joe randel's art dump

I’ve got a secret… I likes me Ponies.  I finally couldn’t hold back any more and decided to try my hand… hoof (?) at drawing one.  For a first try, I rather like it. ^_^

I don’t know about you, but I love indie games.  I love that we can now have awesome games made buy people that love gaming rather then large companies.  These small gems can be even better and/or gain more attention then even the larger titles.  I always amazes me the level of quality and perfection that one can put into something they’re passionate about.  The latest indie title I’m very impressed with is the My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic game in development by Mane6 using 2d Fighter Maker 2002.  I mean, if I didn’t say anything, you’d probably think this was an official game and not a fan made one.  It’s pretty damn crazy with it’s twitch style fighting akin to Capcom’s VS. series.  I would totally play this as it looks like a ton of fun and the animations are top notch for sure.  As is the ponies attacks and supers.  It’s not done yet, but when it is it’ll have a roster of 17 ponies which is pretty damn impressive.  The lower clip is a full 2 hours of that game as it currently is.  You can see the Street Fighter 4 inspired character portraits

Since we’re on the topic of ponies.  What’s everyone’s opinion of pony art being delivered in my typical naughty fashion?  Or is everyone on pony overload?

I post my work over at Pixiv from time to time.  I love naughty anime art and to be able to post where my favorite artist post is pretty damn cool in my books.  So with that, my Pinky and Spike pic has entered some rank system and sits at number 234.  It’s not super high, but it made me smile and I love getting the extra attention.  So as a treat I figured I’d post the rough Pinky pic too.  Yay! ^_^

So I went with Pinky this year.  When I was going through the suggestions she stood out as a different enough character to do.  Different… but recognizable.  Lots of other good suggestions too though.  I did plan on doing two this year, but I’ve recently had to pick up some legit freelance work for the season.  Back in Nov. my work cut our weeks down to 4 days rather then cut jobs until January comes along (that’s when new projects start).  Anyway, enough about that (but I’ll do a small announcement later).  My second choice was going to be Random Squirrel.  I was actually quite shocked when people suggested her.  It made me quite happy actually.  If I get some extra time, I might draw here up.  I should be drawing more of her in general. ^_^

Okay, so in previous years, people have mentioned that they like the pics that I do regarding the anticipation of the candy canes.  This year I did the same so after the link you can see just how many Spike was able to fit in Pinky… but I’m sure he’ll try for more.  Continue reading