Neopets: Old Art Meets New

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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
  • Lets assess Neopets over the years & original artwork. Remember when the Disco Kacheek art was groovy and dressed well? Customization gets tricky with new Neopets paintbrush colors and clothes. Why do the faeries look like they do? Illusen art & all kinds of Neopets lore.
    Far away from the troubles that plague the faerie world, Illusen enjoys the quiet refuge of her glade in Meridell. She spends the day tending her gardens and offering quests to the Neopets who come to visit her. Although the items she asks for tend to become more difficult to acquire with each successful quest, she rewards her most diligent helpers with an amazing assortment of prizes.
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Комментарии • 135

  • @EpicMac22
    @EpicMac22 7 лет назад +115

    I don't really care for Neopets, I used to love it, but I'm obsessed with your videos. I don't know if I love how passionate you are, how much knowledge you have on the subject, or just your personality but some combination of those three things has made me subscribed to your channel for a couple months now. Also! I'm a graphic design student in college and I love how you spoke about art. I've had two art history classes and you did a great job. This video was fantastic... even though I don't care much for Neopets! Can't wait to continue supporting you and your videos, keep it up. :)

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +13

      Hey there, I'm glad you like my content. :) I keep watching and thinking, "why couldn't I remember terms like tone, hue, or anything that makes me seem educated!" So thanks for validating me! I hope you keep watching and enjoying.

    • @jakebowers935
      @jakebowers935 7 лет назад

      I'd kiss you.

    • @EpicMac22
      @EpicMac22 6 лет назад +2

      Pet Simmer Julie I saw that you pinned my comment! It's been a year and everything I said still holds true. 💕 always excited to see you show up in my sub box.

  • @m.ivyluna4632
    @m.ivyluna4632 7 лет назад +40

    A speckled Xweetok runs up to you and says, "Xandra was right! Spread the word!" and runs off.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +2

      Hahaha, love it!

  • @floangel5422
    @floangel5422 4 года назад +17

    Um, the faeries necks look fine to me. They don't even seem that long to be quite honest with you. I think translating to real life it might look strange, at least model-esque, but stylistically the proportions look fine.

  • @chocolateex1907
    @chocolateex1907 6 лет назад +16

    The fairies from neo pets always reminded of the show Wix club

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +3

      Their styling is very similar!

  • @TheDigworks
    @TheDigworks 7 лет назад +44

    I now have a fairly consistent "hey now hey now" loop stuck in my head.
    You have cursed me.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      Mission accomplished. 😎

  • @MaoRatto
    @MaoRatto 7 лет назад +25

    Is it just me, but when it comes to the best designs? Who is team early 2000's art? I honestly prefer thicker outlines for giving more personality to it, but the more laid back thinner and not as bold look works, they should just get two artists to make variants of the clothes depending on styles, but the simple vs. complex textures I can't stand.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +9

      I like the early 2000s team too! I feel like the art was canonically consistent and had a deep understanding of the game lore during that era.

  • @nemstalgia
    @nemstalgia 7 лет назад +74

    Ohhh mannnn. That early 2000's fashion they had on the faeries.. One of my absolute favourite things about the old art. LOL. You're right, it's sooo reminiscent of old pixel dollz.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +4

      I'm here for the flared pants

    • @nemstalgia
      @nemstalgia 7 лет назад +3

      Pant legs so big, you couldn't walk.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +6

      It's like a skirt for your leg

  • @virg0_lem0nade
    @virg0_lem0nade 5 лет назад +7

    it's almost 5am and i'm watching a video about the sociopolitics of the neopian faerie world and i am DELIGHTED about it, tbh ahahahah... thank you for this video!!! i thought there wasn't a way to make me more nostalgic but then, the hilary duff music stings (amongst all of this PERFECT editing omg)..... the cher reference (i still love her to this day lol)... in short, everything about this video is inspired, thanks for blessing the internet/my night with this one

  • @TheSoundOfGeorgia
    @TheSoundOfGeorgia 7 лет назад +21

    I will never be able to unsee Fyora's eye problem
    Very nice video

  • @ailurii
    @ailurii 7 лет назад +14

    It's funny because I'm a young person (as in I was born around the time Neopets first came out) who played Neopets a little when I was young but didn't understand it, and I don't find much interest in Neopets. And yet all of your Neopets videos are so interesting and I love watching them so much. Your narrating skills and editing skills are amazing.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you so much! I work really hard on my editing and enjoy it. I'm glad you're finding my content entertaining.

  • @stygian4029
    @stygian4029 6 лет назад +2

    when I was younger and petpet park came out I had night terrors thinking that it would take neopet's place and it would be cancelled. I used to buy every toy from target but they discontinued some time in 2009 and I cried and cried. I love neopets since 2000. Its just pure childhood to me

  • @gd9210
    @gd9210 4 года назад +4

    I personally prefer the thicker lines, bright colours, cell shading and more simple designs than the newer stuff. Stuff that you called bad I really like, its just such a nice style.

  • @DiegoPrs
    @DiegoPrs 4 года назад +3

    Oof, that Plushie Kacheek in that beautiful dress was so hard to look at. Subeta is having kinda the same problem, but the consistency is way bigger. Just now some items with colored artline are coming up, but that might mean we'll have a major problem in the future. The bright side is that Subeta revamps lots of items (being wearable or not) and pets, though.

  • @ChildofGodjmh
    @ChildofGodjmh 7 лет назад +12

    Faerie pets can be a pain to customize, especially ones with oversized wings like the lutari!
    Great video, Julie!

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +5

      Oh, are faerie wings not removable in customizations? That's annoying.

  • @jujucatjuca
    @jujucatjuca 7 лет назад +4

    This was one of your best videos so far, I love it! Thank you for bringing us such great content

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you! I'm glad you liked it, I was so nervous to publish this much sass.

  • @AbstractOddity
    @AbstractOddity 7 лет назад +15

    "my only beef..." >_> I see what you did there

  • @ins4194
    @ins4194 7 лет назад +13

    It's funny because the main neopets artist from the mid 2000's is hellllllla good now lol

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      Oh sure, and of course the artists are limited to a Neopets' canon. I'm not saying the artists aren't talented. :)

    • @ins4194
      @ins4194 7 лет назад +7

      Oh don't worry, I understand that mate!
      It's just fun to look at what they're capable of now and then comparing it to their Neopets days. It's kinda like looking at your idol's embarrassing baby pics.
      It's also just super inspiring to see how people like Claire Hummel went from Neopets to working for places like HBO

  • @kelly_seastar
    @kelly_seastar 5 лет назад +2

    5:32 I know styles will vary depending on the artist but if you have to drastically change a creature's design to make it do something it normally couldn't, that's wrong.

  • @SpookyDeerArt
    @SpookyDeerArt 3 года назад +3

    idk if you'll see this because this is such an old video, but i just wanted to comment that even though i have no experience with neopets at all (an ex girlfriend from high school got me to make an account, which is the extent of my personal experience lmao) i've just been binge watching your and kat's videos about it. you guys make it so fascinating and make me want to start playing once the new flash-less version has more to it.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  3 года назад

      Thank you so much for the kind and thoughtful comment. I'm glad you enjoy my content.

  • @viktorthecreator4458
    @viktorthecreator4458 6 лет назад +2

    Actually the concept of Faeries being oppressors was brought up in universe once.
    The rebel was turned into a statue and put in the Book of Evil.
    I think we have our answer.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +1

      Yup, the darkest faerie! She's a recurring figure.

  • @MessierEighty8
    @MessierEighty8 7 лет назад +7

    "Each indiviligible illustration" As opposed to indirigible... Which is what Neopets is now because diribibles got fired.

  • @NataliaGouldArt
    @NataliaGouldArt 4 года назад

    I loved the way you said about the shading, the line art, the colours, and giving examples. Because I love digital art, but I have no formation and your video felt like an enjoyable class. I will certainly use this on future.

  • @latias9628
    @latias9628 7 лет назад +2

    I noticed this the other day with art inconsistency when I zapped my purple poogle and saw the original orange freckled version as the sad picture when you zap your pet and I was all like ??? :^)

    • @m.ivyluna4632
      @m.ivyluna4632 7 лет назад +1

      i miss the orange freckles :(
      like i know that was such a color sin but i used to have purple pets for that color scheme lol

  • @oblivionwalkerr
    @oblivionwalkerr 7 лет назад +3

    I never even noticed this until you pointed it out haha! Now I can't unsee it! :O

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад

      :0 sorry for exposing the inconsistencies!

  • @CommanderWiggins
    @CommanderWiggins 7 лет назад +16

    I understand that digital art tools were sub par back in the early days of neopets, but oh lorddd the old art is so bad. Its like a 12 year old drew them in kidpix or ms paint, something like that. It's probably because I've never played the game, I have no nostalgia for it. The old art just hurts my soul to look at it.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +6

      Without the lens of nostalgia, it's hard to stomach that art! They were using very entry-level, early tools. It's impressive how far the art has come.

  • @SL-ul3yr
    @SL-ul3yr 4 года назад +2

    I came back to Neopets after like 10 years and the fact that nothing has changed since the 2.0 overhaul was equal parts nostalgic and infuriating. Brought back all the anger of when they first fucked up every single Neopet's design just to fit their stupid NeoCash clothing scheme. those stupid fucking fists that 90% of the pets are holding up

  • @chickosoup
    @chickosoup Год назад

    you’re literally so hilarious i’m loving binging your videos!!!

  • @meowJACK
    @meowJACK 7 лет назад +16

    This is what dreeeeeeeeaaammss are made of...

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +3

      Lizzie McGuire is all I care about

  • @IceyCandies
    @IceyCandies 7 лет назад

    I love your videos so much omg I didn't even notice the issues with a lot of the older pb color linearts but I'm so glad I do now.

  • @allykayyy2683
    @allykayyy2683 6 лет назад +1

    Saying ''disco kacheek'' just cheers me up.

  • @mihanesabyake2074
    @mihanesabyake2074 6 лет назад

    This was way more interesting than I thought it would be, especially considering I've never played Neopets

  • @hedge931
    @hedge931 4 месяца назад

    Yeah it's like having a painting and a cartoon in the same canvas

  • @Nyakko
    @Nyakko 7 лет назад +1

    julie i love your videos!! neopets in particular is such an incredibly nostalgic piece of history for a whole generation of internet denizens, it really is sad and bizarre to see the current state of things. i really thought this franchise would have weathered the years well, but it seems to have aged surprisingly poorly.. although i still love and cherish the old art. neopets why can't i quit you
    out of curiosity, have you ever played aywas? i'm not sure if it's still active but that is another site i enjoyed a few years back. subeta also comes to mind.
    please keep making excellent content!!

  • @miiiwu1999
    @miiiwu1999 7 лет назад +8

    yo Julie I just got a marapets account and it's kinda similar to neopets but a lot simpler. I think u might like it (also the pets r cute as heck)

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +2

      I have a marapets account too! What's your favorite part of the game?

    • @tidepodpadthai2633
      @tidepodpadthai2633 5 лет назад +1

      And the pets in marapets actually die

  • @pandasquirral
    @pandasquirral 7 лет назад

    Thank you! The art differences have plagued me, its nice to see I was not the only one it bothered 😄 love the videos

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад

      Thanks watching and commenting, Amanda! The style differences get under my skin too.

  • @loverrlee
    @loverrlee Год назад

    Great now I will never unsee those cow hands

  • @CJMoody
    @CJMoody 3 года назад

    Wasn't there a story arc that revolved around someone who thought the faeries had too much power?

  • @brandonknight7773
    @brandonknight7773 6 лет назад +1

    I love the fairies in neopets

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      They're neat characters. :)

  • @Spikeelsucko
    @Spikeelsucko 7 лет назад +8

    just real quick- it's "Dee-vee-ant" art, rather than "Dah-viant". "Deviant" being a word that means 'unusual' or 'different from standard' and is usually an insult but deviantart is being cheeky about it.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +3

      Deviantart is one of those phrases that I didn't hear out loud until I got to college. Internally, that's the way I've pronounced it all along and it remains stuck in my head. But you're definitely correct, I do pronounce it incorrectly. You're also correct about the definition. Thanks for watching and for commenting. :)

    • @Spikeelsucko
      @Spikeelsucko 7 лет назад +1

      your videos are great! super funny stuff, I just figured I'd chime in with that tidbit in good faith :D Also your commentary on line quality in some of these assets is 100% on point.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      Thank you for the kind compliments! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. :) I appreciate you looking out for my pronunciation, really!

  • @AisuRoma
    @AisuRoma 7 лет назад +5

    Healing Springs faerie neck.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +3

      Girl's got neck for days.

  • @krissyfandubs2
    @krissyfandubs2 5 лет назад

    Pls take me back to old neopets.

  • @vtubermissingno
    @vtubermissingno 7 лет назад +2

    #vivarevolution! over throw the winged tyrants! (nice video btw, made me think of fyora and neopets history)

  • @mihanesabyake2074
    @mihanesabyake2074 6 лет назад +1

    This was actually really interesting!

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      I'm glad you think so!

  • @sambeawesome
    @sambeawesome 7 лет назад

    Oh wow the nostalgia xD

  • @missingno.5597
    @missingno.5597 7 лет назад +1

    MNPGA!!!! Join Balthazar by putting those pesky faeries in their place! In a jar! I loved the game when I was a kid. I had a peophin as my first peopet. I remember when the Yurble came out. Kind of lost touch with the game when I found Runescape. After that it was all history. Never picked up the game again until 2015 A lot has NOT CHANGED which is kinda sad, I had to make a new account too but oh well, not like I had rare stuff on it anyways.
    Now I'm into restocking. Mah foods 2spooky4sum.

  • @weareone553
    @weareone553 2 года назад

    Given that jumpstart's mascot is an anthro dog you'd think they'd have anatomy down in the art

  • @Kirbita22
    @Kirbita22 7 лет назад +1

    "wake up sheeple" -xandra, probably

  • @iara0
    @iara0 6 лет назад +3

    what's the song's name.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад +3

      That would be, "Hey Now," by Hilary Duff.

  • @teamberryblueblazzards3988
    @teamberryblueblazzards3988 7 лет назад

    hey you know what ever tothe path where meoopets follow to become either good or evil how do i acess this still somewere or was it taken out??

  • @bilis2866
    @bilis2866 7 лет назад +3

    Xandra was right!

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      lmao.. Xandra did nothing wrong

  • @vidoxi
    @vidoxi 7 лет назад

    why are you so great???? you deserve so many more subscribers, i love your videos. ;_;

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад

      thank you, Vidoxi!

  • @siqxyre8473
    @siqxyre8473 7 лет назад +7

    Since im a art fanactic ive always realised this and it makes me highly unconfortable

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +1

      Yup, it's too glaring to not notice! :)

  • @jaschabull2365
    @jaschabull2365 7 лет назад

    Wow, a Neopets video with Hilary Duff's Hey Now song played over it? Are you trying to give me a nostalgiagasm here?!
    Ha ha, great in-depth analysis. It is pretty jarring when you look at it, isn't it?
    Also, you can tell how long I've been away from the site that I thought that candy elephante was Christmas-themed. Is Christmas/holiday elephante still a thing? What does it look like now?

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      I like using music from the era of Neopets' heyday in videos about it! Also, I love Hilary Duff something fierce. The Christmas paint brush and colors are still around! The Christmas elephante is green in a santa suit.

  • @JosephByard
    @JosephByard 4 года назад

    why does your coset look like that and youre able to change gendeR?

  • @guardianeris
    @guardianeris 7 лет назад

    YES. THank you THANK YOU THANK YOU

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад

      You're welcome. :)

  • @YujiUedaFan
    @YujiUedaFan 7 лет назад

    I don't get why they didn't re-draw the other paint colours...

  • @LamnOfficial
    @LamnOfficial 6 лет назад +1

    wow this is a great video omg

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      Hey, thanks plushii!

  • @allykayyy2683
    @allykayyy2683 6 лет назад

    I feel like I just took a graphic art lesson, tbh. well done.

  • @MsModeller
    @MsModeller 6 лет назад

    "Cher is the queen"
    Plays Hilary Duff (but Lizzie McGuire is the best movie ever).

  • @zoeylopez7238
    @zoeylopez7238 7 лет назад +2

    THIS IS WHY I CANT PLAY ANYMORE. The art inconsistency is such a sore eye. Lol also I got frustrated case I can never get a cool paint brush.

  • @tidepodpadthai2633
    @tidepodpadthai2633 5 лет назад

    10:45 The camouflage pet actually looks better...

  • @Beaudunk
    @Beaudunk 7 лет назад +3

    yeah but disco chombies am I right?

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +4

      I mean they don't call it fungus balls and the chomby

  • @SpookyEggs
    @SpookyEggs 7 лет назад +2

    I'm not sure why you keep bringing up Pokémon, Pokemon art for the most part has consistently been good from the beginning excluding gen 1 battle sprites and gen 1& 2 over world sprites.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +2

      I love Pokemon art and it's internal consistency. :) After the first round of Neopets art, the second generation was very much influenced by Pokemon style.

  • @nayru1855
    @nayru1855 5 лет назад

    i used to have an art book of neopets or something, it told a good amount of lore and i remember it being kinda fucked

  • @16kauffmanh
    @16kauffmanh 6 лет назад

    5:40 solid pun

  • @rattyeely
    @rattyeely 6 лет назад

    Queen Cher

  • @zopilote_4000
    @zopilote_4000 7 лет назад +1

    lol i always thought illusen was pronounced as alison but with ill instead of al

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +3

      To tell you the truth I did not confirm pronunciation before making this vid. #Freewheelin

    • @zopilote_4000
      @zopilote_4000 7 лет назад

      im pretty sure ur vids are getting funnier and funnier btw great job lol

    • @m.ivyluna4632
      @m.ivyluna4632 7 лет назад

      i never looked up
      i pronounced her as
      Ill sin for a long time, the ill ah sin.
      i think its Ill Lu sin but i have never looked up lol

  • @LittleSpaceCase
    @LittleSpaceCase Год назад

    I know this video is old but I disagree that the new art is better. Imo the fact that they havent been able to stick to the style guide that was set up since they fired the original TNT just looks like the art team has no idea what theyre doing. Its unprofessional, not that thats new for Neopets.
    Theres situations where more shading and detail would be preferable, but Neopets needs to commit to their signature style.

  • @Otypeto
    @Otypeto 7 лет назад +2

    Xandra hate fairy's.

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад

      Girl was onto something.

  • @TheJahn1
    @TheJahn1 7 лет назад +1

    7:40 10/10

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +3

      papyrus is a lifestyle

  • @Cherrma9000
    @Cherrma9000 6 лет назад

    LOL, luv u gurl ♥

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  6 лет назад

      Thank you! ♥️

  • @Annimations
    @Annimations 3 года назад

    Is this why I don’t like my disco pheophin???!!

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  3 года назад

      it's either that or its their personality

  • @TheWonkster
    @TheWonkster 5 лет назад +2

    Her chest really isn’t that big at all lol, do you want all female characters to be flat-chested?

  • @joshuaschechter7097
    @joshuaschechter7097 7 лет назад

    #1

  • @reddoorpaintedblack
    @reddoorpaintedblack 7 лет назад

    God, you need something else to do with your time...

    • @PSJulie
      @PSJulie  7 лет назад +14

      I love my hobbies and I hope you have something in your life that lets you get your creative energy out! :) Thank you for watching and for commenting.

  • @mihanesabyake2074
    @mihanesabyake2074 6 лет назад

    This was way more interesting than I thought it would be, especially considering I've never played Neopets

  • @mihanesabyake2074
    @mihanesabyake2074 6 лет назад

    This was way more interesting than I thought it would be, especially considering I've never played Neopets