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Published: 2013-01-13 18:15:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 7426; Favourites: 256; Downloads: 41
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Description Okay I swear this is the last one.

I feel my Xerneas-gijinka challenge has ended well.

This is what I was listening obsessively to while I coloured this: [link]
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yayforstuffs [2017-09-01 02:33:32 +0000 UTC]

also old but even so the first two words that came to mind were 'regal' and 'stunning'- both of the xerneas designs i saw (i say i saw bc idk yet if there's more) are absolutely fantastic and i love both of them. man. gorgeous.

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french-teapot In reply to yayforstuffs [2017-09-01 10:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Ah thanks a million!

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PokeRouge [2013-12-19 23:02:22 +0000 UTC]

I think this is one of the best takes on Xerneas

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insomniarchy [2013-01-15 22:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh, so pretty~ I think your challenge ended well, too, but then again I also thought it started well and middled well and..... yeahhh you're just epic. XD

I really like the way her clothing and facial expression look though~ and the way you designed and colored her hair is very pretty 8D

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shinyrubies [2013-01-15 02:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Lurvvvve it. The dress is beautiful <3

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Badgerface567 [2013-01-14 14:57:00 +0000 UTC]

It looks amazing, but I think the antlers would have translated better into an up-do, with lots of hair ornaments sticking out. Or would that have been a too obvious path to choose?

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french-teapot In reply to Badgerface567 [2013-01-14 15:11:32 +0000 UTC]

Well I did sketch out a few up-dos, but either it looked too comical or I couldn't translate it in a way that I liked. I wanted something long and simple, and the dreadlocks/braids appealed to me more anyway.

Thanks!

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Badgerface567 In reply to french-teapot [2013-01-15 19:17:41 +0000 UTC]

To each his/her own. The design is still amazing, cheers. :]

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shark902 [2013-01-14 04:48:31 +0000 UTC]

I can tell Xerneas is your favorite of the released 6th gen. pokemon so far. I am just a little disappointed that there is no emotion in her face. Sure i can make out calm, poised, and always obedient (she reminds me of a geishi with her face) but it lacks your talent for emotion. Wow, I am really negative on those two pieces that I commented on 0.o i should stop.

Overall, well done, can't tell if I like this style of yours our not

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french-teapot In reply to shark902 [2013-01-14 10:41:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, yes and no. I do absolutely love Xerneas' design and I hope to get version X when it comes out. But I think the main point of this piece for me was to find a gijinka design that I was happy with - something that hadn't happened with the previous concepts and it was really frustrating me. Emotion wasn't really my main concern, but rather finding a way of translating the features of Xerneas in a coherent way. I don't know if I succeeded, but I like the result.

And no, I appreciate constructive criticism! It's not being negative. Thanks a bunch!

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Willow-Pendragon [2013-01-13 19:16:07 +0000 UTC]

Well I can tell what's going on someone's birthday list.
Doll version of this.
Right here.
Right Now.


Seriously though, it's like you've taken bounds and leaps from a time it felt only like moments ago.
You work so fast it's crazy.

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Mairelyn [2013-01-13 18:22:43 +0000 UTC]

I agree. This is EXTREMELY-GORGEOUS

LOVE her cloak, and her hair and her serene expression

and what I specially love is the celtic knot design in her cloak **

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Goddess-of-BUTTSECKS [2013-01-13 18:18:04 +0000 UTC]

I have a feeling you like Xerneas. c':

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french-teapot In reply to Goddess-of-BUTTSECKS [2013-01-13 18:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps I do. 8D But it was mostly 'cause I found it infuriating that I couldn't draw a gijinka of it that I liked.

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Goddess-of-BUTTSECKS In reply to french-teapot [2013-01-13 18:21:34 +0000 UTC]

I really like all the ones you made, though.
You've done very well!

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Kaiju-Borru-Zetto [2013-01-13 18:16:52 +0000 UTC]

So. Much. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooregeous. ness. * A *

Wow. This is such a beautiful image. I love the design /o/

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