
| Kooner #275442 1 year ago |
Moe this is so epic ... that i dont have more words for this .... just simply Epic. |
| Calpain #275449 1 year ago |
Wow, Moe. You continue to impress! Your work is easily some of the best I've ever seen on Ponibooru. Keep up the amazing work my friend! |
| Drasvin #275463 1 year ago |
Wow. |
| Marrock #275467 1 year ago |
I swear, I'm printing some of these out and having them framed. |
| Warhammer3025 #275481 1 year ago |
C'est incroyable! |
| Anonymous #275518 1 year ago |
HOLY GUACAMOLE! |
| Anonymous #275532 1 year ago |
It's beyond beautiful.
Seriously, I think this will be my wallpaper^^ |
| Kein #275593 1 year ago |
Oh yes, Moe!
You did Canterlot, awesome! That foodpath within the grove (is this ever a proper spelling) looks so beautiful that I want to be there ;< Thank you very much! (now I have request from Moe >_>) |
| Jackarunda #275634 1 year ago |
Reminds me of Sanctaphrax... or Minas Tirith
Feature this NOW |
| Anonymous #275690 1 year ago |
Incredible, first rate pony art. Do you sell the originals of these for obnoxious amounts of money? I think you could get away with it. |
| your_waifu #275696 1 year ago |
moe what the hell. why are you so awesome
also it's crazy how putting canterlot on the left side of the mountain instead of the right changes things so dramatically. |
| ZePassionateOne #275699 1 year ago |
As the wise Keanu Reeves would say..."whoa".
And yes, this needs to be featured ASAP! |
| Anonymous #275708 1 year ago |
Orthodox monastery. :O
I wanna see the russian pony monks that live there. |
| Anonymous #275715 1 year ago |
My inner art critic just fainted. :-) |
| Anonymous #275716 1 year ago |
Moe is a God among bronys |
| Anonymous #275752 1 year ago |
I just came. |
| Skoon #275886 1 year ago |
Damn Moe, Your really make-uh me jealous! XD |
| ethepony #275897 1 year ago |
Holy mother of god. |
| ethepony #275900 1 year ago |
Moe, are these available in higher resolution? |
| TryHard #275956 1 year ago |
nice.... |
| Doctor_Whooves #275965 1 year ago |
^^ 1920x1238 is the highest res he's uploaded so far.
IMO, this is probably high enough. It's more than sufficient for desktop use on probably 99% of all systems. The higher the resolution he offers, the longer it probably takes him to put the necessary effort level of detail. My own system is a 3-monitor setup; all identical 24" models @ 1920x1200. This is currently the background one the main one. |
| ethepony #276002 1 year ago |
I was hoping for a higher rez so I could print it on canvas. |
| Nomeg_Stylus #276010 1 year ago |
My fucking gosh, Moe, this is beautiful. 'Twas wondering if you would ever consider drawing your impression of what the Griffon Kingdom would look like. |
| Nomeg_Stylus #276016 1 year ago |
Moe, I'm sorry, I don't think I accurately expressed how amazingly fucking brilliant this picture is. This is the kinda artwork that should be displayed galleries centuries from now, and when people ask what his inspiration was a recording will automatically play of you saying "Fucking My Little Pony... bitch!"
Moe, this is a fucking masterpiece, something you could honestly sell for a small fortune, and yet here you are giving us a glimpse of beauty for free. Without a doubt you are the most under-appreciated artist for this fandom, nay, for the internet. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. |
| Kein #276026 1 year ago |
@ethepony
AFAIR, he paints in Corel/Illustrator (he once mentioned it if I'm not mistaken), so, you can actually ask him to release a bigger version. |
| Doctor_Whooves #276037 1 year ago |
We can ask, of course, but larger versions must involve more work on his part. It doesn't look to me like these were done using vectors... at least not primarily... and once they're finished I don't believe it would be possible to simply scale it up without degrading quality.
There's also the fact that when Moe was producing a few speedpainting works, he dropped down the resolution from his usual 1650x1080 due to the fact they were produced quickly, and he didn't the time to put the normal level of detail into them that would make them look just as good at a higher resolution. |
| Kein #276051 1 year ago |
Oh, and I just noticed what Moe did there. I wonder if anyone else noticed that too :o |
| Anonymous #276082 1 year ago |
@ Kein:
That's no footpath (or hoofpath for that matter), it's the creek that flows from the waterfalls. |
| Edef #276160 1 year ago |
Holy fucking shit Moe.
Also, thank you very hard for posting this in a good resolution. |
| Anonymous #276197 1 year ago |
Look moe I’m really happy for you imma Let you finish but Urslav is the painter of all time
OF ALL TIME |
| WizardWannabe #276406 1 year ago |
Words fail to express the undiluted awesome of this artwork. Instant desktop background. |
| Moe #276440 1 year ago |
I'm glad all of you like it :)
For the resolution, I paint all of my paintings in Corel Painter with a resolution of 3000 x 2000'something, then scale it down to a level suitable for the level of quality I have the time and patience to put in the painting. Since brushstrokes are so big in speedpaintings, I can scale down the resolution significantly without making a difference, because the strokes look the same either way. But if you guys prefer, I can increase speedpaintings to 1680x1050 and more presentable ones to 1980x1200 |
| Anonymous #276515 1 year ago |
1980x1200 would be fantastic, for wallpaper purposes. Go as high as you are willing.
Your art motivates me to try harder with my own stuff. |
| Anonymous #276607 1 year ago |
@Kein
The telescope? |
| txgb324 #276665 1 year ago |
I should have known, that only another picture by Moe, could replace Rarity's escapades (http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/30044) as my desktop pic! |
| Kein #276757 1 year ago |
@276607
Nope. It is more... big and conceptual. Moe, actually, "fixed" the location design issue from the show. Dunno if accidentally or not. |
| Anonymous #276819 1 year ago |
And the best thing is, if anyone asks, I could just say it's Rivendell. |
| nsko #277110 1 year ago |
Incredible! I love your work Moe! I don't suppose you could save out this one at 2560x1600, could you? :D
Finding [good] wallpapers for my monitor is pretty difficult :/ and my craving for pony wallpapers doesn't make it any easier... |
| Anonymous #277132 1 year ago |
You're getting very popular over at /r/mylittlepony Moe. (http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/is0te/this_guy_never_fails_to_amaze_me/) |
| Mushi #277321 1 year ago |
dont even know what to say
just fav |
| Anonymous #277324 1 year ago |
It was there that the Council of Celestia met, to decide what should be done with the One Ring, and how to destroy it before Nightmare Moon could get her hooves on it.
It was decided that a Fellowship, comprised of 2 of the Races of Unicorn, Pegasus, and Earth Pony, as well as a Dragon, should enter Nightmare Moon's own domain, to destroy her Ring in the fires of Mount Moon. |
| daMatt #277334 1 year ago |
Corel Painter eh? Got this thing too with my graphic tablet, but never used is yet. Should give it a try once too. |
| Anonymous #277990 1 year ago |
@ #277324, That's a cute copypaste, can I hold it? |
| Anonymous #278439 1 year ago |
>shitty, muddy rendering overall, not nearly enough contrast in values in the foreground, flattening the picture plane
>texture brush lazily used to render the fog, the trees, and the sky >clear path for eye to follow but composition feels unbalanced, too much on the left side >warm lighting on background rocks pulls them forward in space, flattening the picture plane even more >wonky, lazy as hell looking castle where the spires aren't even straight What is with artists making paintings lately where they feel that all they have to do is simply suggest the environment to the viewer? Finish what you start if you intend to show it, goddammit. I'm sick of this trend. |
| Moe #278664 1 year ago |
@anon 278439
Interesting, you seem to have a good eye on the complexities of art, yet you fail to understand the simple fact that art shouldn't blindly follow the guidelines of composition, perspective, depth and contrast. In turn, the way an artist decides to break these rules defines that artist's unique style. Imagine how bland art would be if every single piece in existence followed these rules to the dot? Overdetailing an image doesn't just increase the time spent painting exponentially, it also flattens out the image in it's own right, straining the mind of the viewer with too much information, which in turn makes the painting harder to watch. The rought brush I use for fog, sky, clouds and in this case, trees, saves increadible amounts of time, lazy? perhaps, but I am honestly not interested in rendering rock textures for 10 hours every time I paint a picture. Besides, it's a widely known fact for any artist that paintings made quickly and instinctively increases the livelyness of the painting, usually making them more interesting to watch. There is a reason most artists usually prefer their quick sketches before their finished pieces. You may have heard of the phrase "art is about what you choose to leave out". Suggesting instead of handing on a platter is good, believe it or not. It's the same reason many authors deliberatly leave out details in books so the reader's mind can fill in the gaps themselves. Also, what's the fun in spending months on a "perfect" painting when you can make 30 quick ones in the same time? I'm sure the people I show my paintings to prefer it that way. And for a future reference, the next time you decide to mindlessly lash out with critisism, try to leave out words like "wonky, lazy as hell" etc, terrible criticism such as that can suck confidence out of any amateur artist, and I have even seen other students given up on art because of it. |
| Drpepperfan #278694 1 year ago |
Anon, you just got SERVED! |
| Kein #278995 1 year ago |
@Moe
There was no reason to reply to the troll. Also, from the look of it, I believe it is the same troll that lives in /co/ and blames every artist, especially Kloudmutt. If so - he is just a *tard, do not feed. |
| Typogryph #279144 1 year ago |
Very nicely done, Moe!
Also: Hi Bronies! No more Anon from me! |
| Anonymous #279558 1 year ago |
@Moe
Boy, you sure try to claim a lot of "facts". I'm opinionated - no doubt, but at least I don't try to quell others' opinions by asserting that whatever I say is irrefutable. Are you talking about widely held BELIEFS? Rules and principles that we both agree on, composition, lighting, and so on are beliefs as well, but to go against those with the argument of style? A word that has come to connote a visual summary of an artist's weaknesses? That's completely bullshit. You can exaggerate, add, subtract, and take anything to your own abstractions, in fact it's inevitable. Even photorealistic paintings are stylized as the detail they are trying to render is only suggested and isn't actually there. Then, after you talk about all of this, you have the gall to put words in my mouth and make me look like some purist that goes by the rules? And then you contradict yourself in the same breath by explaining that you painted it this way out of convenience? Why would you say ANY of that if you're just going to try and make yourself exempt from the beliefs you tried to spout as the end all be all, even though you've suggested that this is pretty much your passion and not just a hobby you do for fun, numbnuts? With that to go off of, what you do isn't "perhaps lazy", it IS fucking lazy! And that goes for any other motherfucker that might have their feelings hurt because they try to encase themselves in the same shell of complacency and unchallenged rhetoric as you do. Fuck you, asswipe! It's amazing that this generation of artists cropping up seems to be full of pinheads like you that try and rationalize not giving your one-hundred-ten fucking percent. |
| Anonymous #279595 1 year ago |
558: you have some decent points, but you're an ass. And nobody likes to sit there and let an ass shit all over them. Ponder this.
Moe: if this was intended from the beginning to be a speed painting, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with deciding that the extra time necessary to pare down the detail isn't worth the effort. But that's separate from "style". You should only call it a stylistic decision, or bring style into the discussion at all, if you chose to paint this way because it better served the work's artistic purpose. Conflating styles and shortcuts just helps contribute to the trend of artists writing off their mistakes as "their style" and thereby making themselves immune to improvement. Some things are style, some are shortcuts, and some are errors, and it's essential to growth as an artist to recognize each as itself, instead of conflating them. For instance, the wonky spires issue - unless it was a deliberate thing, it's something you can notice ahead of time and avoid the next time you paint! (I don't personally have any problem with the image. I think it's great. But there's wheat among 558's chaff if you want to use it.) |
| Anonymous #279632 1 year ago |
Why is this guy so butthurt about this picture? |
| Drpepperfan #279935 1 year ago |
Cause hes a troll. |
| Moe #279958 1 year ago |
@595
Well, I never clearly stated I am without errors because honestly, that's sort of self explanatory. And I never ment to imply that I write off my mistakes as style either. And I never said doing paintings quickly and not obsessing over straight spires is style, If you read what I wrote again you'll notice I just said over-detailing leaves paintings flat in itself, and that quickly made paintings are usually preferable to artists as they have a certain livelyness to them. Basically what I'm saying is I know the spires are slightly crooked, which is wrong, but I don't bother spending more time on them because all of you know that it's spires, and thats enough for me. No need to spend the rest of the weekend making them perfect :P again, not style, but time issues. I believe I started my comment by saying 558 had a good eye for art, which I still believe he does, and by extencion I ment I agree with most of them. I am very well aware of my errors and I know that following his points would improve some aspects of the painting. What got me a bit wound up was the way he choosed to present them; "shitty, muddy, lazy, wonky" I remember an interactive event I participated in at Conceptart.org, where some of the biggest names in the business talked about the importance of constructive criticism. I can tell you that if they where to listen to 558's criticicm they wouldn't take kindly to it. I think you can agree to that. |
| Moe #279973 1 year ago |
@558
Sorry, but it appears to me that you have some kind of.. hate, against artist who doesn't spend months on end on the same painting, making sure it's as presentable and perfect as possible before it can be showed. Sorry, but that seems pretty purist to me. Same goes for compositional rules and whatnot; if you say your not a purist on that front why do you criticice my painting for not being a 100 percent balanced? I am not creating 2x2 meter "masterpieces" for 1400 century royalty here, I am making rather quick speedpaintings (never more that 5-6 hours) for people on this site, because I need practice and they like my paintings. And yes, this is a passion for me, not a hobby. I'm only 18 and of course I know I have worlds of more things to learn, but everything I am saying now is based of what I have learned from the best artists out there. From their books, videos and tutorials. You see, I am not sure if you paint yourself, but rendering rock for xx days is increadibly tedious and boring, ask any artist out there and they will say the same. I do give 110 percent on these paintings, I paint hours and hours a day, difference is I choose quantity over details. Salvador Dalí's 10 minutes sketches are worth fortunes, but isn't that good enough for you since it's not a overdetailed "masterpiece" of months of rendering? And by "style" I ment what seperates one artist from another, and one of the aspects that seperates people the most is clearly the way they choose to interpret the rules of composition, colour, light, value and contrast. And to go against these "beliefs, or "facts" (call them whatever you'd like) is simply to do things your way. I call that style. If you guys define style differently then I'm sorry, English is far from my first language, but I hope you understand what I ment now. And if you are a troll, well, I don't really care. I learn things when discussing art so I'm fine |
| Anonymous #280459 1 year ago |
@Schmoe
Why do you act like developing your work even more is going to take an agonizingly long period of time? By finish I don't mean photo-realistic finish, I mean finished enough to where it actually has substance, which this painting happened to fall short of. Weeks? Months? Try a measly two hours, that's ample time for you to drop in some darker values for the trees on the left, especially since this is a digital painting. Actually, if were so concerned about "speedpainting", you would have established the most important values first to give the picture the definition you would want and then go back and establish more subtle planes and contrasts. The fact that you keep exaggerating my criticisms and, in turn, exaggerating the amount of work you actually have to do makes you look like lazy douchebag. Speedpainting my ass, the only ticker you go by is your motivation, which I have every indication to believe as you continue to spout bullshit that only extends as far as your own feelings on painting, even though you know you can't back any of it up. You can think of rendering individual rocks as tedious, so speak for yourself. When you try to speak for "other artists", that includes me, and you see how well this is turning out. The extra two hours goes double for any paintings you have that actually feature characters in them. You can slide with people on your backgrounds by poorly using texture brushes and other tools, but there's no way in hell you can excuse the same muddy, streaking rendering on the characters. It's distracting. It would be similar to seeing a figure drawing where most of the body is rendered only to see the contours established for the arm with no rendering at all. There's no excuse for it, none. |
| feather #280700 1 year ago |
#280459 I'm not bothering to read ALL this discussion that, but to reply but one bit I picked out "ample time for you to drop in some darker values for the trees on the left" --- I just see trees further back from the ones on the right, thus lighter from environmental haze. that being stated, chillax. You're not teaching an art class. You're commenting on a 'booru. |
| Kein #280905 1 year ago |
When you try to speak for "other artists", that includes me Ohh, now that's interesting. You're the artist after all - can we see some of your work? Well, you know, just to *compare*. |
| Moe #281027 1 year ago |
Meh I'm getting tired of this, I paint quickly, you don't like it. Thats about it really :P Been nice talking to you. |
| DeeperMadness #281054 1 year ago |
Moe, I love your work. The softness of focus adds a very warm feeling. Too much sharpness and you flaunt danger by making things feel austere, barren and bereft of emotion.
When I then remember that you do each piece with speed and not haste, it adds some genuine jollity. Everything looks lively and to me it looks like you enjoy putting in every line and blot. I am curious as to what your take something a bit more complex (say, a market scene) would be like. Thinking of the attention to facial details, different cutie marks, all the little transactions at all the stalls, wares, sundries, clothes etc.; but then I'm just thinking out loud. Please don't let any negative criticism diminish your output. Too many people admire your effort to want to see you stop. |
| Nyerguds #281156 1 year ago |
Seriously, what kind of retard would start nagging on this? That sketchy/undetailed style looks great. It gives the scene a kind of dreamy, surreal atmosphere.
There's plenty of awful looking stuff on Ponibooru, and he goes picking on one of the greatest artists we got? |
| Kein #281199 1 year ago |
*shrugs*
How is that happened that people trying to prove something to the troll: http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/list/favorites%3E90/1 |
| Anonymous #281209 1 year ago |
Moe, get the goddamn DA account even it it will be a fake one just for pony art. Please. |
| Moe #281234 1 year ago |
I actually have quite a bad cold right now, so apart from watching monty python, lurk 4chan and arguing with trolls, there isn't much else to do around here :D
I guess I could create a DA account for pony stuff if you guys want it, but why exactly? I'm asking because I have never really used the site, not sure what the fuzz is about. |
| Kein #281256 1 year ago |
Lol.
As for DA... well, at last it is much more faster than Ponibooru, haha. Besides, more flexible gallery maintaining process, for the user/watchers as well. |
| Nomeg_Stylus #282354 1 year ago |
WAR
Moe, can I make a request for the Griffon Kingdom? Preferably the kingdom I described in my fic: based off of Greek architecture and located on the peaks of mountains that poke up through the clouds with griffons flying in-between. May sound like more of a commission request, so it is entirely up to you. At that point, any interpretation would be find. |
| Anonymous #282376 1 year ago |
@Nyerguds
Don't you fucking get it? Why would I waste time on dozens upon dozens of artists who are pretty much hopeless when there's someone who's only THIS far away from consistently cranking out respectable work? His productivity is great, but he never feels the need to finish, which is a shame. Maybe I will go back to an artist who isn't as skilled because they may at least have the motivation to get better, unlike Schmoe here. Newsflash for everyone else, just because someone disagrees with the majority doesn't make them a troll. Grow up. A troll is someone who makes intentionally false statements, viewpoints, or intentions to piss people off. How you've all been on the internet this long and still haven't figured that out I'll never know. You're hopeless, Moe. I hope that someday something bites you on the ass hard enough for you to knuckle down and quit making excuses for yourself. |
| Doctor_Whooves #282411 1 year ago |
Your inflammatory language and the childish insults you've hurled make you the equivalent and no better than a troll, even if your posts are some misguided attempt to give Moe helpful advice.
You've said your piece... multiple times. Now it's time to either leave, or fix your tone if you want to keep posting comments on this image. Nobody cares what you think if you're gonna express yourself like a prick, and you seem bright enough to already know that. |
| Nomeg_Stylus #282414 1 year ago |
Pftft, Anon, all your points are rendered invalid by the fact that you cannot be identified. Trolls don't necessarily have to lie, they just have to instigateFEEDING THE TORLLKFOMIDBGJKRNFDGMLD'FR
SGBSFBN lolnoob |
| japanese_teeth #282678 1 year ago |
Just going to say that arguments aside, this is a beautiful painting.
@Anon: Just because you personally don't like his style or composition doesn't mean that you have to convince everyone else that it's bad. Yes, it's undetailed, but that's hardly a bad thing. At worst, it's a stylistic decision that you disagree with. @Moe: Keep up the good work; this picture is amazing. |
| Anonymous #283249 1 year ago |
I have only one problem with this beautiful picture, shouln'd ti be mirrored so teh castle is on the other side of the picture like in all the other scenes? |
| Anonymous #283894 1 year ago |
To quote H. L. Hix -
"...those children named again and again, by the unbreakable fractal code ferns signal not to us or each other but to what means mushroom, what suggests shade and spring, the abstract will that maths feathers that occasions the blue-shade-layered hills..." I love your style, Moe. |
| Kein #301612 1 year ago |
Looks like haters scared him off.
This, or IRL issues. |
| NucleicTwist #317289 1 year ago |
@Anon 283249: Canterlot _does_ have a back side to it. We just happen to be looking toward Ponyville in this picture rather than away from it. :) |
| Anonymous #478619 10 months ago |
Browsing the internet I found a lovely picture by Sarel Theron that reminded me of this one-
http://i.imgur.com/Tht74.jpg Both pictures are remarkably beautiful :) |