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A Royal Guard's Duty

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This is a commission for :iconcjbronyten:.
He asked for a rule 63 version of his OC, in a royal guard outfit (specifically, Luna's royal guard). When I asked for where she should be, he suggested a tower.
I like to imagine she's defending Luna from that changeling attack back in season 2.

I combined references from the tower of the two sisters rubble, and the Hyrule Tower from LOZ: Twilight Princess (which I just recently started playing for the first time) to create a tower look believable in the MLP universe. The design on Luna's door is based off a tapestry from the castle of the two sisters as well.
I used this as an excuse to experiment with different ways to color metal, stone, and wood. I really like how the stone came out for the most part (especially considering it was done almost entirely with my tablet). The wooden doors and torches look pretty good. I hate how the metal came out, but now I know I have to practice coloring that.
Also experimented with having a light source from behind, and it being torches. Two. What a terrible idea...I need to study lighting too.

Overall, I'm about...80-90% happy with it. :P I had a lot of fun working on it, and streaming it through the whole process for the commissioner though. :)


Sketch, scanned in.

Vexeled & colored in GIMP. Countless hours. 215 layers. (An academy record for me :iconrainbowdashsaluteplz:)

Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet used for the BG.

MLP belongs to Hasbro.

Glimmer Shield belongs to :iconcjbronyten:.

Drawing belongs to me.

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