Pokemon Aesthetics (aka Mood Boards) :: A Request Thread

**ninjaskarmory** · 04-27-2016, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Speed-X

Not sure how I didn't see this D: This is really interesting! Why not try...well, Latias would sure be an interesting one to see!

Ooh, yes it would! Adding~

**ninjaskarmory** · 04-28-2016, 05:41 AM

Alrighty! I'm finally done! I'll try my absolute hardest not to take this long in the future ;w;

Bulbasaur:

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With this one, I tried to combine the warm feeling of home with the feeling of adventure. I felt that it really represented Bulbasaur's status as a starter Pokemon. I hope I did a good job! I think I did. I don't think there's anything I really need to explain here; it's a pretty simple one.

Vaporeon:

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I really like how this one turned out as well! I used both the light and dark blues on Vaporeon, as well as working in some cream and white. I personally like how it feels sort of summery, cool, and relaxing.

Now, finding pictures for this was pretty hard. Some of my original concepts included pawprints in the sand and smooth, blue stones. I didn't find exactly what I was looking for, but I made do with what I had. The beach umbrella was probably my favorite little stumble-upon; I figured I could use it to represent Vaporeon's neck frill.

And now, one that nobody asked for (but I spent like 5 hours on anyway) :

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Gengar. I had loads of both fun and frustration with this one. Finding a variety of pictures for a Pokemon with a simple design is challenging, but worth it. I ended up scrapping two of the pictures last-minute and replacing them. (Literally last minute. As in right before I uploaded it) I hope this screams "Gengar" as loudly to you as it does to me!

@Pokemon Trainer Sarah @Lunar Latias

**Suicune's Fire** · 04-28-2016, 05:48 AM

Those look amazing, as always. I looove the bulbasaur one! >w< And the others are so awesome. Great gengar interpretation. c: u da queeeen

Please may I request a ditto mood board for @Fate? XD

**ninjaskarmory** · 04-28-2016, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Suicune's Fire

Those look amazing, as always. I looove the bulbasaur one! >w< And the others are so awesome. Great gengar interpretation. c: u da queeeen

Please may I request a ditto mood board for @Fate? XD

Thaaanks~ >U<

I think you've got a bit of Ditto there yourself in your profile pic cx

You sure can! That'll be a fun one.

**Suicune's Fire** · 04-28-2016, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by ninjaskarmory

Thaaanks~ >U<

I think you've got a bit of Ditto there yourself in your profile pic cx

You sure can! That'll be a fun one.

No worries! ^v^ You can have one too. ;D

Yay. c:

**Chibi Altaria** · 04-28-2016, 06:10 AM

OHMYGOSH THOSE LOOK SO COOL! >u<

I really love the Vaporeon one especially, although now it makes me want to go to the beach ahaha. I'm excited to see what a Ditto mood board will look like. xD

**ninjaskarmory** · 04-28-2016, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by Lunar Latias

OHMYGOSH THOSE LOOK SO COOL! >u<

I really love the Vaporeon one especially, although now it makes me want to go to the beach ahaha. I'm excited to see what a Ditto mood board will look like. xD

<33 thanks much!

Honestly ?? Same. Maybe it's just because it's 43 degrees out and I don't have socks on, but I can practically feel the cool sand between my toes.

**Fate** · 04-28-2016, 06:17 AM

These look sweeeeet! I can totally feel the Pokemon!

I also cannot wait to see the Ditto mood board. xD (And thanks for being kind enough to request for me, Xanthe. xD)

**ninjaskarmory** · 05-07-2016, 08:59 AM

I got done with these a lot faster than I normally do!! And I really like both of these!! So here they are

Latias:

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This one was pretty tough! I had a color scheme in mind (soft reds and off-whites), but finding the right pictures took a while. I tried to capture the themes of femininity and love here, and I think I did a good job! The dew on the dandelions represents Soul Dew. The rest of it is pretty simple. I didn't expect to stumble on that one of the person in the mountains, but I found it with the keyword "mist" (you know, Mist Ball)! And I really liked it! It took me, like, 7 times of seeing that airplane wing one before I chose it over another one I had in the same folder. I'm happy with my choice~

Ditto:

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Holy cow, I really, really like this one!!! I expected this one to take waaaaaay longer than the Latias one, but I did it super quickly! Bulbapedia was super helpful for this one. All the little tidbits about Ditto really helped me put this together. This one really made me think! It was a lot of fun. Here are the reasons for all of the pictures:

The color scheme was chosen because: "In its natural state, Ditto is a light purple or magenta free-form blob with vestigial facial features." Yeah, depending on where you look, Ditto's either light purple or magenta. c'x

1.) I asked a friend what he would suggest for this mood board, and he said to try searching "paint". I found this and thought it fit! Just a side thought, but sort of looks like a Ditto halfway through morphing into a human. XD
2.) This is one of the many pictures I found while searching "pastel purple". I felt super smart for adding this, because Dittos are used a lot for breeding, and breeding produces eggs! (In Pokemon, at least. If my cat laid an egg I'd probably scream)
3.) Another "pastel purple" search result. I figured, since "ditto" means "same", and these M&Ms all look more or less the same, why not?
4.) Cells! "Ditto, a Transform Pokémon. It is able to rearrange the cells of its body and assume any form." Thanks, Bulbapedia.
5.) "Ditto will also transform into a rock when sleeping to avoid attack." Thanks, Bulbapedia.
6.) Jell-O. Dittos are gooey. Need I say more?
7.) "Ditto is never far from civilization or people." Thanks, Bulba- *shot* I know this bus is empty, but it's a sign of civilization, and I can just imagine a Ditto riding it into the city and being really excited to see its human friends!!
8.) And finally, a quote about change. I really love this quote <3

Should I start doing reasons for all of these? Because some of them I just sort of stumble upon, and it's hard to explain why I added them. That Ditto one was the first one I really had to dig for facts for; the others were more based on the design and general, well, aesthetic of the Pokemon. Ditto has the simplest design out of any Pokemon I've made one of these more, so I really had to use my noggin. It was a nice challenge!

@Speed-X @Suicune's Fire @Fate I hope you like these!!

**Fate** · 05-07-2016, 09:13 AM

Awesome! I love how in-depth and thoughtful your picture choices are. That Latias one has a very gentle feel, which is perfect! And the Ditto one is whimsical, which is also perfect!

Now I'm thinking it'd be a fun game if you don't tell us what something is and see if we can guess. xP