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This is a very appealing piece of art.The poses of the ponies are very well done and go in conjucture with their personality. For Twilight Sparkle she has a simple, intellectual, and nice looking pose and the smile ties it off with her being confident and nicely leaving an impression that is like her personality. Her hand on her hip shows relaxation, which I find ironic. Her clothes are the most unique at of all of the ponies. And adding an armband was a nice twist, making her unique. Also the use of geometric figures, and utilizing her colors make her outfit original and "spunky".Rarity has a sophisticated, simple, refined look. The way her face was finished shows almost a look of a queen, which comes to mind all of the qualities of a queen including beauty and confidence. This does go nicely with her dream or cutie mark. Also if you look at the top of her dress it has a similar design to a Chinese dress, which is very unique because of that and the combination of the royal purple color that is her trimming at the end of her dress.Pinky Pie has a nice care-free attitude, which goes along with her pose. The pose does have a slight childish aspect, which goes with her personality. If you also compare her clothes they are most likely similar to kids clothing. The way that the hands were done also help subtle hint the aspect of a child that she has. And you can also speculate that since she is the only that has her mouth wide open it adds to the likeness of a child, and she is also staggered. This might show something, or I;m over thinking this.Apple Jack is a stubborn and sincere friend. Strong and devoted. Her costume resembles a cowgirl, but she pulls her weight around just like any one. Her get it down attitude is portrayed well in her facial expression and her hands. Her Costume is well done. The combination of shorts and chaffs, in my mind, show her girly qualities and her family ties to her farm. And the fact that she wears gloves is visually appealing in this work, and the fringes that were added to her poncho, gloves, and chaffs give her even more presence.Fluttershy is very shy, hence her name. She is a kind, gentle spirit with a nice almost fragile state of mind and heart. The dress showed her feminine "touch". Also since her wings are down it somewhat shows her kind nature/intent. One detail that makes her dress unique is the fact that it is rounded at the top which compliments her sleeves, which is similar to a sweater. Her style is simple, clean, cute, and sensitive. Also the position of her hands are very well done, and slightly more detail than the other ponies. Her pink flats compliments her dress nicely. Her facial expression also give a very nice perception of Fluttershy's personality with raised eyebrows and a small open mouth.Rainbow Dash's pose is excellent in showing her confidence, and tom-boyish nature. The sly smile, her pointed finger, ears facing backwards, wings open and backward facing, and downward facing eyebrows show an expression of challenging others, in a fun and competitive way. Her arms crossed also shows her tom boy aspect by showing the somewhat closed nature of one. Her mane seems like there is a blowing wind, which give her presence. Wristbands show of her sporty side, and the neutral color chosen for it goes nicely with the entire outfit. I am not sure if she is wearing pants also, or her calves are slightly bigger than her thighs, but it is a tad confusing. Also her sneakers confuse me, because of the white line above them I can't make heads or tails of the bottom of her body.All of these ideas of clothing for each character is unique and well developed, and includes their cutie marks which is almost essential.Each of their hair is nicely done. Twilight Sparkle's stays consistent with her original concept, and by that I mean that it is somewhat "encircles" the shape of her face.Rarity's hair, in this picture, utilizes two different colors, making it appealing to the eyes. The shape her hair in this drawing is consistent with her original, even though it is the tiniest bit oddly shaped behind her.Pinky Pie's is nicely done. It stays with original, but has its' own twist which I enjoy. Pinky Pie's hair originally has that "curve" or "bump" in the front, but you have made it curly like bubble gum. Also her hair is longer which gives her even more presence.Apple Jack's hair is nicely done too. It was always imagined that her hair was almost "bushy", resembling her work ethnic. Her bangs are well done too. Also her hair attracts attention because it doesn't look like a "cylinder". Instead you make it look like an "ice cream", and excuse me for using so many things in quotations.Fluttershy, just like Apple Jack, doesn't have just this kind of hair. Her hair is done nicely attracting eyes because of the subtle changes, making it look nice and appealing.Rainbow Dash's hair is well done. Not only what was previously mentioned about her hair, but also the sharpness of the ends look well done and gives her a certain aura. Something else to note is the fact that her tail is the only tail that is partly in front of her. Her tail also looks full, and the fact that the color of her tail are the colors of the rainbow it makes her pop.The coloring overall is great. You never used black or dark tones. No in this case I do not consider the grey to be dark. The colors of all of the ponies are consistent, and well organized. The shading is fair. The only part that is a little troubling is the shape and coloring of the indent in Apple Jacks chaffs. Although it is clear that she is standing upright the shading makes it look like her knees are outwards. Making it look like she's unbalanced, unstable, or about to fall.The background is simple and versatile making it a nice and unique background. Also having waves/curves in the background makes it look almost calm, plus since they are in different colors it makes it noticeable enough to recognize the technique, but doesn't overpowering any of the focus of the art.One more thing that I personally liked the most was the floor. You made a cool mirror image of the ponies feet and it was blurred too. That added effect was pretty cool.Your antro style is impressive and the originality isirresistible. 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