after "finishing" this second idea, I think I'll do what every other artist seems to do
draw every character in different poses/fashions/etc! good practice, only one character, and some will give good background practice.
hm, might as well show progress on this second one. though it being 1am, i don't expect much response.
now, this is literally the first time i've done such things (anything) with color so it's not amazing
(there's normally a black border, but i turned it off for whatever reason)
i plan to put pinkie on the stump after making it a bit larger, and the top-right pony will be puffy like a cloud
yes it's a generic element theme idea