Hello MNeopians!
This is
Lion speaking to address all pending re-imagines onsite, EXCLUDING island pets.
I'm going to start with clearly communicating
what's happening upfront, followed by an explanation. I ask that you please read the ENTIRE post for a full understanding. Thank you in advance!
All pets still pending re-imagined art (except island) will be removed from the site starting from the publishing of this news post. Your pet will be turned into a basic color (red, blue, yellow, or green), and the promised color-changing items + animalis will be refunded immediately.You can see what items you'll be getting
IF YOU CLICK HERE. Our goal is still to re-imagine these pets in the future, so all is not lost! It'll just be done naturally without the pressure of replacing that ugly placeholder image
right now. We're essentially removing the visual and freeing up the artists from immediate demand. It also respects the former artist's requests for removal.
This is an artist-suggested decision that we feel is respectful to all artists present and those who asked for that art to be removed.
So, let's get into the
why now that I've communicated what's happening!
Not long after joining staff, I noticed that the re-imagines had been a source of stress, tension, and weight. Many artists felt that they could not move forward with working on any other MNeo projects without guilt.
Anything from new species, colors for existing pets, new events, etc, had all but slogged to a disheartening halt.
I didn't know how to assist with tackling this, but figured the best place to start would be to open up communication with the artists themselves. We started holding artist meetings that encouraged open conversation on how to move forward. During one of these meetings, the idea to refund re-imagines early and free them from the site was pitched.
As the conversation progressed, the weight mentioned above seemed to lessen almost immediately.
We held an artist poll after the meeting to see how others felt about this course of action.
The suggestion to remove them early won.
The effect has been immediate; June's recent activity was a byproduct of that uplift and to say that we've been energized again is an understatement!
With that being said.
I understand this decision may be disappointing, and it's okay to feel that way! Feelings are human, and I'm not here to convince you how to feel about this. I'll make a forum post
HERE for anything that you wish to express. I do request that you keep things
respectful and do not attack anyone else for their feelings. Thank you!
....
BUUUUUUT.
We do have a batch of re-imagines ready to go
right now and I'm happy to introduce you to them below.



[Reimagine] Darigan GnorbuColour by Star


[Reimagine] Grey GnorbuColour by Doki, Anatomy help by dairydearie, Anatomy help by king


[Reimagine] Msp KrawkColour by Star


[Reimagine] Msp BlumarooLines,Colour,Shading by Star, Sketches and Poses by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Mutant LulamuColour by Taffer


[Reimagine] Pastel BlumarooColour by Doki


[Reimagine] Pastel VandagyreColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Polkadot TonuColour by Doki, Dot placement and line coloring by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Polkadot DraikColour by Sylveon, Dot Placement by king


[Reimagine] Polkadot UsulColour by Sylveon, Dot Placement by king


[Reimagine] Valentine KauColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Valentine GnorbuColour by Star


[Reimagine] Wraith IxiColour by Star, Sketches and Poses by Doki, Happy pose sketch by king


[Reimagine] Colourful Pastel DraikColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Inverted Pastel VandagyreColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot DraikColour by Sylveon, Dot Placement by king


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot TonuColour by Doki, Dot placement by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot UsulColour by Sylveon, Dot Placement by king


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot GelertColour by dairydearie, Line Art by kangaloon


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot GnorbuColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot HissiColour by dairydearie, Spot Placement by Doki


[Reimagine] Pastel Polkadot ZafaraColour by dairydearie


[Reimagine] Wisp Wraith IxiColour by Star, Happy pose sketch by king, Sketches and Poses by Doki


[Reimagine] Lantern Wraith IxiColour by Star, Sketches and Poses by Doki, Happy pose sketch by king Immediately after this post goes live, re-imagined pets from above will be dropped periodically into the pound. You may even find some with fancy petpets attached! There will also be small bursts of Money Tree Donations throughout the day, starting after this news post to show our appreciation. Feel free to join in if you'd like!This is a huge milestone for us in moving forward with new content for you all to enjoy.
The art team has been utterly wonderful as they've assisted me with looking through projects, navigating the panel, coordinating recent events and releases, and so much more. I want to give them a lot of love for taking me on with open arms and answering all my sprawling questions. None of this would be possible without them! We have so many things planned for you and are working together to make it happen. With the Varwolf joining Neopets and several personal projects getting a green light, there are plenty of things to look forward to.
Art by Star <3
JUST TO RECAP AGAIN: All pets still pending re-imagined art (except island) will be removed from the site starting from the publishing of this news post. Your pet will be turned into a basic color (red, blue, yellow, or green) and the promised color-changing items + animalis will be refunded immediately.IF YOU DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES - PLEASE PERFORM A HARD REFRESH OR CLEAR YOUR IMAGE CACHE
UPDATE: We're aware there are some broken pets. Hazer broke some things. The alt system is finicky and grumpy, and we're working on fixing things!!!
UPDATE 7/15: Alts have been fixed! Please neomail me (Lion) if you find any stragglers or issues other than the four accidental xmas releases that we'll be handling separately. Thank you for your patience..
Keep an eye out for another news post coming soon :)
We have some more friends almost ready to say hi.
