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Pokémon Wallpaper: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

Nintendo, Pokémon, Teddiursa, Azurill, Meowth Wallpaper
Nintendo Studio Pokémon Series,Game Teddiursa Character Azurill Character Meowth Character

2560x1600 Wallpaper

Artist Comment

Yes! It's done!

Tales of The Tape:
Concept: Pokemon parody of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's "A Friend In Need"
Medium: Photoshop CS4
Tools: My Macbook Pro and her trusty trackpad (no mice abused, no tablets broken)
Hours: Maybe 70+ hours (cumulative within a span of 1 1/2 months)
Special Mention: Sora183's "Pikachu Where Have You Been?" wall is seen as the "painting" at the back wall of this wall. Used with permission
Process:
This http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6337/afriendinneed.th.jpg -> http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/9876/processforpoker.th.jpg

Wow. It's been a year already and I've learned so much that I'd like to celebrate. I was totally making a different wall then I came across this painting by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. His painting is a quintessential blue collar art. The purpose of his work was for an ad for a tobacco company. When I saw his work, it hit me. Pokemon can be the parody for this wall. I searched blogs containing the top ten cutest Pokemon. After that, I searched high and low for the scans to match the ideal positions of the characters.

I wanted to portray mischief and playfulness in a game which demands seriousness and craft. Here, the Pokemon are "playing" Texas Hold'em. Pikachu (AP scan download) is the pivotal character, handing that ace of spade to Marill (AP scan download), indeed, helping out a friend in need. Teddiursa (far left, googled image) smells something fishy, and curiously looks at two miscreants. Mew (anime screenshot), uses his / her psychic powers to play, while Psyduck (anime screenshot) doesn't have a clue that he has the best hand in the game, a royal flush. Riolu (far right, googled image) seriously contemplates his next move. And at the center is Meowth (anime screenshot), obviously exasperated by the mayhem that's beset this table.

Please see the process pic for full details on the conceptualization of this wall. Most of the wall was made by vector mas painting. I wanted to put it in a dark environment so the sole source of light is the lamp. Made a lot of manipulations in the foreground to make Pikachu and Marill cheating. The grandfather clock was remade and vectored. Cards were googled and then distorted to make it appear as it is now. Anyway, check that small long link for details.

Thanks to Sora183 for letting me use his wall as a piece of this work, to Nysha and Chanelqueen for their inputs.

PaoPorsche

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Comments

  1. Darktekya May 11, 2011

    Hahahahahah..... very funny wallpaper. Thanks for sharing it.

  2. shadac Aug 11, 2011

    Great job, it's the best!

  3. kelesit Aug 17, 2011

    thank for the photos。

  4. 3141592654 Aug 29, 2011

    blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

  5. Madmangamer364 Apr 15, 2012

    THIS is a wallpaper. As much as I would love to offer a more elaborate explanation as to why I'm going nuts inside about this, I'm really at a loss of words here. Simply put, both the composition and execution of this particular effort of yours were jaw-dropping. To put such a fittingly modern spin on a classic work of art is such a joyous accomplishment.

    Normally, I would talk about certain details and areas that stand out to me, but it really all speaks for itself. Not to mention that your process image goes through more than enough detail as to how you were able to put this together.

    Even though this is over a year old now, I couldn't help but take note of this and feel the need to give you at least some kudos for this. And now, I'll download/fav this image and just enjoy what you've done here. Excellent work!

  6. Drakill Jul 26, 2012

    Nice wallpaper!

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