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Published: 2015-04-16 19:56:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 9187; Favourites: 791; Downloads: 0
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Okapi, because I don't think I've ever drawn one. Suggested by Lhuin .I took some artistic liberties in terms of anatomical stylization and flexibility.
Staedtler pigment liner, Gimp.
Artwork ©CanisAlbus
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Comments: 42
Just lovely! Looks almost like stained glass. The attention to muscle and wrinkles is really nice. 
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Great work! I love how the legs cross. Such a nice composition. They're definitely one of the most beautiful and interesting animals in nature.
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You know, I could just favourite all of your art now and my collection will be still never have enough of your awesome art.
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I love Okapi's! Great job on this. I love it in your style. <3
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it's really cool to see such an interesting (and one of my fav) animals drawn in such a fluid style :0
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Aah it's always good to challenge yourself! I always found ungulates like deer, goats, horses what have you really difficult. Those darn feet. But you did really well!
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Owh I love them, they look so special, very nice style and anatomy
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Okapi!!! They're such cool critters. I love them!
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So lovely! Love your lines and elegant shapes.
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HEHEHEHEH okapi on hieno. B) Rakastan yhä tota notkeutta ja kieltä ++++
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I LOVE OKAPIS! My anthro character I've been working on is one. 
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It is so great being able to see all of these other creatures in your illustrative style 
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Woooooow cool! Your style is so decorative and professional!
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Thanks! :> It's decorative and professional only sometimes, more often than not it it just does crazy things and stays inconsistent~
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"Crazy" but "accurately",
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Oi okapit on kyllä ihania! Tosi kiva nähdä sun tyylilläs : D
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Niin on! Todella omituisen näköisiä ja yllättävän mukavia piirtää~
Kiva kun tykkäät `v´
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This is utterly beautiful. Keep up the fantastic work!
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It's lovely!!! You depicted it in your style while keeping the Okapi essence. I could stare at this for a very long time...
--WildSpirit
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I'm glad you like it!
To be honest, I had trouble keeping it true to the anatomy of the animal, it kept turning out too deerlike at first :'>
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Well, it looks super. Your attention to the anatomy paid off!
--WildSpirit
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Well... I can certainly try! Horses keep giving me trouble :'>
And humans.
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Oh boy... humans... haha not even going to try. But yeah I seem to have trouble with realistic horse/deer back legs. not sure why
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Yeah, those are tricky :V
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Wow, okapi's kinda look like mythical creatures in your style, this is amazing ;u;
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Ha, that's what I think of okapis in general! They look kind of... otherworldly :'>
Thanks, I'm flattered!
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I used to think they weren't real, until I went to the zoo and saw a couple of them! >w<
You're welcome!
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