May
16th
2014
Art! · 5:15pm May 16th, 2014
Forgive me if I am factually incorrect in any of this, because I don't know Russian and can't research it directly, but:
It is my current understanding that two of my stories ("Princess Celestia Hates Tea" and "How to Remove a Unicorn Tooth") have been featured in a Russian-language MLP fan anthology, and it looks like they included cover images! For your enjoyment, some super-cool artwork for these stories:
Artist: http://larest.deviantart.com/
Artist: http://cannibalus.deviantart.com/
Thanks, guys!
Cadance is cute!
Tragically, that fern also hates tea. hmmmm, that smells like a side story in the making.
Those are adorable.
I love Celestia's expression in the second pic.
"Fanthology"
That art is truly awesome.
I love seeing dents in the the ever-composed and regal facades of the Princesses. That being said, I don't really enjoy a complete destruction of the said facades; just a slip here, or a mistake there, is what I'm looking for. Some works of art that I've been exposed to overshoot the dents and completely eradicate the perfect image of the Princesses, which isn't really more exciting than the said image being left intact.
The second picture appeals to me because it doesn't fall for either extreme, and shows that Celestia is perhaps less than the "perfect goddess" she feigns to be without going so far as completely annihilating her facade. I'm pretty sure that, if somepony were to trot in right now, she could easily compose herself (and put the teacup down) before the intruder noticed anything that doesn't fit her usual regality.
Hence, even when taken out of context of the story it was drawn for, I find the second picture to be quite pleasant, enough to save it in a "pictures" folder somewhere in my hard drive.
I've got some Russian fans, too. Those guys are awesome!
I really want to get my hands on that anthology. Even though I can't speak or read Russian...
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Oh that fern could give you TONS of childhood stories of how annoying tea was. It's actually been a bit of a feud for generations.
I love little Twi missing a tooth.
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She's somehow even more adorable than regular Filly Twilight. I didn't think that was possible!
Love this art stuff!
Oh god, it looks like Tia wants to vomit.
But I guess I would too if I'd been drinking tea for 1000 years...
In fact I'd imagine a lot of foods would become disgusting. But not cake, apparently...
Anthology itself (russian, yes):
We will print another one next year.
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Wow, it looks really classy! My compliments to all involved. Now I hope another of my stories makes the cut for next year...