CAP 12 CAP1 - Part 7 - (Art Poll 2)

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We have now just a short step away from defining the face of CAP1! This will be a Bold Vote, meaning you may vote for one and only one of the submissions. Do not bold any text other than your votes. If one submission gains over 50% of the vote, it will win outright. If none of the submissions gains over 50%, the submission with the fewest votes will be eliminated, and the voting will proceed to a third round.

Here are the three finalists, in alphabetical order:





Based off of the Mandarin Duck and the Japanese War Fan

Stylish and graceful, they create fans from their own feathers and use them in combat. Even when fighting, they remain so elegant it's almost like they are dancing. Indeed, they treat battles both as performances and as competitions. They will even begin each battle with a gracious bow.

They don't seek confrontation all the time. If threatened, they will try to scare off the intruder with their flashy fans. If worse comes to worse, they can create fierce whirlwinds simply by twirling their fans. Their fans can also aid in defense by deflecting projectiles and blocking hits.

Supporting Material:

Final Submission



Its fur hardens into flat, lightweight quills which act as feathers, offer protection, and fool enemies into thinking its a large bird of prey. It'll circle an area under its protection, scaring off rivals and predators. It's been a popular subject for totem polls in tribal societies, known for its effectiveness in scaring off enemies.

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http://ivnbvn.com/images/fightflying_back.png

A backshot of the hulking figure.

http://ivnbvn.com/images/fightflying2.png
http://ivnbvn.com/images/fightflying.png

Older versions of this concept.
Main Design:


Supporting Material:
This Pokemon is based on a martial arts grandmaster and has a grandfatherly personality to match. Its center section is styled after a Yin-Yang belt and symbolizes balance. Its strategy for dispatching opponents is similar to Judo which uses the momentum of ones opponent to gain the upper hand in combat. However, this panda can also be intimidating as all teachers can be:http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy101/SentretLover/bamboomblastPNG.png?t=1300562401
Pandamon would inhabit cloud forests and tall mountains. These pokemon are known to float through the air suspended only by what appears to be a cloud-like mane of hair and the clouds gathered around their wrists and trailing off their feet. Throughout the year, the color of this pokemon's midriff changes with the season: http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy101/SentretLover/YinYangSeasonsPNG.png?t=1300562690
An example of spring coloration:http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy101/SentretLover/BamboomYinYanggreenPNG-2.png?t=1300562846
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy101/SentretLover/bamboomSketchesPNG.png?t=1300562431

Red/Yellow vs Green/White:
Now see, let me explain my reasoning on the chosen final submission color scheme. This was a very tough decision to make but I am confident in my choice. First, I looked at the two side by side and thought, "How am I to know that this is a fighting pokemon without knowing any of its backstory? Well, assuming that I don't know its backstory, I would first guess that it's flying because of the clouds. Next, I would guess it's green so that must mean it's grass! Well wait, It's a large round mammal, it could be normal too. Goodness knows we don't need another normal/flying pokemon." So I decided that the red/yellow color scheme was better for the pokemon overall. I think it solidly puts it in the realm of fighting rather than grass. Also, the red and yellow coloring brings out the oriental origins of this pokemon!

This poll will remain open for exactly 24 hours. May the best design win!
 

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Cartoons!

I'm glad he went with this design afterall, and the whole back pose sold it for me :)
 

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Three wonderful designs here!

Aragornbird did his usual great line and coloring work, and I love the prospect of having a distinctly "female" CAP. Cartoons has delivered what I consider to be his best CAP design to date. Cute and spunky, but has the right mix of bulk and special bias to fit the competitive elements perfectly. Sentret has the most creative design of the three, and worked so well with the community to incorporate feedback from the submission thread. Plus, I loved all the Panda WIP art we saw along the way. Bravo to all three artists!

I look forward to making a sprite for any of these three designs. But alas, I can only vote for one. By the narrowest of margins, I'm going with

Cartoons
 
This is going to be difficult, My choice would've been chomzloh. These three were alll worthy of reaching this stage though.
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This is one of the hardest polls I have ever had to vote in since joining CAP. I love all three designs, and would be proud to work with any of them for the remainder of this project. Cartoons's design is the strongest, I feel, with so many key elements that excite you without being cluttered. It also looks the most active of the lot, and embodies the stats and the abilities ideally. The panda is excelsior too, though, as the bulky wise sage appeal really speaks to the stats. Perfectly, too, is the softness of a bear offset by the power and strength of a bear; I could easily see this being intimidating. AB's design is spectacular, too, and I can almost not resist the urge to vote for it simply to nickname it Rising_Duck during the playtest! That said, I had to pick one, and by an incredulously slim margin chose Cartoons's for what I think will be a spectacular spriting session and fun CAP to toy around with.

Cartoons!
 
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