Fun fact about this drawing, it was originally a pose for an animation style guide I was making for Mario. He is based on the proportions of his model from Smash Bros. Melee (even the face was traced from it) but after working on it thought it wasn't quite as good as I was hoping. So, instead of getting rid of it I converted it into a pretty decent poster for everyone's viewing pleasure ^ u ^.
By the by the color palette is the same one for the NES and limited myself to only using 4 colors for Mario himself (not counting black or white... got to give myself a little leeway xD) to give myself a little challenge for how to be creative with colors.
Hopefully it turned out well, and that you all like it, and if you do please leave feedback! :D
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