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PlatinumDude April 16th, 2011 11:10 PM

All DW Pokemon art revealed
 
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All the Dream World artwork recently got revealed.

A brief rundown: When the Dream World was first released, the older Pokemon and a select few Unova Pokemon received their Dream World artwork, such as Pikachu and the Unova starters. However, some Pokemon, such as Timburr and Ferroseed, did not receive their DW art at the same time as the others. Now, those Pokemon have gotten their own DW art and can be viewed here. (some scrolling may be required)

So, let me ask you something: What's your favorite DW artwork among the 646 Pokemon who received it and why? What's your least favorite one? Do you like the Sugimori art or the DW art better?

My answers:
1. Gallade's DW art, because it looks better than its Sugimori art, IMO. Archeops' DW art also looks intimidating.
2. My least favorite one would be Excadrill's; it looks a lot like its Sugimori artwork. Cryogonal's DW art scares me; it looks like it's staring right at me.
3. I like both equally, because some Pokemon look better in one version of their artwork than the other.

The Nightmare April 16th, 2011 11:15 PM

I like Ninetales and it is also my favourite and I like the Dw art and Sugimoris. What does the pictures look like?

Meinfoo April 16th, 2011 11:22 PM

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/96/619Mienfoo_Dream.png

The colours seem off but it is in a very nice pose!

Pikachu-dance! April 16th, 2011 11:26 PM

Pikachu and snivys :) they are just plain amazing :)

Morgnarok April 16th, 2011 11:51 PM

Victini looks like it is praying xD

Zenfyre April 17th, 2011 12:33 AM

I love the Dream World artwork so I'm glad they're all released now. I don't really have a favorite; I just like the style in general. Also, did anyone notice Kyurem's claws are transparent on his artwork?

Ho-Oh April 17th, 2011 12:56 AM

Right now, shockingly, my favourite is Crimgan/Druddigon. I also like Thundurus'. There are other stunning Dream World artwork, but I'm surprised that the art has made such unappealing Pokemon look awesome - Crimgan especially. It also makes DPPT Pokemon look good!!

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/9a/621Druddigon_Dream.png
^The art, so ya'll know what I'm talking about.

Overall, I generally prefer Dream World art, because it makes the Pokemon usually have awesome poses and looks much cleaner. :x I just prefer that style of art, anyways.

Palkia April 17th, 2011 1:14 AM

I find the Dream World Artwork a nice diversion from the more realistic style of the Sugomori art.

My favorite would be Crimgan because of her oversized invisible sub sandwich she appears to be enjoying.

Morgnarok April 17th, 2011 1:27 AM

Victini will have to be my favorite due to me noticing it looks as if it is praying and i find that kinda funny xD

JustinDestruction April 17th, 2011 9:49 AM

I like Pikachu, Raichu, and Blaziken's especially.

CrowSama April 17th, 2011 10:06 AM

My favorite has to be Electrike/Manectrics DW art. Not sure why, I guess because the Sugimori artwork makes them look too serious and not very friendly. My least favorite is probably Zoroarks, because it looks to similar to the Sugimori art.

Oryx April 17th, 2011 10:12 AM

Wow, I really dislike Pikachu's actually. It looks much better in the anime. Lickitung's freaks me out when I'm actually in the Dream World and he's already waiting in a screen...I jump every time. Bellossom is adorable though. And Sunkern, surprisingly enough. Other ones I like:

-Larvitar
-Linoone
-Kricketot
-Whimsicott
-Dwebble
-Eelektross

batmon April 17th, 2011 10:23 AM

I'm not really a fan of any

They look like an 11 year old drew them; the proportions on some look terrible

Zayin April 17th, 2011 10:33 AM

I like most of them, they simply look like anime artwork because of their cel shading. However, some of them have awful proportions like Pidgeot. Its head is super big! I prefer Sugimori's art in general since his coloring is more artistic; everyone uses cel shading.

Brawly April 17th, 2011 10:42 AM

I love Zangoose's style in DW.

The 100 Mega Shock April 17th, 2011 10:47 AM

The Dream World art is pretty much generally awful.

Disregarding some of the worst art with proportional errors, lacklustre colouring and even design inconsistencies, the entire style looks like a beginner's foray into drawing vector artwork in Flash, with chunky, machine-perfect line widths and an awful shading style - when the shading is there (which is rare because most pieces are almost totally flat-shaded) it barely gives depth to the pieces, while the shading is coloured barely darker than the original colour, neither does the hue of the colour change in any significant amount (Compare how Sugimori colours Reshiram to how it's done in the Dream World art - in Sugimori's piece he takes on a sharp blue tint in darker areas, whilst in the DW art he turns a slightly darker shade of grey)

JP April 17th, 2011 1:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zayin (Post 6584215)
I like most of them, they simply look like anime artwork because of their cel shading. However, some of them have awful proportions like Pidgeot. Its head is super big! I prefer Sugimori's art in general since his coloring is more artistic; everyone uses cel shading.

Completely agree with this. The bad proportions are what ruin a good handful of these pieces. They're an interesting change, but I'll stick to the Sugimori artwork.

Logan_AT April 17th, 2011 1:39 PM

They're fairly neat--vector/cel shaded style and Ken Sugimori's style are two different things and it isn't fair to compare the two. The Dream World style is meant to be flat-shaded to work with Flash rather than something meant to stand on its own (like in an art book). The vector art is also supposed to 'pop' out of the page where the backgrounds are made to look like a story book illustration, which it does. There was probably a limited color palette that the designers had to stick to (owing to the nature of the program) which might explain why the colors are so off on a number of the Pokemon.

There are a few neat poses in the Dream World art and I think it works for the medium. Personally I like Sugimori's art style better, but it's always interesting to see how other artists interpret the same designs with their own medium.

LouBeatYou April 17th, 2011 2:00 PM

I like Krokorok, Shinx, Mothim, and Pignite especially :)

NamelessGuy April 17th, 2011 2:34 PM

I'd say it's a 50/50 ratio.

King Gumball April 17th, 2011 2:45 PM

The DW Art has made so many ugly pokemon look great XD Some of the art is a little crappy but most of it is great! Crimigan does look good in that pose still don't like it XD and so does a lot of others like:


There are so many more I like, but some I dislike too.

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The 100 Mega Shock April 17th, 2011 3:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan_AT (Post 6584597)
They're fairly neat--vector/cel shaded style and Ken Sugimori's style are two different things and it isn't fair to compare the two. The Dream World style is meant to be flat-shaded to work with Flash rather than something meant to stand on its own (like in an art book). The vector art is also supposed to 'pop' out of the page where the backgrounds are made to look like a story book illustration, which it does. There was probably a limited color palette that the designers had to stick to (owing to the nature of the program) which might explain why the colors are so off on a number of the Pokemon.

There are a few neat poses in the Dream World art and I think it works for the medium. Personally I like Sugimori's art style better, but it's always interesting to see how other artists interpret the same designs with their own medium.

Flash does not have a limited colour palette - and neither does the SWF file format in general.

Zayin April 17th, 2011 3:32 PM

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Originally Posted by The 100 Mega Shock (Post 6584791)
Flash does not have a limited colour palette - and neither does the SWF file format in general.

Yeah, I doubt they had a limited palette if the background has that many colors.

Logan_AT April 17th, 2011 9:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The 100 Mega Shock (Post 6584791)
Flash does not have a limited colour palette - and neither does the SWF file format in general.

I was thinking web color swatches for some reason...hmm.


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