The Thread About Ponies, Logistics and General Weirdness (And Gilda)TV 

  • Thread starter TommyWizard
  • 35,369 comments
  • 3,253,129 views
Thank you for the feedback guys.

3 free days left, then my vacation ends. I'm afraid I will have to go on another hiatus soon.


Hey, has anyone noticed this interesting place on the map of Equestria?


Click...


Hollow Shades. A village hidden in the shadows of the forest that is located between two mountain systems.

I wonder who lives there. If the place isn't going to be shown in Season3, then I'll move my Stars there. Looks like a perfect place for them.

I'm pretty sure if that location is in Season 3, it would be something to do with a Halloween episode. But even if it is used in Season 3, you could probably still move them there. ;) Unless of course some sort of pony Hollow Shades apocalypse occurs and it blows up or Celestia banishes it to the moon due to looking "Dark and uninviting..." But I don't think so. :P
 
EDIT2:
...



You guys...

...


I found a thing...

...




..........................



OT3[IMG]
[URL="http://fav.me/d5cgz24"]Source[/URL]


...



..........


.....



[IMG]http://scranton.mylittlefacewhen.com/media/f/img/mlfw2586-132798216369.gif
Tom wins all internets.

Is that from "It's not shipping!!!" guy?
Yeah. That's what makes it kinda weird, but whatevs.


I still have 1855 pages to catch up on...

That means I have 1811 more than you!:P

I had an idea to help you with that, but I'm still trying to figure out how to get it to work. Computers exploding didn't help.


21_13_04_76_81904__UNOPT__safe_twilight_sparkle_pinkie_pie_comic_artist_veggie55_newspaper


Linky.









I'll comment on other things when I get my laptop fixed. Too much of a hassle to post with this.
 
^ Agreed... I want my lego back!!! But I'm too lazy to get it from inside the roof (there's rat poison in there).

I got bored late yesterday and made a simple livery for an Abarth 1000TC in GT Legends. Just plain white with Lyra on the bonnet... Because earlier last week a random but huge obsession with Lyra brought me back to spending loads of time looking up ponies, watching ponies, looking for ponies in stores, etc. Then after not liking my livery... I decided to do a proper livery today. I'm almost there, but I have two problems, one has been corrected already.

Here is the livery.

7861312446_3bebb3a44b_c.jpg


The problems.

Flipped logos on the front of the car, this was solved by simply flipping them in photoshop, and looks fine... But the next problem...

The windows are opaque. Just a white shiny surface, I know this is a problem with my livery because the other Abarth that's in the game looks fine. I must ask, just in case one of you guys here know, how do I make the window a window? Google hasn't helped me at all... But maybe that's my dodgy searching skills. ;)

Also, that front grill thing that is aqua is actually meant to be black. :odd: I don't know why it's aqua coloured. But now I see it I think it suits aqua better because it matches the back of the car.
 
^ Agreed... I want my lego back!!! But I'm too lazy to get it from inside the roof (there's rat poison in there).

I got bored late yesterday and made a simple livery for an Abarth 1000TC in GT Legends. Just plain white with Lyra on the bonnet... Because earlier last week a random but huge obsession with Lyra brought me back to spending loads of time looking up ponies, watching ponies, looking for ponies in stores, etc. Then after not liking my livery... I decided to do a proper livery today. I'm almost there, but I have two problems, one has been corrected already.

Here is the livery.



The problems.

Flipped logos on the front of the car, this was solved by simply flipping them in photoshop, and looks fine... But the next problem...

The windows are opaque. Just a white shiny surface, I know this is a problem with my livery because the other Abarth that's in the game looks fine. I must ask, just in case one of you guys here know, how do I make the window a window? Google hasn't helped me at all... But maybe that's my dodgy searching skills. ;)

Also, that front grill thing that is aqua is actually meant to be black. :odd: I don't know why it's aqua coloured. But now I see it I think it suits aqua better because it matches the back of the car.

I think Finduszip would very much appreciate a spin in your Abarth :lol: . It's looking good so far 👍 .

As for making a window a 'window', I do car drawings regularly and to make a window actually look like a window, I first start drawing the inside of the car. As for the side windows, the glare usually stops you from seeing in, so you just need to mess around with the shading of the side window to make it look like a window, smooth and shiny. After I've drawn a rough sketch of the car interior, I smudge it so I place "glass" into the car window and add reflections after.

Off-topic, but take a look at this Porsche:

porsche_911_by_mster232-d5579tm.jpg


It's not as good as my recent car drawings, but I still think it's the best job I've done of car windows to date.
 
I think that looks good Skython. The thing with the windows sounds like an alpha channel SNAFU on your part (I did some texturing on NFS IV back in the day, and screwed that up a couple times), but it should be easy enough to fix if you still have the original texture base to compare yours with.






82984__safe_applejack_meta_text.png



More like Applejack of all trades. Trollololololololol.










...








I'm an awful person. Goodnight.
 
^ 'dat Mary Sue.

I'm pretty sure if that location is in Season 3, it would be something to do with a Halloween episode. But even if it is used in Season 3, you could probably still move them there. ;) Unless of course some sort of pony Hollow Shades apocalypse occurs and it blows up or Celestia banishes it to the moon due to looking "Dark and uninviting..." But I don't think so. :P

Some say that it looks similar to a place from a horror story called "The story of the blanks" or something... kinda creepy.
 
I think Finduszip would very much appreciate a spin in your Abarth :lol: . It's looking good so far 👍 .

As for making a window a 'window', I do car drawings regularly and to make a window actually look like a window, I first start drawing the inside of the car. As for the side windows, the glare usually stops you from seeing in, so you just need to mess around with the shading of the side window to make it look like a window, smooth and shiny. After I've drawn a rough sketch of the car interior, I smudge it so I place "glass" into the car window and add reflections after.

Off-topic, but take a look at this Porsche:

It's not as good as my recent car drawings, but I still think it's the best job I've done of car windows to date.

Hmm, I think he most definitely would. Thanks.

That still looks awesome. :P

And the tips you've just given me will help me with graphics. ;) Thank you. Unfortunately it hasn't solved this problem. With a 3D model you can't really have a realistic looking window if it isn't transparent. Because it is an opaque texture that doesn't move while everything else does, but thanks anyway. As I do need to know how to draw/shade windows for graphics. :cheers:

I think that looks good Skython. The thing with the windows sounds like an alpha channel SNAFU on your part (I did some texturing on NFS IV back in the day, and screwed that up a couple times), but it should be easy enough to fix if you still have the original texture base to compare yours with.

I figured it out, yes it was a problem on my part. There was a layer that was on 80% opacity. And there were also multiple layers covering it for some reason. I just assumed that as a a template I wouldn't have to be fiddling around with the original, but when I just turned the PSD files to DDS, it turned out the original template was the problem, I deleted all of the layers where the windows were, and then there were no windows. :lol:

So I went again and found a really soft layer, barely noticed it. That was my window opacity. With this new found window option, I decided to make it look like the window was wound down most 3/5's of the way down. Even though I'm not sure you can even open the windows in the old Abarth. :lol: Thanks for the help. :cheers:

Some say that it looks similar to a place from a horror story called "The story of the blanks" or something... kinda creepy.

Might have to look that up.

Just looked it up... Came across a game. :lol: Creepy stuff really.
 
Last edited:
Hmm, I think he most definitely would. Thanks.

That still looks awesome. :P

And the tips you've just given me will help me with graphics. ;) Thank you. Unfortunately it hasn't solved this problem. With a 3D model you can't really have a realistic looking window if it isn't transparent. Because it is an opaque texture that doesn't move while everything else does, but thanks anyway. As I do need to know how to draw/shade windows for graphics. :cheers:

No problem. The tips I gave you usually only work for windows and it wouldn't work for a glass cup for example. Glass also distorts the path of light which is why it's harder to draw thick glass objects, as where with a windshield the glass doesn't distort the light to the point where you can clearly notice it. But drawing the objects behind the glass and adding reflections should still work no matter what shape of the glass you draw 👍 .
 
You've explained in such detail, and somehow I still understand it. But yeah, in graphics I'm onto the second project (Sports Pavillion) so that definitely will come in handy.
 
Wow. I went away for 8 weeks and Greg is still HGM?



EDIT: Oh my god all those sads. Manly tears, man.




Also, I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread, but this tumblr...this tumblr is great.

Just...so many feels.



And the thread is suffering from a severe lack of Braeburn:
11_06_12_581_83105__UNOPT__safe_braeburn_artist_postscripting




 
Last edited:
Wow. I went away for 8 weeks and Greg is still HGM?

I guess some things never change. :(


Also, I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread, but this tumblr...this tumblr is great.

Just...so many feels.

I think Logan brought it up one, then I checked it out after seeing it on DB later on as it sounded like an interesting blog idea. I'm looking through it again now because I've missed a months worth of updates.





Also:
building_a_vessel_to_the_stars_by_johnjoseco-d5cmesx.jpg

Source

'Dat space program that's more advanced than North Korea's.


(RIP Neil)
 
When it started it seemed pretty... ham fisted with what it was trying to do. I've looked at a few made since then (after it made it up on EqD) and it seems to have picked up pretty nicely, though.




06_48_04_661_83003__UNOPT__safe_octavia_smile_artist_ulanov75


Linky.

'Dat emulated style.
 
"I deed nawt copy MysticAlpha. I deed nawt!"




Also:
farewell_by_veggie55-d5ckyxl.png

Source

Veggie be going on indefinite hiatus,


I see him as the most popular comic creator in the fandom, so this is a sad moment that he's brought his work to a halt, perhaps for good. But he has legitimate reasons for doing so, so it's understandable. Wish him the best.
 
I have, it's a shame to see him go.

Hell, a lot of people have exited stage right during my time in this fandom. I remember when NotACleverPony left. Sad day...
 
That does suck, but I wish him the best. Glad he could stick around as much as he did if he was always on such a hectic schedule with it.




21_45_59_904_83454__UNOPT__


Oh no...
 
83533__safe_sweetie-belle_big-macintosh_artist-atryl_despicable-me.png


:3




That is too bad about Veggie though, I'll miss him, but I'm more than happy with what he gave us and I wish him luck with whatever he decides to do.
 
Back