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Published: 2012-07-16 22:00:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 9079; Favourites: 809; Downloads: 423
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"Morin, your armor is amazing," the mare said randomly. "I mean it's different than anypony else's and it's made just for you. It's just so amazingly special!"Morin Hoof laughed and looked at his companion. "Well, thank you. I actually like it a lot myself."
Clemi folded her ears and sighed softly. "I wish I had a set of armor for myself. I mean, I know I won't ever be good enough to be a royal guard, but... you know just for fun?" She bit her lower lip looking at him, "It's just so expensive."
Morin stood there for a few moments looking at just how sad this filly looked and he smiled. "Well I think I can help with that, come on."
The filly looked stumped as to what he could mean, but followed along anyway. "Morin, seriously, I don't want you to pay for it for me. It'll cost far too much and I can't let you do that."
"Don't worry, there's no money involved."
Now she was really confused but her curiosity was getting the better of her so she continued to follow the stallion. When they finally reached their destination at a blacksmith's shop, there was a large pile of something on a center table covered in a sheet.
He smiled and walked around behind it, "you ready?" Not really wanting to wait for an actual answer, Morin gripped the sheet with his teeth and ripped it off revealing the most sparkly, gorgeous bronze armor.
Clemi's eyes sparkled as she stared at the glistening metal, trailing over every detail. "Th... This is for, me?"
"This is for you." He smiled and nodded towards it. "Well go ahead, try it on you silly filly!"
With a squee of delight Clemi took to the task of putting the armor on. The helm felt weird as her hair slipped through the slot at the top, but it fit perfectly. No matter where she moved her head, the helm followed seamlessly. The breastplate fit like a well fitting shirt, and the shoes were just divine. Taking a few moments to look at herself in a mirror, the firelight from the forge was causing the polished metal to sparkle. "Eee, it's so sparkly!"
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*more random pony scenes before this* XD
This is a pic I've wanted to do for a while now actually. I've always liked how the armor for the Royal Guard ponies looked. I knew that Clemi would never be good enough quality to be a guard(she's a lover, not a fighter) but I still wanted to design a suit of armor for her. After seeing Rainbow Dash putting on the crystal armor in the new Crystal Fair song released as a season 3 preview, I decided now was the time.
Since her cutie mark was covered, I wanted to incorporate it into the design. Her normal cutie mark includes my tablet pen, 2 leaves, and an orange swirl. Both types of leaves are incorportated (The yellow on on her cutie mark is etched into the armor, the red one is the gem as well as the detail on the shoes and corners) as well as the swirl well naturally you can see just by looking at it.
Umm dunno what else to say but, enjoy everypony! I know I do X3
Edit: EEE! This was featured on Equestira Daily!! Thank you to whoever found/submitted this! X3 It is my first piece(that I know of) submitted to EQD! Featured in Drawfriend Stuff #506!
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Comments: 131
cleverdisguise [2012-07-18 08:37:57 +0000 UTC]
Amazing color and render!
It has a nostalgic Disney feel to it
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L4m3ness [2012-07-18 06:24:49 +0000 UTC]
Wow, that's an amazing coloration on the armor. It really makes me wonder how you pull something like that off properly
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to L4m3ness [2012-07-18 06:29:38 +0000 UTC]
aww thankies ^^ and really it's the same as the show's armor style of coloring, I just blurred the shading to blend it into the curve of the pieces. ^^
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L4m3ness In reply to ClemiKinkajou [2012-07-18 20:04:44 +0000 UTC]
Hm, now that's an understatement. The show armor is not anywhere as shiny and there is much more than just "some blurring" between your and the show's armor. A lot of high level coloration went in there, which makes me wonder how to learn that
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to L4m3ness [2012-07-18 21:26:30 +0000 UTC]
Well thanks I really didn't think about how anything that I did is anything special. I could try an do a mini tutorial or something on how I shade metal if you wanted to see?
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L4m3ness In reply to ClemiKinkajou [2012-07-19 19:00:47 +0000 UTC]
That would be kinda cool Alternatively, a reference to where you learned it from would be sufficient as well
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to L4m3ness [2012-07-19 19:54:35 +0000 UTC]
I actually don't know where I learned it from exactly. It's moreso just how I shade metal in general.
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to Cocoa-Swirl [2012-07-18 06:02:57 +0000 UTC]
the way it should be! freshly polished metal and all
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attack193 In reply to ClemiKinkajou [2012-07-18 08:18:31 +0000 UTC]
Really! It must be the color scheme or something, because this picture is really appealing to me! Great work
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attack193 In reply to ClemiKinkajou [2012-07-18 08:31:49 +0000 UTC]
Heh, no problem. I really am finding it difficult to figure out what exactly makes it so unique! XD I think that it looks, er, softer? Something about the colors I think. Grrr, oh well XD I'll be satisfied with saying that it looks great and I really enjoy your art
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Flutterknight In reply to ??? [2012-07-18 00:40:09 +0000 UTC]
Sweet Celestia, that's adorable! ^_^
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schneelocke In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 22:12:18 +0000 UTC]
Lovely picture - the metal looks SO nice, and I love how happy she is with her armor. ^^
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BlackAttack1840 In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 22:05:56 +0000 UTC]
This seems to prove any OC can look great if done well.
I like the Walt Disney's MLP vibe this is giving me, and the color gradients are amazing!
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to BlackAttack1840 [2012-07-18 04:14:35 +0000 UTC]
Aww thank you so much!
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OsakaOji In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 20:58:50 +0000 UTC]
i really like her colour design ^^ it fits great with the golden armor
great work ^^
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abaikgirl In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 19:32:17 +0000 UTC]
She's so perfect in her armor. I love the brown spot on her muzzle!
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superwaffle350 In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 19:29:30 +0000 UTC]
Thank you EQD for featuring this and showing me a new artist to watch and admire! Seriously though, I love this. The colors just go so well together, and the lighting just adds to that "Sparklyness"
Keep up the good work!
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ClemiKinkajou In reply to superwaffle350 [2012-07-17 20:26:13 +0000 UTC]
Thank YOU for telling me cause I didn't submit it, and I wouldn't have known otherwise! X3 Eee!
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superwaffle350 In reply to ClemiKinkajou [2012-07-17 20:54:21 +0000 UTC]
Hey no problem! You deserve the recognition!
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TheLionessesDen In reply to ??? [2012-07-17 16:46:35 +0000 UTC]
Romanesque pony!
I love her pony armor look! Now I can have a happy picture in my mind for them both!
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