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Cuboneby ~Pitschocrieps

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Just a quick drawing of cubone.
This was one of my most favourite pokemons

Coloured Pencil on Bistrol

Critique by ~Manzhanz Nov 8, 2009, 8:50:14 PM

Cubone is always personified as a lonely, sad, pokemon and this deviation captures the mood of that perfectly. It's interesting that the deviant choices to make the deviation soft and light based, rather than harsh and dark based ( perhaps saying something about Cubone's assumed cold, and misunderstood nature)

Cubone's stance, facing away form the camera with his back turned is appropriate and well drawn. The most stunning thing about this deviation is most likely the coloring. Traditional mediums are always great for dynamic coloring like this and for bringing out emotion; the soft coloring technique used here does just that. The coloring is not too heavy to overwhelm the piece. Negative space w/n the character, perfectly compliments the negative space that is the appropriate plain white background of this deviation.

However Cubone's face, while well drawn and colored, relies a bit too much on the external showing of sorrow, i.e the tears, rather than having a deep and sorrowful expression of his own. Focusing more on his expression- making it that of true sorrow, would of made for a stronger emotional impact; the tear effect, while cute and well done, would of been/ is unnecessary.

Overall a striving and moving piece that can be enjoyed by non-fans, unfamiliar with the character thanks to the artistic nature of the piece.

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Critique by ~JGLewis Nov 8, 2009, 2:37:16 PM

Cubone is one of those darker Pokémon in my opinion, and it's this that you've captured so beautifully. The pokémon is a symbolisation of death, loss and loneliness, and you've caught the tradgic side of it's character. Compositionally the piece is very provocative, showing a deep emotional state of anguish and despair, making this a very psychologically moving piece, the shading is excellently down and the 'ghosting' effect harks back to the background we have of it's mothers death, and the fact Marowak was the first Pokémon we've seen in a confirmed deceased state. The shading is of an excellent standard and defines the characters shape and form, creatng a more bold standard. The selected colours make for a more captivating viewer experience as they are evidently carefully chosen due to the outcome being so evocative and memorable, perfectly portraying the subject as it has been interpereted over the years and adding an original and more mature twist on a childhood memory. An excellently portrayed piece conveyed with precision, originality and flair.