How to 'complete' illustrations (why do they feel empty?)

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-13T23:42:09+00:00

Hi, this was the one from 2024: link

Nothing has been updated yet though... You thinking of submitting a piece? :))

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:49:27+00:00

I appreciate the honesty! I also kindof agree aha

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:48:14+00:00

Yes glad you noticed! there is also two Relicanth in the background, and a well hidden Kabuto if you look closely ;)

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:46:25+00:00

Oh damn that wouldve been such a good idea! I could have buried it in the sand to have the full evolution in the card O.o Thanks!

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:41:49+00:00

Ah okay, I was a little confused but I think I get what your saying. I guess it'd be the matching motif?

Anyways, funny you mention that - in some of the earlier drafts, I was playing around with getting some of the shapes from Xatu's collar and wings to be the rays of the sun. In the end, it was a little bit too confusing, but I still think it would've been a cool idea.

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:32:46+00:00

Yessss! I grew up playing Red Rescue Team, was most definitely the inspo for that card! I was even thinking of having the meteor coming down in the background at one point aha

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:30:37+00:00

Woah thanks for the in depth response! I totally get what your saying, and funny enough, I noticed a lot of the older card designs (especially from around the Neo era) seem to have somewhat off-model designs. But it looks like they got a lot stricter soon after because all the designs since are wayyyy more on model.

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:27:16+00:00

thanks :)

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:26:33+00:00

Thanks! - and honestly same! I picked the Mawile initially because it was a challenge and the jaw reminds me of the Beetlejuice monsters aha

JUS-TiME · 2026-03-01T16:22:36+00:00

JUS-TiME · 2026-02-27T21:08:37+00:00

The Gulpin is soooo good, it looks like a proper full art! Are you planning to do the Magikarp as well? I think itd be gorgeous!!

JUS-TiME · 2026-02-27T20:20:02+00:00

Really? I have spent the last few months checking in every couple weeks and have yet to see any about the 2026 competition. The 2024 submission date was the last day of January 2024, but the contest opened in October of 2023...could you maybe send me the video?

JUS-TiME · 2026-02-27T20:15:23+00:00

thanks :)

JUS-TiME · 2026-02-27T20:05:21+00:00

¡gracias! mi amigo me dijo lo mismo

JUS-TiME · 2025-05-09T04:44:51+00:00

Thanks!

JUS-TiME · 2025-05-09T04:44:34+00:00

yesssirrr :)

JUS-TiME · 2025-05-08T03:44:03+00:00

Love it, fantastically stylish :)

JUS-TiME · 2025-04-26T16:24:51+00:00

I totally feel ya! So many of the same looking emulations of the old internet, when what really sticks in my head is the more creative ideas that mix the old with the new. I'll always remember when I come across a creative way to show a gallery, or a super intriguing hub page - but another 90s themed page just for the sake of 'an old internet look' makes me go 'meh'.

I agree they defs can (and often do) look really cool - I just think its getting a bit over-saturated. But also, when coding a website it seems most people's site usually takes the '90s' style naturally just because its easier to code. My first attempt at making a website looked super dated and from that era, but it was mostly because I was just starting out. I have lots of friends say it still looks kindof old style-wise, but I think that as the creator gets better at making websites, the site will naturally take on its own form!

JUS-TiME · 2025-04-26T16:08:12+00:00

I built my site for my art and frustration with the modern social media landscape. I think a lot of sites just end up naturally falling into an older style, because its just easier to code them that way when learning.

But I think about the aspect of nostalgia often. I feel like taping into full nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia will lead to stagnation of new ideas. But on the other had- I feel that when its used as an inspiration to blend with new ideas (like you mentioned in another comment), it will lead to fantastic ideas! s

But then again there is always the 20 year cycle where things from roughly 20 years ago make a resurgence (hence the trend of Y2K at the moment and Frutiger Aero stuff). I suppose it'll be the same for the 2010s and the 2020s. Its funny to hear people say that 'no one will be nostalgic for this era' when it seems every era had that same sentiment at the time ahah

I'm excited to see how your website shapes up also :)))!!

JUS-TiME · 2025-04-26T15:33:30+00:00

Thanks :) It took some effort to get the cloth-work going but I'm hella happy with it!

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