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As the title suggests This is my first serious Foray into cel-shading, do let me know how it turned out.

I'm also very surprised with myself on two counts. 1: I never just sit down and draw something of the top of my head like I did this one and 2: I've never been able to draw Alicorns before so this is good news for me.

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First of all: I used this image for comparison- [link]
Vision: I saw this on my DeviantWATCH and it really popped out! It stood out from the rest of the art for sure. It's just so big and colorful, and my brain lurves big and colorful :). However, I wish you could've done a bit more detail in her mane and tail, maybe even a scene in the background. Maybe shade it, or add some shadow, or add a background behind her. I love shading and backgrounds, and that would help her stand out even more!
Originality: Well, I get that you're practicing with cel-shading, and you're just experimenting, but I wish you could've done something else in the piece, or make her in a slightly different pose. It's just...I've seen a pose like this before many times. Though I definitely think that this pose is hard, so I understand that this may be just as difficult as a more original pose.
Technique: I love the shading you did here! Good idea on keeping it minimal, since Celestia resembles sun, light, day. (On the other hand, Luna may need more shadows to stick to the "moon, dark, night" theme.) Also, on one note, I think you made the hooves a bit too wide. They look bigger than her head! It's sort of overtaking the picture a bit. Also maybe next time, you could make her neck a little less skinny. And as mentioned before, I think shading in the mane and tail, or adding a background, or even some textures, would make the piece stand out more.
Impact: The shading you tried here gives a huge impact on the whole thing! But again with the hooves; they seem to take over the picture here. My eyes keep moving to the hooves. But wow, this picture really blows me away! Keep practicing, and maybe work on some pony anatomy (it's hard to keep them proportional when they're sitting or lying down!), and you'll continue to impress me!
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*Lou-Sifer Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
First off there is something that really creeped me out about this... You remember I had that request thing going on some time ago right well I was just working on that and.... [link] yeah...

Anyway great work :D I can really see you worked a lot on that shading and the shoes are also something I had a lot of trouble with. Nice ^^
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~ThorOClock Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh yeah. You mentioned on twitter you were working on a Celestia pic. Slick work, btw. I love how you colour.

Thanks, The shading was a bitch and I still don't think it's correct :L
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*Lou-Sifer Nov 7, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Haha thanks I don't have any idea what I'm doing but Yeah it doesn't look too bad xD

Shading is just a bitch in general dude :3 But really it turned out good ^^
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~lordzid Nov 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
She looks amazing :D
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~ThorOClock Nov 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks.
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~lordzid Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
you did a really amazing job keep the good work :D
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~ThorOClock Nov 6, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh, you. :D
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