Ponies and Ponies and Ponies!
by Joie on Feb.13, 2012, under Digital Painting, Markers, Studio
It’s no secret that I have loved My Little Pony since I was a kid. Colorful, pastel ponies with brushable hair? You might as well have just attached one to my birth certificate! I collected them as a child, then again as a high schooler, and now my happiness comes full circle with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Oh yeah, I’m a “Pegasister” alright! What’s not to love about this show?! And of course it gives me an excuse to DRAW PONIES. I’ve done a couple little doodles here and there that I thought I’d share officially. Some of these have popped up on my DeviantArt page before, but there’s new stuff too!

My ponysona, Stardust Rush.

Shawty Sprinkles
Pixel Stitch

Knickers

Balefire

A rather genteel fella I met on the Rainbow Dash Network named Scribus.

Hurky Colt

A sketch I did for Erin Palette for her Unknown Ponies RPG.

The official Unknown Ponies RPG logo! Huzzah!
Unknown Ponies is a fun new RPG based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, written by the talented Erin Palette. She is Pony-Famous for having written the D&D stats for all the mane characters, and inspiring a great comic called Friendship is Dragons! She just finished writing the rules for and playtesting this great Pony RPG, and I did the logo and a piece of art for it. You should check it out if you like ponies! It’s pretty much an amazing game that I can’t wait to play, too!
I have several more ponysonas I’m working on, and more sketches as well. I’ll share them when I get some more. Oh no, you don’t like ponies? Deal.
New Card Game: Pantheon
by Joie on Jan.19, 2012, under Products, Shows
Exciting news! As most of you know, I work for a company called SignalFire Studios which is a start-up tabletop gaming company that publishes role playing and card games. Awhile back I did some card art for them for an upcoming game, and after several delays, it has finally been released! Here’s an excerpt from SignalFire Studios‘s website about it:
Pantheon is a card game for 2-5 players created by veteran game designer Timothy Brown (co-creator of the Dark Sun campaign setting), developed by Jamie Chambers with graphic design by Digger Hayes, featuring art by Lindsay Archer, Michael Bielaczyc, and Joie Brown.
In Pantheon you start with a fledgling ancient culture. Grow your population, build temples, advance your civilization, and wage war on your enemies! There are many paths to victory, but when the game ends only the strongest pantheon will triumph. It features gods from ancient Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Chinese, and Indian mythology.
How exciting, right? My art is up there with the fabulous, famous, and talented Lindsay Archer! All of the artists that worked on this game are amazingly talented, and it was an honor getting to work alongside them, even though my part was trivial in comparison.
The best part is that you can buy your own copy for only $5! Right now the game has been released as a Print & Play Edition, meaning you buy the digital files and print the deck in your home, or at your local Staples. It’s a really fun way to try out a great new game (that features my art) without having to break the bank! For those of you who would prefer to buy a physically printed deck, stay tuned… they will be available soon!
The Corgi Wedding
by Joie on Jan.17, 2012, under Children's Book, Classwork, Studio, Watercolor

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It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to visit things in the Children’s Book side of my art. This last semester kept me absolutely 500% insanely busy with everything Concept Art– not that I’m complaining! I managed to create an entirely new portfolio in just 15 weeks, and that’s awesome. Unfortunately it didn’t give me time to work on fixing up my Kid’s Book stuff, so I’m just now getting to it.
This piece is the last two pages of “The Korgi and the Kibble” that I mentioned earlier. Enjoy!
Update: Fan Tony Harris wrote an adorably cute poem to go along with this painting. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
“Two corgis on their wedding day
Barking mad, some might say,
But I feel animals know quite a lot
And wish, like us, they could tie the knot”
Updated Concept Art Portfolio
by Joie on Nov.23, 2011, under Articles, Concept Art, News
The Concept Art section of my portfolio has been completely revamped. I’ve added my complete portfolio as it stands at the moment– more to come very soon! It currently includes some character designs, environmental designs, digital paintings, and animation layouts. Please click on the image below to view the gallery!


