#mlp classic

[astronomodome]

Hermitcraft AU where everything is the same except instead of saying everyone or everybody they say everyhermit

[crystal-wingeddragon-spikes]

Some generic My Little Pony LineArt.

[dapper-lil-arts]

Stay winning <3

[heilos]

Living Harmony AU relevant character sheets/info: Harmony aka the "Tree of Harmony" Stygian Somnambula Starswirl the Bearded Shadow Lock is actually an official canon character from the IDW comics No. 51-53 and I really enjoyed his mini arc introduction enough to include him as a more significant part of my "Living Harmony" MLP AU animation project. When I found out he's a direct descendant of Stygian, one of the Pillars of Equestria, I had to find a way to work him in and give him a bit of an updated design to fit more into my story setting I have planned. My good friend Ori helped vector my finalized concept redesign in the very top image. Listed below is some character and story context for these sketches provided by my myself and Ori who's been a huge help in fleshing out the world building with this cast of characters I'm using in this AU so far. Shadow Lock's main abilities and canon backstory are expanded upon and/or flavored a bit differently here as well.

Stygian’s distant descendant, the last living branch in his family tree

Lives alone in his family’s castle after they retired to the town of Somnambula

Temporary antagonist to the mane 6 that stems from a fear of the Pony of Shadows returning to plague Equestria

Believed he was descended from a monster and desperately tried to erase any mention of the Pony of Shadows from written history

Was talked down from his history erasing spree by Twilight and ends up traveling around Equestria to find more info on the Pony of Shadows, without trying to erase the knowledge this time, and prevent it from returning

The symbol on the front of Shadow Lock’s cloak is his family crest that dates back to Stygian's time period.

There’s a glamor woven into Shadow Lock’s cloak that enshrouds its wearer’s face.

Shadow Lock’s special talent is the concealment and binding of dark magic. He can effectively bind malevolent “spirits” into vessels where they’re unable to cause harm. This can also be reversed as an unbinding spell. ("spirits" in this context are more like a culmination of lingering, concentrated dark magic that takes on a will of its own)

His family castle used to be quite “haunted”. It’s quieter nowadays, but he does have a large collection of miscellaneous items that most ponies would consider “cursed…”

Always carries a healthy stack of books on his person to read and use as a weapon. His spells can pull fictional characters and monsters from stories to fight for him

Created a spell that can trap a creature into experiencing a historical event on loop by using a small amount of written text. The spell can be broken by doing something significant enough that did not occur during the looped event in history.

Shadow Lock and Stygian are extremely hesitant to meet each other at first in present time. The mane 6 and Harmony step in as mediator eventually to help them work out their issues so they can reconnect as family

Much later in the story, Shadow Lock invites Stygian to live in his castle once their family relationship is repaired, the two becoming inseparable

His original design from the comics:

[glowfangs]

i redrew a meme that cemented itself in my brain in 2011

[junniepiepoopop]

twarkle

[thundersummonr]

all of them. done in ajc art studio

[punkitt-is-here]

yooooo

[donutdrawsthings]

"... Must you?"

"Are we going to take this attitude with my music all the time!?"

[theog-operaghost]

[timelordian-disaster-126]

I AM CRINGE BUT IM FREE 🗣 I was way to proud of these not to post them 🥲

When in doubt, draw your comfort characters as ponies

Fun fact! Mlp was the first thing I ever started to draw :) Its been a guilty pleasure ever since 🥲

[valentine-horse]

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(original post link)

Can’t stop thinking about this….

[kajoodles]

Since G5 is on its deathbed I'd like to share my idea for a hypothetical new MLP generation I've had for a long time

Setting: A brand new world entirely separated from the land established in G4. And in this world there is a kingdom separated into four regions, one for each season; Autumn, Winter, Summer, and Spring. It's shaped like a circle and the core is where royalty lives. The Winter region is in the north and the seasons go clockwise around the capital in order. Their technology would be 90s-2000s inspired with a vibe similar to g1's Pony Tales.

The rulers of this kingdom are two princesses that directly compliment each other: one focused on the past, one focused on the future. The inspiration for these two would be G2's Princess Silver Swirl and G3's Princess Rarity, but I haven't drawn them yet.

I have thought about the main cast and have quite a bit of concept art. Here's a few:

Confetti Cannon (insp. G1 Confetti)

Minty (insp. G3 Minty)

Starcatcher (insp. G3 Starcatcher)

Dipper (insp. G1 Galaxy)

Tourmaline (insp. 25th Birthday Rainbow Dash)

Trixie Treat (insp. G4 Trixie Lulamoon)

These are a few years old and I still have no idea what the story would be, but if you'd like to continue the story let me know! What do you think? Worthy of sending to Hasbro or just a fan-made project?

[clovariia]

i finally finished designing the side characters for my g5 mlp au!! i'm sure i'll adjust these designs more later, but for now, here are my visions. now i can finally start drawing more stuff for this au!

(you can see my designs for the g5 mane 6, sparky, sprout, opaline, allura, and twitch in this post!)