Pokémon Fan Shows Off Beautiful Giant Painted Charizard Card

Ane Pokémon fan painted a behemothic rendition of the iconic Charizard carte, complete with a sparkling holographic sheen.

It's hard to think of the Pokémon Trading Card Game without thinking of a particular carte du jour – the holographic Charizard. With the hit depiction of one of the franchise's most well-known Pokémon, the Charizard card has go a real symbol of the lasting power of the trading card game.

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Of grade, iconic cards can be extremely difficult to become, and the holographic Charizard is one of the game's nearly coveted. It's a menu from 1 of the earliest runs of the trading card game, and can sometimes stitch to $150,000 depending on the version.

Though, one Pokémon fan managed to snag her own holographic Charizard in a unique way – by painting a giant version herself.

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u/MEGINIGANN'S GLITTERING Giant CHARIZARD CARD

In a post on the r/Pokémon subreddit, u/Meginigann showed off her version of Pokémon's Charizard card. Her item rendition depicts the holographic Shadowless Charizard, which originally released in 1999. These "Shadowless" cards are much rarer than their standard counterparts and are known for the singled-out lack of shadows effectually the carte du jour's borders.

Of grade, u/Meginigann's version has that same shadowless look. The brilliant crimson background and gorgeous-looking Charizard truly pop from the canvas. She'southward too detailed all of the Pokémon'due south stats and attacks on the card. Coupled with eye-communicable versions of the Energy symbols, her painting looks stunning.

Though not immediately apparent, u/Meginigann as well used a glittering varnish over the piece. This gives her painting that sparkling holographic outcome that makes the original card so cute. Information technology's clear that the creative person took several long days to end this piece, and the results really do evidence her care for the painting. Overall, it's a beautiful and accurate rendition of the iconic card!

Post-obit her giant Charizard painting, u/Meginigann says she might tackle Venusaur or Blastoise next. Whatsoever she decides, it's sure to be every bit much of a hitting equally this i!

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