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Title: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on March 09, 2020, 02:53:29 AM
I've posted my art here before but it's been so long that my thread closed... so here's a new one! :heart:

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So my aim (aside from animation and design!) has always been to design ponies that could have conceivably been in the G1 line, thus here are the Cloudpuff Ponies!
They are flocked ponies with fluffy puffy hair aside from a 'normal' forelock. like the Perfume Puffs and if you followed my previous thread you might have seen some earlier iterations of them too! :heart:
They are inspired by how gimmicks started to combine later on down the line, like the Princess Brush 'n Grows - I hope you all like them!

Design details under the cut ->

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Post by: Ponybookworm on March 09, 2020, 03:32:43 AM
As already said on Discord, I love these & hope they get Made!!!
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Post by: Griffin on March 09, 2020, 05:14:38 AM
So pretty! I love their colour combos ^.^
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Post by: Mewtwofan1 on March 09, 2020, 05:43:42 AM
Wow! These look like they would be great as toys. And the art looks very nice indeed. Well done!
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Post by: Heelys on March 09, 2020, 11:11:50 AM
What a great concept! And your art is lovely, you get that G1 boxart aesthetic.
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Post by: Strawberry Swirl on March 09, 2020, 02:34:35 PM
I really adore these! I might have to make fan art some time...
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Post by: maycrestmom on March 09, 2020, 03:40:50 PM
love the art and the pony concepts :-) candyclouds' my fave but they are all gorgeous
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Post by: Safflower on March 10, 2020, 07:17:40 PM
aaa I love original G1 concepts! These would fit right in :D So pretty :lovey:
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Post by: Shaiyeh on March 11, 2020, 10:03:57 AM
Ooooo these are so sweet! I'd have loved to see this set as actual ponies :lovey: well done, they're great!
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Post by: The_Loner on March 12, 2020, 09:51:01 AM
These are great! I especially like Candycloud!
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on March 17, 2020, 07:55:33 AM
Ahh thankyou so much guys! :heart!:

What a great concept! And your art is lovely, you get that G1 boxart aesthetic.
I'm totally aiming for the G1 backcard aesthetic and I'm so glad you like it so much!

I really adore these! I might have to make fan art some time...
AHH THAT WOULD BE SO SWEET OF YOU! Thankyou so muchh!

aaa I love original G1 concepts! These would fit right in :D So pretty :lovey:
Ooooo these are so sweet! I'd have loved to see this set as actual ponies :lovey: well done, they're great!

THANKYOOU! Clipper actually commented that they might just be a possibility of them becoming HQG1 in the future and I am just over the moon aaah...!


So uh, anyway, here's my next design set! :heart:

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My thought process was basically as Winger Ponies (Summer Wings and Windy Wings) were originally intended to be Baby Flutter Ponies, my thoughts for Baby Flutters went in a different direction - caterpillars! They are teeny-tiny sized with pearlescent tails and tiny little flutter wings! Just like adult Flutter Ponies, they have a lil' symbol on their cheek :heart:

I hope you all like them just as much as The Cloudpuff Ponies! These ones actually took a lot longer due to the complexity of the art and I struggle with digital watercolours XD
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Post by: Ponybookworm on March 17, 2020, 08:11:11 PM
As said on Discord, these are adorable!!! Would need to be a good sculptor though for those tails...
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Post by: Snapdragon on March 18, 2020, 09:47:02 PM
Just beautiful!!! Great work!! :heart:
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Post by: LunaCat on March 20, 2020, 11:13:50 AM
Pretty colors. Nice work.
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on April 01, 2020, 05:48:51 AM
Ah thankyou so much guys! I'm so glad you like them haha, it really inspires me to continue creating these works :heart:

As said on Discord, these are adorable!!! Would need to be a good sculptor though for those tails...

Yeah these guys might be a tad difficult to make - I'm hoping to start practicing digital sculpting so hopefully I'll be able to do so in the future!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 29, 2020, 09:02:22 PM
She popped into my head and I just had to get her down on paper! A rather out-of-season Christmas pony - although it's close to Christmas in July so...? XD
She's meant to have Argie Masquerade's hot red/pink body colour, because that's something we never saw in the standard US release ponies (although Lady Flutter becomes close!)

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Post by: Griffin on May 30, 2020, 01:06:28 AM
Great design - the red body and icy hair make for an eye-catching combo! I like the stylized symbol, too.
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Post by: Safflower on May 30, 2020, 06:00:38 PM
If you were born in the right time/area I'm convinced you would have designed ponies for Hasbro :P Treetrimmer looks wonderful! I love her symbol!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on June 09, 2020, 05:16:44 PM
Great design - the red body and icy hair make for an eye-catching combo! I like the stylized symbol, too.

Ah thankyou so much! I kinda wanted to invert the typical Christmas pony colours! I feel like I didn't execute the symbol quite as well as I wanted to though >_< but I'm glad you like it!

If you were born in the right time/area I'm convinced you would have designed ponies for Hasbro :P Treetrimmer looks wonderful! I love her symbol!

Aaah you have no idea how much that means to me! :heart: That's literally my dream! I'm so glad you like her design!
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: pandabear_chan on June 10, 2020, 12:00:06 AM
Your concepts are absolutely stunning - each of them. As mainly G1 customiser I'd love to give them a life and think about how to do them best but when they play with the though of becoming part of the HQG1C line (especially the cloudpuff ponies) more people would have access to the final ponies.
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on July 03, 2020, 08:46:34 PM
Your concepts are absolutely stunning - each of them. As mainly G1 customiser I'd love to give them a life and think about how to do them best but when they play with the though of becoming part of the HQG1C line (especially the cloudpuff ponies) more people would have access to the final ponies.

That means more to me than you can imagine, as someone who's admired your work for years, thankyou so much, from the bottom of my heart :heart: My dream is that they can be made one day, but you have my absolute blessing to create them if you wish!

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Continuing my trend of favouring the various gimmick mashups that occurred later in the G1 line, here are the Rock Candy Ponies! <3
Scented, sparkly, translucent rock stars with crystalline candy guitars and electrifying crimped manes!
The glitter in their bodies is the large chunky mylar stuff, giving them a really crystalline texture and they also have iridescent tinsel in their manes - they're pretty much a combination of some of my favourite G1 aesthetics and I hope you guys love them as well!
This is also one of my favourite backgrounds I've ever designed -- I usually struggle with them due to my lack of depth perception but I think this one turned out great, especially the candy dance floor!
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Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 04, 2020, 03:52:09 AM
These are all such beautiful designs! I'm not sure how I feel about the Flutterpillars as a concept, but the designs are still adorable and pretty.

Unfortunately, the images hidden by a spoiler in the first post are defunct.
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Post by: Safflower on July 04, 2020, 11:33:15 AM
Those are so cool! I think the chunky, crystalline glitter would translate wonderfully into an actual plastic body. It sounds really pretty :heart: Bubblegum Pop is my favorite!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on July 04, 2020, 08:56:57 PM
These are all such beautiful designs! I'm not sure how I feel about the Flutterpillars as a concept, but the designs are still adorable and pretty.

Unfortunately, the images hidden by a spoiler in the first post are defunct.

Aww thankyou so much! Haha they are a bit strange I guess, but I'm glad you like their designs nonetheless!
Thankyou for letting me know, I'll try and get them working again, they were the individual design details for each pony in the Cloudpuff set ;)

Those are so cool! I think the chunky, crystalline glitter would translate wonderfully into an actual plastic body. It sounds really pretty :heart: Bubblegum Pop is my favorite!

Thankyou so much! :heart: That's what I thought too, I wondered why they never did it in the actual line so of course I had to make it happen! She's my favourite as well haha :)
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Post by: The_Loner on July 05, 2020, 08:07:30 AM
I love those Rock Candy Ponies! :inlove: Hasbro should hire you! :accomplished:
I really miss the good old days when MLP had originality and variation!
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: SunPony on July 07, 2020, 10:54:38 AM
The Rock Candy Ponies are awesome!  Ah, it would be so cool to see them brought to life.  The large glitter stuff in the translucent plastic sounds like it would really look like rock candy!  :cool:
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Post by: Lilja on July 09, 2020, 10:36:19 AM
The designs and set ideas are lovely and creative, but the presentation is truly amazing! They really capture that Hasbro feeling, and makes me think we could've gotten something like this if G1 MLP had kept going throughout the '90s.

Would love to hear if you have any more ideas in the works. :)
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Post by: Ponybookworm on July 11, 2020, 07:28:27 AM
Loving these as well!!!
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on August 08, 2020, 10:07:51 PM
I love those Rock Candy Ponies! :inlove: Hasbro should hire you! :accomplished:
I really miss the good old days when MLP had originality and variation!

Aww thankyou so much! :heart: It's my dream to design toys for a living (well, that or animate) and I miss when MLP had that as well!

The Rock Candy Ponies are awesome!  Ah, it would be so cool to see them brought to life.  The large glitter stuff in the translucent plastic sounds like it would really look like rock candy!  :cool:

Thankyou so much! :D I mean, if all goes well they might wind up being made for HQG1 in the next few years~! And yeah, I got the idea from looking at how that type of glitter is used in nail art, I always thought it looked like rock candy haha

The designs and set ideas are lovely and creative, but the presentation is truly amazing! They really capture that Hasbro feeling, and makes me think we could've gotten something like this if G1 MLP had kept going throughout the '90s.

Would love to hear if you have any more ideas in the works. :)

Ah thankyou so much, oh my gosh! :heart: That's exactly the 'feel' I'm going for and it makes me so happy that you feel that I've nailed it!
I definitely have more in the works haha, if time allows it I'll be releasing a suitably spooky set for this October...! :heart:

Loving these as well!!!

Ah thankyou so much! :heart:

To tide everyone over for the time being, I tightened up the official design sheets for the Cloudpuffs, you can see them under the cut :heart:

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Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Esbayne on August 11, 2020, 08:29:06 PM
These are all SO adorable!! My favourites so far are the baby wingers and the rock candy ponies, but they are all just so amazing! I wish they were all real ponies! :lovey:
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Crystal-Sushi on October 01, 2020, 06:50:23 AM
These are all SO adorable!! My favourites so far are the baby wingers and the rock candy ponies, but they are all just so amazing! I wish they were all real ponies! :lovey:

Aww thankyou SO much! :heart: I wish they were real too, maybe one day? :D
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I GOT THE TIMING RIGHT YEAAAH! <3
I really wanted to do a Halloween set, as we never got one in G1, but also, in keeping with the G1 line, black was never used as a main (hair/body) colour and it's one of the big Halloween colours, so I wanted to challenge myself to make a seasonal line without it!
These ponies all glow in the dark, and I had to restrain myself from madding any extra features, otherwise every line I design would wind up being a glitterbomb XD
I'm also super proud of the background for this one, as you may know it's something I struggle with so I really tried hard on this one to make it as atmospheric as possible!
I hope you all enjoy! <3
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Post by: Miniature Sheep on October 01, 2020, 10:47:01 AM
Ooh, those Halloween ponies are delightful! :heart: I love the background too, it looks very cozy and inviting!
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Post by: Griffin on October 01, 2020, 01:13:21 PM
Those are some exquisite designs, Crystal-Sushi! Candycornucopia  :iconclap:
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Post by: Ponybookworm on October 01, 2020, 01:40:53 PM
As I said on Discord, WOW!!!

Also, if I enlarge the piccie here I can read ALL the text!!! :biggrin:
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Post by: pandabear_chan on October 02, 2020, 08:45:36 AM
I need to make these come alive!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on October 02, 2020, 09:04:56 AM
I need to make these come alive!
I hope you mean all of them Panda!!!
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Post by: pandabear_chan on October 02, 2020, 10:41:14 AM
I need to make these come alive!
I hope you mean all of them Panda!!!

First will be the Cloud Puff Ponies yes.
Title: Re: Crystal Dreams of Pony Design...!
Post by: Griffin on October 02, 2020, 12:56:16 PM
I need to make these come alive!

Oh yes!!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on October 02, 2020, 03:34:34 PM
I need to make these come alive!
I hope you mean all of them Panda!!!

First will be the Cloud Puff Ponies yes.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on October 16, 2020, 08:22:06 PM
Ooh, those Halloween ponies are delightful! :heart: I love the background too, it looks very cozy and inviting!

Aww thankyou so much! I'm especially glad you like the background haha, they're something I struggle with a lot! :heart:

Those are some exquisite designs, Crystal-Sushi! Candycornucopia  :iconclap:

Thankyooou! :heart: That's probably my favourite name to date too haha, I'm quite proud of it XD

As I said on Discord, WOW!!!

Also, if I enlarge the piccie here I can read ALL the text!!! :biggrin:

Thankyou! I'm so sorry it's a bit hard to read haha, I might need to make the font bolder in future pieces  >_<

I need to make these come alive!

Aaah YES! I can't wait to see the Cloudpuffs either haha, I'll never stop being absolutely flattered that people love my designs enough to make them real :heart:
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Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 17, 2020, 08:46:24 AM
They all look very beautiful and thematically fitting! My favorite.. Tossup between Spooky Surprise and Pumpkin Patch.

I would like to suggest darkening the text used for the names a bit, though, or at least making it more blue. Right now it's a little hard to read Unicornucopia and Cauldron Candy's names.
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Post by: gemini_pony on October 18, 2020, 09:12:57 AM
I love your designs so much!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on April 08, 2021, 06:41:24 AM
Introducing the Pastel Egg Ponies!

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Aaah better late than never? XD
These guys have been on the backburner for over a year, as G1 never did any Easter ponies (well, standard issue US/UK G1 didn't) and I wanted to make some! <3
Went off of the feel of our two official Greek Easter ponies (Ladybird and Lambaditsa) which is why Marshmallow Frosting is in the sitting pose and shares similar colours; I wanted her to feel familiar but not be a copy of either preexisting pony if that makes sense?
I imagine they're chocolate scented, or perhaps vanilla.... Greek pony plastic is meant to smell like vanilla from what I've heard, so perhaps that works well?
Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy them! <3

(Also I'm so sorry for my long absence, depression has really been sapping my creativity of late :drunk:)
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Post by: Griffin on April 08, 2021, 06:57:04 AM
Glad to see you back with new, lovely designs, Crystal-Sushi! I love their two-coloured manes.
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Post by: Ponybookworm on April 09, 2021, 12:00:45 PM
YAIY!!! Absolutely in love with every drawing you do!!! And these beauties are no exception!!!
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Post by: kestral_kitsune on April 11, 2021, 10:34:27 AM
nvm had to complain to make them work XDDDD

these are lovely
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Post by: Gabborul on April 11, 2021, 01:45:46 PM
Your designs are gorgeous and your art is impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on April 18, 2021, 05:24:24 PM
Aah thankyou so much guys, I'm so glad you like my work! :heart:
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Post by: Snapdragon on April 22, 2021, 02:12:19 AM
I love seeing your new designs pop up! Merry Monday is a super cute name, it's about time we got a positive association with the roughest day of the week! :heart:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 29, 2021, 08:47:49 PM
I love seeing your new designs pop up! Merry Monday is a super cute name, it's about time we got a positive association with the roughest day of the week! :heart:

Aww that means so much to me! :heart: And thankyou haha, I hasn't even thought of it that way! XD

I've just moved house so a bit busy to work on any new sets, but I did have time to draw this! A rework of my VERY first custom pony (she was actually a fakie haha), Candy Confetti!
She's meant to fit with the second set TAF ponies and her rearing pose mimics that of the original fakie base <3

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Post by: Ponybookworm on May 30, 2021, 06:38:26 AM
She's adorable!!!
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Post by: Kanthaka on May 30, 2021, 01:55:52 PM
All of your designs are amazing! I especially love the Rock Candy Ponies and the Spooky Season Ponies... as a kid, I would've lost my mind for ponies like that. (Who am I kidding, I'd still love ponies with those gimmicks today!)
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Post by: slyons on May 30, 2021, 06:22:48 PM
The only thing wrong with these is that they aren't real!  :lol:
You have a talent for art and a lot of creativity...and the combination of those two things is giving us G1 fans some very imaginative designs! 
They are all fantastic 😊
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Post by: Gator on May 31, 2021, 03:45:09 AM
I like the backcard look!  I've done this myself with pony sets I've made.  Great work!!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on September 09, 2021, 04:12:59 PM
Thankyou so much guys! :heart:
Sorry for the radio silence for a while haha, as I've moved house it's been a huge change for me! I'll get back to drawing ponies soon though haha, I have a huge list of ideas!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on September 12, 2021, 08:48:24 AM
Introducing the Pastel Egg Ponies!

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Aaah better late than never? XD
These guys have been on the backburner for over a year, as G1 never did any Easter ponies (well, standard issue US/UK G1 didn't) and I wanted to make some! <3
Went off of the feel of our two official Greek Easter ponies (Ladybird and Lambaditsa) which is why Marshmallow Frosting is in the sitting pose and shares similar colours; I wanted her to feel familiar but not be a copy of either preexisting pony if that makes sense?
I imagine they're chocolate scented, or perhaps vanilla.... Greek pony plastic is meant to smell like vanilla from what I've heard, so perhaps that works well?
Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy them! <3

(Also I'm so sorry for my long absence, depression has really been sapping my creativity of late :drunk:)

They're so sweet. My favorite is Merry Monday. Also big :hug:

Post Merge: September 12, 2021, 08:53:43 AM

These are all SO adorable!! My favourites so far are the baby wingers and the rock candy ponies, but they are all just so amazing! I wish they were all real ponies! :lovey:

Aww thankyou SO much! :heart: I wish they were real too, maybe one day? :D
Also...
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I GOT THE TIMING RIGHT YEAAAH! <3
I really wanted to do a Halloween set, as we never got one in G1, but also, in keeping with the G1 line, black was never used as a main (hair/body) colour and it's one of the big Halloween colours, so I wanted to challenge myself to make a seasonal line without it!
These ponies all glow in the dark, and I had to restrain myself from madding any extra features, otherwise every line I design would wind up being a glitterbomb XD
I'm also super proud of the background for this one, as you may know it's something I struggle with so I really tried hard on this one to make it as atmospheric as possible!
I hope you all enjoy! <3


Pumpkin Patch needs to be made right now. My unrivaled favorite out of all your designs.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 02, 2021, 09:16:36 AM

Pumpkin Patch needs to be made right now. My unrivaled favorite out of all your designs.

Aww haha, thankyou so much! :heart:

Also...

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I FINALLY FINISHED THEM! These guys have been in my head for like a year...!
They're another gimmick combo, this time they're flocked AND scented, it's meant to look a bit like a powdered sugar coating, hence the name, I hope you enjoy! <3
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 02, 2021, 10:15:28 AM
Utterly gorgeous Baby Ponies!!!
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Post by: NanoRuby on November 02, 2021, 10:17:04 AM
They look fantastic! You do a fantastic job at recreating the G1 art atyle. And I love the idea for the gimmick, that's so cute and someone should make them real
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Post by: brightberry on November 02, 2021, 12:05:11 PM
Aww... these are amazing! Love Baby Cotton Cloud!
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Post by: Griffin on November 02, 2021, 01:05:48 PM
Flocked and scented? *grabby hands* They are so cute!
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Post by: DreamsofUnicorn on November 02, 2021, 07:27:53 PM
oooh would you mind if I did fanart of these?  :art:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 02, 2021, 08:36:51 PM
Utterly gorgeous Baby Ponies!!!

Thankyou! :heart:

They look fantastic! You do a fantastic job at recreating the G1 art atyle. And I love the idea for the gimmick, that's so cute and someone should make them real

Aww thankyou so much! I try my best haha, and I'm so glad you like it! :heart: I wish haha! People are welcome to make customs if they want though!

Aww... these are amazing! Love Baby Cotton Cloud!

Aww thankyou! She was one of two that gave me the most trouble haha, she went through a name change and three colour palettes...!

Flocked and scented? *grabby hands* They are so cute!

Aah glad you like the gimmick! XD Thankyou so much!

oooh would you mind if I did fanart of these?  :art:

Aah go ahead! :heart: I can't wait to see what you do!
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Post by: DreamsofUnicorn on November 08, 2021, 10:03:04 AM
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Here's the first set
Hope you like!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 08, 2021, 02:31:49 PM
I like, a lot
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Post by: Annie on November 08, 2021, 09:12:19 PM
Wow! All of your art looks like something Hasbro could have produced back in the days.
I love it! :heart:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 09, 2021, 04:58:45 PM
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Here's the first set
Hope you like!

AAAH THEY LOOK SO CUTE!! :heart: Thankyou so much!

I like, a lot

Thankyou! :heart:

Wow! All of your art looks like something Hasbro could have produced back in the days.
I love it! :heart:

Aaah thankyou so much!! I try to get that look haha, and glad you feel I achieved it! :heart:
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Post by: DreamsofUnicorn on November 09, 2021, 06:09:23 PM
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Here's the first set
Hope you like!

AAAH THEY LOOK SO CUTE!! :heart: Thankyou so much!


glad you like! I'll be posting the others as I draw them  :art:
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babies!
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really proud of this one :accomplished:
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 17, 2021, 04:39:44 AM
Again cute xxx
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Post by: DreamsofUnicorn on November 17, 2021, 11:25:01 AM
I think I'll only do one more as to not take attention from the og artist ;^^
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Post by: The_Loner on November 27, 2021, 04:06:08 AM
Man, you should be working for Hasbro... or Basic Fun! I love the art and the story - so much nostalgia ^.^
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on December 07, 2021, 03:56:06 PM
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Here's the first set
Hope you like!

AAAH THEY LOOK SO CUTE!! :heart: Thankyou so much!


glad you like! I'll be posting the others as I draw them  :art:
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babies!
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really proud of this one :accomplished:

AH I LOVE THESE TWO! The Rock Candy girls look so good in your style, you should be proud of that one! :heart: And the Flutterpillars!!

Man, you should be working for Hasbro... or Basic Fun! I love the art and the story - so much nostalgia ^.^

AH I WISH! Thankyou so much haha, I aim to create nostalgia, even though it's from an era before I was even born (1997 baby haha)
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Post by: The_Loner on December 09, 2021, 06:07:35 AM
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Man, you should be working for Hasbro... or Basic Fun! I love the art and the story - so much nostalgia ^.^

AH I WISH! Thankyou so much haha, I aim to create nostalgia, even though it's from an era before I was even born (1997 baby haha)


 :wow: Haha, I would never have guessed! You hit the nostalgia perfectly!  :ohyeah:
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Post by: Nenufar on December 10, 2021, 10:34:04 AM
I die for your Pastel egg ponies. I wish they were real!
They remmind me to the G3 Easter ponies but you used a very soft G1ish style, I love it.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on January 25, 2022, 08:26:57 PM
I die for your Pastel egg ponies. I wish they were real!
They remmind me to the G3 Easter ponies but you used a very soft G1ish style, I love it.

Aaah thankyou so much! :heart:
Yes, that is what I was going for! I'm so sad we didn't get many seasonal ponies in G1 :cry:

Anyway, for an art update, I'm working on something! It's been hectic as my fiance and I got into a car accident just before Christmas, so we're still dealing with the aftermath of that (don't worry we're mostly fine! We had to get a new car and my back problems are worse than before but I'll live...!)

So, WIP backcard art for my next set! See if you can guess what it'll be! :heart:

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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on January 29, 2022, 07:33:44 AM
I have returned! :heart:

This set was a challenge to myself, as I usually don't like floral themes, but I actually really like how these girls turned out! <3
The Precious Petal Ponies are flower-scented, like their names, and their symbols are 3D domed cabochons, with floral-shaped sequins and glitter that you can shake around inside!
The gold parts are like chrome gold, so their symbols are somewhat similar to the Princess Ponies crossed with the Precious Pockets if that makes sense? They're inspired by potpourri too!
This background was also my most ambitious one to date, and I'm also quite proud of it haha, I've always wanted to paint one of those old-style fancy gilt greenhouses.
I hope you enjoy!

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Post by: Ponybookworm on January 29, 2022, 11:22:58 AM
What an adorable idea & what an adorable drawing!!! I'm in love xxx
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Post by: brightberry on January 29, 2022, 01:11:33 PM
So dreamy!  Such beautiful ponies.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 03, 2022, 08:39:55 PM
Thankyou so much guys! I'm so glad you like them! :heart:
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Post by: Gabborul on February 09, 2022, 05:08:37 AM
Wow!! They look so dreamy and beautiful!
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Post by: pandabear_chan on February 21, 2022, 06:52:32 AM
Wow another wonderful set!
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Post by: Frenzy on February 21, 2022, 07:33:08 AM
These are amazing! Each set had me wondering why didn't Hasbro think of these?! Especially the Precious Petals. Little cabochon symbols would have been genius. I would collect the whole set of Precious Petals, Rock Candy Ponies, and Cloud Puff Ponies for sure!
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on February 22, 2022, 03:51:52 PM
I have returned! :heart:

This set was a challenge to myself, as I usually don't like floral themes, but I actually really like how these girls turned out! <3
The Precious Petal Ponies are flower-scented, like their names, and their symbols are 3D domed cabochons, with floral-shaped sequins and glitter that you can shake around inside!
The gold parts are like chrome gold, so their symbols are somewhat similar to the Princess Ponies crossed with the Precious Pockets if that makes sense? They're inspired by potpourri too!
This background was also my most ambitious one to date, and I'm also quite proud of it haha, I've always wanted to paint one of those old-style fancy gilt greenhouses.
I hope you enjoy!

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The colors are gentle and charming

Post Merge: February 22, 2022, 07:09:54 PM

Baby Frosty!!! :lovey:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on March 08, 2022, 07:34:44 AM
Wow!! They look so dreamy and beautiful!

Aww thankyou so much! :heart:

Wow another wonderful set!

Aaah thankyou! I'm so excited to see the Cloudpuffs when you get to them too!

These are amazing! Each set had me wondering why didn't Hasbro think of these?! Especially the Precious Petals. Little cabochon symbols would have been genius. I would collect the whole set of Precious Petals, Rock Candy Ponies, and Cloud Puff Ponies for sure!

Aaah thankyou! I wonder the same thing sometimes haha, I'm so glad you like my ideas! :heart:

The colors are gentle and charming
Baby Frosty!!! :lovey:

Aww thankyou! I try to make them authentic to what Hasbro would have used haha, and I'm glad you like Baby Frosty Flurry! She was the first in that set I designed!

Ok, as you can see I've added a poll now, as I need your help to decide which set I should work on next, I have SO MANY ideas, but these are the most developed!
The number of votes will determine their order of creation, so they will all get drawn eventually, don't worry!~ :heart:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on March 17, 2022, 10:12:55 PM
Ok, it looks like it's kitty time then! :fox:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 25, 2022, 08:00:46 AM
Aaand here they are! :heart:
Sorry it took approximately one million years, I actually wound up being evicted and had to move house haha, but all's well now, here are the kitties!

So my thought process was 'all of the Teeny Tinies are kind of named for cats, so what if you went even further with the cat theme?' XD
Thus the Fancy Feline Baby Ponies! I had to include Clipper in the backcard stopry after I came up with the pun 'Purr-adise Island' haha.
They're flocked with kitty tails and eyes! I know they might not be everyone's cup of tea (much like the Flutterpillars) but I hope you enjoy! <3

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Post by: Griffin on May 25, 2022, 10:16:29 AM
What a cute idea! :D
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 25, 2022, 05:53:21 PM
What a cute idea! :D

Aww thankyou so much! :heart:
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on May 25, 2022, 06:09:13 PM
Purr-adise Island! Lovely!  :lovey: I immediately fell in love with those "little kittens"!
Great names and symbols on everyone!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on May 26, 2022, 08:53:29 AM
These
Are
ADORABLE!!!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on June 03, 2022, 09:52:26 PM
Purr-adise Island! Lovely!  :lovey: I immediately fell in love with those "little kittens"!
Great names and symbols on everyone!

Aww thankyou! I'm so glad you like them! :heart:

These
Are
ADORABLE!!!

THANKYOU! :heart:
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Post by: Esbayne on June 08, 2022, 02:51:24 PM
I LOVE them!!! I adore new breeds and love all the creative ones you've been coming up with, I wish so hard they existed! XD :lovey:
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Post by: alaskaallie on June 12, 2022, 04:25:11 AM


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somehow I missed this thread... these are INCREDIBLE. They are so cute and I want them. I may have to try to sculpt them or something, they are just so delightfully weird and perfect, I think there must be an alternate universe where I spend a truly ridiculous amount of $$ on tiny violet on some version of ebay....
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on July 15, 2022, 04:10:03 AM
I LOVE them!!! I adore new breeds and love all the creative ones you've been coming up with, I wish so hard they existed! XD :lovey:

Aaah tysm :heart: I'm so glad you like them! Hopefully I'll get round to drawing some more soon :)




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somehow I missed this thread... these are INCREDIBLE. They are so cute and I want them. I may have to try to sculpt them or something, they are just so delightfully weird and perfect, I think there must be an alternate universe where I spend a truly ridiculous amount of $$ on tiny violet on some version of ebay....

Aww haha tysm! :heart: That would be AMAZING, go ahead! People are absolutely welcome to make customs based of of my designs as long as they're not for profit haha... Also that alternate universe would mean Hasbro would have hired me, I wish I lived in it haha :biggrin:
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Post by: Moonbreeze on July 18, 2022, 05:25:13 AM
Cute! I love how every piece looks like a backcard :lovey: Flutterpillars need to be a thing ;)
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on August 25, 2022, 09:05:40 PM
Cute! I love how every piece looks like a backcard :lovey: Flutterpillars need to be a thing ;)

Aww thankyou so much! :heart: That's what I'm aiming for!
I'm so glad you like them! It seems people either love them or find them a bit strange haha
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on September 02, 2022, 07:49:03 AM
Slipping right back into my comfort zone with ALL OF THE SHINY STUFF YESS! :heart:

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Introducing the Bubble Belle Ponies! These girls are translucent with an iridescent coating (think the Starlight Baby Ponies!) as well as a plume of iridescent tinsel at the front of their mane, like the second set Princess Ponies, as well as more tinsel in their mane - VERY sparkly overall lol!

This background might also be my favourite so far, it's very much inspired by the 1996 Polly Pocket Bubbly Bath compact, which is my favourite one of all time, it's just all so dreamy aaa...

:heart: Background sans ponies and vintage effects :heart:
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Post by: Ponybookworm on September 02, 2022, 08:50:02 AM
Once again amazing!! Would love these as actual Ponies!!!
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on September 02, 2022, 04:27:48 PM
Lovely lovely ponies!  :lovey:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on September 07, 2022, 02:56:40 AM
Once again amazing!! Would love these as actual Ponies!!!

Aww haha thankyou so much! Hopefully one day they get made in some form :heart:

Lovely lovely ponies!  :lovey:

Ahh thankyou! :heart:
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Post by: BlackCurtains on September 07, 2022, 06:31:37 AM
Oh, those are super cool! I love the colors :heart:
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on September 07, 2022, 08:54:41 AM
I like Crystal Clear and Bubble Bouquet.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on September 25, 2022, 09:17:35 PM
Oh, those are super cool! I love the colors :heart:

Thankyou so much! It took a bit of fiddling not to get the colours too similar haha :heart:

I like Crystal Clear and Bubble Bouquet.

Ahh thankyou! I'm so glad you like them! :heart:
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Post by: Esbayne on September 26, 2022, 09:29:20 PM
They are so dreamy 😍
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Post by: Twinkle-eye on September 30, 2022, 02:55:24 AM
I want the precious petals to be reeeal  :sad:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on October 08, 2022, 03:59:07 AM
They are so dreamy 😍

Aaah thankyou! :heart:

I want the precious petals to be reeeal  :sad:

Aww haha thankyou so much! I wish they were real too :heart:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 14, 2022, 06:31:41 AM
A bit late for Halloween but oh well!  ^.^

For something a little different, I had a crack at the post-1992 G1 box art style! I thought it would work better in terms of the expressiveness I wanted for this piece ;)
Introducing Bubble Brew and her newborn twins, Toil and Trouble! The idea for their names came first, and then everything else followed swiftly haha.

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Also to note, I had to recreate the background and logo from scratch as 'clean' versions don't exist of them haha, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome!
I hope you enjoy this piece and Happy (late) Halloween!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 14, 2022, 07:55:31 AM
I LOVE these three!!! And Bubble Brew stirring the cauldron is excellent!!!
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on November 14, 2022, 02:21:53 PM
:witch:
A lovely witch and her twins! :lovey: Oh, those sybmols are cute! :heart: I like their names too!
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Post by: BlackCurtains on November 15, 2022, 05:38:59 AM
Those are so cute! I think the background and logo look great!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 15, 2022, 04:48:31 PM
Thankyou so much guys! :heart:

I have a bunch of concepts for my next pony set, so I'm thinking of making another poll! Not just G1 sets either haha

EDIT: Re-did the poll! Is it working? I'm not good with this stuff haha
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Post by: SunPony on November 15, 2022, 07:17:05 PM
Those are adorable!  And what a nice idea for a set, a mom and her twins.  I always love seeing your designs.  ^.^

I only see an old poll that closed in March?  But there are no results, so its kind of confusing, I'm not sure what the issue might be.  It shows this:


(G1) Merry Marshmallow Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Bubblegum Beauty Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Sugar & Shine Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G2) Cosmic Kiss Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Scent-sational Swirl Ponies
    0 (0%)
(Takara) Sweets Cafe Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Mountain Boys 2nd Set
    0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 0

Voting closed: March 13, 2022, 10:25:51 AM
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on November 15, 2022, 07:19:18 PM
EDIT: Re-did the poll! Is it working? I'm not good with this stuff haha

I can see it, but it doesn't work.  :( And I can't help with these things.  :blush:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 15, 2022, 09:39:25 PM
Those are adorable!  And what a nice idea for a set, a mom and her twins.  I always love seeing your designs.  ^.^

I only see an old poll that closed in March?  But there are no results, so its kind of confusing, I'm not sure what the issue might be.  It shows this:


(G1) Merry Marshmallow Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Bubblegum Beauty Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Sugar & Shine Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G2) Cosmic Kiss Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Scent-sational Swirl Ponies
    0 (0%)
(Takara) Sweets Cafe Ponies
    0 (0%)
(G1) Mountain Boys 2nd Set
    0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 0

Voting closed: March 13, 2022, 10:25:51 AM

Aww haha thankyou so much! :heart:
Ah ok, I'm not sure how to fix it - I redid the options but it doesn't seem to be able to let me reopen the poll?
I've recreated the poll using surveymonkey instead, hopefully this works! -> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SCPZSF
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 16, 2022, 01:30:40 AM
I went for boys as we need more boys!!!
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Post by: BlackCurtains on November 16, 2022, 06:40:02 AM
I fixed the poll for you :)
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 16, 2022, 05:30:54 PM
I fixed the poll for you :)

Ahh thankyou so much! :heart:
I will add the votes from both polls together to get the final result haha
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Post by: Ponybookworm on November 17, 2022, 08:32:30 AM
I voted in both
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on November 17, 2022, 02:45:56 PM
These are so nice! I'm surprised I haven't seen them before. I really like your art style at the beginning where the drawings look a bit like the Italian stationary set I have. If Merry Marshmellows are what I think you have in mind (a winter theme?), I vote for those.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 17, 2022, 07:20:50 PM
These are so nice! I'm surprised I haven't seen them before. I really like your art style at the beginning where the drawings look a bit like the Italian stationary set I have. If Merry Marshmellows are what I think you have in mind (a winter theme?), I vote for those.

Aww haha thankyou so much! :heart:
I'm trying to cover all the G1 styles I guess haha!
I hadn't actually thought of the designs beyond the gimmick and individual pony names, so your idea of a winter theme is something I can definitely do!

Also, to let everyone know, I will be closing the polls next Friday!
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on November 17, 2022, 10:27:53 PM
These are so nice! I'm surprised I haven't seen them before. I really like your art style at the beginning where the drawings look a bit like the Italian stationary set I have. If Merry Marshmellows are what I think you have in mind (a winter theme?), I vote for those.

Aww haha thankyou so much! :heart:
I'm trying to cover all the G1 styles I guess haha!
I hadn't actually thought of the designs beyond the gimmick and individual pony names, so your idea of a winter theme is something I can definitely do!

Also, to let everyone know, I will be closing the polls next Friday!

That would be so cool! They would be arriving with the cold weather in the northern hemisphere!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on November 26, 2022, 06:25:54 PM
Ok, the results are in! I'm amazed that 29 people voted, aah!
Thankyou so much for caring about my work! :heart:

With 0 votes Scent-sational Swirl Ponies! ( >_<)
With 1 vote Cosmic Kiss Ponies! ( :|)
With 3 votes Sugar & Shine Ponies! (:satisfied:)
With 4 votes, Bubblegum Beauty Ponies AND Sweets Cafe Ponies! ( :shocked:)
With 5 votes Merry Marshmallow Ponies! ( ^.^)
And finally, with 12 votes, the 2nd Set Mountain Boys! (:lol:)

Thankyou so much for voting everyone! These results will determine the order of my projects, so you'll know who's up next!
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on November 27, 2022, 04:16:44 AM
Aah, we came in second! Still, I'm really looking forward to the Mountain Boys too and can't wait to see all of them  :biggrin:
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Post by: achab1984 on December 18, 2022, 03:12:56 PM
I love those! If only hasbro would bring back the G1 ponies but with different designs and colors! I am 100% sure they would sell like hot cakes! 
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on December 23, 2022, 07:15:50 PM
Aah, we came in second! Still, I'm really looking forward to the Mountain Boys too and can't wait to see all of them  :biggrin:

Aww haha thankyou! I've been working on them but progress is slow between Xmas preparations and getting sick :P

I love those! If only hasbro would bring back the G1 ponies but with different designs and colors! I am 100% sure they would sell like hot cakes!

Thankyou so much! I really feel they would, but Hasbro seems reluctant to directly make anything G1-related (using the original sculpts at least) themselves, and defer it to third-parties like Basic Fun... Makes me wonder if they no longer have access to the facilities needed to make G1/2/3 ponies (considering G4/G5 aren't as hollow-bodied and a different plastic type)?
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on January 07, 2023, 03:35:05 AM
Happy New Year everyone! I'm unfortunately having internet issues at the moment, but here was my entry for Charmer's Christmas Art Contest! :heart:

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I tried to emulate the animated style as best I could, and include a few ponies who'd never been seen in animated form before - see if you can spot them!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on January 07, 2023, 06:02:00 AM
I see at least two non-US Ponies in there, & I deffo voted for this. I love piccies with lots of Ponies doing stuff
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 08, 2023, 05:17:26 AM
I see at least two non-US Ponies in there, & I deffo voted for this. I love piccies with lots of Ponies doing stuff

Yes haha! And ah thankyou so much! :heart:



I hath delivered!
For those unaware, I put up a poll for users to vote on my next MLP concept and the 'Mountain Boys series 2' option won!
This is my first set of boy ponies! I do have more in mind though haha...
It  took a while to come up with fitting names (and colour palettes...) but  I think I made them work! I wanted to use some more uncommon body  colours, like Wildfire uses Pina Colada's bright red-pink body colour,  Typhoon; Princess Pristina's and Blizzard is meant to be the same as  Dutch Diary Pony <3
I also didn't want them to look too  similar to any of the OG Mountain Boys either, and I kind of had the  idea that you could make an almost-complete rainbow between both sets?
It's also a funny thing, but I drew the background (Misty Mountain) off the top of my head without a reference to what it was actually meant to look  like (I forgot about the comic!). I then wound up reading the comic to  write the blurb section and to my surprise I actually got the colour  correct - it's also purple in the comic!
I hope you all enjoy! <3

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Post by: Ponybookworm on February 08, 2023, 10:42:50 AM
These are AMAZING!!!!!!! I want all of them for real!!!
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on February 08, 2023, 06:47:58 PM
For me too, thanks!  :lol: :heart:

Blizzard is my favorite, of course because I love winter so much and I like his colors and symbol! Cyclone is also amazing! :wow:
You have come up with great names for them.  :)
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Post by: BlackCurtains on February 09, 2023, 07:06:32 AM
Ooh, I love Sandstorm and Cyclone!
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Post by: ponyproblem on February 10, 2023, 03:19:35 PM
Sandstorm and blizzard are my favourites, I love your artwork!
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Post by: SkyCakes on February 10, 2023, 03:27:11 PM
oh wow I just love your designs and the current mountian boys look so fantasic. They would make great customs. :)
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 11, 2023, 04:52:54 AM
These are AMAZING!!!!!!! I want all of them for real!!!

Aww haha thankyou! :heart:

For me too, thanks!  :lol: :heart:

Blizzard is my favorite, of course because I love winter so much and I like his colors and symbol! Cyclone is also amazing! :wow:
You have come up with great names for them.  :)

Ah thankyou! I'm so glad you like them haha, Blizzard is also one of my favourites!

Ooh, I love Sandstorm and Cyclone!

Aww thankyou! :heart:

Sandstorm and blizzard are my favourites, I love your artwork!

Aww haha thankyou so much! I'm so glad you appreciate it! :heart:

oh wow I just love your designs and the current mountian boys look so fantasic. They would make great customs. :)

Awww haha thankyou so much! :heart: People are welcome to make customs of my designs (or commission them!) as long as they are not for profit :)
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on May 07, 2023, 07:01:31 AM
FINALLY! I've had a lot of stuff happening recently, so this set took longer than usual (also kept hitting an artistic block) but here they are!
Merry Marshmallow Ponies are very much inspired by the Candylocks doll series by Spin Master, as well as the Perfume Puff Ponies and the Cotton Candy set in Tonka's Cupcakes doll line...!
Basically, they have Perfume Puff-style hair twisted into sections meant to resemble marshmallow rope! They are also scented <3
Their wintery background was due to the suggestion by Artemesia's Garden that this could be a winter-themed set, which I thought was a great idea! This also found its' way into their backstory <3
I hope you enjoy!

PS - According to the poll I conducted, the next set will be either Bubblegum Beauty Ponies (G1) or Sweets Cafe (Takara), as they both tied for third place! Feel free to voice your preference here also!

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Post by: Griffin on May 07, 2023, 07:51:09 AM
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FINALLY! I've had a lot of stuff happening recently, so this set took longer than usual (also kept hitting an artistic block) but here they are!
Merry Marshmallow Ponies are very much inspired by the Candylocks doll series by Spin Master, as well as the Perfume Puff Ponies and the Cotton Candy set in Tonka's Cupcakes doll line...!
Basically, they have Perfume Puff-style hair twisted into sections meant to resemble marshmallow rope! They are also scented <3
Their wintery background was due to the suggestion by Artemesia's Garden that this could be a winter-themed set, which I thought was a great idea! This also found its' way into their backstory <3
I hope you enjoy!

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Omygosh I'd totally buy that set! They're gorgeous, I wish they were real!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on May 07, 2023, 01:03:52 PM
I may dislike marshmallows but I LOVE these Ponies!!!
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on May 07, 2023, 05:22:11 PM
Amazingly beautiful ponies! Really lovely, even though I'm not a fan of marshmallows! :lovey:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on June 11, 2023, 08:09:45 PM
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FINALLY! I've had a lot of stuff happening recently, so this set took longer than usual (also kept hitting an artistic block) but here they are!
Merry Marshmallow Ponies are very much inspired by the Candylocks doll series by Spin Master, as well as the Perfume Puff Ponies and the Cotton Candy set in Tonka's Cupcakes doll line...!
Basically, they have Perfume Puff-style hair twisted into sections meant to resemble marshmallow rope! They are also scented <3
Their wintery background was due to the suggestion by Artemesia's Garden that this could be a winter-themed set, which I thought was a great idea! This also found its' way into their backstory <3
I hope you enjoy!

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Omygosh I'd totally buy that set! They're gorgeous, I wish they were real!

Aww haha thankyou so much! Isabelle (customsbypandabear) has confirmed she will make these guys at some point so you may get the opportunity to in the future! :heart:

I may dislike marshmallows but I LOVE these Ponies!!!

Aww thankyou! :heart:

Amazingly beautiful ponies! Really lovely, even though I'm not a fan of marshmallows! :lovey:

Ahh thankyou so much! I'm surprised how many people aren't a fan of marshmallows though haha  ^.^
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Post by: Meadowhaven on June 11, 2023, 09:36:49 PM
Oh man, I LOVE those Bubble Belle ponies so much, and the Merry Marshmallow ponies are glorious! Your designs are so pretty and fun, I would have collected these ponies for sure if they'd been released! <3
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on August 10, 2023, 06:09:18 AM
Oh man, I LOVE those Bubble Belle ponies so much, and the Merry Marshmallow ponies are glorious! Your designs are so pretty and fun, I would have collected these ponies for sure if they'd been released! <3

Aww haha thankyou SO much! :heart:
You might get an opportunity in the future - customsbypandabear has said she will be making some of my achievable designs in custom form (although sadly this doesn't include the Bubble Belles due to their composition) and there is a possibility they may become HQG1 one day as well! :)
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Post by: pandabear_chan on August 17, 2023, 02:31:11 AM
Oh man, I LOVE those Bubble Belle ponies so much, and the Merry Marshmallow ponies are glorious! Your designs are so pretty and fun, I would have collected these ponies for sure if they'd been released! <3

Aww haha thankyou SO much! :heart:
You might get an opportunity in the future - customsbypandabear has said she will be making some of my achievable designs in custom form (although sadly this doesn't include the Bubble Belles due to their composition) and there is a possibility they may become HQG1 one day as well! :)

Yes I will do any of the designs but some of them like the Bubble Belle and Rock Candy ones are transparent and we got only glittery baits from HQG1C. Also the original ponies had no transpaent ones.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on August 23, 2023, 07:39:34 AM
Introducing my most ambitious set to date, the Sweets Cafe Ponies!

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I’ve always LOVED the Takara ponies but they only lasted a year and we didn’t get to see what they could have become, which in turn was my inspiration for this set!
This is specifically my take on how Takara would have done the ‘scented pony’ concept!
Each character is based on a different dessert/drink that’s somewhat iconic to 80s Japan (as far as I can tell with my research anyway lol) and of course, being cafe based, I had to create a playset for them too!
It was also pretty interesting trying to learn to emulate the art style, as it’s so different from what I usually draw!

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This is the playset sans ponies, as I'm proud of the amount of detail I managed here with the slightly unwieldy 'rough pencil' brush :P

And here are the individual character artworks! :heart:

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Fizzy Cream Soda - しゅわしゅわ クリームソーダ (Shuwa Shuwa Kurīmusōda)

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Bubbling Ramune - ぶくぶくラムネ (Buku Buku Ramune)

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Fluffy Strawberry Shortcake - ふわふわ いちごのショートケーキ (Fuwa Fuwa Ichigo no Shōtokēki)

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Bouncy Pudding - ぷるぷる プリン (Puru Puru Purin)

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did creating them! <3
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Post by: Ponybookworm on August 23, 2023, 09:51:24 AM
I love these!!! The playset is delightful & I'd buy it if it existed!!! As for the Ponies, how good of you to go the Japanese route with them!!!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on August 25, 2023, 07:13:44 PM
I love these!!! The playset is delightful & I'd buy it if it existed!!! As for the Ponies, how good of you to go the Japanese route with them!!!

Aww thankyou so much! Hopefully I can make it real in the future, my other half is trying to teach me 3D modelling and a playset like this seems feasible to create lol :P
And yes, Takara ponies are some of my favourite MLP ever, although I don't think I'll ever be wealthy enough to own one haha, my hope is HGQ1 will make Takara blanks one day...!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on August 27, 2023, 11:04:39 AM
I love these!!! The playset is delightful & I'd buy it if it existed!!! As for the Ponies, how good of you to go the Japanese route with them!!!

Aww thankyou so much! Hopefully I can make it real in the future, my other half is trying to teach me 3D modelling and a playset like this seems feasible to create lol :P
And yes, Takara ponies are some of my favourite MLP ever, although I don't think I'll ever be wealthy enough to own one haha, my hope is HGQ1 will make Takara blanks one day...!
They already have the Nippon babies in, so far four colours... They're quite cute!!! I think they'd need an adult fakie to do bigger blanks though, & even they are HTF
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on September 04, 2023, 05:41:52 AM
I love these!!! The playset is delightful & I'd buy it if it existed!!! As for the Ponies, how good of you to go the Japanese route with them!!!

Aww thankyou so much! Hopefully I can make it real in the future, my other half is trying to teach me 3D modelling and a playset like this seems feasible to create lol :P
And yes, Takara ponies are some of my favourite MLP ever, although I don't think I'll ever be wealthy enough to own one haha, my hope is HGQ1 will make Takara blanks one day...!
They already have the Nippon babies in, so far four colours... They're quite cute!!! I think they'd need an adult fakie to do bigger blanks though, & even they are HTF

Yes I've seen the babies and they're definitely cute but I much prefer the adults! XD
I assume you would take either a fakie or a legit adult and 3D scan + clean up the scan because they're wayy too valuable to be sent off to be cast from tbh - or at least that's how I'd do it  :lol:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on October 02, 2023, 07:50:17 PM
So I can confirm the Spooky Season Ponies are currently being made by the wonderful pandabear_chan!

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https://www.facebook.com/pan.da.9693001/posts/pfbid0qmShGNxkQcu5H8YJ9c9CWfNw8zCVnF2FzQmVkYQypqnhStaPPqgi8j5ghAdJ4NVEl

Cauldron Candy and Spooky Surprise are already spoken for, but Candycornucopia and Pumpkin Patch will be available!
They will have glow-in-the-dark manes and symbols :heart:
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Post by: Ponybookworm on October 03, 2023, 09:03:45 AM
 :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey:
I LOVE that they get glow-in-the-dark hair & symbols!!!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on October 30, 2023, 07:21:13 PM
In anticipation of the Spooky Season Ponies being revealed in the next day or two, here is a redo of their artwork!

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The main difference is the fonts and readability, although the original image also used a 'grain' image (the pixel-ey overlay that makes it look 'aged') by someone else, and I wasn't entirely comfortable potentially profiting from it, so the new image uses the 'noise' filter function on Photoshop (which I didn't have access to when I drew the original)  ^.^
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Post by: pandabear_chan on January 31, 2024, 02:35:19 AM
Here's the link for you in case you didn't see the ponies yet https://mlparena.com/index.php?topic=405117.0 (https://mlparena.com/index.php?topic=405117.0).

Next in line is the 2nd set of the Mountain Boys.
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Post by: Kitcatepic on January 31, 2024, 07:11:17 AM
I just found this thread and I love all of these especially the perfume puff inspired ones. the perfume puff ponies are so underated
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 04, 2024, 04:25:45 AM
Here's the link for you in case you didn't see the ponies yet https://mlparena.com/index.php?topic=405117.0 (https://mlparena.com/index.php?topic=405117.0).

Next in line is the 2nd set of the Mountain Boys.

YES! I am SO excited to see the boys in reality! :heart:

I just found this thread and I love all of these especially the perfume puff inspired ones. the perfume puff ponies are so underated

Ahh thankyou so much! :heart: I'm so glad you like them!

Speaking of new sets...

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Ok these guys took FOREVER as I wanted them to look even more authentic...!

As such their artwork is a little more 'loose' and expressive, as influenced by the artwork for the first set of TAF ponies in particular.
This is also the most time I've spent on a background thus far, I wanted a sort of 'Lisa Frank' nostalgic circus-ey vibe (I think that's what they call 'kidcore'?) :)

These girls are clear but filled with colourful beads, which you can rattle around, kind of like a jar of gumballs! This is also why their symbols are linework only - that and I took inspiration from the scented 'good job' stamps I'd et on my schoolwork as a child lol.

They are also chiefly inspired by Hasbro's unproduced 'Irresistibles', specifically the Colorburst Collection, which also feature clear bodies filled with colourful beads!
I hope you enjoy, they were an awful lot of fun!
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Post by: BlackCurtains on February 04, 2024, 09:08:39 AM
They are so cool! I want one!
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Post by: Ponybookworm on February 04, 2024, 11:52:17 AM
WOW!!!
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 05, 2024, 08:28:49 PM
They are so cool! I want one!

Aww haha thankyou so much! :heart:

WOW!!!

Thankyou! :D

Also, I have an announcement!
I have opened another poll so here, you guys can vote on my next set! Unlike the last one, this survey will be open perpetually, and options will be removed as they are completed ❤️

https://s.surveyplanet.com/t8e20tbv
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Post by: Annie on February 06, 2024, 12:21:31 AM
I LOVE the bubblegum beauty pony set! :D
What a fun set! All of them are amazing but I think Pop Banana is my fave! :heart:
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Post by: BlackCurtains on February 06, 2024, 08:46:13 AM
I voted for Sparklin' Space ponies!
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Post by: cowboyopossum on February 06, 2024, 09:35:38 AM
I voted for Dream Marine! Can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Post by: Kitcatepic on February 08, 2024, 06:40:34 AM
I voted for neon night
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Post by: Shaiyeh on February 09, 2024, 04:00:16 AM
Love, love, love all of these!stunning work!
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Post by: brightberry on February 09, 2024, 03:00:16 PM
Your artwork is so amazing! Love it.  Melon Medley is my favorite.
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on February 28, 2024, 10:44:24 PM
I LOVE the bubblegum beauty pony set! :D
What a fun set! All of them are amazing but I think Pop Banana is my fave! :heart:

Aww thankyou so much! :heart:
She might be one of my favourites too tbh - either her or Melon Medley XD

I voted for Sparklin' Space ponies!

Ahh thankyou! All I can reveal about this set is they are inspired by both the Fancy Swirl Ponies as well as the outfit 'Pony-Naut' :)

I voted for Dream Marine! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thankyou! Aside from the obvious theme with the name of the set, I can reveal that these guys have a light-up feature :heart:

I voted for neon night

Thankyou! These guys' main gimmick is glow-in-the-dark elements!

Love, love, love all of these!stunning work!

Aww thankyou so much! :heart:

Your artwork is so amazing! Love it.  Melon Medley is my favorite.

Ahh thankyou so much! She might be my favourite too haha
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Post by: Heart Of Midnight on March 03, 2024, 02:54:33 PM
These Spooky Season Ponies and Bubblegum Beauty Ponies are really beautiful!  :lovey:
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Post by: Crystal-Sushi on March 25, 2024, 09:54:14 PM
These Spooky Season Ponies and Bubblegum Beauty Ponies are really beautiful!  :lovey:

Aww thankyou so much! I'm so glad you like them! :heart:
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