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Description Here it is, the colour vertion of bulbasaur, hope you like it

Bulbasaur are interesting little animals as they are Synapsid's (dicynodont), both mammal's and reptiles. They have warm blood but have strong characteristics of reptiles such as its skin ans skeletal structure.
However the most striking and rare feature is its bulb that grows from its back. Bulbasaur are a member of a small group of animals that have a symbiotic relationship with another living thing to survive. The plant absorbs sun light and turns it into food which energises both plant and animal, while the bulbasaur eats food and drinks which the plant can also feeds off allowing it to grow strong even through the night.
The plant boosts the Bulbasaurs amune system which gives the animal strong defences against infection, viruses, illnesses and poisons. Now, because of this symbiotic relationship the bulbasaur cannot survive without the plant in its body.
When the Bulbasaur is first born the mother Venusaur emplants a seed into its back, for the first few days after being born they are at a very vunrable stage and many babies do not survive, luckily the plant grows very quickly once emplanted and creates the amune system for the new born.
It is impossible to emplant a bulbasaur seed into another pokemon as the plant will kill it by growing into vital organs.
The plant grows into its spinal chord allowing messages from the brain to reach the plant, allowing the animal to control some of the plants function such as vine whip, a move the Bulbasaur is famous for. The stronger vines grow down through holes in the shoulders and combined with muscle tention and vine control can use them as powerful weapons.
As the Pokemon grows the bulb gets heavier, at a younger age the Bulbasaur can lift up on their hind legs but as it grows it looses this ability as the bulb slowly gets heavier and heavier.
As they are young they do not breed, but this doesnt mean they cant, it is simply healthier for Venusaurs to breed as they are the only ones with a fully grown plant to implant seeds. Only Bulbasaurs that have bred in captivity have sucessfully had young with no fatalities as the trainer/ breeders order in Venusaur seeds, but this is not recommended.
As most pokemon Bulbasaurs must undertake a methamorphasis/ evolving to survive as they get healthier and stronger, if they do not evolve their life span is dramatically reduced. They have been said to have similar intelligence to a dog which makes training easier.
They have varied personnality but most of the time they are loyal creatures, and are seen as one of the easiest starters to train.
They are one of the main starters in Kanto, which means they are indangered. they are given out to trainers to build their strength and to evolve them so they can get more Venusaurs for the breeding process. It is hard to evolve a pokemon such as this without training and plenty of excercise and experience, something the breeders do not have time to do, so it becomes the trainers duty to eventually breed their pokemon.
Sadly venusaur are hunted for their flowers and sometimes Bulbasaur are killed in the process. It is illegal to hunt these animals and many of the last wild Bulbasaurs etc are kept in sancturarys to protect them. This is why they are so rare and why they must be rescued from the bring of extinction.
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Comments: 109

JoshuaDunlop In reply to ??? [2009-09-06 11:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much, but you could give me the orginality for the research i did to make it realistic but its still fair considering its a redesign

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GiganMaster In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2009-09-06 14:41:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Sorry about the originality thing. That was my first critique, so.....
You're welcome.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to GiganMaster [2009-09-06 15:41:13 +0000 UTC]

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Ani-Monster [2009-08-01 16:33:43 +0000 UTC]

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact


This piece shows that while the sun might be out, darkness still abides. Many of this artist's works have a very dark tone that we really haven't seen in other artists' pieces. In this piece as well, it is potent enough to give emotion without overpowering the essential positive nature of the subject matter. This particular Bulbasaur is beautifully captured in a very juvenile state, its spots subtle and its bulb waxy. One also cannot overlook the beautiful background the figure is placed in. The elegance and mystery make us wonder if this was once how the earth really looked like. The ground is littered with leaves, and the sun is blanketed by a veil of dust. Perhaps the most conspicuous detail is the set of trees far behind. Whether it be the creation of the artist or an element borrowed from a stock image, the artist has done a wonderful job blending it into the fray, meshing all of the elements together to create one gorgeous masterpiece.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Ani-Monster [2009-08-01 18:08:46 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful critique and it is wonderful to hear my work described so beautifully, thankyou very much

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Pinksneasel [2013-05-29 19:41:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is one hell of an explanation for why starters are given and why they are rarely obtained otherwise. They use trainers to promote the growth and continuation of endangered species, where one might think keeping endangered species from the normal populace will protect them. But it's ingenious! Give the babies to trainers to raise into maturity, and soon the entire human race isn't just helping to save the species, but is emotionally involved to care about them. If a bulbasaur was your first Pokemon ever, you wouldn't want it's entire species to die out. Your Saur was your best friend, and you'd hate for future generations to not have the wonderful Pokemon you grew up with. So trainers WOULD seek to breed them and save the species, and it wouldn't be too hard to do since there'd be plenty of trainers with venasaur as well. And the same would apply for any starter Pokemon, which I'm now convince are all similarly endangered species. It's a brilliant conservation plan indeed!XD

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Pinksneasel [2013-05-29 21:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I had to come up with a reason why you couldnt find them in the wild, especially as technically they would be like legendaries essentially

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Pinksneasel In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2013-05-29 22:11:38 +0000 UTC]

Well it was the best reason I could think of. It's too bad we can't do that to save real world endangered species...

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Pinksneasel [2013-05-29 22:25:13 +0000 UTC]

People couldnt be trusted sadly.

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Pinksneasel In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2013-05-30 22:06:13 +0000 UTC]

Not to mention wild animals, especially predators, aren't as easy or safe to train as Pokemon. If a tiger tries to attack you, you can't just put it back in its pokeball...

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Pinksneasel [2013-05-31 09:09:49 +0000 UTC]

True

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Zephiena [2011-07-01 14:28:22 +0000 UTC]

immune system not amune system. other then that I love this drawing its awesome

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Zephiena [2011-07-01 14:27:26 +0000 UTC]

immune system not amune system its confusing

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flareon64 [2010-07-17 22:14:28 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible!i love bulbasaur and its evolution line!

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to flareon64 [2010-07-17 23:40:33 +0000 UTC]

thankyou

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Master-Kankuro [2010-04-30 18:20:56 +0000 UTC]

Not only the picture is worth to be faved, but the bio for sure too!!!
You are soo cool by inventing such detailed and realistic sounding bio about my most favorite Pokemon-family.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Master-Kankuro [2010-04-30 18:54:16 +0000 UTC]

thankyou very much

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Master-Kankuro In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2010-04-30 19:00:33 +0000 UTC]

No prob my dear.

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Bear-hybrid [2009-11-22 09:07:25 +0000 UTC]

I absoloutly adore your semi realistic design of the bulbasaur family. Your well thought out bios too are wonderful!

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Bear-hybrid [2009-11-22 09:52:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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teddybearxofxmystery [2009-10-24 21:20:32 +0000 UTC]

That's epically amazing!

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MoonstoneDX [2009-09-03 16:48:53 +0000 UTC]

aaaaawww, the face reminds me of a turtle XD Other than that, it's very well done, both the pic and the bio.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to MoonstoneDX [2009-09-03 18:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

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Octoboy-the-8th [2009-08-20 22:52:18 +0000 UTC]

My comment on this would be similar to the one on the ivysaur I just commented on; great body and background, but the eyes are a little more humanoid than I'd imagine.

Great bio though. I'm glad you've made sense of bulbasaur's vine whip move.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to Octoboy-the-8th [2009-08-21 08:13:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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poizoned-tearz [2009-08-14 00:41:27 +0000 UTC]

The symbiosis thing is cool. Nevertheless, I believe the plant is an organ bulbasaurs are born with, since bulbasaurs can control almost everything related to the plant: they can throw pollen, scents and venom to the air, as well as other attacks.
Plus, in order the plant not to kill baby bulbasaurs when its roots grow, it would have to be implanted while the pokemon's still a fetus or something. Then, bulbasaurs would be marsupials.

"both mammal's and reptiles", do you consider they are mammals only because they have warm blood, or also because they actually breast their offspring?

I'm sorry if my questions bother you; it's not like I don't like your job or diminish your imagination, but because I had some thoughts about how pokemons' bodies would work in real life before I ran into your gallery. That's the reason why your work really interests me.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to poizoned-tearz [2009-08-14 08:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Well i still see them as two seperate entities but have evolved to need each other. The bulbasaur has evolved to have pathways for the plant to grow so it doesnt just grow randomly and as you said kill the baby, the reason it can control the plant is said in the bulbasaur picture, along with much more info.
I see them as both dyctodonts because they have obvious features of both reptiles and mammals, they are warm blooded and have prodruding ears, two mammalian traits, it also has a scaly/ dinosauric hide and has a squat walk like many lizards. Dyctodonts are the relatives of all mammals and reptiles, combining both traits, it only seemed logical that a bulbasaur was one, plus its species being so old grants the fact it could have evolved to have a symbiosis with the plant

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theamishpiscodemon [2009-08-12 03:50:44 +0000 UTC]

Hah hah hah, tis awesome mate. I can't wait for the release of this book lad, tis a fantastic idea.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to theamishpiscodemon [2009-08-12 08:15:53 +0000 UTC]

cheers

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paulinaghost [2009-08-06 00:56:23 +0000 UTC]

awww I wanna say it looks triceratops but the mouth makes me think of a turtle. do I say: "aww" in almost all my comments? The way you describe it is very interesting. I've seen a dinosaur on tv once that looked like this but was old decendent of the turtle. Ever heared of a show called rimeval? Lots of dino facts and action in it. Its on: BBC.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to paulinaghost [2009-08-06 11:49:29 +0000 UTC]

yep watch Primevil a lot, but ive missed the new series tho

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paulinaghost In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2009-08-06 23:13:36 +0000 UTC]

yeah me to.

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FakaPokeBio [2009-08-05 16:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Much better than the other one. Your slight explanation of Evolution here is very similar too whats been going through my head for the past few weeks. The redness of the eyes is a nice touch.

All in all much better.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to FakaPokeBio [2009-08-05 16:58:43 +0000 UTC]

thankyou glad you like it

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FakaPokeBio In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2009-08-05 20:31:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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krinay1 [2009-08-02 22:08:09 +0000 UTC]

i really like how you draw pokemon. your versions look more realistic

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to krinay1 [2009-08-02 23:52:18 +0000 UTC]

thankyou, i do my best

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EmperorDinobot [2009-08-01 08:05:57 +0000 UTC]

first version was better, yes.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to EmperorDinobot [2009-08-01 15:40:23 +0000 UTC]

you like the first vertion?

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animechic420 In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2010-03-09 02:52:25 +0000 UTC]

i saw the first version and your reaction comment to EmperorDinobot was priceless

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to animechic420 [2010-03-09 07:53:35 +0000 UTC]

lol wat did i say?

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animechic420 In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2010-03-10 00:24:40 +0000 UTC]

"you like the first version?"

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to animechic420 [2010-03-10 00:41:19 +0000 UTC]

lol

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SUP3R-N3RD-B3N [2009-07-28 22:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Nice work. It seems we had a lot of the same ideas on this one. LOL. Your bio is almost exactly the same as part of my article. Great minds think alike.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to SUP3R-N3RD-B3N [2009-07-29 08:08:44 +0000 UTC]

indeed glad you like it, would be interesting to read yours aswell one day

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zombi49 [2009-07-28 18:03:56 +0000 UTC]

the bulbasaurs evolution process into ivy and vena seems more like stages of growth through the years rather than and actual evolution but all in all very compelling i love your way of making the pokemon world feel more real rather than the kiddy cartoon we all grew up on,im waiting for when you tackle the food chain that should be extreamly interesting

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to zombi49 [2009-07-28 20:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Food chain, ha that slipped my mind, ill have to try and stick that in somewhere

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SUP3R-N3RD-B3N In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2009-07-28 22:28:10 +0000 UTC]

That is one thing I've pretty much worked out. I'll send it to you, if you want.

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JoshuaDunlop In reply to SUP3R-N3RD-B3N [2009-07-29 08:26:20 +0000 UTC]

yer via note or email cheers

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zombi49 In reply to JoshuaDunlop [2009-07-28 22:04:58 +0000 UTC]

i think it will be interesting to see which pokemon eat which i can see beedrill hunting caterpies pidgyots hunting nidoran ect. im looking forward to whatever you produce

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