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]]>Recently, The Pokémon Company decided to take an unexpected route and team up with chef Natsuko Shoji, the owner of Tokyo’s famous été. Shoji was tasked with making a new artwork for Evee card, becoming the first chef in the world to do so.
Shoji’s illustration was inspired by a tart desert she created, which consists of hexagon-shaped fruit fitted together for an aesthetically pleasing experience. In her illustration, Evee appears as Stellar Tera-type Pokémon against a backdrop of the tart desert.
“This is the first moment in the history of Pokémon that a chef has created art for Pokémon cards,” Shoji shared about the collaboration. “I believe that Japanese ingredients themselves are world-class art and as beautiful as jewelry. Through this tie-up, I feel that its brilliance has been further enhanced.”
Shoji-designed Evee card will be part of the upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled Scarlet & Violet—Prismatic Evolutions. The expansion will be released worldwide in January 2025.
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]]>Joccum Art founder describes Pokémon as an integral part of his upbringing, and they’ve been by his side for years. He spent countless hours watching the beloved cartoon on TV and eagerly anticipated each new Game Boy game that he used to get for his birthday.
Despite his deep love for Pokémon, he started working on his Renaissance-style paintings as a happy accident, and he’s planning to make many more.
“This journey started rather unassumingly – as I was waiting for an oil painting of my cat to dry, inspiration struck. I found myself giving Pikachu a Renaissance makeover, and before I knew it, I was deep into the creation of the original 151 Pokémon, each with a unique classical flair,” he writes on his official website.
Van der Woude immortalized several Pokémon in the Renaissance style, including Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander. It will take a while before he catches ‘em all in oil on canvas because he still has a full-time job and can’t complete more than two paintings per week.
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]]>The post Pokémon Teams Up with Chef Natsuko Shoji for New Evee Card Artwork appeared first on MyTrendTales.
]]>Recently, The Pokémon Company decided to take an unexpected route and team up with chef Natsuko Shoji, the owner of Tokyo’s famous été. Shoji was tasked with making a new artwork for Evee card, becoming the first chef in the world to do so.
Shoji’s illustration was inspired by a tart desert she created, which consists of hexagon-shaped fruit fitted together for an aesthetically pleasing experience. In her illustration, Evee appears as Stellar Tera-type Pokémon against a backdrop of the tart desert.
“This is the first moment in the history of Pokémon that a chef has created art for Pokémon cards,” Shoji shared about the collaboration. “I believe that Japanese ingredients themselves are world-class art and as beautiful as jewelry. Through this tie-up, I feel that its brilliance has been further enhanced.”
Shoji-designed Evee card will be part of the upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled Scarlet & Violet—Prismatic Evolutions. The expansion will be released worldwide in January 2025.
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]]>The post Jochum van der Woude is Making Renaissance Paintings Inspired by Pokémon appeared first on MyTrendTales.
]]>Joccum Art founder describes Pokémon as an integral part of his upbringing, and they’ve been by his side for years. He spent countless hours watching the beloved cartoon on TV and eagerly anticipated each new Game Boy game that he used to get for his birthday.
Despite his deep love for Pokémon, he started working on his Renaissance-style paintings as a happy accident, and he’s planning to make many more.
“This journey started rather unassumingly – as I was waiting for an oil painting of my cat to dry, inspiration struck. I found myself giving Pikachu a Renaissance makeover, and before I knew it, I was deep into the creation of the original 151 Pokémon, each with a unique classical flair,” he writes on his official website.
Van der Woude immortalized several Pokémon in the Renaissance style, including Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander. It will take a while before he catches ‘em all in oil on canvas because he still has a full-time job and can’t complete more than two paintings per week.
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