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aquanutart · 1 month
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When I was 13, Neopets had a plushie-making Random Contest and I entered my idea of a Valentine Kiko as a plushie.
It was never shown on the site, but now that there actually are valentine neopets, I wanted to draw my original idea! (as well as a little valentine kiko in the spirit of the actual valentine neopets!)
Also, here is the plushie I made at 13 😂
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aquanutart · 2 months
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Honestly pokemon is the ideal universe not just because there’s cute animals that are your life companions, but because they have walkable cities and adequate biking infrastructure
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aquanutart · 2 months
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Attempted apology
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aquanutart · 3 months
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‧͙⁺˚*・༓☾ Commissions are open!! ‧͙⁺˚*・༓☾
Hello everyone! I'm opening commissions for the first time. I have three slots open right now! Any support, reblogs, and likes are highly appreciated.
Please check my Carrd for my complete list of terms of service and for all my examples: https://cokalee.carrd.co/#commissioninfo
And here is my commission form: https://forms.gle/BLRykA5C1FCkm33o9
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aquanutart · 3 months
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aquanutart · 3 months
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SHOUTOUT to this little blob of JOY who is having SO much fun out in the sunshine!!
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These illustrations by Yuu Nishida make Bulbasaur and Ivysaur look SO round and squishy, I love it?!!  The light hitting the top of Bulbasaur's head feels so bright and glowing, I can feel the sun breaking through the clouds, all lit up in shimmering yellows and pinks and blues! Even the bright blue shadows feel so clear and fresh as the brilliant sunshine chases them away, and Bulbasaur is SO thrilled to be out catching the rays beaming down on it! Looking up from the ground at Bulbasaur, I can feel how little it is with the big wide world all around it! I love the way the light follows the curve of Bulbasaur's leg and the glow of reflected color on the other side, its body has a very solid yet elastic feel?! The colors are so vivid and bright, I love the rich blues and greens highlighted with yellow and just a touch of pink, it feels so fresh like new grass! The rippling grasses and deep blue mountain framing it make me feel the open space all around, the wind rushing by as the cloud break open with shooting rays of light!
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The light is so INTENSE at this clearing in the forest where Ivysaur has found a spot to gather sunlight! The contrast between the bright yellow rays and the deep blues of the surrounding forest make me feel how strongly the light beats down through the trees, as Ivysaur turns its bulb upwards and the petals pop open to catch the sun!
Again I love how the light follows the curves of Ivysaur's body, falling in streaks along its head and ear; I feel the warmth of the sun on its bulk, glowing so bright on its spread-open leaves! Ivysaur is bracing against the ground to get just the right angle; I can just picture it trundling through the forest looking for a place like this, and lying down here all day to soak up sunlight! The colors are so vibrant and it feels so vivid and sunny in this pool of light, yet the cool blue shadows also make me feel dark of the forest all around it! I love how the pink of the bulb is echoed in the flowers n the silhouetted bushes in the background, the green leaves of the trees fading to rich blues--even with the dark of the forest, the colors are just so crisp and fresh!
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aquanutart · 4 months
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he doesn't want to hurt them
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aquanutart · 4 months
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Process of this! A small walkthrough of my (often messy) art process and thought process behind it.
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aquanutart · 5 months
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I absolutely LOVE the Squirtle/Wartortle illustrations by kantaro in Pokemon 151!
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The Squirtle jumping so joyfully from the rock into the ocean, the colors are STUNNING! I love the contrast of the Squirtle's aqua blue framed in the vivid orange sky, the soft bit of blue reflecting in its shell and its tail just catching the sun, how little and squishy its body looks as it launches itself towards the water with such tremendous excitement!
The lineless style of the background gives me the feel of a travel poster and I sense the tropical environment around it from the rocks and trees framing the corners, the waterfall splashing with as much energy as the Squirtle!
The layered blues on the surface of the water and the bubbles rising at the corner make me FEEL the liquid rising to meet the Squirtle--I can just feel how the next moment it's going to break through and be immersed in a cool island swim!
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And the Wartortle running along the sunset beach, this is somehow everything I always imagined for Wartortle! I adore the way the rich purple melts into the warm red/orange sky, the matching purple clouds and shadows in the foreground, and how the dimming sunlight glows red on Wartortle's deep blues!
I love how the yellow and orange of the sky illuminate the lapping waves, I can just feel the gentle motion of the sea at dusk. The aqua color of the ocean matches Wartortle's ears and tail and sets off the red-orange sand, I just love how the colors are here!
Wartortle looks so round and squishy, I love its happiness as it goes frolicking through the shallows, chasing the bubbles caught in the setting sun! The shine and deep shadow on its shell give it an almost jewel texture like real tortoise shell; I love the silhouetted splash Wartortle leaves as it goes running across the shore. It's so full of energy and delight at the end of a gorgeous day! The colors in these are SO vivid and harmonized and the style is so cute and bursting with energy and joy. I just LOVE it (also Squirtle is my starter)
#pokemon#pokemon tcg#long post#i have deep affection for bulbasaur as well though and i also love the bulbasaur/ivysaur cards in this set#i SO wish we'd gotten art of the final evolutions in the same style as the pre-evos' standard cards!!#(yes i do love the full art ones but i also love the illustrations on the standard cards!)#from the way the settings in these two were going; i would have imagined blastoise to be set at night (??)#i LOVE pokemon cards. i can't keep up with every set but i started collecting again now and then a few years ago#and 151 has really got me wanting the full set the way i haven't since childhood. SO many beautiful illustrations (but there always are)#it's like having little pieces of art of my favorite characters and it's only.. slightly... less expensive than actually commissioning ....#i KNOW it's less expensive to buy the individuals online but it's so much less fun#part of the fun is having YOUR own pokemon journey ((going to the store)) and seeing what YOU encounter ((when you open the pack))#i do buy them online sometimes but i usually dont form as strong associations with them as when i open a pack in a certain setting or place#i tend to try to save them to open right before a significant event like starting something new or a holiday. so that i form associations#and it's like 'oh that's the galarian obstagoon from when my mom came home for christmas'#and 'that's the snorlax who reassured me when i was hurt'#i don't buy them too often so i've got to make it count#anyway i know i should wait for the prices on this one to come down because it's absolutely ridiculous#i didn't buy anything at release because i was like $6 for one booster pack??? but i couldn't take just sitting and watching them sell out#i really like the poster because i can look at so many beautiful pictures all together#i could say stuff like this about literally every pokemon illustration (if i had time to write it out) and sometimes i've wanted to#i just chose these two because these are a couple of my original favorite pokemon and i just couldn't keep it to myself. i LOVE these
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aquanutart · 5 months
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Because polls get the most engagement I’m making a poll lol
(For the sake of this poll: a collector is anyone who *currently has* a collection of things either physically or digitally that they intentionally acquired which can be grouped together)
Please please please please pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me what you collect and optionally why!!!! (This is doubly true if your collection is related to a regulatory/“special” interest!!!!!!! That’s honestly the only reason I’m making this poll, I am begging youuuuuuuuuuu
Keep reading
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aquanutart · 5 months
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For me it's the sketch part bc I love creating a thing the rest is sometimes tiresome but I have to do it so others can see how good it looks in my mind
Reblog for bigger sample size, like and subscribe etc etc
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aquanutart · 5 months
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aquanutart · 5 months
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Save him...
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aquanutart · 6 months
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I know you don't take requests, but how do you feel about commissions?
Hi, thank you so much for your interest! I really appreciate your asking!!
I took commissions once several years ago and although it was a great experience and I'm really thankful to everyone who commissioned me, I found it wasn't really sustainable for me time/energy-wise. It was also a bit pressuring having to be professional about my personal interest ahah.. so it's not something I ended up wanting to do all the time or long-term.
However, I'd be curious to know what you were interested in commissioning! No guarantees, but it's easier for me to decide if I want to do it and/or get interested after hearing the idea!
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aquanutart · 6 months
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I enjoyed watching a cetitan chase arven in paldean winds. I thought "wow they are Fast"
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aquanutart · 6 months
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Omg wow! I love all your Dragon Prince art!!!! You manage to capture such specific feelings that I can’t quite describe. Thank you for all your amazing labors of love!
THIS IS SUCH A KIND MESSAGE thank you so much!! This means SO much to me because it's always my goal to capture a feeling I want to convey, and I'm SO HAPPY that you're able to pick up on it so specifically that it's indescribable to you?!!! That is so amazing to me!!! The way you call them labors of love makes me feel like you can tell all the time and love that went into them, I'm so grateful to you for seeing all of that!! 😭💖 I'm so happy you looked at my Dragon Prince art, thank you for such a wonderful message!!!
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aquanutart · 6 months
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