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Published: 2013-01-08 10:17:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 683; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 5
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Description A sequel speedpaint (and I stress SPEEDpaint) to "Patrolling":


I was thinking: if Barricade was re-designed as an orca, what species would that make the minicon, Frenzy? [link]

The answer I came up with was no particular species, but something like that of a dusky or pacific white-sided dolphin.

Ambitious angle, and I did use a photo reference. But I quite like how spindly his markings turned out.
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Comments: 13

AkelahNaih [2013-01-09 10:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work! I love how you can see the orca a little through the surface

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grayorca In reply to AkelahNaih [2013-01-09 11:46:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

I won't lie: he was added just to spice up the otherwise-blank background.

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AkelahNaih In reply to grayorca [2013-01-09 11:54:13 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Haha! same reason I add bubbles or light beams XD

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AnoOrca [2013-01-08 17:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done! The dolphin's pose is awesome, and I LOVE its colors/markings! Having the orca in the bg like that was a nice touch, too

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grayorca In reply to AnoOrca [2013-01-08 17:51:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

I only wish I had the skill/patience to add a not-so-flat sea. But the angle on Frenzy was enough work in itself to take the rest of the painting not so seriously.

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AnoOrca In reply to grayorca [2013-01-08 17:59:16 +0000 UTC]

I use a filter if I want waves...it doesn't look realistic, but at least it isn't flat ^-^;

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grayorca In reply to AnoOrca [2013-01-08 18:04:05 +0000 UTC]

A combination of filters over different-yet-similar layers can sometimes bring out good results

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BladedMako [2013-01-08 16:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, dark water...my worst fear. Seeing Barricade's dark shadow in the back scares the hell out of me.

Why am I afraid of deep water? Go play Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, and take a nice swim. You'll learn why.

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grayorca In reply to BladedMako [2013-01-08 16:17:09 +0000 UTC]

He makes a cameo just so the background isn't so blank.

The only Jak and Daxter game I ever played was TPL - but that was so long ago, I can't recall to what you're referring from it.

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BladedMako In reply to grayorca [2013-01-09 07:45:39 +0000 UTC]

[link] Does that jog some horrible memories?

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grayorca In reply to BladedMako [2013-01-09 11:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Ah, now it does.

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Vanzkie [2013-01-08 10:35:00 +0000 UTC]

I like his color

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grayorca In reply to Vanzkie [2013-01-08 10:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. As do I. It reminds me of Iceberg, Tal, Raito, and any number of other albino/off-white cetaceans I've seen this past year.

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