Azure Finally Dispelled The Nightmare, And While The Question Of Where It's Gone Now Is A Problem Of

I've tried so hard working on a silly thing with my SO to make something unrecognizable to that silly, uninspired school. Houses? Yeah they have them because the idea is rooted in real practices but they're undermined almost immediately and became totally irrelevant to any story beats. Magic system? Explored by a protagonist who's actually curious about how it works. Why would you not also be teaching classes like math and literature just because magic is part of the curriculum? Why should you have death-traps and bury ancient valuables in a place of learning?

Also it allows trans students so, you know, incompatible with that work on principle

if you are a millennial in the medium of storytelling and you are making a magical school setting, there is going to be a little worm in your brain that is telling you take make harry potter references. what you need to do is gently coax that worm out with treats and then smash it to death with a hammer and do literally anything else.

I know I've been absent but I've started work on a fanfiction version of the silly little story all my art is inspired by! May as well shamelessly promote it here. Gonna be a while before some of my art makes sense but I hope people give it a shot. https://www.fimfiction.net/story/563433/school-of-restoring-harmony

Shin Godzilla wouldn't have happened if they just gave that fish some aspirin

Nightmare Star. No not that one.

Despite all the art otherwise here, Azure Star is (at the time of this post) still canonically a Unicorn, albeit one working diligently to change that. The only solid visions of possible futures where she's ever actually seen that she really could become one for certain are actually of timelines where she fails to save Luna and instead takes her place by Nightmare Moon's side upon her return. But that's not the only way for her to do it, right?

More Practice Art, a 3 hour speed-draw

Cackle Crane - Wild form.

Who's the bestest girl? Who's everypony's favorite demon pony?

It's her, and if you disagree she'll bite you.

Tablets?

Season of slightly less guilt for spending money on myself is upon me, and I really need a drawing tablet. Preferably something that can operate without being plugged into both a computer and a wall by a 1 foot cord like I got scammed by in the past. I'm worried my art will never really amount to anything better than what it is on a touchpad and see the circle around me growing better and better, which is good for them, but.... not ideal for my self esteem. Any recommendations?

Azure, after... everything. Should be her final form for a while, minus the secret bits too small to depict in this level of detail. Consider this an up to date reference of sorts.

The Chrysalis x Cadance pairing is so much funnier if its a polycule

Attempting to do more reference based artwork. Still not sure what the line is before something becomes transformative enough to call my work!