Summary
APokemonfan created a majestic painting of Magikarp and Gyarados in their unique style and shared their work on social media for other fans to see. ThePokemonart piece drew praise from other fans who thanked the artist for their contribution while asking questions about the methods they used in the process.
As two of the first generation of Pokemon, Magikarp and Gyarados made their debut inPokemon Red and Bluefor the Game Boy. Since then, the two Water-type Pokemon have been mainstays in thePokemonseries, with appearances in nearly every form ofPokemonmedia to date. ThoughMagikarp’s evolution into Gyaradosis one of the most shocking transformations in thePokemonseries, the glow-up has given fan artists all the more reason to depict the Atrocious Pokemon in their work over the years. Inspired by some real-world art, one fan artist took up their tools and set to work.
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On Reddit, a French user named tyranosaure created a digital painting of Magikarp and Gyarados and posted his work across social media and the Gaming subreddit. Some of the OP’s previous work included anincredible painting based onThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. According to the OP, he used ClipStudio Paint as one of the main programs for this digital art piece and said that he drew inspiration from studying Mayan murals in the past, and from past fan art of the aquatic Pokemon. Starting with one of his old drawings as the main outline, tyranosaure loaded up his programs and re-created Magikarp and Gyarados into a digital format. Both of the Pokemon faced left, with various waves and cacti surrounding them in the artwork. Some elaborate, circular patterns were added to Gyarados' back and its half-shut eyelid. The OP used a canvas texture to make the final artwork have a dusty appearance.
For his work, tyranosaure’s depiction of Magikarp and Gyarados received over 28K upvotes on Reddit in under a day. In the comments,Pokemontrainers widely praised the OP for his efforts in bringing one ofthe most-liked Fish Pokemonto life in a new way. In the top comment, tyranosaure stated that he also painted the Shiny versions of Magikarp and Gyarados in the same style as the original work.
Thoughamazing fan art of Gyaradoshas been done byPokemonfans before, that has not stopped artists from taking up their tools and making something new each day. With the upcomingPokemon Scarlet and VioletDLC right around the corner, only time will tell what fans will create next.
