i think the thing making these stand out as being of poorer quality is their lack of depth. there is some wonky anatomy here and there, but that's true of every update. the problem is that the shading is very flat.
the huthiq seems to be universally disliked. if you look at all the huthiq colors, this one stands out as being particularly flat.
some tips for the artist, if they ever see this comment: if you add a very subtle gradient to the base colors, like a barely-visible pink/gray that blends into white for the body color, you can easily add depth even if you aren't skilled in shading.
to shade better, you should subtract light from shadows, rather than drawing shadows in. it helps to make it feel more natural and you'll find yourself making lighting decisions you hadn't thought of before. (if you already do this, sorry for the redundant advice.)

i hope this is helpful feedback. i think the designs for this costume are cute, but it is true that many of the poses are same-y and generic besides what i stated. that's not necessarily a big issue, but adding some variety to personality is always a good thing.

These pets are gorgeous!!!!! I had to rush out and get myself a feliz! I'm loving the little love details, like the floating love hearts and the flab's love heart tail! Too cute to handle!!!! :love::love:

these pets are cute, i am going to get one of these aus :love:

This reminds me too much of the outdated artwork. :(

I adore the Crikey and Arinya!!!

The Valentine Fasoro was the cutest pet on the site!!! Why did you redo it?! Most of these are a major downgrade from the old art. Same with the Quell? The new lineart is very sloppy.

Hoping that they will release a valentine raulf, gizmo and troit tho hehe :blush: also rusty!!

I would agree with a previous commenter that the shading is rather flat on most of the new pet art (I see a couple of exceptions, the arinya and snookle look more ‘finished’ in terms of shading). I think the anatomy is up to standard compared to other recent pet art, but the faces are really not my favorite :( They all fall flat for me solely because of the faces. It feels like more time might have been helpful, or maybe like this was a collaborative effort between two differently skilled artists. Just my impression.

I genuinely love the Huthiq though! Zero notes, wouldn’t change a thing about it.

No!! My Xoi!!! I miss it!!

@SuperWasp I thought of Meryl as soon as I saw the new Xoi. :cry: I always loved imagining it was Meryl Streep with her bouquet after receiving another well-deserved award! Sorry for your loss.

The valentine fasoro looks sooo nice!
But I'm REALLY relieved that one of my dream pets(Valentine Sindi) can stay the perfect way it is. Thank you.

I hate to critique our artists who work so hard >.<

i just feel like the art lately has been quite flat. I think the new snookle looks great but the rest, I preferred their old Valentine costumes and I'm really afraid of my sindi getting updated D: