nice!

Thanks! :D

Incredible job with this!

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Thanks! ;s;

That is one bad ass lugia, id love to see a full body sometime :D

Thanks! Maybe someday... I can't say I don't enjoy doing Pokemon fanart. :DDD

Sweetness, i shall keep an eye out for it :D

this is gorgeous! love hoe lugia looks like a dragon. and the massive work on the scales and feather is very impressive. really nice! ^^

Thank you! I always had assumed Lugia was more dragon-like... so I added scales that way. ;)

wow those are amazing!

Thanks! c:

They look both gorgeous and though Lugia was always my favourite of them I like Ho-Oh in your style - he looks much nicer =D

Haha... thank you! As a kid I always liked Ho-Oh more... but I did like birds a lot, so that could be why. ;)

... way? Haha. D8

Aww... thanks! I'm glad you think so. ;w;

(once again) ZOMG!!!ZOMG!!!ZOMG!!!ZOMG!!! i think i'm getting soulsilver...but i want both lugia and ho-oh :{

Lol~ GET BOTH? :DDDDDDD

If I had to choose I would have went for Gold... but that's because I'm a birdtard and he was my favorite as a kid. :D

Hold it... don't you get both Ho-Oh and Lugia in either version? >> I think the version just changes the time in the story you can catch them.

...oh...didn't know that... :{ lol thanks fur tellin' meh

Lol, no prob. :D Now you knowwww~ <3333

dis arts amazing by the way...i wish i could do that well :'[

Thanks! ;; Just keep practicing, and I'm sure you could. :D

Your traditional media rocks, don't doubt it xP

I can't believe that's ballpoint, my markers always end up bleeding the lines.

Aww... thank you! ;;

I actually add the ballpoint pen last, since it can smear so badly. A clean pencil sketch can hold up okay under Copics if you're careful... so maybe try that? Ballpoints are awesome, and I'd die if I had to ink lines like normal people do. D': *lazy*

Absolutely incredible. I love it!

Thank you! c:

Holy... 0.0

Your renditions of Ho-oh and Lugia are stunning! Realistic, but it's still on-model. ;.; *hugs your legs* I lurve you. cx

Are you open for commissions? And, if so, can you direct me to a list of prices? c:

Aww... thank you! ;; Pokemon are some of the most fun things to draw, at least for me. :D

I am actually, although I have a few in line before you. (I generally work on commissions nearer to the weekends, so the list should get smaller by Sunday.) XD Here's a link to my commission journal:

http://centradragon.deviantart.com/.....rnal/19680546/


I don't have anything up for traditional yet... although if that's what you wanted, we could discuss it over a note or something. c:

Yay! x3 I'll send over a note!

Fantastic renditions and more reasons why I gave up on the VCU art program. I will have to give the ballpoint application a try-i like the way they lay down more than micron but i always manage to smear things.

Aww! You gave up? ;__; I heard art foundation was pretty tough, but after that it gets a lot better. (I'm not in an illustration major, or my hands might fall off lol). <3

Thank you! Try applying the ballpoint after you lay down the copic... otherwise it will smear. Microns actually shouldn't smear, although you might have to wait a bit before it's completely dry depending on the paper you use. XD

I gave up before applying to the program; I before graduating high school i had a series of tragic events hit-i failed AP studio and have been trying to get back into the swing of things since 2006. My last semester of Germanna involved two back to back studio courses and an art history class and while i did well in both *painting is not my forte at all* I've completely forgotten too much to even consider trying to put together a portfolio. Can't shade, can't do landscape-it's a mess. Currently trying to work towards a history major since it's the only other thing that i'm remotely good at.

I haven't had an issue with Microns smearing-mostly ballpoint. I'm a marker noob and my Trias don't seem to like ball point at all. Can't seem to find a happy medium with pencil either as that gets smeared about as well, and i'm not confident enough at all to try just going with straight pen. Haven't tried my markers on cotton rag though, currently playing with an 8x8 Stonehenge pad. Will see what happens!

Aww! Jeez, that sounds rough. D: High school can be filled with problems sometimes.

You know, believe it or not I failed my AP studio exams in HS as well... and got a C in my class. I actually did REALLY awful, and it was only when I failed that exam that I realized I had to buckle down and practice. I graduated in 2006, and then went to community college until last Fall, when I started VCU. (A lot of my old stuff is in my deviantArt gallery... I joined here well after that awkward time, lol)

Looking at your gallery, you're pretty confident with anatomy... which a lot of times, is the most important part. Technique is more easily learned than anatomy, IMO. ;) Why not look into the design program at VCU (or even taking some art refreshment courses)? It's more being creative rather than actually painting, which is why I'm attending school here. If you ever were interested in the design track, I could give you the name/info of my advisor and you could look into it more?

History is a fantastic major, too... I always admire people who can remember all that stuff so easily. D8



But yes~ Practice on everything and see what combo works for you. It'll eventually work! I had to play around with my Copics for awhile, since I didn't realize I could... use... colored pencil on top for the longest time. XD

I rather think that my parents might string me up if I tried changing my major right now; Struggling a bit in classes, first semester here and it's definitely not as lax as community college-need to make sure I pass before I consider it. Unless I can pick up a great deal of financial aid I think it'd probably be best if I stick to with what I've been planning on, which is History major/english Minor. I can always pick up art again as a focus later on-but I'd like to have something stable to work with first job wise. I'm also still dealing with just...massive 4 year artblock...back in the day I could draw 4-5 things at a time. Now I'm lucky if i draw and finish one thing a month. I do appreciate the offer very much though.

Depending on how long Sona participation takes, I may yet get to try it out! We shall see how it goes!

this has got to be some of the SWEETEST pokemon art i have ever seen :D

Aww... thank you! XD

I am loving this, you put so much into such flat characters You did a great job!

I think your real media is lovely and if you ever feel up to trying it out more - I would gladly do a trade with you.

Thank you! I guess as Pokemon they really don't have any personalities... but when you play the game, I guess you can make up how they act however you want. ;)

And thanks for the offer! When I have the time and am a little more confident with my traditional style, I'll be open for trades. c:

I love how you drew them. Especially freakin' Lugia!


I should try drawing them again since my style has kinda changed over the years...

You totally should~ :D Drawing Pokemon is fun, haha.

(And thank you~)

Your icon is win

TY 8D

Not confident enough...? Do you realize how amazing this looks?

Lol... thanks! ;w;

By confident I mean like... I don't think my traditional style is perfectly consistent, I'm slow, and I haven't tried things like backgrounds, humans, non-scaly/feathery things, etc. XD (And these are all things that'll *hopefully* be ironed out in the future.)

;u; Sorry, I hope I didn't come off harsh. I just only wish I had half the skills you have.

Either way, you're super talented, and I'm more than sure that you'll be able to achieve the level of consistency you want in the future. ^^

Haha... not at all! I just figured I had some 'splaining to do, you know? ;) (And thanks again! I'll try my best. <3)

^^ Oh, I'm glad then. It was a pleasure.

BEST

*fav*

I absolutely love Lugia, especially in a realism sense!!

Thank you! c:

ffff I would kill for that Lugia. <3 Not many people can pull those two off realistically, but you're definitely one of them.

If you're not trading, do you think you might consider selling at some point?

Awww~ Thanks! XD


I was thinking about it... although from the cost of materials and time it takes me, it'd probably cost as much as one of my conbadges (even though it's a bit smaller). XD I'm not sure if people would be into paying $30-ish for such a tiny piece of artwork.

They are fun, though. ;) Maybe I can offer discounted practice commissions at first (so people know I'm still learning the media), along with a few trade slots or something. |D Maybe~

I'll be sure to keep my eyes open then. :3 I don't exactly have $30 lying around at the moment, but I would definitely be interested in paying a pretty penny for something like this in the future.

WHOAH! Why couldnt lugia appear like that in the movie? T^T thats so kick ass!

Thanks! Probably because he'd be way too hard to animate at that point. D8

I suppose your right, but would've been really awesome if they did :D

Nice takes on the two.

If ya like the old music, then have you heard of the key item called GB sounds?

Thanks!

And nope... but I looked it up on Google, haha. So it's something you get in-game to listen to music with? >> (If so, that's soooo awesomeeeeeeeeee)

Yep, it converts the music to make it sound like the original gold & silver. ^-^

FFFFF. FOR REAL? I am totally gonna get that item then. D:

Yep. You get it from the game designer in Celedon City after getting the Kanto badges. ^-^

Awesome! =)

Thanks! C:

HO-OH! Love the details on both, but Ho-oh is just one of my favorites.

Yesss! Ho-oh is awesome. :D Thank you~

Wow wicked!

Thanks! :D

Always pictured Luga as something of a cross between a dragon and bird.

As for the way Ho-oh is drawn in the games and cartoon, looks more like a vulture (at least to me) I always say Ho-oh more like an eagle in it's head like a Phoenix.

I Do not mean to disrespect your artwork, they are very lovely and you Drew Ho-oh very similar to how I expected Ho-oh to look if drawn in a semi realistically way.

I Love this picture and Hope in the Future you might consider drawing the rest of the legendaries.

Thank you! We'll see about the rest of the legendaries... I really do want to draw them, but I'll probably have more time to do that during the summer. c:

Ah, I am glad you took my slight Critique in the correct way. I hope to see more of your art work!

Oh wow, these are amazing! I love the colours and detail, especially on Ho oh, and how the feathers behind fan out in a sort of sun shape. Also, you're easily "good enough" to do trades with people, damn XD

You say in the description that they're 2.5x3, is that a typo? ATCs/ACEOs are 2.5x3.5 (and I only know that because of getting into drawing them myself recently) :)

Thank you very much~! ;w;

I guess I just always feel better about trades when I'm 100% sure I have a consistant style going on... and if you've only done something twice, you gotta work out any weirdness you might run into ahead of times. ;) Otherwise I feel bad if I screw up, lol.


Oh! And it is totally a typo. o_o I re-measured mine and I cut them out correctly... just forgot to write down the sizes right. Thanks! c: