And here it is! The painting I spent a shameful amount of time creating! The Flight of the Alicorn
It was a battle; I was flung far from my comfort zones. But I have benefited from it, I think.
I am pleased to say, that this will be the book cover to *Prancypants printed Flight of the Alicorn fanfiction! It was an honour.
Here's a guide overlay showing where the front, back and side folds will be: [link]
Here's the preparation sketches I did, and half the reason it took so long. Warning, huge files. Part 1: [link] part 2: [link] part 3: [link] WIP shots: [link]
As usual, any kind of comment is welcome, critique or otherwise.
Gorgeously whimsical and dreamy. Very intense and passionate. Very colorful and captivating. So much detail, so much time, so much planning, so much drawing, so much art, so much perfection. Is there ANYTHING worth criticizing here? Because everything is PERFECT. EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL. This is a magic filled dreamland filled with wonder and excitement, thrill and adventure, evil and good, battles and conflict, and I want to be there. I want to be in there. I want to immerse myself in this wonderland, this perfect haven, this storybook. Your talent is outstanding, it is perfect. It is gorgeous. It is just, yes. And it's MLP so OBVIOUSLY it's wonderful. But even without my fanism, this is just perfect. ANYONE would have to agree. Just, anyone. Good job. Great job. Perfect job.
The foremost thing with this piece is the shear number of characters and level of detail. It's a very lively piece with a WHOLE lot going on-- that level of engagement is no small feet.
Critique wise, there are a few things I can point out. Rarity and Blueblood are clearly a focus on the piece, but the actions going on, though impressive, do kinda get distracting. The transition from dark background to light foreground helps with this, but at the same time, the darkness makes it a little hard to see some of the characters in the distance or around the center zeppelin.
The colors seem to go all over the place and I think this actually is a benefit: the huge array of colors gives this piece a very vivid and stark pallet, and really lends itself to the fantasy feel. That being said, a saturation transition may have helped further give the piece some additional focus on the front of the dark zeppelin and on the hero and heroine. The background just feels a little oversaturated.
The one thing I want to point out to conclude is the rain: as I've said, the level of detail is impressive, especially with how many characters are flying about in combat, but the rain is where this really shines. The water is flecking off the railings, striking the surfaces, and soaking the character. At that, it's all behaving naturally. I can see there was a LOT of attention to the water, something that is often overlooked. You didn't skint out on any details. It brings this piece up from being dramatic to outright dangerous and powerful. Overall, stellar work.
Thanks. Yeah, there are a few bits of the painting that, in my inexperience, I wasn't 100% sure about. Buck's neck one of them. I reasoned it was just the way he was standing, and that he is big and strong and has a thick neck. Also, it framed around the gun better, but I probably should have taken that into account. Anyway, thanks for commenting.
I only even noticed it because I adore staring at this coverart for long periods of time. :3 Rarity and Bluebood's expressions were so unique, yet in character and captivating, that I had to give the story a read.
Ah no worries. I'm very happy you began reading it due to my painting, are you enjoying it? You should definitely tell the author if you are, he'd appreciate it.
This is such a striking composition! If it wasn't immediately obvious, if TFotA ever gets a printed run ohboyohboy do I hope that this is the jacket art. Simply excellent work, I cannot get over the amount of quality here!
As an aside, is there any chance we'll get this in 1080p (or greater) resolution? I'd love to be able to set this as my desktop background.
Critique wise, there are a few things I can point out. Rarity and Blueblood are clearly a focus on the piece, but the actions going on, though impressive, do kinda get distracting. The transition from dark background to light foreground helps with this, but at the same time, the darkness makes it a little hard to see some of the characters in the distance or around the center zeppelin.
The colors seem to go all over the place and I think this actually is a benefit: the huge array of colors gives this piece a very vivid and stark pallet, and really lends itself to the fantasy feel. That being said, a saturation transition may have helped further give the piece some additional focus on the front of the dark zeppelin and on the hero and heroine. The background just feels a little oversaturated.
The one thing I want to point out to conclude is the rain: as I've said, the level of detail is impressive, especially with how many characters are flying about in combat, but the rain is where this really shines. The water is flecking off the railings, striking the surfaces, and soaking the character. At that, it's all behaving naturally. I can see there was a LOT of attention to the water, something that is often overlooked. You didn't skint out on any details. It brings this piece up from being dramatic to outright dangerous and powerful. Overall, stellar work.
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