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Published: 2007-01-08 00:45:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 5019; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 76
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Description The orca (Orcinus orca) is a toothed black and white whale that is a very fast swimmer and an efficient predator that eats fish, squid, and marine mammals.
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Comments: 16

scorchwillow [2014-11-24 20:17:58 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! You really captured an orca's appearance and how the dolphins would look underwater.  

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Jagabor [2009-11-08 22:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Awsm how it actually looks like it's swimming. Very impressive

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AkelahNaih [2009-11-05 11:12:21 +0000 UTC]

awesome work!

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stvnhthr In reply to AkelahNaih [2009-11-06 14:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Red-Devil-Team [2009-03-02 07:59:57 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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subearanhuman [2007-01-11 22:11:49 +0000 UTC]

i love how you gave it not such a smooth surface. people seem to often forget that whales, dolphins, and porpoises get scars too.

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TheShadowhisperer [2007-01-10 18:25:20 +0000 UTC]

Awsome water effects! I am once again first drawn to the background then my eyes always switch to the main character. I also find the detail and proportion impectible but not perfect. If art was perfect then it wouldn't be.

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QuestingRaven [2007-01-10 16:08:29 +0000 UTC]

Marine Mammals, including other whales ... which is oddly disturbing.

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avancna [2007-01-08 22:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Willy or Shamu?

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stvnhthr In reply to avancna [2007-01-09 14:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Bruce the Great White could do in both those whales.

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avancna In reply to stvnhthr [2007-01-09 17:50:05 +0000 UTC]

I dunno...
Last time I visited Universal Studios, he was in dire need of a paint job.

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Fereshteh [2007-01-08 19:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! I am especially drawn to the colors and the shading of the whale. While it is listed under traditional art, did you use digital means for the background color and shading? Just curious--the effect is great.

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stvnhthr In reply to Fereshteh [2007-01-08 20:38:51 +0000 UTC]

The actual drawing is all pencil work with a little marker on some of the black areas. I have three or four underwater backgrounds which I reuse for all of my underwater animal pictures. This background was originally painted for the Creature from the Black Lagoon illustration I have up. I just modify it a bit every time I slap it behind something else. I list everything as traditional because the majority of my creative process is done using old by hand methods.

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stvnhthr In reply to stvnhthr [2007-01-08 20:39:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh I should add the background was originally painted in Photoshop CS.

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Manga-in-a-Bottle [2007-01-08 06:52:12 +0000 UTC]

Fwee Willy! :3

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akki [2007-01-08 02:41:04 +0000 UTC]

ooh, I like the comic book feel to this. the background shading is also neat. lovely job!

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