So there appears to be a Pokémeme starting. I apparently have bad timing, because I've been wanting to work on a Pokémon themed thing for a while. Ah well. It's not one of the original 150, so I don't really fit anyway~

My favourite Pokémon is Drifloon, so I thought I'd make an avatar of one. However I felt like animating. So I joined the two.

Here is where I'm at:


What I wanted to ask for some help with is the cloud on his head. I can't seem to get it to look just right...

These are the individual frames for him, for ease:

I'm not sure of the background, it cuts visibility a bit on his cloud. But that might be okay.


If I could have some suggestions, it would be much appreciated.

Edit: I updated the images. I made some changes to the cloud, removed the black outline, shaded and animated the Pokéballoon. I'd still like suggestions.

Edited by ekobor - 05 June 2011 at 10:15am

For drifloon it looks very good. I'm not good at making clouds, but I think it'd be fine to just add a small light blue shadow to the bottom of that. Other than that it looks like it's done.

The skull is also good, but needs some teeth. If you look here- skull reference -the upper jaw narrows before the teeth appear. The teeth are really only around the central area of the lower part of the skull, so keep that in mind when deciding how wide the teeth should extend.

I can make an edit later, but I don't have time right now.

Y'know, the speed at which some people can put forth an edit of quality often surprises me.

I'm glad you said it first, because every time I mention feeling my face for a reference of face and skull structure people react oddly.


I think I've made progress, but my love of symmetry seems to be working against me once again.
However, thank you both for those references, they are more effective than the ones I was using.

I heard once that the zygomatic arch would give me trouble as an artist. I am finally understanding this.

Thanks for an idea of a more contrasted palette, cure. I think I may try pushing it further than I have.
The teeth I have made feel too mole-like, I am going to try and fix that...

Could I ask for reevaluation at this point?

ekobor, that is a good improvement on your original piece.  I was going to give you trouble for deleting your older work that you had earlier in the thread, but I guess the images just weren't showing up for some reason.

cure, I aspire to be helped by you one day.  That edit was amazing.

I'm still playing with the colours. I feel like the teeth are better, and the eye sockets closer. The Zygomatic still seems a bit thick, I've just not liked my attempts to thin it out.

{e} Piece has since been added to the gallery, probably would be better to put thoughts about it there.

Edited by ekobor - 09 August 2011 at 7:54pm

I have a multiple-WIP thread too, but it seems as though people have stopped replying to it just because of that fact...
Anyway your art looks awesome!
The pebbliness on the egg looks quite nice to me. You might just want to make the dark shading a little darker, or have more of it, because it looks a little flat right now. Out of all of them, I like the shiny golden one best too, it's just got the best colour and texture.

I decided to look at the Luminosity(Brightness, value, etc) and play around there. I think that helps a bit with the flat look. (The three in the middle. Left most is center gold from above, right-most an attempt to get a golder rather than brown colour.) Oh, and I rounded them a bit more.



I like having the multi-WIP thread for little things like these. If I had a bigger project I'd probably make a separate thread for it... I work on a lot of things kinda simultaneously, an hour here and there. It helps keep my interest from flagging as much. I only ask for help on one at a time though; trying to absorb and apply advice one a bunch of things at once would be too hard D=