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Published: 2017-01-02 08:23:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1728; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 0
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My most ambitious work of 2016, featuring my merman OC Antaeus.Related content
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That's gotta be the prettiest loincloth I ever saw on a guy xD
Super hawt pic 
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xD thank you! more guys need to wear pretty loincloths imo hehe
i'm glad you like it!
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thank you! i'm so glad you like it!
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Really cool character design, but I also like all the movement in the image
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thank you so much!
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He's gorgeous! I love that hair and musculature.
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thank you so much <3 i always love drawing his hair!
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I love how crisp and elegant and graceful this piece is. 
Also, beautiful man is beautiful.
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ashkgsjskfhsjk thank you soooo so much! i'm glad this painting is being well-received even a year later!
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You're welcome!
Art is timeless, and this is a good one!
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wow, the sky and water here are perfect
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thank you so much! it's a year old now but i still like it!
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Ahhh I am so envious of your skills! I love every bit of it from the color to the detail and the strong features! DAMN T.T I to start drawing agian.
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;A; wow, thank you so so much! this means so much to me that you like my art and especially this painting that took me so long to do!! <3 <3 <3
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I love how you can draw a man and make him masculine. Mine always turn out fem. I think it's becauseΒ when I started drawing I wanted to learn the heavy metal lady art and drew women all the time then anime influence came in a bit even though I tried hard to keep it out of my artworks. I think I've decided I love anime as a fan but not as a personal artist. It seems this style is a dime a dozen which is no insult to anyone by any means. (There are some fantastic artists out there under this discipline.) I'm deciding it's not for me I want my unique artistic voice. I've been doing research and I'm finding out anime comic style is essentially cheap easy Archie comics to the Japanese. The analogy is that there is some much and it's massivelyΒ accessible that it's become the 10cent comic strips.
But it doesn't stop me from watching or reading it. I'll enjoy it that way, I'm just looking for more realism in my own.
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ahh thank you! i gotta tell you tho, it took a lot of work over the years to get my men to look masculine while still having features that are traditionally feminine i.e. long hair. mine also looked pretty girly for a long time. anime, particularly bishounen, was a huge influence in a bad way for me. it wasn't until i distanced myself from anime and started drawing heavily from photo references and real life that my men began to look like, well, men. xD so i will offer that same advice to you! use references all the time. it will only help. :]
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Sounds good thank you for the advice! I'm glad I'm not the only one in the same boat or who came from the same boat!
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you're welcome :]
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Once you go merman, you never go human. Buwahahaha.
Anyway, that bit of immaturity over... I love the perspective, the pose, and the background. The water splashing against his legs looks awesome.
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oh hell yeah! i have ADORED merpeople since i was a little girl, so of course i had to make my own fictional race of merpeople! antaeus here is the main character of my big story too. he's so much fun to draw--the hair especially.
and thank you so much!! this took so so much work, and i learned a ton. i might even go back and tweak the colors a little, add more contrast to make it pop. the stream of water coming up to his hand gets lost in his hair and the sky. BUT! it still looks good. so whatevs haha. i also love the water splashing against his legs--that was really fun to paint!
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It all looks good. 
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omg same. i was almost 5 years old when the little mermaid came out, and it's absolutely responsible for my love affair with merpeople! and i was also obsessed with the music lol
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I love it so much! Stunning anatomy and this hair or his sad expression! IΒ΄m in love with your OCΒ΄s!
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!!! thank you so much! idk how you found me but i'm glad you did!
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Me too! I was going through my BIG List of "to look at artists galleries" and saw on the "watch more of DA thumbs" BAM ... there you are, yehhhiiii! You are awesome! I HAVE TO look at your gallery and watch!!!Β Β
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oh man i'm so flattered! that's awesome! i hope you like what you see and will like my future stuff!
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I am convinced of that! Β
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What a good-looking guy!Β Β
You have a very impressive command over anatomy and composition, that's for sure!
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thank you. it's something i've worked hard on!
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You are welcome
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thank you so much!
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This one blows me away; the background looks absolutely amazing!! The way you handled painting the water is exquisite, especially when it makes contact with Antaeus. Plus, his fish-like scaled hand is such a nice touch. Really amazing works here!
I'm not sure how this only has a handful of likes, your work certainly is more deserving!
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to be fair, i only just started becoming active again on here, i have very few watchers, and i rarely draw fanart. getting noticed is going to take some effort. xD but if i can reach just a few people, then it's okay.
thank you so much for commenting!! ;-; i spent so much time on this piece--the water alone took hours omg lol. plus antaeus is a very dear character of mine and very fun to draw/paint.
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Aww it's OK! Trust me, I understand 
You're very welcome! You can tell, it looks freaking amazing!! He is very handsome, love his hair!
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thank you!! i love drawing long flowing hair
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