Mood Wings Art · 9:04am Aug 20th, 2016
So some time early last year, I was contacted by someone who wanted to turn Mood Wings into a full blown book - in the style of Mood Wings itself - text and art, in the manner of a scientific journal of sorts, but for a fic. Due to financial reasons, it never came to light, but a bunch of art did come out of this, so I figured I might post it for you all. Artists are Ailish (black and white with Spike), Kinga (the book example OCs) and Ren (everything else).
Twilight discovers the book!
Twilight glanced up from the page as she heard the front door open, raising an eyebrow as Spike walked into the library, carrying a large box of scrolls. “What are those, Spike?”
The young dragon jumped at the sound of her voice, almost tipping the box over before catching himself. He let out a sigh of relief at averting the minor disaster. “Just some documents from the Mayor’s office. She said they’re old enough to be put in the library archive.”
Spike stopped at the door, turning back to Twilight with a guilty grin. “Actually… Rarity asked me to help her go gem hunting again. She’s waiting so Igottagonowbye!”
"You little bastard!"
A few scenes from the book itself, describing how various races do things.
Wings open to appear larger...
A unicorn's great dexterity in manipulating objects...
An earth pony's ability to balance things just about anywhere...
An earth pony mouth writing!
A pegasus moving clouds about.
Fluttershy didn’t know why Twilight was watching her from the bushes. But this was Twilight. The smartest pony in town. She had to have a good reason. She was Fluttershy’s friend, and would explain in due time.
Right?
Relaxing as she sipped her tea, Fluttershy thanked the bluebird, then dug into her salad. No sense in wasting a perfectly good meal by worrying. Even if it was somewhat odd.
The stallion gave her a winning smile, amusement twinkling in his eyes. “Hey there.”
She blinked, and looked around. No, he was indeed talking to her. “Um. Hello.”
“Care to join me for some drinks?”
Twilight felt the heat spread on her cheeks. Did he just…? “I. Uh. N-no, I was just passing by!” she answered, flinching as her stomach let out another growl. “I-I… sorryIgottago!”
(To be honest, that's more of a creeper smile than winning...)
“What hast thou so worried, Sister?"
"I believe my faithful student may have begun studies in a field I have not adequately prepared her for."
"And which field of study is that?"
"Dating…”
"Oh. Oh dear."
How much does turning this into a "full blown book" cost?
These are all really super!
A shame the project never came to full fruition, but at least we got some excellent art out of it. Thanks for sharing!
4160331 I think it was upwards of 500$, but that wasn't enough for all the commissions AND printing costs, I think, or something. I forget the exact details.
Well, it looks awesome anyways
Nice art.
shame there was no apple dash art
Lovely.
That's some really nice work. All the art is great, and I particularly like the expressions in the last three.
Also, do you have any plans for a sequel to this, or is that completely dead at this point?
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Whoa, that a lot of muns.
Glad to see more with this.
Mood Wings was one of the first stories I ever favorited on this site. Seeing new things for it really takes me back.