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The Tao of Applejackby ~TopGull

Fan Art / Digital Art / Painting & Airbrushing / Movies & TV

I tried a new style of shading for this, inspired by the work of

Ruhje. As a result, most of the work was very slow and highly experimental, but I'm very excited about how it turned out and I'd like to continue practicing. Let me know what you think!

First in a series of Apple family Zen. Title by my good friend

QF5, you should check him out.
Others in the series:
Big Macintosh: Zen and the Art of Apple Bucking
Granny Smith: Zen Apple Jam
Apple Bloom: Coming soon

As seen on Equestria Daily!

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~DoughnutJoe May 6, 2013

I suppose one does not spend most days bucking trees without developing a strong sense of balance. Lovely image & text.

~FallenShadow000 May 4, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Confucius say...

um...

uh...

... yeah, I've got nothing.

~hecmanstar Mar 15, 2013

Hmm... I like it.

*ArrJaySketch Mar 13, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

This is lovely. I can see a lot of great wisdom coming from AJ. She seems very well-grounded in a literal and figurative sense.

I love the posing on this, too. I imagine one develops a certain finesse after bucking thousands of apple trees.

~TopGull Mar 14, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you! AJ certainly has the most interesting pose of the series, and I think you hit the nail on the head as to why. Of course, this is pretty OOC for her, but I think that if she were in a pensive mood she could share plenty of sage insights on life.

*ArrJaySketch Apr 1, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

My reply is a bit late, but I heard something really interesting in an interview with Lauren Faust. She considered Applejack to be one of the smarter ponies in the group. While Twilight is very book-smart, Applejack would have a lot of sage, practical knowledge to share.

That makes me love AJ even more!