Meet Japanese Artist Kawano Chihaya, Who Uses Digital Paintings To Bring Iconic Pokémon Characters To Life

If you're a Pokémon fan, then this is right up your alley.

Jesse

Published in Cartoons / Anime
12 Oct 2021

Meet Japanese Artist Kawano Chihaya, Who Uses Digital Paintings To Bring Iconic Pokémon Characters To Life

Pokémon is a franchise that has been around for over 20 years, and there are now over 800 different characters. In the past few decades, Pokémon has evolved from pixelated sprites to fully rendered 3D models.

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The evolution of the Pokémon universe mirrors the rise in popularity of digital art as a medium, so it's no surprise that talented artists have taken their pencils to tablets and created some amazing digital paintings of iconic characters from the animated series. Japanese artist, Elizabeth Gilbert, author and creative inspiration, once said, "Creativity is not a finite resource; it’s a renewable one." This sentiment resonates with artists like Kawano Chihaya, who has been drawing for as long as he can remember, and his love for the series shines through in each of his beautiful digital paintings.

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Kawano has been sharing some of his Pokémon-inspired artwork on his professional website since 2015, and it didn't take long before the images went viral across social media platforms worldwide. If you love Kawano Chihaya's work as much as we do, be sure to check out other exciting digital artworks on his page.