Finally got to designing the Dazzlings. First time doing monsters too, it was fun. I'll post a synopsis of Sunset's story for the AU below the cut.
Once upon a time, there lived a human in Canterlot simply named "Sunset." She was the prized pupil of the Sun Witch Celestia (aside from Celestia's adoptive daughter, Cadance) –– her "little solar flare." But Sunset desired more than status; she wanted power –– she wanted to be a Witch. For when she looked in the mirror, she no longer saw a lowly human, but the Fire Witch she was meant to be.
The more Celestia denied her desires, the stronger her animosity grew. One night, Sunset performed a dark, forbidden ritual to commune with the spirit world and grant her a Witch's body. But the ritual backfired when Celestia stormed in. In the ensuing chaos, a piece of Celestia was transferred into Sunset and three wicked spirits were released into the physical world: the Siren Sisters –– Aria, Sonata, and the most powerful, Adagio.
Despite her best efforts to contain the sirens, Celestia could not stop them from escaping to Earth where she could not reach. Distraught, betrayed, and heartbroken, Celestia banished an inconsolable Sunset to Earth. Only once she vanquishes the three spirit blights she brought upon this world will she be allowed to return home.
Today, Sunset wanders the American West with her trusty steed Shimmer in search of the final and eldest sister. She's known by many names to those who cross her path: the Dragon Killer, la Vaquera del Fuego, the Flame of the West. And through her years of traveling alone, her hatred burns hotter and hotter –– hatred of Celestia, hatred of the sirens, and hatred of herself.
At the moment these are the only main 6 I’ve drawn in my style, I have a little of a tunnel vision when it comes to them if you haven’t noticed already lol
I prefer more subtle and simple changes because I love their canon selves and second because I tend to forget details of my own designs when I make them too fancy.
For Applejack I went for the beefy work horse route, and added a speckled coat. I always loved her little freckles in canon so! I think her design feels more completed with it.
As for Rarity I just added some classic unicorn anatomy like the long tail and cloven hooves! She’s also fluffier, I like fluffy animals. (Surprise!)
By the way, anyone is free to use these designs for art if they want, credits are appreciated but not needed. It’s not like they look super different or that I thought long and hard about them anyway!
look how pretty this is! :O like HELLO!?!? the sky!!!! (sorry I've been like mentally decaying and i just remembered how much i like the things i like and now i'm back to being annoying about it lol) this show is so pretty..