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Hi everypony!
It has been some time hasn't it? Well I sure can tell you a lot about what happened in the past months, but that would be too long of a story!
For this current school block I am taking a break. Sometimes it's best to get some rest when stuff gets a little too crowded in real life (and I can tell you with full honesty that things HAVE been getting busy for me).
This is giving me the time and peace to actually getting a little bit back to some older interests, artwise (ponies included). I haven't been allowing myself to experience this kind of calm behaviour for a long time, which is pretty good to realize. I kind of have to go "back to my roots" in drawing for fun, if you will. And ponies is one of those things.
To continue on that note: last week I went to Hearts Warming Con as a volunteer! I was part of the cloakroom staff and also did all-around-work. It was really fun and very tiring at the same time (a good kind of tiring of course!) and I met some awesome new bronies and was part of a volunteer team who organized it incredibly well! I'm freaking serious, they had organized a complete school for the con, had seperate rooms with all kinds of vendors, karaoke stuff, escape room and more. And as extras, there were some amazing voice actors present: Peter New (Big Macintosh), Ellen-Ray Hennessy (Mistmane) and via Skype Tabitha St. Germain (Rarity, Luna, Granny Smith). It was really great. I was already at the first HWCon back in 2015, but then as a visitor, but being a volunteer now was kind of a new experience.
(The only thing I regretted was not bringing my Double Rainboom crew shirt, but ah well, perhaps next time)
All this gets me back excited to make MLP stuff! But we'll see how this'll go!
Much love,
Dante / Michel
Find me at my personal art page
PS.
I also see this new feature for journals to show YouTube videos!
So please enjoy my demo reel of Double Rainboom and Hell Hath No Hoagie
It has been some time hasn't it? Well I sure can tell you a lot about what happened in the past months, but that would be too long of a story!
For this current school block I am taking a break. Sometimes it's best to get some rest when stuff gets a little too crowded in real life (and I can tell you with full honesty that things HAVE been getting busy for me).
This is giving me the time and peace to actually getting a little bit back to some older interests, artwise (ponies included). I haven't been allowing myself to experience this kind of calm behaviour for a long time, which is pretty good to realize. I kind of have to go "back to my roots" in drawing for fun, if you will. And ponies is one of those things.
To continue on that note: last week I went to Hearts Warming Con as a volunteer! I was part of the cloakroom staff and also did all-around-work. It was really fun and very tiring at the same time (a good kind of tiring of course!) and I met some awesome new bronies and was part of a volunteer team who organized it incredibly well! I'm freaking serious, they had organized a complete school for the con, had seperate rooms with all kinds of vendors, karaoke stuff, escape room and more. And as extras, there were some amazing voice actors present: Peter New (Big Macintosh), Ellen-Ray Hennessy (Mistmane) and via Skype Tabitha St. Germain (Rarity, Luna, Granny Smith). It was really great. I was already at the first HWCon back in 2015, but then as a visitor, but being a volunteer now was kind of a new experience.
(The only thing I regretted was not bringing my Double Rainboom crew shirt, but ah well, perhaps next time)
All this gets me back excited to make MLP stuff! But we'll see how this'll go!
Much love,
Dante / Michel
Find me at my personal art page
PS.
I also see this new feature for journals to show YouTube videos!
So please enjoy my demo reel of Double Rainboom and Hell Hath No Hoagie
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Announcement.
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Hi everypony,
As you know I have been most inactive on this account. I want to stress this important thing: I am only inactive on this account. As you know, I have my original: ansem1000.deviantart.com/
But I am most of the time active on my personal facebook art page, where I also talk about different types of drawings: facebook.com/mmprins
What's the announcement? It's that I will stay away even more from this brony account for an uncertain time. I do want to come back and draw ponies, I truly do, but I need to improve my way of making drawings and some personal stuff happened, so I will have to get those parts back on track.
For me it's a good decision to keep it at these two pages for now, which is more focused on several things. I would most appreciate it if you followed the facebook page facebook.com/mmprins (or my other deviantart account). But if you'd rather not, then I can understand and I thank you for reading and then I'll be seeing you again in my next post on this account.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Dante William / Michel M. Prins
As you know I have been most inactive on this account. I want to stress this important thing: I am only inactive on this account. As you know, I have my original: ansem1000.deviantart.com/
But I am most of the time active on my personal facebook art page, where I also talk about different types of drawings: facebook.com/mmprins
What's the announcement? It's that I will stay away even more from this brony account for an uncertain time. I do want to come back and draw ponies, I truly do, but I need to improve my way of making drawings and some personal stuff happened, so I will have to get those parts back on track.
For me it's a good decision to keep it at these two pages for now, which is more focused on several things. I would most appreciate it if you followed the facebook page facebook.com/mmprins (or my other deviantart account). But if you'd rather not, then I can understand and I thank you for reading and then I'll be seeing you again in my next post on this account.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Dante William / Michel M. Prins
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The Brony Fandom is NOT dying
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I have heard this idea and thought a little bit too often in the past months: "The Brony fandom is dying, everyone is leaving!"
There are many things that go against this statement
1. Fanart, music, fics, animations, etc. are still being produced
2. Many MLP forums are still alive and updating every day
3. There are still so many cons being done, focused on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
4. Only the loyal ones are staying. So it's not dying, it's getting rid of the "fans" who only joined the bandwagon. But the loyal ones stay.
And number 5 is the reason why I make this post:
5. Personal life can get in the way.
I am a prime example of a Brony where personal life is getting in my way to an extent in creating fandom art. This has been going on for some years, but that stuff happens.
As an extra: At the moment I am working on improving on it. And eventually want to implement MLP work back into my workflow. But it's just not possible for me at the moment. And the same counts for several other Brony artists.
But please stay positive, since the Brony fandom is not dying at all.
The fandoms of Star Trek, Doctor Who and other fandoms are proof of this as well
So for now, to quote a happy song that gives some clear hints on what to do at the moment:
Tell me your thoughts on this subject, I'm interested.
Take care everypony and maybe see you soon!
Lot's of love (and tolerance),
Dante William / Michel Prins
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There are many things that go against this statement
1. Fanart, music, fics, animations, etc. are still being produced
2. Many MLP forums are still alive and updating every day
3. There are still so many cons being done, focused on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
4. Only the loyal ones are staying. So it's not dying, it's getting rid of the "fans" who only joined the bandwagon. But the loyal ones stay.
And number 5 is the reason why I make this post:
5. Personal life can get in the way.
I am a prime example of a Brony where personal life is getting in my way to an extent in creating fandom art. This has been going on for some years, but that stuff happens.
As an extra: At the moment I am working on improving on it. And eventually want to implement MLP work back into my workflow. But it's just not possible for me at the moment. And the same counts for several other Brony artists.
But please stay positive, since the Brony fandom is not dying at all.
The fandoms of Star Trek, Doctor Who and other fandoms are proof of this as well
So for now, to quote a happy song that gives some clear hints on what to do at the moment:
♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪
"Come on every pony smile, smile, smile
Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine
All I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of
Smile, smile, smile, smile, smile
Come on and smile!
Come on and smile! "
♫
Tell me your thoughts on this subject, I'm interested.
Take care everypony and maybe see you soon!
Lot's of love (and tolerance),
Dante William / Michel Prins
Facebook Page
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I'm still here and I love all of you!
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Hey everyone!
Dante here with an update.
Just to inform you about the previous journal: HWCon 2015 was a great experience! I won't be surprised if I will go again next year!
However
I have been absent for a long time again when it comes to pony art, I know.
And since this account of mine is purely fan related (and my other Ansem1000 is more "professional" related) I won't hold back to get in some more fan related things and other stuff during this journal.
But let's get back to the pony art:
The reason why I've been making less My Little Pony art is actually because I have worked on my own projects. There are two which were pretty big schoolprojects, which I currently have transformed into free-time projects:
"Cosera: Journey of Tales" (June, 2014) With the voice of Emily Koch ( kochandpepsi )
and
"Laura's Hersteltocht" (June, 2015) (ENG: "Laura's Recovery Journey") More info: Laura's facebook
In other words, I have been busy with my own works, which contain complete original characters. So no ponies involved. Both of the projects are currently still running.
And maybe I can show it soon on my account: Ansem1000
But unfortunatly there is also another reason why I haven't made much pony art anymore. I haven't had that much interest in it anymore.
With thatMaybe you remember my old journal entry: People leaving the fandom, but let me inform you
I talked here about the subject that people were leaving the fandom, because Twilight Sparkle became an alicorn, but more important: A princess.
I still stand with my point that Hasbro made a very brave decision to drastically change a main character. However, I can also understand why you won't likt something like that. But unfortunately I want to talk for a brief moment about the episodes of season 4 and 5.
It became in the past seasons more money-grabbing (in my opinion). Well, maybe money-grabbing isn't the best explaination. What I mean is: Hasbro might need to give the writers and animaters more time to come up with more interesting stuff. Right now the, again in my opinion, Hasbro only looks for ways to sell more toys.
All of that was downright demotivating me. Leading to making less and less MLP things.
BUT, I'd like to make it clear that I am still watching the show and follow the comics.
And to add something important: The latest couple of episodes of season 5 begin to get better and better! It's amazing that we get background information about several characters that have been on the show for such a long time and I LOVE that! But now it will have a hiatus for some time, but we'll be waiting for more episodes!
However this doesn't mean that it will lead to me finally making more MLP work again in a short time. I'm not going to make a promise where I don't have 100% certainty if I will actually do that in some time. If I make art, I'll upload it. If I don't make MLP art, I won't. Easy as that
But I wanted to say that the writers and leads over at Hasbro etc. finally realized that they need to get back to the roots on why and how "My Little Pony: Friendschip is Magic" was such a succes.
And even after all of this. I can still say with a smile that "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" still has a "special place in my heart".
And I still love you all, the followers, my friends, brothers and sisters. We're family! You are also a reason why I would make all of the works I've made so far. But please understand that I will be working more on original stuff, than MLP stuff. Which also brings me back to my other account, I am also slowly getting a bit back to my roots: "Ratchet & Clank" fan art. But who knows what the future brings to this account!
But in the meantime: I'm still here. I've never left the fandom. I still love to draw to this very day. And I don't have any intention right now to leave it all behind
Very cheesy, I know, but I honestly don't care! I think this fandom can handle this level of cheesiness!
Thank you very much for reading!
Kind regards,
Dante William (Michel M. Prins)
Dante here with an update.
Just to inform you about the previous journal: HWCon 2015 was a great experience! I won't be surprised if I will go again next year!
However
I have been absent for a long time again when it comes to pony art, I know.
And since this account of mine is purely fan related (and my other Ansem1000 is more "professional" related) I won't hold back to get in some more fan related things and other stuff during this journal.
But let's get back to the pony art:
The reason why I've been making less My Little Pony art is actually because I have worked on my own projects. There are two which were pretty big schoolprojects, which I currently have transformed into free-time projects:
"Cosera: Journey of Tales" (June, 2014) With the voice of Emily Koch ( kochandpepsi )
and
"Laura's Hersteltocht" (June, 2015) (ENG: "Laura's Recovery Journey") More info: Laura's facebook
In other words, I have been busy with my own works, which contain complete original characters. So no ponies involved. Both of the projects are currently still running.
And maybe I can show it soon on my account: Ansem1000
But unfortunatly there is also another reason why I haven't made much pony art anymore. I haven't had that much interest in it anymore.
With thatMaybe you remember my old journal entry: People leaving the fandom, but let me inform you
I talked here about the subject that people were leaving the fandom, because Twilight Sparkle became an alicorn, but more important: A princess.
I still stand with my point that Hasbro made a very brave decision to drastically change a main character. However, I can also understand why you won't likt something like that. But unfortunately I want to talk for a brief moment about the episodes of season 4 and 5.
It became in the past seasons more money-grabbing (in my opinion). Well, maybe money-grabbing isn't the best explaination. What I mean is: Hasbro might need to give the writers and animaters more time to come up with more interesting stuff. Right now the, again in my opinion, Hasbro only looks for ways to sell more toys.
All of that was downright demotivating me. Leading to making less and less MLP things.
BUT, I'd like to make it clear that I am still watching the show and follow the comics.
And to add something important: The latest couple of episodes of season 5 begin to get better and better! It's amazing that we get background information about several characters that have been on the show for such a long time and I LOVE that! But now it will have a hiatus for some time, but we'll be waiting for more episodes!
However this doesn't mean that it will lead to me finally making more MLP work again in a short time. I'm not going to make a promise where I don't have 100% certainty if I will actually do that in some time. If I make art, I'll upload it. If I don't make MLP art, I won't. Easy as that
But I wanted to say that the writers and leads over at Hasbro etc. finally realized that they need to get back to the roots on why and how "My Little Pony: Friendschip is Magic" was such a succes.
And even after all of this. I can still say with a smile that "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" still has a "special place in my heart".
And I still love you all, the followers, my friends, brothers and sisters. We're family! You are also a reason why I would make all of the works I've made so far. But please understand that I will be working more on original stuff, than MLP stuff. Which also brings me back to my other account, I am also slowly getting a bit back to my roots: "Ratchet & Clank" fan art. But who knows what the future brings to this account!
But in the meantime: I'm still here. I've never left the fandom. I still love to draw to this very day. And I don't have any intention right now to leave it all behind
Very cheesy, I know, but I honestly don't care! I think this fandom can handle this level of cheesiness!
Thank you very much for reading!
Kind regards,
Dante William (Michel M. Prins)
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Hello everyone,
To answer your question first: Yes this is a strange way to let you know I'm not dead. Especially since my last entry was from 2013. Don't worry I will explain this all later in a journal.
However, I have a question for you:
On the 21st of Febuary I will be a the Dutch MLP Con called: Hearts Warming Con. It will be in Noord-Holland and it will be from 10:00 AM to 06:30 PM (10:00u to 18:30u )
Check their site here: www.hwcon.nl/nl
Unfortunately none of my friends had the interest or just didn't have the money to go.
Would anyone be interested who already has a ticket to accompany me in this con? It's more fun to go with someone else then to go all alone, right?
If you have a ticket and you're interested to come along with me, then don't hold back to send me a note or just comment on this journal entry!
I will also ask on the facebook page of the con: www.facebook.com/pages/Hearths…
Thanks,
Michel M. Prins (Dante William)
To answer your question first: Yes this is a strange way to let you know I'm not dead. Especially since my last entry was from 2013. Don't worry I will explain this all later in a journal.
However, I have a question for you:
On the 21st of Febuary I will be a the Dutch MLP Con called: Hearts Warming Con. It will be in Noord-Holland and it will be from 10:00 AM to 06:30 PM (10:00u to 18:30u )
Check their site here: www.hwcon.nl/nl
Unfortunately none of my friends had the interest or just didn't have the money to go.
Would anyone be interested who already has a ticket to accompany me in this con? It's more fun to go with someone else then to go all alone, right?
If you have a ticket and you're interested to come along with me, then don't hold back to send me a note or just comment on this journal entry!
I will also ask on the facebook page of the con: www.facebook.com/pages/Hearths…
Thanks,
Michel M. Prins (Dante William)
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