Posting here since SMR will probably just eat the submission.
imo I find sixdoctor's remade head redesigns (1) and *bakugames' fathom and dusthide redesigns (2) to be ugly and/or just not read as a dragon at all. **Like, you can definitely make more unique-looking dragons but neither of what they made looks appealing or something I'd want to see in-game over the current art. Almost like artstyle is subjective and just because you dislike someone's designs doesn't mean they're "not a great character designer."
*I will note that bakugames does have a lot of nice re-designs on their tumblr, just that what they drew for the thread looks like a dolphin with wings/legs stapled to it and the forbidden love child of a mole and an armadillo (i.e. they don't look like dragons). **Batfossil had a snapper at one point with some gorgeous art that looked a lot like a mata mata turtle (desperately wish I could find it again--or at the least the artist ;-;) which, while not in FR's artstyle, I think is/was a great depiction of a bulkier and flatter dragon.
FR Art Direction thread
imo I find sixdoctor's remade head redesigns (1) and *bakugames' fathom and dusthide redesigns (2) to be ugly and/or just not read as a dragon at all. **Like, you can definitely make more unique-looking dragons but neither of what they made looks appealing or something I'd want to see in-game over the current art. Almost like artstyle is subjective and just because you dislike someone's designs doesn't mean they're "not a great character designer."
1: https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3329820/33#post_56959147
2: https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3329820/34#post_56960314
*I will note that bakugames does have a lot of nice re-designs on their tumblr, just that what they drew for the thread looks like a dolphin with wings/legs stapled to it and the forbidden love child of a mole and an armadillo (i.e. they don't look like dragons).
**Batfossil had a snapper at one point with some gorgeous art that looked a lot like a mata mata turtle (desperately wish I could find it again--or at the least the artist ;-;) which, while not in FR's artstyle, I think is/was a great depiction of a bulkier and flatter dragon.