A creativePokemonfan is getting plenty of attention online for showing their process on how they’ve made a custom terrarium featuring Pikachu. ThePokemonfandom is well-known for regularly churning out high-caliber fan art in a seemingly infinite amount of ways, with the Pikachu terrarium being the latest example of the community’s artistic talent.
Generally thought of with strictly organic plants, terrariums are defined as glass domes or containers, essentially functioning as tiny little ecosystems. While it may sound like a novel idea, The Pokemon Company has actuallyreleased officialPokemonterrariumsbefore, releasing a line of half a dozen fan-favorites such as Bulbasaur, Eevee, and of course Pikachu. However, this fan takes their creation to the next level.
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Created by Katie H., the Pikachu terrarium creation process was captured on video, and is quickly spreading across various facets of social media. The roughly minute-long video first shows a half of a clear acrylic ball getting the bottom sanded off, before being spray-painted white and glued onto an illuminated stand. A clear layer goes over the middle, becoming the foundation which the environment pieces are attached to. After adding plenty of snowy textural effects, a sleepy Pikachu is placed on the river’s edge. Sealing the Poke Ball terrarium, the creation lights up, creating quite the serene scene.
Posted across mutliple subreddits and social media platforms, thePokemonterrarium has been mostly well received by fans, with the one common complaint being that the creation - which doesn’t use any real plants - is therefore closer to being a diorama than it is a real terrarium. Still, many are complimenting the artist on their creation. This isn’t the first case of a fan-made Pokemon terrarium, as anotherPokemonfan recently created a Cubone terrariumfeaturing the character’s signature skull it wears.
While terrariums usually exist within an acrylic or glass sphere of some sort, fan-madePokemonterrariums can also get a bit outside-the-box. Another fan created their ownGame Boy terrarium featuring Bulbasaur, showcasing the creature sitting atop the portable console with colorful flora growing out of the screen and button spaces.
Collectively garnering thousands of views, the video provides interesting insight into how fans go about making the art that they do, when in most cases the finished result is the only thing seen. This is also the case with anotherPokemonfan, who fairly recently posted avideo showing the making of a Charmander rug. The visually satisfying video shows the entire tufting process, first showing the outlines being created before being filled in by vivid color. With so manyPokemonart pieces being churned out so frequently, it’s surprising creation process videos aren’t more common.
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