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Floating Fish
Published: 2008-01-25 10:46:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 313763; Favourites: 15541; Downloads: 10670
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This was made for CGSociety's "Strange Behaviour" Challenge. The story goes: In vertical oriental cities, gas-filled floating fish are commonly used for cargo transport. Being very docile creatures, they normally create no fuss. They glide slowly though the crowded markets, letting themselves be steered by their drivers to their docking stations deep within the city. But then once in a while a fish panics in the narrow passages and tries to get away, shaking off the little people climbing all over it and tearing down wooden bridges and market stands. Such behaviour is considered unacceptable and most strange. This painting depicts one such event.Related content
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I love the setting! The fish are neat, but the surroundings you've placed them in are truly fantastic.
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I felt guilty. So, I decided to leave a comment no matter how unworthy I am. Your art is amazing, and more than that it's meaningful. The garden is a fantastic allegory, a great peice to ponder on and about. Eventually I want to create a peice that illustrates something like that.
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really cool, i like the concept of floating fish, and the look of the people and the city makes it look realistic and cultural!
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Amazing depiction. Although flying fish in my mind seemed almost impossible to see, looking at your work really make it work. I absolutely love it. This is a well deserved daily deviation 
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that would be weird and cool to just be standing there as this HUGE fish slowly floats over you as your walking down a street....
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This is amazing! I stared at it for a while, trying to suck in all the details, and I started freaking myself out, I thought a movie was going to start playing out of it. Truly great.
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I hope you don't mind that I add another fav to this image...
This is a wonderful piece. I stared for about fifteen minutes to the way you made those brush strokes...
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i was wondering when this would get a DD
congrats
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cool image ! it sorta looks like the coca cola world inside a vending machine
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I can just imagine the other fish in the background thinking 'Oh dear, here we go again...'
Amazing picture and great story.
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I'm not sure if my last comment got posted or not, so I'll say it again: this is an epic and awesome picture. It reminds me of a mix between Darius and Little Big Planet (video game nerd talking here), and it fits perfectly with the story, which in itself is just normal enough to tell you based it around actual societial actions around Asain countries like Taiwan and Hong Kong, but surreal enough so it's a imaginative take on that stuff. Look forward to more soon.
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Oh wow. It's so good-looking. O_O How do people do these kinds of arts, could you please tell me??
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This reminds me of something that would happen in a Miyazaki film.
Great job. : D
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Awsome picture, and great story to go w/ it! Totally deserving of a Daily Deviation, and fav.
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great colors! the movement in the picture is great!
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Awesome!
I love how the one guy on the bridge is all like "OH FECK GIANT FISH!"
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BEAUTIFUL.
I will fave as soon as my computer starts working again. (grumbles)
Amazing concept and art.
--JFF
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absolutely gorgeous. the dark expressive coloring is perfect. I admire the amount of imagination needed to create this.
beautiful piece.
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Wicked! This totally kicks ass
Great style and technique! Instant 
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Beauiful lighting, very creative!
Ever read the Edge Chronicles?
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If not, you should.
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*gasp* nuuu! there goes my bathroom and living room!
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This is awesome!
It reminds me of the bizarre and strangely enough, it reminds me of Howl's Moving castle, or Spirited Away.
I love it, it's colors are vibrant and it makes you want to look at everything in the picture.
Bravo.
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This is AMAZING!! The way you captured the story is so perfect. You have a wonderful tool for imagery and this really shows off your talent. It's amazing and you should be very proud.
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Fantastic! And suh a god story in the description!
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I had an idea like this once, except with some details slightly different. I'm glad someone could give the concept justice, I certainly couldn't 
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Wow, that's crazy, but i love it! That must've taken a while. It's a nice idea and you've shown it well.
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This is why we should be messing around with radiation, I don't want a fish crashing into my house three o' clock in the morning. My insurence won't cover that.
The colors look amazing, and the compastion is fucking amazing.
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Pretty cool.... kinda reminds me of a Miyazaki film, like Spirited Away.
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very inspiring.. thank for sharing something like this.. im very impressed.. thankyou..
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Wait, the fish is alive? And it's filled with gas?
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That's incredible...and I love the idea...I could so see it in a Miyazaki movie, haha.
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