#peophin

Candy Peophin: Candy pets can be pretty hit-or-miss, but this is really cute and I can't help but like it. Making a candy pet based off a gummy can run the risk of making it too much like jelly as a colour...except as I found out while writing this, a jelly Peophin apparently isn't a thing yet, so maybe it's not a risk!

Anyway, I like the general execution here. The colors are nice and gummy-worm-ish without being too terribly close to the rainbow Peophin, and there's some nice details, like the rounded-off hair and the gummy worm stripes on the tail.

Honestly, my only real issue with it...is that the resolution looks super crunchy for some inexplicable reason (look at that tail!). I can only assume it's not like that on the actual pet as most of them use SVGs, but it's still kind of head-scratching.

Burlap Ruki: This one I'm...a bit more mixed on. While I generally like the creepier burlap pets, I'm not opposed to the cute ones, and I really like the general idea here. The patterned floral patches are well-placed and very charming, and I like the rope details around the waist and antennae. The bug eyes also lend themselves well to the buttons; I think I would've preferred green for the eyes instead of blue, but that's not a big deal.

So why don't I absolutely love this? Simple: the rendering looks like it was done by an unpaid intern. Seriously, look at this and then look at other burlap pets:

The actual burlap texture is not only too small and subtle, but if you look closely, it doesn't actually warp or conform to the body contours at all. The same goes for the floral patterns; completely flat, no bend to them at all. And on top of the lack of contours and texturing, there's also an odd...I can't say lack of shading as there is some, but there's not much and it's not very dark.

A piece I did for my Darigan-RoyalBoy Peophin Cross-paint, and his Petpet, a Khura, for his birthday back in March 2023 🥰

I "Pound Sniped" him from the Pound back in the day when the only way to transfer one Neopet to a different account, or user, was to "abandon" them at the Pound and hope you/the other person got to them first. It was the wild wild west back in the ol' days! 🤣

I don't know if he was an intentional abandon (he could have been a labzap) buuutt I still have him to this day, and I love him v much 🥰

His look was based on this future Pet Custom I have for him 💕