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CAP 16 CAP 5 - Art Submissions

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A few quick words of support for some of the designs I really love:

Birkal, that latest Cornmon is rad; once you've got the proportional kinks (that I don't personally see anyway) ironed out it's going to be brilliant. I love the 'reaper' pun built into the design. I'm also impressed that it manages to look both convincingly 'dark type' and totally adorable (which is pretty much unprecedented in the games proper unless you think Purrloin looks particularly 'dark' and didn't automatically assume it was normal like I did)

Mos-Quitoxe, you had that whole garlic-bulb-wario shtick nailed from its first showing. The extra colour schemes you've rolled out look nice, but I think the standard green/pink nose was great as it was. I think it's brilliant.

Harle, I think your design is great. Colour-wise I would suggest you go with the greener options; it already screams 'dark type' without its dark colouring, and as CAP5 is destined to find a home on sun teams I feel a little greenery would be a good fit. Nonetheless, it's obviously down to your discretion, and I think that all the colourways you've offered look badass anyway.

And Dracoyoshi8, your apple snake is fly, but Mariguana is another level of bossness. It gave me a good laugh, which can only be a good thing. I would love to see it polished up for submission. That said, I think both of your potential submissions are great.

This is just a small selection of the ideas put forward; they've been of such a generally high standard that I feel a little cheeky rooting for just four, and there are certainly many others I could have included if I were making a more detailed post. Suffice to say that everybody is doing a cracking job. Keep up the good work!
 
Damn, Athel and CommanderZorvox have awesome submissions. Love Badgherb and the mandrake twist.

flexistentialist: Go with Orcthulu.
KoA: Haha, that looks like an awesome design.

Finally, Mariguana is the most hilarious idea ever.
 
I'd disagree with mariguana and think that its strange that in CA3 Dougjustdoug got flamed for using a cigarette as a basis for a fire/poison mon, but here we have marijuana (much more illegal than cigarettes) and here everyone is praising it. Just a bit hypocritical if you ask me (not calling anyone hypocritical btw, as the ppl who got mad at the cigarette mon and the ppl who like mariguana are totally different).

I must say that the concept of having a satanic snake is a bit dark, but some how it's much more acceptable than a marijuana iguana (as catchy as the name is)
 
I'd disagree with mariguana and think that its strange that in CA3 Dougjustdoug got flamed for using a cigarette as a basis for a fire/poison mon, but here we have marijuana (much more illegal than cigarettes) and here everyone is praising it. Just a bit hypocritical if you ask me (not calling anyone hypocritical btw, as the ppl who got mad at the cigarette mon and the ppl who like mariguana are totally different).

I must say that the concept of having a satanic snake is a bit dark, but some how it's much more acceptable than a marijuana iguana (as catchy as the name is)

Smoking tobacco is bad. Nobody wants to play as a bloody cigarette.

Stoners are funny, and a marijuana iguana invokes "oh man GameFreak would never do this teeheehee." In short, the very idea of a mariguana (pun name OP) is damn hilarious and brings out the college freshman in all of us.
 
Okie I had a quick minute, so this guy is partially made up of shadows and his scales are functionally a black hole that suck in light (hello solarbeam) and make him hard to locate. Parts of it's body are wispy because, due to it's shadowy-makeup, it doesn't have a full corporal form. It would spend most of it's time blending/hiding in the shadows of bushes and trees, but it does like to sun-bath to build up energy.

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Might do something with him melting into the 2d shadow plane or whatnot. Perhaps he has the ability to manipulate things via their shadows? I dunno. And yeah, if I run with this I'd redo it on a white background :)
 
I'd disagree with mariguana and think that its strange that in CA3 Dougjustdoug got flamed for using a cigarette as a basis for a fire/poison mon, but here we have marijuana (much more illegal than cigarettes) and here everyone is praising it. Just a bit hypocritical if you ask me (not calling anyone hypocritical btw, as the ppl who got mad at the cigarette mon and the ppl who like mariguana are totally different).

I must say that the concept of having a satanic snake is a bit dark, but some how it's much more acceptable than a marijuana iguana (as catchy as the name is)
my sentiments exactly.

anyways i never got feedback, should i use the seasonal changes? or just go with the normal version?

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Updated Pot-mon. I added more vines and got rid of the pot shards stabbing it, and changed the sunflowers to a dead Bellsprout.
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I really like Harle's, Mos-Quitoxe's, and Yilx's designs. Their Pokemon are incredibly well drawn and creatively designed. Mine's a pot.
 
Pot and mariguana both submitted in one CAP project. Funny.

@nov you know how you said they were flaming dougjustdoug's cigarette because the wanted to light it.

I'm kidding.

Actual Critiques:

@Wyverii Yours stands out to me a lot. I love the color pallet, the shading is great, its limbs seem proportionate with eachother. It doesn't look as if it needs improvements. I love it.

@Harle nice. Pretty cool looking, I love the cane. I don't want a rapier, the cane keeps the wooden feek and vlassy getleman feel, giving it a sword of any kind takes away from the wooden feel and the classy gentleman feel. The classy gentleman most importantly as that is what stands out most to me. Love the hat.
 
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This sketch originally started out as with the design as a serious-looking mixture between a ghoul, tree, and overgrowth, but after drawing the tongue I thought I might as well be silly about it. I feel that this is a more fitting concept, but I hope it's not too similar to Magistrum's.
 
@Gun6 looks like Oscar the grouch mated with a dog and their child mated with a tree, but for some odd reason, I really like it. And shelder has its tounge sticking out so don't worry about it feeling too silly.
 
Ok, since sun abilities have been talked about a lot in the ability thread, I thought a mushroom would not work so well. So I completely redesigned my guy. Also avoiding Photoshop until I get feed back.

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Based on the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park (the frilled dino that spat acid). The petals around it's neck make it seem larger and more threatening and fold back when it needs to run or fight. The long middle claw is for slashing it's foes and picking up berries (harvest). The petals are meant to represent clear nights (It is supposed to be "clear skies" am I right) and the black and green coloring is for camouflage.

Thoughts?

Edit: Yeah, I know Dilophosaurus didn't really spit acid or have a frill, but I'm just drawing a comparison to something the average person knows about. Also I'm totally alright with redesigning the claws if the current design feels too awkward.
 
It's an interesting design - the color scheme is very pleasing to me and the profile looks pretty cool, although the elongated middle claw looks a little odd.
The scientist in me has to point out that dilophosaurs actually didn't have neck frills and didn't spit acid. They looked like smaller, slightly more slender allosaurs with twin crests on their heads. Sceptile's design is a combination of Dilophosaurus and a lizard.
 
Ok, so here is my redesign based upon the mythology of The world tree Yggdrasil, particularly its symbiotic relationship with the serpent Nidhogg which lives trapped withing the tree's roots.
In this design the snake is more of an appendage that the tree keeps concealed for surprise attacks.

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Criticism is welcome, however unless major changes are needed I'll wait until its ability is decided before I make any alterations.
 
Apparently I was thread-hogging. lolwut? ¬_¬
Meanwhile a supporting material more serious than last time...almost.
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And some comments:
Yilx: Now I don't know which of your designs to support. O_O Awesome work.

Harle: That's pretty rad! Although if you ask me I like the left one slightly over the other.

Wyverii: Turning it into the summer snapdragon made it more awesome than the first one! d(^o^)b

the flexistentialist: Thestrals, huh? That's pretty interesting. I prefer it slightly over the second one.

doran dragon: just reserve those for now; your summer forme is perfect if harvest becomes the prime ability, while the spring for flower gift.

blue frog: Sorry to be harsh but of all things why a dead bellsprout? It just made me sad.

gun6: no worries bro go with it ;D damn i like those heavy metal eyes...ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) rokNroll

shanimanim: it actually reminded me of the Nidhoggr of norse mythology. I think it's a good reference to your concept, although I liked your previous design more....my fault, i wasn't reading. Perhaps you could wrap the lizard around the tree or make the lizard also wooden?
 
blue frog: Sorry to be harsh but of all things why a dead bellsprout? It just made me sad.

Aw sorry. I hope this makes you feel better:

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I felt like the Bellsprout would work with the current abilities being discussed (chlorophyll, harvest, flower gift), because in the sun it could bloom. It works really good with chlorophyll, since Bellsprout itself gets chlorophyll, and flower gift (a happy Bellsprout is an awesome gift). It doesn't really work with harvest, but you can't fit Tropius in a pot and Exeggutor would have been weird.
 
Colored! also feedback...

Well, here he is colored. I added some broke branches over his eyes and leaves around his wrists and ankles. Also, his hands no longer have 5 fingers, rather he now has 4 fingers, two finger-fingers and two thumbs, sort of like elites in Halo, or maybe they're all opposable.. Not sure about the color scheme, i have an alternate autumn theme where the leaves are orange too. Tell me what you think of the color scheme, too dark? the stump should be a different color? Feedback is, as always, greatly appreciated.

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FEEDBACK! i tried not to miss anyone, since i know how important feedback is to me and how good it feels to get some, id like to spread that around to everyone posting here. i, by all means, am not trying to offend anyone and i deeply apologize if i did.
Shanimanim- i like your tree penis, haha no im kidding, but really, i like the idea, however the 'mon itself looks to be a little to big and just clumsy/cumbersome. maybe play down the tree a little and emphasize more on the snake/reptile
ShyGuy1221- awesome concept. play around with it more and im sure you'll be there. i suggest more emphasis on the flower, maybe more vibrant colors... also play with the anatomy of the raptor. move away from the strict interpretation of a raptor and emphasize the parts of the raptor you want seen.
Gun6- haha it does look like the grouch.. but it also looks rigid. try to play with the tentacle aspect of it. tentacles are usually long, lanky, and able to stretch. take tangrowth for example, his limbs are so long they drag on the floor.
Blue Frog- ooh buddy, that took a turn for the dark adding a dead bellsprout instead of the sunflowers. interpret that as you will. also, all i see now is a pot with leaves and whatnot, i can see little to no 'mon in this. what i would like to see is some recognisable features, a face most importantly, i want to know this is a 'mon im looking at, not just a pot.
pianosaurus- that is an amazing concept. i like the ideas of it being made from shadows and how it uses the light or the lack thereof to use solar beam. its kinda hard to see what it is against that black background, but i know the final must be on a white background, so it will be very interesting how you design this. im looking forward to it!
Birkal- nice, reminds me of the corn boss from castle crashers. im not sure about the scythe though, seeing as its is just a scythe, id like to see you incorporate it into something more natural-occurring.
mcFlareon- wow that looks pretty cool man. just an idea, maybe instead of the single tail i guess you would call it, perhaps two slender legs like roserades would look good on her. love it
Wyverii- wow great coloring/shading its a great looking 'mon. id love to see it in some other poses where i can see more of it.
Harle- awesome, i love how the hat is the real 'mon. looks great. i prefer the purple, and heres an idea, what if he can wrap his apendages around the stick and use it as a rapier?? not just his arms, kinda like raiden in the metalgear game or bayonetta with her guns
Yilx- amazing as always. i prefer your cactus flower girl. the two lines running down her look great as well as how hew body comes up in in front of her face like a neck medieval neck guard. the vampire is kind of hard to distinguish just what is is exactly.. lots of merging purple with not enough defining details
Dracoyoshi8- i prefer your weed 'mon but you know, its kinda not something that would be in a game where the target audience is children.. still, its awesome, i love the colors and its anatomy. i get the snake, its a biblical reference no? the snake that gives adam and eve the apple of eden? or not.. idk my religious stuff.. anyway, i like it, id love to see the colors you choose, but im not to keen on a snake with an apple on its tail.. but i like the gender diffrence idea
YourFavoriteEgyptian- i like the scare-crow idea, but the knives, in my opinion, dont fit into a pokemon theme. it was once said that pokemon are animals/monsters with elemental powers, digimon are animals/monsters with as many guns/swords/etc strapped to them as possible. with a few exceptions, pokemon dont ususally use weapons
the flexistentialist- woa, late out of the box but with two awesome 'mons. both awesome concepts, but i prefer the cthulu one more. its just awesome with the leaves acting as robes and the fingers peeking out. and the face looks great too. awesome.
Collol- awesome concept. (i was maybe gonna do a strait jacket too.) however he looks a little fat to me. thin him up and maybe give him some legs, or something he can fight with
Steampowered- i like the concept, but he looks a little cluttered, try to maybe make it so his bush is a little closer to him, and have his body maybe a little less lanky. i like the linework too
Doran Dragon- i like the addition to the bush, and i see your back to the fronds. maybe move the bush up even more to surround the back of his head sooorta like the dracula cape, only a bush, and ultimately not a dracula cape. looks good man!
invalio- i dont know if you've ever played adventure quest, but the first thing that came to my head when i saw this was a forgzord from that game. in my opinion all his facial hair makes him seem like one of those guys who would wear their shades, indoors, at night.. also too much leg in my opinion, though i usually love leg haha. but ya id like to see more body
Mos-Quitoxe- i much prefer the original color scheme. i love it its hilarious how its a representation of warrio
Magistrum- i thiiink i prefer the tropical to the autumn but im not really sure, its 1 in the am and im starting to not think as strait... any way, seeing the goblin/troll thing kinda ruined the magic for me. id rather it just be a tikki man. seeing the goblin just makes me think of a lord of the rings goblin put some wood armor on and is now posing as a pokemon... it looks great, but in my opinion, it should just be a tikki dude.
nov- no, i think it has plenty of brown as it is. i really like the vine fingers
Green Dweeb- i like the concept, i also almost made a jester with a similar leaf hat, only with three leaves instead of two, i strongly prefer the eyes you drew on paper to the eye you have on your digital version
Quanyails- i like him muuuch better standing up, though if he can revert between the quadruped and the biped that's kinda cool. when he is holding the axes, it looks much better
Adams- i like the bat, because i cannot really tell what the other is yet.. though it and its color scheme are very similar to zubat's.
Athel- i prefer the purple one because it portrays dark much better than the other. also the dynamic pose is cool. the color scheme blends well too
HappyJames- go back to your original design where he is dragging his arms behind him. ir portrays dark much better and it looks awesome. the other is being done a lot, the logs i mean...
paintseagull- looks like a herdier that got thrown in the swamp haha, jk but the colors blend really well and it portrays both dark and grass excellently. plus the brows are much better than herdier's, it also looks kind of like a wolverine. i would love to see your bear-cat version
CommanderZorvox- i like it, except it almost looks like its in a shell, though the head looks a lot like a badger, well done on that. and it does portray both grass and dark well
Chomz- love it. i prefer the green coloring. i love the lemur. its just awesome, i also liked your first sketch, but im pretty sure i like the lemur better
KoA- ah the previous champ come to play with us again.. i love the concept, though it looks a bit too human, perhaps play with the anatomy a bit. but the gourd on his back is great
Timeblaze- good idea with the fruit bat, though the only grass portrayed is the ears, wich, in my opinion, in not enough. try to play more with the fruit aspect of it, show us that this is a fruit bat in some way, give it fruit colors, or fruit looking additions..
Kadew- awesome sloth man! the colors really bring out both the grass and dark in it. i love sloths and so this is just great. id love to see some more of this guy around, preferably with more defined line work
Buffalo_Wings- i love your croconaw, my favorite pokemon family line. it looks great, your cap i mean.. i love the red, though the only thing signifying grass is its two little leaves on its butt, id like to see perhaps a bush around its neck or something else to show it is grass
Hollymon- looks good, all i have to say is that with the simple point as a body and the stitches in the mouth makes it feel a little more ghost than dark to me. perhaps add some legs. i like the leaf blade and the berrys a lot too
Juicy Fruit- RAFIKI! awsome. i love the idea, love the concept. colors portray both grass and dark well. however he does look a little bit fat, and im not sure if the stick is just a prop or if that is his weapon..
elcheeso- its pretty awesome how you made the wool of the sheep cauliflower. clever. it also portrays dark and grass well
RegiFlame150- i like the concept, now lets make it a little bigger so that we can see it, and perhaps make the leaves on his back wings? that'd be cool to see
Chris900- id like to see more purple fur over his body, and less abs. not to be confused with "cover his abs with fur," no maybe more on his back going down further. also, muscles are usually an allusion toward fighting pokemon, which this pokemon is to be the opposite of.
Orivexes- id like to see this guy's, what almost looks like leaf armor to me, emphasized more, make his arms bigger, maybe even touching the floor. also the berrys on his hands are a great addition.
Furosuto- his hands really remind me of zangoose, so maybe try to do something to differentiate his hands from zangooses. his antlers work well and i love the necklace and the hand color, circles and whatnot..
Scorpio- haha love the consent. this would benefit from some more details though. try to make him more than just a ninja log with arms, legs, and sandals
ShyGuy1221- reminds me of Aliens. portrays both dark and grass well. lets see it from a different view now
Menshay- haha good. it looks great, vibrant. and its not the colors that show that it is a dark type, but the facial features. good job with that
NeLLY979- continue, mooore. so far its just a rose with some legs and vines. this looks like it could be something much better, you just need to add more of it. it leaves me wanting to see more than just what it is now.
QuimicVital- im not sure exactly what it is.. please show us some more so we can see for ourselves
ZirraNova- great, though i verrrry much preferd the first one. the white face is awesome and the orange underbelly are great highlights. the branch on top and its two tails, especial, are awesome too
pkmn-taicho321- awesome sketches man! the cactus looks awesome, kinda mindless which is a great touch to a dark pokemon. the screaming gourd is awesome too, and the lemur is great, cus i love lemurs and his skirt and staff look great along with his overall anatomy. your first sketch was also pretty great, probibl my favorite out of all of them since Yilx already killed the cactus
Eol- thats bad ass man. i was going to do something similar but ultimately changed my design. the hood is an obvious for dark types and how its all constructed by vines makes it obviously grass, but what i love the most, is the renaissance beak. ive always loved the renascence medics and it just looks great on this guy. i cant wait to see more of him!
Arkeis- i like the raccoon idea. the ninja pose also helps. id love to see more of this little guy, like the colored version and whatnot
zyrefredric- i like the dead tree idea, it was yet another idea i was possibly going to peruse. it feels too inanimate to me so id like to see something that could mover around, and is not rooted down. give him some appendages! also im not too much of a fan of the mouth area thing...
Nastyjungle- looks good man. i like the idea of "dark by concept rather than by design." my advise would be to play with the anatomy some more, make it less humanoid, hunch it over maybe, size up the arms and/or the thighs. the wreaths around his ankles is a nice twist, and how there is one just resting on his head is cool too.
Calad- my favorite so far. i love pan and greek mythology. everything from the clothes, to the limbs, to the facial hair, to the eyes, to the horns, and to the shape of the head all just scream pokemon. the horns are just like id expect them to be, they eyes suit him perfectly and the wreath around his head is such an awesome touch, because pan is a saytr, already associated with plants, but the wreath is just the right touch, along with the leaves on his hooves, to really seal the deal. his eyes and mouth also really portray the dark type in him. this is an awesome fakemon and i cannot wait to see what this turns into. in my opinion, this could easily pass for an official pokemon.



 
Here is my design:
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Before the typing of CAP5 was decided, I already wanted to something with the idea of a voodoo lily. So when the typing was decided I was excited to make this one.
It is based on a arum, more specificly the voodoo lily. I think the plant was georgous in shape and color so my goal is to bring this to my design too.

And I know that necturna also is female and humanoïd, but should that be a problem? They could be counterparts like volbeat and illumise,... .

I know the artworkwork is a bit a mess but I just wanted to pist to get some comments on the design. I also made a alternative pattern . So let my know what you think about it :)

Because there are so many wonderfull entries,I decided to anly comment on my favorites:

Quanyails: I really like the design and what feeling it gives. The giant blades bother me though. I don’t know why, somehow I just don’t think it fits the design.
Calad: I like the concept of a goat and your design is very ’pokmon-ish’. It only doesn’t look very dangerous to me. I also see it more as a prevo then a final stage of an evolution line. But the design itself is great.
Harle: I love the design! But maybe you should it more pokemon-like (with that I mean, more cartoony-like)
Shanimanim: I’m fond of the concept. To me, the dinosaur looked way better then the snake. I think you should focus of integrating the tree better in the dinosaur. It also looks more grass/rock to me. Maybe some dark pattern will do good to the design.
Dracoyoshi8: I love the concept, it’s really inventive and unique. Also the design looks really good. I can’t what to see the final result.
Doran dragon: I love the color scheme. I also like the design and I think it was smart to make it change during the seasons. Like I already said to Calad, I like the concept of the goat but I don’t really get the association with the forest-theme. I just can’t get where you would find this Pokémon. In can’t picture a goat in a forrest/jungle but I also can’t picture that kind of design high in the mountains.
 
Shanimanim: I’m fond of the concept. To me, the dinosaur looked way better then the snake. I think you should focus of integrating the tree better in the dinosaur. It also looks more grass/rock to me. Maybe some dark pattern will do good to the design.

This captures my thoughts on Shanimanim's exactly.


Also, I really like Yilx's and Noobiess, It really reminds me of maleficent and gardevoir fusing together so maybe try to distant it from being super similar to Gardy? (granted Nercturina whom I really like is pretty much grass/ghost gardevoir). Great work though, love the inspiration.
 
@Doran Dragon: Please, keep the seasonal changes. It makes it so unique!
@Harle: I agree with Yilx in that your submission is awesome but too human like. Maybe 'chibifying' it would do the job.

To me, yours, Mos', Birkal's (yay Cornmon!), and Yilx's Vampire are the coolest.
 
Thanks for all the support, friends! I'm probably not going to have a lot of time to draw over the next few days, so have Rapid Spin cornmon :>

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If you guys would like to see any moves / attacks / abilities / poses, let me know and I'll whip it up. Also, I've made a few improves to make the scythe match cornmon a bit more; I think you all will be very pleased with the result! Oh, and some people wondered how tall cornmon is. That's ultimately for the TL to decide, but I imagine him actually being pretty big. Like, maybe this big, so around seven feet tall.
 
I like it Birkal. I thought cornmon seemed about half my height (5'4") so about 2'8" not 7 feet tall! Could you show us what it looks like when it jumps? I would like to see that.
 
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