obviously she is a pegasus. i thought this fit her personality so well! i however believe that my pinkie (since she grew up on a rock farm with earth ponies) never really flew, or never learned to fly very efficiently so she still hops around!! i could never get rid of that because it’s such a big part of her personality and it just suits her so well. that’s one of the reasons i made those balloons on her, so when she bounces she falls slower (she forgets she is a pegasus SO much).
oh boy her manestyle i put sm thought into. i envisioned an 80’s diner type thing and i envision she has a cute little headband that's not visible from this angle. i also made her hair a little more visibly messy/frizzy, because she is always doing this and that, and it suits her hair texture.
her color scheme is from her g3 counterpart. i added an extra pink just for interest since after all, she is a main character, so she needs to be extra interesting. i was tempted to add the heart, but i wanted that to be unique to fluttershy.
her hooves! two hooves look very stoney and matte, while the other two resembled gold, as an homage to her family. that’s also why i added the desaturated pink spots on her face. i wanted her to be vibrant to stand out from her family, but also to have a resemblance and aspects that show she is related to them.
i didnt want to change her cutie mark too much because i love it. it’s simple, but very pinkie. i just wanted to add some confetti because i thought it was very cute and suited her personality.