I did my best, I have no regrets!

Although I didn't make it into the Top 300 for Pokemon Trading Card Game's Illustration Contest 2022, I'm incredibly proud of the work I did on my three submissions!

Behold, Cramorant!

"This hungry Pokémon swallows Arrokuda whole. Occasionally, it makes a mistake and tries to swallow a Pokémon other than its preferred prey."

I probably spent a good 5 hours on this all together, from sketch to linework to painting and shading. I hope the effort shows! See if you can spot all the hidden details!

I created this using an iPad, Apple Pencil, and Procreate.

As always, I'd love to hear what you think!

Disappointed as I am not to have made it into the top 300, I can say wholeheartedly that there are some incredible and deserving artists out there and I can't wait to see the finalists.

Be sure to check them out here: Top 300

Here are my other two submissions:

Scizor | Focus Energy by ishmam
Galarian Rapidash | Heal Pulse by ishmam

And one more thing: I want to give a special thank you to all of you—admirers of Pokemon and trainers alike—for making this all possible!

I hope you continue to enjoy Pokémon art from

Pokemon fan art has been a gateway for my artistic practice and I owe so much to you all for the kind comments, follows, shares, and so much more.

This one's for you!

For more, watch me on deviantArt or find me on the web:

Prints on Redbubble | Downloads on Gumroad | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Ko-Fi