I like pandas.

Home stretch…

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/165018371328/felt-like-drawing-some-baps-last-night-so-why-not

I love bat ponies. I also enjoy filling in the gaps, and there’s not nearly enough art of my friend RyuenTran’s OC Zen Seeker. Life is hard for a pink bishounen bat.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/165932028768/ok-oh-yeah-its-super-late-but-happy-birthday

Apparently I drew this one so well, I erased @tg1117 from existence. Get yo’ ass back to arting, boi.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/166227355359/from-the-stream-an-oc-redesign-for-deadpoolmlp

@deadpool-the-brony‘s OC Fret Shredder needed a design overhaul. Pretty badass, if I do say so myself.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/167471111683/taursons-adorable-ocs-bagel-and-coffee-out-for

As I’ve said before, I don’t think I’ll ever understand the micro/macro/giant thing, but it’s not my place to, is it? @taurson‘s OCs Bagel and Coffee are so sweet though, I couldn’t resist. Dayum, that’s a lotta mare in the air.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/167665917685/i-suppose-if-dash-does-have-a-redeeming-quality

Probably the best human body I’ve ever drawn, and I used it on Dash? This was obviously a cry for help.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/168838001758/the-derp-by-herself-if-you-wanted-a-bigger

My first animation! Right, I’d forgotten I’d done a very simple 4 frame animation back when I first hit 100 followers in 2016. But it was low effort, and no one remembers that far back (not even me), so it totally doesn’t count. :V

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/169048008673/happy-hearths-warming-yall

What better way to end the year than with Pie? I can’t get enough of these sisters. Yo Hasbro, y’all got anymore of that Limestone? And maybe while you’re at it, expand Marble’s vocabulary past “Mmhmm.” She’s Pinkie’s twin, there’s gotta be more to her than that.

And that about wraps it up. 2017 was a bit of a rough one, but at least the art was good. Thanks for sticking with me, I appreciate every single one of you. <3 Here’s to 2018!

Moving along…

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/161303655593/happy-birthday-q0-by-thegreatyakoshi-birthday

I know next to nothing about Fallout: Equestria or any of its subsequent spinoff fics. But I do know my friend Q0 loves him some Blackjack, so this was the result.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/161414300068/thiccersocks-by-thegreatyakoshi-couldnt-decide

For those that like socks. And thighs. And belly buttons.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/162429790443/wut-do-wanted-her-own-traditional-lavradeira

My friend wut has an adorable OC, Wut Do. I hate that I love how cute she is. I also hate how well this turned out, because I rarely enjoy drawing clothing. But I felt compelled to do this, because the scenario was too precious to pass up. Fuck you, wut. <3

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/163589106663/atg-vii-day-1-draw-a-pony-standing-draw-a-pony

Sometimes simple is best, so I made it a tradition to start off Artist Training Grounds with a simple Applejack. I was really proud of how this turned out, so it was a bit disappointing it wasn’t all that well received. Reminds me a bit of @dshou‘s style, though totally unintentional.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/163629757593/atg-vii-day-2-draw-a-pony-in-motion-draw-a-pony

Day 2, a simple pronking Ponk. After all this time and all these horses, Pinkie is still the most fun to draw.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/163748543883/atg-vii-day-5-draw-a-pony-facing-the-unknown

Poor Derp. No pony deserves such a fate.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/164919160728/a-brief-moment-of-peace-for-mommy-cadance-request

This was drawn during a charity livestream for Hurricane Harvey victims. I was one of those in the Houston area fortunate enough to have not lost anything in the flood, so this was the least I could do.

One more post to go…

I like the Best of Tumblr tool, but it’s all based on scores. The reasons behind getting lots of notes can be arbitrary. So I decided to make a separate post with some of my favorite pieces I’ve drawn or worked on this year. Maybe there were a few you may have missed!

All posts are in chronological order, not how much I liked them.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/155665746633/lovely-lemonade-loves-to-spread-smiles-wherever

One of the first Lovely Lemonade bits. I kind of miss the simpler style of eyes I did back then, reminds me a little of @boulders-stable. Might experiment with that again.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/155832213578/happy-birthday-lieutenant-a-gift-for-my-friend

My friend Wr3nch’s OC Allie Wrench (who may or may not secretly be Silver Spanner) with his two favorite horsegals, Rarity and Octavia. I love how this turned out, especially Allie’s facial expression. I don’t draw others’ OC often, but when I do, I like to think I knock it out of the park.

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/155946587508/justice-will-be-served-on-a-completely-unrelated

This was just super fun. And the ends totally justify the means. (I dedicate this to @alviniscute.)

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/156029965023/a-little-aj-pin-up-for-the-troops-for-those

Some classic pin-up Applejack, complete with gremlin. (It seemed some people either love or hate Lovely, so I posted a version with a bit less of her here.)

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/156911086908/boy-is-this-late-happy-lunar-new-year-yall

Totally true story: I learned the entirety of Mandarin just to draw this. Unfortunately, due to a freak accident, I completely forgot it all the next day. Life is strange like that.

 https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/160323897133/pabbley-drew-something-non-lewd-for-once-so-i

That thing I did for @pabbley, which people seem to have REALLY liked. Probably one of the best color jobs I’ve ever done outside of a direct collaboration.

(hey pabbles, ur a lood dood)

https://yakoshi-art.tumblr.com/post/161185380768/cmc-teens-by-thegreatyakoshi-nice-full-res-for

300 follower milestone! Also, holy shit is Sweetie’s neck long. I feel like there was meme potential there.

More to come…

Wow, it actually happened! This is a pretty major milestone, or at least it is to me. 500 people that actually like my silly doodles. And so many of them are fellow artists that I look up to for inspiration! I think that deserves something special.

Hey look, it’s my first ever animation! (Lovely didn’t count.) This took an eternity, CSP is gonna take some getting used to.

Seriously, thank you, all of you. Especially those of you that shared my art with others, through reblogs or otherwise. (I seem to have at least one dedicated follower that posts my stuff to derpibooru, because lord knows I forget.) It’s always a bit of a shock when someone brings to my attention something of mine that ended up on /r/mylittlepony or /mlp/. A nice shock, though. A pleasant surprise, even. Believe me, I do not mind.

You also may have noticed the blog name change. I figured hitting 500 was a good time to come up with something that didn’t corner me. Originally, this was just a place to post my pony stuff until I didn’t suck at it. Didn’t want to stink up my deviantArt with shoddy horse. But tumblr’s format is good for many forms of media, so I reckon I’ll be doing most of my posting here from now on.

Also, just because I dropped the “draws-ponies” part doesn’t mean there will be any less equine. No siree, you would be mighty incorrect. I do have interests outside of adorable pastel ponies (I’m a fighting game enthusiast, in case you didn’t know), and you might see some other stuff here now and then. But what keeps me drawing the horse art is you, my amazing followers, and this fandom in general. I just want to share all sorts of other things that I’ve had in the works. I sing and voice act, y’see, so y’all might be getting a bit of that too.

Also also, I might be reopening commissions again to make ends meet for this month. Thanks for waiting! I’ll make a post when the backlog is cleared and I’m ready to take on more.

Thanks again. Y’all are the best. <3