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@Waldo.
I think maybe if you take the original background and “wash it out” - make it look more silvery like something actually in the moonlight, you would then be able to even do things like animate lights where you want them, and add a small fire in the barn yard with logs around it. Even the trees could provide faint illumination to the scene.

It’s basically what the folks working on the show did - make as much use as they can from existing assets, and reuse things as much as you can.

I’ve never used IbisPaint, but I’m guessing that it has something like what I did in PhotoShop. And, what I did was maybe 5 minutes of poking at it - if you spend more time, I’m sure you can get something significantly cooler :)

I guess … if what I did looks like it’s heading the direction you’d like to go, please let me know and I’ll try to make a background that has the kind of contrast your first example has. No promises, but I’ll try to help :)

@Ciaran
Thanks. I was thinking about using it to animate a Christmas light show.
The question is, how am I going to pull it off?

Using

• Mode: Linear Burn
• Opacity: 80%
• Color: H:299• S:81% B:78% (basically, a deepish blue, kind of like a middle twilight)

Results in:

Feel free to use this if it’s what you’re looking for.

Needs stars, and is much more blue than what you had above. So, something with more purple might make it better - it depends on how you’re using it, and what “time of night” you want, and whether there is a moon or something like that. If you’d like it tweaked let me know and I’ll try to get it where you want it.

If you’d like me to try to add stars and make it more of a color match to what you posted, let me know and I’ll give it a try.

Also, please note there’s other background image assets that might give a better source image, like

@Waldo.
Never heard of it, but if it’s like PhotoShop or SAI it should do the hard work pretty fast. Like, open up one of the daytime pics of the farm and try working with an adjustment layer, or throw it into Levels and maybe layer a darker blue over it or something … trying things … brb.

@Ciaran
In IbisPaint?

@Waldo.
I wonder if you could make one by applying a mask? Let me look …

Can anyone help me find a night vector of Sweet Apple Acres like this, just without fluttershy or text?

Is there a pony animation tutorial?

This has been helpful.

What do you guys think Ctrl Paint?

Also should I finish up Ctrl Paint before doing actual digital drawing or should I also do some drawing practice right now?

I kind of want to get to drawing already.

@Ponynstuff320 (Toon-n-crossover  
and it seems posemaniac is already down since 2 years ago, hm?

I forgot that this thread exists

@LaceyCassidy97  
Sadly, No,  
this is a place for resources dedicated to lineart, shading etc.

is this a post for commissions?c:

hello

@ThatUsualGuy06  
Seems to be down for everyone - give it a day or two, might just be a transient or maintenance.

Hey the PoseManiacs is 504

@Patachu  
dont see text and the site looks suspicious not going to bother

@Slingring  
This is a good reference

none of these are what im looking for. im looking for a instruction manual on how to draw not “gestures and poses” “coloring things”

hi@Slingring  
your joking me these links are fucking youtube. i just wanted some regular text articles

hi

The maniacs link doesn’t work anymore

Any tips for Pixel Artists? I am currently using Aseprite and it’s perfect for an easy Pixel Art, as I’m a gamer.
 
Apologies if Necro-Posting, since it looks stickered.

@dinosaurcol  
Use the Stabilizer tool.  
Use the rotate keys to turn the canvas into the right position to do each line with a single arm stroke.  
(If you use a portable device like an iPad Pro, then you can just rotate the device.)
 
The rest is just line weight expertise really.  
Know that you can create pseudo-line weight by using more contrast near the line.
 
There are many reasons to emphasize some lines more then others, but a simple guideline is that line weight follows the same logic as shadows and perspective; so lines that are closer to the viewer in 3D and lines and ones in darker areas get thicker.
 
..And of course, choose your brush thickness in proportion of the size of the drawing. If it is big then don’t be afraid to reallypush thickness where it’s needed.