Saturday 3 May 2014

Tribute to my Childhood- Pokemon

My series of Tributes begins with the whirlwind that was Pokemon. It took the world by storm and it is still going strong. It was a new and amazing idea that captured the imaginations of every child back then, it's like had not been seen before. The cartoons were great, the toys a must have and the games mind blowing. To top it all off as Pokemon reached it's peak it then went above and beyond with the legendary Pokemon: Then First Movie.

This was a film that encapsulated all the great things about Pokemon. But more than that it had a story with genuine depth and conveyed a message about kindness that hit everyone in such a profound way.

It is for these reasons that Pokemon gets my recognition first.

Jolteon in Pen and Crayon

Hypno in Ink and Crayon

Dragonair in full Crayon

Tribute to my Childhood series

The cartoons and stories that I grew up with have had a large impact on the kind of styles of drawings that I like. Because of this I have decided to do a series of drawings dedicated to the cartoons I used to watch. As a child the cartoons I watched were: the X-men, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Thundercats, Transformers, He-Man, Spider-man, Batman, Animaniacs, Warner Bros. and more. In addition to those cartoons I was also a fan of the Beano and Dandy comics.