Something a little different, because I was bored. I did this totally for fun, and ended up liking the result so I thought I'd share.
Ixis are one of my favorite neopets, but they had a pretty rough transition into customization, using a body drawn with the more solidified neopets art style of the time (2007), but a head based off the original pet art from 2002 when the art style wasn't quite what we think of as the "neopets style" today. That mixed with the thicker outlines of post-customization art, the Ixi ended up looking a bit.... squashed?
I've always loved the way Claire Hummel drew ixis, and that art is usually what I think of when I think of an ixi character, so I decided to reference that look and try my hand at an edit of the official base ixi.
Asides from redrawing the head, I also fixed some little details that were bothering me a bit. The big one being the tangent between the tail and the cheek. The rest was just refining some lines and shadows.
Anyway, I hope y'all think this is cool! <3
I will ask that you not be rude to the original art. Just doesn't feel right, especially as I don't know what the working conditions were like for the artists at the time the official one was made. Thanks!
