Hey! Thanks for the kindly critiques.
i'll be elaborate since there is more than one thing to address and i hope i don't come across as defensive.
Here what goes.
First ones were rejected because it's not as good as
https://www.monstermmorpg.com/Werebear-Monster-Dex-1801
And the art style is not similar too, somehow, in Cef's eyes, not mine.
While the design wasn't a problem, i am not a big fan of them since they looked very similar to some references,
particularly pokemon and mass effect.
Which was intentionally done since i wanted to stay safe and hope they fit well from your memories.
But, i am the guy who lean more towards design rather than rendering.
So, i took the chance to redesign them too. I was quite frustated since i took the time to work on it and Cef rejected it because the rendering does not look as similar (again, he said so).
Basically, the first ones, there were nothing i like. And Cef didn't think the rendering style fits in.
As for the redrawing... these are second design pass. Means changes to the design will still be done.
Cef had inputs and he said the colors are okay, few changes to the design of Ordulong and Mobus,
and we will look forward to the finishing quality.
I am very glad you guys gave positive vibe towards all my works however. But Cef didn't gave a pass, so...
Expect them to look like the werebear once
cleaned up. Although i really didn't think werebear was that superior.
But then that's maybe me and my mental with design first and rendering second.
Now i have better understanding about how to work with him without too much changes.
Hopefully i get more redesign to work on in the future, and we'll see.