Artwork I created for a Pokémon Gijinka zine that I was invited to contribute to alongside other talented artists!

Of course I’d choose Sharpedo to try out, hehe 🦈✨

You can get the zine here: https://www.etsy.com/jp/listing/4414988704/gijinka-sketchbook-redux-zine-bundle

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Illustration I made for a Pokémon Gijinka zine, where we create humanoid or anthropomorphized versions of Pokémon.

I drew a Remoraid named Ripple, wearing a small scarf tied around its neck.

A Mantine named Wavenie, wearing a small tropical dress with a hibiscus flower on its head.

And a Sharkpedo named Tide, wearing shorts, a striped sleeveless shirt, a scarf tied around its neck, and holding a fishing rod.

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A scene depicting the Sharpedo Tide accompanied by its little Remoraid friend Ripple, fishing for what appears to be a Shiny Magikarp, which snatches a small berry from the fishing rod's hook and leaps out of the water, surprising the characters, while two Wingull fly overhead, curiously observing them.

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A scene depicting the Sharpedo Tide and the Mantine Wavenie relaxing at a table under a parasol in a tropical seaside bistro. There are snacks and a coconut drink on the table. Remoraid Ripple is offering a lemon drink with a salt rim to the Sharpedo, but he seems intimidated by it, while the Mantine merely expresses that she finds the scene amusing.

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A scene depicting Sharpedo Tide diving into the sea, dressed in a diving suit with a medical symbol. He is delicately removing fishhooks stuck in the mouth of a large wild Sharpedo with pliers, the Sharpedo is expressing discomfort and pain. A second wild shiny Sharpedo, entangled in fishing net ropes, awaits its turn to be helped right behind. Some wild Remoraids accompanying those Sharpedos curiously observe from around.