Shoo-be-doo! MerMay Art Challenge

[Griffin]

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May is MerMay! Join me in a fun challenge where you get to draw or craft seaponies, merponies and other ponies enjoying the seaside. Follow the daily prompts or come up with your own version of the challenge!

This is no contest. There are no sign-ups or prizes. You can start or quit at any time. You can do quick sketches/doodles or something more elaborate, the choice is yours. You can draw or do crafts, all media are allowed - even photography! You can do all separately or work them into one image/piece. Post daily or do a compilation. And finally, if daily prompts are too much, you can do one per week, for example by choosing among the ponies listed for that week. These are just ideas, there are no actual rules, it's just a fun challenge to create more pony art 

Feel free to ask questions and to use this thread for general chatting along the way.

Happy MerMay!   


Q & A

Week 1, May 1 - 7

1. G4 Ocean Flow
2. G1 Seaspray (Euro)
3. G4 Haven Bay
4. G3 Island Delight
5. G1 Main Sail
6. G3 Seaspray
7. G1 Whitecap

[Marshie]

So fun!! I plan on doing at least a few of these, should we post in this thread as we get pieces done?

[Griffin]

So fun!! I plan on doing at least a few of these, should we post in this thread as we get pieces done?

Awesome! Yes here is fine, if it starts getting too messy we can consider starting separate weekly threads for pics, but for now I think it's good to keep everything in one place

Post Merge: May 01, 2023, 09:56:44 AM

I guess I'll have to lead by example!

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Coloured pencils are not my favourite medium but I decided to use my current small sketchbook for this challenge and the pages can't handle markers or watercolour. I used a mix of regular pencils and watercolour pencils (but without the water). I couldn't resist adding gel pen highlights.

[Heart Of Midnight]

Wow! This is a great challenge! 
Did I understand correctly that I can, for example, take all three G1 ponies from this first week and draw them all in the same drawing/painting? Or do I have to make separate drawings/paintings of all three ponies? 

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I'll try to do as many days as I can, here's an Ocean Flow.

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[Marshie]

Here she is!! For May 1st

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[Griffin]

Tailrust and Marshie, those are cute!

Wow! This is a great challenge! 
Did I understand correctly that I can, for example, take all three G1 ponies from this first week and draw them all in the same drawing/painting? Or do I have to make separate drawings/paintings of all three ponies? 

You can do whatever you like

[Marshie]

Day two!!! Seaspray is so cute but with a name like her’s I almost expected a blue-greenish pony
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[Griffin]

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I only had time for a very quick drawing today.
ETA/ Lol that should read "#2 Seaspray"... My mind is really wandering today! It's been the Mondayest Monday and it isn't even Monday!!

Also, I swear starting this off with two yellow ponies wasn't intentional! I shuffled the list using random generator and only thought to check that different gens were somewhat evenly distributed 

[Marshie]

Also, I swear starting this off with two yellow ponies wasn't intentional! I shuffled the list using random generator and only thought to check that different gens were somewhat evenly distributed 

Starting out the month with a cute color at least!! Also, your sketch is great! I love how you drew her hair, so wavy!

[Griffin]

Thanks, Marshie! I wanted to draw the hair like it's floating in water...

Yours is adorable as well, I love how you've done the gradients on her fins and tail!

[Gator]

Cool challenge!  I will try my hand at a few.

[Marshie]

Day Three!! (I’m determined to actually finish a month long challenge, can’t ya tell? )
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[Griffin]

Ooh pretty!

I completed mine but it's dark so no photo until tomorrow.

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[Marshie]

I'm back for another one!! Decided to challenge myself and turn any ponies that are not seaponies into seaponies!! May or may not keep up with it as the challenge continues, but here's Island Delight as a seapony!
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