[A]-I love this sprite! It realy embodies what it's based on. The only thing that bothers me is how thin the vines are. I feel that they should be thicker, as they blend into the body to much right now. The eyes also seem to be sinking into the face.
[A-]-For the most part, this is a good sprite. What let's it down, is the wing. It looks out of place and a bit weird due to the fact that it's not what I would think of when I think of a Griffins wing, which are usually majestic and large, as well as facing upwards. When I see your griffins wing, my mind goes straight to Pidgeot, which when your fusing, is not what you want.Everything else though, is fused quite brilliantly, and really makes my think of a Griffin. Some of the outlines, particulaury on the wing, are pretty jagged, you'll want to smooth those out.
[A+]-Did I ever say how much I like your sprites? I really do, your scratch work is amazing! I really like the idea of this sprite, I'm a big fan of egyptian mythology. Using the rings as marking is a very nice tough, which really adds to the character of the sprite, which is essentail when creating a new pokemon. The only things that are bothering me are that the muzzle looks flat: try making it bigger or having it's mouth open. I also feel that you should make the front and back legs bigger, they don't look sturdy enough to hold up it's body. Overall though, very nice job!
[DQ]-I'm sorry, but this isn't a sprite. While I'm glad that you're practising scratch, this can't be denfined as a sprite, as it's just a sword, and not, a new pokemon sprite. I'm not discriminating against you, but in future, it's advised that you use pokemon sprites to make your entry. Pokemon sprites also have a height limit, which you've broken. I'm sorry but this dosen't fit the theme, so I have to disqualify you. I look foward to what you'll bring to the table, though! =)
[B-]-Welcome back! For a first sprite in a while this isn't too bad. It represents a Hippocamp well. However, the technical side of things let you down. Firstly, the outlines are fairly jagged, try smoothing them out by making them curve more. I'm also unsure about the fin feet(?) they look very jagged near the end, did you scratch them? Sometimes, it's best to fuse rather than scratch. There also should be no line where the tail joins on to the body, this will make the sprite flow better. The shading is also a scattered, when fusing, it's sometimes best to reshade so there's no weird shading. I really like the fins though. A good effort, just remember to not bypass the technical side of things.
[C]-A big welcome back to you as well! Don't be put off by the grade: this sprite has potential! What let you down though, was the execution. The wings have no shading: some parts from other pokemon can need more shading, and this is the case here. They look really flat when there's no shading, which you want to avoid. The mane also needs less jagged outlines, and more black outline, although the scratch work there is nice. Re-shading the sprite to reflect the new light source would also be a good idea. This sprite is also fairly simple, adding some sort of markings would be a good idea. Unfortunatley, this sprite dosen't have the wow factor to get you in the A grades. Overall though, a nice effort, just practice, and you'll be amazed how far you'll get and how good you'll become.
[A+] It's nice to see you back in thsi contest! Your portrayal of Budha is very accurate, and entering this sprite was a fantastic idea. He certainly reminds me of Budha and the whole idea of Budhaism bringing inner peace. Only two things are bothering me. The first, is that the left hand looks a bit deformed, try using a different hand. I also don't understand why the yellow fabric on his right arm(my right) isn't on the left one aswell. Other than that though, fantastic!
Well, here it is. The first judging since Lizz untimely left. I wish her the very best in whatever she chooses to do, and I have the utmost confidence that I'll be able to run this contest effectivly in her place. GothicUnicorn, I would love your help, if only for a short while. Your a very great judge, and I'll be great having your epereinced self helping out. I will also be organising trail judging at the end of this week. If you're intersted in becoming a judge here at Black, send me a PM. New Theme:School Subject Pokemon. For this theme, create a pokemon that represents a school subject. For exmaple, if I did Maths, I'd make a smart pokemon with a big brain that could easily grasp mathamatics. Any questions, queries or concerns, please PM me.
~EA~
Edit: Nov 17, 11 12:28am
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re: Pokemon Black Spriting Competition | Theme: Cosplay
Hello, I am new to both this competition and this site as a whole, so I hope that it's okay for me to enter here.
Anyway, assuming I may submit an entry to this competition, I would like to present my Psychology-based Pokemon. It likes to observe the way people act from afar. Unfortunately, it never informs the people it's watching that it's watching them, so my fakemon here is actually quite unethical. But still a Psychologist nonetheless. Sorry if my entry isn't very good, but this is my first time spriting in a while. I suppose I've gotten a bit rusty.
re: Pokemon Black Spriting Competition | Theme: Cosplay
Meant to be related to Botany. Was originally going to be a Lotad watering a sunflower, but I couldn't make soggy ground. That said, he is now a Lotad botanist growing a Sunflora for research.
Tried hard to make it seem like one sprite, like the duo trainer sprites are. Not sure how it turned out. xD
EDIT: Pretty sure Botany is a college/university course, so it's pretty much school related.
EDIT2: The blue on his lilypad head was how he originally was watering the Sunflora. Didn't want to redo it, so he keeps the water in his head to feed the flower every once in a while.
re: Pokemon Black Spriting Competition | Theme: Cosplay
Some nice entries so far guys! Eldritch: Welcome to the Black contest! I hope you feel at home here. If you have any questions or queries, you can contact my via PM. The first post is also where you can find most of the general information, so I would advise checking that out, if you haven't already . That's also a very nice sprite you've got there, my scratch work needs some improving I'll also be sending out trail judging on the 21st of this month. If you would like to apply to be a judge here at Balck, and join our little happy family, PM and title the message as something like "Black Trail Judging" and briefly describe why you want to be a judge. I'll then send you the trail judging, and along with GothicUnicorn will decide who becomes a judge. PLease don't hestitate to try out if you wish: Even the best have to start somewhere . EDIT: The scoreboard is now up to date.
~EA~
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