Token Magikarp

Well, I'm jumping on the Magikarp bandwagon, mostly because I want to make a submission here and get graded on something.

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Well, I was on the ship from Goldenrod, looking over the rail, when I saw a Magikarp being chased by a Sharpedo, right near the surface of the water. It was about to be devoured, so I threw a pokeball and caught it.

 

And look! I had insomnia last night so here is a Hoppip and a Wurmple, found in a park!

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This is drawn in the style of Tom Siddell's Gunnerkrigg Court... I think this is what Hoppip would look like in the ether.

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And here is a Wurmple eating stuff. Derp.

 

And here is a Gulpin, in watercolors. Unfortunately it's not on very good paper.

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@Dakhem Uaid

Magikarp

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Pokemon
Magikarp itself is immediately identifiable as the pokemon in question, the shape and details all point this out. The colors are at least somewhat correct, it looks like you tried to darken the orange with hints of black which do mildly distract from the image. The black over the yellow definitely made those parts lose its color. I can see an attempt at shading via the darker bottom/purple areas, which is good. In the same way as the black took away from the yellow, the lines in some of the white fins detracted from the quality. If you want to darken an area, make the lines lightly go in the same direction as any major lines (the veins of the fins).

As we see very little of the sharpedo, not going to critique that much. For what we do see, its accurate enough.

Environment
The fact that you added something more than the pokemon itself to an image is a good start. While its very,very minimal, showing that Karp is in some body of water is acceptable. Ways to improve would be to make the water more accurate, or add something in the background to give a sense of depth.

Summary
its a basic image, but it fits with the basis of it being a magikarp. Work more on shading and scenery for future images.

Score
25/100

Magikarp Caught

Hoppip

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Pokemon
From what can be seen of hoppip, it fits the general shape, appearance, has the right colored eyes and skin, and the leaves follow the general pattern. However, the liberties taken based on your reference have forced Hoppip to lose a lot of focus in the image. The black swirl and purple shaded sections also detract and make the pokemon itself difficult to see. But I like the coloration on the leaves, it adds a sense of variation and depth to them.

Environment
There isn't much of an environment for this. The black background lacks any details or depth to give a sense of location or story behind Hoppip’s appearance. Lighting is also a confusing aspect of this image, as there doesn't seem to be a light source.


Summary
I’m somewhat confused on this image. While I can see partially where you got the inspiration, the follow through made the pokemon hard to discern. For the difficulty of Hoppip, it doesn’t seem to be enough.

Score
20/100

Hoppip isn’t caught.

Wurmple

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Pokemon
For this image, you’ve added wurmple in a very non-standard pose, which is a really nice thing to see. One thing I see missing from wurmple is the segmentation lines on its underside. The horn on its head might also need to be somewhat large, but it might just be me being nitpicky. But while those are negatives, the shading and detail apparent on the wurmple are positives that outweigh them.

Environment
You’ve expanded from your monocolored backgrounds, which is good. We have what appears to be a rock and sky there. The rock should be shaded or textured in the future, in order to add realism and focus. The tree sapling there is odd looking, but in general it add something for wurmple to interact with, providing that small story which always improves an image.

Summary
Its a simple image for a simple pokemon, but one that shows wurmple interacting with its surroundings instead of just existing on paper.

Score
25/100

Wurmple Caught

 

Danke!

 

@Dakhem Uaid

Gulpin 1

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Form/Color
On the whole, its a fairly light image. Its not overly cluttered as we have just the pokemon centered in the image to maintain balance throughout the piece. the orange directly surrounding the pokemon offers a nice contrast against the outer ring of darker blues and purples. I definitely think different paper would have made this image go over the top as you suggested. The paint leaked across the lines by the forehead and diamond, giving it a more messy appearance in those areas than I assume you were going for. One thing that would be very helpful would be to rotate the image to that it is oriented properly. Most graphics/scanner/camera programs have the option, so utilize it for best effect.

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For form and shape, Gulpin is spot on. The only portion I see that is off is edges around the diamond on the back, but I can see that its more because of the watercolors than anything you did. The colors are a bit dark compared to the ‘official’ artwork. However, you did attempt to shade the pokemon with what limited colors I assume you had, and the shading is mostly accurate. Would have been good to give Gulpin some kind of action to be doing, right now he is sitting in the default artwork pose.

Environment/Shading
First off theres a light yet distinct shadow that easily defines your light source, and it appears correct. The shading is also decent on the gulpin as earlier described, however it could have possibly been smoother. One thing that would have been good is to have placed Gulpin somewhere, given him a place to be, something to do. In the current image he’s on a very nice abstract background, but it doesn’t tell us where he is, what he’s doing, things that can definitely make an image more dramatic and interesting.

Improvements:
1. Better Paper! It would really have helped with the bleeding that occurred.
2. Cleaner transitions: Shading and such was somewhat sharp
3. Tell a story: Have Gulpin do something, and give him a place to do it.

Score:
40/100

Gulpin 2

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Form/Color
In following from your previous image, we have a basic, clean image of a Gulpin. The red/orange background does well to accent and highlight the pokemon. Again in this image there is some minor bleeding outside the lines, due to the quality of paper used no doubt. One thing that would be very helpful would be to rotate the image to that it is oriented properly. Most graphics/scanner/camera programs have the option, so utilize it for best effect.

Pokemon
I like this Gulpin more than the other one because you gave him something to do! While we might not know whether he’s yawning, burping, or about to swallow something, there is definitely excitement and anticipation inherent in the gaping maw preparing to do something. We see the same slightly darker colors, but they seem more appropriate with the warmer evening shading you added.

Environment/Colors
I’m again going to say that the background in this image was a mild improvement over the last one. While still abstract and simple, this one brings forth images of sunset, with the shading and colors you used. The shadow you added in is also much harder to discern, yet it fits with the lighting. Still would have been nice to see something in the background to give the viewer a better understanding of where Gulpin is and what he is doing.

Improvements:
1. Better Paper! It would really have helped with the bleeding that occurred.
2. Cleaner transitions: Shading and such was somewhat sharp
3. Background: Offer more for the viewer, so they can see the full story

Score
50/100

Result:

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Gulpin wasn't quite captured. Perhaps adding another image later would get you the green blob.