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More Tsutaja, the "Grass Snake" Pokemon - which just happens to have arms and legs.This was an experiment in trying to speed up my comic artwork - I stripped out a lot of the unnecessary processes and flashy artwork effects to focus on pushing out a comic as quickly as possible.
I finished this comic in around 6 hours, give-or-take. This is about 1/10th of the time it has been taking me to finish comics previously.
I'll probably be aiming to create comics in this new style from now on, but I do have some older unfinished comics which use my old artworking methods so I'll try to finish those up eventually.
I know I haven't finished the "May Contain Nuts" four-part run yet, but it has become terribly clear to me that I have been giving myself way too much work to do when creating comics.
I've finished the linework for part 4 of May Contain Nuts, but it still needs a lot of work doing to it before I can submit it (don't worry I will put it up eventually).
I had real trouble drawing Tsutaja at first - its eyes are so huge in relation to the rest of its body it took me a good few attempts to get them looking right. I think I have the hang of drawing Tsutaja now though.
Please leave comments regarding my new comic art style if you feel you have something to say.
Update: On 23 November 2010, the Western name for the 'Grass Snake Pokemon' was announced as 'Snivy'.
Do not claim this comic or the artwork contained therein as your own.
Do not copy, alter or reproduce this comic or artwork.
Pokemon © The Pokemon Company.
Artwork © David Nathan Dawkins.
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Comments: 405
HiAndromon [2010-05-16 01:18:24 +0000 UTC]
The fact that Tsutaja has arms and legs makes me believe my Grass/Dragon pokemon theory even more.
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NoodleMimi In reply to ??? [2010-05-16 00:56:35 +0000 UTC]
This is sooo funny! That's what i thought too! A snake with arms and legs! I would say it is a lizard...
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Mizukame In reply to ??? [2010-05-16 00:05:28 +0000 UTC]
You're missing the pretty eyelashes of your girls D:
Also, that coloring style reminds me of the style used in the Puyo Puyo game series, it adds even more "comical-thing" to your already awesome jokes :3
Tsutaja, I may be not an expert, but I dont think its a good idea to discuss with a venom sword-armed snake without a weapon on your own
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Lizardnix In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 22:23:04 +0000 UTC]
Seviper owns Tsutaja :3,(the sword-tail can solve the issue of tsutaja having limbs) I laughed so much at the end, "I DON'T like YOU", seriously, that was great, loved seviper's face, insta-fav!
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Umbri-girl In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 21:13:30 +0000 UTC]
Perhaps its some sort of mistranslation of glass lizards? You know what'd be cool, if as it evolved lost its limbs.
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Blake-TriforceMaster In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 19:04:21 +0000 UTC]
in the released pics he always looks stoned.
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Wolfenpilot687 [2010-05-15 18:20:04 +0000 UTC]
Heh, funny! At the beginning, I didn't like the starters that much, but now I learned to love them! I'm gonna choose Pokabu as my starter...are you gonna make more comics with the others?
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MizuSakura In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 16:30:57 +0000 UTC]
Hahaha, this is great!
(I think this has convinced me to start with Tsutaja when Black/White comes out...)
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DoNotDelete In reply to MizuSakura [2010-05-15 17:59:18 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
Well, you should go with which one you feel is right for you.
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Tsutajaplz In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 15:54:10 +0000 UTC]
Tsutaja's arms look flimsy and paper-like, so I think they just fold down so he can slither. But I guess they added it to give him some pizzazz awesome comic by far too.
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DoNotDelete In reply to Tsutajaplz [2010-05-15 17:57:49 +0000 UTC]
It might be to do with what kind of moves Tsutaja can learn.
Thanks on the awesome!
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ncoted In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 15:39:16 +0000 UTC]
um... then how would he poke fun at ekens (pardon the spelling, haven't playied in a while)
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DoNotDelete In reply to ncoted [2010-05-15 17:58:21 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I used Seviper because Tsutaja wouldn't really be able to make a rebuttal against Ekans/Arbok.
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ncoted In reply to DoNotDelete [2010-05-15 18:00:16 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it would be funny if you could make one though...
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wolf-hunter90 In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 12:41:21 +0000 UTC]
poison snake eat grass snake
it a simple fact
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DoNotDelete In reply to wolf-hunter90 [2010-05-15 17:58:36 +0000 UTC]
I think they can get along if they try.
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TamarinFrog In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 11:54:32 +0000 UTC]
Haha! Tsutaja is my fave too (love the other two too though). I love how you draw tsutaja here and the personality you gave it. I also wonder about the "legs". Cotton-Gravy had an interesting view of it. He drew tsutaja like a snake and the "legs" were rather "wings" or "fins". I guess its fins are strong enough to let it stand.... Anyway, great comic!
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DoNotDelete In reply to TamarinFrog [2010-05-15 17:56:54 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I like Tsutaja the most of the gen. 5 starters, but a snake-type starter was always gonna be my first choice anyway.
Yeah, I don't know if the personality comes off as smug or just "wacky" - I think I was trying to portray Tsutaja as a hyperactive child in this comic (hence the over-the-top expressions in comparison to Seviper's unrelenting death stare).
I don't have an issue with the snake-limbs myself, it gave me material for a comic so it's all good!
Thanks for the fave and comment! I consider it high praise for one of my deviations to catch your attention.
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Franky-Kun [2010-05-15 09:35:39 +0000 UTC]
I really prefer how are you going to do your comics from now on, I like speedy comics more than well-dpoing slow comics. Go on! ^^
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DoNotDelete In reply to Franky-Kun [2010-05-15 17:51:04 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I'd rather churn them out a little faster.
Spending weeks/months on a single comic can be kinda soul-destroying.
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sacridshadow In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 05:53:25 +0000 UTC]
I think generation 5 is going to be ruined. the starters aren't pretty. I can only hope their evolutions looks better. T_T
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DoNotDelete In reply to sacridshadow [2010-05-15 17:50:14 +0000 UTC]
I don't know I think they have their good points.
I expect the Water-type starter to be a sleeping dragon in terms of its final evolution.
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sacridshadow In reply to DoNotDelete [2010-05-15 20:22:57 +0000 UTC]
I originally thought that generation 3 was ruined, but it had some good pokemon, like Absol, Linoone, and Mightyena, to name a few.
The water type starter is a sea otter. So I don't think you'll get a sleeping dragon. lol I've seen better fakemon starters. Now, if only they would start mixing types again, like grass/flying, but not get carried away with it. XD
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DoNotDelete In reply to sacridshadow [2010-05-15 21:20:32 +0000 UTC]
"Sleeping dragon" is a figure of speech - when I say that I mean people are underestimating the Water-type's potential.
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sacridshadow In reply to DoNotDelete [2010-05-15 23:09:32 +0000 UTC]
ah. Why didn't you say so? lol Honestly, water types have some pretty strong weaknesses, however, it appears everything can learn elemental moves, including aerial ace. XD
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Kurigaru In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 05:43:38 +0000 UTC]
Seviper shoulda stabbed him to shut him up. xD;
And it's funny how Tsutaja sounds like "your size" in Spanish. (Su taya.)
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Bakafroggy [2010-05-15 05:21:09 +0000 UTC]
I think that they should totally name this 'Grahiss' in english...
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DoNotDelete In reply to Bakafroggy [2010-05-15 17:48:56 +0000 UTC]
I dunno, they could come up with a lot of things I guess.
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09camaro In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 05:20:38 +0000 UTC]
Well, there is a Legless Lizard... [link] ...so why not a legged snake?
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Haru-chii In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 05:14:02 +0000 UTC]
[link]
I thought the Pokemon's name was familiar.
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DoNotDelete In reply to Haru-chii [2010-05-15 17:48:31 +0000 UTC]
I'd guess that when they're translated from Japanese "tsu" and "taja" mean something like "snake" and "grass" respectively.
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Haru-chii In reply to DoNotDelete [2010-05-15 19:40:19 +0000 UTC]
Not sure. I just found the cryptid link interesting.
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Popgal120 In reply to ??? [2010-05-15 05:02:50 +0000 UTC]
having a sword tail is different than having arms and legs >.>
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DoNotDelete In reply to Popgal120 [2010-05-15 17:46:32 +0000 UTC]
I know, but it gave Tsutaja something to make a rebuttal with... I guess.
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ironic-emo-wings In reply to Popgal120 [2010-05-15 05:24:06 +0000 UTC]
agreed, it's just not the same with limbs eh?
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Popgal120 In reply to ironic-emo-wings [2010-05-15 09:10:05 +0000 UTC]
yeah.
Its like.. giving rats wings or something
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ironic-emo-wings In reply to Popgal120 [2010-05-15 12:31:53 +0000 UTC]
or deer with fingers and thumbs
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