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Description
This is something I just couldn't resist doing. It is inspired by I'll Fly Higher .
In this picture, Scootaloo has grown up and followed in Rainbow Dash's footsteps, and is reflecting on this during a sunset.

It was hard to figure out what cutie mark she would have, and I ended up with my idea of what a modernized variant of the previous generations' Scootaloo's cutie mark would look like. Here are my thoughts from when I drew it, and what I've told commentors here and on EqD: "My headcanon is that it is more representative than literal; seeing how butterflies go through many stages in their life, so, too, will Scootaloo pass this 'caterpillar' stage and blossom forth into the beautiful, epic, flying mare we see here"

Tech Specs:
Took about 8 hours to draw, after about 4 hours of rendering the background, which took about 3 hours to perfect

Programs used:
Terragen 2 for the background
PhotoImpact X3 for Scootaloo and the after-effects

After-effects:
Gaussian Blur on the background, to make it more of a setting than a focal point
Lens Flare on the sun to emphasize its brightness
Diffuse Glow to bring out the colors and light levels in the scene

Featured!
Thank you, Sethisto, for featuring this on Equestria Daily!!! I feel like I'm finally making worthwhile art :3

So many favorites!
So many of you favorited this! I feel so happy! ^///^ Unfortunately, that means that I can't thank you all individually, so consider this yours if you favorite this:

Music!
AcoustiMandoBrony remixed their original song and featured this as the closing image in a slideshow of fanart! The new song is on YouTube as I'll Fly Higher (Scootaloo's Theme) and this image if at about 6:10. Go show them some love :3

~PonyEveningStar made an absolutely beautiful piece of music and posted it to YouTube as One Day I Will Fly . Go give it as much love as you give this :3

~CasualsFriday also made music based on this pic! It's got an entirely different feel to it, but it's still good :3 Go listen to Flying Through The Air-A Classical Piece !

Description
This is something I just couldn't resist doing. It is inspired by I'll Fly Higher .
In this picture, Scootaloo has grown up and followed in Rainbow Dash's footsteps, and is reflecting on this during a sunset.

It was hard to figure out what cutie mark she would have, and I ended up with my idea of what a modernized variant of the previous generations' Scootaloo's cutie mark would look like. Here are my thoughts from when I drew it, and what I've told commentors here and on EqD: "My headcanon is that it is more representative than literal; seeing how butterflies go through many stages in their life, so, too, will Scootaloo pass this 'caterpillar' stage and blossom forth into the beautiful, epic, flying mare we see here"

Tech Specs:
Took about 8 hours to draw, after about 4 hours of rendering the background, which took about 3 hours to perfect

Programs used:
Terragen 2 for the background
PhotoImpact X3 for Scootaloo and the after-effects

After-effects:
Gaussian Blur on the background, to make it more of a setting than a focal point
Lens Flare on the sun to emphasize its brightness
Diffuse Glow to bring out the colors and light levels in the scene

Featured!
Thank you, Sethisto, for featuring this on Equestria Daily!!! I feel like I'm finally making worthwhile art :3

So many favorites!
So many of you favorited this! I feel so happy! ^///^ Unfortunately, that means that I can't thank you all individually, so consider this yours if you favorite this:

Music!
AcoustiMandoBrony remixed their original song and featured this as the closing image in a slideshow of fanart! The new song is on YouTube as I'll Fly Higher (Scootaloo's Theme) and this image if at about 6:10. Go show them some love :3

~PonyEveningStar made an absolutely beautiful piece of music and posted it to YouTube as One Day I Will Fly . Go give it as much love as you give this :3

~CasualsFriday also made music based on this pic! It's got an entirely different feel to it, but it's still good :3 Go listen to Flying Through The Air-A Classical Piece !