Reticulated pythons have long slender tails but are huge overall. Dumeril's boas have much shorter tails than the average species of snake so it looks more heavy-bodied. 90% of snakes in the hobby are over-fed and obese. That being said, some snakes are naturally "more pudgy" and those are usually ground boas. (Imagine a fat amazon tree boa trying to survive in the canopy). The wild snakes of the US are generally long and slender, like the garter snake, rat snake, and corn snake. Maybe people are used to seeing only those. Constricting snakes are more muscular because they constrict their prey. We can argue all day and night about what a snake is supposed to look like. But in the end it is the -type- of snake that the serpenth is modeled after.
Reticulated python: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/154/330040907_96dd2c9ff9_b.jpg Dumeril's Boa: http://www.boa-snake.cz/uploads/2012/12/DSC016971.jpg Amazon tree boa: http://amazoneden.com/images/genetics6.jpg Texas rat snake: http://www.birdsandherps.com/bvsnakes/eobsoleta4.jpg Baby Jamaican boa: http://68.media.tumblr.com/b2aa6d8db3b83d41f08d87f37518c966/tumblr_nxs3z67ipy1s5cpaao3_1280.jpg
Can we stop the excessive hating on the new releases? Why is it getting a new update? I have a simple solution that no one seems to be thing about... when you art something for so long and keep drawing them your art PROGRESSES and gets better at what you're drawing. If an artist is drawing a new color for a pet and notices the changes they've made while improving theirs techniques, do you think they're going to go to the old just cause? No, they're going to update the art as they progress.
Look at anyone who is an artist in general and tell me you don't see progression in their work from when they started to now... does anyone even think about what their harsh words feel like to a artist? Stop being so cruel about every release coming out. To each their own, don't like it then don't get it. Not a pet you'd get normally? Then it's no loss to you anyways.
It's not fat or chubby looking, in fact it looks slimmer and more defined then the old design. Some revamps are happening while others aren't simply because the artist is growing. Inspired maybe to do one over the other or is trying to come out with a new color that doesn't exist for that species and realized they draw it differently now.
Find something you drew years ago and tell me that it doesn't look different/improved if you drew it today.
Solid update, I like it fine. There's some finicky little things I wish could change but they aren't big enough to throw a fuss about.
They actually look like snakes now!! Amazing what a difference shading the face did. Kudos to the artist. Snakey snake makes snake owner happy.
the new serpenth looks so crisp i love
Damn you people are salty.
I love it! A minor revamp was really all that was necessary, and that's what we got. Better shading, stronger features, a bit more presence overall - I dig it.
Also y'all complaining about a snake being too fat need to look at something besides a cartoon or a corn snake once in a while. Snakes, especially constrictors, especially big constrictors, have incredible muscles and can get pretty darn beefy. The art is fine and good. I need to finally pick out which color to get, I've been hovering indecisively for ages.
Really great rendition of Taylor Swift!
Guys
If i can be an ailen with cats And a doobie.
This snake can be as PHAT as it wants.
The mullet is on point too
Lol, what a shit-show. Just as I expected. The smaller the change, the bigger the reaction it seems.
As for my personal thoughts, I don't really have any. I think it's totally fine. I really don't see much of a difference besides updated shading and cleaner line-work. Good job.
These revamps are really good and definitely needed. If you think otherwise you probably don't remember what they looked like before, like to start arguments for no reason, or just plain out get a kick out of putting other artists down.
BEFORE
AFTER
Like jfc just be happy that the staff are active here and stop complaining about minor details???
jiminy fuckin christmas you people get your pubes in a twist every time you think a pet looks too fat. animals come in every shape, not everything ever is stick figure thin because, surprise, beauty standards are arbitrary things shat out by humans and snakes can naturally have girth because they're fucking snakes, my god. get over yourselves. anyway, i love the new serpenths, they've needed a revamp for a while. the weird little... flappy bump thing on the bottom of its stomach as it curves out of view is weird, but not intrusively. a lot of heavy snakes have so much weight that it'll spread out a little at their underbellies, and it sort of looks like that. i always thought it was funny that people draw snakes to be perfectly tube shaped when they look more like long, flexible twinkies to me. crossing my fingers that paralixes get a revamp next. actually now that i'm looking at them... paralixes hardly get any love at all. they have so few colors outside of the basic colors. how sad. :
I really love the update to this. Serpenths have become one of my favourite pets recently, and I think it looks much better and more up to date. I think the chub looks fine? Bigger snakes tend to be more wrinkly and fat, I don't find it unusual. It makes it look like they're actually sitting somewhere instead of free-floating. The wings may be a little on the small side, compared to some of the recolours, but the old Serpenth's wings were just as small so I don't mind this.
I mean, I might just be biased because is my favourite pet artist, but I think it looks super cute??? The shading makes it look a lot less like... obligatorily shiny, if that makes sense. And I love the chubs. Serpenth got a little curve in its swerve.
Also, the little wingalings look so much fluffier and I want to pet them.
Oh, and also as usual, I love the addition of vibrant, still one of my favorite colors on the site and the serpenth looks great in it. A beautiful snake.
Well, the art is lovely as usual and very well done. Personally I'm not really a fan of the rounder, softer, cuter versions that some pets have got when updated. Endeavors, donadaks, and now serpenths, all have less sleekness, less hard edges (even the robots have less hard edges!), they have softer textures, etc. I think their overall design, from a character design point of view, is not as pleasing to me. It seems like subeta is really pushing for that style of art I guess, so. Idk. I liked my serpenth for its sleek look, at the new one is much bouncier and a little toony, and also I don't know that the "mane" part is improved so much as just changed around. But the art itself isn't bad.
I like these, but are we getting revamps of the serpenth colors that aren't simple recolors? I mean, I wouldn't be upset if we DIDN'T get that, but... some colors look better than others. I dunno, there's a lot that needs revamping so maybe the rest of the serpenth colors aren't a priority?
i like it
Considering I'm one of the whooping 2 people that provided a redline... Thank you for calling me gross. 👍 Serious, genuine request: please do comment and tell me how exactly I'm meant to provide feedback when I have English as a third language and don't have a vocabulary large enough to dip into the detailed anatomical terms, so an image is the best way to get it done when my words failed the first time around.
pls leave snek alone, snek has feels too. u maek snek feel sad. rude.
it's a snek with wings, guys. i'd say it looks alright to me and i like the softer shading
It looks better overall, but the wings look like they've been stuck on with glue instead of being an extension of its body
There is a lot I like about this revamp. The face, the shading, the tongue (oh so much better), the body sizing particularly at the end of its tail... While I'm never gonna be that fond of the hair (because it's hair... on a snake...), it is better looking hair now... And as far as the wings go, I do like them better than the old wings. However, they lack the beauty of the splayed wings on some of the Serpenth's special colors, they are some issues with the structure, and on some colors they look discontinuous from the body. These were problems before and they weren't really addressed by the subtle changes to them for this revamp.
This revamp has made me take a closer look at Serpenths and I never knew how much I need a Nightmare one. They are amazing. But on topic, the revamp looks good to me. I love his hair.
Now I need another pet slot ❤?
That hair is a little too sexy for a snake!
I think the chubby snake is adorable personally this revamp makes me actually want a Serpenth
i not gettin into any of this drama but i'm just leaving this here to all the snake arguers tonight.
Please do not bully snek or snek artisan. Snek has more snoot to boop. More feather flood to poof. This is a good good snek. ??✨
The old expression was very fun, but the new shading is absolutely gorgeous, plus the tail looks much better and that wing fluff is wonderful! Great job, !
I prefer the face+body of the new one~ but something seems a bit off..? The wings look like they're separated from the body and the hair is kinda plastic?? (don't change the spectrum/blacklight one pls)
yall being mean to my snake girlfriends
i came back bc i saw 180+ comments on the most subtle revamp ever (im hyperbole im sure there's been a more subtle one) and had to read me some drama and just. while i totally understand that being a staff artist for a petsite like subeta opens you up to IMMEDIATE hands all over your work, seeing the really in-depth "i fixed it for you" "here's a redline n_n you're welcome for the favor" posts...like guys lmao. maybe good intentions behind it, but comes off super, super gross.
anyway i stand by that i love these snakes, i love the lil ridge on the right, i love the face & brow and its a really good snake. i never wanted a serpenth before but its probably going to be my selfie pet in vibrant bc im completely enamored.
I greatly prefer the head of the older art, but the body of the newer art. >.<
I think was a little...unnecessary? There are many pets who could use a revamp and this one was definitely not on top of the list.
While everyone bickers about the new design, I just wanna say that the aqua one looks amazing. Nicest Aqua pet so far, I love it so much!
As soon as the Subetapedia entry about Serpenths will be added, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE THIS WEEK, we're going to know if these wings are vestigial or not.
Also, I feel like this revamp is a little....odd with the shading. I'm not sure if it's the same artist as the Sweetheart Endeavor, but I find the shading too minimalistic in some places. I love the colors and lineart, it's just the shading is a little lacking and it's enough for me to not consider Serpenths as a pet in the future. A shame
I also want to add that I love this new update. Not too much has changed (which is nice). The shading has been elevated and the slightest pudge makes it look more real to me. :)
That shading _
like this was a great opportunity to size them up a little bit and make the variations in the wings a lot more believable in the design. i understand that they aren't intended functional, but i wish that fact would stay consistent across the other colors (outside of angelic, nostalgic, chibi, and eventual steamwork, which all get a pass because of the nature of those colors!). i don't mind the fact that there variations (although i personally believe that in the realm of cartooning/stylized design, consistency is more important), but to have the wings vary from small, thick, and not functional to much, MUCH larger, thinner, and fully functional is extreme. x:
Some do still have blue, so you could always do a pet overlay and use those. Or just recolor them :D
I wish there was some semblance of consistency in wing sizes across the serpenth's colors. : |
Not a huge fan of the cartoony eyebrow ridge, but awyis that smirk is bigger. I really like just about everything here with the update. Though it is fun seeing how much people in the comments disagree. Not much changed other than some better shading and the little skin flop under him.
Either way, Im super excited for more serpenth updates. I cant freaking wait to see the updated bloodred. New shiny things for my fav pet!
Gotta say the revamp has a softer look to it that fits the site quite well in my eyes~ Though I did notice that as of this moment, the gold Serpenth has yet to update? And I get people wanting to state their opinion on the art, but there's a lot of moaning and groaning from users that don't even have a Serpenth in any of these colors...
I will never understand why it's wearing a toupee in the first place, but, otherwise, looks good!
So, why don't we have fat montres? Or skinny dillemas? And how does that effect the difference in wings? How do we even know serpenths have to eat? They're magical floating snakes, they might not even have to eat.
I know, I tend to forget that things are incapable of gaining or losing weight, particularly reptiles that go through periods of not eating and over-eating in preparation of certain times of the year. Or that two separate things can be of two differing sizes.
hey bub, I'm just trying to be optimistic that you'll get the context you want. o7
Danger rope just got a pretty decent upgrade!