One such example is a talented artist who recreated an original Gen 1 Pokemon in the style of a neon sign. The creation is gaining praise as fans of the Ghost-type discover it.
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Redditor Career-Tourist shared their latest work with the Pokemon subreddit, revealing a neon sign-styled Gastly. The work is impressive, with the shared photo being taken with the surrounding lights off, letting the sign’s neon glow shine. The overall shape of Gastly and its miasma-like gas are depicted in a light purple, the eyes a greenish white, and the tongue pink. The finalized creation is a somewhat simplified design for Gastly, but its form should be immediately apparent to anyone who’s a fan.
Fans in the comments seemed to be just as eager to purchase it as they were to learn how it was made. According to Career-Tourist, they start with a 3D printed framework to produce the overall shape that the sign needs to adhere to. Then, they apply neon flex LEDs, which are flexible LED lights coated in silicon that give it the neon-like shine and glow. Some might be disappointed to learn that it’s not real neon, but traditional neon lights have some drawbacks that LED don’t, like the potential for a light to break and emit gas.
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time that Pokemon fanart using light has made waves within the community. One fan artist used lasers to create a unique Pikachu fanart which impressed fans previously. While the Pikachu fanart would be difficult to replicate in one’s own home, these neon signs are available for sale, so Pokemon fans may be interested in taking a look at Career-Tourist’s Etsy shop.
While Gengar often takes the lead for the position of most popular Ghost-type Pokemon of Gen 1, if not overall, there’s a lot of love for its evolutionary predecessors Gastly and Haunter, too. Something about the mischievous nature of the trio continues to draw fans and inspire creative works like these. Previous entries to the series have given the final evolution the Mega Gengar form, but it remains to be seen if Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will do anything new or unique with the ghostly triad.
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