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WHOA!! I think I outdid myself this time!

Needless to say, I had a really fun time making this, It's the first time in a while I felt this much joy making art. I learned new techniques, challenged myself, and tried new things. Today has been a good day :)

And yep, that's Rarity as a dragon.
I guess the backstory is that she accidentally turned herself into a dragon by trying a spell. And because of this, she thinks she's hideous and she flies near the mountains, but not without Spike seeing her. So Spike goes after Rarity and finally catches up to her. Spike sees her crying and asks her what's wrong. Rarity then replies she thinks that she's hideous. However, Spike replies that he thinks she is still beautiful even as a dragon, and he doesn't mind what she looks like. After saying that, he pulls out a rose. Rarity then smiles, picks him up and thanks him for the kind gesture as the moonlight touches them both....

PLEASE READ. Some of you might wonder, why Rarity has the design of a greedy Dragon. Well, to be honest, I don't think we've seen a normal, non-greedy dragon all grown up. Yeah there was that Dragon Quest episode where Spike meets all the dragons. But, I think all those dragons were teenagers or pre-teens. I'm not sure I could be wrong :/

And holy moly!! Did I just get premium membership?? I'm looking right now and I see I have the option to have critiques! (We're not having another free premium membership day are we?) Well, I didn't get it myself, so that means someone gave it to me! Whoever gave me premium, Thank you!!! It's very much appreciated! :boogie:

EDIT: I guess it is one day premium membership lol XD

EDIT 2: this time I got Premium membership for real lol. And thank you all for the positive comments! Even if the pic has some flaws :D

MLP:FiM belongs to Hasbro and was created by Lauren Faust :iconfyre-flye:
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:iconmonturrock:
Wow you really nailed the point in this picture! :icondragonwant:

Story is so important, not just as a writer of books but in a weaver of tales in song and in art, and yours stands out as a true tale that not only warms the heart, continues a legacy relationship we all love deeply, but also teaches a lesson which is the heart and soul of the My Little Pony franchise and good story telling as a whole.

There are several key points I'd like to call attention to.

The emotion in Rarity's face just captures that treasured moment when she hears the words every woman needs to hear from her special somepony, "I love you just the way you are."

The mountain backdrop while beautiful in an of itself was definitely designed well as it doesn't distract from and actually point us to the most important part of the image; Rarity and Spike. Also the convergence point of the mountains points directly to the rose in Spike's hand, great work!

Seeing dear little Spike on Rarity's quadruply big palm not only paints a touching picture but gives us the message that we don't have to be big and strong, tall or fast to really make someone feel loved and cared for in a healthy innocent, and pure way.

Thank you WillisNinety-Six for using your God given talents in art and story telling to bring hope to the hearts of all and a lesson that we will treasure forever. :icondragonshyplz:

Keep digging deeper wells of skill from which to "draw" from, as you keep bringing living warmth to a world whose heart is cold and dying and many a joyful time will be yours. :D

God bless you as you continue to bless others.
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Vision: I love what you did here. This is a very nice drawing that was put alot of thought on, especially on getting Rarity as perfect as she is as a pony, but in dragon.
Originality: This is certainly different, since actually making a character and converting her into a whole different creature without any actual references to help you and still capturing the essence of Rarity and making her a dragon is simply outstanding.
Technique:Your shading is really accurate(which is good). It fits the scene perfectly and THE SCENE (backround) MAN. It is like so f'in romantic. Plus, the toned blush and tears on Rarity? GENIUS. And i just love how cute Spike looks with that smile holding the rose. ;u;
Impact:This just really touched me. Never in my life have i ever had an impact as to when i saw this, never. Not even in award winning romantic movies. The title "Still Beautiful" is just perfect and when i saw this in my messages about 2 days ago, it brought tears to my eyes. Honestly, this is just a genius and wonderful work of art.

Keep up the good work man ;) i really liked this drawing and it is definitely going to my favorites. 20 out of 20 stars. Peace out, and Joshio1 wishes you well.
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:iconideaguy1998:
I imagine that Garble and those other teenage dragons would get attracted to Rarity in such a case.
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~MichiruYami May 2, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow, this is so sweet 6.6 I don't watch My Little Pony, but I'm a sucker for squishy romance pic :3 Lovely work!
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~mira-stripe Apr 6, 2013  New member
Yeah, she is still beautiful. Spike is loyal when it comes to love.
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~Over4000 Mar 23, 2013  Student General Artist
Megusta
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~DoctorWhoovesXDerpy Mar 19, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
OMG! If you take requests that would be awesome!
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:iconhawkksight:
I absolutely love this one.
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:icontoxicitzi:
Well, the only complaint and I'm very sad to call it out, would be her hair. I mean, with the scales and crest in place, it seems kind of overstuffed at that part.
One or the other would be better, but I think the scales gets the general idea going and they looked really good too, they look very fashionable and presentable. :)

I don't know, I think it's more of a personal preference for me since the pony and dragon biology seems to indicate a bit of difference in having scales play the part of the mane, horns being a replacer for the unicorns, or bat wings being the sole replacer of a pegasus.
I guess giving Rarity horns would be a challenge in of itself, since they would have to look appealing and fashionable too, which is rarely the case with something that is such a transparently evil attire.
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~ConorXPetunia Mar 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I should think Spike would be happy that she's a dragon - now they're the same species. :giggle:
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