Got extremely lucky and got a candy-skull mask from Gulliver shortly before Halloween. Decided to make this absurd cultural gumbo to match, extremely happy with the results!! This was designed for the blue mask, not sure how well it would match the orange or purple
GOURMOX - Poison - Derived from gourmet, mock, toxic
CANTERELLE - Poison - Derived from chanterelle, can't
GRIMWIC - Poison - Derived from grimoire, wicked, witch
My entry for a challenge in that Fakemon server. Originally, Grimwic was going to be more of a Mary Poppins type with a giant parasol it flew around on, but this worked better.
This is based on the jack-o'-lantern mushroom, a poisonous mushroom nearly identical to the widely beloved chanterelle. It's also bioluminescent and glows green. This was the perfect blend of Halloween inspo to get me in the spoop mood
MAIDELINE - Fire - Derived from maid, Madeline Kahn
MOROSE - Psychic/Ghost - Derived from mort, rose, morose
CLAIROSA - Psychic/Ghost - Derived from clairvoyant, rosa
We're doing a clue themed fakemon design challenge in that fakemon server. Maideline is clearly based on the candlestick and Mrs. White, with plenty of references to her from the movie. Though it doesn't show too well on the small size, its maid hat is supposed to be stylized after dripping wax.
Morose and Clairosa aren't based on an original six character, but from one from Master Detective - Madame Rose, the crazy psychic. Tried to work in some conservatory theming with both too
ALL THIRTY OF MY ENTRIES FOR FAKEATHON 2020 COMPILED BELOW THE CUT
ROUND 1: HOMETOWN
MONUMONK - Derived from monument, monk
did you know I like maybe four miles away from a field of 109 identical 7 foot corn statues
FAKEATHON ROUND 2: THE USA
ROBINOX - Derived from robin, autumnal equinox
Round one was our hometown, and I did my current city. But my childhood belongs to Connecticut, so I wanted to do a connecticuter. The american robin is the state bird of Connecticut, and as a part of New England it has a colonial history, hence the style. A type of garnet is the state gemstone, hence the species name.
Mostly though, I associate Connecticut with the vibrant autumns. The falls of New England are magic.
FAKEATHON DAY 3: CANADA
CURTLE - Derived from curling, turtle
Very simple this one. Canada has a lot of curling events, right? Put the CURLING STONE. On the TURTLE. and you get the CURTLE. Dudes in this other server Iâm in really love this one
FAKEATHON DAY 4: MEXICO
CASOLURO - Derived from first two letters of the cards itâs based on; el CAtrin, el SOl, la LUna, la ROsa
A very fun one to work on. These are based on those Loteria cards - Specifically, the sun, moon, rose, and the dandy. The 4x4 grid on the inside of its cape is a reference to the 4x4 grid of a loteria play mat. Just threw crap at the wall here and got this funky friend.
FAKEATHON DAY 5: BRAZIL
CAPYERA, CAPOBARA - Derived from capoeira, capybara
Not new designs, so much as designs I really needed to give another go. Much happier with these. And frankly, couldnât think of a concept more wholly Brazilian short of slapping the flag on them.
FAKEATHON DAY 6: FRANCE
CHĂVAĂAY - Derived from chĂšvre (French for goat), Chevalier (French for knight), valençay (French variety of cheese)
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I stole the grease type from someone in that fakemon server it fit this cheesy boy too well
FAKEATHON DAY 7: SPAIN
POMEGRIA - Derived from pomegranate, bandurria
Typically tried to avoid the lady-in-dress motif, but felt too justified here. Spain is home to pomegranates, with the blossom being the national flower. The body shape was inspired by the instrument the bandurria, with the base of the body being a halved pomegranate, and her âearringsâ being both the tuning pegs and pomegranate seeds.
FAKEATHON DAY 8: UNITED KINGDOM
MEMORI - Derived from memento mori, memory
I couldâve uh. Had this idea at a better time huh :^)
FAKEATHON DAY 9: ITALY
MEDITIVE - Derived from Mediterranean, olive
Tried going more off-the-wall, but it didnât quite work. Based on olive branches clearly - olive oil was often used as lamp oil, hence the fire typing. I meant for it to resemble a nuns habit or monastery robes, a la Italyâs heavy catholicism, with the floating olive leaf circlet as a halo. It was⊠good ideas that didnât come together perfectly. Probably my least favorite of the lotï»ż
FAKEATHON DAY 10: NORDICS
MINKJAVIC - Derived from mink, Reykjavik
Look when I think Iceland I always think black metal. This is the second time Iâve done a heavy metal pokemon. The first one was more badass. This oneâs instead uh
A lot : )
FAKEATHON DAY 11: EGYPT
DJEDLY - Derived from Djed, deadly
One of the easiest to draw for⊠obvious reasons. Based on a canopic jar, sort of like an off-brand yamask or cofagrigus. Itâs meant to open up twice; If you take off the lid, you see the fleshy eyeball dude in the lower corner. And if you pull that like a handle, you see whatâs inside⊠and die with that knowledge : )
FAKEATHON DAY 12: ETHIOPIA
CAFFIEND - Derived from caffeine, fiend
Obviously hyenas live in Ethiopa. But moreover, Ethiopia is also known as pretty much the birthplace of coffee, and coffee drinking/making is important to the culture. So I thought, why not make a hyena thatâs super happy cause itâs always super hyped up on caffeine? Dunno if the electric typing makes much sense, I just thought caffeine = energy = electricity
FAKEATHON DAY 13: MADAGASCAR
TENROCK - Derived from tenrec, rock
Tenrecs are endemic, yeah, but this wasnât just based on a native animal. It was based on the land of Madagascar - specifically, the gorgeous and incredibly sharp structures of Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Iâll post a photo above the art, when I saw Madagascar was a theme day I knew I had to base something on that park.
FAKEATHON DAY 14: SAUDI ARABIA
MASQAREEN - Derived from masquerade, Qareen
This is based on the Islamic idea of the Qareen. People donât 100% agree on what Qareens are, but they are consistantly considered to be spiritual doubles - Every person has a Qareen associated with theyâre spirit. This is based on one idea, them as dark spirits who attempt to lead their companion-spirit astray. I chose them because even though theyâre evil from the start - hence the dark typing - they can become good based on their companion - in this case, trainerâs - actions and whims.
Since theyâre counterparts to humans, I thought having them mimic humans would be fitting. Itâs body is ALMOST humanoid, itâs many pink extremeties ALMOST resemble clothes. It would be a zoroark like situation, where it could make illusions to resemble human.
FAKEATHON DAY 15: RUSSIA
MATEESHKA - Derived from mastryoshka, tea
SAMOSHKA - Derived from samovar, matryoshka
Fun fact, I actually used to collect matryoshka dolls. Have a whole box of them in the basement somewhere. So I felt I had to. I have a thing for designs that look a little snobby, Samoshka certainly fits that little niche of mine : D
FAKEATHON DAY 16: INDIA
BOVIQUIN - Derived from bovine, palanquin
I like ride pokemon, and I like customizable pokemon. So I made one thatâs both! Itâs supposed to be based on the water buffalo. The simple colors are because itâs supposed to be customizable - As in, the fabrics hung from it (and maybe the markings painted on it) could be swapped out, so I wanted something simple as a base. Sort of like Furfrou, but the customization doesnât wear off
FAKEATHON DAY 17: CHINA
LONGRUSH - Derived from Long (chinese for dragon), brush, rush
I expect here will be a lot of chinese dragons this round, I wanted to avoid the obvious. But⊠this is one of the best concepts Iâve ever come up with. The second I had the mental image, I knew that was it
FAKEATHON DAY 18: JAPAN
SPIROUS - Derived from spirit, cirrus, pious
This is a myth from both China and Japan, but I associate it with yokai primarily. This is based on HangonkĆ, incense that brings forth the spirits of the dead. Hence itâs body obscured by the clouds - Itâs literally being summoned by the incense it carries. In retrospect, this could have been an interesting pokeball mimic with different colors.
FAKEATHON DAY 19: INDONESIA
WHALEEN - Derived from baleen whale
The Philippines are home to the coral triangle, a stretch of ocean  thatâs home to a stupidly large amount of coral life. So I initially  wanted a coral mon⊠but itâs known for its reefs. So why not make the  whole reef? Â
FAKEATHON DAY 20: AUSTRALIA
OPALINE - Derived from opal, mine
One town in Australia Iâve loved since middle school is Coober Pedy. Known as the opal capital of the world, itâs a desert town thatâs so hot, almost all the residents live in houses carved into the ground. Even many businesses and hotels are underground! Coloring was fun on this dude :3
FAKEATHON DAY 21: ANTARCTICA
SOUTHAIR - derived from south, hairgrass.
I wanted to do something unexpected. So rather than do that obvious penguin or similar, I went with southern hairgrass, the south most flowering plant. Did itâs closer meant to loosely resemble any wet clothes, but since there are no Inuit populations to Antarctica, only loosely. Itâs species, the 1000-to-1 pokemon, Refers to both its chances of survival and the fact of the body is comprised of many many blades of grass
FAKEATHON DAY 22: SOMEWHERE HOT - DEATH VALLEY
HELINDRA - Derived from helios, indra
The reason I chose the Indra butterfly is because it's native to death valley. I figure, if death valley gets HELLA sun, why not instead of it living in spite of the harsh sun, living so well because of it?
FAKEATHON DAY 23: SOMEWHERE COLD - GREENLAND
STUFFIN - Derived from storm, stun, puffin
I know there are myths that say puffins can bring thunderstorms, so I thought why not turn a puffin into a storm cloud? But uh. It kind of just. Is a puffin isn't it :/
FAKEATHON DAY 24: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
KYTHURA - Derived from Antikythera, Urania
One of my favorite remnants of ancient times is the Antikythera Mechanism. It was an ancient Greek computer. With proper gears and mechanics and everything, that was used to plot the locations of the planets and the stars in stunning detail. This first go around turned out⊠not that great, Iâll be honest. But I wanna do something with the Antikythera Mechanism. It shouldnât take TOO much tweaking to make this something I love
FAKEATHON DAY 25: FUTURE WORLDS
COCOWATT - Derived from coconut, watt
One of my favorite images of the future is, instead of all streets having street lights, some having bioluminescent trees! I wanted to make something to that effect. Even though we have Exeggutor I chose palm trees cause they already have a street-lamp-like shape. Finally got to bust out my super neon pencils :3
FAKEATHON DAY 26: RANDOM COUNTRY - IRELAND
AMANEELIE - Derived from amanita, unseelie
I have irish blood, so I wanted to do an irish mon. I took the idea of the fairie ring in a weird direction - when it extends its arms and the little purple "hands" touch, anything in the loop of its arm - the fairie's ring - will become hideously poisoned. Visually referenced the deathcap. Just like imagining these things in a secluded dense forest, floating along like swimming jellyfish
FAKEATHON DAY 27: THE OLYMPICS
SYNCRA - Derived from synchronized, tetra
This is similar to wishiwashi, in that it's a schooling mon. But instead of it having a schooling form, it's ALWAYS in a school of five fish, constantly swimming in unison. Clearly based on synchronized swimming, I wanted the tails to be super long, so they'd flow all elegantly when they maneuver around. Kinda... power rangers in execution, innit
FAKEATHON DAY 28: THE OCEAN
EXPLORB - Derived from explore, orb
The idea to turn the bathysphere into a pufferfish-like dude just came together really clearly in my head. I imagine their attack would be terrible but their defence would be amazing - basically, they aren't out to fight, they just wanna explore the oceans :3
FAKEATHON DAY 29: THE MOON
MOOMOON - Derived from moomoo, moon
its the cow that jumped over the moon
FAKEATHON DAY 30: LEGENDARY
CORRA - Derived from core, cor (latin for heart), terra
I figured, weâve done every part of the earth this challenge⊠except the interior. So for the legendary representing the world, I based mine on the core of the earth. The body itself is meant to resemble the phylotypic stage of an embryo - the stage of development where most species are virtually identical. It cannot leave its lava bubble. At the center of its body is a heart glowing with all the colors of magma.
The FIRST person to make a legend of korra joke is getting slapped
FAKEATHON DAY 30: LEGENDARY
CORRA - Derived from core, cor (latin for heart), terra
I figured, we've done every part of the earth this challenge... except the interior. So for the legendary representing the world, I based mine on the core of the earth. The body itself is meant to resemble the phylotypic stage of an embryo - the stage of development where most species are virtually identical. It cannot leave its lava bubble. At the center of its body is a heart glowing with all the colors of magma.
The FIRST person to make a legend of korra joke is getting slapped
As a challenge, tried to make the Cluedo suspects in ACNHâs pattern creator. Given my expectations of abject failure, Iâm reasonably impressed with myself :0
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