#design of emerald

[rumalas]

Such a fun duo.

[chopped-meat]

quick thing

[espurr-roba]

I know whenever people rave about Pokemon's sprite era, it's usually about gens 4 or 5 (for good reason!), but maaaan does gen 2 have such a distinct visual identity that I adore, and I think a large part of that is how creative they get around their limitations

Like! Look at Typhlosion's Crystal sprite! See how many colors it has? There's yellow, there's red, there's black, white... and that's it! Most if not all sprites operate under a four color palette - and since they all have black and white, that means each sprite only really has two unique colors to work with. And man, MAN do they work with them so well. Look at how the reds aren't just part of the fire, they're used to highlight Typhlosion's fur, to give it the illusion of depth. See how the yellows scatter into the flames, how the whites of the legs spread out where the highlights bleed away?

And look at Skarmory! The reds aren't just part of the wings, they're the outline of the eyes that make the sclera look more yellow than white (and I had to color pick to be sure! that's how effective color palettes can be, when it allows your eyes to 'fill in the gaps'). Most of the metallic shine comes just from how the purple and the white are applied- they made this bird METALLIC. on a GAME BOY COLOR. with TWO COLORS

Staryu's shading is complex by design (shining gemstone center, geometric star shape where the light source hits the faces differently), but look how the face-covering-thing around the gem is lighter than the rest of its starfish body. They both use the exact same shade of brown, but one part uses it as shading and the other uses it as its base! And the reds?? Not just how the gem can look so shiny, but it's used so well to complement the outline!

And look at Jumpluff! It's body is mostly a flat blue, but it helps accentuate the detail on its cotton puffs. Look at how scattered the yellows are, how specks of blue will poke out, making each puff look... well, puffy!

I had to size them up for readability in this post, but these sprites are only 56 x 56 pixels. That's so tiny!! And yet they're able to convey such key details for such a tiny game system, all while using such cozy color palettes!

gen 2's era of art design you will always be the moment of all time to me <333

[crowfatherd]

philza but he's perching

AYE AYE CAPTAIN o7

[astrolavas]

outfits

[evermined]

[thepoisonjackal]

Dossier page style document for Rainwings, very inspired by the Dragonology books! Pretty pleased with how this one came out, and I'm calling this guy Emerald (both the gemstone and the boa snake) I'm not even sure this looks like my style anymore lol but it was very fun to work on. Hope to get around to doing the other tribes too.

Seawings

[hinamie]

@philosophiums and i have been nursing the beginnings of an atla au so have some preliminary designs while we cook :>

[terrafey]

“You can give them a boob window” -CT “@cryptotheism”

The Knight from Emerald Seas, the in-progress sequel to Amber Skies!

[rumalas]

Carl and Dave.

[chopped-meat]

little guy (wip might color?)

[thisisrealy2kok]

Nintendo Gameboy Advance Mirror Green/ Midnight Opal by 8bitAesthetics

[nailsonblackwomen]

[stell4rlune]

finished all of Aph’s main outfits!! minus FCU bc I have no idea how to redesign that one 💀

[futuristichedge]

I might be nonbinary but I've got a city to level so idrc about that rn

And some more alts because im allergic to making one version of an image lately. The grayscale image is the picture before post-processing and coloring!

[chameleocoonj]

emerald ash borer + hotwheels sisyphus