I see so many super sparkly lineless paintings of Luna trying so hard to be all beautiful and mystical, but they, to me, always feel very in-your-face with trying to grab your attention. Art is a work of passion so that's okay, sometimes you want to throw that passion into the piece, to explode the emotions into the arms of the viewer. But with a picture trying to be all elegant and wistful, of a character often portrayed likewise, it just feels contradictory. and what's more is they usually just lack any kind of creative context. It's not really enough just to draw a pony standing there looking regal and cool, hoping to win the star prise on your skill alone. And oftentimes I actually find a lot more enjoyment for simple sketches someone's done in 10 minutes than I do in a piece with all that effort and time put into it.



But this picture is honestly stunning in its approach. With this picture I don't feel an overreaching presence of passion or a misplaced grab for attention, I see beauty flowing in subtleties.

This picture feels modest. It feels like instead you've taken true emotion and feeling and let it flow naturally into your work instead of trying to force it. You've got all the technique in there that you need, and as much as any beautiful painting needs, but the context in this picture just feels so much more imaginative and magical than a lot of other pictures of a similar nature.

When I look at this piece I feel calm. I feel the calm of a beach in the dead of night as the moon glistens over the otherwise invisible mass of water, as waves flush in and out over the sand and create a wonderful backdrop of relaxing sound. That is the feeling this piece has captured for me.

I feel a spiritual nature too, something magical and awe-inspiring. but again it doesn't need to throw it in your face to do that.



You have used a very simple colour palette but you've fleshed it out to feel much more dynamic than it actually is. the calming blues go extremely well alongside the use of flowing curves in this piece. all the shapes use just enough chaos to get that feeling of naturalness but with enough of a "flowing river" uniformity to capture the quiet and peace of the moment. They just go perfectly with the whole setting of a calming and beautiful night, especially with the subtle tints of purple in there along with the faint glittering of stars in her mane.

Again, not a huge amount of detail, but enough.



I feel like the use of colours in brights and contrast here is perfectly used, especially around the glowing on the edges and breaks of the water and around her mane. They perfectly blend together the character and the scenery, yet without drawing the eye away from Luna herself. and just enough attention being left on her eye with the higher detail of shine and contrasting brightness to draw attention there too.



Overall, its an incredibly beautiful and well-thought out piece, shining with creativity and a quiet, natural passion. Definitely one of the best pieces I've seen in a while.

Keep up the fantastic work!



- FluffyXai