April 30th, 2009
Photoshop and drawingtablet

Just a quick sketch of Raticate, to see what it would look like in my style. I don't really like Raticates, you see, and I'm not sure if I want to make Nami from SoL evolve into one. She's so cute as a Rattata.

Raticate is far from cute however. In fact, it doesn't even look cool or anything. It's just some scruffy looking fat rat, with such large teeth that it can't even close its mouth. I'm sorry, but I just don't find that appealing. I can't make Nami change into that, unless I can somehow make it look better. However, I'm also worried about changing Raticate's original design TOO much so that it won't be recognizable anymore.

Ah, anyway, I'm rambling now. Long story short, here's my interpretation of Raticate. This is a male, so it's pretty muscular. It still has the scruffy look of the original design, and the rather short legs. However, I did change the shape of its head and I closed its mouth. I have to say that I actually DO like how it looks now. But I'm still not sure if this is the right look for Nami. However, as a Rattata she won't be particularly strong. If she is to keep up with the team in the future, evolution is pretty much the only way to go. Tough choices...


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