Symphony of Seven Paladins

Artemis discovers a solitary set of hoofprints in the far reaches of the Free Kingdom of the North.
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Traditional and digital animation combined. I wanted to have all the characters be traditionally animated, but I faced time constraints (hence all the corners I cut to get this done - including not fixing Artemis' leg color in the first half).

First place in Rannie-kins' "You and Me" contest, Artemis being her OC.
Detail 1, Crowne Prince fades away
Detail 2, Artemis holding sword

Ever since Double Rainboom, everybody's been using premade or modified models, so it's not rewarding for me anymore to make my own models or copy the MLP style line for line. Thought I would try something fresh. What do you guys think?

Time: 40-50 hours
Tools: Flash CS4, Photoshop CS4, a mechanical pencil, and the most ghetto lightboard ever, made out of a stack of plastic crates, a piece of plexiglass, and a desk lamp.
Music: "Thanks to the Gods" by Zero Project