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Pinoy artist makes awesome ‘Black Panther’ fan art for Marvel Studios

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<p>A Filipino artist has caught the attention of Marvel Studios for his amazing tribute to King T&#x27;Challa. </p><p>John Ed de Vera, who specializes in paper cutting, told <a href="https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/arts-and-entertainment/marvel-studios-commissioned-this-filipino-artist-to-make-black-panther-fan-art-a00225-20180220">Esquire</a> that he was commissioned to create fan art as part of a campaign to help promote the release of &quot;Black Panther.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I still couldn’t believe it happened,&quot; he said, adding that the clawed superhero quickly became his favorite following his debut appearance in &quot;Captain America: Civil War&quot; in 2016. </p><p>He posted a photo of his fan art on Instagram. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfB9vrKAfd-/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BfB9vrKAfd-/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Cut to be King. Paying homage to my favorite @MarvelStudios character, #BlackPanther! Humbled to be able to contribute to the #BlackPantherFanArt collection. Everyone go see @BlackPanther in theaters February 16! #Ad . . . #TChalla #marvel #paperart #illustration #art #artph #papercraft #paper #cutout #papercut #papercutportraits #papertoleportraits . . . Image inspired from the art of Alexander Lozano.</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/battery_full/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> John Ed De Vera</a> (@battery_full) on <time dateTime="2018-02-10T21:08:14+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 10, 2018 at 1:08pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>He explained that the most challenging part was finding a way to illustrate T&#x27;Challa&#x27;s suit on paper. &quot;I wove some parts and used different types of black paper stock just to get the effect.&quot; </p><p>De Vera shared that he has been creating paper sculptures since his college days. Two years ago, he designed a cover of Esquire.</p><p>&quot;Black Panther&quot; is the newest movie from Marvel Studios. It made a roaring start in the box office, making more than double than what it was predicted to take in its opening weekend in the US. </p><p>In the Philippines, it made <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/20/18/black-panther-rules-ph-cinemas-with-p25857m-in-5-days">P258.57 million in five days</a>. </p><p>The figure is higher than other Marvel Studios titles such as &quot;Guardians of The Galaxy,&quot; &quot;Ant-Man,&quot; &quot;Doctor Strange,&quot; &quot;Captain America: The Winter Soldier,&quot; and &quot;Thor: Ragnarok.&quot;</p>

<p>John Ed de Vera, who specializes in paper cutting, was commissioned to create fan art as part of a campaign to help promote the release of "Black Panther." </p>

John Ed de Vera, who specializes in paper cutting, was commissioned to create fan art as part of a campaign to help promote the release of "Black Panther."