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Art that sucks so badly no one dares to talk about it

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D: Lots of people view and don't comment, though; you might not get many replies, but you viewcount's huge. Just look at the bottom of the page to see how many people have looked at your stuff without commenting. They love you really~

I adore Dyferal and think it works really well as a middle evolution. I love the design for these three, but the general quality of drawingness (this is why I shouldn't comment at 1am) is pretty amazing. The arms and legs look particularly good and the poses are all interesting; I especially like Dybelial's, which reminds me of Sceptile, only better (more dinosaur and less Christmas tree).
 
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This thread isn't pointless, look at all the people who've read it. :3 ;;Pats Kratos on the back;; Just be patient, more people will comment if you keep at it. Barely anyone comments on my work, but I continue to post it, in hopes that the people who keep seeing it will one day decide to comment. Just be persistant like hell. And eventually things will happen.

But enough of my rambling. Comments, yeah!

First off, may I say your fakemon are just awesomenocity? Yes? Well, they are. The designs and poses, as Dannichu said, are great. They look like they would be actual Sugimori art! Some people who make fakemon just don't draw them in very interesting poses, so that gives you extra points~ ;;Is guilty of this;;

The quality of the drawingness (I like this word~ Drawingness~ ;;Adds it to Awesomenocityarylettdictionary;;) is indeed good though, the anatomy of each of them appears quite good. There's no weird legs or heads or anything like that. Also, Dybelial not only has a cool name, but I love the fluffy stuff running down its back~ So awesome~
 
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I'm lazy when it comes to replying to art thread, but I do know that your art outclasses my artwork, by a long run. I find to extremely hard to comment when there isn't anything I feel like I can comment on without making a mistake, or something that you've already noticed. I dislike saying that an entire picture is perfect, because it'd be the same thing over again. I guess I'll do such and attempt to find mistakes within your art.
 
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Yes, yes, I see all the views and it's not like I don't appreciate them. It's just that I kind of figured the entire point of posting pictures in a discussion forum instead of a place dedicated to art was for people to, you know, discuss them. Which doesn't generally happen. Which defeats the purpose. But thanks anyway.

And Spoon, please do. I know the art is far from perfect, and in case I haven't made it perfectly clear I WOULD SERIOUSLY LOVE SOME CRITICISM. Really. I need it, for plz. Hmm, I guess maybe I should stop whining about what I already know is wrong with the pictures just so people have something to talk about. P:

I'm glad you think they look convincingly Sugimori-ish; that was indeed what I was going for. Dyferal still fails at life and, as I said, was pretty extraneous anyway, so it's still probably going to go. I do like the idea of a three-stage fossil line instead of the traditional two-stage, but given the staggering number of fakemon I make up for specific regions or no reason at all, well, it really doesn't have to be this line. I'll think of something else.

I like the name, too, Arylett. And the fluffy stuff is technically feathers, although it doesn't look much like it. There is a long and convoluted explanation involving every tiny little thing I derived Dybelial's design from, but I will not bore you with it and will simply say that there's some Asian dragon influence in there (hence the whiskers, for example) and they have those fluffy manes and yeah.

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I'm normally against posting images directly into threads because it increases load time like what, but I'm making an exception this time because these make me happy. :D APOLOGIES TO THOSE OF YOU WITH DIAL-UP I AM SORRY.

Best Sugi-colors I've ever done, imo. Granted, the highlights on Dybelial's feathers are ugly, especially along the back, but eh. I tried referencing the way Sugimori did it with Mightyena's mane, but... ugh. I blame having to use a trackpad with stiff oldperson hands. Anyway, I'm really pleased with how nicely they turned out, especially since the lineart was apparently already really clean when I scanned it and it made coloring it so much easier (I haven't been able to use the magic wand+bucket fill properly in ages and it saves so much time). I mean seriously, what the hell this went way too smoothly to be one of my run-ins with Photoshop. The next thing I try to color is going to be a train wreck and I just know it. D:

...I should be attending to my backlog of reffings and moddings, but apparently that ain't agonna happen tonight. Oh, well.
 
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People like to look at the pretty pictures, but they don't like to comment~ Most people don't really know what to say, I mean, sometimes I don't really know what to say besides "Your work is awesome!" And I really do believe that, but just saying that along would be... well, I'd just like to give comments with more depth than that. But I'm not generally good at criticism.

Also, OOH, so they're feathers. ;;Smacks head;; They did remind me of Mightyena's mane, actually. But coloured, they look even more awesome~ The shading is nice and the highlights are shiny. Shiny is good. Yes.

But I just noticed something! Oh wow, my unjudging eyes have noticed something~ The arm on Dybelial, the left one. It's sort of funky, yeah? Kind of weird... I can't really explain it beyond the vague and unhelpful: It looks a bit too long and a bit too straight.
 
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...can you maybe colour Dyferal anyway? I really liked him~

I love the colour choice for these two; the red and yellow look really good, and I especially love Dyrascal's pink belly X3
The shading's good, too; I especially like it down Dybelial's arm for some reason.
 
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Arylett: Actually, that's intentional. I guess he's sort of following through on some sort of slashing motion, so the arm should be fully extended like that. Ergh, and the shading on his tail is ugly, I just realized, but I guess if you don't pay attention to it it still looks okay. Thank you.

Danni:

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Eh. He does look pretty good colored in. Maybe I'll keep him after all, who knows.

And, because I was working on something else involving these guys I got kind of curious about their sizes in relation to one another, so I have this quick little boring thrown-together thing that approximates it. Exact same three pictures as above, just all in one picture and in what is hopefully the right scale.
 
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He's beautiful~ I especially love the stripe across his nose X3

That size chart is cool; in evolution trios, the second toes tend to only be a little taller than the first, while the third towers over everyone. What levels/how would these guys evolve into one another?

Also; could you maybe stick a human sillohette (argh, I hate that word D<) on the size chart to get an idea of thier heights in relation to a human?
 
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Yes, he IS beautiful~ I'm loving the colour scheme you chose for the whole line, it's really nice. Wonderful~

Also, wow. That size chart is cool, cool. I wouldn't have known that Dybelial was so much bigger than the rest of them. I mean, I knew it was bigger, but not HUGE. Still love it though, if I had the games, I'd probably get one~

What types are they, by the way?
 
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Prettyfulness~

And prettyfulness is so a word -_-

I liek the Dyferal very much, yes. Dinosaurs are awesomesauce. Yes, dey are. And I want a Dybelial. Naw. And I'll kick butt with it because it is teh awesome.

:D
 
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Dannichu said:
D: Lots of people view and don't comment, though; you might not get many replies, but you viewcount's huge. Just look at the bottom of the page to see how many people have looked at your stuff without commenting. They love you really~
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Since when does viewcount have to do anythinig with quality?
For serious


Anyway... Your artwork is really good! Keep up the good work! Also, if you do requests, draw me a Pikachu(in your style :3)
 
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Well, on a forum, it means more people are interested in your art. I take your point, but loads of people visit but don't feel they can say anything useful, so don't comment.
 
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Danni & Arylett: Um, well, rather than explain here...

Dyrascal
Dyferal
Dybelial

haha lol@dA fakemon "dex" bandwagon.

Kirbster: Thank you. I'm kind of busy, but I'll see what I can do you for. ;)

Linoone: I know. Dinosaurs for the win. :D

Oh, and! This is not a sprite thread but I am not a spriter and see no need to go bother the people in the spriting subforum with the following atrocious nonsense:

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See? Things like this are why my reffings are late. D: That took me hours and it still looks all choppy and the arm is wonky and the whiskers are fat (although they looked even worse when they were thinner D:) and Dybelial in general is fat but then again so is Charizard.
 
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I really like the Sugimori style card thingy majiggers~ Whee, Rock/Dragon? Now there's a type combination that would be awesomenocity~

Also, hot damn Kratos, is that your first scratch? If it is... ;;VERY impressed;; Frick on a stick! (Weird exclamation, I know~) It's really, really good for someone who doesn't sprite~ And even then, it's pretty good for several people who DO sprite! I'm no spriter either, so you can feel free to not listen to me, but the belly... Well, it doesn't really look like it has a neck is what I'm trying to say. It's just head and then the belly starts. And the arms are just sort of dangling there. I dunno, they just uh... kinda look weird. But no seriously Kratos, it's REALLY good other than that. ;;Still impressed;;
 
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Eh, well, it's probably just because the sprite is so overweight overall. He does have a neck, but obviously it isn't evident. COULD'VE HAD A V8, DYBELIAL (eww V8) Not sure what to say about the arms (other than the fact that the far one is anatomically awful), as the position was intentional. I guess it is sort of weird, but... eh, don't really care. Anyway, yes, it is my first scratch and only the third sprite I've ever done, so it isn't terrible. Sort of. Thank you.

And, of course, a little yellow mouse for Kirbster. Its head is a little too small but, as is always the case, if I'd tried to redraw it at that point I never would've been able to get it to look right again. So uh I guess he got jumped by a witch doctor but that is okay because he is still p. cute.
 
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Cuuuuute <3 And he's definetly very PhoenixStyleish. I love that pose~

I can't crit sprites either, but it looks pretty damn awesome, although the whiskers are a little odd and the claws on the feet aren't as well-defined as they could be. Still way better than anything I could do.
 
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Ooooh, I love the Pikachu! It looks so canine-ish, which is even more awesome~ And I love how it's all fluffy with tufts. Adorable, too. <3
 
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Lalalalala more fakes

I'm entering a contest over at dA, so um yeah the entries. And the other members of the evolution line for one of them. Too lazy to elaborate when I already did so in the artist's comments so.

Jackravage
Unluvd
Tedigrae
Brugid
Endruin

Spare a vote when the contest starts? :D
 
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