i finished diamond and pearl a few weels ago and once i started black and white it just felt so weird without dawn😭 like i didnt mind BW but i really didn't care for it too much at first bc of how iris treated ash, and how team rocket wasn't in like 4 episodes in a row and they weren't as goofy when working for Giovanni. im like midway through season 14 rn and ive grown on it a little but i just miss dawn lmao (i just wanna get to S15 just to see her😭)
that's why my rule for my pokeani rewatches is to always end in DP no matter what
but yeah same. baby me was so angry at no dawn that i dropped the anime in gen5 and ignored pokemon altogether during gen6 (and then alola came and taught me love again)
nowadays i can watch BW and appreciate it for what it is. Is a nice season where the writers were trying new stuff and its not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be. it just had the bad luck of coming after DP and not taking advantage of the good writing from the base games.
like, just accept what it is and try to enjoy the silliness and what it was trying to do.
I was doing warm-up sketches and ur boys popped up outta nowhere. Was also re-reading ur tangled au this morning and its just so good, makes me wanna draw more fr!! (everyone needs to go have a look at it, its super interesting :D )
ive seen some of your artwork in the past, and looking through all of it now, your work is so delightful! it feels reminiscent of childrens storybooks, and like how you shade and color! how there's a noise effect with variations of a hue in it, and small painted-textures when creating a soft blend for shading - it gives a very comforting feeling. the way you draw makes each character feel like a plush too, youre art makes me very happy :D
Oh wow I wasn't expecting to see such a lovely message today!!
Pls have this kirby i painted this morning to get better at rendering + painting as a thank you note:
Honestly, i am genuinely moved by your message. Thank you sm for going through some of my artworks and writing such a nice, detail-oriented study of my colouring process.!!
I do value colour and spend extra time and making different version of the same drawing to find the vibe/feeling that fits the characters or bgs best. I strongly believe that when the right colours or textures are used the subject can really come to life, you know? :)