The Incredible and Vivid Art of Pokémon Trainer K (Kelvin)

Some readers may remember the starter Pokémon poster that I shared way back when, as part of the "loot" I obtained from Indonesia Comic Con. It's a wonderful poster to be sure, but so is the creator behind the art for it. He exhibited at the convention, and most recently, he also exhibited at ChibiCon, which was a little unexpected but also worked out very well. In any case, it is also well to do to discuss about this extremely talented artist and promote his art a little more by way of this blog.

As can be discerned, the artist calls himself (Pokémon) Trainer K, where "K" stands for Kelvin, his first name. His works can also be found on Instagram under the handle @kelvin_trainerk, which is also used for X (formerly Twitter). They are nothing short of impressive; the works are amazingly accurate to Pokémon appearances in general, and in all of the works, there is a great degree of artistic technique, in particular shading and gradients, especially in larger pieces featuring scenery and landscapes. This is certainly a point of appeal for his works, including for me.

When I - that is, Ash - visited his booth at the latter convention, I only came away with one postcard (which was on "clearance") and a sticker, owing to the extremely limited budget that I set myself with. The postcard was of the starter Pokémon of Galar, and the sticker was of Pikachu, which are themselves suggestive of special mementos. Yet even in these forms, the art is every bit as expressive as the larger pieces, and I'm just glad I could come away with what I did get.

Even for the postcard on clearance and the sticker, which I consider to be "petty" items, the talent of the artist is incredibly evident. That is what I consider to be the hallmark of a true artist, being able to give their all on (or for) media that seems less significant, in this case being that a postcard or a sticker seemingly isn't quite as "establishing" as a full- or half-page art in regard to artistic talent. Yet it is very much so in this case, and thus the talent becomes evident.

Really talented artists can therefore make great things from little things, and that's what Pokémon Trainer K is obviously doing. He has taken Pokémon as a subject matter and expanded it with his array of creative talents to produce mesmerizing pieces of art that any Pokémon fan (like me) would be happy to procure and possess. As a final remark, the artist says that a driving force for the art is his passion for Pokémon, and that too is considerably important, whether for an artist making great strides in Pokémon art or me promoting said artist on this blog, which is also a "passion product" of sorts. That should continue drive us toward more interesting creations.

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