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Since everyone and their mom is providing their take on the designs of the newly released Pokemon (you can view the sprites here, I decided to jump on board:
1) Many Fighting types seem poorly done this time round. The Dokkorar family line (the one wielding planks, iron beams and concrete) and Judo/Karate duo are weird to look at. Game Freak probably wanted to emulate the Machop family line and Hitmonlee/Chan duo from the 1st gen, but the new designs are a little laughable and unoriginal. Even Pokabu got a poor deal by getting an overused Fire/Fighting evolution.
2) On the other hand, Grass types got the better end of the deal. The leaf insect family, Churine (the Oddish look-a-like), Erufuun (cotton sheep) and the seasonal deer family retain simplistic designs, rather than a whole bunch of patterns and unecessary appendages.
3) A lot of Bugs seem like a waste of space (more than usual at least). While they have more mixed typings, many seem unnecessary, like the Chobomaki line (the knight-looking ones), Aianto (the steel ant) and Kaburumo (the ninja/samurai? I think Pokebeach got their images of evolutions mixed up). I do like the electric tarantula line though.
4) Looks like Ice types got shafted this time round. A floating snowflake and ice cream cones? Even the polar bear family can't save those unimaginative designs.
5) The Ghosts look cool. The floating sarcophagus looks creepy (in a good way), the ghostly jellyfish seems ok, and while the floating chandelier looks like a Heartless/Drifblim, its pretty neat as well. I don't fancy the Ground/Ghost golems though.
6) There are too many unnecessary three-line evolutions. Gear literally uses the same sprite for each evolution! I'm sure Meguruko line (the crocodiles) didn't need a middle stage, the same with Gochiruzeru, Rankurusu and the Ice-cream family.
7) The second half of the Pokedex has a lot of design oddities. The Deshiido line (the steel spiky ball), Shibishirasu line (electric eels), Maggyo (what is THAT supposed to be?), Baruchai line (vultures) and the legendary genies look pretty awful judging on the sprites alone.
And that's my take based on the initial preview of the sprites. Overall, I think about half of the designs could have been simplified/improved/done away with, but I'm sure they'll grow on me anyway and life will go on
1) Many Fighting types seem poorly done this time round. The Dokkorar family line (the one wielding planks, iron beams and concrete) and Judo/Karate duo are weird to look at. Game Freak probably wanted to emulate the Machop family line and Hitmonlee/Chan duo from the 1st gen, but the new designs are a little laughable and unoriginal. Even Pokabu got a poor deal by getting an overused Fire/Fighting evolution.
2) On the other hand, Grass types got the better end of the deal. The leaf insect family, Churine (the Oddish look-a-like), Erufuun (cotton sheep) and the seasonal deer family retain simplistic designs, rather than a whole bunch of patterns and unecessary appendages.
3) A lot of Bugs seem like a waste of space (more than usual at least). While they have more mixed typings, many seem unnecessary, like the Chobomaki line (the knight-looking ones), Aianto (the steel ant) and Kaburumo (the ninja/samurai? I think Pokebeach got their images of evolutions mixed up). I do like the electric tarantula line though.
4) Looks like Ice types got shafted this time round. A floating snowflake and ice cream cones? Even the polar bear family can't save those unimaginative designs.
5) The Ghosts look cool. The floating sarcophagus looks creepy (in a good way), the ghostly jellyfish seems ok, and while the floating chandelier looks like a Heartless/Drifblim, its pretty neat as well. I don't fancy the Ground/Ghost golems though.
6) There are too many unnecessary three-line evolutions. Gear literally uses the same sprite for each evolution! I'm sure Meguruko line (the crocodiles) didn't need a middle stage, the same with Gochiruzeru, Rankurusu and the Ice-cream family.
7) The second half of the Pokedex has a lot of design oddities. The Deshiido line (the steel spiky ball), Shibishirasu line (electric eels), Maggyo (what is THAT supposed to be?), Baruchai line (vultures) and the legendary genies look pretty awful judging on the sprites alone.
And that's my take based on the initial preview of the sprites. Overall, I think about half of the designs could have been simplified/improved/done away with, but I'm sure they'll grow on me anyway and life will go on
So I set up a booth at an anime convention
I finally managed to cross something off my bucket list - selling my art at a convention. And I had a pretty good time while doing so!
Last weekend, I participated in Animangaki 2012, a small fan-organised anime convention which was just a 10-minute drive away from where I live. The idea to set up a booth was pitched by me on a whim, and I got a friend to join in. I was selling Pokémon-related merchandise while my friend sold some seriously adorable cross-stitch button badges.
The hall the artist alley was situated in was pretty small and got crowded real quick. There weren't many cosplayers around, although those that were there were
So hear me out on this one...
After recently returning from my first-ever(!) anime convention, I was struck by this wild idea – I should actually try selling some of my artwork at a convention. More specifically, I was thinking of selling handmade paper craft like Pokémon tags and greeting cards. However, I'm not sure if people are willing to buy handmade paper craft or anything Pokémon related. I took a look around the convention and the booths were selling printed bookmarks, badges, doujinshis and posters. There weren't many signs of anything Pokémon-related elsewhere either; I saw exactly 7 Pokémon cosplayers (mostly Pikachus) among the dozens
Received a DD! Flattery was super effective!
So I logged on earlier today and noticed that I received about 50+ new messages. I figured someone may have favebombed my gallery and I didn't check it out. Logging on a few hours later, I discovered 500+ new messages in my inbox and realised that it was for a Daily Deviation! :noes:
This may sound cliche and all, but I never expected a DD. I always assumed DDs were reserved for outstanding pieces of art produced by dedicated artists, and since Feeling Zen was just meant to be a simple birthday card for a friend, it was really, really surprising.
Special thanks to rioIu (https://www.deviantart.com/rioiu) and UnicornReality (https://www.deviantart.com/unicornreality) for suggesting and featuring it resp
Username Dilemma
I guess one of the problems with growing up is that you have to sometimes have to discard stuff that you had when you were younger out of the sake of avoiding embarassment. Especialy e-mails with usernames that sounded cool to you, like, a decade ago.
My e-mail username (shadow_bind) was inspired by a Pokemon TCG attack from waaaay back. Now, whenever I write it down in forms, or god forbid, say it out, people will give that raised eyebrow look. Those who are more in touch with pop culture would probably say, "So you're into ninjas huh?" (though it has nothing to do with ninjas...) Most just maintain that awkward silence. I've tried using it
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YOU DID NOT JUST INSULT THE BUGS!
Alot of them are really cool, now Im gonna find you, kidnap Justin Bieber, and throw you both in a meatgrinder.
Alot of them are really cool, now Im gonna find you, kidnap Justin Bieber, and throw you both in a meatgrinder.