electriczorua's chuffin low-budget art & some music

howdy!
I've been looking around for a place to share my art, one that'll give feedback but doesn't have too high a standard and isn't DeviantArt. Most of my stuff is Pokémon fanart, so I think here'll be a nice place to start out.

I don't do commissions, and requests are unlikely, but if you have something you'd like to see, or a little art favor, then I'll consider it.

I've been doodling around in traditional art for most of my life, mostly pencil sketches (chuff someone needs to broaden their perspective). I haven't gotten very serious about it, so most of my art is done on scrap paper with #2 pencils when I'm bored, hence low-budget. Here's a couple sketches I did in the past few months.
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A bit of context on this one: I have a little obsession with the Johto Gym Leaders. I've brewed up thoughts on their backstories and families, and I've always imagined Morty as a middle child. His older brother specializes in Psychic-types, and his younger sister (pictured with Zorua) trains Dark-types. This Haunter here was Morty's first Pokémon, and evolved into the Gengar who's now the powerhouse of his team. I'd say he's around 9 or 10 in this picture.
I may color this in someday, and it is stupid hard to draw young boys with long hair without making them look like girls.
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I've tried a bit of digital art, but I'm just beginning and it's hella low-budget. Trackpad and GIMP low-budget. Now I can't blame it all on the equipment; a lot of it's my lack of experience too. Most of the few digital pieces I'll share will probably be related to Pokémon Key and Lock, my half-baked casual fangame concept. Look forward to some Fakémon and character designs! Here's concept art of the professor.
Bugsy Cypress, expert on Pokémon communication. Almost 10 years after GSC/HGSS and he hasn't really grown up.
After "saving" Limelodge Town from a rampant Hafletch, who bit his leg in the process, he gains some recognition. News of this supposed "young mastermind" travels to the region's villainous team, who wants to recruit any strong trainer they come across, including the player and their rival. In terms of how Bugsy contributes to the theme of the games (combined with the rival), he's a bit like N.
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You'll be seeing a lot of Bugsy from me... he's my all-time favorite character, he's so fun to draw and I love Bug-types! I'll try to avoid making him seem like "the creator's favorite" while plotting K/L, though. But you know, sometimes I get the feeling that Masuda really liked N.

I don't have any music to share right now because, although I have a lot of experience, it's mostly in "classical" composition and not production. But this is coming from a jazz-influenced improv fanatic who loves game music to death. One day I hope to share some covers of Pokémon tunes, once I've figured out exactly how I'll make them and what my style is. I might cover other game tracks, especially from Mother, and I'll probably be making music for Key and Lock, as the initial idea of that project was to get some experience writing game soundtracks.

chuff outta here now
 
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Happy National Egg Day!
I completed this little project in one day for the fun of it; I used Inkscape to make smoother lines, then imported the lines and text into GIMP to color. The eggs in the background were a last-minute addition, also in Inkscape.
I like my eggs with the yolk runny, + salt and pepper... and a generous amount of cheese.
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More #2 pencil and printer paper art. Today's theme: my favorite type, with some of my favorite Pokémon and my second-favorite Gym Leader: Electric.
One problem I've noticed I have is facial symmetry. One side of the face looks considerably different from the other, but I can't tell as I'm drawing it. It mainly happens with humans, especially at the angle at which I've drawn Volkner here. I try to fix this by flipping the image horizontally, which helps me see what looks wrong, but I feel like that may become a crutch at some point and I of course can't do it on paper. Does anyone have advice on fixing this?
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Sketches for a Fakémon from Key and Lock.
Conejur: the Sorcerer Pokémon, Dark/Psychic. Based on the classic magic trick of the bunny disappearing in the top hat. Its name comes from "conejo" (Spanish for rabbit) and "conjure," and it evolves from Leprenti, the Apprentice Pokémon. I haven't worked out its stats, moves, or Abilities (and I probably will never), but it'll either be a speedy Special Attacker or a Status setup.

Early sketches. I scrapped the first design and then experimented with the eyes:
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Trying out colors, here's what I settled on for the regular and Shiny:
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I woke up this morning with the sudden urge to draw Falkner's beta design from the Gold and Silver Space World 1997 demo. But it all went downhill from there and I gave up after an hour or so. So enjoy some more Key and Lock sketches I made yesterday!

Arden: Leader of the Amberfort Gym, Bug-type specialist, and researcher of the Messenger Ruins. She's rash and everyone who knows her would say she's too honest; affectionate toward Pokémon and tries too hard to be your friend. Her rival is the next Gym Leader, tentatively named Corra, and she's friends with her fellow researcher Professor Cypress. Her partner is a cicada-based Bug/Psychic-type with high Sp. Attack and a lot of sound-based moves.
(The paper got a little wrinkled and dirty, sorry)
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"some music" It's time for that music, after an hour of Google Drive and SoundCloud not cooperating.


(Unfinished, percussion-less) Amberfort City from Pokémon Key & Lock: home of Arden's Bug-type Gym, a chill town in the middle of the Amberfort Woods. Part of the city is surrounded by high walls because it used to be a fort (hence the name), but now they've been converted to walkways where people can hang out with Flying-types. The people of Amberfort claim it's a "two-story city" because the walkways are like a road connecting the many green rooftops.
I think the theme gives off Eterna vibes, even though I made it with the Black & White soundfont.
 
a Not Pokémon™ thing
I don't know wtf it is though
It's a character from a game concept sitting in the back of my head, but I don't know what he's wearing or what he's doing with those questionable animals. Or what the game's even going to be about
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I have a Yamper, some Bug-types, and music in store though so that will hopefully be less questionable than this
 
Don't judge a book by it's cover... :)

falkner is cool and all, and chose him because birds > dinosaurs. Bugsy is just better though and scyther is awesome!
Yep I love falkner, but bugsy's more... bugsy.
It's too bad a lot of early Gym Leaders didn't get a chance to be fleshed out more. But even then Bugsy just leaks personality, he's a cheery lil nerd and I bet he gives his Scyther chin scritchies and feeds it ramen noodles
 
I'm gonna be in No Wi-Fi Land™ starting tomorrow, till August. When I come back I'll probably have a load of doodles and maybe some music. Until then, here's a mystery 'mon and its mystery trainer from Key & Lock (designs, esp. color subject to change).
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chuff's back

I brought my 10-year-old PC to No Internet Land and the only two art programs it has (not that I use good ones anyway) are MS Paint and Paint It! by Corel which is a pretty basic lil thing with an ugly UI that came with the computer. I tried to work on drawing full scenes with backgrounds because I've found a comfort zone in drawing mostly characters. Midway through my No Internet Month my computer broke and became Not Touchscreen Anymore™ so I couldn't draw, but here's what I managed to do before that:

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the program didn't have layers so it would be hard to color in the sky
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i didn't have refs so the mons probably look a wee bit strange. i like the vibe of the sun lighting up a lonely tree from behind, so i tried to capture that in the lighting
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Elite Four Lionel: Electric-type specialist & cartoonist. Daydreamy and oblivious, like a Quagsire. Likes to talk on end and won't notice if you're not listening. Has been working on a project with Arden, and during the K&L postgame they become close friends.
He's been in the E4 for less than 2 years and was inducted after Bugsy arrived in Creos (the region K&L takes place in). Critics hated him for his lack of focus; they accused him of letting his Pokémon carry the team rather than guiding them.
Name originates from 'ion.'
Spectrino: the Neutrino Pokémon, Electric/Ghost. Based on the electron-neutrino, nicknamed the "ghost particle." A highly elusive fella who will only let those it trusts touch it. It relies on its super-high Speed and variety of Status moves to avoid getting hit, as it has very low defensive stats.
Name originates from 'specter,' 'electric' or 'electron,' and 'neutrino.'
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I always imagined Whitney and Bugsy as cousins for no reason other than "I thought they looked similar." Sorry shippers. I also imagined that Whitney really wanted a Pokémon, so her parents gave her a Cleffa egg; this Cleffa later evolved into the Clefairy she uses in Gym battles. Here they are, about 2 years before GSC/HGSS. I love drawing Bugsy with a ponytail.
My computer broke while I was working on this picture, that's why the wall & buildings aren't shaded :(
yes that's a Pikachu pencil sharpener

i haven't really been in an art mood for a while so don't expect much soon
 
and a good 2 weeks later I spontaneously decide I want to make some lo-fi
so, Azalea Town remix. Enjoy https://drive.google.com/file/d/18zB_JnmHy9_alBfQqgH-iybEijMIclZE/view?usp=sharing

My process: with a metronome, I recorded a reharm improvisation of the tune on my digital piano, then dropped it into FL Studio. Put some EQ, compression, and distortion on it in attempt to make it sound lo-fi. Then I recorded blowing into my shitty cheapo mic and pitched it up to make some background noise, which you can't hear much because I decided it sounded bad. Finally I used samples from my trusty piano to make a beat (following the piano part), compressed & distorted it.
I think I could've spent more time on it. maybe add more instruments, chop up the piano to make it sound more lo-fi, add samples of pokemon cries or from the anime? anyway I didn't want to spend too much time on a lil heap o' trash born from a whim.

have a groovy day folks
 
my little bro and I have been playing Mother 3 and our favorite enemy is the Walking Bushie. It's so polite and innocent. Since I just found my sister's tablet i did a lil doodle of our bush fren with Oddish. not gonna lie the tablet makes me feel so powerful
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(now that i look at it oddish's eyes are kind of weird. oh well, 'twas a quick lil thing)
 
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