Friday, April 20, 2012

POKEMON BATTLE ROYALE

I was so excited when Alyssa and Bryan asked if I wanted to participate in the Pokémon Battle Royale show a few months ago. I haven't really kept up with any of the newer versions of Pokémon—or any of them, for that matter. For me, it is all about the 151 originals.

Despite the fact that I was complete rubbish at collecting the trading cards back in fourth grade, I have fond memories of watching Pokémon after school and hours spent playing Pokémon Snap. For those who don't know, Porygon is the only Pokémon that was created in a lab. It was only featured in one episode of the tv show because that episode just happened to cause almost 700 kids in Japan to have seizures (even though it was Pikachu that caused the seizures, not Porygon!). So, I thought Porygon deserved a little love.

The Pokémon Battle Royale brings together a list of 151 stellar artists who have all put their own spin on one of the original 151 Pokémon. If you live in/near Minneapolis you should check out the show opening tonight at Light Grey Art Lab! More details here. (It's going to be the very best).

4 comments:

  1. Hi Marisa! I really love your work, you inspire me a lot to pursue my goal, be a fulltime illustrator! I admire you :)
    I love the colours you use and your technique. I´d like to know if you make your own brushes in photoshop or you use some available online, thanks!

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    1. Thank you so much! I actually don't make any brushes in Photoshop, it's all scanned in watercolour swatches that I have made and many many layers.

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  2. Hi there! Do you have any prints available still? If so, please email me at swhiton@gmail.com. Thanks!

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