Since becoming a brony artist I’ve had the weirdest urge to merge it with Power Rangers…

Submitted on: 10 - 19 - 2012

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I used to really dislike MLP-one day I finally got into it, and I loved to draw fanart for it, since ponies are really fun to draw. I eventually made a character, and I really liked the fandom. Until, some troll came over and made fun of me for liking it and said I should go kill myself over not being able to draw ponies very well-even though i’m actually pretty good. Another person made fun of me for saying I shouldn’t watch an animated version of cupcakes at night, and for now i’m done with this fandom even though I like the show.

This happens to me with every fandom I’m in, but the MLP fandom is most relevant to me, especially with as scathing as I have seen some people act about ponifications. 

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I think I only started my tumblr-pony comic for attention. I have since found out that I’m talented and people genuinely like what I draw.

I admire the artistic merit of those who draw humanized MLP Characters, and long to see those humanized characters get a show of their own.

I feel, at the risk of sounding generic, that ponies has given me a reason to practice my drawing skill, and it has actually been getting better.

Its really hard for me to live my life without ponies, they are now a release for me. The art, music, and the brony friends keep me from going crazy or back to being depressed like i was for 2 years. it was ponies who have saved me

I get upset when some people put an age limit on being a fan of the show or even a brony. Back in April, I tried to introduce my ten-year-old sister to the show and the fandom. Despite her being within the target age group, she was skeptical of the show and laughed at how childish the idea was. Now she loves the show with all her heart. She knows quite a bit about the fandom, has read many fanfics, has seen and drawn her own fanart, and loves many of the songs within the fandom. She even knows many of the background ponies (her favorites are Lyra, Lightning Bolt, Candy Mane, and, of course, Derpy.) I think she’s a fantastic example of how someone can be young and still a contributing member of a group - she doesn’t need to be shunned just because she’s not “old enough.”