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Published: 2006-09-30 01:51:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 34165; Favourites: 1008; Downloads: 588
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Description Otherwise, this one was a bit of a shaky creation. The doodle of it looked very nice, then the linework looked not good at all, then it looked nice again with color, and now after scanning and such it look a bit meh. Nothing special.
And the sky vanished again! It's hard to keep the pale sky and get rid of the wobbly-paper-shadows X(
Also, this is a large picture covering a A4. So now, after resizing it, some black lines got bloty. I've tried to fix some of this :/

I've sort of always seen articuno as a dove-like bird, so I took insperation from doves. The body posistion is very different thought, and I also messed up articunos head a bit =/
Then I also took isperation from a bird that I have no idea what it's called in english. It's an African bird, where the males mating feathercoat (they swift after thw mating season) are shiny black and the tail feathers extreamly long.
Edit; I think I've found the speices! They are called "Long-tailed Widowbird", Euplectes progne. I don't want to direct link to someonelses work and steal their bandwidth, so if you want to see this bird use any search engine and look up their latin name (amazingly, very little pictures seam to be around of this bird!).
Or I just got the wrong name


Unfortunate, my paper was too small, so this articuno got rather short ones <_<
Articunos tail-feathers are all swirly in the anime, but feathers are stiff in reality so I went for that.
Anyhow, I guess this could be a female or a male articuno during non-mating season.
Concidering the inviroment articuno lives in, I figure them to be predators, and the intence blue color itself could be camofluage and applied to both genders...


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Comments: 65

ScarabsCorner [2015-06-18 05:06:37 +0000 UTC]

pretty

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She-Elf176 [2013-07-05 03:57:04 +0000 UTC]

Love it

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p1p2 [2012-02-16 06:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Lovely!

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AnnieTHD [2012-02-10 01:27:29 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME

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LunaIlluminara [2011-10-07 17:20:03 +0000 UTC]

I have never seen a realistic version a a pokemon so...elegant

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zand45 [2011-08-20 03:22:22 +0000 UTC]

i have always seen Articuno as more of a blue jay or a giant bluebird and not a dove

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Shinwa-Tsuki [2011-05-23 20:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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banachana [2011-03-27 02:18:14 +0000 UTC]

So nice!

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Dee-zor [2010-08-10 14:05:52 +0000 UTC]

Such pretty feathers ;o <3

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LWolfe24601 [2010-05-03 22:26:52 +0000 UTC]

It's nice to see original interpretations of Pokemon. I like the tail feathers!

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Ani-Monster [2010-01-29 02:51:01 +0000 UTC]

The feathers on its head make it look like a cockatoo. XD Seriously, though, this is really beautiful!

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BrunetteMenolly [2009-05-31 03:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Definitely has a little parrot feel, too.

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Octoboy-the-8th [2008-09-19 02:48:41 +0000 UTC]

Articuno is probably the easiest bird to create realistically. It doesn't have any flames, or freaky spines or anything, it's just a bird. But you've made it more realistic. Nice goin'.

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Brightheart512 [2008-08-07 17:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Awsome job!!

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Carlyneliz [2008-07-21 19:24:16 +0000 UTC]

That is one beatiful pic of articuno. I give you an A++++++++++ on it

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Gatinhah [2008-06-08 11:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow,cool!!<3

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Bluemoonwolftay [2008-05-18 05:23:21 +0000 UTC]

Zomg, I love Articuno and I adore this picture. You make 'er look so awesome.

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JCSession [2008-04-11 04:23:57 +0000 UTC]

i have always Seen Articuno as a Cross Between a Blue Jay and a Bird of Paradise. I really like this picture however Articuno is my favorite poke too well done

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lord-of-the-pirates [2008-04-04 08:28:16 +0000 UTC]

hes puuuuurdy! kinda reminds me of a peacock!

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Nica-angel [2008-01-07 04:01:57 +0000 UTC]

Ele ficou parecendo uma calopsita! ^^
Brincadeira, ficou lindo! ^^ Adorei sua técnica.

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Malmacca [2007-09-16 08:34:02 +0000 UTC]

I always knew Articuno was a pidgeon like bird, but an excellent picture all the same.

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TheUurashiFactor [2007-07-29 00:54:27 +0000 UTC]

It reminds me of my parakeet.

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pokemonmaster4ever63 [2007-07-08 13:04:34 +0000 UTC]

wow that is so kool.If pokemon where real articuno would look like that but alot biger very good.

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KriegsaffeNo9 [2007-05-29 21:25:42 +0000 UTC]

Looks better 'n the actual Articuno. Neatness!

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Blood-of-the-Beast [2007-05-28 03:20:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That looks beautiful! It looks so elegant and gorgeous, and your style makes it really come to life. Fav for you!

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Whitney85 [2007-05-10 05:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow! It's super cool!

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Argento5 [2007-03-24 19:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty. My favorite of the legendary birds.

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mariokutai [2007-03-02 10:56:51 +0000 UTC]

tis awesome, tis tis tis!!!!

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xxcharcoalzomgxx [2007-02-21 23:59:38 +0000 UTC]

awwwww its so cute ^^ awesome

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Onataria [2006-10-13 11:48:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow, have you thought about doing the other legendary birds; Moltres, Zapdos, Ho-Oh & Lugia?

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Konosuke15 [2006-10-07 07:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful man, beautiful. I love it ^_^

*fave*

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Articuno [2006-10-05 10:53:42 +0000 UTC]

A dove like Articuno? Very interesting and new to me, most people choose falcons/eagles/quetzels, this is unique, I love it. Beautiful painting here, the rocks are brilliant. Fav from one of the biggest Articuno fans in the world

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gabfury [2006-10-03 04:41:08 +0000 UTC]

Oooosopretty!

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Furgemancs [2006-10-01 09:04:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing!! I love every birds

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TwistedAlyx [2006-10-01 01:52:45 +0000 UTC]

It looks like it just spotted somethign interesting... I really like teh backgroudn for some reason. Maybe it's because I can't do rocks for anything... >_>

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Ruzzy [2006-09-30 19:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Looks like you have the same problems as me with pale backgrounds.

He's cool though.

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Kayru [2006-09-30 18:45:15 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing, I love the blue you coloured it and its tail looks amazing, much more believable than the anime Articuno.

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Kellalizard [2006-09-30 15:32:45 +0000 UTC]

this is so pretty! lovely work!

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Taily [2006-09-30 14:34:47 +0000 UTC]

^^ my fav pokemon

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supermanic [2006-09-30 14:09:43 +0000 UTC]

THANKS YOU SO MUCH this is awsome :3

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StellarWind [2006-09-30 14:01:29 +0000 UTC]

I love Articuno. ^_^ Also, I love this pose.

Something about the face looks a bit odd to me, but I suppose it's because I personally see Articuno a bit differently.

Nethertheless, I think you know how much I love your ideas at PokéMon. ^^

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ligerx900 [2006-09-30 13:13:12 +0000 UTC]

This is so pretty!
It kinda reminds me of a Quetzal.

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PitsPluma [2006-09-30 13:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Good, very good!

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Silvolf [2006-09-30 12:37:02 +0000 UTC]

I love this, great work!

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Witchii-chan [2006-09-30 11:10:04 +0000 UTC]

amazing bird love it!

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Mega-Lupin [2006-09-30 07:54:16 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps you're thinking of an african swallow?

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PKMN-AJ In reply to Mega-Lupin [2006-09-30 19:13:04 +0000 UTC]

I looked it up, but that was not the bird sorry
But I went on and seached for some other birds too, and I found the bird I was thinking of! They turned out to be called "Long-tailed Widowbird"

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Mega-Lupin In reply to PKMN-AJ [2006-09-30 19:46:26 +0000 UTC]

Funnily enough when I was searching for long tailed birds, I came across that one but it didn't seem like the one you'd draw inspiration from. Ironic huh.

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pigmonkeynsuzi [2006-09-30 07:34:31 +0000 UTC]

wow really kewl!!!

was the bird by chance a variety of bird of paradise?

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PKMN-AJ In reply to pigmonkeynsuzi [2006-09-30 19:10:40 +0000 UTC]

I was more thinking about Long-tailed Widowbird, but paradise birds also suit the concept

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