#grey ixi

[emmbrr]

just a little planning for when i get my UC grey ixi

[megamixter]

Got a couple of dreamies on Neopets this month! To celebrate, here's a pic of Swefton carrying her brother Skriphy. I think he's having a good time, even if he looks a little blue.

[Image ID: A faerie ixi from Neopets is flying in the sky while carrying a grey ixi by the arms. The faerie ixi is looking down and smiling at the grey one, and she is varying shades of lavender with blue accents. The grey ixi is looking down with a depressed expression. He is varying shades of grey and has brown overalls on. The background is a blue sky full of purple and pink clouds. /End ID]

[dismalhues]

spiritually i am a depressed purple goat, it has been proven time and time again

[hero-art]

neopets OC

[freakingtheworld]

[juststocking]

A photo of me! ☻

[fawnidae]

I’m not ready..

[karkatcostanza]

karkat but make him a neopet

[aquaticxflames]

jesus christ. it's been a year, but i've managed to finally draw the entirety of my neo family. and since it's finished, i can finally post them all on here

well that's an assortment of freaks. these were drawn in the span of july 2022 to november 2023, that's the reason why my artstyle changes on some of these drawings. i've sorted them in a chronological order. also i'm beginning to think i should redraw some of these too but meh, that'll probably take me another year to actually do

[menxisan]

I sure was risking it lol

[yoshistory]

realized why i associate myself so strongly with lemons even though i dont really like lemon-flavored things is because when we werent feeling really good and wanted a little midnight treat, our tired dad got up and made my sister and i what he called lemon candy, which was just a lil spoonful of sugar with fresh lemon juice squeezed on top.

[trickstarbrave]

well. i already have a valentine neopet.

[adobe-outdesign]

Could you review the ixi?

Briefly limited edition for a very short period after their release, Ixi are mostly just goats, and there's really nothing fancy about them beyond being goats (unless you want to count the collars). They are pretty nicely designed goats though, with distinct eye shapes, lots of black accents on the hooves, eyebrows, and horns, and some nice markings around the face and muzzle that really help to break up the body.

I also like the personality Ixis have, being mischievous and sort of sassy. This was more obvious in their old circle art, but you still get it a bit from the converted version as well. It's fun and helps make them stand out.

This might be a controversial Hot Take(TM), but I'd argue that Ixis mostly benefited from customization. The old art was just a bit janky all around—the circle pose mostly looks good, but the default happy poses could look kind of off. The converted version cleans up a lot of that, removing things like the second fur tuft on the head that's too close to the horn to be noticeable, the unpleasant lines around the mouth, the shaggy fur lines, etc.

It also refines some aspects, like giving the lighter tail tip an outline to match the rest of the lighter areas and fixing the hind torso, which was all kinds of screwed up on the original art. It also improves the eyes so they're closer to being the same size (it still looks a smidge off to me, but it's at least better). The shading is also less messy (what was up with that pink reflective light on the tail?), the eyebrows have been thickened to match the other black areas more, and it's easier to make out aspects of the design.

Another benefit is that the collars can be removed. I do think Ixi collars look better than Aisha collars (mostly because they can be interpreted as chokers when anthropomorphized, and they at least match the color of the eyes), but it's nice to have the option to remove it if one wants to.

However, there were a few things that don't look as good—namely, the head is both a bit too big and too wide compared to the original, giving it a weird rectangle shape that doesn't quite feel right. Here's a super quick edit of the converted version to try to get the point across:

Also, for some reason the chest fur also stops below the collar instead of under it, and the red Ixi's mouth is no longer the lighter shade like it is on every other Ixi. The sideways hair ruffle at the top is also weird due to them adding a line underneath. So overall an improvement—but not perfect.

Favorite Colours:

Mutant: What a great color! It's just messed up enough to look properly mutant-y, with the fangs, mismatched horns and ears, bipedal stance, spots, and a long, drooping tail. The color palette is subtle and muted, and it's detailed but still completely coherent as a whole. This design also didn't change with customization at all, so it's still as enjoyable as it ever was.

Grey: I already covered this one a bit in my grey color review so I won't get into it much here, but this color is great. The customized version is so-so (good as a neutral base, but the eyes look a bit weird due to lack of top lids), but the UC version is beautiful with its forlorned expression, huge droppy ears, and pretty dull red accents. Even the collar is drooping!

Robot: Converted robot Ixis unfortunately aren't very good—yes, they have to proportionally match the default base, but the chunky round legs, overly large head ridge, and completely botched shading look pretty bad. It looks weirdly rubbery in a really unpleasant way. On the plus side, the unclothed version is terrifying, so it has that much going for it.

However, the UC version is fantastic! It has a super sleek design that manages to look unusually elegant and cute for a robot pet, with a subtle dark green and black palette and high-contrast red eyes. There are lots of good details in there too, like how the neck matches the legs and ears.

[plushie-neopet]

I have already made Penumbras look like a UC grey ixi and Macarun look like a UC faerie chomby and I'm gonna be honest I am WAY more excited about the old faerie chomby coming back!!! Wasn't expecting that!

I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN SO LONG, WELCOME BACK.

I will be patient and wait for the UC plushies and in the meantime I am squishing Macarun so much. She's so cute ;_;

Edit: I asked in the tags why the arcade background changed but Dress To Impress still shows it purple so I added that.

So like... what happened there?

[skunkkyrii]

Late night toontown cog posting.. WHAT IF THE MANAGERS WERE NEOPETS?

TASKLINE MANAGERS

Derrick Man - Camouflage Moehog

Derrick Hand - Grey Bori

Land Acquisition Architect - Mutant Buzz

DOLD - Shadow Hissi

Public Relations Representative - Mutant Usul

DOPA - Robot Wocky

I’m gonna cut under here bcuz it’d be a really long post if it wasn’t cut. Street + Kudos managers beneath!

STREET MANAGERS

Duck Shuffler - Disco Eyrie

Deep Diver - Maraquan Uni

Gatekeeper - Royalboy Uni (I know she’s a girl, but I thought Royalboy would be more fitting :) )

Bellringer - Faerie Techo

Mouthpiece - Elderlygirl Tonu

Firestarter - Fire Kyrii

Treekiller - Speckled Skeith

Featherbedder - Spotted Vandagyre

KUDOS MANAGERS

Prethinker - Mutant Kacheek

Rainmaker - Cloud Shoyru

Witch Hunter - Darigan Lupe

Multislacker - Plushie Gnorbu (more specifically the UC version)

Major Player - Darigan Grarrl

Plutocrat - Camouflage Jubjub

Chainsaw Consultant - Grey Bori

Pacesetter - Faerie Cybunny

THE LITIGATION TEAM

Litigator - Darigan Krawk

Scapegoat - He would be a MSP Ixi… IF THERE WAS ONE!

Stenographer - Striped Jetsam

Case Manager - Brown Gelert

Anything to add? You disagree with my choices? Leave it in the tags. I want to see you guys’s opinions :)

[juststocking]