just a pretty figurehead with no real purpose, beyond being a living battery that powers the crystal heart. She grows so depressed that the Crystal Heart begins to lose power, placing the Empire in danger of being consumed by the blizzard that rages outside the Heart's weakening shield. Twilight and Shining Armor eventually cheer Cadence up, but curiously, none of the crystal ponies object when Cadence publicly despairs about how unneeded she is....making me wonder if Cadence's fears were perhaps a little bit true? What if she is just a pretty face tasked with protecting an Empire that barely needs her? What if she really is just there to power the crystal heart? Idk, food for thought, but I wonder if Cadence would still struggle with feeling insecure and lost as a princess.

3.) old, oooooooold abandoned painting, i think? Sassy Magnolia May is sassy. The story was that Magnolia invited her rival Belle Velour over for a drink at Sweet Apple Acres in at peak summertime heat, fully knowing that her rival is so committed to their goth aesthetic that they would fucking die for it

4.)

Were on a prickly path that goes on for miles

But its worth it just to see you smile

And I cannot

Be pulled apart

From the hold you have on my heart,

And even if the world tells us its wrong,

Youre in my head like a catchy song~

Magnolia May and Glitzi Glamour, back in the good old days when they got along and wrote sappy love songs. I'll probably explore their friendship/relationship/catty rivalry in full at some point

5.) expression practice with Skyla and Pandora. Pan, get ur stupid noodley nose out of ur cousin's business

6.) potential design for adult Prima Donna (daughter of Sweetie Belle). She's maybe 20 years old here, with full celebrity pop rock star status achieved. She's still really melodramatic and Truffles is still her best friend/something more, maybe? Although her face seems to be set to permanent condescending sneer, she's incredibly kind and sweet and will always help anypony in need~

7.) updated design for Discord's mother, Demeter~ (her old design is here)

8.) "Business Tactics", a test comic featuring a friendly chat between Jam Sandwich and the eternal thorn in her side, the very rich, very distinguished, and very powerful Mister Filthy Rich, of Ponyville fame. There's an ongoing turf war between them, and it's one that Jam is very determined to win.

also, hi Smoky. Smokescreen works as a intelligence agent for the Equestrian government, but he's also on Jam's payroll more often than not. Ever since Jam figured out Smoky's unsavory secret day job, she's brought him on as a spy/bit of muscle/bodyguard. Jam is super thrilled about having her very own goon. Smoky is less thrilled about the arrangement, but he's well compensated, and it didn't exactly take much convincing to rope him into terrorizing Filthy Rich. After all, Barnyard Bargains could put Sugarcube Corner and BonBon's candy shop out of business, and then where would Smoky get his precious sweets? Barnyard Bargains?? Sorry Fil but u gotta die

(ps. they're not out to actually kill Filthy. Although if a certain old businesspony were to accidentally be terrified into having a heart attack, Jam wouldn't exactly complain....)

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