Cyndaquil · Neo Genesis (N1) #57

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   Richard Rich

   (4 years ago)

   This artwork is so gross. I really don’t miss Yoshida’s style.

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     MasterMarkusRichard Rich

     (3 years ago)

     Ugh, same. Everything looks a bit blobby and smudged with dirt.

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       AmbassadorMasterMarkus

       (3 years ago)

       I love Yoshida’s style ︎

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         MasterMarkusAmbassador

         (3 years ago)

         It works for some cards, but I definitely don’t think it’s working here, especially with the way the fire looks. I like some of Yoshida’s art, like the Murkrow and Crobat, but they’ve never done art that I LOVE.
         Like, Tomokazu Komiya’s art can sometimes look like a weird mess to me, with the Pokémon on the card being strangely proportioned or stretched (see Delibird · Neo Revelation (N3) #5 and Charmeleon · Expedition (EX) #73) but he’s also made some absolutely great pieces like Chandelure · Steam Siege (STS) #50, Audino · Dragons Exalted (DRX) #108, and even a really cute cyndaquil in Cyndaquil · BREAKthrough (BKT) #18 (not to mention this site’s “mascot” picture).

         IMO, Yoshida has a weird style, but for me it’s all low- and (mostly) mid-points where none of the art especially stands out. I think the most unique art he did was Omastar · Neo Discovery (N2) #43 where he built on the idea of “fighting type Omastar” and made it a fun picture with nice colour and rendering (both of which this Cyndaquil is lacking).

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           TwylisMasterMarkus

           (3 years ago)

           I think the appeal of this Cyndaquil is directly based in its artistic modesty. Yes, this art looks “smudged with dirt”, but it’s likely supposed to — that looks to be a literal dirt floor. It’s hard to say what type of dwelling this is without more context — a dirt floor entrance to a traditional Japanese house, perhaps? But no matter what it is specifically, it communicates a sort of simple old-fashionedness that I think is going unappreciated here.

           If there’s any criticism I would have, it’s just that Cyndaquil’s flame really shouldn’t be casting a shadow like that.

           As for Yoshida in general, I can definitely see why some don’t like them, but their style has a ton of personality and communicates a very unique feel in every piece. Neo Murkrow, Neo Seadra, and Rocket’s Snorlax are probably my personal favorites.

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           AmbassadorMasterMarkus

           (3 years ago)

           It’s surprisingly different tastes across the board. Insofar as Komiya goes, “weird mess” isn’t the nicest way of describing a deliberate primitivist artstyle. In fact, I was recently looking at one of his cards you mentioned, EX Charmeleon, and was quite glad it was in a main set so as to get an English version – it has a vibe of one of those JP-only promos with cool art that never crossed the pond. I’ve taken it for granted, but it might be one of his most endearing.