Hidden Thorns

ROSERADE, the BOUQUET POKÉMON
The beautiful flowers on its arms hide toxic thorns. Don't even think about picking those flowers.

Aren't you proud of me? I didn't call this piece "Guns and Roses"! I always refer to my shiny Roserade as Funeral Roserade, because of its black and purple flowers.

In all seriousness, I am really happy with how this turned out. As this was (surprisingly) the first chance I've had to seriously draw this summer, I spent all yesterday and today working on it. I think it might be the best deviation that I've put on this site yet. It certainly is from a technical standpoint. Drawn over the course of several hours exclusively with a mouse.

I've always wanted to draw something coming out of it hands. If you look at how Roserade's hands are drawn in the show, they always have a circle and three lines on every... bud? Anyway, I've always thought that they would just slide apart, like a set of Star Trek doors, to reveal whatever kind of nasty weapon Roserade attacks with.

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