The Alchemist's Lair

2022-01-26 - Art/bait shop? I've been debating starting a bait shop for a while, but I can't decide if I'd want people to pay for my time or if I'd do freebies/F2U (free to use). I don't think I'm reliable enough with my time to do commissions, so maybe I should do it as a "taking suggestions but will doodle what I want" kinda thing...or just make a post in my journal for my art? If I did a post in my journal for my art, I could also include my chainmaille, macrame, knitting... but then it's just one more place to update, and why not just use my Instagram which I barely do anyway xD But if I were going to do an art shop/bait shop, I'd probably need to decide if I'm only doing regular colours, or shiny/albino/melan as well. I'd also have to make sure I credit the albino/melan colours appropriately - I think they said I don't have to seek sprite permission, I just have to credit PFQ for the colour scheme (confirm this, maybe get screenshots) I also kinda wanna try doing baits digitally, since I got the great big pen tablet. Edit: 2022-02-15 I tried doing a Zentangle bait over a piece of Porygon art, and the results weren't as nice as I would've liked. My pen lines could've been a lot smoother. Still prefer traditional over digital, even if it means having to print out official art to trace and add my own touch to Edit: 2024-04-10 Realized I also have access to two different art programs now and photoshop does a much better job of smooth lines - maybe I need to learn to use it with the pen tablet instead of relying on PaintShop Pro for everything

Melan Dexes I'm missing

Going to use the sprites with tip codes for easier identification. I'm leaving out anything that I plan to hunt, and therefore will eventually have the dexes of. --

Missing Shiny & Albino Dexes

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Slugma hunt (the melans are actually awesome) EXCLUSIVE/VARIANT HUNTS - Buy my own Red Giga before starting this Return to Albino Wagell (didn't track how many I hatched, otherwise a post could go between Foongus and Beldum) - albino changed, not sure I'll resume this hunt Melan Apocalyptic Growlithe & Apocalyptic Arcanine Hunt - posted Melan Apocalyptic Poochyena & Apocalyptic Mightyena hunt - posted Melan Shooting Star Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable hunt - posted Shiny & Albino Blue Moon Slugma & Magcargo hunt - complete! Shiny & Albino Gibolu hunt - posted Melan Impyre & Baflammet hunt - posted Melan Kryptik hunt - posted Melan Pepyre & Skarasear hunt - posted Melan Mocknock & Portalgeist hunt - posted Shiny & Albino Exilant & Scorupt hunt (maybe melans?) - posted S/A/M hunt Smokackle - posted Melan hunt Flurrawr - posted Melan hunt Frusky - posted Melan hunt Slithugi - posted Melan hunt Kenyip - posted Melan hunt Kyutopi? Melan hunt Alicalf? Melan hunt Mirrasma - posted Melan hunt Schweepy - posted Melan hunt Chark - posted Planned Legends Arceus Hunts: Hisuian Sneasel - posted Hisuian Zorua - posted Hisuian Growlithe - posted Rufflet for Hisuian Braviary - posted Teddiursa for Ursaluna - posted Paldea Wishlist: Melan Sprigatito line - posted Melan Pawmi line - posted Melan Fidough & Daschbun - posted Melan Tandemaus & Maushold (family of 3 and 4) - posted Albino Smoliv line - buy? Albino Squawkabilly - posted Charcadet line - posted Maschiff line - buy shinies & albinos Todescool line - posted Klawf - buy shiny Wiglett & Wugtrio - posted Finizen line - posted (maybe buy, don't like melans) Varoom line - posted Cyclizar - need to post (want to hunt for Miraidon/Koraidon) Orthworm - buy S/A Grevard/Houndstone - posted Veluza - buy Dondozo - buy Tatsugiri (all 3 formes) - posted Annihilape - buy? Paldean Wooper/Clodsire - at least shiny Farigiraf - buy albino Kingambit - posted Pawniard Depending on how they implement these: Great Tusk, Iron Treads Brute Bonnet - hunted melan Slither Wing, Iron Moth - hunting Larvesta Iron Bundle - buy S/A? Iron Jugulus - buy Iron Thorns - re-hunting Larvitar Chien-Pao (buy specials from a legendary hunter) Chi-Yu (buy specials from a legendary hunter) Iron Valiant - melan Ralts hunt posted Koraidon, Miraidon - need to post Cyclizaar hunt Walking Wake (buy S/A) Iron Leaves (buy S/A)