#elgleef

[zorquilart]

Crocfoo, Elgleef, and I decided to have a relaxing day at the beach! Originally was going to be something for Paw Day, but when experimenting with angles, it turned into this instead.

[zorquilart]

Time to complete the cycle! In games where I have two rivals that can be named, I usually name the third character Elgleef, which is a combination of Bayleef and Elgyem! It's to be the grass and psychic-type to Crocfoo's water and fighting-type (Croconaw + Mienfoo), and I'm strong against both of Elgleef's types (Zorquil = Quilava + Zorua) being fire and dark-type! When drawing Elgleef's design, I found it difficult to figure out how to make it more appealing to me, and I found myself kinda mimicking the style of Gimmighoul... and a bit of Elmer, the dragon from "My Father's Dragon". I want to make her neck longer, but I am struggling to get it looking right.

So, Elgleef was a character I was figuring out personality-wise as well. I was debating whether to make her outwardly soft or if I wanted to try another personality. I ended up making her more of a cold and serious character with a passion for chemistry/alchemy. She rarely shows a smile, and is more oblivious to social things, such as Crocfoo's crush on her. Also, don't get in the way of her work.

This one was a lot of fun drawing out! I made the leaf on her head like this to represent the "Y" on Elgyem's head, then gave two of Bayleef's neck leaves to represent the curves around the Y. The curved lines around her arms, neck, legs, tail, and belly were just taken from Elgyem, though I added a few more to make the design better. She also has Elgyem's hands and... "fingers"? I guess? I made it so vines can shoot out of them, but also be a source of psychic energy. And then both have a small tail, so she just gets a smol tail! Then I gave her the feet of Bayleef.

To be honest, I had the struggle designing her with Bayleef qualities and had more fun putting in Elgyem stuff. Which is ironic, since I have the opposite problem where I had trouble putting in Zorua qualities onto Quilava. :> Can't wait to see what colors Elgleef will have!

[zorquilart]

Remember these sketches? She finally gets her own ref sheet! Her design is subject to change the more I draw her, but for now, this is her current design! Time for this scientist to finally come to life!

Alt Text: The text on the top says Elgleef. She/Them. Elgyem + Bayleef Hybrid. Type: Grass/Psychic. There's a color palette for the body, eyes, and fingers. The body is tan and light green, the eyes are a soft green and white, and the fingers are yellow, green, and red. The character has a leaf growing out from the top of her head, with one leaf slanted a bit. Her eyes are a blank stare and she has dots for nostrils. Her neck, arms, belly, thighs, and tail have green rings around them. Her hands have three finger-like appendages, with the top finger being red, the bottom being yellow, and the thumb being green. Her foot ends with a small white toe.