Celestia: LUNAAAAAA!!

@Eve Ashgrove  
No need to give them a hard time there boss, just be proud of your work and not respond to them if you feel so strongly about it( be a Bob Ross impersonator, not a Pagliacci clown impersonator).

@Background Pony #19F5  
The acceptance of a critique has no bearing on whether or not I like the concept of a darkerTia / lighterLuna or vise versa. This was a requested piece for a friend that prefers the princesses be toned in this particular way. Additionally, I grow tired of the constant stream of complaint that my way is wrong and other peoples way is right. It is a false dichotomy and a facile argument. If you would like the princesses drawn to your specifications, please commission me. I’m not picky about their skin tones when the purchaser makes the conditions.
 
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@Eve Ashgrove  
Why can’t you accept critisism like a normal person? Do you really hate tanned Celestia and pale Luna so much? I love the concept!

@Corpse23  
Why can’t Luna by purple and Cel be pink with hearts on her knees? XP

@Elusive Badgerpony
 
why not have Celestia be tan and Luna be as Pale as the Moon.

@Background Pony #AE18
 
I think it makes slightly more sense then them having completely different skin colors. It implies that they had botha lighter-skinned and darker-skinned parent, and thus their skin color has a bit more variety. But hey, to each their own.

@Elusive Badgerpony  
That doesn’t make any sense, but it was a nice suggestion, I appreciate what you are trying to do here.

@Eve Ashgrove
 
@Background Pony #AE18
 
Why can’t they both be tan, with Luna being darker?

@Eve Ashgrove  

Now I imagine Nicole Oliver shouting ‘Oh no!’

@Background Pony #AE18  

I think Celestia should be the tan one, due to her being the sun princess, while Luna should be pale because she is the moon princess. Luna is the night monarch, which would mean she would not get tanned because she is active mostly at night, and not out in the sun. Celestia would be exposed to the sun more, and would be more likely to be the one with a tan.