Digital The Ghost Type Gym Leader: Shinigami

You rang?

 

Indeed, especially considering Dusknoir is one of my all-time favorite Pokémon, and my favorite Ghost-type.

 

Hidden talent, I guess.

 

This. Looks. Amazing! I've already said it before on discord, but this looks really good. Sorry for the lack of constructive criticism, I'm not much of an artist myself.

 

Ahhh looks really awesome! The trainer's design is super cool! Also dusknoir's hands look amazing!

 

this is amazingly amazing. and teach me hands plz

 

And nobody comments on little Shiny Honedge down there? Nervously holding onto its trainer's leg like a child to their mother's skirt? That's detail, bro. I salute you for that.

All around, this looks good enough that I could see your Dusknoir as being on an official TCG card, though Honedge might want some more detail, like a brushed-steel texture or something so it's not just flat matte color. You've got consistent perspective and both Pokémon have lots of personality showing. The only way I can think to improve this would be with shadows. I admit, maybe the Ghost Pokémon are better off conspicuously lacking shadows, but what of their trainer? Shinigami's still a mortal, material, living human who interacts normally with light... right?

Have you done any other portraits of this style? Somehow I think you could draw a good Accelgor to go with a Bug Gym Leader, an Accelgor with a lot of attitude and a strong glare, especially considering how you put so much personality into both of Dusknoir's faces.