In an unexpected fit of inspiration for Pokemon Day 2022 I made a couple of Pokesuit designs for the heroines of the Pokemon universe. Hi I'm back after a bit of a creative break. A long standing candidate as a Pokegirl in my PokeSuit series come to life: Gym Leader Misty is guarding the oceans in her jet-propelled Sharpedo Suit. Want to go for a swim with her? Misty was on my list of models for quite a while, but the choice of her Pokemon took me a long time. Originally I had planned to use Starmie/Staryu as bases for her suit, but then someone showed me a really nice picture of Sharpedo and I was thunderstruck by how perfect it would fit for my suit. Because I like the idea that Misty is a professional swimmer I immediately thought of the swimsuits athletes wear that have an actual sharkskin texture that traps air bubbles to reduce friction underwater, making it a perfect match for Sharpedo. I added fins on her wrists and ankles for control and lifted Sharpedo's eyes as jet boosters to give the suit an extra function. After the break it was surprisingly difficult to find my feet again, especially with shading and perspective. But I'm overall happy with the result for a de-rusting exercise. Now that Scarlet/Violet spoiler season seems to be taking off I'm sure I'll find enough material to keep going 😊 Made on: June 6 2022