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© Gloria Kang 2010-2011-- You can reblog this at my tumblr : peacheriie.tumblr.com/post/256… --
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*EDIT* OMG A DD?!? wow i don't even know what to say!! i'm so happy right now, just...i really, really appreciate it
thank you so much to =RebeccaWeaver , ^3wyl and !rins-art for suggesting it, and `WildCharmander for featuring it
and thank you to everyone who viewed, faved and commented on this pic as well!!
This is my entry for 's Legends contest.
So for this contest we're supposed to draw a trainer with a full team of six pokemon, battling against at least one legendary. At first I thought of drawing Ho-oh and Lugia since they're my favourites by far, but I've already done a pretty recent piece featuring them so i had to cast around for other legendaries instead. Those from Hoenn onwards were OUT since they looked too machine-y, and I absolutely hate drawing metallic pokemon like rayquaza/magnezone/bronzor and the like. So in the end i chose the trusty three legendary birds, my favourites from the Kanto region
In this battle is my OC, Vanilla, with her team of six pokemon: Absol, Togekiss, Blissey, Scizor, Altaria and Kingdra. She's the one on the back of the Altaria in the background, by the way. Barely visible, but still there! These are the pokemon that I would choose if I had to form a team for competitive battling, they're all awesome and quite aesthetically pleasing
which is really important to me when I pick pokemon...i would never use Drowzee for example, sooooo ugly wtfreak. I've never actually used these pokemon altogether in a team before when playing on my PC; since I've never had the chance to play the games on any kind of handheld console, this team has never been tried and tested in competitive battling either
but I would definitely like to! That's why I'm entering this contest
so that for the first time in my life I can really try out the game-playing experience. And with the latest Black/White version no less!
To better explain the action, here's what's going on in this pic: Articuno is firing an Ice Beam onto Poseidon (Kingdra), driving it back against a barely-visible rock in the water.
Since Poseidon is resistant to almost all attack types, it barely takes damage from Ice Beam and counters with a Draco Meteor (hence the glowing purple eyes). Draco Meteors flame across the sky and narrowly miss Articuno (the flameball thing on the right).
Gelato (Absol) literally leaps to Poseidon's aid from the barely-visible rock behind him, powering up a Night Slash at the same time.
Moshilove (Togekiss) has managed to drive Moltres into the sea, which I think would have greatly weakened Moltres in real life since its flame wings would be doused by the water. Moltres attempts a last defense with a Flamethrower, which Moshilove evades by using Aura Sphere to dive through the flames
Chillicrab (Scizor), paralyzed by Zapdos's Thunderwave and hence unable to fly, takes a breather on the rocks to the right.
Zirabelle (Blissey) is healing Chillicrab with Aromatherapy, and is offering to use Softboiled to heal him further. Awww. Isn't that nice of her
My character Vanilla, riding on the back of Cirrus (Altaria), chases Zapdos, who is preparing another Thunderwave attack to defend itself.
I tried to portray a greater sense of teamwork and drama in this piece since it's supposed to be a battle of EPIC proportions. Having three legendaries helps with that so it's not just every pokemon barraging the poor legendary with attacks. I also hope I managed to convey a kind of story with this piece it definitely was in my mind when I did this!
By the way I spent HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS on this, I don't even remember how long it took anymore = = I didn't even think I could finish it. THIS is the reason I practically didn't work on anything else for about a month, guys. To all the guys that I owe stuff to, please don't kill me!
Also, I just found out I have approx. a month to get 20 pieces of drawings from life observations together, and submit them as a portfolio to this art school I'm applying to. LIKE JUST KILL ME PLEASE. No more sleep for the next month TT.TT
Needless to say I'd be very very happy, and very very appreciative, if you could vote for me Voting is only by %PokemonDaily members, but each one of you, and your support, means LOADS to me! I don't even know how I can express this - but to say that I would be eternally grateful is not too much of an exaggeration~
.....Even if I don't win this contest I'm still really happy with this pic Creating it gave me a great sense of attachment to it, and I'm really happy with the way it turned out considering the amount of effort I put in. So yeah
Vanilla Skylight © *peacheriie
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Comments: 1108
Haingis In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 22:29:58 +0000 UTC]
it's well done and all... but i think my problem with this is that you have followed the coloring trend that has been going on for the last couple of months or something now.
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goldfishkang In reply to Haingis [2011-02-24 04:25:34 +0000 UTC]
o.0 what colouring trend?? i wasn't aware that there was a colouring trend going around...
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Haingis In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 09:59:50 +0000 UTC]
the whole blue and orange trend. actually it has been going on a bit longer than i thought, but this webpage pretty much sums it up
[link]
also i've seen alot of it on deviantart as well
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goldfishkang In reply to Haingis [2011-02-24 14:03:10 +0000 UTC]
oh wow, now that you mention it, i guess it's true o.0 i'm personally not a fan of the blue/orange combination, but i REALLY like the red/purple/orange one ^^ if you take a look most of my gallery is made up of this combination! haha i guess i had no choice but to add blue into this pic cos articuno is blue
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Haingis In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 15:21:53 +0000 UTC]
to be honest i sort of like the orange blue combo... it's just that it has been used waaay too much so i'm not able to take it seriously anymore... unless of course it dies out for a while so that i can use it without feeling guilty again.
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goldfishkang In reply to Haingis [2011-02-25 04:30:07 +0000 UTC]
haha why would you feel guilty about using it?? as long as you're not doing it to follow the trend i think there's no reason not to use it right?
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Haingis In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-25 07:02:43 +0000 UTC]
well, it's not like i have this urge to make it, and also it's the fact that even though i said i like it, i dislike it at the same time because of the current situation. it's complicated
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Bule-saude-shoes In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 22:28:00 +0000 UTC]
Wopw this is truly amazing!
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La-gato-negro In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 22:27:59 +0000 UTC]
beautifully done!!!! love the colors and background!!!!
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goldfishkang In reply to La-gato-negro [2011-02-24 04:46:40 +0000 UTC]
thank you! i appreciate it
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Starstrukk117 In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 22:21:28 +0000 UTC]
This piece is amazing! I just adore the colors that you used, it sets a very intense atmosphere and frankly, makes me want to draw me and my pokemon team :3 XD Though I sure as hell don't have the amazing coloring skills you possess. Very impressive work PS: I think the winner of the contest is VERY obvious right now
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goldfishkang In reply to Starstrukk117 [2011-02-24 04:28:40 +0000 UTC]
haha thank you! but sadly i didn't win this piece won instead, and i must say his colour choices were similar, although it was much simpler and perhaps that's what made it more aesthetically appealing ^^
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sasunaru34 In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 22:04:05 +0000 UTC]
I love this picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ecstatic-ectsy In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:55:47 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful colors. Really great piece right here.
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fartprincess In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:55:12 +0000 UTC]
Didn't even realize this was a Pokemon piece on seeing it. It's incredibly well done though :-P
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goldfishkang In reply to fartprincess [2011-02-24 04:41:45 +0000 UTC]
yay! glad you think so ^^ thanks!
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F1nland In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:47:01 +0000 UTC]
PURE STUNNING ARTWORK!!!!!!!! CONGRATS FOR DD
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v-Vampir3ss-v In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:31:28 +0000 UTC]
This is the most mind blowing coloring i've seen in DA, absolutely stunning The colors look so vivid and full of energy even in a thumbnail that it draw me in to see this piece in full view.
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goldfishkang In reply to v-Vampir3ss-v [2011-02-24 04:24:20 +0000 UTC]
haha thank you i'm glad you decided to full view it, i think it looks REALLY confusing as a thumbnail
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v-Vampir3ss-v In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 07:47:30 +0000 UTC]
but the colors really draw you in, its amazing really, you have such talent
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goldfishkang In reply to v-Vampir3ss-v [2011-02-24 08:21:56 +0000 UTC]
TuT thanks so much, that's very kind of you >u<
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v-Vampir3ss-v In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 11:21:45 +0000 UTC]
no prob your welcome^^
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NekoHimeAnny In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:20:52 +0000 UTC]
it sure must've been a LOT of work, wow! it's awesome! I love the detail and the colours and how much effort you put into it! one can really see that!!
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goldfishkang In reply to NekoHimeAnny [2011-02-24 04:24:49 +0000 UTC]
yes it was! after i finished this piece i felt so reluctant to start on a big piece again. haha. that's why i started on my nuzlocke comics instead, to relax ^^ thanks for the comment!
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NekoHimeAnny In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 12:27:07 +0000 UTC]
heh, I bet. when finishing something that big one needs a break and do other stuff to restore the energy
welcome :3
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goldfishkang In reply to NekoHimeAnny [2011-02-24 14:01:00 +0000 UTC]
yeah it was exactly that ^^
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McThalom In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:16:23 +0000 UTC]
woah what a picture! the colours nearly make you hold your breath.
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goldfishkang In reply to McThalom [2011-02-24 04:31:56 +0000 UTC]
it's breathtaking, i gather?
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destinys-fall In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:12:50 +0000 UTC]
Argg.. I suggested this to ^kasumichan2003 like three weeks ago (I should probably suggest things to ^StormPenguin also next time )
But I'm happy to see this get a DD, well deserved (:
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goldfishkang In reply to destinys-fall [2011-02-24 04:23:05 +0000 UTC]
ohhh i see!! i should probably put your name up there on the list of special people to thank then thank you so much for the kind thoughts and the suggestion, i really appreciate it!!
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destinys-fall In reply to goldfishkang [2011-02-24 12:31:06 +0000 UTC]
Oh thanks >w<
And congrats on the DD again
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genminusone In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 21:02:02 +0000 UTC]
This is absolutely stunning! Might sound strange but it makes me think of one of those tapestries that illustrate a famous legend. Like the battle you've depicted is a legend in the making!
I love the colors too. I can't get over the color selections and how beautifully you blended them all together. They may be bright, but I don't care; they made me happy just looking at it. You also composed the piece so well that the colors guided my eyes smoothly from action to action. So much fun to look at!
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goldfishkang In reply to genminusone [2011-02-24 04:23:44 +0000 UTC]
haha wow! i'm honoured that you say that thank you so much!! ^^
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DawnForestWolf In reply to ??? [2011-02-23 20:58:27 +0000 UTC]
such pretty colours! very vivid! i love this! fave! 1,000/5
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