Friends, Spooked, & Swim
Digital Illustrations, set of 3
Pokémon’s 30th anniversary was on February 27, 2026.
Pokemon was, and still is, one of the most important games I played growing up with my brother.
The anniversary gave me the excuse I needed to try my hand at drawing my pokémon team.
(didn’t take much convincing)
I went for it.
I initially thought of specific evolutions for these cuties, but… The first evolutions. Little guys.
I really followed my little poké-fan heart with this one.
Very different from my comfortable, charcoal digital techniques. (I strayed from my one-and-only procreate charcoal brush!)
I used pencil (pink), flat color, and the Gaussian Blur tool for this illustration.
My main goal with this piece was to tell a story, a sweet one, dripping with nostalgia from the original games and tv show.
My goal technically was to play with the lighting.
(play is accurate. lighting is too much fun!)
Many of my references for this project are taken from:
old pokemon cards (my favorite) and the t.v. show!
Friends
Titled:
Cubone’s friends always come looking for him when he gets lost.
They search together, and make sure he’s okay ♡
I drew this little Nurse Joy sticker with the intentions of putting it on cubone’s skull. But it was too small, and didn’t read well.
Please enjoy it here.
We aren’t finished.
We drew the first evolutions… but… friends…
what about the second evolutions?
Let’s Gooo!
We already know the style we are doing, we just need to evolve our little guys, and tell a new story. And keep playing with lighting.
Like… adding a second light source?
CUE SCARY CAMPFIRE STORIES!
COLOR BLOCK
I had so much fun with this background. Just to cover it all up. Kill your darlings, but then… put them in your portfolio.
Spooked
Titled:
And here are the second evolutions!
Charmeleon and Haunter pulled off the perfect scare in time with Marowak’s spooky story.
(Marowak is obviously feeling much better since the last illustration.)
drum roll please…
Final Evolutions!
I returned to my Pokémon series in June 2026! After much debate with friends, and even market patrons, about what I wanted my team to be doing in the last illustration.
My friend actually came up with the final idea! (shout out Mattie!)
A simple idea: What if they were swimming?
And so obviously I tried drawing them sleeping, first. And then a month later of leaving it in the corner, I started a new canvas and tried them swimming instead.
The sketch came together sooo fast!
Swim
titled:
And here they are!!
My dream team’s final evolutions, having one of those mundane nights you have with your friends that brings you impossibly closer.
My dream team is in my shop!
available individually, or as a collection ♡
Swim is an illustration from the Found by Alex archives celebrating the quiet moments between adventures... when lifelong friends finally get a chance to slow down.
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Available as a collectible Postcard Print or as larger archival-quality Fine Art Prints.
Perfect for lovers of nostalgic games, cozy fantasy worlds, and story-rich artwork.
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Fine Art prints are printed on archival-quality matte paper
Postcard Prints feature a custom-designed back and can be mailed with a standard stamp. Printed on premium matte paper.
Ships flat or carefully packaged
Designed and illustrated by Alexandra Danielson
Colors may vary slightly between screen and print
Friends is an illustration from the Found by Alex archives inspired by late-night adventures, childhood games, and the feeling of always finding your way back to the people who matter most.
His team always comes to find him.
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Available as a collectible Postcard Print or as larger archival-quality Fine Art Prints.
Perfect for lovers of nostalgic games, cozy fantasy worlds, and story-rich artwork.
⋆｡°·☁︎ ── .✦
Fine Art Prints are printed on archival-quality matte paper.
Postcard Prints feature a custom-designed back and can be mailed with a standard stamp. Printed on premium matte paper.
Ships flat or carefully packaged
Designed and illustrated by Alex Danielson
Colors may vary slightly between screen and print
The Starter Collection brings together all three illustrations in the series:
① Friends
② Spooked
③ Swim
From a quiet campfire meeting, to an unexpected scare, to a peaceful night by the water, this trilogy follows a group of Pokémon, (my dream team), through the moments that turn strangers into lifelong friends.
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Available as a collectible Mini Print Set or as matching archival-quality Fine Art Print Sets in multiple sizes.
Perfect for lovers of nostalgic games, cozy adventures, and story-rich artwork.
⋆｡°·🌙── .✦
Each Fine Art Print is printed on archival-quality matte paper.
Prints are carefully packaged together and ship flat whenever possible.
Designed and illustrated by Alexandra Danielson.
Colors may vary slightly between screen and print.