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This week features the topic pick of our 3rd Place Winner of the TLDB Scavenger Hunt, Adam Laarsen! Adam's pick: Lord of the Rings Villains.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

"Pokelien!"

I must admit that I never really watched the show. My kids did when they were younger. I never really got it. Maybe that's because I grew up with Johnny Quest and superheroes battling it out in their underwear. The whole cutesy Japanese cryptozoological beasts didn't click with me. That said, I really enjoyed doing this piece. I have to give thanks to Jeff Herndon for suggesting this mashup, whether it was inadvertently or not. :-)

"Pokelien!" ... ink, ink wash, liquid watercolor and markers on 11"x15" illustration board by Robert Elrod.

Now I kinda want to draw him looking into a poke ball while wearing his space suit. Haw!

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    This cracked me up lol. Nice work on really making sure the cuteness stands out on that thing.

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    1. Robert ElrodJune 21, 2012 at 12:47 PM

      Thanks for the kind words, my man! Jeff gave me the idea. He sarcastically asked if I was going to have a Pokemon bursting from Ripley's chest. This immediately popped into my head. I had to research the Pokemon creatures to select the right one for this image, of course. :-)

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  2. Nick the HatJune 21, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    Lol! Awesome. I could see the Poke~ball as a Phantasm ball too.

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    1. Robert ElrodJune 21, 2012 at 12:48 PM

      Thanks, Nick! Ooh. I like that idea as well. LOL

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  3. Don AustinJune 30, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    Y E S!

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