My Little pony Headcannon Example: Pegasi Anatomy

Feedback is always appreciated! 

This is an example of my upcoming mlp headcannon project. Specifically, this is a work-in-progress snapshot of my pegasi anatomy. I have decided to do pegasi first because the wing joint will probably be more complicated than anything else I will have to deal with.  

Of the three tribes, the earth ponies will be the most closely based on real life equine anatomy. They will tend to be bigger than the other tribes, and will have more variation in size, breed, and coat pattern than unicorns or pegasi. There will be a great deal of variation between individuals within the subspecies as well. And to avoid making unicorns just fancy earth ponies with head-spikes, I will be basing their anatomy more closely on deer and antelope than traditional equines. Alicorn anatomy will vary according to the individual; what tribe they started as, how old they are, and what type of magic the use. 

As to cross-tribe breeding and hybrids, I will be covering that as well. There are a variety of different things that can happen when two ponies from different tribes have children. Most hybrid traits are harmless, and some are even beneficial, but there are some serious heath problems that can occur as well. 

The main characteristics that define a ponies' tribe, (such as wings, horn, or earth pony strength,) are determined during the development of the fetus by the pony's magic. Magic can be inherited from the parents, and is linked to genetics, through a process that I haven't put any effort into figuring out yet. However, some of the secondary tribal characteristics can be inherited without the primary traits. 

In this case, the wings are a primary tribal characteristic, and are determined by the ponies' magic. However, the spurs are a secondary characteristic. So, for example, an earth pony or unicorn with pegasus ancestry might develop spurs, even if they don't have wings. Likewise, a pegasus with earth pony or unicorn ancestry might be born without them. 

This is my headcannon for Fluttershy. One of her grandparents, probably on her mother's side, was an earth pony. Although she is a pegasus, she was born without spurs, and the extra toe digit that they are attached to is underdeveloped. Because of this, she has only rudimentary control over her hock-feathers, making her unstable and clumsy in powered flight.  

I am actually thinking of exploring some of the off-shoot pony tribes as well. When I run out of material on the three tribes and alicorns, I am considering doing pieces on crystal ponies, bat ponies, zebras, and saddle-arabians. If I still need more stuff after that I may also do things like buffalo, changelings, dragons, breezies, sea ponies, and other species found in the mlp universe. 
For those of you who don't know, I have a Patreon page which has been running for quite some time. However, I haven't been able to get more then a few subscribers over the entire time it has been active. As such, starting in January, I will be overhauling my rewards system. 

For anyone who is unfamiliar with Patreon, it is a website that is designed to help support artists. If you are interested in seeing more of my work, you can subscribe for a small monthly fee, which will give you access to art and content that can't be found anywhere else. You can pledge whatever amount of money you want, so it's not a problem if you're income is low. However, the more you pledge every month, the more rewards and content you will have access to. 

As a part of my new rewards system, I am creating packages of My Little Pony headcannon art. I am releasing a new package at the beginning of every month, and all of the old packages will continue to be available to anyone with the appropriate pledge amount. I have already completed my pegasi head-canon, and I am now working on earth ponies. 

If you are interested in supporting my Patreon, there are different rewards available for each payment tier. 

Character references will be available for free. ( For example, a full body reference for Rainbow Dash, or Applejack.) As well as small preview images of the packages. 

For $1.00 per month or more, people will get access to assorted sketches and scrap art, such as the little doodles I do to work out how I'm going to make something work.

For $5.00 or up per month, you would get access to the basic side view out of the monthly package. (For the May pack, it will be the clean version of the skeleton in the picture up above. For the June pack, it will be the same view, but with the completed muscle structure. ect.) As well as WIP screenshots of whatever I happen to be working on at the time. 

For $10.00 or more per month, you would get access to a package with a side view, a frontal view, and a top-down view. Other rewards would include small discounts on commission prices. 

For $20.00 or more per month, you would get access to labeled diagrams, naming all of the important bones, muscles, and organs, as well as access to bonus content such as breed variation charts. There are also bigger commission discounts available for this tier. 

Let me know if you are interested in supporting me, or if you have any questions about the rewards system. And feel free to ask about the picture provided or leave feedback on my anatomy as well. Every bit of advice or commentary I can get is useful.  


 Want to support me? To see tutorials, sketches, WIP's and more stuff like this, go visit my Patreon page.  

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