Single post in Novie's Bruh Journals
Forum Index > PokéFarm > Journals > Staff > Novie's Bruh Journals >
AHHHH I've been so overjoyed! Niet had told be just before the announcement was made, about the Facebook Ad being put up. It was such a delightful surprise to hear it was up! I couldn't be more happy! I had to keep apologising for squealing and crying to my friends, I've been happy! And reading through the thread, Ah, I couldn't stop crying. I'm so glad so many enjoy the art and love the story that was put together for the ad! I haven't been able to contain how happy I've been, it started worrying my doggo XD While I'm up an all happy, how about some information on Vulpix's Story and a bit that went into the project? As well as more in-depth details on background stuff for each panel, yes?
A lot of work went into each image. Making sure that all panel ideas were liked by the majority of Staff before continuing on. As well as making sure background looked nice an fit the scene. To even stopping here and there to concept further! There was originally going to be a few more Fakemon, but it was decided to limit it to just 2-3 and focus on the Cannon Pokemon in the foreground. The site still has fakemon and its apart of our site, but Fakemon is just apart of our community. Having it mainly focus on seeing the Cannon Pokemon would better be recognized by people who know of them but also be curious about the unrecognizable ones, the Fakemon especially. While the Fakemon could've been seen by newcomers (who are 'up-to-date, do excuse me) as "possibly Gen8", if joined in they'll further learn about them if the ones shown had peaked interest! I mean, the Promo Code itself is for a Mega Stone exclusive ONLY to PFQ and connects with the story! The project was always meant to be a carousel ad, with 10 images. I was mainly given free reign to decide, concept and work, along side with making sure everyone in staff enjoyed it, of course. Gender Neutral was picked as the star trainer, so that it wasn't fully clear as to what gender they were. Simple. Vulpix, on the other hand, had a few reasons. Besides that its one of the cutest of starters, it's tails growing and splitting as it gets older gives everyone who's aware of Vulpix's lore an idea of time passing along. Much longer than it takes to click your Vulpix up to level 30, that is lol. BUT, Vulpix was also picked to be the Star Starter because it also happens to be the #1 most popularly picked starter on PFQ upon sign up! What a lovely fact! It had to be added in~ Down below I have an accordion set up for each image and explaining a few more other details, in case anyone is curious, or see if what they noticed is correct and what else they missed!
Panel 1
Panel 1
Can't start on your Pokemon Journey without being introduced to the Professor!? Originally, Prof. Holly's partner, Monny the Monferno was suppose to be apart of the image. But I was having a bit more difficulty actually getting him to be nice in the image himself. So he's off screen. There was also a 2nd version concept of this panel that could've gotten picked, mirroring getting your Pokemon in Pokemon Black2 and White2, with Prof.Holly front and center an eggs behind her. The one picked was due to introducing the Star Trainer and picking their Partner!
in this image, you can see a new view of the layout of Holly's Lab. She also has a Bookshelf that splits her lab! The Bookshelf itself has books all labelled with different Pokemon Types! A Sally plush is also visible, based on the same Sally Plush from my 1st 12 Days of Christmas image (2014) before Sally got her more consistent markings.
On the bottom shelf are 13 books in Roman Numerals, with 1 book missing and another being hidden. the 13th book has a bookmark in the shape of heart with a 3 point tip at the end. A reference to Organisation XIII from the Kingdom Hearts series, and the Heartless symbol of the same series.
Koroku's legs can be seen on the Monitor.
Mama Lunupine's bed, which has been seen a number of times in Story Events, is barely seen by Prof. Holly's Arm.
On the tray, Prof. Holly holds, is the Farm Key, Pokedex and Trainer ID Card that all of us get upon signing and going through the tutorial~ The Pokedex being touched up a bit with a few details than its usual appearance on its sprite.
Funnily enough, all of these eggs hold a fun fact! Vulpix, as previously stated, is the most picked Starter among users on start up! The other Eggs picked are also very popular Starters upon signing up! Restricting these picks to Top 2 favourite Grass Starters, Fire Starters, Water Starters, and Electric Starters. Which can also be a long stretch of a reference to Generation 1 Pokemon games, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow!
Spoiler: Names of each egg shown
With their Place/Stat shown
From left to right as shown in the image:
Shinx (4th): 9,499
Mudkip (10th): 4,695
Rowlet (11th): 4,675
Pichu (5th): 7,943
Vulpix (1st): 14,894
Froakie (7th): 5,821
Bulbasaur (13th): 4,376
Charmander (2nd): 11,716
Panel 2
Panel 2
Pretty sure anyone new to being a Trainer irl would be overwhelmed to so many Pokemon and people around, ye~? Originally there was suppose to be a 2nd Starly, but it was cut since this one has a LOT happening in the back.
Kitsubuki is one of the 1st Fakemon to be clearly shown for the ad! A cool Pokemon pick, yeah~?
Croagunk was placed but just generally accepted. How its about to use Poison Jab on its trainer is a nod to Brock's Croagunk in the anime!
This panel was to show the other genders, but also show that the outfit colours, skin tones and hairstyles could be different apart of showing the then newly released Trainer Customisation! Also to show that we also have different Key stone accessories available!
The scene behind the trainers is PFQ Square, caught from a different angle than what has been previously seen during Story Events. Of which, a glimpse of the centre piece of PFQ Square, The Victory Fountain, which the new design was 1st seen in the End Scene of the 2017 Hallowe'en event that introduced Hallowe'en Liepard and Vamgar line (sorry I don't have a image available atm qwq)
Other Trainers with different coloured outfits, skin tones and hairstyles an colours are seen out in the background. 4 to be exact. THOUGH, there are far much more Pokemon in the image. Throughout PFQ Square and the Daycare.
While a Background Pokemon, one can note that there's a Ho-oh above the Star Trainer's head. This is a nod to Ash Ketchum 1st starting his Pokemon Journey, as well as a nod to the Business Card that a few Staff members have (with artwork also drawn by me!)
All Background Pokemon
In town
o Gastrodon West Sea
o Gyarados (tail)
o Charmeleon
o Swablu (on Green dressed Trainer's head)
o Impyre (on 2nd Black dressed Trainer's head)
In daycare/Lab fields
o Amaura (barely seen, by Male trainer's head)
o Chikorita
o Charmander (between male an Star trainer's heads)
o Sceptile (next to Charmander)
o Totodile (next to Sceptile)
o Zangoose
o Granbull (next to Zangoose)
o Linoone (barely noticable but by Zangoose)
o Drifloon (by Zangoose)
o Ho-oh
o many unidentifiable brown bird flocks
Panel 3
Panel 3
Who wouldn't hug a fluffy cutie!? Bit dangerous when it puffs fire from its mouth though! But its totally worth it.
Thanks to crits to staff, more bits of the egg was added to make sense. Originally there wasn't egg bits under Vulpix. Unlike Vulpix's Sprite, Star Vulpix's white tail is already curled.
For Those curious who don't know already know about Vulpix's Lore: Lore wise, when a Vulpix is born, they're born with a single white tail. As they age, their tail splits and gradually gains colour, into the vibrant colour and 6 tails its iconic for. Its not shown in the anime or the games, yet that's in its Pokedex entries. So here on PFQ, we hold to it!
Background was made pink and fuzzy do to the focus being on JUST the hatch of Vulpix. Its also something done in animes when handling something super cute or comedic. Cute in this case. BUT Also has loose details of trees an bushes in the background. So its not just a plain background.
Panel 4
Panel 4
After our initial tutorial of getting our eggs from the Lab, where do we go next? The Shelter! Of course! There was a different concept before, of the same thing, but the placement was different.
Funny thing, in the middle of working on this project, I wanted a Shelter Team Member to approach the Star Trainer. But problem, none of us knew what they looked like! We've ALL heard of them, they're in the history of some of our Pokemon! Pokemon hatched by the illusive but ever caring Shelter Team! So I went into making a concept for Staff to see. The idea is that Shelter Team could look like any typical user, but help our dear Prof. Laurel in the Shelter to tend to and rehabilitate Pokemon for the Wild if not already adopted! So I created an outfit based around 2 Breeder outfits seen in the games. BW(gen5) and XY(gen6)'s breeders. With the Colours based around on the old Pokefarm colours pre-recode. Greens and Browns!
Holding to the fact this is a Breeder. I had clear idea that everyone on the Shelter Team's partners are all Pokemon/Fakemon that have the ability "Flame Body". And Flenchinder is cute so this trainer has one as his partner!
He also wields a Key Stone Accessory! the Stickpin!
Here's our 2nd Fakemon! Ayeren! It was just too cute to not add, among other Fakemon. there was no objection to it when drafts were shown.
An Eevee was always wanted to be of the foreground Pokemon. But it was Originally suppose to be Leafeon. But I had trouble with the tail and ears, so It was changed to a Eevee that evolved easily with friendship. Umbreon <3 Who's also holding a particular egg~ Though there IS a Leafeon still in the image!
All background Pokemon
from left to right:
o Lucario
o Burmy Grass (above Lucario)
o Larvesta
o Weedle
o Combee (M)
o Zoura
o Sheldon
o Wooper
o Eevee
o Litwick x2
o Charmander
o Leafeon
o Shroomish
Panel 5
Panel 5
This was one of those painfully relatable images on PFQ, The 1 Pokemon who brings Berries from Scours while the others bring boxes. We all can relate to Grovyle. he's doing his best
In the original concept, Sneasel was going to be a Taipaeus before cutting a few fakemon from the Foreground.
I had trouble thinking of a scene, so I ended up making it just outside of PFQ square from far behind Staff Building. I also didn't want it all to be in day, so I did this one around sunset
Out in the sky, Eon Duo, Latios and Latias can be seen soaring by!
Panel 6
Panel 6
Typically one of our 1st Summoned Legendaries or Mythicals were from the Dex locks.
While having a Legendary/Mythical Pokemon with a lower Target would've made some lick of sense, like Diancie, some people wouldn't get it if they don't know recent gens. The most iconic of Mythical Pokemon in the Dex Locks is none other than Mew.
I funnily think that Legendary/Mythical Pokemon do dramatic entrances to give us their eggs :P
This one was another moment where I wanted to show something but there was no concept for it. That being a Trainer's home for their farm! I gave a simple concept after asking to do so and the building in the back was accepted. The idea of a User's home was a idea I had for when I kept trying to make a Minecraft version of PFQ or simply imagining such when a comic would past by my head lol a Normal and Hypermode homes were loosely concepted.
For this scene had the Star Trainer's home, The different terrains is pretty much like what our fields would really look like (to me) with large plots designed to said field. Similar to some of the Story Event background but far more compact. The Field the Trainer an Vulpix are in, That's the Unown field with more openness to it. In the back is the Ground Field!
All Background Pokemon
From left to right:
o Sudowodo
o Solrock, Minior and Lunatone
o Scrafty
o Chimecho
o Alolan Vulpix
o Rayquaza's Silhouette (in the sky)
o Meganium, Noctowl, Ledian
Panel 7
Panel 7
A cute win!
Yeah, Sad Dratini hurts my heart to, but the reason Shiny Dratini is there is from the vast number of contest entries during contests where a Shiny, Albino or Melanistic is there, with nothing on it. Its just standing there. Do understand if anyone reads this and has done that in the Contests, This is not a jab! This is just a thing that happens and a thing of our community! The Pichu Contest entry was loosely based on a previous winner but represents the entries that use ALL of the slots to make something with their entries! Star Vulpix represents the casual enjoyment.
The scene itself if what I imagined a portion of the Contest hall would look like. Based around various contest halls in the anime with a large monitor.
The text used is the same text used with the 1st Story Event, where I wrote out words using the deciphered Pokemon language alphabet. This Pokemon language was 1st used in Pokemon: Best Wishes instead of localising the text for different regions. The text has changed up abit since but I do use a verion of it.
The text on the monitor says "WINNER VULPIX"
During concept stage, Panel 7 was originally going to be showing Type Race. But was voted to change to something else by everyone on Staff. When the Concept was for Type Race, Star Trainer an Vulpix were to be on Team Fire and joined up with the trainers from Panel 2 With their Team Pokemon. This would've also had a LOT of Fakemon, like Faumueno, Orkit and Toxilisk. Though This one would've been VERY packed.
Panel 8
Panel 8
Enjoying a day out to instantly regretting your decisions moments later.
I enjoyed making the water and Making that Feebas so mad . The expressions in general I enjoyed!
This scene takes place at Sea, just before going out to open ocean. The Boat was designed to, of course, have the classic Unown Logo. In the back on the beach side, a Fishing Hut can just barely be seen with a assortment of different coloured boats. If ya zoom in qwq
A shiny Wingull can be seen among its Flock!
More pokemon were meant to be seen but I kinda took a long time on the water >w> of said Pokemon were Laprus, Squirtle and Sharpedo!
Panel 9
Panel 9
This one is the other Painful truths. A Troll Party! Many of us had these lol Originally there was going to be another egg but then it was remembered that ya can only have 6 to a party. Star Ninetales is there. Gotta keep true!
I very much loved this panel out of the others! Its just too cute! This is the point where Star Trainer evolved their partner after they got their 6th tail. Which mirrors how after lvl 30 is when we get Ninetals on site~
The sparkles match up to how a shiny or albino sparkles when they hatch, being blue and red respectively.
It was actually til the VERY END of the last minute edits and tweaks was when I added a Substitute toy to the corner for the lone Vulpix to interact with~ An I think it was the perfect addition!
Most of the Vulpix, in concept, had their eyes closed. Which AH CUTE.
Though, after reading a comment in the thread, it would've been neat to also have an egg be a Delta. Which would've been barely visible but a neat ad in none the less. Opprotunity missed! I would've picked the Fire Delta so it could be Double Fire typed or have it be Electric Delta'd. If I actually remembered to add that ^^' oops
Panel 10
Panel 10
After All that work, Finally getting to meet and accept an egg from Biggest Mythical POkemon of them all, Arceus!
Originally Arceus was gonna be laying down, but that didn't work with sizing. So Its leaning its head down to snuggle the Star Trainer while they and Star Ninetales stand on a cliff side.
Ninetales was originally going to be appearing nervous with Arceus there, but I changed it to it bowing its head respectfully to great the great Mythical Pokemon.
The scene itself is similar to the scene seen in my 12 Days of Christmas ( 2018) But its just a bit closer than where that was at! To where Niet's Mountain, the pond and where Pledge Grove can be seen.
Star Ninetales also has its featured Mega Stone, to hint to new comers that Ninetales has a Mega Evolution if it was nonticed! Which is also used for the Promo Code~
All background Pokemon
from left to right:
o Herd of Tauros (1 being shiny)
o Rapidash (next to a purple dressed dot being a trainer)
o Sally's Silhouette
o Poliwag x3
o Shellos West Sea
o Dratini and Dragonair
credits Novan-Chan and all forms of her belong to me
Avatar of Novan is made by me for my use only!