TerryTibke's avatar
Yeah. I draw it, scan it, vector it, color it (using dodge for highlights).

As for designing them, I just copy the different styles used on current Pokemon, and put together new ones. They're simple design practice.
Blazestar13's avatar
WAIT!...WHAT IS VECTOR IT? AND HOW YOU COLOR IT? USING PAINT?
TerryTibke's avatar
Vector is another method of saving images. A vector graphic saves points and their placement only, and the width of the lines connecting them. This also allows those vector images to grow/shrink and not loose resolution.

The other method is via bitmap or pixel. These type of images have to save a color associated with a small "box" or pixel.

There are advantages to both, but as for coloring it, after I've vector'd the lines, I bring it into Photoshop to color, which then rasterizes it and saves it as bitmap.
Blazestar13's avatar
OK... COOL... =)... I HAVE PHOTOSHOP.... BUT I JUST KNOW HOW TO USE IT IN THE PHOTOS NOT IN THE DRAWINGS