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Lauren Faust: The God Empress of all Ponykindby *EuropaMaxima

Fan Art / Cartoons & Comics / Digital / Movies & TV

After one month and a broken tablet, Lauren Faust is finished in all her glory!!
This is a prime example of sacrificing posing and background in favor of caking on as much detail as humanly possible!
Sadly due to the size of this image I had to scale it down a tad, though I don't think that it has affected the overall detail too badly.

Hope you like it, comments and critique are appreciated greatly

Critique by ~northlord Apr 16, 2013, 2:28:46 PM

I dont like critizising other works but this one is a true spectacle, im used to see warhammer 40000 merchandise and wow this one reminds me of the emperor in his prime. The armor detail, the clever use of shadowing, a striking background, they all contribute to the majesty of this picture. Truly awesome work. I especially enjoyed the halo, the withe structure with light shining and sparkling everywhere catches the eye, giving the face of the pony a true protagonism, its clever the way this compesaes with the armor, such detail could even work against the artist, making the head seem less important but the halo really drives attention the, first the face, then the rest.

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Critique by ~Avristed Apr 1, 2013, 3:47:16 PM

Huh. I don't critique often, so forgive my poor formatting and such. Anyway, I'll start with what drew me to look at this piece: the detail. This easily ranks among the most intricate of pony-related pieces of artwork I've seen, to the point that it's sort of distracting.

The armour definitely has the Rule of Cool about it, but any further inspection reveals that much of the piece appear to remain unfinished; her wings, her mane, and her tail all retain a sketch-like quality about them, which contrasts poorly against the armour. Further, it seems that while the leggings and chest-plate received careful colouration and shading, her wings and wing guards were not so lucky. That brings two problems for the wings. I won't bother mentioning the background etc. as it was admittedly not the focus of the artist's efforts.

When it comes down to it, this is extremely striking on first glance yet only goes downhill from there. The armour design is most definitely creative, and the overall style (while inconsistent) is pleasing to the eye, however the busyness of the armour and the lack of attention elsewhere prevent this from being more than it is — Cool, yes. Awe-inspiring, no.

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~Sarduka May 7, 2013 New member

That is so absolutly amazing!

~IronBrony May 5, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

This is incredible work! Are you going to be doing any other ponies like this? I'd love to see either Princess Luna or Applejack portrayed in this manner.