lofty does art

i've been doodling

the pictures seemed a little lonely where they were

so i'll let them out to meet more people

i write too

so words might show up occasionally

i hope you enjoy spending time with them

ttfn

forgot to post this during raritwi week. i kept adding to it afterwards anyway. that's how this whole piece came together.

i was messing with the perspective tool to make a room. once it was done, the room wanted a couch. piece by piece i kept thinking, “okay, this is done now.” and piece by piece it kept asking for more.

have i mentioned that i use cats for pose references? this looks like i used a cat pose reference. probably a show reference too.

my first ponysona. not my first art of them. that was probably from general zoi's pony creator or pony town.

a kobold offering for you. you can open the scroll to see what it says

in retrospect, this was bigger than it needed to be. i keep adjusting how i make my art sheets. will it ever stop? will i ever be satisfied with the ultimate hyper mega sheet layout that shames all the rest while optimizing learning potential? no. i will be adjusting things for as long as i make art.

i often used perlin noise for texture/effects when inkscape was my primary tool. i liked this because the noise was an object i could tweak and adjust as i continued developing an image. i can't do that in ibis (that i've found)—once it rasterizes the noise, i have to redo the noise generation completely if i want to adjust the parameters.

so i looked at what tools i did have have access to adjust indefinitely in ibis to get the final composition right. i clearly had fun with layer blending when i made this. years later it's still my favorite effects i've made with ibis. i should use more fancy layer compositions. i've been focused on learning other new things—like how to draw a pony (changeling) that looks more like i want it to.

i love seeing my friends rough sketches. doodles. things they make to pass the time, to practice. things they make because their muse demands they draw and they have to put something on the page, even if it will never be more than a rough sketch on the corner of a napkin.

if i want them to post their sketches, i need to post my own.

i have this big practice sheet. 64 cells. not every cell is worth pulling out to post as its own image. I found these people interesting. the first one is sassing me for not coloring, shading, and adding backgrounds. the red girl is shy about meeting you all. the lady against yellow moves silently and startles people.

first, the humanoids. this guy on the left is a troll or maybe a pwca. the ladies on the right stand in silent judgment.

artfight attack on @fizpup

calypso's design and palette are great, and i always love when artists give their unicorns traditional features (cloven hooves, tufted tail). alternative version with uncloven hooves below the cut.