Draw Together 9/15-9/22 Ringlets

[ponyqueen]

I'm finished painting... just need to photograph tomorrow.

Post Merge: September 21, 2015, 06:54:27 AM

Here she is! First I would like to admit that when I saw who this week's pony was, my first reaction was "Oh well, looks like I'll skip this week." I wasn't really excited to paint this gal- not one of my favorite pony poses, and the colors weren't working for me. However, I did want to sketch something for this set because Curly Locks and Pretty Vision are on my "to paint" list (childhood ponies). But as I sketched, I turned the pose a little, and started thinking about Ringlets again- I pulled her onto my studio table and read her backstory- and I fell in love. Here she is, one of the most lovely ponies in the herd, Ringlets!

I call this painting "Princess for the day". I left out her extra barrettes and even her tail ribbon (!) to portray her natural and wholesome beauty. Her body base is blueish grey with greyish blue highlights. 

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[babyblueducky]

here is mine.

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[ponycake]

Oh my goodness. Both are totally stunning.

Glad you found a new appreciation for her ponyqueen!

[Roogna]

wow ponyqueen - she's stunning!
bbd- love that smile

[Shaiyeh]

I am done!
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phew, finished today. I got caught up this week working on a birthday card for a friend.

[Griffin]

OMG faint, that is gorgeous, Shaiyeh!

Ponyqueen, you made her look so elegant! I love the downcast eyes, she looks like a princess but so humble about it. I think that represents this pony so well - she's probably the least appreciated pony in this set, I would say. Possibly because of the pose and her body colour which easily fades into that less than elegant grey colour. I'm so happy she was picked for this week's challenge, there must be many of us who are now appreciating her more than we used to!

BBD, yours looks so cheerful and happy, I love it. So very different from ponyqueen's interpretation - this pony is definitely not shy! That is also what I get from looking at the actual toy with her determined, driven pose.

I already posted this to the relevant thread (UrocyonFox's round robin 3.0) but I figured I should share the finished result here, too. It looks much better with a proper background.  

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[Strawberry Swirl]

Yes! I always get super giddy when I see your stuff, Shaiyeh.

[Shaiyeh]

Griffin and Sapphire-Rain - Thank you

I agree with griffin, this is a seriously underrated pony! I never even looked twice at her before this challenge, but just like Ponyqueen, I kind of fell in love with her backcard story (and the backcard art), and she'll definitely be on my wantlist in the future