Look at what y'alls hype made me do. I don't even play Animal Crossing.





Thought I'd pander to some of the excitement folks be having after the recent Nintendo Direct.

I seem to know quite a few folks who are really looking forward to New Horizons.





Trying to fake a plush. My previous attempt is already more than a year ago, in 2018 with This is Not an Apple...jack Plush, which went so well it really set the bar for me. One of those paintings you just try to achieve once again, let alone surpass it. Unlike the Applejack I didn't base Isabelle on an existing plush, tho! So a lot harder to try and fake it when I can't directly reference something. Had to piece certain things together and paint things even more by eye.





Never made her before, so there was that element of researching and investigating her design features. Gotta make sure I get most of it correct. At least, compared to ponies, there was a 3D model to look at. No need to go from 2D to 3D. I know I didn't get the proportions perfect, but I went with the sketch I thought looked good. She's a bit more puppy perhaps, but I was sure most wouldn't object to much to that right?!

Approx Time: ~7 hours

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