BaronEngel

Lead Singer

Patron reward for J. McDermott.  This is Ashiko. She's a frost elf she's the lead singer of the death metal band Acheron's Voice.

Shift Changeling

Recently finished commission. The character's name is Star Strider. She's a changeling and here is cleaning up and getting ready for the evening shift and customers.

Get well now

Baron's Art Tips. Always give your client more than one choice when proposing a composition to them. However don't flood them with choices. I find 3 is good starting number to work with.

 These are some compositional thumbnails for an upcoming commission for Hinoki who's recently had some medical a...

Passion

Continuing my series of anthro MLP statues that serve as monuments to  those who's efforts helped strengthen kingdom and made Equestria and the  world in general a better place to live in. Link, 2023-11-12 23:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Colored Pencil Demo Tonight

Tonight 11/11/23 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming on Picarto. This evening I will be giving a demonstration of my colored pencil, mixed media technique. So join me for an evening of art, stories, and the D&D...

Um sis

For the rest of the day Applejack wondered whether the stories she'd heard about her little sister and Stone Mane at Sugar Cube Corner Link  <...

Operator Fidget the Nimbat

Development art for an upcoming patron reward. One of the characters in the piece will be an anthropomorphic Fidget the Nimbat acting as an tactical operator. However before I start on the final piece I want to make sure that I understand what the patron wants for the character's design.

Down in the basement

A patron reward for SpiderWeber. When one goes up into the remote parts of the attic or down the darkest regions of the basement it's often wise to have a companion to go with you. Just in case something comes up and you need their help. However if both you and your companion end up needing assistance at the same time...well ...

Colored Pencil Demo 11/11/23

This is a colored pencil piece I started during a previous Picarto stream. This Saturday 11/11/23 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming again. This is the stream that intended to do about a month ago, but unfortunate...

Shivaree

Further development art for an upcoming patron reward piece. I recently posted some very preliminary drawings for an anaconda naga studies Link. However I felt that I needed to get better understanding of her body mar...

Applebloom Night Court Dress

Some images from my Equestria dreamscape, and yes there will be new postings from it soon. These images are from much more recently but I wanted to get them down on paper so did forget and details.

Luna's Night Court is now firmly reestablished and has a very different and distinctive look and vibe from Celestia's Day C...

Spooky Tale

Petina slowly raised her hands as she finished her story.

    "And when the little mouse looked behind the spider was there with its front legs raised. Then it attacked!"

      One of the drawings I started during my recent Halloween 2023-11-03 19:30:35 +0000 UTC View Post

The Good Witch

Another of the drawings I started during my most recent Picarto stream. The theme that evening was Halloween and a while ago I did Princess Luna as a witch. 2023-11-02 23:57:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Weaving the spell

Another of the drawings I started during my most recent Picarto stream. The theme was Halloween and witches are a very popular topic during the holiday. So here's young witch Twilight Sparkle weaving a spell. 

Come Join Me!

One of the drawings I started during my Halloween Picarto stream.  Rosemary enjoys the holiday and loves dressing up for the occasion, and she really knows how to vamp it up. 

Halloween Stream Tonight 10/28/23

This evening 10/28/23 starting at 5:30pm Pacific we'll celebrating things that go bump in the night on Picarto.  So join me for a spooky evening of art, stories, and the D&D report.

After the battle

The shooting has subsided. The mayhem has ended. The operation is over.  Now Ayumi reflects on the events of the day. After so much violence butterflies remind her that life goes on. 

    This piece is why I recently did the tech study art for 2023-10-27 00:27:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Halloween Stream 10/28/23

This Saturday 10/28/23 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming on Picarto. Next week is Halloween so this weekend it'll be all about ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night. So join me for an evening of a...

Anaconda Naga study.

Some study sketches for an upcoming patron reward. Awhile back I posted some sketches of Green Anaconda snakes. Link This is the related to that. Her name is Shivaree. She's the patron's OC.

She had me, right where I wanted her.

A follow up piece to a recently finished patron reward piece. Link  Vipera Vixen knows the importance of staying tactically flexible and being able to reconsider what were valid victory conditions. This has caught Octavia ...

Getting it ready to go

A recently finished client commission for Bass Amperage.  This is OC of similar name the batpony is a very mechanical adept. Here he is servicing a steam tractor. Before there were internal combustion tractors there wa...

That was probably the problem

So, along with getting the cold last week I've gotten a sinus infection.  Started an antibiotic treatment today.   

Well I think found the reason for the infection. A moment ago I blew my  my nose and felt something odd suddenly come out. Looking down at the  tissue I spied little dead spider. P...

Cold air, hot barrel

Continuing what's becoming a series of drawings with anthro MLP  characters test firing various late 19th and early 20th century pistols. However along with testing and adopting a new smokeless powder pistol, Equestria is looking into a new service rifle to fire this new smokeless powder. This is one of those cases. Alth...

Pony goes for a ride

Recently a long time supporter of mine ReCoyote mentioned the idea of my OC Carousel driving a Jeep. So while still bouncing back from the crud today I drew this out. I settled on a 1980s CJ5 for the inspiration of the piece. I decided to have the vehicle in the motion to permit me to blur the wheels and hide parts of the sus...

Blade Mare

A patron reward for McClaw. He wanted Applebloom dressed in a Lolita Goth Link style while kicking back with loyal bl...

You did so well today!

Fluttershy carefully finished coiling up the leash then grasped it with both hands. With big smile and sparkle in her eyes she spoke. 

   "Um. There! You're all bathed, brushed, and given your uh, treats! You did so well today! I am very pleased with you. So, um your next lesson is in two days. See y...

Under The Weather

This morning I woke up with a sore throat and a lot of head congestion. Unfortunately as the day has progressed it's only gotten worse to the point where I can barely speak. Yes I tested and it came up negative.

       However this means that I'm cancelling my2023-10-13 23:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post

What?

Many ponies had been direct eyewitnesses to Applebloom and Stone Mane's demonstration and affection in Sugar Cube Corner Link in my Equestria dreamscapes. 

       Others had the eve...

Venus LaChance

A patron reward for J. McDermott. This is their coyote character Venus LaChance. I am rather pleased with how her hair came out since it's something I have been striving to get better at.

     ...

CQB

A patron reward for Octavia Melody.  And this continues a series of drawings I've done with Octavia and my usually villainous, but currently behaving herself, Vipera Vixen 2023-10-11 20:33:04 +0000 UTC View Post