“Secreta Altare Windows.” 2012-01-10 to 2012-05-17. Confused—Guy a73ae3. SOURCES: Please see individual parts’ pages for specific information. “and that’s how equestria was made” and various other works by Egophiliac (2011). Various works by Mn27/StarOreos (DA/Tumblr user, 2011–2012); Lolover (DA/Tumblr user, 2011–2012); Trolomanchu (DA/Tumblr user, 2011); John Joesco (2012); SpeccySY (2011); Slugbox (2011); NihilRuinas/Dai (2012); KevinSano (2011–2012); GeneralGirlScout (2011); CowboyWay.com (1998–2012); The Great Seal of the State of Ohio (1996); GosphelGlass; Greygreene (2012); MegaSweet (2012); shunkawarakin (2012); MochaDelight (2011); No-Ink (2011–2012). “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (various episodes) by Hasbro Studios, DHX Media/Vancouver, and Top Draw Animation (2010–2012). “Dirty Wet Glass—Texture” by D.L. Ennis (2008). LEGAL: Under Creative Commons Noncommercial-Share-Alike 3.0. Pinkie Pie and My Little Pony are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Confused—Guy a73ae3 is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.
DeviantArt: http://confused—guy.deviantart.com/gallery/35287141
Well now. It’s been about five months now, ha ha. I’ve grown so much since I started to paint. I hope I can keep improving!
Now it’s time to paint the final cathedral piece, Secreta Altare itself. I hope you all will like it. ^_^
(Thanks to lotusmist for posting this.)
“Secreta Altare Window 8: Pinkie Pie.” 2012-05-17. Confused—Guy a73ae3. SOURCES: “Pinkie’s Island” by KevinSano (2012). “pink” by sjui00 (2012). Various works by WhiteDiamondsLTD (2011–2012). Various works by No-Ink (2011–2012). “and that’s how equestria was made” by Egophiliac (2011). Rainbow Dash “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (various episodes) by Hasbro Studios, DHX Media/Vancouver, and Top Draw Animation (2010–2012). “Dirty Wet Glass—Texture” by D.L. Ennis (2008). LEGAL: Under Creative Commons Noncommercial-Share-Alike 3.0. Pinkie Pie and My Little Pony are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Confused—Guy a73ae3 is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.
DeviantArt: http://confused—guy.deviantart.com/art/Secreta-Altare-Window-9-Pinkie-Pie-302635968
She keeps Moët et Chandon,
In a pretty cabinet;
“Let them eat cake,” she says—
Just like Marie Antoinette!
A built-in remedy,
For Khrushchev and Kennedy;
At any time an invitation:
You can’t de-cline…
Caviar, and cigarettes,
Well-versed in etiquette—
(Extraordin-arily nice!)
She’s a Killer…Queeeeeeeen!
Gunpowder, gelatine!
Dynamite, with a laser beam!
Gua-ranteed to blow your mind—
(Anytiiiiiiiiiiiime—!)
There’s a scene from Party of One where Pinkie Pie interrogates Spike. In the beginning, when the lights go and she starts to tempt him, she acts quite atypically sultry, and it visually stuck with me for an entire year. When it came time, I knew I had to use that expression for her window.
This is the last window. Now the final painting that puts everything together is coming up. Thank you to everyone—everyone—who helped me with this last window. I couldn’t’ve done it without you all.
(Also, please note how Pinkie Pie’s is the only window that’s looking straight at you. XD)
WORK IN PROGRESS STAGE 3
Secreta Altare Window 9: Pinkie Pie WIP 3
DeviantArt: http://confused—guy.deviantart.com/art/Secreta-Altare-Window-9-Pinkie-Pie-WIP-4-302426830
To answer a few people: while I have been doing a lot of sad ponies (this is the last window, thankfully), Pinkie does indeed make this expression before. In Party of One (yes, yes, I know), when she starts interrogating Spike, she made this half-lidded look at the camera—and that left a big visual impression on me for an entire year. I knew I had to do it for her window. She has to be sad; all of the windows’ characters do.
They have to be sad because of the plan for the final painting.
reincar asked: Your written works are my favorite out of all your art, by the way. There's something about them... it makes me feel like I'm reading some serious classic like "Crime and Punishment" again: "This is really good... too bad I have no Idea what is this about".
Oh…I’m so happy someone enjoys them. ^_^ I’m kind of displeased that they seem to be hard to understand, but I’m glad you like them anyway. XD
Now…it’s funny that you mention Crime and Punishment. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov (along with Svidrigaïlov) is actually a character in one of the fanfics that I’m writing! XD His name comes from the word for schisms and splits, and that is appropriate for the Schism that I feel in my mind, especially about ponies. It’s going to take a long time, even years, but I hope you might read it when I do finish. ^_^
(I hope you don’t mind if I published this publicly, by the way.)
“Secreta Altare Window 8: Rainbow Dash.” 2012-05-13. Confused—Guy a73ae3. SOURCES: “Preening RD” by MochaDelight (2011). “and that’s how equestria was made” by Egophiliac (2011). Rainbow Dash “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (various episodes) by Hasbro Studios, DHX Media/Vancouver, and Top Draw Animation (2010–2012). “Dirty Wet Glass—Texture” by D.L. Ennis (2008). LEGAL: Under Creative Commons Noncommercial-Share-Alike 3.0. Rainbow Dash and My Little Pony are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Confused—Guy a73ae3 is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.
DeviantArt: http://confused—guy.deviantart.com/art/Secreta-Altare-Window-8-Rainbow-Dash-301981176
No indeed! We are not strong,
But we know Peoples that are.
Yes, and we’ll guide them along,
To smash and destroy you in War!
We shall be slaves just the same?
Yes, we have always been slaves,
But you — you will die of the shame,
And then we shall dance on your graves!
Pinkie Pie is next. She is the last before the final painting.
(Why yes, I do know the irony of using this particular poem for a pony with a Greco-Roman aesthetic.)
On Citing Sources (For Your Art)
reincar asked:
I mean the way you mention all original sources of characters, pictures, etc. at descriptions of all of your works. It is very detailed. I’m curious if there is a legal template or something.
Ah! I see. Thank you again for your patience, Reincar.
No, except for the copyrights and trademarks, the list of sources is not for legal purposes—at least, it doesn’t have much to do with the law. I rely on references a lot in my art, my music, and my writing. In fact, I am next to nothing without them; I am a proud gnat in the shadow of the great giants. I link my sources for a couple of reasons.
- I want to make sure that I can never be accused of plagiarism. I want to be free to emulate closely the works of other, better people, as studies, as I have done to those by Naoki Urasawa, for instance.
- I truly want to acknowledge a true debt I owe to whomever I emulate and learn from, in true gratitude to the teacher better than me, from whom I learn as a student.
- When I see the work of other people I admire, I want to know whom they’re influenced by too, so I can learn from whom they learn from too. I want to extend the same courtesy to whoever may be looking at, reading, or listening to my stuff too.
I think these things are important. But this isn’t to say that everyone has to do this! No. We copy each other, all the time, and this is the way it is, and perhaps the way it ought to be too. Sometimes we even write fanfics about ponifying copying itself! It would be insane if we had to cite everything. I know I’ve neglected to cite a lot of sources, even in those somewhat detailed lists. We can’t help it, can we?
But I do believe that it is a nice thing when someone does happen to do it, and I thus try to do it too.
I thank you gratefully for watching me. May I remain interesting in the future as well!
And with kind regards, I am yours,
Confused—Guy a73ae3
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Icirrus–Sekka City in A Major
Icirrus City / Sekka City / セッカシティ from Pokémon Black and White /『ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト』 2010) by Shota Kageyama / 景山将太. Copyright to Game Freak, Nintendo, and Creatures, Inc.
Confused—Guy a73ae3. Revision 0. A major 3/4&5/4&2/4, violin duet with guitar and piano. And a lot of clapping.
It’s my first try at music recording! Hope you like it. ^_^
(I haven’t really played violin for four years. ;_;)
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