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A Peek at the Ultra Jungle! [WIP]

Gonna go a bit out of order as I work on some designs for the other Ultra Space worlds - here's a little sampling of the Ultra Jungle!

Rellor & Retfil - Bug/Fighting
A Rellor Ultra Variant based on a literal interpretation of an Atlas beetle! Figured that seemed appropriate for Buzzwole's world. I imagine them like ants - super strong despite how small they are. The name "Retfil" is also just "lifter" backwards lol

UB Nimble (Arachrobat) - Poison/Fighting
I believe I've ...

Ultra Babies!! [WIP]

Part of the plan is making pre-evos for every UB (besides Poipole), so here's a few of them plus some of their old early sketches!

UB Polyp (Devoyid) - Rock
Inspired by jellyfish polyps and the Glimmet line. I thought it would be fun having the star itself being the main basis of the design! Made it transparent too for coolness points, similar to Nihilego's bell.

UB Shoot (Bamboom) - Grass/Ground
This design is pulled directly from the SM anime! They reached peak design with...

Yorica: Darener & Justisect [WIP]

I'm having a little art block with the Ultra Deep Sea UBs so I'm taking the time to work on some other stuff lately. This is a design I recently worked out, hero-themed Bug/Fighting dragonflies for Yorica! Darener is a small dragonfly nymph inspired by the most classic sidekick, Robin, and Justisect is inspired by heroes in both American and Japanese media - mainly Superman and Super Sentai!

Commission: Regional Piplup [WIP]

Last one for this set of sketch commissions is Piplup, Prinplup, and the unnamed new final evo! This big dude is Water/Electric and is a buff warrior penguin with lightning armor, loosely inspired by Tawaki, a Maori god!

Commission: Regional Torchic

Next up for this set of sketch commissions is Torchic, Combusken, and the unnamed new final evo! This time it's Fire/Ghost and has became a ghostly griffin instead. The commissioner really wanted the new final evos to be distinct from the originals so we went for an unexpected griffin route here!

Commission: Regional Rowlet

Another set of commissions thats been in the works for a while, a starter set with new regional evolutions! These are actually meant to be secret, but I got the ok from the commissioner to share these with you here on Patreon only! 👀

Starting off is a Rowlet, Dartrix, and an unnamed evo, Grass/Psychic! It's loosely based on the occult, witchcraft, and meant to have a "mysterious forest shaman" sort of feel.

Commission: Electronics Foxes

Finished up the foxes from a few days ago! If you missed it, it's a commission for Elijah, one of the Patreon members here!

Commission: Electronics Foxes [WIP]

This was one's a commission for one of my Patrons here, Elijah! (Hi!!) A set of electronics-themed foxes, starting as a computer mouse and with evos themed after game consoles, vocaloids, virtual pet toys, etc!

Yorica: Operossum [WIP]

Another design for Yorica! This one is a bit old, so I might update it at some point. But anyway, this is Operossum - the regional rodent! Based on the opossum and theater (Phantom of the Opera specifically) as a twist on how opossums play dead like they're actors. The pre-evo hasn't really been decided yet - sketch by Fimbo!

Yorica: Sizzly, Hiburnate, Smoldursa [WIP]

This week I'll be showing some stuff from the Yorica region! To recap, Yorica is a WIP collaborative project between me and my friend Fimbo (@Le_Fimbo on Twitter / @le_fimbo_ on Instagram) based on California!

So this fella is the planned Fire starter: Sizzly, Hiburnate, and Smoldursa (Fire/Ghost). Imagine Smokey the bear, but ...

UB Fractal [WIP]

One of the original UBs I've almost finished for Ultra Deep Sea - UB Fractal, aka Replerplex! Based on fractal images, starfish, brittle stars, and other occurrences of fractals in nature (snowflakes and lightning mainly, which is also why it's Ice/Electric).

I had a lot of headache (and fun) with this design: the main goal here was to design something with radial symmetry and have it be colorful and intricate enough to give off the vibe of fractal art! I like to imagine this thing can ...

UV-349 Perch, UB Veil [WIP]

Another set of variants from the Ultra Deep Sea - Feebas and a new evolution, Exolotic! They're based on a variety of deep sea fish like the tripodfish, flashlight fish, and dragonfish. Also a little bit of lionfish too! The main idea here was to convey a look of "otherworldly beauty," which is to say: make it weird and offputting, but still pretty!

UV-443 Maw, UV-444 Lurk, UB Gaunt [WIP]

Going to start showing off some designs I have planned for Ultra Deep Sea, starting with the variants since they're a lot closer to finished! These are relatively old sketches though, so I might update them a bit soon.

So these fellas are variants of the Gible line, based on goblin sharks! I imagine them as stealthy and agile hunters with chompers to crush the rocky and crystalline inhabitants of the Ultra Deep Sea...

Unnamed Region: Water Starters [WIP]

Finally my favorite of the bunch, the Water starter: Scrubble, Scarmour, and Carapierce (Water/Steel)! Based on the mitten crab and ancient Chinese armor.

I like these guys so much that I made a whole ref sheet for Carapierce lol
I took the "mitten" crab concept a bit literally, so Carapierce's long claw is actually a hollow shell that it wears in battle. Meanwhile, Scrubble's claw is like a mop it uses to scrub stuff with.

Unnamed Region: Fire Starters [WIP]

Next up, the Fire starter of my Hong Kong region project: Igniper, Charcoil, and Hissplosive (Fire/Electric)! Based on snakes, Chinese dragons, and fireworks. These ones are mostly finalized, I don't think they'll be changing much.

One thing I want to point out is the middle stage's design. I always felt that the middle stage starters that look like stereotypical teens (like the Galar starters) were funny so I made Charcoil one of them too - its an edgy delinquent teen smoker, with a sn...

Unnamed Region: Grass Starters [WIP]

This week I'm showing off some designs from my unnamed Hong Kong region project!! As I mentioned before, this region is very much a work in progress and these designs probably won't be seeing the light of day for quite a while... You guys get to see them though!

This region's starter trio are really important to me mainly because they have been in the works since 2020!! They've gone through a lot of changes over the years, though I think I've finally landed on a general direction fo...

Ultra Deep Sea Overview

Just a brief update for today, here the current plan I have for the Ultra Deep Sea section of the UB dex! The general structure for each Ultra Space world from now on is going to be:

1. pre-evo for the official UB

2. around 3 original UBs

3. around 4 ultra variants (including an Eeveelution)

I imagine Ultra Deep Sea is not a literal underwater area, but a dark cave system with an oppressive air to it that sort of evokes the feelings of an actual ocean abyss. Still...

Mega Musharna

I'm probably going to update the layout graphics of this later but the render is done at least!
Mega Musharna - Psychic/Fairy, Psychic Surge! (justice for Musharna)

Commission: Candle Phoenix

The idea for this one is a phoenix that emerges from a candle flame - it changes between its form when hit by Fire and Water moves! Also included a shiny form because I really like blue fire lol

UB Rebirth

This design was such a pain in the ass but it's finally done!!! Together with Sunkern and Sunflora they represent a cycle of life, death, and rebirth. A seed, a withering flower, and a seed pod!

With this design done, the Megalopolis section of the project is officially complete! Next destination will be the Ultra Deep Sea, so expect some freaky deep sea themed designs soon! Currently it's about halfway done in terms of concepts and designs. I'll probably post my plan for it for $5 Pat...

Commission: Squirrels

One of my favorite recent designs so far, a squirrel that evolves into a knight or a ronin that wield acorns and branches!

Mega Evo Suggestions?

I want to make some more Mega evos but I don't have a ton of ideas at the moment. If you want to throw a suggestion in the comments I'd be happy to give it a shot! Preferably from gens 5-9 but 1-4 is fine too!

Mega Musharna & Meowstic [WIP]

Rough sketches for some Mega evos I'm cooking up!

Musharna is Psychic/Fairy with Psychic Surge, designed to look like a crescent moon in a starry night sky. Not really sure what the two Meowstic will have, but ideally the female is more offense and the male is more support. Kinda went ham on the eyes lol

Commission: Candle Phoenix [WIP]

Gonna be posting some commission work this week!

The idea for this one is a phoenix that emerges from a candle flame - it changes between its form when hit by Fire and Water moves.

Poll: UB Rebirth (Shunflora)

Would be interested to know what you all think of these choices since I'm stuck:

For context:

• Since it's from Ultra Space, its design is intended to be bit on the weirder side

• The flower head has turned into a seed pod, and I can't decide if I want to exaggerate the slouched-ness (A), make the head disconnected and have it resting in its arms (B), or make it discon...

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UV-636 Spur / UV-637 Eclipse

Might be a little late to the solar eclipse hype but oh well...

The final line for the Ultra Megalopolis are here - Larvesta and Volcarona! The idea is simple, an eclipse-themed Volcarona, but my struggle was trying to do it in a unique way... I wound up going for a cocoon look since Volcarona is one of the few moth/butterfly Pokemon without a cocoon stage. I was trying to evoke the imagery of a monarch butterfly emerging from its chrysalis and unfurling its wings, though here I kinda m...

The -Unnamed- Region

The other secret project I have in the works is...unnamed!

WHAT IS IT?

A solo Fakemon region project that I've been daydreaming about for a long time. Originally it started as a region based on China, but after visiting family in Hong Kong last summer I decided to revamp it and have it based on HK instead! Not a lot of progress so far, but it's in the works!

WHO IS IT?

Just me! But allow me to introduce the starters you see above: 2024-05-08 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Commission: Squirrels [WIP]

A recent commission that I was finishing up - the idea is a ronin squirrel and a knight squirrel using wielding acorns and branches!

Welcome to the Yorica Region!!

So I mentioned that I have a couple other projects besides Ultraviolet in the works, so allow me to briefly introduce you to the Yorica region!!

WHAT IS IT?

A collaborative Fakemon region project based on sunny California and a little bit of its neighboring states! There will be an original dex of about 100ish Fakemon inspired by California and themes of the arts, creativity, and sci-fi... Also in the works is a big ol' region map design plus a cast of characters!...

UV-636 Spur & UV-637 Eclipse [WIP]

My personal favorite designs so far, and the final designs left for Ultra Megalopolis! They're mostly finalized at this point but I'll have more to say about them later once the render is done!!