Cactus Codex

Pony blogger, actual cactus, artist, writer, computer scientist, and linguist. New Jersey / Pennsylvania | 21 | male, he/him/his | asexual hispanic | Cereus repandus, or Peruvian apple cactus

askblacklin:

So, yeah. Remember when I said that this would be done by the end of the week? I sorely underestimated myself it seems. For the most part, this is done. Shading isn’t my greatest asset, so I’m not going to promise that I’ll put it in (might try later, but I just don’t want to ruin this with horrible shading). 

I have to thank Azure for taking the commission and producing a marvelous sketch. Inking this thing was a wonderful challenge for me and I had a blast working on it. Was my stress relief for the last couple weeks to be honest. Now for the big thing. Bear with me guys, this might get a bit long, cause I got things to say about the whys of this.

The main reason for this picture is that I had been asked a few times what my favorite blogs are and what my favorite of the main cast is. Well, that got me thinking and I ended up merging the two questions to “what are my favorite blogs for each of the main six and cmc?“ Thus, we have this. I can tell you right now that choosing was not easy.

Pirate Dash: TJ, man, I don’t know what to say. Pirate Dash was among the first Dash blogs I came across, yet I never really followed until early this year. Why so long? I have no idea. You are an amazing person and you have gotten way too much crap said about you and your art that you just don’t deserve. I love the blog both for the puns and for the art.

Another Twilight Sparkle: ATS, you were the first Twilight Sparkle blog I ever saw and I loved it right from the get go. Some of the earliest things that I can recall are the back and forth you had with Ask Trixie and with PD. You are and always will be my favorite of the Twilight blogs.

Lying Applejack: Why, oh why did I take so long in following you? Seriously. Like with PD, you are blog I had seen pop up while looking at other ones and yet just never followed until only within the last few months. I so wish I had started following sooner. You’re among the few traditional artist blogs out there (I know there are a few) and it amazes me what you can do. 

Demotivated Pinkie: Pinks, you are an astounding being, you really are. I’ve known you only for a few short months and yet I’d consider you among my closest friends. You’ve got a great sense of humor, even if your pun runs make me want to smash my head through a wall at times. You’ve managed to an element out of Pinkie, her love of parties, and yet still keep her personality intact. And…I’m really looking forward to seeing how that little project of ours comes out in the end.

Umm Fluttershy: Dude, you are just astounding with how cute you end up drawing Flutters. Still a new blog, but like I said before, I fell in love with it at first glance. You have a cute art style and I simply look forward to each of your posts.

Raritrap: When I first found your blog, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ll be honest, I still don’t know what fully to expect and I love it. The situation behind your blog is one that I’m curious to find out about and really would love to simply know what’s going on. You have one of the most interesting Raritys out there, and that’s saying something with how many there are.

Motherly Scootaloo: Okay, now I could honestly go on forever about this one and the same for Sam. Took one heck of a sensitive topic and did an amazing job with it. Supportive as all heck and I won’t lie, one of the biggest factors to why I even started this blog in the first place. The blog itself is like feels central. I both anticipate and fear just about every update because I’m not sure if my heart can take it. Really, there isn’t enough I can say about it.

Post Crusade: Oh boy, I don’t know where to start here. This has been among the most fascinating blogs for me to follow. You use what looks to be a simplistic art style (yet isn’t), the personality you give to each of the cast is fitting and amazing, you’ve been getting better as a story teller since you started as well. You’re among those people I wish I could talk to, but would feel too awkward doing so for some reason.

Teenage Crusaders Answers: Paint Light, you were among my first followers and you’ve stuck around since pretty much the beginning. You’ve got great art, have been awesome to talk to, and you’ve put up with my recent shenanigans with Evening Light. This is a thank you that is far, far, far overdue and I still don’t think it’s enough. 

Want to give an honorable mention to Ask Babs. I would have included them in the picture, but I ran out of funds sadly. They have a wonderful take on Babs and it’s been fun watching the art style there change since the start.

All of these blogs are great and run by wonderful people. Honestly, if you aren’t following any of them, you really should be.

~BlacklinMod

Wow! This is a fantastic coloring job, and an amazing pic in all!

Thank you (and the commissioned artist) for all the hard work! And thank you BlacklinMod for the kind words and for the support!

wheatley-mod-blog:

monstercreature96:

frustratedpen06:

ask-victoriathewerewolfqueen:

psychocereals:

nerdybloomers:

thorarosebird:

Second that for writers as well, big time!

And musicians, I can never seem to get down what I hear in my head!

basically every artist has this problem so yeah

THISSSSSSSSSS THISSSSSSSSSS^

*Still crying ten years later over this*

that’s what i always ask myself why!!!

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WHHHHYYYYYYY

(via wheatley-blogs)

Let’s Level For Half A Second

askphilososhy:

Hello everyone,

Sad to say it’s about that time again. We haven’t gotten more than 20 dollar since the last donation post and, to be frank, things are looking a bit grim, to say the least.

I suppose it’s important at this point, the follower counter slowly inching toward 200, that we level with the followers about where all this donation money has been going for the last 4 months or so.

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mlpartconfessions:

seriously, just come up with something that’s maybe actually CREATIVE. just a suggestion.

- Submitted by the-spine-11

Yes. Creative.

Because giving a canon character a nice hook and then successfully implementing it with a mix of unique art styles, humor, or story is totally not creative.

And there shouldn’t be a ton of blogs to choose from, because variety hinders creativity. Monopolies are fun, right? And if you don’t like that one blog, too bad. Can’t follow or make another one to fit your vision.

Because that’s not creative.

Oh wait. That’s stupid. Like, really stupid.

askblacklin:

Mod: Still doing work on this. As you can see, I’m almost done with inks and flat colors. I’ll see about adding light shading to it, but I can’t promise anything on that. Might just make my mind explode. XD  Honestly, I have been enjoying doing the inks and colors for this

Oh man, this is coming out incredibly! Can’t wait to see it finished!

These are actually solid questions

  • 1. First thing you wash in the shower?
  • 2. Are you more of a coffee or alcohol drinker?
  • 3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
  • 4. Do you plan outfits?
  • 5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
  • 6. Whats the closest thing to you thats red?
  • 7. What would you do if you opened your door and saw a dead body?
  • 8. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
  • 9. Three of your current feelings?
  • 10. What are you craving right now?
  • 11. Turn ons?
  • 12. Turn offs?
  • 13. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
  • 14. When was the last time you cried? Why?
  • 15. If you could be a superhero, who would you want to be?
  • 16. Did the one person who hurt you most in your life apologize?
  • 17. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
  • 18. Favorite movie ever?
  • 19. Do you like yourself?
  • 20. Have you ever met a celebrity?
  • 21. Could you handle being in the military?
  • 22. What are you listening to right now?
  • 23. How many countries have you visited?
  • 24. Are your parents strict?
  • 25. Would you go sky diving?
  • 26. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
  • 27. Whats on your mind right now?
  • 28. Is there anything you want to say to someone?
  • 29. Have you ever been in a castle?
  • 30. Do you rent movies often?
  • 31. Whats your zodiac sign?
  • 32. When was the last time you had sex?
  • 33. Name five facts about yourself.
  • 34. Ever had a near death experience? If so, what happened?
  • 35. Do you believe in karma or predestiny?
  • 36. Brown or white eggs?
  • 37. Do you own something from Hot Topic?
  • 38. Ever been on a train?
  • 39. Ever been in love?
  • 40. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you do it?
  • 41. If you could trade places with any person living or dead, who would you trade places with?
  • 42. If you could shorten your life expectancy by 10 years to becopme more attractive, would you do it?
  • 43. Whom do you admire and why?
  • 44. What was your favorite bedtime story as a child?
  • 45. You’re walking down the street, you come across a burning building. A woman says her baby is trapped inside, what would you do?
  • 46. If you could choose the future profession of your son or daughter, would you?
  • 47. What was your best experience on drugs or alcohol?
  • 48. What was your worst experience on drugs or alcohol?
  • 50. As your walking down the street you find a suitcase full of money sitting next to a parked car, would you take it?
  • 51. If you found that a close friend has AIDS, would you still hang out with them?
  • 52. In front of you are 10 pistols, 5 of which are loaded. If you survive you’d receive 100 million dollars. Would you be willing to place 1 to your head and pull the trigger?
  • 53. How old were you when you lost your virginity?
  • 54. Do you believe in ghosts, werewolves or vampires?
  • 55. If you could live forever, would you want to?
  • 56. Which fictional movie character most resembles who you are?
  • 57. If you could go back in time, which time period would you visit?
  • 58. If they were to televise a live execution, would you watch it?
  • 59. If you could be the president of the USA, would you be willing to do it?
  • 60. If you could choose the sex of your unborn child, would you want to?
  • 61. Would you rather live longer or be wealthy?