WOOOOO IT’S FINALLY DONE! Man this has got to be the most ponies I’ve drawn in a picture, EVER! Boooiiiii this took me forever XD But I have to say I’m pretty proud of the result! It was a challenge, and as the meme goes, “Challenge Accepted.” Lol, it was good fun drawing the normal characters we know a little differently They’re all from an AU (I don’t really know much it about it tho) and this picture was commissioned by for a fanfic they’re working on!
 
So, I’ve got QUITE a few notes regarding this so I’ll just do a kind of summary of each character ^^  
(I also have fullbodies of each of them ((Except Twi and RD, they’re more like busts/ halfbodies)) in my sta.sh, so please click on their names so that you can see their full designs!)
 
Rainbow Dash :  
So, this was… kind of a hard one to draw. I had to change a couple of things ‘cause they worked better that way. Her hair was the biggest one, really. I tried to draw it like the ref but honestly, I couldn’t make it work… It just didn’t look right. So, I gave her her classic bangs and I added these pigtail-style things in her mane. I think I’ve seen actual horses have their hair that way so that’s probably where I got it from XD I replaced the holes in the crown where the hair would normally be with rubies so it looked a little fancier. I also added some more stripes for aesthetic purposes and earrings as well XD
 
Twilight :  
I know what you’re probably gonna say: “But Twilight isn’t big enough?! She supposed to be GIANT almost!”. Yes, I know, but to be honest I couldn’t fit her in the picture well enough so I shrank her a little. It’s kind of like a perspective thing if you know what I mean?? Like, she’s supposed to be farther away… or something. IDK, just accept it XD  
Her design was something I almost completely redesigned, but I kept a few original pieces in there (or at least inspired by them). The weird ribbon head piece was inspired by the original ringlet, and the wings have this cool flamey-gradient effect that was similar to the original as well. She also has loads of sparkles on her X3 And the hair is a lot more swept back as well (I decided to ditch the bangs for this one).
 
Rarity :  
I kept this one pretty similar, but I also changed a lot as well… I gave her a cute little ponytail complete with a ribbon ‘cause I thought it would make her look a little cuter, but also a little sadder because she’s trying to be fashionable but unfortunately, she just can’t afford much. And yeah, the cloak is little bit different too, but eh… I thought it looked nice.
 
Applejack :  
I actually really loved drawing this design for some reason lol. I didn’t really change that much, just kind of added a bun.
 
Celestia :  
She looks SO CUTE HHHHHHH  
I loved drawing a filly version of her :’D Since I like drawing my Equestria princesses (even if in this world they’re not actually royalty) with floof on their legs, I couldn’t resist adding that X3  
I read on Celestia’s ref that she puts stickers on her flank to make her not look like a blank-flank, so I chose a really pretty flower for her to sport in this particular picture XD
 
Luna :  
This one is ALSO ADORABLE! ;3;  
This is pretty much just like the canon young version of Luna, but with some added floof and and slight mane changes. :3 And yes, I gave her freckles.  
And regarding the CM, I only changed the colours of it because I thought it would just mesh with her design a little better than the red/ white/ black. ^^”
 
Pinkie :  
Preeeetty much the same design as I drew it before, but with some added details. I don’t think I really changed much… I just gave her different bracelets lol  
Oh, and drawing curly hair IS HARD X-X
 
Fluttershy :  
I think I had the most fun with this one TBH XD I gave her design a complete overhaul and honestly, I personally love it XD I had to look up punk/ rock styles on Pinterest and I found some clothes that looked really cool and it was also not too hard to ponify. I gave her lip and ear piercings too, to add to the overall look ^^
 
The background:  
Yeah, I know, it’s not much but honestly?? I couldn’t really think of what to do with it. I mostly wanted the focus to be on the ponies themselves, so I just kind of made it dark and looming, just to add to the overall mood of the piece.
 
Sooo I really hope that you, , didn’t mind TOO much about the changes (I mean, you did give me permission on a couple of them)… I’m sorry if you don’t really like some of them but well… I tried ^^”
 
I hope you’re happy though with the picture in general, I certainly worked hard to make it as best as I possibly could
 
 
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Art by me.  
Original characters owned by Hasbro.  
AU designs by me/