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We're interested in hearing your feedback over a potential paralix revamp! We'll be updating the pet and its basic colors soon, so have your say now and we'll do our best to get it looking tip-top.
Note: There's not a poll at this time! Please leave your comments in this news post.
I do like the overall head shape on the proposed design, but I feel like the current design is more dynamic and expressive and thus more pleasant to look at.
I prefer the current one -- overall. The body is more lively and detailed. I do like the horns and hair of the proposed change.
I prefer the current one -- overall. The body is more lively and detailed. I do like the horns and hair of the proposed change.
Prefer current. Proposed looks flat/no character.
I believe the newer one can work if he was a longer noodle and kept the "intimidating" facial expression of the original. Maybe a little thinner and some more shading. I prefer the older one due to the grumpy looking dragon. Makes him cute.
I believe the newer one can work if he was a longer noodle and kept the "intimidating" facial expression of the original. Maybe a little thinner and some more shading. I prefer the older one due to the grumpy looking dragon. Makes him cute.
I mean, the right would LOOK like an improvement, but the legs? The old one's left arm is very arched sure, but iunno. The original's hind legs make a little more sense to me. Also losing the traditional (slim) dragon look I don't like. The older design's eye shape I hope is being considered too. HOWEVER, I love the new horns, the whiskers, and the face is much cleaner! Proposed art looks really new and shiny - I feel like if the new art had improved legs and the older one's slim look (!) is also kept it could work. Do like how clean the newer art looks, but uh... let's pick a different red similar to the original Paralix as well. My biggest gripes are the legs, loss of eye shape, and losing the slim look the og had. And, last but not least, must mention the image posted!
I prefer the older one personally. Both are nice but the old one seems to be more true to the spirit of an eastern dragon.
I don't have a huge opinion on it, but I like how skinny the older one is. If the newer one could be made more like that, it would read closer to an Eastern dragon than it currently does.
The floof on the newer one is pretty cute, I like that.
I like the old one more. The newer one lacks the body length and grumpiness that the old one offers
It looks too...soft. Needs some sharper edges.
Seen a lot of my sentiments already mentioned. Old isn’t as matchy with other species on the site, but the new one is... Too short. His torso is stunted. Where is the length? (yeah okay I think it looks bloated please forgive me I can’t art half as good). The near whisker is taking over, but the rest of the mane (and fetlocks?) is too calm. I think the back whisker is coming out at the wrong angle. The sneer is gone, the horns start too far back... honestly I think the leg placement/thickness is part of the problem. And the shading isn’t as dramatic. I like the feets though! Quality art. If it weren’t a comparison I would probably love everything but the whiskers/head angle.
Much prefer the original
Reminds me of something I left Neopets for.
But I dun wanna see your beautiful dragon leave us forever! D:
I'm definitely no artist so I don't have a lot to add here, but I much prefer the old design to the new design.
I’ll be blunt: The proposed revamp looks like it’s suffering from a bad protein deficiency and having full body edema as a result. Please don’t revamp.
I’ll be blunt: The proposed revamp looks like it’s suffering from a bad protein deficiency and having full body edema as a result. Please don’t revamp.
I’ll be blunt: The proposed revamp looks like it’s suffering from a bad protein deficiency and having full body edema as a result. Please don’t revamp.
I think if the Paralix needs a revamp at all, it should be to make it longer. But they're honestly just fine the way they are!
A little disclaimer first! I know I am coming in here as the artist for the original paralix, so I understand if my input may not be as accepted. I'm going to be as un-biased as I can because I want my old art revamped! I believe that I could not achieve the look and feel I was after back when I was an artist. I am coming in here as a fan of the concept of the Paralix, and dragons in general.
While the Paralix has always been a little thick (I think this was based off the original ones I revamped, and my drawing ability at the time), it is still meant to be somewhat long. Even comparing this to the few newer Paralixes we've gotten, this proposed revamp is so much thicker, and rounder than those. The Paralix is meant to be the "Eastern inspired" dragon that many users want. I understand the Mahar was created, but that's still a different style of dragon. If the Paralix both current and proposed revamp were to be improved upon, I believe it needs to be thinner and have much more hair both in the mane, and the tufts on its legs. Keep the thicker look of the new, but the fuller longer look of the old. The shoulders are incredibly thick, I'm not sure what the decision process for this was, but it looks out of proportion here. The tail could also stand to be a little longer and taper much more at the end. I feel like with these changes, the paws would look more suited to it.
The face is in general, good! My only concern is the length of the horns, if they started a little closer to the base of the ear, and the ear thinned and sharpened, I it would help. The eye also gets a little lost with the newer squinty look. I'm aware the idea is the grin is meant to be pushing the cheek up, but this new cheek is much fuller and if thinned out, we could see more of the eye. A darker pupil would help as well. Compared to other paralix, this one looks like it's all iris, when it definitely should have a small dark pupil. If it is there, once again I think it's getting lost in the shape. The whisker going over the face is a little odd, I think if it curled in the other direction over the mane at the back, and neck scales it would help. (The other whisker is great, I love the shape)
Lastly I think the shading can be amped up just a little, giving it a sleeker shinier look to the hair, rather than the soft fluffy look.
I do tend to keep away from revamp news posts. I've never known if it's fair for me to say anything (especially if it regards any pets I've drawn in the past), I've generally been happy to see my old pets get revamped with shiny new art. I also honestly still remember what it's like to have revamps scrutinised by the userbase, it's not fun! But I hope my feedback comes of as constructive and un-biased as I can. The Paralix needs some love, but I just feel the proposed changes are not quite the right direction for it. Thanks ❤
I really think the current Paralix is perfect just the way it is, it has a very elegant flow with it's thinner limbs and slick fur. The new Paralix looks very flat in terms of shading and it looks quite poofy and overall does not show the serpentine body-shape of the species. The head is also a lot more boxy in a weird way and it almost looks like a cartoon compared to a theoretical 'real' animal.
I feel like it should definitely be noodlier, and maybe the perspective of its face should be more like the old one. Actually, yeah, it feels like angle of the nose is really off compared to the brows, and the planes of the face aren't quite as clear. Both the face and body could benefit from stronger angles.
I kind of wish there were a poll because I don't have anything to add just, old one.
The proposed looks drawn in order to achieve less thick lineart, brighter color, and to fill out the pet's space more. But it seems copied from the original without the artist understanding why the choices were made as they on the original. It's made fatter, not understanding that the paralix is supposed to be an Asian dragon- long and lean. The whiskers are just whipped up whichever way with one halfhearted curl left, not understanding that the curl on either end gives it that villainous Snidely Whiplash mustache look. The left foot is still curved a sad lil halfhearted bit, but without any of the prancing mischievous energy that should be there- the artist just doesn't get the intent of this pet at all. Or else they want to change it into another animal.
it took so much self control not to say "can the paralix be longer instead" and redline it that way it could be So Long. it would be so good and less everything-is-dog-shaped like
I strongly prefer the current design. The proposed art looks cartoonish; like someone thought the Paralix was too scary for kids and toned it down. I love the slender look of the original one, and the teeth. It also has a lot more detail than the proposed version, in my opinion.
I'd like to see it made longer and thinner, rather than more plump or muscular.
The original looks a lot more detailed, the pose is more dynamic, and I don’t think any of the anatomy changes were needed - it looks like a big plush version of the current. The colours and shading on the new one are nice, but otherwise the old is stronger and I’d prefer to keep it (or like a direct tracing with smoother lines/shading would be ideal). I also think it loses some character from the face, and that should be a focus of the next draft - that stark hannya-esque eye and the implied wideness of the mouth are key. And then yeah I agree with the general sentiment that if species revamps are being doled out the paralix as a priority doesn’t make sense when the endeavor, antlephore, illumis, and celinox are right there
Ho boy. We already went through this with the Rreign revamp - the original smooth slender dragon was chunked up (and given wings!), everybody rioted, and the Mahar was quickly made as a sorry-here's-your-dragon-back-kind-of apology.
We already have a beefy dragon, the Rreign. We already have a short fluffy one, the Dragath. We have an interesting concept dragon, the Mahar. Please do not take away our long, slender, sleek Paralix. If anything, I would prefer the Paralix revamp to be even LONGER.
Perhaps the artist could try their hand at a Dragath revamp? It's a short fluffy goof that needs a revamp and might fit their skills better.
I prefer the first design hands down ^^;;
The quality of the proposed new art is fine, but I think I prefer the current art- sorry! ): The new one is fatter and less serpentine, and its mane is too... deflated, I guess? It’s not as fluffy or glossy as it used to be. The round, soft edges of the lineart, especially around the claws/paws, face, and horns give it a more gentle, cartoony look, which doesn’t really fit with how Paralixes are sleek and fiery.
I think making it slimmer, fluffing the mane out some, and making it a little less overall “round/soft” would be great, though. :0 Thank you for asking us for feedback!
The old one looks like a revamp of the proposed. I vote the incumbent ^_^
I agree with other comments, that the revamp seems like too much of a shift from the original design.
The original design is longer looking, thinner and snake like, in a way that stereotypically accents the mischievous look on its face. In the new design, the legs are thicker and the edges softer, the ears thicker. Keep them thin and pointed.
The fur on the revamped design almost seems to perfect, if that makes sense? It seems a little scruffy on the old design, which again helps with the overall energy portrayed by the design. The whiskers are also an important, albeit small detail. In the old design they're curled, like a villain's curled mustache might be.
I prefer the eyes on the new design. They really convey a nice 'plotting' type of expression to me. The horns on the new design are nicer to me, too. They feel a little less cramped and are wonderfully dimensional.
I agree with most of what's been said (shading, wiskers, expression, body shape) But some more specific nitpicks that I havent seen (much) yet: -Due to the slight difference in color and shading the new version has kind of a MCDonalds esque color scheme. I prefered the old (slightly paler yelow, less orangy red) better. -The new one's left paw(on the right in the image) seems kinda wonky, the back paws in general look like it walks on its flat feet instead on its toes like the old one. The ankles and knees would look better if they are moved up the leg a bit so in the back it actually stands on its toes again. -The scales on the new one's belly have lost all detail and just make it look more like a plushie -The tip of the tail in the new one seems cut off somehow.
Things I do like in the new one -The new horns are a improvement and the whole area on top of its head is less messy in general. -The shape of the new fur is a massive improvement aside from the wierd tuft on the side.
I don't really like paralixes, so I don't have a bone in this debate, but I just wanted to say how glad I am to see you guys asking for opinions on this! Sometimes the unexpected pet-art updates can be so jarring, even when they are good and much-needed.
the current paralix is more dynamic therefore much more intriguing. the art of the new one, while really good, is rather stiff comparatively. paralix has a lot of curvature and noodliness that i think is missed out being represented in the new art!
i dont have anything new to add aside from i prefer the current paralix much more
I prefer the one we have currently. The new one is too round and doesn't look as mischievous. I like that about the Paralix. Also the fur doesn't look as sleek on the new one. It looks kinda flat.
I prefer the old version.
I've typically imagined the paralix as an almost serpentine dragon. I feel like the proposed new paralix is a little too plump in the middle to really fit with the image of the species I have in my mind. I will note that certain other paralix colors -- we'll use glacier as the example seeing as it's the most dramatic one -- imply that the creature has enough spine length to arch its back quite a bit. It appears the artist of the newer, proposed paralix may have interpreted that arched body as an exaggerated tapered waist instead.
Probably late to the party but shrugs
I much prefer the current art. The proposed revamp seems to have moved away from the Eastern Dragon type animal many of us have always thought it to be. Like its gone from Haku to something more large...feline?
If it matters at all I quite like 's and 's redline compromises.
The current one
Strongly prefer the current version. (Up to and including aspects like the pose and shading that some commenters have mentioned liking in the revamp—I quite agree with 's point about the needlessness of fitting the frame, and I love the distinctive silky texture of the current body fur and mane.)
I have two Paralices and love them both, and although there's definitely some pet art I thought was outdated despite my fondness for it, I've never felt that way about the Paralix. The only changes to the current art I might want would be an adjustment to the shading on the ankle of the near hind leg, a re-lining of the growth rings on the horns, and/or a removal of black lines from the interior of the mane and tufts; the proposed revamp goes quite beyond this and I'd be happiest if it were canceled.
Thanks for soliciting feedback!
The old one! It is more eastern dragon style, lean, long and slightly muscular, and imo, that's the point of having a Paralix. There are already other species for when you want a western style dragon pet (shorter body, thicker limbs).
I also prefer the shading and expression on the old one, I like how everything is pointy and fierce.
If anything, as someone already said, the old Paralix could benefit from a touch-up (idk, maybe the mane and whiskers lineart?), but it doesn't need a revamp.
The new one looks too chubby and soft imo. Also it doesn't look as fierce as the old one.
I think 's suggestion is the best so far, personally.
Everything has been pretty much said already. Voicing my opinion that I prefer the older version more with its more slender proportions. Jesus did a phenomenal job with the red-lining; it's pretty much what I expect the paralix to look like.
WAY too soft and smooth. Looks like a dog/wolf instead of a dragon.
Honestly, I wish you would just make more new pets/redraws/colors instead of constantly revamping old art that looks perfectly fine.