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Fetish analysis, why I like fygars so much
7 years ago
Those that know me well enough are probably aware of my fixation with fygars, or at least my rendition of them. and I'm sure a few find it odd that I would dedicate so much work to them and even default to asking for them in trades. well I'd like to talk about that here, I was going to do a series of illustrations like in my other fetish analysis pieces but this particular subject involved more text than illustrations.
anyways. Fygars as a character are significant to me because they were my first genuine interest in inflation, what really sold me on them was the box art for Return of Arcade https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0.....g?v=1462216229
I remember when I was young and I saw this box at an office max, I carried it around and stared at it while my mother shopped for office supplies. I had an early thing for balloons then but here was a high resolution image of a dragon being inflated all big and round like a balloon. I've always imagined wanting to hug the creatures big belly, even if he looked to be one firm squeeze away from popping. but that introduced me to dig dug and when I first got a computer, I searched for whatever I could of dig dug all in the hopes to see more images of that dragon inflated.
never really did find much sadly, most of the time it was the pooka that got inflated and by the time I started to draw inflation art for myself, the idea of the fygars was long out of my head now I have drawn images of fygars but they didn't really look at all like the cannon version, just generic lizards really. it wasn't till I did the rough of this piece that rekindled that long lost interest. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/24786046/
as for why I draw them so often, well it has a lot to do with the design of them. The design I settled with depicts the fygars as having a simple, bottom heavy reptilian shape with only 3 colors (2 if you exclude white), rounded features and a general lack of intricate details. I prefer characters like this because they are easy to figure out and commit to memory, which allows me to focus more on the form.
you see, I don't settle for spheres with limbs, my goal is to convey the subject as one big air filled volume, this depends a lot on effectively skewing the subject's proportions to get that look. simpler character designs also better sells the idea of that subject being like a balloon, things like pooltoys and parade floats rely on rounded features and color separation to define the character. Lugia is a great example of a design that works well with this. he already looks like a parade float as it is.
when I'm stressed and want to draw some inflation with something easy that I like, the fygar fits the bill perfectly, and allows me to draw with ease, not having to constantly check a ref or focus on small details midway in. and when I want to make a trade request that emphasizes either the shape, pose, or context of the inflated subject more than the subject itself, Fygars are my go to pick because it has a simple design that appeals to me.
lastly, a lot of my work involving them plays on a fantasy scenario I really enjoy. the idea of owning this small, easy to care for critter that you can pump up like a big balloon to do things with. not only do I enjoy the scale difference but it lines up with my habits as a looner.
so yeah, for those of you that took the time to read this. that's why I like drawing them so much and why I will continue to draw them. literally everything about them appeals to me and they satiate a desire of mine that has been unfulfilled for years. Plus they are a perfect fallback for when I want to draw but have nothing in mind to draw.
at this point I might as well make an OC out of them or something.
anyways. Fygars as a character are significant to me because they were my first genuine interest in inflation, what really sold me on them was the box art for Return of Arcade https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0.....g?v=1462216229
I remember when I was young and I saw this box at an office max, I carried it around and stared at it while my mother shopped for office supplies. I had an early thing for balloons then but here was a high resolution image of a dragon being inflated all big and round like a balloon. I've always imagined wanting to hug the creatures big belly, even if he looked to be one firm squeeze away from popping. but that introduced me to dig dug and when I first got a computer, I searched for whatever I could of dig dug all in the hopes to see more images of that dragon inflated.
never really did find much sadly, most of the time it was the pooka that got inflated and by the time I started to draw inflation art for myself, the idea of the fygars was long out of my head now I have drawn images of fygars but they didn't really look at all like the cannon version, just generic lizards really. it wasn't till I did the rough of this piece that rekindled that long lost interest. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/24786046/
as for why I draw them so often, well it has a lot to do with the design of them. The design I settled with depicts the fygars as having a simple, bottom heavy reptilian shape with only 3 colors (2 if you exclude white), rounded features and a general lack of intricate details. I prefer characters like this because they are easy to figure out and commit to memory, which allows me to focus more on the form.
you see, I don't settle for spheres with limbs, my goal is to convey the subject as one big air filled volume, this depends a lot on effectively skewing the subject's proportions to get that look. simpler character designs also better sells the idea of that subject being like a balloon, things like pooltoys and parade floats rely on rounded features and color separation to define the character. Lugia is a great example of a design that works well with this. he already looks like a parade float as it is.
when I'm stressed and want to draw some inflation with something easy that I like, the fygar fits the bill perfectly, and allows me to draw with ease, not having to constantly check a ref or focus on small details midway in. and when I want to make a trade request that emphasizes either the shape, pose, or context of the inflated subject more than the subject itself, Fygars are my go to pick because it has a simple design that appeals to me.
lastly, a lot of my work involving them plays on a fantasy scenario I really enjoy. the idea of owning this small, easy to care for critter that you can pump up like a big balloon to do things with. not only do I enjoy the scale difference but it lines up with my habits as a looner.
so yeah, for those of you that took the time to read this. that's why I like drawing them so much and why I will continue to draw them. literally everything about them appeals to me and they satiate a desire of mine that has been unfulfilled for years. Plus they are a perfect fallback for when I want to draw but have nothing in mind to draw.
at this point I might as well make an OC out of them or something.
Yes! I'm SO glad you mentioned Lugia here too, that really made my day since I love that Pokémon so much!
Definitely looking forward to see you draw some more Fygar inflation art, those are very super swell stuff you have here (as well as your other gallery)!