Thread: I'm a Time Lord, not an Artist!!!

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TREASURE OF THE DEEP

Pokemon attempting to catch: Tentacool CAUGHT
Difficulty: Simple
# of artworks required: 1
Score Required: 40

RAIN DISH

TRIBAL

Pokemon attempting to catch: Croagunk NOT CAUGHT
Difficulty: Medium
# of artworks required: 2
Score Required: 50

Just FYI, this is the signature I use on all of my artworks:

TENTACOOL

"Treasure of the Deep"

Overall
Overall, this piece is colorful, though the lines aren't extremely clear. You have a bit of story to this, even though it is simple, and your Pokemon itself is clearly recognizable. I also appreciate this type of art that hasn't really been seen on URPG before--a collage of sorts that is more of a crafted piece.

Dynamics
There's a simple story behind this. The title, "Treasure of the Deep", tells me that the object Tenta is holding must be some kind of pearl or treasure. I don't really even need the title to tell me as much, though; he's holding it close and staring at it as if mesmerized, giving the impression that the object is precious. I like the pose you chose for him; thus far I haven't really seen an image like this one around the Pokemon art galleries. The lines you've created using paper and contrast are clear and concise, though I can see where the cutouts aren't exactly perfect in places and I can tell where you pencilled in some lines for your own reference. I don't really know what the pink think is behind him, though, and it's hard to make out that the left tentacle isn't just a blob of white. Also, though the background provides good contrast, it's sort of plain and blocky looking, not to mention the light lines I can see in each block of color. And what the heck is that pink thing?

Colors/Shading
Though there is really no shading to speak of, the colors are nice and bright. The background makes Tentacool visible and sharply contrasted. Tentacool's colors are also mostly accurate which is good.

Pokemon Accuracy
You've got him near-perfect. The only thing I could pick on is that his tentacles are greyish instead of white, and he doesn't have those... claw things at the end. Tenta picks stuff up by wrapping his tentacles around it, not with the pseudo-hands you've given him. Other than that, though, his body looks good.


Advice
1. Clean up your cutouts to have smoother edges.
2. Make sure each body part and piece is discernable from one another.
3. Make your background more dynamic; clean it up a bit and maybe blend it so it isn't quite so blocky.
4. Study your Pokemon anatomy carefully!

SCORE
I shall give you the 40/100 you need for this art, meaning that Tentacool is caught. The reason I didn't give you a higher grade is for reasons above. Have fun with your jellyfish!

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CROAGUNK

"Rain Dish"

Overall
Overall, this piece is pretty cute and colorful. However, it's somewhat confusing as to what's going on here, and the Pokemon you are trying to catch is not the focal point.

Dynamics
It's a cute little story you've got going here. Lotad perched on top of Croagunk's head, who is buried (?) under the ground and helpless to shoo the little Pokemon away. "Rain Dish" suggests that Lotad is perhaps acting as an umbrella? I'm not entirely sure where you were going with this. The colors are all accurate here. Your lines are fairly clear and you got the little details of Croagunk's teeth and irises in without too much trouble, as well as Lotad's irises amidst a googly-eyed effect. This is indeed a very original piece, seeing as it's made with clay of some sort and the post doesn't seem to have been used before in the Poke Art sections of URPG. However, some of the clay looks dirtied, especially Lotad's eyes. There are smudges and fingerprints in pieces of it as well, though I know that can be difficult to fix with clay. The biggest thing here is that Croagunk isn't mostly or fully visible, and that's one major requirement for catching Pokemon through art on URPG.

Colors/Shading
The colors chosen are accurate to the Pokemon, and while shading isn't really addressed much for a sculpture, I like the contours you gave this sculpture. The colors are also fairly bright and vivid, though Lotad is sort of obscuring the light needed to see Croagunk's colors.

Pokemon Accuracy
For what of Croagunk is shown here, he looks fairly accurate. I'm not sure if you got the dark lines around his eyes, seeing as he's shaded by Lotad, but the rest of him is positively accurate. However, you didn't show a lot of the Pokemon and is hard to give you a lot of accuracy points for something that isn't shown a lot...

Advice
1. Make your Pokemon you are trying to catch the focal point, and try to include most of its body if not all of it.
2. Make sure your sculptures are neatened up a bit--clean-looking clay and perhaps some neater edges using a flat tool other than your hands.

SCORE
I give you a 45/100 on this piece only because Croagunk is not the main focus and is not fully visible. Other than that it's a great idea and I like the fact that you sculpted something for the Art Gallery.

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"Tribal"

Overall
Okay, so overall this piece is very colorful and catches interest on that level. However, it's simplistic and uses a pre-made drawing, which takes away points.

Dynamics
I'm not entirely sure what your story behind this image is, but it seems your Croagunk has been crowned chief of something? Anyway, it's cute and draws the viewer into the picture. However, the image is not original and the background seems a bit simplistic for a Medium Pokemon. Croagunk is the central part of this artwork but he doesn't seem to be doing much of anything but posing.

Colors/Shading
The colors in this are vibrant and jump out at you, and it makes the lines of each object pop out clearly. The lines don't match up between Croagunk himself and the background, though; if you have black outlines on one thing, it should probably be so in the background as well. It seems a bit mismatched the way it is now. Also, your shading

Pokemon Accuracy
The Pokemon is accurate, but that is because you used a premade picture of him for this artwork, so I can't really give you points there.

Advice
1. Use original artwork unless you are clearly making some sort of banner or sprited art. If you do so, make sure to put a lot of effort into making it dynamic.
2. Make the centric Pokemon do something interesting; simply posing isn't quite as engaging as a Pokemon playing or fighting or swimming or something.
3. Make the lines consistent throughout the drawing; outlining the focus probably means you should outlines background pieces too.

SCORE
I give this a 35/100, because the main part of it is not original work and the background seems simplistic. In the future, try doing a bit more shading and original artwork and you'll have a much higher chance at catching your Pokemon.

These scores mean that Croagunk is not caught. Keep trying, though, I'm sure you'll get him!

Holy Crap I got one of them. Thanks for Grading, PB, and I'll try not to suck next time...

SILPH (This looks like TCG art)

LITTLE CUP (Taken with my little brother's crappy camera)

Pokemon attempting to catch: Murkrow
Difficulty: Medium
# of artworks required: 2
Score Required: 50

EDIT: 100th Post!

Hm, I'm not getting those images for some reason.

Originally Posted by TheProtobabe

Hm, I'm not getting those images for some reason.

That's interesting. Do you have an email? I could send the images to you.

Try putting them in photobucket or something instead?

@TheProtobabe; Photobucket wasn't working so I literally created a DeviantArt for this. A DEVIANT ART! The name is incredibly appropriate. Do an image search and you should find it.

(I really shouldn't have because it makes my art look even worse)

In advance, let me apologize for the wait for curating your art. It seems your thread went unnoticed for a little bit! However, have no fear! I am here to remedy that. @Master Simm

Curating “Silph”

Overall

Overall, this isn’t bad. Murkrow is watching the pollution from smokestacks with a bit of a melancholy expression, and I think he is sad because it blocks the moonlight? One thing I could say about this is that the proportions and sizes are way off, though. Is Murkrow a giant, or is that a miniature city? That’s kind of confusing. But Murkrow himself looks accurate and you have neat, crisp lines going on, here, which is very nice.

Dynamics

The proportions in this are off, namely the size of Murkrow compared to the rest of the image. It seems that he is too big for the rest of the background; or the buildings are actually small toys ^^ I like the lines in this. They’re clean and crisp, and very easily distinguishable. One thing I could say is to perhaps taper the lines on the ends to make for some nice, flowing ‘natural’ looking lines? I’ll show you the difference:



The top line is similar to what you have for this drawing, while the bottom one was erased slightly at the ends at an angle to make it ‘tapered’. This is great for fur, feathers, sharp points, etc. It just gives your drawing a bit more interesting in the long run. Another thing I could say is that I really don’t see a ton of detail here... The sky is plain blue and leaves some things to be desired. There aren’t any stars, clouds, gradients, nothing to indicate that we are looking at a sky, which can be important for a good background. I would also like to see a little bit of care put into the lettering on the building; the typography of the company’s name on a building would probably have straight lines and pop out a bit in a 3-dimensional figure. Your strong points in this image are the clear, clean lines and the interesting background. I like that you put a theme into this of some sort; I feel like this has something to do with the environment, but I’m not entirely certain. Putting a little blurb about what your drawing is about before posting the actual image wouldn’t hurt ^^

Colors/Shading

I like the clean, crisp clearness of this drawing.

The colors are a bit flat, though, and the shading is consistent but a bit strange. The shading doesn’t follow the shape of the objects you drew at some places. For example, the smoke stacks would have shading in vertical lines closer to the bottom, following their cylindrical shape. The entire backside of Silph Co. building would be darkened, and the highlights would follow fairly straight lines to follow the building’s shape. You also forgot some shading on Murkrow’s beak/feet, and the windows.

Pokemon Accuracy

Advice

1. Watch your proportions and sizing in your images! Either that’s a very tiny town or a humongous bird. Make sure you make the Pokemon realistic in terms of size.
2. Shading. This is pretty good, seeing as you attempted to keep the moonlight’s beams consistent throughout the drawing, but some shading, like on the building, shouldn’t be ‘blobbed’ on like that. Buildings are all angles and straight lines, and their shadows and cast shadows, as well as reflections, should follow their ‘natural’ shape. Also keep in mind that windows are glass, and thus highly reflective. Highlights should be there too.
3. Details. The sky in the background is fairly plain; perhaps a few added colors or a gradient, along with some stars and clouds, would have made a world of difference here. Also, perhaps a few reflections of moonlight and the smokestacks on the windows? It’s not a requirement, but it would have been a nice touch. Also, cleaned up, 3-dimensional lettering would be very nice to see in this!

SCORE

For this, I give you a 40/100 for the above reasons.

Curating “Little Cup”

Overall

I have no idea what the title means, but this little piece isn’t bad. It’s nice and neat, as well as colorful. One glaring problem, however, is that this isn’t the entire body of Murkrow, who is the Pokemon you are trying to catch.

Dynamics

This isn’t exactly 3-dimensional, but you managed to give Murkrow clear edges and good differentiation between the parts of his head. I’m not sure what that bit next to his jaw is... it’s confusing me XD He’s not doing a particularly interesting pose or anything, but it’s very clear what this Pokemon is, and I like that. It doesn’t look like a ball of mush, which a lot of sculptures can turn into. There’s no real background or story to this, which kind of makes this a bit... well, boring. I like it, but there’s no ‘oomph’ to it that makes me look twice. You did a great job here, but I think with how well you can make these, you could do something a bit more interesting and cool.

Colors/Shading

The color usage here isn’t too much to go on. You chose the colors of Murkrow to do this piece, and while that’s not very exciting in and of itself, you did manage to keep the colors separated from one another and make clear, neat lines between each block of color.

Pokemon Accuracy

Well, you didn’t get his whole body in, which marks a lot of points down since I can’t give you a lot of accuracy points. That being said, his hat also has three points, not one, and makes him look a lot different than what he’s supposed to. Please check sprites and official art for reference! The anime has a lot of great stills, and if you need a place for official sprites and art, try this site: Welcome to PLDH.net :: PLDH.net

Search for whatever Pokemon you want and click on “sprites” near the top of the ‘mon’s page. That will give you a lot of overworld sprites as well as official art and game sprites to use as reference!

Advice

1. When going for a Pokemon, be sure to have its entire body in view. That took away most of your points in this instance.
2. Accuracy! Be sure to study your Pokemon subject before going for it with art! The hat on Murkrow has three points at the top, don’t forget!
3. Medium Pokemon require some kind of background or extra detail. Sculpture is really cool, but maybe you could include a diorama, make it 3-dimensional instead of flat, or have it do something of interest? These would all nab you more points!

SCORE

I give this a 35/100 for all the above reasons. Unfortunately, this means that Murkrow is not caught... please take my advice into consideration and try again, though!