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Published: 2013-08-04 08:12:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 76509; Favourites: 2272; Downloads: 0
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So I think it's about time I explained what all this animal mecha is about.The Big Five robots are part of an anti-poaching organization that protect endangered animals from illegal poaching.
Today poaching of endangered animals in Africa is becoming quite a problem. Particularly for Rhinos and Elephants. Organizations like the IAPF(International Anti-Poaching Foundation) fight to protect these animals everyday. They're constantly understaffed, ill equipped, and rely mostly on donations to continue to operate.
The inspiration for this series came from their recent application of UAV's in the operations. I wanted to take that idea further and use the animals themselves as the drones taking their natural characteristics and behaviors to protect their real life counterparts. I chose the Big Five animals because most of them are threatened/endangered and they are iconic animals of the African continent.
I'm going to keep developing this series. I'd like to turn it into a book and use the profits to support the IAPF. Thanks for all your support and feedback for the work I've done so far. It's a good feeling to know that my work is being appreciated by people around the world.
Stay tuned for more!
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Ever think of making a story about them? Like a fanfic or something?
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This is a beautiful artwork! I'm so sorry that it's come to using artificial animals to help preserve the living versions. There was recently an article suggesting that we should do exactly this! I can't help but think you could have inspired it.
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i love the feeling of power and movement in the rhinos posture as he changes direction
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I love your intentions. Hope your works can reach out to more people
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A book huh?
does that exist yet?
i find myself wanting to read it.
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this is out of this world! I am fascinated!
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I like the tribal paint on it, as well as the idea of the robots protecting their real-life counterparts. Almost something out of an old cartoon, a robot animal with a similarly "themed" human character.
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Holy crap dude, you basically just drew a Masai warrior in Ghost Recon gear! This is amazing.
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Hello - I am creating a custom set of Magic: The Gathering cards for some friends, that I would eventually like to make available online. I have used this art on a card. Can you please let me know if I should credit it differently than "CrazyAsian1", or if you would prefer I not use it?
Thanks
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are you gonna do a crocodile for research purposes?
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i really adore your pictures, they're just perfect!
but i have two questions: how long do you need for a picture like this?
and are you going to draw such a mech hyena one day? that'd be cool. or a baboon or something like that
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i will read that book! it would be cool if it was turned into a movie
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This is honestly such an inspiring and lovely idea. I cannot wait to see it evolve into something much greater. You bet I'll be running out the door if in fact this is published.
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I love your work, mixing two things together seamlessly is a deep love of mine and I believe your cause is most just. Yes I would love to see more of your work and believe when I say this I do hope you have this in a book of some kind
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This is amazing.
I would love to see this as some sort of video game too. Maybe a vs game that would be a combination of something open world like DayZ and a class-based teamfighting game, like Team Fortress 2 or Primal Carnage.
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Using robot animals to hunt poachers. There's an interesting idea.
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Great piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Daily Inspirations in hangaroundtheweb.com
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Brilliant idea, and great execution. If there is an artbook someday that will be for charity, I'd love one. Heck, I'd buy one for my mom as well, she'd love it too.
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I see some people talking about a published book? I think that's a great idea, I love your robot animals, even better if the books created donations to really go the IAPF
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I would absolutely love to see a book of your mecha animals, the big 5 and otherwise. I'd even pitch in for a kickstarter or something like it. It'd be so gorgeous.
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Oh man, I am down for this!Β A good cause and an extremely awesome concept!Β I wanna see where this goes.Β Animals are a great source of inspiration, and they must be protected.
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It makes me really happy to find out that this is meant to support the IAPF! 
I Β have enjoyed your art and found it so amazing and interesting, keep up the great work and I really hope you make that book!
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I commend your part of for this action! Poaching is really huge problem.
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Awesome pick - yeah the rhino poaching here is revoltingly bad, vultures are also really suffering - well all the animals are but rhinos and vultures are on top
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If you indeed create a book, I'll be one of the first in line with a fistfull of cash.
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This is a wonderful thing that you're doing! Please keep going!
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Man, that's a great idea!! I hope everything turns out!!
Good luck!!
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Very cool! Β I know they might not be as iconic as the others, but I'd love to see mechs of Cheetahs and Zebras.
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You know what would be super awesome? Is if they actually disguised robots to look like the animals, and them when someone shoots at it, it shoots back.
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It's a GREAT concept, a worthy cause, and most of all , great art
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I can't WAIT to see the other animals! I love the idea/concept of turning the animals into drones; that is a very original idea.
Also, I favorited an artwork by another artist that drew a couple of giant mech turtles in a style similar to the ones you drew of your animals; the link is below:
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Do you know this artist and this artwork? I hope he is not copying your style; that would be wrong.
Keep up the good work.
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haha thank you!!
Yeah i know that artists work. It looks great!
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It's getting common when some artists 'replicating' CrazyAsian's concept, they just want more species joining the concept with their own designs. I see no harm for it, unless the artist really copying the design of his as well as the animal.Β
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The Info Is were You Β keep going with it. but your artwork was cool now it is on a new lavel man
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haha thank you. I'm trying to push myself as hard as i can for this project
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there groups on this site and I have friends on them like Map and Flags for one an not to be rude your work Β is so good. It is not bad idea I am I right .
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