Omg yaaaas I love it .now you just hve to give it color ?
Haha not quite! Sketching is in fact the easiest and fastest part, so you will still have to wait a while more for the lineart, colouring, shading and background to be done :P
Won't be adding the Hydreigon anymore as I have started with the image already, and adding a third character would noticeably alter the composition. Besides, I prefer to keep my request art simple as to be able to work on multiple pieces, hope you understand.^^
By the way, is your request based on an UU team by any chance? Just asking cause I'm an avid Tyrantrum user myself and always enjoy seeing it get some respect in the higher tiers!
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Hello! I came to stalk this thread because of a friend and I couldn't help but notice how good the art is. You should honestly try in some way to contribute more to Smogon, I'm sure you could easily get an art badge. :]
Could you please draw me a Mega Houndoom and a Mega Pidgeot for a forum avatar? People have been bugging me to choose one or the other as my favorite, since I change my avatar too much, but now I don't have to choose! I'd like them to have their mega stones as necklaces if possible, somewhat like Absol has in the anime. I don't mind what they're doing, as long as they're together. I don't know if that will all be able to fit into a small space like an avatar, so if you can't manage it please let me know. Take my request last, or don't take it at all if you don't want to, I'm sure you have a lot on your plate. Thank you a bunch :]
Also, do you do gifs? I'm just curious.
Hey Recreant! I'm quite flattered to hear this, though I use this art thread mainly to improve on my drawing skills as of now. I'll start contributing once I reach a standard deemed high enough for on-site art that represents the community^^
As for your request I'm afraid it's too complex for avatar size in its current form. If you really want both Mega Pokemon in the picture together, I would have to draw them really simplified, for example as silhouettes, while directing the focus on the mega-evolution theme to give it some structure :/
Also, I haven't experimented with .gifs yet, heard it's really complicated!
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Hey there, just wanna pop in and say your art is absolutely beautiful, wish I had your skills n_n
Would it be alright if you draw me an Azelf flying around a Mega Absol for my avatar? Two of my favourite Pokemon seems pretty nice, it's alright if your schedule is really busy, I'm in no hurry :)
Hi DarkNostalgia, glad you like my art! It could take a while (a long while!) until I get to your request, as there are currently three other guys in the queue^^
Though if you're in no hurry that shouldn't be a problem!
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This Creation Series of yours is really neat; I'm surprised I haven't encountered something quite like this before! The second of them is definitely my favorite; I like how saturated and colorful Dialga, Palkia and Giratina are, and the way the shadows and highlights flow along their swirling bodies is just really satisfying to track with the eye (if that makes sense, haha). Plus, it's a clever idea to make Giratina's armor be golden before his banishment; that's a unique take that I haven't seen before, and really makes the "banishment" scene feel more impactful. Other high points of this series include the heavenly-esque lighting in the third image, and Gira's sad puppy expression in the final; the poor guy looks so sad! :<
The only image that I feel doesn't work as well in the series is the first one. Even though the concept is of Arceus arising from "nothing," having the majority of the composition empty and black makes it feel lacking. You could add some subtle details to the background to make the image more visually appealing (though not so much as to be distracting), as well as position Arceus closer to the viewer than he is now.
On another note, I absolutely love those hand-drawn sketches you recently posted. All those pokes look very dynamic and interesting, and I can see a some personality come through in each of them. I still can't quite achieve that as well as I'd like to, so if you're willing to share them, I'd love to see more of those sketches in addition to the final digital images!
Overall, you've got some really interesting work. Keep it up! :)
Thanks a lot, really appreciate the feedback! Good to know that someone else finds the topic interesting :D I'm glad you noticed the little details in the pictures!
The points you brought up about the first picture make a lot of sense aesthetically, and I can agree that it is somewhat bland right now. Although I did actually put a lot of thought into its composition, it doesn't really portray the motive as clearly as I would have liked it to :(
For those interested, here's what exactly its supposed to depict: The bright figure in the center is supposed to be the portal to the other world, out of which Arceus' light shines into our own, empty universe. Arceus itself is shown as a distant silhouette in order to emphasize its status as an abstract and inaccessible being from the other side of the portal, while the three shadows are the only real content of the foreground. They are the most tangible element in the picture and hint at the emergence of the familiar creation trio later on.
I have actually experimented with adding visual effects to the background, though that took away from the famous
tunnel-vision I wanted to reference, meaning I had to keep it minimalist.
Also, following your suggestion I have now attached the original sketches to my posts, in case anyone would like to see them^^
