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Commission of 's Hippocampus concept.Design belongs to her. Art (c) me.
I really like the look of these hippocamps, reminds me of the Greek depictions of nymphs and heroes astride seahorses, where the mythical beasts were depicted with finned forearms rather than hooves. Ex: [[link] ]
Also, interesting bit of info, hippocampus is the name for the seahorse genus as well as a component of the brain dealing with memory and spatial navigation (apparently one of its ridges resembled a seahorse to a Venetian anatomist). It can be broken down from the Ancient Greek into hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea-monster".
Knowledge is power.
cs3
7/13/2010
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lol im afraid of whales,dolphins and sharks and when I saw this picture (which is very detailed and amzing 
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I really like how suited to life in the water you've made it look despite its similarities to a horse. The dolphin-like face is a great touch
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Knowledge is powe indeed. Wonderfully drawn and colored.
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Amazing work! Love the colors and the design on them!
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This is a fine illustration of scientific forethought and creative ingenuity. The head is more dolphin-like and the two front limbs end in flippers, far more useful than horse hooves. The horse mane is now a single crested dorsal fin and ears are now mere slits on the sides. Like so many viewers before me, I'm in total agreement with your mastery of the water effects. Both of you did a great job, here, bravo.
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lovely colours and amazing work with the underwater lighting
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Dawww! I remember these from my Age of Mythology game. You draw them so adorably!
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Wow, beautiful picture! 
Do you know how much the PhotoShop cs3 is? I was thinking about buying one.
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Love the intensity of the colors here, and the detail is beautiful 
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