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It travels great distances,bringing light in it's jeweled crown,
The Majesty of Forests.
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I told you I would draw Xerneas, too! This picture just took way more time than I ever thought. But I think I'm entitled to feel proud of the finished work. And I must say, I'm damn proud.
Xerneas is one of the most beautiful Pokemon designs to date, hands down. It's grace and majestic appearance surpasses Arceus any day. This is what I call a legendary Pokemon. This is what I would call a god Pokemon. It is true that Xerneas resembles the Deer God from Princess Mononoke a lot, but I think it does so in a good way.
There is so little known about this Pokemon, but what I think, Xerneas could represent light. Or life. It would go well with its counterpart, Yveltal, that could represent either sound or death, in contrast to Xerneas.
This was very, very educating and interesting to do. I almost lost my mind a great many times, but I'm surprised my patience allowed me to work with the same quality to the end. It was really hard to put my pen down and say "I'm done". But I think I'm done now. For real. And I really like the outcome.
I hope you like it, too!
My first version of Yveltal:
Media PaintToolSAI | Wacom Intuos4 M
Time taken A lifetime.
Xerneas c Nintendo Gamefreak
Art c *ShadeofShinon
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Comments: 272
JadeWulf In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 04:57:26 +0000 UTC]
I agree when i saw the preview i was really impressed with xerneas looking so well impressive XD
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ShadeofShinon In reply to JadeWulf [2013-01-20 17:12:13 +0000 UTC]
Yes, it's so majestic. Aaa, I can't wait for the games and more info!
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zelka94 In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 04:53:25 +0000 UTC]
i would love to take a walk in the woods and see this while walking....as always amazing job!my favorie part is the horns,they look so sparkly!
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ShadeofShinon In reply to zelka94 [2013-01-20 17:14:20 +0000 UTC]
I would love that, too. Thank you!
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Shade77 In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 04:52:30 +0000 UTC]
Very amazing work
I still like to think of Areceus as a God Pokemon, but I think Xerneas and Yveltal are both Gods too (yeah I just crashed the party *akwardly walks away*)
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ShadeofShinon In reply to Shade77 [2013-01-20 17:14:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
I still consider Arceus as the God Pokemon, but I think there are many god in Pokemon, for example the weather trio of Hoenn. But Xerneas is still more majestic than Arceus. :V
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Sliverbolt In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 04:04:42 +0000 UTC]
agree with you on all points.
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BelphegorPrime In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 03:42:21 +0000 UTC]
It took a little time for me to decide, but I definitely prefer Xerneas to Yveltal now. Both are glorious, but Xerneas is simply majestic, and I can safely say I like it even more after seeing this.
I think it's pretty obvious that there will be a third legendary for the inevitable Z version, and I'm still wondering what that would be like. I do like the idea of one representing life and the other death, although I don't really know if it's too much of a stretch for GameFreak to include that. If they do, though, they could extend that over three legendaries, like the great triad of Hinduism.
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ShadeofShinon In reply to BelphegorPrime [2013-01-24 21:51:05 +0000 UTC]
I agree with you. They're both amazing but there just is something about Xerneas that makes me choose it over Yveltal.
Also, Z version seems very likely, and the axis theory would go better with that. But the Hinduism theory doesn't sound half bad either. Oh well, we'll just have to wait and see.
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Chaosbayne In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 03:20:44 +0000 UTC]
This is a Pokemon? Oh damn! How gorgeous!
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ShadeofShinon In reply to Chaosbayne [2013-01-17 17:47:13 +0000 UTC]
Yep, it's one of the new Pokemon that were released a few weeks ago. Thanks!
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Vertigo-Gal In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 02:44:42 +0000 UTC]
i love how you captured its gracefulness. very nice.
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Bubbles-San In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 02:28:17 +0000 UTC]
I like your version better than the actual one.
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ShadeofShinon In reply to Bubbles-San [2013-01-20 17:14:31 +0000 UTC]
That's nice to hear! :>
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Evonia In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 02:20:59 +0000 UTC]
the new legendaries are beautimus! i want x version
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ShadeofShinon In reply to Evonia [2013-01-17 17:47:30 +0000 UTC]
Yes, they are! I'm getting both!
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Herioglyph In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 01:43:37 +0000 UTC]
Oh my god, my heart dropped and I just almost cried. This is the pokemon game we've been waiting for, you know the one everyone says should happen? I think this is it..
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ShadeofShinon In reply to Herioglyph [2013-01-17 17:48:51 +0000 UTC]
Yes, this is generation 6. They're releasing new games so frequently that I can hardly keep up. Anyway, I think the new gen looks pretty great.
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Mishroomish In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 01:12:17 +0000 UTC]
Wow, those horns are beautiful...
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soapiesthorse In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 00:58:41 +0000 UTC]
I agree with you. This is one of the prettiest PokΓ©mon out there.
I hope it's powers are as awesome as it's appearance.
And this truly has had me staring at it for a good amount of time. So beautiful.
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ShadeofShinon In reply to soapiesthorse [2013-01-20 17:15:30 +0000 UTC]
I really hope so, too. It would be a horrible waste if it turned out to be a bad Pokemon.
Anyway, thanks!
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Tenshineko01 In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 00:40:53 +0000 UTC]
That is sooo awesome. at a mist and make the gems glow that would be amazing.
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PureForestGuardian In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 00:36:20 +0000 UTC]
Wow!! Pretty indeed!! ^^
Oh, I wanted to ask, since you seem to be a Pokemon expert... When exactly did the sixth generation come out? O.O I stopped keeping track, and all of a sudden, I'm seeing a lot of artwork featuring that cute little new Fire starter. ^^
Is this from Black and White 2...or is it a whole new region after Unova?
Anyways, amazing piece!! ^^
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ShadeofShinon In reply to PureForestGuardian [2013-01-21 15:24:39 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! :>
The sixth generation was revealed a few weeks ago and it's coming out in October. This generation most likely won't have anything to do with BW2, and from what has been revealed it seems to be a whole new region based on France so it's going to be very interesting.
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PureForestGuardian In reply to ShadeofShinon [2013-01-21 16:29:24 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, France?!
Now that is certainly going to be interesting indeed.
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ShadeofShinon In reply to PureForestGuardian [2013-01-21 18:11:28 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. You can see a tower similar to the Eiffel tower in the trailer and other stuff that hints to France.
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Baelfin In reply to PureForestGuardian [2013-01-17 02:15:31 +0000 UTC]
6th gen is from the game Pokemon X and pokemon Y. The games of which are coming out on the 3ds sometime in October worldwide according to ->www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/01-08-2013/
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PureForestGuardian In reply to Baelfin [2013-01-17 05:46:21 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow. O.O Seems like things moved quite quickly...
Thanks for the info! ^^
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nuklear-firefly In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 00:22:02 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely beautiful. Great job!
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BlazeDGO In reply to ??? [2013-01-17 00:02:30 +0000 UTC]
Looks AMAZING. Worth every second spent on it and every complaint that you're not "done" :U
Everything goes together really well! I really love how the vertical trees still help give it an overall horizontal look. And dat water. DAT WATER.
Oh, and the Xerneas looks pretty cool too :V
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ShadeofShinon In reply to BlazeDGO [2013-01-20 17:16:32 +0000 UTC]
Haha, thank you very much! :>
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ktCATSbone In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 23:57:44 +0000 UTC]
The second I saw Xerneas I knew which version I wanted to buy!
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ShadeofShinon In reply to ktCATSbone [2013-01-17 17:45:40 +0000 UTC]
I still don't know which version I would get if I had to choose. They're both so cool.
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ktCATSbone In reply to ShadeofShinon [2013-01-17 20:59:32 +0000 UTC]
True
But the rainbow antlers won me over
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ChibiRegalli In reply to ??? [2013-01-16 23:54:23 +0000 UTC]
YES. YOU HAVE PLEASED THE DEER KING. GOOD. FOR THIS HE SHALL VISIT YOU AT CHRISTMAS AND ALLOW YOU TO TOUCH HIS MAJESTIC HORNS.
... I've been responding to everything about this guy in ALL-CAPS OF MAJESTY. I think that's a sign which version I'm getting first.
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