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Published: 2008-03-16 20:31:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 625; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 12
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Description A shiny Meganium, for , of course!

I wanted to do Meganium with its alternative shiny coloration. But when I finished, I realized that it looked about as shiny as driveway gravel. I have really limited resources here in my tiny college dorm room, so desperate to make shininess with something, I began to frantically search my room. I have no gel pens, but I did have opaque white watercolor! Sweet, I thought. That'll do.

But what on earth was I going to apply it with? This entire drawing is so small I can nearly cover it with the palm of my hand, and my smallest paintbrush is about the diameter of the Meganium's iris. So I started looking for something thin and pointy. I have no needles, no toothpicks, nothing fitting the description.

Finally, I settled on a Crayola colored pencil, sharpened to a perfect point. Really. I applied the white shinies with a colored pencil dipped in white paint. Do what you can with what you have!

It's actually much cooler in person, because the shinies stick up from the paper. But the scan will do. Enjoy!

Col-Erase colored pencils (sketch), Staedtler Triplus Fineliners, Prismacolor markers, Pelikan Chinese White opaque watercolor.
Meganium Β© Nintendo, GameFreak. Artwork Β© me, *Peachfuzz .
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Comments: 37

LatteKitty [2008-08-19 02:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Aw man. That's some creativity and skill right there.
Maganium looks awesome.

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Peachfuzz In reply to LatteKitty [2008-08-20 00:26:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks!

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projectautumn [2008-05-09 05:32:08 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful. The colors are so rich. It just feels good to look at.

Also, hooray for Meganium! I don't know how popular it is, but assume not so much, from the few people I've surveyed. It does happen to be my favorite starter pokΓ©mon. : )

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Peachfuzz In reply to projectautumn [2008-05-09 13:50:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I appreciate that.

I have a soft spot for all unpopular Pokemon.

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projectautumn In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-05-09 17:13:46 +0000 UTC]

Is it really that unpopular? The only things I know in terms of popularity are that most people love charmander, darkrai, and sometimes pikachu.

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Peachfuzz In reply to projectautumn [2008-05-09 21:04:18 +0000 UTC]

People love the Pika-kin, Legendary Pokemon, Eeveelutions, dragon Pokemon, vulpine and canine Pokemon (like Arcanine and Ninetales), and the starter Pokemon families. Despite being a starter evolution, Meganium doesn't get nearly enough love. I've been managing the *pokedorks gallery for years, and I rarely saw Meganium artwork come through until it was the Pokemon of the Month back in March. I guess I tend to base my concept of which Pokemon are popular and which aren't by how often they come through the club gallery (which has well over 2,000 submissions now).

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projectautumn In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-05-10 02:34:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the information! And I had recently been admiring pokedorks and really enjoy what I see there. You do a wonderful job putting that all together, and I love the themed contests you put there. I'm seriously considering joining the group, because some other member had said in a comment somewhere that they "really liked the people" in the group.

Just letting you know that your club is doing wonderfully. I have to say I'm just a little bashful about joining because I'm not entirely sure how they work, and because I don't think I have anywhere to put a "I'm a member!" stamp because I don't have a paid account. But I'll do some research.

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Peachfuzz In reply to projectautumn [2008-05-10 14:35:42 +0000 UTC]

There isn't a member stamp. We just use the club icon, which any deviant can put up.

My friend =StarDragonBlue founded *pokedorks as an all-inclusive place for mature Pokemon fans who just want a dependable, rule-abiding club to share their fan art and meet other fans in a constructive and friendly environment (as well as earn real prizes through contests and club participation!). I have to be honest... Some people are unsatisfied with the club because we have strict rules and limitations compared to most others. *pokedorks is conservative. The good side of this is that the club gallery adheres to DA submission policy and everything in it is appropriate for young audiences.

Of course, I'm biased. Being one of the admins and all.

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projectautumn In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-05-12 18:51:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the information! I'm thinking about it.

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TwistedAlyx [2008-05-02 01:11:44 +0000 UTC]

The soft colors go great with its serene pose. Your shiny bits turned out excellent.

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Peachfuzz In reply to TwistedAlyx [2008-05-02 02:28:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks so much. I guess I'll have to experiment more with little crosses for shinies.

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TwistedAlyx In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-05-05 23:36:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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CrazeWit [2008-03-24 02:13:19 +0000 UTC]

That's really cool!!

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Peachfuzz In reply to CrazeWit [2008-03-30 21:42:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind comment and fav.

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CrazeWit In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-03-30 22:48:39 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome and no problem!

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WindieDragon [2008-03-18 05:47:55 +0000 UTC]

peach, do you know that I really like all your traditional shading? this one's no exception! I'm so jealous cuz your stuff looks like it was meant to be put on a trading card

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Peachfuzz In reply to WindieDragon [2008-03-30 21:44:53 +0000 UTC]

Woah there, Windie. That's quite the compliment! They look like they were meant to be put on a trading card? One could easily same the same thing about your own work!

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WindieDragon In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-04-02 02:11:13 +0000 UTC]

thanks but I don't think my stuff has that "trading-card" feel/look

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Foxxeh [2008-03-17 22:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow I really like this one, it's really well done!

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NeoNekoPunk [2008-03-17 19:34:59 +0000 UTC]

Very very pretty I like the petals a lot, and the eyes are nice too

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Peachfuzz In reply to NeoNekoPunk [2008-03-30 22:01:36 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply, but I wanted to thank you for the nice comment and fav. Thank you.

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NeoNekoPunk In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-04-02 20:12:28 +0000 UTC]

it's fine I know how the whole lack of time thing works out
you are very welcome ^^

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Eclipsis [2008-03-17 06:12:24 +0000 UTC]

I think this looks perfect in the small view, kinda like how some people probably think of my trading cards. The colors are so beautifully blended with your wicked marker skills.

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Peachfuzz In reply to Eclipsis [2008-03-17 16:35:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, Eclipsis. This is a different paper than I normally use, so I was hoping the blending would come out well.

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FishFoundation [2008-03-17 01:16:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow... I luv the pretty coloring and plain background for meganium ^_^ Great job! *favies, definitely!*

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Peachfuzz In reply to FishFoundation [2008-03-17 16:29:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks for the kind comment and fav! I was too lazy to do a background so I just flood-filled it with a red marker.

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amaguard [2008-03-16 23:03:19 +0000 UTC]

What a story lol. Use what you've got for sure
That all said, the shinies came out awesomely! Definitely give this a shiny feel

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Peachfuzz In reply to amaguard [2008-03-16 23:09:57 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks, Amaguard. Now I really want a gel pen so I can do this more easily.

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raimeiuta [2008-03-16 22:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, I love how you did this. And awesome how you used a colored pencil for the shinies XD I would have never thought of that!

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Peachfuzz In reply to raimeiuta [2008-03-16 23:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, thanks. I guess I need to use my colored pencils for something, since I rarely draw with them.

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The-Bluetip [2008-03-16 21:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work on this one! It's so sparkly and i love the leaves :3

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Peachfuzz In reply to The-Bluetip [2008-03-16 22:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Sparkly is exactly what I was striving for!

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Vintergnista [2008-03-16 21:11:07 +0000 UTC]

looks great in small view it looks really shiny, and even in big view it looks like shine-thingys even though you see they are crosses ^^ great work

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Peachfuzz In reply to Vintergnista [2008-03-16 21:21:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the nice comment and fav. I hoped that the crosses would express shininess better than just dots.

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Vintergnista In reply to Peachfuzz [2008-03-17 08:58:46 +0000 UTC]

yeah they sure did ^^

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Poo7878 [2008-03-16 20:37:01 +0000 UTC]

OH wow! Absolutely beautiful Peach! ^w^! I'm still working on my Meganium ;w;

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Peachfuzz In reply to Poo7878 [2008-03-16 20:43:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a ton, Poo. Drawing shinies is always fun. This is the first time I've ever actually done the shininess and not just the differing colors, though.

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