
This is Bess, a Tropius that belongs to one of my Pokemon OCs. I based her on Europasaurus, a dwarf Sauropod that only grew to be about 20 feet long from nose to tail-tip. Also I made the leaf wings from the original Tropius design into huge, maneuverable leaf "sails" that roll up whenever not being used. It takes a lot of work for her to get into the air, but once there she's surprisingly graceful.
About the flower on her neck: the Pokedex entries for Tropius mention that people (and probably other Pokemon) like to pick the fruits that grow underneath their chins. Since fruits don't magically appear out of nowhere, it would take a while for them to grow new ones after the old ones were picked. Fruits start with flowers, so I decided that a Tropius's flower would resemble that of a banana plant's, which are really quite pretty! In Bess's case, she's still in the process of growing new fruits, so she still has a flower blooming. She probably grows new fruits twice a year or so.
This is from earlier this year, and was basically my first attempt at drawing a dinosaur since I was about.....8 years old? I know that there're likely things wrong with the anatomy (namely the legs), so be gentle, guys. xD;
About the flower on her neck: the Pokedex entries for Tropius mention that people (and probably other Pokemon) like to pick the fruits that grow underneath their chins. Since fruits don't magically appear out of nowhere, it would take a while for them to grow new ones after the old ones were picked. Fruits start with flowers, so I decided that a Tropius's flower would resemble that of a banana plant's, which are really quite pretty! In Bess's case, she's still in the process of growing new fruits, so she still has a flower blooming. She probably grows new fruits twice a year or so.
This is from earlier this year, and was basically my first attempt at drawing a dinosaur since I was about.....8 years old? I know that there're likely things wrong with the anatomy (namely the legs), so be gentle, guys. xD;
Category Artwork (Digital) / Pokemon
Species Dinosaur
Size 1280 x 1007px
File Size 188.5 kB
Haha Tropius is one of my absolute favorites. I remember the first time playing Sapphire I had one on my Battle Tower team, he kicked major ass.
And ah, gotcha. The feet were one thing I knew was off, the trouble is that when I was trying to find references all I could find were some photos of skeletons which didn't do me a whole lot of good at the time. I'll keep that in mind though, thanks for the great refs!
And ah, gotcha. The feet were one thing I knew was off, the trouble is that when I was trying to find references all I could find were some photos of skeletons which didn't do me a whole lot of good at the time. I'll keep that in mind though, thanks for the great refs!
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