#faline-art

Right of the back of @faline-art‘s recent Tempest Shadow, we have an autumn Apple that they did a few weeks back! Things are getting a bit more chilly here in Utah, and I find myself wishing I had a few more layers of warm clothes between me and the winter air when during the rare times I’m outside. I have to admit, seeing a happy Apul like this one warms me up a bit inside. Has to be one of my favorites from their gallery. Again, give them a follow if you haven’t already!

This one was a bit spontaneous. I had it in my ‘to color’ folder for a little while now. It was only when Amarynceus invited me to a multi stream that I had to find something to color on the quick. I don’t like to miss any chance to stream with the greats, after all.

Original sketch and the coloring process below.

When I saw that @faline-art was offering commissions I want to be one of the first to step up and receive one. I was waiting for an official announcement but just to be sure I did contact her with interest and she accepted right away. Above is what I asked for, and there was a little bit more color than what was originally requested. I just had to ask for a detailed sketch so that I could color it myself of course.

I've always had a soft spot for Roseluck. There is just something about her style and and simplistic colors that really draws my eye. As Faline said, Her colors are simple but are very complementary much like a real rose. What can I say? I really like her mane. Original sketch below;

I just cannot stay away from @faline-art‘s work. And I’ll be honest, I really don’t plan to. There’s plenty there to keep me busy.

This is actually from an older page of expressions Faline put together on this original post. Though all of them are fun, this one in particular stood out to me. Just seemed like a rather strong look for AJ. Silent tears like this one are far more interesting in the mystery when they are associated with an emotionally strong character like AJ.

You know the drill. I go deeper in coloring this thing down below. This time I tried inking the original...

Another color from an image by the amazing Faline-art.

There is no doubt that show-accurate colors look good with the work Faline does. This is no exception. These colors that my mind thinks should clash comes together to really highlight the striking personality beneath the surface. I still have yet to see the episode where Rarity showcases this look, but it’s an understatement to say it’s popular. I don’t know exactly where it fits in with my own tastes when it comes to style, but I found it absolutely striking so no complaints in seeing all the art created over the past few weeks.

It’s one reason I promised myself to color this one when Faline posted it and, as I suspected, it was fun. A little tedious coloring the different colors for the mane, but I think anybody who’s had to color Dash’s hair on a regular basis are used to it. Totally worth it though. I love the way this turned out. The subtle eye shadow and the eye color. Hard to put it into words at 6 A.M.

I should probably stop writing out these posts when so little sleep is involved.

I feel a bit lazy on this one. I honestly didn’t touch the body aside from the shading. I did add an initial color but it came out more grey and just didn’t contrast well enough with the other colors to keep it. Just boiled down to being perfect just the way it was. 

I wanted the background to reflect the colors as well. I’ve had little luck using multiple tones but I think I nailed it this time. I also tried a selection technique to make the background a little bit easier to save time. This left some white space around the edges (which I believe I can fix in the future with fine tuning.). I took advantage of the colored halo I added to kind of hide those white spots. I swear I had the halo before I noticed the touchups. The entire background was with a rough textured pencil that just helped give Rarity a sort of ‘glow’.

A Trev Corner recently hit 100 followers, and I had been wanting to make a post as a 'thank you' for all the people who have shared my little colors, and all the people who decided to stick around afterwards. I originally wanted to do a short few paragraphs just listing the people whom I need to think for getting me this far.

But I felt like it needed more, and aside from a few known exceptions, I know most people don't read the lengthy exposition I post along side my colors. But the people I've met who dislike reading usually enjoy listening.

This is why I've decided to record my thanks instead.

I colored this before I colored @faline-art‘s Raripunk sketch, but Rarity turned out so nice that I had to post that one first. Besides, its quite a bit more visually interesting (color wise) then my silly little OC up here. Only thing in common is they both like wearing leather (jackets.), at least part of the time. 

Faline drew this out of nowhere. An honestly its something that brings me no shortage of joy when someone draws something on my behalf unsolicited (with the possible exception of any NSFW content, but I’ve yet to run into that). It shows good intentions and is proof of caring. I’m honestly having a hard time putting it into words. I just know it is something I’m not likely to forget, and of course I’m going to share it around and let people know who did such a thoughtful and generous thing.

The colors were taken from stuff that @atowncalledbedlam has drawn for me int he past, and it was a simple matter of putting them on the sketch. It’s where I found the technique to color the background easier that ended up coming in useful with the Raripunk color. I usually try to make the background match the eyes of some characters in some way, so it doesn’t clash with any other colors around the body. Decided to go with this light blue that turned out well.

As for this character… Well it’s hard to say. I’ve had OC’s that more represent me than actually are any sort of self insert. Trev horse here has this backstory in my head where he, by circumstance, ended up having to leave his home and his city and decides to kind of travel Equestria. Meets new friends, helps out where he can. 

I promise I thought of this before I ended up having to move due to circumstance as well.

A talent in music, he can sing well and carry a tune. Might improvise an instrument rather well. Is simply content to be on his travels and to meet what he hopes to be many friends.