Another day, another amazing fan creation of the Nintendo variety. Even better, this one is pulling from two iconic series:PokémonandThe Legend of Zelda. However, an Instagram artist has managed to merge a Poké Ball and the Sheikah artstyle fromThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildinto a pretty awesome artist rendition.
Seen in the Instagram post below, user redbloodpivot has made a crossover of the blue-orange Sheikah style and a standard Poké Ball. Created using Maya and set to a piano orchestration, you can see some of the intricate design work around the ball:
Sheikah pokeball turntable . Improved the emission slightly so is less exposed. . . . . . . . . . #zelda #legendofzelda #breathofthewild #sheikah #pokeball #pokemon #maya #3d #3dmodelling #render #visualeffects #nintendo
A post shared byRedbloodpivot(@redbloodpivot) onJan 12, 2019 at 3:02pm PST
Even better, this is not the first time he has tackled a Sheikah Poké Ball. You can view some other styles and color schemes, including ones that look more like decayed guardians:
The Sheikah pokeball . . Been playing alot of Breath of the wild and thought other pieces of tech would look cool on the Shiekah artstyle. Might do the Tardis from Doctor Who or the Omnitrix from Ben 10 next. . . . . . . . . . . #legendofzelda #breathofthewild #sheikah #hylian #nintendo #nintendoswitch #pokemon #pokeball #gottacatchemall #maya #3dmodeling #render #cgi #visualeffects
A post shared byRedbloodpivot(@redbloodpivot) onJan 7, 2019 at 8:22am PST
As you may have noted, these are all artist creations in modeling software – so, unfortunately, there is no way to grab this in real life to put on your mantle. But hopefully someone with lighting and 3D printing skills can take on this project next.
BothThe Legend of ZeldaandPokémonseries have always been rife territory for fan art projects and re-creations. If you missed it yesterday, a cartoonist recreated anAkira Toriyama-inspired Link(which is now topping my most-requested artstyle for a future game). Additionally, a fan created an excellentThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildanimated videothat easily captures the magic and scope of the game.
On thePokémonend of things, we’ve seen some cool activities outside of the main game. WWE’s Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega pulled off their best Team Rocket impression insome cool cosplay. Not to mention the Poké Ball-themedwaffle makerthat can add some nerd-cred to your breakfast.
Either way, we can’t ever have too muchPokémonorThe Legend of Zeldain our lives. If you haven’t picked upThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildor the two latest Nintendo SwitchPokémongames,both are availablenow on Amazon. Meanwhile, check out a YouTube video of the Sheikah Poké Ball below:
