Original DA Upload Date: February 28, 2020
Yesterday was Pokemon Day AND National Retro Day… so I created a retro (1980s) AU, of the Grunvale Pokemon AU! An… AU-ception. BWWWOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM.
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So which version of Zigilda Zagrime have I decided to go with, the shiny Hoennian version or the Galarian version? Well… why not both? I see both versions as equally valid for different AUs. The Hoennian version of Zigilda being for the present day (since I drew her in the Classic Green outfit), and the Galarian version of her being for the retro AUs (since I drew her in a 70s-inspired outfit). But, of course, the differences don’t stop there.
If you recall the original Galarian Zigilda artwork, you may remember that I said that the purple colors of her outfit were inverted colors from the Classic Green outfit of Gilda Grime and Hoennian Zigilda Zagrime. Well, because I think purple fits the Galarian version well, and also because I want to more easily differentiate between the two versions of Zigilda, I decided to make purple be Galarian Zigilda’s color, just like green is regular Gilda’s and Hoennian Zigilda’s. And I continued with the inverted colors here; the pink of the jacket is inverted from the dark green of regular Gilda’s suit trousers, and the lavender of the trousers here are inverted from the lighter green of regular Gilda’s suit jacket.
And, of course, because I’ve always wanted to, I decided to draw Wendy as a Pachirisu named ‘Wendirisu’. The colors of her suit, as well as the mint-green streak in her hair, are also inverted from regular Wendy’s purple suit. In this scene, Wendirisu is supposed to be blushing about her boyfriend, Zigilda’s adopted Golbat brother Randolbat (this universe’s version of Randy), but since Pachirisu already have yellow cheeks, I had to approach the blushing in a different way than I usually do. So, seeing as Pachirisu, as Pikaclones, store electricity in their cheeks, I decided to show her ‘blushing’ by having small bolts of electricity emerge from her cheeks. The bolts were executed the same way as the bolts in Arrival On Yonderpine; they were placed over the layers I used to light the scene.
Overall, even if I didn’t get this out right on February 27th (when Pokemon Day and National Retro Day both were), I still love how it turned out. It’s a cute scene, and I’m glad I finally got to draw Wendy as a Pachirisu.
And that’s all for this one. Post in the comments below what you think!
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Grunvale – Chapter 11, Part 3: Now Available on DA!
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Grunvale is owned by me. You’re free to draw fanart of it yourself, as long as you credit me.
Pokemon is owned by Nintendo.
This artwork was made at 4K resolution, in 2.35:1.
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You know, seeing as this is still February, and it regards Wendy’s relationship on Randy, this can also technically double as a late Valentine’s Day artwork. Heheh. 😁
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