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I secretly started these posts just to steal ALL the secrets. So far I've failed horribly at that, but when I study lighting, DraconidsMXZ is one of my first picks. He nails pretty much every form of it, from the bright sunny valleys, to the beautiful sunset up above.And to top it off, his pony style is adorable.Below the break, check out an interview and gallery all about his process and how he got to where he is artistically today!Back in 2015 when I was a freshman in my university, I studied very hard in order to obtain a good grade. However, the results turned out very bad. Under tons of pressure, I started my sophomore year, along with lots of responsibilities from the students' union falling on my shoulders. I felt frustrated and hopeless and I could barely keep up.Everything changed during the first week of October. By then I wanted to watch some TV show so that I could temporarily escape from real life problems. Then suddenly, those colorful ponies that I had seen many times on DeviantArt came to my mind. I decided to give it a try – and then I just got addicted to them. I finished watching all the available episodes then (seasons 1-5) in two weeks.Since then, every time I thought about them, I'd feel warm inside. Ponies taught me to be optimistic, gave me strength and helped me get through the most difficult part of my university life. At the end of sophomore year, I got incredibly good grades. Without ponies, I don’t think I could have made it happen. That was how ponies became part of my life.I will look for references. References are extremely important to me.I just keep in mind with a lot of artists whose art styles may inspire me in certain ways. For example, Huussii for sceneries, NowISee for colors, Imalou for rendering, etc. And of course, besides pony artists, there are lots and lots of good artists on the internet who also inspired me, and I keep them in mind too.My tablet is a Wacom Cintiq Companion 2. I used to sketch a lot with Paint Tool SAI, but now I prefer doing it with my iPad. Coloring is done in Photoshop.I've loved art and graphic designing since I was young, but I barely had time for practicing. Since I entered the community, I always wanted to express my feelings about ponies. I had seen many beautiful artworks and I was like: Oh my gosh, I wish I could draw something like those one day! So, I simply began to draw at the end of 2015. I started by emulating the artworks I liked, and gradually moved on to doing it in my original style. I posted my very first artwork on DeviantArt in January 2016 and people liked it! Such feelings of accomplishment and enthusiasm are what motivated me to keep drawing till this day.I didn't have time for art school, so I spent my free time to teach myself: looking for tutorials of drawing, watching artists' time-lapse videos, drawing, asking for critics and drawing more! ^ ^It’s just a hobby. And unfortunately, what I major in university right now has nothing to do with it :