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Published: 2012-08-14 06:10:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 26229; Favourites: 1631; Downloads: 0
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Totodile!I didn't forget about this project no.
Because I spent some extra time on this I think it deserves to be posted separately, the same's gonna be applied to future pieces too.
This is my first time painting an underwater scene so I probably made a lot of mistakes. Critiques are appreciated!
Cyndaquil line's here: [link]
Croconaw: [link]
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I love the atmosphere. Everyone always picks cyndaquil as their starter for Johto, but secretly I always loved Totodile more
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Oh, it looks so cute! You did a great job, the colors and all the details are simply amazing, I love it!
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Look at how cute he issss! The colors you used on him are just beyond awesome, that shading is superb.
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I'm totally in love with this piece. Love the style and the atmosphere! And what an original idea for fanart, this stands out so much.
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Very beautifully painted, the shapes are amazing!
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This scene reminds me of Ariel's grotto from The Little Mermaid. I love the pose and the inclusion of the Heart Scale among the corals. To add a little critique about the lighting following what the above users have already mentioned, I think the overall tones could have been a little darker to convey a sense of depth. The highlights on the corals seem a little too bright for the depth that I imagine Totodile is at, unless it's swimming in extremely clear water. If it is swimming in clear water, then I'd imagine that the some of the highlights formed by water ripples can be seen even on the sea bed.
The second critique is a little more petty and concerns Totodile's anatomy. It would have been more true to the original design if its back was more rounded rather than flat and at an angle to its sides. Also, if I'm not mistaken, Totodile has 3 ridges along its back, with the centre ridge being the largest. Lastly, the ridge along its back looks a little off centre. That said, this is more petty critique as it's up to your interpretation on how Totodile should look like. I really love this pic and the story it tells
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Hey thanks for the input! I agree that the colors are pretty saturated and bright for an underwater scene. I was too focused on making them look nice and pretty and didn't consider the atmosphere aspect of the picture haha. I'll try to pay more attention next time.
Your second critique about the anatomy is also true. I didn't really use a ref when I drew him so it was bound to come out as a bit off. I like to keep the design as close as the original so thank you very much for pointing that out!
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I absolutley love how you paint shells and water. I'm new to DA; i'm from Colors!3D, so i don't have much in my gallery. I'd love to paint like this though 0.0
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Thank you and welcome to dA ! : D
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this is really coool OwO
it looks like a real painting
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oh screw my other comment let me show some examples...
probably something like [link] or [link] ? It makes the reflected light looks watery (im sorry for the bad explanation)
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Ohhh I get what you mean but in those examples the subjects are very close to the water surface, while in mine the totodile is pretty deep underwater so there won't be much reflection. I didn't bother adding too much details to it either because it's 'far away' from the viewer.
Thanks for the suggestions though, I'll keep them in mind when trying to do something similar!
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ahh is that so? I guess I have a lot to learn then (ยด๏ผฯ๏ผ`) /not a good critique
learned something new today
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It looks super for your first underwater painting! Tbh I'd like to critique but my use of english is limited when it comes to these things (I wanted to talk about the water ripples' reflection/lighting thing but im not sure how to explain ;__; )
anyway I can see that you are improving with each picture you submit
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Haha it's ok I feel the same when trying to give critiques too.
Arigatouu kaiii
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This is really cool. I really like the colors used
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I wish my Pokemon would randomly find heart scales D:
They're hard to find on Heart Gold and Soul Silver ; ^ ;
And and and Totodilleeeee!! ITS SO CUTE
I love the colors~ It looks like a painting! >3< It's pretty~ Just so well done! D:
I'm jelly. I'm jellying at your drawing skills. *-* ldgjhflkjdsojelly.
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This is beautiful ! Like a real paint! And Totodile is very cute
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He found a heart scale! 
Great detail on the coral reef!
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That he did ! Now to find if there are anymore around.
Haha thank you!
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Underwater scenes can be pretty annoying, but I think you pulled this one off spectacularly. Great work, looks awesome!
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Thanks man and haha true true, one of the things I find the most annoying is the lighting it's different than normal scenery.
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Yeah for sure. I'm still trying to figure out how to cast reflections from light hitting ripples on the water's surface onto a subject and have it look half decent haha. Something I can't seem to get the hang of.
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This is so beautiful. I love how you painted the coral reef and the Heart Scale is a nice addition.
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i'm glad that you can tell it's a Heart Scale haha! Thank you!
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Wow! steps back in amazement
For a first time paining water- this is pretty damn awesome
Will you do starters from other regions- that would be so cool
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Thank you ! I'd love to but I'll need to finish drawing all the johto pokemon first haha.
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