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Published: 2011-10-12 23:59:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 1661; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 0
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Description Any suggestions for a better title? ;u;

Anyways, this was basically just a speedpaint-type painting because I wanted to draw a bongo. They're so pretty <3

I've been working a lot with color recently haha.

This was inspired by one of the myths of the Bongo: "...When a Bongo is pursued the animal can dive into a river, shed its coat and remain submerged in the river feeding on fish until the dry season". www.probertencyclopaedia.com/c… Obviously, I didn't add the shedding it's coat part, I just kinda wanted to try for a surreal underwater setting (even though the bongo doesn't look like it's underwater), with the stripes kind of fading into the ripples.

If anyone has any ideas of what could make this better or have more of an impact or something, let me know, or is it better simple like this? Give me some second opinions. xD

Feel free to use it as a wallpaper :'D

Buy prints here: sarah-stanaland.artistwebsites…

Bongo referenced from a national geographic stock photo. The rest is from my head.
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Comments: 59

Kasaurus In reply to ??? [2013-12-31 04:23:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!


Sounds like an interesting story <:

Sometimes re-reading can be great, you notice so many things you didn't the first time!

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SnowyBlack [2013-08-21 11:17:40 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful

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Kasaurus In reply to SnowyBlack [2013-08-22 02:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Magic-Gerbil [2012-08-24 22:01:13 +0000 UTC]

Bongos are beautiful animals, and you have captured the bongo's facial expression so well. And I really like the soft shading and how the colours go so well together

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Kasaurus In reply to Magic-Gerbil [2012-08-24 22:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! C:

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a-llonsee [2012-05-30 10:48:16 +0000 UTC]

WAHHH. amazing!

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Kasaurus In reply to a-llonsee [2012-06-02 19:41:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks c:

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a-llonsee In reply to Kasaurus [2012-06-03 00:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Welcome c:

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oryx7557 [2012-05-30 06:13:36 +0000 UTC]

i like it its cool but the bongo looks like a sitatunga lol

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Kasaurus In reply to oryx7557 [2012-06-02 20:09:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and omg it does xD I never even knew about them before, guess I just learned about an awesome new animal from this haha

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oryx7557 In reply to Kasaurus [2012-06-13 11:08:25 +0000 UTC]

lol ya didint no of them do wat Antelopes do ya no i no a lot lol

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MetolGuy [2012-03-09 04:11:44 +0000 UTC]

Aahhh.... the Bongo. Such a majestic bovid.

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Kasaurus In reply to MetolGuy [2012-03-09 04:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, I love their colors.

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Spookendyke [2011-12-03 04:29:02 +0000 UTC]

I really love this, I'm not sure why exactly. It's just awesome in general. Keep being amazing!

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Kasaurus In reply to Spookendyke [2011-12-05 03:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much C':

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Spookendyke In reply to Kasaurus [2011-12-05 03:50:38 +0000 UTC]

No problem at all

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withwindonfire [2011-10-17 01:52:14 +0000 UTC]

ooooo this looks so feaking awesome!!! : OOOOO

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Kasaurus In reply to withwindonfire [2011-10-17 09:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks :3

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withwindonfire In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-24 21:55:43 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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Shisqua [2011-10-15 23:15:48 +0000 UTC]

this is SO BEAUTIFUL! omg! made me tear a little. ;;

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Kasaurus In reply to Shisqua [2011-10-15 23:39:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ;u; <3

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Shisqua In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-16 01:07:51 +0000 UTC]

yer welcome~ C:

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GrayKangaroo [2011-10-14 00:24:25 +0000 UTC]

I love this just the way it is. I'll be back to look at it later, haha.

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Kasaurus In reply to GrayKangaroo [2011-10-14 01:04:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you c:

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Vannjaren [2011-10-13 18:45:00 +0000 UTC]

Lol, that is an EPIC myth XD!
Love the shading by the way, and bongos are class animals! (not to mention easily misspelled as "Bono" if you have a sticky "G" key)

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Kasaurus In reply to Vannjaren [2011-10-14 01:06:09 +0000 UTC]

Indeed xD The other one was pretty neat too, where they hang from their horns in the trees and ambush people I kinda want to draw a bongo hanging by it's horns in a tree now xD
One day... one day... if I remember that is.
Thank you so much <3

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Vannjaren In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-15 16:34:07 +0000 UTC]

OHGOD, I WANT TO SEE THAT NOW.
You're very welcome, of course <3

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catelee2u [2011-10-13 17:40:13 +0000 UTC]

I really like the effect and feel, it's very relaxing to look at and feels soft and cosy.

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Kasaurus In reply to catelee2u [2011-10-13 18:35:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Knuxtiger4 [2011-10-13 12:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Bongos. <3 People really need to draw these more. They just have nice markings and coloring for an animal.

I really like the picture. The cool color really do a good job bring out the warm colors of the Bongo itself.

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Kasaurus In reply to Knuxtiger4 [2011-10-13 18:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

Thank you so much <3

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Knuxtiger4 In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-15 00:37:26 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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Kaylimepie [2011-10-13 06:51:12 +0000 UTC]

GIVE ME THIS DRAWING! *steals drawing and runs away*

BTW for more impact try a more dynamic pose or position XD

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Kasaurus In reply to Kaylimepie [2011-10-13 11:31:42 +0000 UTC]

Ohnoes

I meant to add on to the picture already, not something that would make me redo the whole picture lol xD I kinda wanted it to be more calm and flowy though, not really dynamic o:

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Kaylimepie In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-14 06:42:18 +0000 UTC]

surdey sure, and i meant as more of a next time thing XD

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SilverNight1996 [2011-10-13 06:50:41 +0000 UTC]

I love bongos! <3
I never see much artists draw them.
The colours are really nice

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Kasaurus In reply to SilverNight1996 [2011-10-13 11:32:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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SilverNight1996 In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-14 07:53:49 +0000 UTC]

No worries. :3

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CrossHound213 [2011-10-13 03:00:02 +0000 UTC]

NAME IT "UNDERWATER RAINBOW" FFFF

it looks so pertiful! and i love it just the way it is <333 the animal looks gorgeous as always (especially the fur on the chest) and i absolutely ADORE the way the stripes fade into the ripples (which is what you were going for, of course) ffff love it

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Kasaurus In reply to CrossHound213 [2011-10-13 03:35:29 +0000 UTC]

But it's not exactly a rainbow xDD

Thank you so much ;u; <33

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CrossHound213 In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-13 13:12:52 +0000 UTC]

EVERYTHING'S A RAINBOWWWWWW

you're welcome <333

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Kasaurus In reply to CrossHound213 [2011-10-13 18:34:58 +0000 UTC]

Everything I do is kind of a rainbow, I put so many colors ffff xD

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CrossHound213 In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-13 18:42:50 +0000 UTC]

RAINBOW BLEH! FFF

i love Charlie Teh Unicron XD i like rainbows

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Kasaurus In reply to CrossHound213 [2011-10-14 01:07:13 +0000 UTC]

I could tell by the stream where you guys where talking like the unicrons xD

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CrossHound213 In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-14 13:58:02 +0000 UTC]

fffff me and Jill are pretty good at mimicking them... and we've memorized most of it XD ffff

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Antisamo [2011-10-13 02:31:13 +0000 UTC]

wow

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Kasaurus In reply to Antisamo [2011-10-13 02:33:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks <:

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LokiTheSaint [2011-10-13 02:16:47 +0000 UTC]

Epic speed paint lol

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Kasaurus In reply to LokiTheSaint [2011-10-13 02:17:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks cx

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LokiTheSaint In reply to Kasaurus [2011-10-13 08:07:52 +0000 UTC]

xc sknaht

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