#techo

[synthaphone]

NEOVEMBER DAY 2: Redesign your least favorite Neopet species

The Techo winds up being my least favorite Neopet species not because there's anything actually wrong with it, but because it has the the fewest unique design details out of the 'just a cartoon drawing of a real animal' Neopet species. Cybunnies have the spotted ruff, Bruces have the big bow and strange one-toed sock feet, Nimmos have a forked snake tongue- meanwhile, all the Techo has to set it apart from any other cartoon lizard is... a kind of wiggly tail. its boring!!!! That said, I wouldn't want to actually replace the Techo with this, because I don't think this is necessarily better than the official design (and its not really congruent with the style of the rest of the pets with its Fuzio eyes)

but would I, personally, like it more? Yes

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Hermoso vitral en ventana y techo de la Casa Lis en Salamanca, ESPAÑA

[ellenent]

some Neopets arts from the last months!!

[lutarimon]

jelly techo… gummy lizard hello

[mutantmorphingpotions]

I WON HIM AT THE DENTIST OFFICE.

[viejospellejos]

Satisfactorio

[brooks-skirata]

My boyfriend and I draw Tech/Echo. I loved it, and I liked that he added the hearts because it gives it a really nice touch.

[neo-hiki]

May I interest you in some cheese?

[adobe-outdesign]

have you reviewed the techo yet? i like their big ol feet

Techo are pretty underrated pets; maybe I'm just biased because I have a deep love for geckos, but they're cute little guys with nice, simple designs. They're not technically that different from actual geckos in terms of anatomy, having the distinct sticky toes/fingers, large bugged out eyes, and big tails, but being bipedal instantly gives them a bit of flavor, and I like the way their tails stick straight up and have a naturally wiggly look to them.

Another thing that helps is their markings; they have these subtle swirls on their limbs, but they also have a few spots on their heads (typically red, though it varies when painted). There are plenty of geckos that have spots like this IRL, though the one that immediately jumps to mind is the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko:

My only issue with their basic colors is that the cream-colored underbelly feels a bit low-contrast, and doesn't always work well with the base colour. I kind of feel like something more colorful would've been better; either a lighter tint of the base colour or a yellow to match the eyes. This isn't a big deal though, as most paint brush colours change this anyway.

Conversion was sort of a mixed bag here; on the one hand, I like the anatomy of the converted version better with the better-proportioned arms, thicker tail, better-placed/bigger spots, and improved flow to the overall body. However, it also lost a lot of its personality; the customized version is just kind of there, while the unconverted version is delightfully cheerful and easy-going.

Favorite Colours:

Faerie: The UC/styled faerie Techo is amazing. I love that they didn't just slap generic butterfly wings on it, instead opting for some ruffled, folded wings vaguely reminiscent of something like a frilled-neck lizard. They fit the gecko base perfectly and the way they run all the way down the body is really cool. The light yellow body is then contrasted not only with the lighter blue wings but some darker blue spots that kind of invoke the default ones on the Techo's head, which makes it so the body isn't just a generic yellow Techo base. Beautiful stuff.

The only con is that the converted version sucks; not only did the markings change slightly for the worse, but the wings are both too light and no longer run down the tail like they used to, resulting in it looking 10x more generic. Defiantly go for the styled on this one.

Woodland: I've already talked about this one before so I'll keep this one brief, but the woodland Techo is really neat; it's based on the leaf-tailed Gecko, which is both thematically appropriate and makes for a neat visual. The leaf tail and underbelly are integrated pretty well, and I like the more subtle color palette for this one.

Maractite: The Maractite Techo does a fantastic job of integrating the Techo's natural markings into the design; not only are the arm and leg swirls present, but also the spots on the head, all detailed and seemly integrated with the rest of the body markings. There was also a lot of though put into the intricate flow of the markings on areas like the tail, and the plain underbelly has a wonderful hard polished rock texture to it.

BONUS: The toy Techo is one of those sticky gecko toys, and like the Maractite, has a great texture to it. The concept is fun, and I like the use of neon-bright color here. My only issue with it is that the tail feels disconnected from the body; I think it being green would've solved that issue, especially because there are three colors competing here already (pink, green, and red). I'm also not a huge fan of the spots here, as they look weird with the raised texture. The rest of it is pretty delightful though.

[cloneshipping-collector]

ok i have a few followers on this blog now and im curious

[0vvl404]

Techo from my old sketchbook be upon ya

[wgm-beautiful-world]

[ellenent]

some babies pets doodles!

[fightclubcat]

Made some Neopets versions of other characters in DTI

[tinta-y-cometas]

Si nada cambia, espero romper el techo del cielo para ver si así mis oraciones llegan a tus oídos cuando siento que no estás conmigo.

Julsen Bastian