It occurred to me the other day that we didn't have, and never seems to have had, a thread dedicated to general fakemon designs. So here it is.
What I'd like to see
May add more guidelines if I'm reminded of it, but here's the gist of it: If you've made a design or concept, post it here including a piece of visual art. If you like to share your opinion on other's works and how to improve them, post it here.
To start things off, here's one of mine
Squirrel that evolves into boxer squirrel, good candidate for early game critter. First stage clearly needs more polish as right now it's rocking the general, boring look, so suggestions on making it related to boxing/fighting while still not compromising its pure Normal typing would be nice (ring around eye is supposed to be a black eye though).
What I'd like to see
- WIPs, finished designs, sketches, sprites, any stage or form of the visual presentation of your design.
- Constructive critisism and feedback of other's designs. If you don't like it, explain why. If you feel that it doesn't look or feels like a Pokemon, try to pinpoint the reason or provide an example of an official Pokemon that in your view is a good design.
- A relaxed atmosphere. We're doing this for fun or for our own personal interests, so no need to get into heated arguments if preferences don't coincide.
- Try to avoid spamming many designs at the same time, even if you have an archive already. Focus on those you'd like to improve or those you'd like feedback on.
- Don't share fakemon designs if you're not the designer, this thread is only for designers and the people who can give feedback to what's posted.
- Everything else related to fanmade Pokemon worlds, be it trainers, maps, or regions, are not within the scope of this thread. If you want feedback on that, set up an art thread of your own right here in the studio.
- Critique cannot be in the form of "this is just a copy of X's fakemon", unless it's clear they're traced or otherwise heavily based on those designs. We've reached a stage where complete originality can be difficult to achieve, not to mention that the artist may simply not know of the design beforehand. Assume the best of intentions, and if the design is very similar to something else, see if you can suggest something to make it stand out more.
- Similarly to the point above, try to avoid posts that lack substance. If you really like a design but has little to say about it, just use the Like button.
May add more guidelines if I'm reminded of it, but here's the gist of it: If you've made a design or concept, post it here including a piece of visual art. If you like to share your opinion on other's works and how to improve them, post it here.
To start things off, here's one of mine
Squirrel that evolves into boxer squirrel, good candidate for early game critter. First stage clearly needs more polish as right now it's rocking the general, boring look, so suggestions on making it related to boxing/fighting while still not compromising its pure Normal typing would be nice (ring around eye is supposed to be a black eye though).
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