So I haven’t finished the season 1&3 outfits yet but to make up for it, here’s Aisha and Roxy’s season 2 introduction outfits (temporary because they very quickly change to something else).
like, obviously not including the entitlement of plagiarism/copying something wholesale, ripping off wips people shared with you, or works usually done by marginalised creators and taking their popularity through a more "palatable" image (I feel these go w/o saying, but I know better than to not add a million caveats in throwaway statements).
but just a little pinch of inspiration, without the worry of "oh this person already did this idea I like first, so I must make up something entirely original". impossible. release yourself from the deviantart forbidden closed species colour palette/name/pose theft mind-set.
Rise of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The New Red, Black and Yellow Rangers
With Zedd defeated, Rito left Earth, not wanting to mess with those kids that could, as far as he knew, kill an ancient force of evil without breaking a sweat.
Goldar, however, remained on Earth, which meant the Rangers weren't completely out of the woods yet. For the most part, at least, there were also a few stray Z-Putties hanging around to deal with.
At the end of the school year, with Jason, Zack and Trini all leaving Angel Grove for College and Zordon having been gone since their final fight with Zedd, Tommy, Billy and Kimberly had to step up and find new Red, Black and Yellow Rangers.
Before long, the remaining Rangers realised that three kids heading into Sophmore Year at Angel Grove High that were more than eager to get an up-close look at some superhero action!
With Rocky, Adam and Aisha, along with a rebuilt Alpha VI thanks to Billy and Grace's efforts, the Power Rangers continue the fight against evil!
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This is how my family is trying to cope with life and survive without the availability of sanitary supplies or water
We urgently appeal to your moral and financial assistance to help me reach the goal in order to secure the life of my family,and the beginning of a new life. Every help or donation through you makes a big difference. Do not underestimate how the difference is for someone who needs your support
Oh gosh, if you're taking questions I have like, a bajillion. The neopets "style" has been pretty loose over the years but... What sort of guidelines did you have to follow? Were there any hard "no"s? Was there a style guide or bible? In terms of design, what were you most proud of? Anything that was rejected that was disappointing to not see come to fruition?? Pardon my excitement!
From my recollection there was no official style guide, which I'm sure is pretty apparent from the art on the site—we'd run things by our art director Anthony/Tigercatcher for feedback, or by Adam or Donna to get their stamp of approval, but otherwise it was relatively lawless. It is fun to be able to look back at the old art and immediately tell who drew it, though!
A couple memorable anecdotes:
There was this brief phase in the early years where we had anthropomorphized neopets, but we hadn't really standardized how we drew them. They eventually got fingers and fully rendered eyes BUT I do love this transitional period where I just drew a bunch of sexy aishas with nub hands and dot eyes:
At one point there was a moratorium on giving the anthropomorphic characters helix piercings. It had become a kneejerk instinct to just toss a couple hoops onto a character's ear as you were designing them and it got: wildly out of hand
the worst notes were the ones we'd get on the Neopets Magazine covers, hands down. We could have so much fun with the on-site art, but anything public-facing like merch and the magazine were under way more levels of impenetrable scrutiny. The feedback was always to make the smiles BIGGER and B I G G E R