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Finally after WEEKS of working on this I have a cover image for my fic "Only Love Can Make You New." I am so freaking proud of this despite the fact that it took nine hundred years to complete/ I've been studying artists with styles I really like and admire and have been trying to emulate them. After many tries and fails, some really evil thoughts about my tablet, my computer, my lack of talent, I came to this. I loved the line art and was like, "Crap. Now I have to color this, too?" I think I did a fairly good job of it. Many pictures of both ponies were used for reference for poses, hair, the whole nine yards. And I am in love with this.

Thanks to all the artists out there who encourage budding artists like myself, and offer helpful advice when people ask you. It means a great deal.

Expect more pictures to come in this style. But also expect a huuuuuuge span of time in between them because I kid you not when I say this took me weeks. Hopefully the more I do this the quicker I'll be.

Only Love Can Make You New pt.1A chorus of cheers surrounded the field as Rainbow Dash sent a soccer ball soaring into the netted goal of her opposing team, cinching the win. She jumped up and down, fists in the air in victory, reveling in the glory. From the bleachers her friends watched as people poured onto the field in celebration, all of them smirking or shaking their heads as the rest of Rainbow's team hefted her up onto their shoulders to parade her around the field.
“She's certainly in her element,” mused Rarity, chin in her hand. “Look at her. You can barely see her amid the throngs of her adoring fans.”
“You can't really blame her this time,” Pinkie Pie admitted. “This was the last game before the playoffs, after all.”
Fluttershy grimaced. “Her winning means everyone is going to stop her in the halls to congratulate her.”
“Great,” drawled Applejack. “Because her head wasn't big enough to begin with, now it's gonna be extra inflat Only Love Can Make You New pt.2There was no real reason as to why Twilight should have been nervous, but butterflies fluttered through her stomach as she paced back and forth before the closed doors to the throne room. Though Canterlot wasn't her home, she was a princess now and could walk in at any time. Yet she knew Celestia never closed the doors unless whomever she was meeting with required privacy. The last thing she wanted to do was barge in on somepony who needed to confide in the older alicorn.
“Twilight Sparkle.”
She looked up at the sound of her name and resisted the urge to bow to Princess Luna as she approached. Then upon seeing the state she was in – a robe draped around her withers, mane and tail a mess, and a steaming cup of coffee floating before her in a magical bubble – Twilight had to fight the urge to giggle. Instead she kept her voice as steady as possible to offer an apology. “I'm so sorry for waking you up. I know it's the middle of the afternoon and you don't usu

UGH! Also now that I see it here I see how crappy that frame is. Expect an updated version this week with a better frame.

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Finally after WEEKS of working on this I have a cover image for my fic "Only Love Can Make You New." I am so freaking proud of this despite the fact that it took nine hundred years to complete/ I've been studying artists with styles I really like and admire and have been trying to emulate them. After many tries and fails, some really evil thoughts about my tablet, my computer, my lack of talent, I came to this. I loved the line art and was like, "Crap. Now I have to color this, too?" I think I did a fairly good job of it. Many pictures of both ponies were used for reference for poses, hair, the whole nine yards. And I am in love with this.

Thanks to all the artists out there who encourage budding artists like myself, and offer helpful advice when people ask you. It means a great deal.

Expect more pictures to come in this style. But also expect a huuuuuuge span of time in between them because I kid you not when I say this took me weeks. Hopefully the more I do this the quicker I'll be.

Only Love Can Make You New pt.1A chorus of cheers surrounded the field as Rainbow Dash sent a soccer ball soaring into the netted goal of her opposing team, cinching the win. She jumped up and down, fists in the air in victory, reveling in the glory. From the bleachers her friends watched as people poured onto the field in celebration, all of them smirking or shaking their heads as the rest of Rainbow's team hefted her up onto their shoulders to parade her around the field.
“She's certainly in her element,” mused Rarity, chin in her hand. “Look at her. You can barely see her amid the throngs of her adoring fans.”
“You can't really blame her this time,” Pinkie Pie admitted. “This was the last game before the playoffs, after all.”
Fluttershy grimaced. “Her winning means everyone is going to stop her in the halls to congratulate her.”
“Great,” drawled Applejack. “Because her head wasn't big enough to begin with, now it's gonna be extra inflat Only Love Can Make You New pt.2There was no real reason as to why Twilight should have been nervous, but butterflies fluttered through her stomach as she paced back and forth before the closed doors to the throne room. Though Canterlot wasn't her home, she was a princess now and could walk in at any time. Yet she knew Celestia never closed the doors unless whomever she was meeting with required privacy. The last thing she wanted to do was barge in on somepony who needed to confide in the older alicorn.
“Twilight Sparkle.”
She looked up at the sound of her name and resisted the urge to bow to Princess Luna as she approached. Then upon seeing the state she was in – a robe draped around her withers, mane and tail a mess, and a steaming cup of coffee floating before her in a magical bubble – Twilight had to fight the urge to giggle. Instead she kept her voice as steady as possible to offer an apology. “I'm so sorry for waking you up. I know it's the middle of the afternoon and you don't usu

UGH! Also now that I see it here I see how crappy that frame is. Expect an updated version this week with a better frame.