CaP 20 Pre-Evo - Part 7 - Sprite Submissions

[DHR-107]

So here we go, we are into the last few stages...

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

Sprite Rules

• Sprites should be inspired by the winning design from the Art Poll. It does not need to be an exact rendition of every detail of the design; "artistic license" is granted to all spriters. However, drastic deviation from the selected art design is discouraged.
• All sprites (front and back) can have a maximum size of 96x96.
• All sprites (front and back) must have a complete, unbroken, distinguishable outline. It does not need to be a black outline, but it must be clearly distinguishable from the adjacent interior colors of the sprite
• No action effects, move effects, environment effects or additional objects can be rendered on or around the pokemon.
• Sprites must be in PNG format.
• Use 8-bit truecolor (aka 8-bit RGB) or less. This does NOT mean 256 color mode.
• Use transparent backgrounds.
• All sprites must be scratch sprites that are completely original works by the spriter. Fusions of other sprites or pixel-overs of other artist's lineart are not allowed.
• Do not alter, fuse, recolor or otherwise modify another spriter's submission unless the original artist explicitly gives permission.
• All sprites (front and back) must use roughly the same size and pose when compared to each other.

Final Submission Post

All spriters must make a final submission post conforming to the sprite rules (listed above) and the following:

• The post must have "Final Submission" (in bold) as the first line, with the sprites at the top, and any additional description or comments (if applicable) below them.
• Final submissions must contain a minimum of 4 sprites - Front Normal, Front Shiny, Back Normal, Back Shiny. If spriters choose to include gender differences (Male and Female versions of each) then 8 sprites must be submitted. Gender differences are NOT required.
• Only submit ONE PNG that contains all the submitted sprites. Please do not submit separate images for every sprite. One "cutsheet" makes it easier for mods to track submissions and ensure each complete set of sprites stay intact.
• Only make one (1) final submission post.

All legal final submissions will be included in the sprite poll.

Advice for Spriters

There are 8 possible sprites:

• Front Normal Male
• Front Normal Female
• Front Shiny Male
• Front Shiny Female
• Back Normal Male
• Back Normal Female
• Back Shiny Male
• Back Shiny Female

In most cases, spriters post a Front Normal sprite first. Once feedback comes in and the poll nears, they make the other sprites. You do not have to make different Male and Female sprites. Typically there are only minute differences between male and female sprites, but some spriters make noticeable changes between genders, which is also fine. Shiny coloring is completely up to the spriter to choose, even if the design artist posted suggested shiny coloring with their art design submission. Please look at your transparent sprites against different colored backgrounds, not just white. In Pokémon Showdown, the sprite will be displayed on multiple background colors in battle.

Please don't post sprite animations in this thread. If you'd like to animate the winning sprite, please contact the CAP moderation team.

This thread will be open until the Dex Entries start to tie up, so in about 3 or 4 days time. I will give a 24 hours warning when the time comes. You can post Final Submissions from now.

Have fun!

Our prevos So Far:

Prevo 1
Typing: Water
Abilities: Water Veil / Heatproof / Swift Swim
Stats: 48 HP / 70 Atk / 40 Def / 70 SpA / 30 SpD / 77 Spe
Movepool: CaP 20 Pre-Evo - Part 5 - Move Pool Submissions

Prevo 2
Typing: Water/Steel
Abilities: Water Veil / Heatproof / Light Metal
Stats: 73 HP / 85 Atk / 65 Def / 80 SpA / 40 SpD / 87 Spe
Movepool: CaP 20 Pre-Evo - Part 5 - Move Pool Submissions

 

[Quanyails]

I'm working on it!

Haven't had time to finish my draft of Stage Two today, since I was stuck in a car for what was probably 13 hours and just got home. I'll update this post when I get all of the rough drafts up.

Updated with the first completed drafts. :) I know I sprited Stage Two with only three toes per foot. I've been trying four, but they look too smushed. :U

 

[Ice-cold Claws]

It's been a while! I'm pretty rusty.

WIP of babyboatmon:

With other mons for size comparison.

Hot DANG was the tail difficult to get right

EDIT:

BOATMON 2!

Other sprites for comparison.

EDIT:
Final Submission

Quanyails - Great lineart as always, your handling of the body/tail curve pattern is impeccable.
The oars on the basic form seem too sharp though, you might want to remove the pixel in the corner. Then it looks friendlier :D

Integer Mova - Thank you much. :)

 

[Mova]

Both of you, those sprites look amazing! I have to say that the larger size of Ice-cold Claws's "Boatmon 2" looks bigger, but that's probably a good thing, and the colors are less saturated.

EDIT: The shinies have a nice choice of alternate colors as well. I don't have much else to say, to be honest.

 

[DHR-107]

24 hours

 

[Quanyails]

Final Submission

Changelog:

• Added shinies. Mos inspired the palette of Floatoy's shinies, while I derived Caimanoe's chocolate shinies from aXl's shiny Naviathan palette.
  
• As suggested of multiple people, desaturated Caimanoe's primary color. My computer has issues getting colors consistent, and I've yet to figure out why.
  
• Trimmed the size of Caimanoe's crest.
• Made Caimanoe's claws less peaked.

I decided not to round off Floatoy's fins. I had them pointed initially to convey a sense of movement.

Comparisons:

Ice-cold Claws: According to the rules, you should also put the Final Submission at the top of your post rather than below. You did a great job on the designs' little details, and the designs look fantastic next to each other and against Naviathan. A few small criticisms I have are the bright outlines around Floatoy's crest and the length of Caimanoe neck, but the latter works well considering how long Floatoy's and Naviathan's necks are.