Draco Dei
**To the artist:**
About 15 hours ago I wrote some intense words in a comment on an earlier image on this series, motivated by genuine concern for you.
**This post is to let the artist know that those words do not apply to the creation of this particular image.** It could be good, it could be bad, I'm being aggressively neutral on the point.
(I support you in your decision to remain anonymous, but even optimum choices can have trade-offs involved and in this case it is that things that would normally be directed to you privately must now be public. Actually, now that I think of it, if this site allows multiple accounts, perhaps you could create an account here JUST for this purpose? I dunno... might not be worth it even if the rules allow it.)
tl;dr for this section:
Keep doing what you are doing.
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**To all:**
I like this image aesthetically, narratively, etc.
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**To G5 artists in general (but LESS so to this particular artist because this style doesn't seem suitable) :**
I tried to search this site for an image of the Mane 5 (or just Sunny) throwing down against Opaline as I felt such an image would make a good one to link as an unofficial epilogue to this story as part of the dramatic tension here was "This leaves all of Ponydom vulnerable to Opaline stealing their newly recovered magic and then probably performing further evil with it.".
The best I could find was this:
>>2936623t
While that is a masterful imitation of the the style of a cover from the comics and has that emotional intensity, it merely *implies* imminent violence, rather than actually depicting it even to the level of Rarity kicking the manticore in the face or Twilight and Tirek altering the local topography with their clash. And that is not even counting the OPTIONS (not always useful to employ, but OPTIONS) opened up by not having to avoid showing blood etc.
This next one would qualify, except it is entirely too much in Opaline's favor (she is disguised as Sunny), thus undermining the point of "You missed your chance b||yay||! I have stamina and muscles again, thanks to my FRIENDS!".
>>2994743s
tl;dr for this section:
G5 artists, why you no epic fight scenes?
About 15 hours ago I wrote some intense words in a comment on an earlier image on this series, motivated by genuine concern for you.
**This post is to let the artist know that those words do not apply to the creation of this particular image.** It could be good, it could be bad, I'm being aggressively neutral on the point.
(I support you in your decision to remain anonymous, but even optimum choices can have trade-offs involved and in this case it is that things that would normally be directed to you privately must now be public. Actually, now that I think of it, if this site allows multiple accounts, perhaps you could create an account here JUST for this purpose? I dunno... might not be worth it even if the rules allow it.)
tl;dr for this section:
Keep doing what you are doing.
.
.
.
**To all:**
I like this image aesthetically, narratively, etc.
.
.
.
**To G5 artists in general (but LESS so to this particular artist because this style doesn't seem suitable) :**
I tried to search this site for an image of the Mane 5 (or just Sunny) throwing down against Opaline as I felt such an image would make a good one to link as an unofficial epilogue to this story as part of the dramatic tension here was "This leaves all of Ponydom vulnerable to Opaline stealing their newly recovered magic and then probably performing further evil with it.".
The best I could find was this:
>>2936623t
While that is a masterful imitation of the the style of a cover from the comics and has that emotional intensity, it merely *implies* imminent violence, rather than actually depicting it even to the level of Rarity kicking the manticore in the face or Twilight and Tirek altering the local topography with their clash. And that is not even counting the OPTIONS (not always useful to employ, but OPTIONS) opened up by not having to avoid showing blood etc.
This next one would qualify, except it is entirely too much in Opaline's favor (she is disguised as Sunny), thus undermining the point of "You missed your chance b||yay||! I have stamina and muscles again, thanks to my FRIENDS!".
>>2994743s
tl;dr for this section:
G5 artists, why you no epic fight scenes?