Sprite Zoology

[Northern Lights]

Sprite Zoology

Ok, this is the main project for this thread, basically spriting animals for each letter of the alphabet.
Have fun trying to guess which animals i'm going to sprite for each letter =D
You can have one guess each and if you get it right, you can ask me to make something for you =]
(BTW, I just noticed I now have a thread in each of the Fan Art sub-forums, except Fan-Comics ... eh, i'm so sad =.=;)

http://i56.*******.com/14liv6s.jpg http://i53.*******.com/zir9fd.jpg http://i52.*******.com/2eoi0ye.jpg http://i52.*******.com/2urxd2q.jpg http://i51.*******.com/2iu6dtw.jpg http://i56.*******.com/r6woe1.jpg

Fakemon Region

[spoil]Yeah, any of you who think you may have seen these fakes before, you probably have.
I've been working on this region for 3 bloody years, and it's still not finished; I never solidly go at it, i'm constantly getting rid of sprites replacing them,
editing them, revamping, etc, So i'm quite happy to receive crit and make any changes to these sprites ... unless you pick on my favourites XP
Yeah, I know these look nothing like pokemon, but these are just my style of sprites and my little creature designs, so they're more concepts for Fakemon, then actual Fakes for a game.

http://i52.*******.com/2vvrj0x.jpg[/spoil]

Miscellaneous Sprites

[spoil]http://i54.*******.com/10r0gv7.jpg http://i54.*******.com/3088ldt.jpg http://i51.*******.com/1anu8.jpg http://i54.*******.com/dlt21d.jpg http://i56.*******.com/21tmhu.jpg http://i55.*******.com/o7m4n6.jpg http://i54.*******.com/24kxzcw.jpg http://i54.*******.com/2e1c6rk.jpg http://i53.*******.com/6y1kew.jpg

Eeveelutions Special Forces
http://i54.*******.com/33ngiv9.jpghttp://i55.*******.com/98ecrq.jpg http://i56.*******.com/2sam6vo.jpg http://i56.*******.com/qohrw3.jpg http://i55.*******.com/25oz8sg.jpg http://i53.*******.com/11bhqv5.jpg

Thunderbirds
http://i56.*******.com/alhpfr.jpg
http://i56.*******.com/2lt3kx.jpghttp://i51.*******.com/153a6g1.jpg[/spoil]

I might add descriptions for each pokemon later on if people are interested, and shiny versions.
Plus, kudos to people who can guess where the ideas for the names come from.
Jeppyfish is for a friend of mine and her awesome typo in a msn convo when trying to say Jellyfish. =] Love you.​

 

[MetalFlygon08]

Anywho, some REAL critique, the final legendary could use a darker green to seperate the feathers on the wing and a little pure black.

Out of curiosity, your own style, or a generational style?

 

[Northern Lights]

Anywho, some REAL critique, the final legendary could use a dark green to seperate the feathers on the wing instead of pure black.

^Thankyou. Actually it IS a dark green on the lines between the 'feathers'... or do you mean the head, because i've noticed that the lines on the head look a little dark.

 

[BeastMasterLegend992]

My god, those are so fucking bad! They have so many fucking bits and pieces and wooglies that they barely even make sense as Pokemon. Plus, they look very shabbily sprited. Also, what the hell was the point of putting in so many empty spaces? Are you dyslexic?

^^ why not try and be the least bit helpful
anyway they look great and super clean. can't wait to see the others

 

[murkrowrob]

My god, those are so fucking bad! They have so many fucking bits and pieces and wooglies that they barely even make sense as Pokemon. Plus, they look very shabbily sprited. Also, what the hell was the point of putting in so many empty spaces? Are you dyslexic?

Lol, this is the first time I've ever seen anyone criticize anything this much in the fanart section And it's at NL, one of the best spriters on this goddamn site...
Learn what dyslexia is, btw. As far as I know, there is no condition for leaving a space where you are going to put something later...

Anywho, I really like them so far The dragons trio is inventive and I especially love the wolf Always wanted a wolf pokemon...
However, I'm a bit curious regarding the 'magic' type, when there is already a psychic type... Even if it was to get another eeveelution...
Oh, and one quick note about the water starter. Loving the sprite, althoug seeing as every water starter in the past has been amphibious and at least have legs, it may be better suited to being later in the dex and maybe having teh platypus or something as the starter...

Looking forward to seeing Elekemur. Lemurs rock, and will it be anything like this?:

Spoiler: Yugioh card...

 

[Northern Lights]

Out of curiosity, your own style, or a generational style?

My own, i tried to make them more true to the pokemon style, but it just kept seeping back to my old ways >.>

Anywho, I really like them so far The dragons trio is inventive and I especially love the wolf Always wanted a wolf pokemon...

Thankyou =] Wolves and Dragons are always my favourite, and yeah, no Wolf pokemon before

However, I'm a bit curious regarding the 'magic' type, when there is already a psychic type... Even if it was to get another eeveelution...

Actually that was for a little contest on DA to make up a new type, I was the only one with Magic, which isn't really the same as Psychic as it's actually more or less an ability for attacks to be conflicting types in one pokemon, so it could have a grass, water, fire and dragon attack all in one moveset

Oh, and one quick note about the water starter. Loving the sprite, althoug seeing as every water starter in the past has been amphibious and at least have legs, it may be better suited to being later in the dex and maybe having teh platypus or something as the starter...

Originally I did have a line of water wolf based creatures, but modified them into Inuvik and Thorkite, plus I wanted to be slightly original as dolphins hadn't been done before, and they are purley aquatic animals

Looking forward to seeing Elekemur. Lemurs rock, and will it be anything like this?:

Spoiler: Yugioh card...

^ That lemur just made my day. But no, it's more or less a lemur thats either on a bad hair day or going to a rock concert.
Hopefully have the Bug line shaded by tomorrow, already done the lines and colours.

 

[-Raiga-]

I have two overall complaints about them.

My first is, while I do love when people go off the beaten path of pokemon spriting, I find its only useful when its for a specific purpose. I think its perfectly fine if its just easier and more natural for you, but you could try and give a specific look that truly uses the added detail in my opinion. Its hard to explain, so hopefully you get what I'm saying, otherwise I'll try and write it out better.

Secondly, there is a vast difference in detail between them. Ones like Floweock may look like they have a lot of detail, but really its just things like many leaves that make up the greater whole of the reath around its neck. However, then you have ones like shindeon, that while they are the same way, have so many parts that have individual parts to them, it becomes quite complicated overall.

With that said however, I really like them, especially the sheep ones, which both have fantastic shading. Keep it up.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, I think you're using the "Black eye with a white highlight" a few too many times also. Variety, especially in eyes, can help immensly.

 

[Rex exploder]

Well....damn
I only see some minot outline problems in some pokemons (jeppyfish) and some of them are a bit way too overdesigned like the dragon Grass pokémon but overalll. you never stop top surprise me northern lights. Hope you can end it soon.
EDIT: Oh and the final form of the grass starter has a realy sprite. You should try and maybe remake his sprite

 

[Lucario9]

Ignore the evil little troll from earlier, these are great! I can't wait to see what those spaces will be filled with.

 

[BynineB]

There's a critical issue with your sprites that I'm seeing everywhere, all the time, and it isn't too hard to rectify. It's the light source.

Not all, but many (Ottypi, Shindeon, Enaid, etc.) of your sprites have light shining on them from all directions. Light needs to be shining from only one direction: as a rule, Pokemon sprites are shaded from the upper left. Otherwise it looks.. well, weird.

 

[Alliance]

(Ignaestus I'm thinking is ...whatshisname.... The lord of the dragon temple dragon in the legend of Spyro.......)
Loving the Fire Starter line. Pheonix, woot! And the final sprite seems very well shaded and well done.
for the water starter line, I'm loving how you want to go all original and make it a dolphin. My only concern is how I'm supposed to walk around with that.....

I'm liking the dragon trio, but Terrater.... The face doesn't seem right. It's angle suggest facing to the left, ut some of it's features, liek the head fur, seems to face us. Slightly disorentating.

Personally, I'm interested in learning more about his Magic Type.... Seems an interesting concept. BTW, nice Eeveelution fakemon.

 

[Northern Lights]

^Thanks for the Crit and comments guys, now to answers.

There's a critical issue with your sprites that I'm seeing everywhere, all the time, and it isn't too hard to rectify. It's the light source.

Not all, but many (Ottypi, Shindeon, Enaid, etc.) of your sprites have light shining on them from all directions. Light needs to be shining from only one direction: as a rule, Pokemon sprites are shaded from the upper left. Otherwise it looks.. well, weird.

Actually that's odd, that's one thing I never expected to hear, because I pay quite close attention to my light sources, it's probably the older sprites I havn't got around to revamping yet, but Enaid is fine except for the highlight on her back arm, she's one of the newer sprites that im re-doing anyway [don't like her wings].
I've checked again and they are correct, the light source for all of my sprites always comes from top left and slightly to the front, and if you shone a torch at them you'd get those highlights, I can always visualise them as 3D in my head.
Ottypi's arm facing us should be more in shadow, and perhaps less highlighting on Shindeons butt, I havn't got around to reshading the Fire Bird line yet, so don't worry about those, and the Kiwis are being replaced by Flamingos. =D

Secondly, there is a vast difference in detail between them. Ones like Floweock may look like they have a lot of detail, but really its just things like many leaves that make up the greater whole of the reath around its neck. However, then you have ones like shindeon, that while they are the same way, have so many parts that have individual parts to them, it becomes quite complicated overall.

The over-complicated thing is just the style I do my sprites in, I like them to be interesting to look at, otherwise I just get bored of them, if a sprite is too simple I don't want it.
Plus, I always draw out my fakemon first, then sprite them, so I have the design I want then sprite it, so the detail will differ. It's also to do with the size of sprites, the bigger they are the less crowded it looks even if a smaller sprite has the same amount of detail it looks more complicated.

My only concern is how I'm supposed to walk around with that.....

Same way as you do with Goldeen, plus it could move with it's flippers I guess =]

I only see some minot outline problems in some pokemons (jeppyfish)EDIT: Oh and the final form of the grass starter has a realy sprite. You should try and maybe remake his sprite

Jeppyfish outline is too dark? The last line doesn't make any sense.

 

[Northern Lights]

I'm quiet curious about magic type, what is the weakness and resistance? ( as well as immunity) and it's move strong against what?

Magic Type

Weakness: Dark, Ghost
Resistant: Fire, Water, Grass
Immune: Psychic

Any Pokemon under Magic type can learn any Power Type moves.
[So the moves it learns are not restricted by it's on type.]

Here are the Bug Line - I've decided to completley neglect the Pokemon-like appearance, I like creating my style of creatures, it feels more personal and idenitfiable.

http://i55.*******.com/spfzab.jpg

EDIT: ergh, just realised Damsephylls head looks like Flygons, totally not on purpose, but i do love Flygon, it influenced me subconciously XD

 

[Zozo1999]

omg NL, Your sprites are lovely! although your newest one...It looks a lot like Flygon ;P

Anyway, I love your style of Pokemon. The consepts are nice and the sprites are amazing! is Scareep and Drakeep different forms? They look like the same Pokemon...

 

[Northern Lights]

omg NL, Your sprites are lovely! although your newest one...It looks a lot like Flygon ;P

Anyway, I love your style of Pokemon. The consepts are nice and the sprites are amazing! is Scareep and Drakeep different forms? They look like the same Pokemon...

Lol, I was editing my last post with that observation just as you posted.
The sheeps are related to one another, like in 5th Gen you have those 3 legendary god on a cloud pokemon, they're related. Glad you like them.

The Dragon Sheep may also have been caused by watching "How to Train your Dragon" multiple times ... ^^;

 

[MetalFlygon08]

I like that! If it was released in the 5th gen, everyone would say it's a rip-off, but that just proves-how cool it is.

 

[Northern Lights]

^oh good! =] oh and thankyou to who ever gave me 5 stars *huggles*
Hmm, wondering if I should change Damsephylls colour scheme slightly, any suggestions?

EDIT: I forgot to mention, I think you're using the "Black eye with a white highlight" a few too many times also. Variety, especially in eyes, can help immensly.

I hadn't realised that until you pointed it, that's definatly something I need to try and fix ... but after Chemistry.

Oh, watch out, OLD sprites coming in.

http://i54.*******.com/10r0gv7.jpg Skarmory and Scizor I think [not very skamory like, yar I know]

http://i51.*******.com/1anu8.jpghttp://i52.*******.com/2i8au4l.jpg Back in the days when I used to make Pokemon Anime Cosplayers, I made loads for people, and Hitsugaya of course.

http://i54.*******.com/dlt21d.jpg This guy was my favourite Digimon, and they killed him off! My faves Jerome and John died in GDW too! *fume*

http://i52.*******.com/2gsocpz.jpg Never shown this to anyone, it was a secret sprite I made for WSC but unfortunatly it didn't fit with one of the rules =[ Gyarydos blended onto an Arcanine.

http://i54.*******.com/29267iq.jpghttp://i53.*******.com/2q9xx6f.jpg Old Fakemon Sprites are old
http://i53.*******.com/oszhon.jpg ---> http://i55.*******.com/spfzab.jpg

 

[floracat]

Very impressive! Better than I can do, anyway.

 

[Northern Lights]

^ thankyou. Ok just a little fusion of mine, Mixing two of my favourite pokemon, Umbreon and Ledian, to give Ledeon.

http://i54.*******.com/24kxzcw.jpg

I need to get back into fusion making ...

 

[Rex exploder]

I like the 2nd one more, just going by the pose