Bowser vs. Donkey Kong

     FINALLY! FINALLY!  I started this I think maybe three weeks back, and I’m FINALLY just now getting it finished (10/12/2014).  This is another of the pieces of fan art I’ve been doing recently.  What originally sparked this one was me remembering the box cover of King Kong vs. Godzilla.  They were standing face to face with a building in between them if I remember correctly.
     My first crack at this was actually something that had Bowser & Kong destroying the Mushroom Kingdom together.  But once I’d finished, I didn’t like how it came out; the proportions didn’t display the size of them relative to Toadstool Castle like I’d wanted.  So, I scrapped it and started again.
     The second attempt was one where they where standing off, similar to the Kong/Godzilla box cover that inspired the piece to begin with.  This on e came out better than the first, but still had the same problems.  Boswer & Kong just didn’t look big enough to me in relation to the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom, especially Toadstool Castle.  So again, that one was scrapped too.
     At this point, I was ready to give up.  It just seemed that I wasn’t going to be able to pull this off.  But it kept nagging at me and effecting my mood, so I decided to try again.  This time, I broadened the scope of my inspirations.  I started looking up images of Kaiju battles, and Kaijus in general.  Then I started looking up “Pacific Rim” stuff, and that really got me back into trying again.  But this time, I wanted the two actually battling, instead of posing like I’d done before.  And so, I also looked up pictures of Sumo Wrestlers, and used a lot of those for reference.
     So, this time, with all my new inspirations as to what I’m drawing, I give it a third try.  Everything turned out great, except for one thing, to much Bowser, not enough Kong.  Bowser is basically tackling Kong onto Toadstool Castle, but that has Kong being covered by Bowser and parts of the castle.  Everything else was fine, but that really bothered me, with Bowser getting all the attention basically.  So, I scrapped again and started over.
     With all the inspirations & references from before, I started again, but this time, I basically visualized what I wanted immediately, which is what you see here.  Bowser & Kong fighting in the Mushroom Kingdom, with Toadstool Castle in the background, giving you a larger sense of proportion.  The idea is that they are so large, if they stranded next to the castle, they might actually be taller than it.  And so now, I have my Nintendo inspired Kaiju fan art.  As always, stores listed at the bottom with original prints.
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