Post by sneasel on Jun 30, 2006 19:15:12 GMT
Today I happened to come across a link to here from another site I frequent. It linked to that grand ole collage of all the sprites on the homepage. People had commented all about it- 'Gaspher and Siniciser are easily the best', 'Kannanaid is awesome', 'Dynamoose FTW'. Of course, nobody commented on my Pokémon. Really, the only one with any quality in its design is Pikkok.
So here's what I'm going to do- redo most of my sprites. I've long known that their quality doesn't stand up to that of Cuddles', or V's, or Buffy Boy's or FK's or whoever else made sprites. So, perhaps, maybe I've improved a bit in the 2-3 years since I began contributing to PT?
We'll see.
So here are my plans.
Petital - I rather like the design here, although there's an old minor complaint I remember about it- Eeveehead. If I change the eyes, nobody will ever know it was Eevee.
Purroot - I have no complaints if nobody else does.
Pumavine CRAGUAR. (Eh? EH?) - Least. Creative. Name. EVER. Seriously, somebody come up with something awesome for this. Also, the sprite looks too flat. If I can work a third dimension into it, we'll be okay.
Scaratle -I can barely remember what this guy looks like, or if somebody else worked on it. I'll check it in a bit.
EDIT: I just noticed that both he and his evo are missing from the collage on the main page. Did somebody scrap them and forget to tell me?
It's going to be brown. Golden brown, I say!
One thing, though - it looks more like a ground type than a dark type now... 
Beetorn -Perfection, but only because Cuddles did her thing to it. I hope nobody else remembers what the wings used to look like... >_>
Also brown.
Pikkok - I like this one. I'm not even touching it.
Heroncholy - Something that's bugged me ever since I declared the sprite 'finished'... Nobody's ever noticed, or at least never commented on it- the shading on the neck is odd. I might work with it.
Lavash -Without a doubt the ugliest design of any of the PTmons. I mean, what IS it? Not even I know. I'm going to completely rehaul this baby. I love the lava fish concept, but this sprite is just nasty. You can expect an entirely new sprite here.
The critics agree- this is one ugly... Whatever it is. The new Lavash is a lot more fishlike, although not yet complete. I think it would be awesome to have long, flowing, ribbonlike fins, but we'll see if I'm up to this task... In the end, I might even end up scrapping this remake and do something else entirely.
Flamarlin - Good for the most part. I want to work with the shading on the tail if I have time.
Mirreflect -Somebody once said its legs look like it's standing on a slope and has to go to the bathroom. So I think I'll just trash this sprite and work it from the beginning, a completely new design. Maybe even ditch its trademark mirrors. Who knows?
I've done it, I've remade this baby. A bit old, a bit new, still blue. Lost the mirrors and a few extra pounds as well, this new Mirreflect is definitely more agile and lanky. I'd say he needs the Limber and/or that useless Run Away trait and a thorough stat/movepool adjustment, eh? The tail was the only thing that remained 100% intact. It sudenly dawned on me that he looks a bit like Wooper in the face... Eh. Ah well. The shading's still nothing stellar, Cuddles is helping me out there. Right, Cuddles?
Also. Seeing as it sort of lost its mirrors, I believe a name change is in order.
Psymond - Once somebody fixed his shading, this sprite reached the status of perfection.
EDIT: Cuddles said ' the shading made the hands look like dripping slime'. Needs some improvement here, I see.
Conifreeze - I like this guy, it combines two of my favorite types. I don't see that much room for improvement... Who knows, you might end up seeing a new design. But I doubt it.
Conifreeze's evo - Did he ever even get a name? I remember Subspruze, but I can't remember if we ever made it official. I might tweak it a bit, can't say now.
Gatorock - Awfully small, awfully simple. Perhaps it's better that way?
Toxator - Cuddles did the sprite. No complaints here.
And I do believe that wraps it up.
SUMMARY AS OF JULY 1, 2006: Scaratle and Beetorn have been recolored, so as to avoid looking too similar to Heracross. Pumavine/Puvinema is now know as Craguar. Mirreflect becomes the first of my Pokémon to experience a total makeover, losing its trademark mirrors and becoming a bit more lanky, and is also in need of a new name. Lavash is also under major reconsturtction, becoming more fishlike. Several minor touchups can be expected over the next few days.
So here's what I'm going to do- redo most of my sprites. I've long known that their quality doesn't stand up to that of Cuddles', or V's, or Buffy Boy's or FK's or whoever else made sprites. So, perhaps, maybe I've improved a bit in the 2-3 years since I began contributing to PT?
We'll see.
So here are my plans.
Petital - I rather like the design here, although there's an old minor complaint I remember about it- Eeveehead. If I change the eyes, nobody will ever know it was Eevee.
Purroot - I have no complaints if nobody else does.
Scaratle -
EDIT: I just noticed that both he and his evo are missing from the collage on the main page. Did somebody scrap them and forget to tell me?
It's going to be brown. Golden brown, I say!
One thing, though - it looks more like a ground type than a dark type now... Beetorn -
Also brown.
Pikkok - I like this one. I'm not even touching it.
Heroncholy - Something that's bugged me ever since I declared the sprite 'finished'... Nobody's ever noticed, or at least never commented on it- the shading on the neck is odd. I might work with it.
Lavash -
The critics agree- this is one ugly... Whatever it is. The new Lavash is a lot more fishlike, although not yet complete. I think it would be awesome to have long, flowing, ribbonlike fins, but we'll see if I'm up to this task... In the end, I might even end up scrapping this remake and do something else entirely.
Flamarlin - Good for the most part. I want to work with the shading on the tail if I have time.
Mirreflect -
I've done it, I've remade this baby. A bit old, a bit new, still blue. Lost the mirrors and a few extra pounds as well, this new Mirreflect is definitely more agile and lanky. I'd say he needs the Limber and/or that useless Run Away trait and a thorough stat/movepool adjustment, eh? The tail was the only thing that remained 100% intact. It sudenly dawned on me that he looks a bit like Wooper in the face... Eh. Ah well. The shading's still nothing stellar, Cuddles is helping me out there. Right, Cuddles?
Also. Seeing as it sort of lost its mirrors, I believe a name change is in order.
Psymond - Once somebody fixed his shading, this sprite reached the status of perfection.
EDIT: Cuddles said ' the shading made the hands look like dripping slime'. Needs some improvement here, I see.
Conifreeze - I like this guy, it combines two of my favorite types. I don't see that much room for improvement... Who knows, you might end up seeing a new design. But I doubt it.
Conifreeze's evo - Did he ever even get a name? I remember Subspruze, but I can't remember if we ever made it official. I might tweak it a bit, can't say now.
Gatorock - Awfully small, awfully simple. Perhaps it's better that way?
Toxator - Cuddles did the sprite. No complaints here.
And I do believe that wraps it up.
SUMMARY AS OF JULY 1, 2006: Scaratle and Beetorn have been recolored, so as to avoid looking too similar to Heracross. Pumavine/Puvinema is now know as Craguar. Mirreflect becomes the first of my Pokémon to experience a total makeover, losing its trademark mirrors and becoming a bit more lanky, and is also in need of a new name. Lavash is also under major reconsturtction, becoming more fishlike. Several minor touchups can be expected over the next few days.
