Pokemon: Archie by Jasqreate on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

My semi-realistic redesign of Archie, Leader of Team Aqua.

I've toned down the "shininess" of the material of his clothes so that it appears to be more of a high-quality thick waterproof stuff (like shark/stingray skin) than the typical thin swimwear that you can buy from your local clothes store. Plus I made his eye colour blue as opposed to the black dots in both the anime/games to symbolise his element more.

I imagine him to be somewhat a little younger than Maxie (and more of the bubbly one). The water effects in this piece was so fun to paint. He's under a wave here (surf's up!)

The completed Pokemon villain set:

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