#sunbeam carnival

[enquire]

house (horse) party Looks like everypony ended up having a party at Clover's house. Though perhaps Clover is having second thoughts? The family that once lived here is no longer home...

This piece has been my little comfort piece for a few weeks. I always love drawing my ponies...

This is the entire DRA main group (sans the parent characters) which I've wanted to do all together for a while. This also includes the 6.5 siblings (Callisto Carnival, Dawn Chaser, & Hearth) for the first time as I've not drawn them before haha. Designs may not be final if I draw them again someday.

I really liked thinking about where each character would be and what they'd be up to. There ended up being plenty of little hidden details too which I really enjoy.

This is isometric (done with iso grid paper) and the floorplan is actually one I've had for the Maeda household for a long time, kinda... if you've read Crashing Waves & Bloody Sand, this is the same layout I used for the scene in that fic (albeit a little ponified lol)

Here's a background only version, with the Maeda home photos instead.

Lastly, here's some close ups:

[enquire]

gives u a banan

Now where did that come from?

I guess it's a little surprising that a banana suddenly appeared. But there's no need to be this suspicious...

Geez, do they think it's a changeling in disguise or something...?

At least somepony's happy about the banana. Hmmm. It'd be nice if there were more, right?

...

....

Maybe it wasn't one of Gizmo's best ideas...

Well, no harm done, and Thrift seems happy. The bananas must be pretty good...

Or maybe, he's already coming up with a bunch of banana-related business ventures? Whatever the case, I'm sure they won't go to waste. I hear Scarlet makes a mean banana puff, and banana bread never gets old.

I think somepony is getting sick of all this banana talk, though. They've kinda got a point though...

Well, fair enough.

....?

Thank you for the ask, Banana Pie. This was very silly. When I realized what the message in my inbox was I was delighted haha. Had to take the opportunity to respond like I was doing a classic tumblr ask blog post. Thanks for dropping by, and for the banana.

[enquire]

Sunbeam Carnival

Back at it again! This time with our favorite ultimate clown, Satsuki Iranami! I think this might be my favorite color palettes so far... It really came out just the way I wanted for her!

Alright, let's see... Sunbeam grew up as part of a traveling circus, run by her family, who are all earth ponies. She has 20 siblings, and because of that, rarely got attention or care from their parents.

This was made worse by the competitive culture surrounding her family... the ponies who shone brightest during performances, and attracted the largest crowds, would be showered with gifts and praise. The siblings at the top were the most loved, it seemed, while ponies like Sunbeam, who struggled to keep up, were usually left neglected and unseen.

However, Sunbeam always kept a smile on her face, probably mainly due to the fact that one of her brothers was always looking out for her despite it all. Callisto was often at the top of their familial 'rankings' and yet, always made time for Sunbeam, and for the most part, took over the role their parents failed to provide.

Callisto became more and more disillusioned with their family dynamics as time went on, and even if Sunbeam couldn't quite see what he did, she too, began to think things could be better.

Callisto chose to focus on the one pony he knew he could protect, Sunbeam, who would follow him anywhere, and who he knew their parents would let escape their grasp. Once Callisto was old enough, the two of them left the circus behind, and he did his best to create a new life for them. Sunbeam was his biggest supporter, always being there for him, and bringing much joy and many smiles to his otherwise mundane life.

While Callisto no longer considers himself a circus pony, he still carries the skills of an acrobat, and Sunbeam never gave up her own talents. Their family could never ruin being a clown for her, and her talent always had, and always would, mean far more than it ever had to them. For Sunbeam, being a clown meant making ponies happy, and bringing sunshine into her own life and those of her loved ones. Nothing their family did ever changed that.

Eventually, thanks to that talent, she would bring new ponies into their lives, one by one. Without really even realizing it, she manages to brighten the lives around her, not just for her brother, but also for her friends.