Solid Shrimp 
[@Background Pony \#EB38](/images/2794501#comment_9975434)
Yep, well kind of, usually I have a couple references somewhat pertaining to a subject. In this case I wanted to make a sort of warrior angel and a godray effect, so basically that image, a couple of MTG cards and general god ray photos, but the more I got into the painting the more I leaned into that particular reference to the point of it being totally derivative at in terms of color pallet and general ideas most of all. Though at the same time I think it does have some elements that does differentiate itself from it such as posing, a more rounded and closer composition and lighting (beyond the obvious fact that it’s a pony ofc).
I’m not really sure what to do with it now that I’ve had some time to reflect on it more, it’s riding a fairly fine line inspired by and it being a mlp reskin of that picture far more than I intended it to or realised it becoming.
Yep, well kind of, usually I have a couple references somewhat pertaining to a subject. In this case I wanted to make a sort of warrior angel and a godray effect, so basically that image, a couple of MTG cards and general god ray photos, but the more I got into the painting the more I leaned into that particular reference to the point of it being totally derivative at in terms of color pallet and general ideas most of all. Though at the same time I think it does have some elements that does differentiate itself from it such as posing, a more rounded and closer composition and lighting (beyond the obvious fact that it’s a pony ofc).
I’m not really sure what to do with it now that I’ve had some time to reflect on it more, it’s riding a fairly fine line inspired by and it being a mlp reskin of that picture far more than I intended it to or realised it becoming.