4. Pikachu as Kurt Cobain
When I received this request, I could feel the stress level rising. I have become so comfortable mashing up my characters with pop culture figures, but when it comes to other characters, mashups scare me to death. Once again, I spent hours combing through photos. This time I was researching both characters being mashed. I just knew I was going to blow this!
After a few hours, I could feel it. I had already picked out a cover so it was time to make the magic happen. I nailed the drawing on the first take! The problem came afterwards. Once the drawing is approved, I have to transfer it to the cover. I use a light table and the inside of the cover had a dark add printed on it. I had to redraw this by hand. Add in two more hours. Then came time for the markers and the cover surface was too slick. That means I have no blending abilities. It also means I have to color slower and the flow must be steady and precise. Add in extra three hours because you also have to re-ink afterwards because the ink bleeds a bit. This calls for a ton of touch up.
These covers are challenging, but rewarding when you pull off something like this. Bad cover stock considered, this still came out so good it ranks number four on my ton ten art pieces created in 2019.
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