Cherubi (04-18-2020)
Cherubi (04-18-2020)
Cherubi (04-18-2020)
I've been wondering this too because I would give ANYTHING for them to go back to the days where their artists produced something as high quality as this regularly:
Cute art was one of the main reasons that I got sucked into this pleasant chaos 10 years ago
Anyway I hate to be rude but the JS artists have produced some of the ugliest pieces of art I've ever seen on a game, honestly makes me wonder how they had the audacity to release some of these items just like that:
However I've noticed some really nice (compared to the rest of the items released in the JS era) art lately that sorta reminded me of Viacom era art like these:
But most of the time they're still dishing out items that have cute concepts (would be amazing if they were done by the Viacom era artists) but really, really poor execution. The art is just so roughly done, like something that would appear in a $0.99 "Let's Sing ABC!" book.
What annoys me the most are people who are super supportive of them and act all crazy over these "cute concept, cheap art" items like that boba cup. The same group of people have nothing but old items on their "dream" wishlist that people are now trading 20 times what they used to be worth, there's a reason why there are almost no "populars" released in the JS era (except for stuff that blatantly copied off-site art , stuff that recycled elements from older items or "basic" stuff )
Overall I have a lot of hope in the artist that drew I hope they leave everything to him/her for now, hire some more actual artists (a bunch of people on NN can do much better) and fire the monkey who did
Last edited by Spinda; 04-18-2020 at 01:01 PM.
I've been extremely disappointed with JS's art since they took over. Like literally looking at everything they've ever drawn during events makes me cringe so hard (most of the time, anyway). But yeah, especially with items and wearables. mortychichi made an incredible point with their examples! I miss the Viacom era of art so so so so much.
Has the art been improving though? Maybe a little? Yeah, I've noticed a change in quality with the new Festival of Neggs items. Imo last year's Halloween and Christmas NC stuff was pretty terrible. So let's hope that this upward trend continues.
Spinda (04-22-2020)
Spinda (04-22-2020)
I gotta agree with most of what's already been said, and conclude that I'm rather hopeful especially given the last winter and easter NC stuff. I almost lost hope after that 20th anniversary catastrophe X_X
That makes me even more hopeful for future releases, because the capsules are emulating the vibe that olds items give off. Now if only they can outline the items a little bit thicker...
I always wonder about their art. I follow one of the illustrators on Instagram and we had a chat once about the way the site uses the illustrations like the base is not the same. I guess that's one of the things that makes this website so unique and lovable. Does anyone else knows any illustrators that work for neopets?
So this background released today is presumably done by the same artist who did these:
Still not Viacom era level art (who on Earth decided that it was a good idea to add the jarring and extremely extra purple flowers -_- It would be so much better without those purple colons dangling there) but it definitely is nice, SOOOOO much better than the "good concept, cheap/cartoonish execution" BGs we saw in the Festival of Neggs. If TNT isn't planning on hiring more actual artists I really hope they leave all the NC items to this person!
-------
I would really love to see more works from the illustrator who did Antique Chic Christmas Foreground and most of the other now deemed "popular" NC items, their soft pastel style is just amazing ;_;
♥ lagrima ♥ (04-29-2020)