Ok, so since this is (I assume) coming to a close some time soon, I figured I'd just put the finishing touches on the SmogImp, and leave it be for the upcoming poll. I've spammed this thread more than enough.
So here's what I intend on being my last drawing on the Imp:
I brought in the Impy attitude, and made the focus of the tail's body the sand aspect. As I was thinking about it, I decided that the smog part would probably be rising, so the body of the tail would be mostly sand, with the smog flowing up above it. I went in and drew individual particles of sand and blurred them, hopefully bringing across enough movement that people see the tails constantly flowing and changing and evolving as I picture them. It's subtle, but I like it.
The image is largely sketchy, which fits the Imp's rebel character. I actually like the uncolored one a lot too, which showcases the sketchiness better than the colored one.
And, for the sake of the list of designs, or anyone else, who wants to look at the evolution of the guy, here's the three major steps we've gone through. You can just link to this post for that big list of designs.
I'm actually really proud of the fact that even though I was, more or less, open to any suggestions people said about the Imp (color, fangs, tail, etc.), he's come out of this process more or less the exact same as he came in. And man, has he gone through some iterations. I don't think there isn't a part of him that hasn't been changed at least once. He's gained some fangs and lost his original tail, but that's all that stuck.
So, uhm. I guess that's it. In summary, I guess I'll point you back to the original Imp post, which said (this is slightly edited):
I've come to realize that what we want this Pokemon to do, the design options we're suggesting, and the Pokemon's type just aren't matching up.
So I went a little abstract. I thought about the Pokemon that Wish, that support, and what they look like. Jirachi, Vaporeon, the rest. They're not gigantic lizard monsters. So Jirachi was my starting off point. A fairy, an elf, a sprite.
An imp.
A Smog Imp.
No matter what stats are decided, they'll work. This thing can be as fast, as strong, and as bulky as anyone wants because the precident has been set for all those things. Celebi, Jirachi, the Clef line, the Toge line, the 'Bull line. This design places him in the Fairy egg group, and thus will have access to all those utility moves that he's being made to use, whereas most of the other designs are going to have severly dense level up move lists which are going to look fake. Utility move, Utility move, Utility move, attack, Utility move. The Imp can have a handful in the level up list, and can pick up any others in his egg moves.
I can picture Tailwind coming out of his cloud of smog, dirt, and sand. Rapid spin could be his cloud spinning around like a tornado. Same thought could apply to whirlwind. He has the spikes. Gravity works. Wish works. Encore works. Haze definitely works. Perish Song. Trick Room.
There's very few moves in the original target list that I couldn't see apply.
Quite frankly, I really hope everyone likes this little guy, because I love him. I know a lot of people want to go the 'badass' route with everything, but this is Pokemon. They're allowed to be cute too (with a healthy extra helping of badass on the side). Pocket Monsters, remember?"
So here's what I intend on being my last drawing on the Imp:
I brought in the Impy attitude, and made the focus of the tail's body the sand aspect. As I was thinking about it, I decided that the smog part would probably be rising, so the body of the tail would be mostly sand, with the smog flowing up above it. I went in and drew individual particles of sand and blurred them, hopefully bringing across enough movement that people see the tails constantly flowing and changing and evolving as I picture them. It's subtle, but I like it.
The image is largely sketchy, which fits the Imp's rebel character. I actually like the uncolored one a lot too, which showcases the sketchiness better than the colored one.
And, for the sake of the list of designs, or anyone else, who wants to look at the evolution of the guy, here's the three major steps we've gone through. You can just link to this post for that big list of designs.
I'm actually really proud of the fact that even though I was, more or less, open to any suggestions people said about the Imp (color, fangs, tail, etc.), he's come out of this process more or less the exact same as he came in. And man, has he gone through some iterations. I don't think there isn't a part of him that hasn't been changed at least once. He's gained some fangs and lost his original tail, but that's all that stuck.
So, uhm. I guess that's it. In summary, I guess I'll point you back to the original Imp post, which said (this is slightly edited):
I've come to realize that what we want this Pokemon to do, the design options we're suggesting, and the Pokemon's type just aren't matching up.
So I went a little abstract. I thought about the Pokemon that Wish, that support, and what they look like. Jirachi, Vaporeon, the rest. They're not gigantic lizard monsters. So Jirachi was my starting off point. A fairy, an elf, a sprite.
An imp.
A Smog Imp.
No matter what stats are decided, they'll work. This thing can be as fast, as strong, and as bulky as anyone wants because the precident has been set for all those things. Celebi, Jirachi, the Clef line, the Toge line, the 'Bull line. This design places him in the Fairy egg group, and thus will have access to all those utility moves that he's being made to use, whereas most of the other designs are going to have severly dense level up move lists which are going to look fake. Utility move, Utility move, Utility move, attack, Utility move. The Imp can have a handful in the level up list, and can pick up any others in his egg moves.
I can picture Tailwind coming out of his cloud of smog, dirt, and sand. Rapid spin could be his cloud spinning around like a tornado. Same thought could apply to whirlwind. He has the spikes. Gravity works. Wish works. Encore works. Haze definitely works. Perish Song. Trick Room.
There's very few moves in the original target list that I couldn't see apply.
Quite frankly, I really hope everyone likes this little guy, because I love him. I know a lot of people want to go the 'badass' route with everything, but this is Pokemon. They're allowed to be cute too (with a healthy extra helping of badass on the side). Pocket Monsters, remember?"
