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Published: 2012-08-19 12:14:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 1564; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 0
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Description For #AnimalArtistsOfDA 's Summer Contest: At the Beach .

Forgive me if I feel really proud about this piece I know the sea is a bit of a mess, it's my first time ever doing anything like this, but it turned out a lot better than I expected it to, so I'm not complaining. I spent most of my time on the detail of the hippocampi, and I feel it was well worth the effort!

One thing that might stand out is that, in mythology hippocampi are depicted as having feathery wings, but I wasn't trying to avoid drawing feathers, leathery wings just made more sense to me.

Done on A3, with colour pencils. Referenced from the Trevi Fountain.
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Comments: 8

Lactopi [2013-09-22 00:58:24 +0000 UTC]

Hippocampis look like neat creatures. Nice colors you chose for them, it looks like they blend into the water really well (; (if only they stayed underwater more often xD)

The poor one on the left looks all scared. Like, "oh no! A storm's a-brewin!!"

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ConfussedPuppy In reply to Lactopi [2013-09-22 18:28:16 +0000 UTC]

I agree, hippocampi are an interesting animal concept, though I think the hooves are a bit impractical

And thank you, I did try really hard with this piece

And I see your point about the left one, truth is I didn't even think of it, I was just following the reference

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Lactopi In reply to ConfussedPuppy [2013-09-26 04:50:28 +0000 UTC]

Hooves are impractical? How?

You're welcome! ^_^

Just following the yellow-brick-reference-road, huh? Nice job

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ConfussedPuppy In reply to Lactopi [2013-09-26 09:40:36 +0000 UTC]

I meant hooves are impractical for sea creatures, they need webbing instead, to make swimming easier.


Thanks again

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Lactopi In reply to ConfussedPuppy [2013-09-26 21:15:58 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhh, okay, yeah that makes a lot of sense

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air-bourne [2012-08-22 17:03:32 +0000 UTC]

These are so cool! Beautiful work!

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ConfussedPuppy In reply to air-bourne [2012-08-22 17:33:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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air-bourne In reply to ConfussedPuppy [2012-08-22 17:41:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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