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**Update** Finished the boat, retouched the background, the water reflecting off of their bodies and toyed around a bit with Photoscape. Thanks JackyBunnyBun for the program recommendation

**Featured on 4/20/15 ** Thank you so much, you guys

Please do not repost, redistribute, reupload, trace, copy, steal, claim as yours, none of that I worked pretty hard on this so the last thing I want to see or discover is someone else claiming this as their own.

Man, this one sure was a doozy. I feel like I have this big weight lifted off of my shoulders right now Though there are some areas I know I could've done better on, I am pleased with the overall piece as it stands now.

So yes, here we have 2/3 of the creatures known in the MLP world as the Sirens and like the creatures of mythology by the same name, they have the magical ability to charm and manipulate thoughts and feelings with their singing. Seriously, what's not to love about these gals? I knew I wanted to draw a Sirens-related pic as soon as I saw the Dazzlings summon spectres of their true forms in Rainbow Rocks. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but whatever it was, I knew I wanted it to be something special. One night whilst watching my nightly routine splurge of Youtube videos, I decided to look up the mermaid scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Though I had never seen the film (ashamedly), I knew it had mermaids and I was curious to see how they were depicted.

Needless to say, I was not disappointed, for I had found my inspiration for a Sirens picture at last .

I absolutely love this track ♫ It's so haunting, beautiful, deceptive, deadly and powerful; totally befitting the image of the Sirens I have in my mind.

To be perfectly honest with you, as cute as their pony forms can be, I'm not entirely a fan of them being depicted as such. Not knocking the artists who draw them that way or said artwork; most of it is very cute and well-done. But...it saddens me a bit that the Dazzlings aren't illustrated in their true forms more often. They're not adorable, wittle ponies - they're monstrous behemoths with fangs and an insatiable appetite for power...and more.

My goal in creating artwork of the Sirens is to portray them as the beasts they naturally were in Equestria. After finding JackyBunnyBun's gallery months back, I fell in love with her personal take on the Sirens and the serpentine design she gave them. In my own designs, I wanted to draw from that inspiration combined with their forms in the film, but with a special twist.

Instead of looking exactly alike minus different coloring, I designed Aria and Sonata according to their personalities. For example, Aria (at least to me) seems like the tough, tomboyish, temperamental hothead of the tantalizing trio - evidenced by her impatience, hardened expressions and teasing. She's edgy, aggressive, and I wanted her design to reflect this. As a Siren, I imagine she rushed into things a lot, probably picked fights with creatures big and small, earning her a few scars and skirmishes as a result of her reckless and foolhardy actions. No doubt she received some from Adagio as well, perhaps during bouts for leadership. I was also inspired by Aria's outfit and the torn sleeves of her vest, so I tried incorporating that into her fins.

As for Sonata, I wanted to go for a "softer" design to reflect her more carefree, whimsical personality while still retaining her predatory nature. When it comes to dinner and hunting, Aria would rather just dive headfirst into battle and cause a stir to incite fear into her prey, while Sonata, like a child, would rather "play" with her food I also looked to her hairstyle for inspiration, esp when it came to her fins

A Siren is missing you say? Don't worry. As the leader of this pack, Adagio is never far from her sisters, especially when dinner is involved I have a few Adagio pieces coming up next, so stay tuned!

Eventually, this will become part of a collage-story depicting the way I imagine the Sirens to have hunted their prey in Equestria

The bubbles were created from scratch and as such, were an absolute pain, but I love the way they look :3 Sonata's pose gave me the most trouble. As a traditionalist, I draw everything by hand. But when I sketched her out, it got to the point I got fed up with trying to perfect it, so I transferred it all to my computer where I touched up the pose and anatomy there.

Special thanks to JackyBunnyBun, as well as InfinityDash , ThrashYourArt , Khuzang , KsKaBeLL , CHICAGO-PD-STARS , DarklingKileak , Gammer14 , Nonpervetgirl , MisagoMonday, Noizu-mi for their wonderful love, friendship, guidance and support. Couldn't have done this without them rooting me on

My Little Pony and its characters, including the Sirens [Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze & Sonata Dusk © Hasbro
Re-Design/Artwork/Original Sketches © me

Description
**Update** Finished the boat, retouched the background, the water reflecting off of their bodies and toyed around a bit with Photoscape. Thanks JackyBunnyBun for the program recommendation

**Featured on 4/20/15 ** Thank you so much, you guys

Please do not repost, redistribute, reupload, trace, copy, steal, claim as yours, none of that I worked pretty hard on this so the last thing I want to see or discover is someone else claiming this as their own.

Man, this one sure was a doozy. I feel like I have this big weight lifted off of my shoulders right now Though there are some areas I know I could've done better on, I am pleased with the overall piece as it stands now.

So yes, here we have 2/3 of the creatures known in the MLP world as the Sirens and like the creatures of mythology by the same name, they have the magical ability to charm and manipulate thoughts and feelings with their singing. Seriously, what's not to love about these gals? I knew I wanted to draw a Sirens-related pic as soon as I saw the Dazzlings summon spectres of their true forms in Rainbow Rocks. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but whatever it was, I knew I wanted it to be something special. One night whilst watching my nightly routine splurge of Youtube videos, I decided to look up the mermaid scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Though I had never seen the film (ashamedly), I knew it had mermaids and I was curious to see how they were depicted.

Needless to say, I was not disappointed, for I had found my inspiration for a Sirens picture at last .

I absolutely love this track ♫ It's so haunting, beautiful, deceptive, deadly and powerful; totally befitting the image of the Sirens I have in my mind.

To be perfectly honest with you, as cute as their pony forms can be, I'm not entirely a fan of them being depicted as such. Not knocking the artists who draw them that way or said artwork; most of it is very cute and well-done. But...it saddens me a bit that the Dazzlings aren't illustrated in their true forms more often. They're not adorable, wittle ponies - they're monstrous behemoths with fangs and an insatiable appetite for power...and more.

My goal in creating artwork of the Sirens is to portray them as the beasts they naturally were in Equestria. After finding JackyBunnyBun's gallery months back, I fell in love with her personal take on the Sirens and the serpentine design she gave them. In my own designs, I wanted to draw from that inspiration combined with their forms in the film, but with a special twist.

Instead of looking exactly alike minus different coloring, I designed Aria and Sonata according to their personalities. For example, Aria (at least to me) seems like the tough, tomboyish, temperamental hothead of the tantalizing trio - evidenced by her impatience, hardened expressions and teasing. She's edgy, aggressive, and I wanted her design to reflect this. As a Siren, I imagine she rushed into things a lot, probably picked fights with creatures big and small, earning her a few scars and skirmishes as a result of her reckless and foolhardy actions. No doubt she received some from Adagio as well, perhaps during bouts for leadership. I was also inspired by Aria's outfit and the torn sleeves of her vest, so I tried incorporating that into her fins.

As for Sonata, I wanted to go for a "softer" design to reflect her more carefree, whimsical personality while still retaining her predatory nature. When it comes to dinner and hunting, Aria would rather just dive headfirst into battle and cause a stir to incite fear into her prey, while Sonata, like a child, would rather "play" with her food I also looked to her hairstyle for inspiration, esp when it came to her fins

A Siren is missing you say? Don't worry. As the leader of this pack, Adagio is never far from her sisters, especially when dinner is involved I have a few Adagio pieces coming up next, so stay tuned!

Eventually, this will become part of a collage-story depicting the way I imagine the Sirens to have hunted their prey in Equestria

The bubbles were created from scratch and as such, were an absolute pain, but I love the way they look :3 Sonata's pose gave me the most trouble. As a traditionalist, I draw everything by hand. But when I sketched her out, it got to the point I got fed up with trying to perfect it, so I transferred it all to my computer where I touched up the pose and anatomy there.

Special thanks to JackyBunnyBun, as well as InfinityDash , ThrashYourArt , Khuzang , KsKaBeLL , CHICAGO-PD-STARS , DarklingKileak , Gammer14 , Nonpervetgirl , MisagoMonday, Noizu-mi for their wonderful love, friendship, guidance and support. Couldn't have done this without them rooting me on

My Little Pony and its characters, including the Sirens [Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze & Sonata Dusk © Hasbro
Re-Design/Artwork/Original Sketches © me