>>26953807That's not the way to defend Picasso. If that were a valid argument, you could defend pic related with no problem. Artistic liberty=/=good. Also, I don't think taking a realistic adaptation of a cartoony thing and comparing it to a cartoony stylization of a real thing is the best way to defend one or the other. Lastly, I believe people in this thread aren't shitting on Arvalis for his art skills, since it's clear he knows how to draw. They're shitting on him because of a lack of respect for the main idea, like if he completely ignored that franchise and those creatures that anons hold so dear to their heart (because /vp/ is based mainly on autism) and making it ugly or have it make no sense at all. Picasso is the worst comparison you could've possibly had, he's a whole other topic to talk about.
If I had to compare the actual needs of the Pokémon fandom regarding realistic art of these silly beings, I'd compare it to what people like Ryan Meinerding, Andy Park and Josh Rizzo among others are doing at Marvel Studios, trying their best to make the designs work in real life while respecting the original comics as much as possible. They're the ones that effectively gave life to a giant talking tree, a raccoon with guns, a bright green and red cape-wearing android, fucking Ant-man, etcetera. That is realistic done right. At least from my point of view, that's why some people get pissed when they see what arvalis creates when he makes a "realistic Pokémon" and it's not what they've known and loved for years. Also why they get pissed at pic related.
