Remember when putting leaves between the pages of the book was a thing? I miss that.This was supposed to be done in October, but my computer was out of order for most of that month, so here it is now... made some gorgeous autumn drawings last year on RarijackDaily and I wanted to give it a shot. Gotta love those burning hues of red, orange and gold.===Artistic Aspects===1) Narrative compositionOriginally, this piece was going to have Rarity on the right and Applejack on the left. But then I thought, given that I want tell the story of Rarity collecting leaves and Applejack getting annoyed, it made more sense to place these events from left to right. That being said, I would love to play with different compositions later.2) HairThe biggest problem I had (and still have) with Rarity's hair is that I don't know how to conveyto it. Her mane is wonderfully springy and light, but every time I draw it, it feels like like a thin membrane (like cloth) rather than strands. I think I'm getting better at volume at the section near the her horn, where I think I'm getting somewhere, but by the time I got to the curls, it was back to the same problems. I'll have to think about how to approach that.3) Shape and LightingI usually don't do "solid shading" like this but I wanted to try this time. Cell shading may seem easy, but in reality, I think it's much harder because youunderstand shape to be able to use it effectively. Where you put the shadow-line should follow the contour of the 3D shape of the object relative to the light source. In "soft shading" that I normally use, I think you can cheat a bit because if you put enough of it, it looks pretty anyway so nobody notices. But cell shading, you can't really do that. So it was an interesting experiment. I think I'll continue doing this for a while to learn shape better. Because I'll tell you one thing I concluded from this: I do not understand shape at all. O_o===Find me on Tumblr and on Twitter