Behind the Scenes: How Pokémon Card Art Is Created

[@giuliom5785]

That's why every time I open a pack I take time to enjoy art in common and uncommon cards. We are usually focused on finding the rarest ones but they deserve our attention and appreciation

[@MarielsLab]

Absolutely! There's so much time and care put into each card regardless of rarity 😊

[@abcdefg-hv2ks]

Honestly, I prefer the common cards more. They have so much personality and worldbuilding in them, the sparkly rare cards are just close up shots of the pokemon

[@giuliom5785]

​@@abcdefg-hv2ks and that's why the only rare cards I collect are the alternative arts which picture pokemon in different scenarios. I hate those 3d soulless models

[@CoolMagmar]

Yes, collecting them made me see mons in new eyes from the ones I never gave much thought like Phione (aspara), or ones I really dislike like Crabominable (Mitsuhiro Arita). And agree the 3D cards is just so bleh that try to sell mine so at least they kinda help me continue collecting without feeling I'm wasting too much money lol

[@alanlam4629]

Exactly!

[@ChidoriAlchemist]

This is why I collect every card, from common to rare! So much work goes into every illustration and it's so incredibly sad when cards are overlooked because they are common

[@MixedMartialAri]

That was a lot more revisions and way more time on one illustration than I was expecting. Interesting stuff!

[@MarielsLab]

Yeah, they really pay attention to the tiniest details, I was surprised as well! :D

[@odincruzhiguera7832]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! seriously this is top tier knowledge, i wish when the art contest for a card is available i could use this to finally have a cart of myself in the tcg since i played as a child

[@MarielsLab]

Thank you! They've had contests in 2022 and 2024 now so let's hope there's another one in a couple of years :D

[@JoeyStrombolli]

Very awesome video! 👏 It's my dream to one day create art for a Pokémon card and this video really motivated me even more. Thank you for the interesting behind-the-scenes info, great work!

[@iBenjamin1000]

the revision team received the raboot sketch and sent it back with this request- "show us the beans"

[@NerdGirlReview]

this is why i love all cards!! so many artists to collect!

[@dendoart]

This is such an awesome video! Great look inside how these are designed!

[@Shadowotd]

Great Video, so informative. So much work goes into crafting these art pieces.

[@R_HeavyBones]

I like how they care for every simple detail. From the other hand, I think some common cards don't get the attention they need and they are passed to the community as "special series-artwork" , like , "look at these doodle art style cards", and these are just commons from scrap art. What do you think on that?

[@MarielsLab]

Hmm, an interesting question! If I understood you correctly, I think it just comes down to different art styles - I remember occasionally thinking "how did this art ever make it to an official card", but Creatures seems to value artists with unique styles, the art director actually says something along those lines in the magazine. And they really seem to care about the consistent quality too, so I find it hard to believe they'd intentionally give us bad art 😅

[@Ryssuko]

I love that they've even started doing illustration contests for the cards. I think I'd be over the moon if I got to have my art on a card. Super engaging video btw. You definitely deserve more subscribers.

[@pupunamai]

Ahhhhh thanks for translating the magazine for us!! This was very interesting!! 🌟🌟🌟

[@MarielsLab]

Thank youuuu I'm glad you liked it 😊

[@defaultgraycat]

Amazing video. I'd also like to see a follow-up that talks about the printing, QA, distributing, textures, and more physical side of the hobby. Thank you for your work!

[@MarielsLab]

Pokémon actually released an official video about that some years back! They've taken it down since for some reason, but several KZbin channels have preserved it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5K1gYN4esmko8k

[@valroniclehre193]

As an indie card game dev, I can fully appreciate this. There's no way I can afford to put anywhere near 3 months behind a single image. I wish I could.

[@MarielsLab]

Yeah, the benefits of big company resources and a ton of different artists working simultaneously 😅

[@Jasperience]

Recently got back into Pokemon cards. Fell in love with the art. My favourite artist is Miki Tanaka. Started a collection of her cards (as well as a collection of crocheted and clay pokemon cards)

[@MarielsLab]

Excellent choices :D Miki Tanaka has such a fun style!

[@WikiPeraX]

Thank you for leading us through the process! Fascinating detail!

[@MarielsLab]

You're welcome, I had a lot of fun with this 😊

[@foxygrin]

This is amazing! Now if only the games had this level of QC (though I'm sure the models do)

[@francolorenzo7338]

Loved the video! I normally don't leave comments, but when I saw you only have around 150 subs I was completely shocked! Anyways, new subscriber here, keep up the good work! 👍👍

[@MarielsLab]

Well, it's only my second research video, we all have to start somewhere 😅 But that really means a lot, thank you so much!

[@jessiewionzek4832]

This is such a great video! Thanks for doing the translation work! :D

[@photo.sintesis]

i like your video, and I'm really intrigued by what the process is like for the cards designed by Yuka Morii, since she models the Pokemon in clay and photographs them, what the art concepts or corrections will be like.

[@MarielsLab]

Ohh now I wish I had asked her! I've actually been lucky enough to meet her once and I know she has separate people for the backgrounds and photography, but it didn't occur to me to ask about the revision process 😅 But I would imagine it's similar to Asako Ito's process (and we can at least see her "sketch" in the video), since they both work with making 3D objects :) There's also this video where Morii teaches people to make a clay Magnemite and the clay seems to dry pretty quickly, so my best guess would be that she needs to make multiple full versions of each model! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4DVhGiQbraka7s

[@shadowdragon236]

I wanna see the other design methods for the cards next; clay, yarn, figuries/toys, and use of foils, including the rare, full art & secret ones

[@superrobotfish6701]

I actually like the pose in the sketch more. The way the legs look feels a bit more stiff in the finished one.

[@Dragonraiser11]

I'm so glad this video was recommended to me 🥰

[@exoqqen]

great video!!

[@blazhevski]

This channel only having 151 subscribers is criminal, what a fun and informative watch :D

[@MarielsLab]

Thank youuuu, hearing that is honestly so motivating 😊

[@blazhevski]

@@MarielsLab excited for future videos!

[@bikas321]

Great video, hope to see more from you in the future!

[@1910Fellipe]

So interesting!

[@Gst-bg1rq]

Amazing video!

[@lilolryan]

Thanks for making a video about Pokémon card illustrations! It made me want to create my own ^^.

[@MarielsLab]

You're very welcome! 😊

[@TeoRocky-Animations]

I just got my video idea thanks

[@fressure]

Awesome video!! just subscribed :D

[@MarielsLab]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@teddiekuura]

Morning coffee and new interesting and cozy Mariel-video? Let's gooooooo 💙

[@artbanks27]

This is very interesting, i have been curious abou the references illustrators get specially for new Pokemon.

[@CoolMagmar]

Is so fascinating to me how card art tends to be made like they sadly if not the best of the best are quite forgotten but still you see from many series how care went to them. And knowing how much focus they give to the text not affect the art makes me wonder if the Spiritomb by Hitoshi Ariga, was intentional when they put that two darkness energy symbols in that place, because at least for me makes it quite silly (in a good way love that card)

[@MarielsLab]

Ohhhh I had not noticed that!! And now I can't unsee it 😂

[@UnclePutte]

The year of the ANIBU! Woo!

[@DanteCrowlley]

If they open to public, I'm giving it a try

[@MarielsLab]

They kind of have done that - several people who have placed high in the recent illustration competitions have become regular artists for the card game! Speaking Japanese might be a requirement though 😅

[@IcyLucario]

Interesting.

[@djslikk.]

great videosss

[@flambo6554]

Do you have a source to the recordings of the early sun and moon guardians rising/ultra prism stuff? I’d love to see the rest of it

[@MarielsLab]

A lot of the B-roll for this video is from Pokémon's official video "The Process" that has since been taken down for some reason, but several other KZbin channels have preserved it! Here's one of them :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5K1gYN4esmko8k

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

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[@SmiileySmiiles]

Amazing

[@justkosmo6806]

Neat!

[@juanroaguilo]

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[@pokefunzone2023]

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