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Title: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 01, 2018, 05:25:05 PM
Hello everyone and welcome to this month's draw together! I'm so happy it's fall, I love this weather :) After you draw a pony, share your art in this thread and see other people's lovely works! Last month's thread can be found here (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,393037.0.html). I have some fall ponies picked out, so let's get to them :art:

First up is Gusty! A classic G1.
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Autumn Skye! Her colors are lovely.
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Last is Feathermay! One of the first G4s.
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(images from the wiki)

Have fun drawing these pretty fall ponies!

Ready, set, create! :art:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Ragamuffin on October 01, 2018, 06:49:17 PM
This is so funny! I actually drew Gusty and Autumn Skye earlier today. Tomorrow I'll post them, but I need to draw Feathermay too!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 01, 2018, 06:55:15 PM
Quote from: Ragamuffin on October 01, 2018, 06:49:17 PM
This is so funny! I actually drew Gusty and Autumn Skye earlier today. Tomorrow I'll post them, but I need to draw Feathermay too!
What a coincidence! That really is too funny :D Can't wait to see them!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Light on October 01, 2018, 07:32:37 PM
The weather has not been too kind in my area for a couple of days but it's okay, take your time. I'll see those leaves fall soon! :p
Nice selection of ponies :heart: I'll get started as soon as I can.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: bladed on October 02, 2018, 02:30:16 PM
i'll definitely give this one a shot if i remember...
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Strawberry Swirl on October 02, 2018, 04:53:48 PM
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I didn't finish in time last month, but not this time baby!! Woo!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on October 02, 2018, 06:25:35 PM
I love their winter garb! I'll definitely have to crank something out this time.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Light on October 03, 2018, 06:53:27 PM
Quote from: Sapphire Rain on October 02, 2018, 04:53:48 PM
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I didn't finish in time last month, but not this time baby!! Woo!

I love their outfits, nice job on this.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Moonbreeze on October 04, 2018, 03:43:38 AM
Another great selection :) I'll see if I can come up with something!

@ Sapphire Rain: Looks great :D I like how you did Gusty's mane. And Autumn Skye looks like she's up to something :P
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 04, 2018, 10:20:55 AM
I attempted drawing them in their generation art style  :P
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I honestly cannot draw ponies sitting down, I had a fun time googling poses XD
Gusty can hardly been seen! :lookround:

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Quote from: Sapphire Rain on October 02, 2018, 04:53:48 PM
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I didn't finish in time last month, but not this time baby!! Woo!

Your art style is amazing! They look so cuddly! :squee:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on October 04, 2018, 03:17:58 PM
I love your art Sundance! They all look so cozy and friendly..I love the colors you picked, Feathermay looks so nice with bold colors.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 04, 2018, 03:31:25 PM
Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on October 04, 2018, 03:17:58 PM
I love your art Sundance! They all look so cozy and friendly..I love the colors you picked, Feathermay looks so nice with bold colors.


Thank you so much! :hug:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 05, 2018, 02:11:23 AM
So many great ponies this month! I'm definitely getting something started for this soon! I love how cozy the pictures submitted so far are!

Sapphire Rain: Super cute! I love their fall wear, I may have to borrow the ponies in sweaters concept. :P It's precious!
StrawberrySundance: Adorable! I love how they're all settled in with their hot cocoa :) It's also neat how you incorporated elements of each generation's style for each pony, but it's still distinctively your own at the same time!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 05, 2018, 09:34:00 AM
Quote from: Minty_Magic on October 05, 2018, 02:11:23 AM
So many great ponies this month! I'm definitely getting something started for this soon! I love how cozy the pictures submitted so far are!

Sapphire Rain: Super cute! I love their fall wear, I may have to borrow the ponies in sweaters concept. :P It's precious!
StrawberrySundance: Adorable! I love how they're all settled in with their hot cocoa :) It's also neat how you incorporated elements of each generation's style for each pony, but it's still distinctively your own at the same time!

Thank you!  :biggrin:
I honestly love drawing in G3 style, it's sorta satisfying (?) Haha.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Light on October 05, 2018, 01:15:56 PM
I couldn't find the wires for my scanner so I bought a new one!
Gusty and Feathermay are trying to lift up Autumn Skye but she isn't like it too much lol.
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Quote from: StrawberrySundance on October 04, 2018, 10:20:55 AM
I attempted drawing them in their generation art style  :P
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I honestly cannot draw ponies sitting down, I had a fun time googling poses XD
Gusty can hardly been seen! :lookround:

That's a good thing you drew her sitting down, it's perfect for practice then to have given up on it.
I LOVE what you did to Autumn Skye's hair, I wish I would have drawn her hair like that, it's so her.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 05, 2018, 01:25:34 PM
Quote from: Light on October 05, 2018, 01:15:56 PM
I couldn't find the wires for my scanner so I bought a new one!
Gusty and Feathermay are trying to lift up Autumn Skye but she isn't like it too much lol.
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Quote from: StrawberrySundance on October 04, 2018, 10:20:55 AM
I attempted drawing them in their generation art style  :P
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I honestly cannot draw ponies sitting down, I had a fun time googling poses XD
Gusty can hardly been seen! :lookround:

That's a good thing you drew her sitting down, it's perfect for practice then to have given up on it.
I LOVE what you did to Autumn Skye's hair, I wish I would have drawn her hair like that, it's so her.



That is adorable! Yet I feel so sorry for Autumn Skye, poor thing  :silly:
Honestly the detail and shading...its...its..AMAZING!  :whoa: You've done such a beautiful job!



I really can't draw pony legs so I've made it my mission to practice over and over till I get the hang of it, drawing them in different positions and in different generation styles. Why must legs be so painful to draw
I kinda got lazy with Autumn Skye's hair, usually I'd draw it piece by piece like the G3 style but the ipad was dying and I hadn't saved my work   ^^; I kinda made it messy as I thought wind swept hair would be suitable for her

But thank you so much for your kind words! :hug:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 05, 2018, 05:09:57 PM
Nice drawings everyone! I love the winter outfits :D

Sapphire, everyone looks awesome! Gusty looks especially adorable ^.^

Sundance, Autumn Skye is so pretty! Her hair really is beautiful :D I find leg positions hard too. They can get out of wack pretty quickly...

Light, I just love your style! Your shading is spot on! I feel bad for Autumn Skye though :P

Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 05, 2018, 05:14:34 PM
Thank you! :biggrin:
Honestly pony legs are my worst enemy at the moment, but with practice I'll get there!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 06, 2018, 03:57:43 AM
Light, your art style is going to give me a heart attack one day. It's just too cute! I love how flowy and natural your shapes are!

Here's my picture for the month!
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I really can't help but picture G4 ponies as being much smaller and younger than the previous gens, so of course Feathermay had to be the trouble maker of this group! :P
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Griffin on October 06, 2018, 07:41:41 AM
Quote from: Minty_Magic on October 06, 2018, 03:57:43 AM
Light, your art style is going to give me a heart attack one day. It's just too cute! I love how flowy and natural your shapes are!

Here's my picture for the month!
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I really can't help but picture G4 ponies as being much smaller and younger than the previous gens, so of course Feathermay had to be the trouble maker of this group! :P

Gosh, I have no words for how amazing this is. :lol: I love the whole setting and how expressive your ponies are. Also love the fact that the facial expressions aren't "pretty". That's precicely the reason you're able to put so much feeling into your artwork. Great job!

I'm loving all of these, Gusty is my favourite pony and the other two are great as well, I'm enjoying this thread very much!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 06, 2018, 08:15:25 AM
Nice job Minty! Autumn Skye looks so horrified at what is about to happen! Amazing work :)
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on October 06, 2018, 08:21:42 AM
Ahh everyone's drawings are so lovely!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 06, 2018, 08:58:13 AM
Quote from: Minty_Magic on October 06, 2018, 03:57:43 AM
Light, your art style is going to give me a heart attack one day. It's just too cute! I love how flowy and natural your shapes are!

Here's my picture for the month!
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I really can't help but picture G4 ponies as being much smaller and younger than the previous gens, so of course Feathermay had to be the trouble maker of this group! :P


Haha I love this! You've done such a wonderful job! Feathermay definitely seems like the trickster of the three  :P
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Light on October 06, 2018, 06:39:39 PM
Quote from: StrawberrySundance on October 05, 2018, 05:14:34 PM
Thank you! :biggrin:
Honestly pony legs are my worst enemy at the moment, but with practice I'll get there!

Keep practicing! I sometimes do the same pose to get the feeling of the character.

Quote from: Minty_Magic on October 06, 2018, 03:57:43 AM
Light, your art style is going to give me a heart attack one day. It's just too cute! I love how flowy and natural your shapes are!

Here's my picture for the month!
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I really can't help but picture G4 ponies as being much smaller and younger than the previous gens, so of course Feathermay had to be the trouble maker of this group! :P
You guys draw nice clothing for your pony drawings o:
Feathermay is so adorable here!  :heart:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Griffin on October 07, 2018, 03:34:33 AM
@Light: I love your style! Plus it's so nice to see a polished pencil sketch. Digital art is great too, of course, and it's not the medium that makes an artist, but there is just something real and down-to-earth about simple pencil work and it's becoming so rare to see, except on actual art sites. I love the dynamics in the picture and the fact that you incorporated some elements from each generation style (like the ears) while maintaining a coherent overall style.

@StrawberrySundance: Your "group photo" is super cute, too! You did a great job adding some generation-specific flavour and I really like Autumn Skye's flowing mane. ^.^

My best advice for pony legs (or getting down any pose, really) is to study some basic horse anatomy. While MLP are simplified compared to real horses (and some gens like G4 completely defy the laws of anatomy, lol!), it will help you draw more natural looking poses if you know what joints real horses have, which way they bend, and how the legs are positioned when they stand / rear / lie down etc. The sitting pose is particularly difficult to draw because horses cannot actually sit. :lol: Here it may be helpful to look at pictures of horses getting up from the ground after they've been rolling, or to go hybrid and incorporate elements of dog anatomy, for example. The movement of the hind legs is different: horses can move their legs backward and forward, but any inward/outward movement is restricted. They can't "spread" their legs so that their knees are pointing outwards, like dogs can - and presumably My Little Ponies too, considering the various poses we draw them in. :D So it's definitely okay to take some liberties, these are cartoon animals after all! But sometimes it helps to look at how things work in real life, before deciding what rules to break to generate an expressive stylised/cartoon version. Hope this helps!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 07, 2018, 07:17:46 AM
That is great advice Griffin :D I've looked at horse anatomy references before, but only to make my MLPs look more horse like. I'll have to try it with legs and poses since I've avoided sitting and laying poses for a long time :)
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 07, 2018, 07:50:36 AM
Thank you so much for the advice Griffin!
I've actually spent my afternoon looking at horse anatomy both MLP and real  :biggrin: I've done a few sketches revolving around Feathermay and Gusty and I'm going to do some more later to get myself familiar with the anatomy. I was actually thinking about using my dog as a model the other day lol.

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I actually based Gusty's pose off an actual horse but gave it more of a cartoonish flair  since that's what I'm comfortable with.

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Feathermay is actually my favourite of the two. I looked at both real horse and G4 refs for her, giving her a smaller body and bigger hooves to make her look cute haha.
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Griffin on October 07, 2018, 12:51:20 PM
They both look great, especially Feathermay! Well done ^.^
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 07, 2018, 12:52:42 PM
Quote from: Griffin on October 07, 2018, 12:51:20 PM
They both look great, especially Feathermay! Well done ^.^
I agree! Feathermay's hair is beautiful :)
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 07, 2018, 01:16:51 PM
Quote from: Safflower on October 07, 2018, 12:52:42 PM
Quote from: Griffin on October 07, 2018, 12:51:20 PM
They both look great, especially Feathermay! Well done ^.^
I agree! Feathermay's hair is beautiful :)

Thank you both! I'm going to keep practicing haha, I'm slowly warming up to pony anatomy  :P
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: RoseNoire on October 10, 2018, 04:27:15 AM
Hi everyone ! I love all your entries, they are soo cute !! :lovey:
Here's mine for this month. I like it, I think it's nice. I didn't realize it was kind of the same idea as yours, Minty, so I hope you don't mind. ^^
It should portray Gusty about to kick the leaf pile for fun, but it just looks like she's laying on it. Ugh, well, too bad. x)
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Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 10, 2018, 04:37:05 AM
Haha, Feathermay's face is priceless XD
Great job!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 10, 2018, 03:51:06 PM
Nice job Rose! Gusty looks like she knows what she is doing and Feathermay's face is priceless XD
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 12, 2018, 07:30:16 PM
Quote from: RoseNoire on October 10, 2018, 04:27:15 AM
Hi everyone ! I love all your entries, they are soo cute !! :lovey:
Here's mine for this month. I like it, I think it's nice. I didn't realize it was kind of the same idea as yours, Minty, so I hope you don't mind. ^^
It should portray Gusty about to kick the leaf pile for fun, but it just looks like she's laying on it. Ugh, well, too bad. x)
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Omg I don’t mind at all! Great minds think alike and all that, right? ;) Feathermays face is perfect! Poor Autumn Skye has no idea what’s coming haha! The background is really lovely as well! Great work!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: achab1984 on October 13, 2018, 05:28:29 PM
I love the art! It so neat to see the different sides of designs! :) Keep them coming! :)
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 21, 2018, 10:01:39 AM
I actually did something this month :P

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I like her so much I'm using her for my sig! I should redo my avi someday too...
Hope you guys like her :)
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 21, 2018, 11:15:48 AM
Quote from: Safflower on October 21, 2018, 10:01:39 AM
I actually did something this month :P

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I like her so much I'm using her for my sig! I should redo my avi someday too...
Hope you guys like her :)

That is so cute! :squee:
Great job!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 21, 2018, 02:00:16 PM
Thank you :D I'm happy I got the transparent background to work!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Moonbreeze on October 21, 2018, 02:13:17 PM
That looks really good Safflower! :lovey:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 21, 2018, 02:20:15 PM
Thank you Moonbreeze :lovey:
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: RandomPony on October 24, 2018, 05:43:34 PM
Quote from: RoseNoire on October 10, 2018, 04:27:15 AM
Hi everyone ! I love all your entries, they are soo cute !! :lovey:
Here's mine for this month. I like it, I think it's nice. I didn't realize it was kind of the same idea as yours, Minty, so I hope you don't mind. ^^
It should portray Gusty about to kick the leaf pile for fun, but it just looks like she's laying on it. Ugh, well, too bad. x)
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Haha! Its so cute! :3
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Light on October 24, 2018, 09:06:06 PM
Nice drawings everyone  :heart:
Quote from: Safflower on October 21, 2018, 10:01:39 AM
I actually did something this month :P

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I like her so much I'm using her for my sig! I should redo my avi someday too...
Hope you guys like her :)

This is so cute!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Vintageg2 on October 25, 2018, 04:03:47 AM
Love them all!!  ^.^
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Moonbreeze on October 25, 2018, 08:57:15 AM
Still on time to draw something quick!
Pegasus!Autumn Skye  :P

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Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: RandomPony on October 25, 2018, 07:09:51 PM
Quote from: Moonbreeze on October 25, 2018, 08:57:15 AM
Still on time to draw something quick!
Pegasus!Autumn Skye  :P

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That's cool! I can totally see Autumn Skye being a pegasus!!!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 26, 2018, 04:18:26 AM
Moonbreeze, the species change totally suits her! She is very cute :D
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Kohala on October 29, 2018, 09:27:06 AM
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Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: StrawberrySundance on October 29, 2018, 11:42:36 AM
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Great job! I absolutely love it! :squee:
I like how you've added a shine to the ponies manes and tails. The background is absolutely gorgeous too!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: Safflower on October 30, 2018, 03:09:58 AM
Kohala, I love it! Gusty looks so scared xD Th bushwoolie is adorable too!
Title: Re: ~Draw Together~ Gusty, Autumn Skye, and Feathermay! ~October 2018~
Post by: RoseNoire on October 30, 2018, 06:51:02 AM
Ohhh, it(s so pretty, I love it ! :frolic: You guys did an amazing job. :lovey:
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