8482975 It's anthro because I was inspired by the works of Kanashiipanda, I wanted breasts to be present, and I wanted to utilize magic so I couldn't exactly do it human, and some other small stuff. How does it weaken the story?
8483418 Them not being humans allows you to get away with this better. It also adds to the magical feel. There is a certain intrigue in having them be not human in their body shape. Anthro is still human shape so they are essentially human. If you use the ones from Kanashiipanda why pick a non-anthro one? Not to mention I always think his anthro drawings are far inferior to his non-anthro ones.
8483448 Well that sounds like your own feelings towards the idea. It isn't mine. They're still not entirely human so there's still an intrigue. They have coats and manes and horns and wings and hooves instead of feet. There are plenty of other examples that fit this, Lola Bunny, Judy Hopps, Twileks in star wars, the green chicks in star trek. And there's a shit ton of anthro art so clearly a lot of people also like it.
I used that picture because it fit best with the story. Kanashii's anthro art for these two is drawn in a way that cropping it to leave out exlicit parts, if possible, would leave it an odd image to use.
8483448 I get it if anthro isn't really your thing. I'm not into some things too. But please consider how other people might look at something before you make an objective sounding judgement when it's really subjective.
8483472 I'm not saying anthro can't have it's merits but non-anthro is better. It's just that non-anthro is much harder to do. Those creatures are anthro because they need to perform very human acts. The characters in your story don't act overly human and there is still plenty of magic and lore. So why aren't they equines?
8483499 Indeed but the thing is that I can't see why you would make this anthro. It has a lot of polytheism and magic in it so wouldn't it fit better to make them equines?
8483502 For the reasons I stated in my first reply. And those things like polytheism and magic aren't the focus, lore isn't the focus, it's the characters and what they're going through. And I like anthro! Why can't it be anthro? They're still different creatures with different bodies and still possess magic. Why should I be restircted to full equine? And yes there are more human acts and elements, like the clothing and dancing, some gestures, a few things with the sex. This is all still sounding like your own feelings.
8483593 Can you imagine some of the dancing I described with full equine and it having it be not at least a little weird, like when Velvet and Crystal were dancing.
As for the clothing-Velvet's teasing, when Shining steals her underwear. There's an allure in the former and a sense of theilling danger of discovery in the latter.
8483604 Indeed that would have to be rewritten completely but some form of synchronized movements and spins would make it very possible.
She could still have it, that it's part of her dress that she wears during dates. It would make it even more naughty as panties are an object of privacy for ponies.
8483608 That doesn't mean it has to be full equine. And that sounds more complicated. There'd probably be a bit more detail and people may get sucked out of the moment.
If I wrote a story full equine then I'd have clothing be the same as in the show. Having it full equine with human standards of clothing seems unnecesary. The fear of discovery is lessened if most eveyone is naked most of the time. Getting a peek at the privates would be less embarrasing.
8483630 I'm not denying that, but like I said, giving more detail could pull people out of it. It'd be like "Okay, we get it, they're dancing, why did it have to be this long ass, specific description? The sexiness is being lost on me." It would work agaisnt the story. I encountered that problem with a sex scene which my editor pointed out to me and I corrected it after seeing he was right.
8483644 Guess that's just my thing. I have a huge amount of patience and at the same time am very easily confused. Therefore I prefer if stories have a really slow pace to them. One thing that I've always felt is that a sex scene needs highly accurate descriptions. All the body contortions they usually go through can make things easily confusing.
8483658 I'm sorry, I would just have really loved this story if it wasn't anthro. Anthro almost always looks ugly and having to imagine them like that really kills it for me.
8484925 What about Kanashiipanda specifically? I don't like his anthro works that much as the males are so unrealistically ribbed. The females look mostly okay though very sexualized.
8484972 I'm a big fan. Don't really look at the males too much but I'm fine with them. Love the females. This whole fic was mind of inspired by his work.
8484978 I really like his pony designs as his heavy but fluid artstyle works much better I feel with the simpler designs of the ponies. Not to mention their featureless eyes are a lot more apparent as ponies have much larger heads. I do think though he's a better artist than writer. One thing I've always felt was a mistake was making Twilight aware of Nightmare Rarity's sexual advances. However there is only 1 comic I really dislike; the one with the bees and the flowers. To me at least it was just a little too silly. Kanashiipanda's comics shouldn't be taken too seriously but that just was too silly even for him.
8484990 What is your favorite? Mine is the one where Nightmare Rarity mates with Nightlight. It shows of some character of Nightmare and I love the sex in it.
8484995 Which one was that again? I also like the one where Velvet 'helps' Shining get ready for the wedding. I still hope he'll make a sequel to that one day. One that shows the sex between Cadance and Night Light that happened at the same time.
8484999 She places a spell on the doorknob so Velvet sees her as her husband but then it turns out Nightmare Rarity wasn't the only one pretending to be someone else.
8485015 Yeah but there are limits to that. That is the balance of clop, the further you push things the sexier they become. Until the point that things just become completely nonsensical. I don't think that story went quite to that level but I feel it went a little bit too far.
8472359 Read the new chapter ;)
Every time I finish a chapter, I go to hit the like button, only to see that I did that long ago. If only I could like this fic seven more times.
8477176 I often want to do the same with stories I really like.
Nice. But I do wonder why it's anthro. In this story the anthro part does nothing but weaken the story.
8482975 It's anthro because I was inspired by the works of Kanashiipanda, I wanted breasts to be present, and I wanted to utilize magic so I couldn't exactly do it human, and some other small stuff. How does it weaken the story?
8483418
Them not being humans allows you to get away with this better. It also adds to the magical feel. There is a certain intrigue in having them be not human in their body shape. Anthro is still human shape so they are essentially human.
If you use the ones from Kanashiipanda why pick a non-anthro one? Not to mention I always think his anthro drawings are far inferior to his non-anthro ones.
8483448 Well that sounds like your own feelings towards the idea. It isn't mine. They're still not entirely human so there's still an intrigue. They have coats and manes and horns and wings and hooves instead of feet. There are plenty of other examples that fit this, Lola Bunny, Judy Hopps, Twileks in star wars, the green chicks in star trek. And there's a shit ton of anthro art so clearly a lot of people also like it.
I used that picture because it fit best with the story. Kanashii's anthro art for these two is drawn in a way that cropping it to leave out exlicit parts, if possible, would leave it an odd image to use.
8483448 I get it if anthro isn't really your thing. I'm not into some things too. But please consider how other people might look at something before you make an objective sounding judgement when it's really subjective.
8483472
I'm not saying anthro can't have it's merits but non-anthro is better. It's just that non-anthro is much harder to do. Those creatures are anthro because they need to perform very human acts. The characters in your story don't act overly human and there is still plenty of magic and lore. So why aren't they equines?
8483499
Indeed but the thing is that I can't see why you would make this anthro. It has a lot of polytheism and magic in it so wouldn't it fit better to make them equines?
8483502 For the reasons I stated in my first reply. And those things like polytheism and magic aren't the focus, lore isn't the focus, it's the characters and what they're going through. And I like anthro! Why can't it be anthro? They're still different creatures with different bodies and still possess magic. Why should I be restircted to full equine? And yes there are more human acts and elements, like the clothing and dancing, some gestures, a few things with the sex. This is all still sounding like your own feelings.
8483521
Yeah, maybe that's the case. It's just that anthro only ever reduces things and I can't really see a reason why this had to be anthro.
8483546 Again. Your own feelings. Not mine. That's it. It reduces things for you.
8483548
What does it add?
8483579 Already gave a reason for that. More human actions. Look back, I have given you the answers I have.
8483583
But what actions do they do that couldn't have been done while equine?
8483587 Check what I said.
8483588
dancing is very possible as equines and clothing isn't really needed.
8483593 Can you imagine some of the dancing I described with full equine and it having it be not at least a little weird, like when Velvet and Crystal were dancing.
As for the clothing-Velvet's teasing, when Shining steals her underwear. There's an allure in the former and a sense of theilling danger of discovery in the latter.
8483604
Indeed that would have to be rewritten completely but some form of synchronized movements and spins would make it very possible.
She could still have it, that it's part of her dress that she wears during dates. It would make it even more naughty as panties are an object of privacy for ponies.
8483608 That doesn't mean it has to be full equine. And that sounds more complicated. There'd probably be a bit more detail and people may get sucked out of the moment.
If I wrote a story full equine then I'd have clothing be the same as in the show. Having it full equine with human standards of clothing seems unnecesary. The fear of discovery is lessened if most eveyone is naked most of the time. Getting a peek at the privates would be less embarrasing.
8483621
It is more difficult and more complicated. That's what makes it fun.
Yeah I guess you do have a point there. It would shift more towards indecency.
8483630 I'm not denying that, but like I said, giving more detail could pull people out of it. It'd be like "Okay, we get it, they're dancing, why did it have to be this long ass, specific description? The sexiness is being lost on me." It would work agaisnt the story. I encountered that problem with a sex scene which my editor pointed out to me and I corrected it after seeing he was right.
8483638
You can do it by going through their feelings every step of the way.
8483641 Still the same problem. Too much.
8483644
Guess that's just my thing. I have a huge amount of patience and at the same time am very easily confused. Therefore I prefer if stories have a really slow pace to them.
One thing that I've always felt is that a sex scene needs highly accurate descriptions. All the body contortions they usually go through can make things easily confusing.
8483657 There you go.
8483658
I'm sorry, I would just have really loved this story if it wasn't anthro. Anthro almost always looks ugly and having to imagine them like that really kills it for me.
8484913 You have my sympathies. I have things that I can't enjoy over personal feelings as well.
8484920
I do wonder what you think of anthro versus non-anthro.
8484923 Never really thought about it. I like either if it looks good.
8484925
What about Kanashiipanda specifically? I don't like his anthro works that much as the males are so unrealistically ribbed. The females look mostly okay though very sexualized.
8484972 I'm a big fan. Don't really look at the males too much but I'm fine with them. Love the females. This whole fic was mind of inspired by his work.
8484978
I really like his pony designs as his heavy but fluid artstyle works much better I feel with the simpler designs of the ponies. Not to mention their featureless eyes are a lot more apparent as ponies have much larger heads.
I do think though he's a better artist than writer. One thing I've always felt was a mistake was making Twilight aware of Nightmare Rarity's sexual advances.
However there is only 1 comic I really dislike; the one with the bees and the flowers. To me at least it was just a little too silly. Kanashiipanda's comics shouldn't be taken too seriously but that just was too silly even for him.
8484986 Okay.
8484990
What is your favorite? Mine is the one where Nightmare Rarity mates with Nightlight. It shows of some character of Nightmare and I love the sex in it.
8484992 Where she makes Velvet think she's Night Light
8484995
Which one was that again?
I also like the one where Velvet 'helps' Shining get ready for the wedding. I still hope he'll make a sequel to that one day. One that shows the sex between Cadance and Night Light that happened at the same time.
8484999 She places a spell on the doorknob so Velvet sees her as her husband but then it turns out Nightmare Rarity wasn't the only one pretending to be someone else.
8485004
I thought that one was a little too convoluted and confusing.
8485013 Convoluted comes with the territory of clop.
8485015
Yeah but there are limits to that. That is the balance of clop, the further you push things the sexier they become. Until the point that things just become completely nonsensical.
I don't think that story went quite to that level but I feel it went a little bit too far.
8485016 I really don't want to get into this, especially since I'm busy right now.