Believe me, a friend I showed this to was just as surprised as Dashie when I revealed this to him.
So you're probably wondering, why "Soarin' Shy". Well I had this ridiculous joke idea of Soarin' running into Fluttershy, the two hittin' it off, and him going totally hippie because laid back surfer dude is only one step removed from hippie. (Oh and quitting the Wonderbolts and declaring to Spitfire that he is going to live among the animals. I told this to and he was all like, "I think SoarShy now and it's your fault?" So then he got excited about the ship and then *I* got excited about it. Then I told this fine lady about this and then she drew this piece of awesome. [link] So yeah I had to get in on it with my own SoarinShy art.
This involved me taking a giant leap with my current digital colouring techniques in My Paint. Instead of using flat colours and then adding on stop to draw "shadow" and maybe blur that I bit, I took a leap into using the Acrylic paints brush tools found in Set #3. Not a lot of careful methodical thought went into this as much as I grabbed the tools, played around with colours and swatches until I found something that worked and then went to town with it. I suppose that's the way to do it in absence of a tutorial. I guess I was inspired by the work of and to move in a more painterly direction, though my skills need to be honed. I generally made use of the less opaque brush tools because they provided more texture and piled it on the strokes where need be. I'm particularly proud of the bushes Dash is peaking under...jesus of all things...because I like how they turned out when I took the tapered kneaded eraser tool from set #2 and just took out little bits to make it more leaf-like. Oh and the shadow on Dash's mane. After realising that doing a shadow for each colour was FUCKING INSANE I grabbed one of the transparent markers from the Concept Design (C_D) set, used black and it was light enough to effectively give a shadow effect. Then of course I took said kneaded eraser tool and whacked more chunks out of it to give it that "shadow cast by leaf canopy effect." Overall I'm quite proud of this since it represents reckless experimentation that turned out relatively well despite its other flaws. Woo.
So this is probably one of FOUR SoarinShy fan arts in all of existence. Can we make this a thing people? 'Cause it needs to be a thing!
Edit: And juuuuuussssstt realized that Shy and Soarin' are missing their cutie marks...
...oh @$%* I'll fix this after get back from my trip.
Ah, but as the text makes clear this is a ridiculous joke idea that I have become utterly enthusiastic and totally sincere about. Soarin's laid-back, surfer dude personality makes him a good match for the neurotic hippie that Fluttershy is. It helps that my sweetheart is totally down with them too.
*Plans to draw more Soarin'Shy once exams are over *
EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! SOARINSHY SOARINSHY SOARINSHY!!!!!! If I wasn't so lazy I would have finished about 4 pics of these two by now but I'm such a huuuuuuge fan of these two and it wasn't till around last year that I discovered a few other fans. I adore them and I adore this picture! <3 <3 <3
...and thanks for the fangirl squealing. It reminds me that I really should draw more of these two, particularly since I turned two of my friends onto this couple and I HAD vowed to make it a thing.
(Hhhh...still haven't added the cutie marks. >_< )
Heh, I had actually been considering RariMac because a.) FlutterMac seemed a bit overdone, and b.) it was a couple I hadn't seen a lot of but I thought would have some potential. Among other things I think Mac's generally laconic nature would make for some good visual jokes with the always melodramatic Rarity. (Plus I love the idea that Mac hooking up with Rarity would drive AJ nuts.)
Yes, need to draw more SoarinShy...possibly with wing cuddling involved. (Oh and Rainbow Dash's disgust over Shy reducing Soarin' into a hippified yoga teacher, even though Soarin' in his heart of hearts was a hippified yoga teacher.)
(Sorry, school has destroyed my brain for the evening so I'm missing a lot of cues...)
"Well I had this ridiculous joke idea of Soarin' running into Fluttershy"
*Plans to draw more Soarin'Shy once exams are over
If I wasn't so lazy I would have finished about 4 pics of these two by now but I'm such a huuuuuuge fan of these two and it wasn't till around last year that I discovered a few other fans. I adore them and I adore this picture! <3 <3 <3
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...and thanks for the fangirl squealing. It reminds me that I really should draw more of these two, particularly since I turned two of my friends onto this couple and I HAD vowed to make it a thing.
(Hhhh...still haven't added the cutie marks. >_< )
And I know what you mean. I start pictures of them but never finish them. XD
No problem- I love fangirling~
I also turned a friend to this pairing and he turned me to Rarity and BigMac.
Together, us Soarin' and Fluttershy fans can make the amazing of this pair known to all of Equestria! lol
Yes, need to draw more SoarinShy...possibly with wing cuddling involved. (Oh and Rainbow Dash's disgust over Shy reducing Soarin' into a hippified yoga teacher, even though Soarin' in his heart of hearts was a hippified yoga teacher.)