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rachaelm5 — Harmony of Bone and Water 03
Published: 2010-09-04 03:08:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 8276; Favourites: 287; Downloads: 0
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These kois will totally look great as a tattoo or on a t-shirt. It's elegant but with an edginess to it. I like the first koi the best coz I think it has better form and the flow of the background complements it.
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The first one was designed specifically as a tattoo for my brother-in-law. The second and third are art trades with my fellow artists.
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A fantastic drawing, the detail is amazing.
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I am very impressed. That is skill!
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I wonder how you did the shading. Drawing each single point or do you use something else?
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I draw every single dot. It is traditional, mind-numbing stipple/pointilism.
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Must be the most time consuming part of the whole picture
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Yes, and it must be done in short periods of time, too. My eyes go all funny if I look at the dots for too long.
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so this is a butterfly coy 
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Thanks!
It's *based* on a butterfly koi. The actual fish has normal koi scales and head; the main difference is the longer, frillier fins. This is definitely fantasy-ized to a great extent.
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aah butterfly koi...elegant fish and you captured the fluidity
dorsal fin looks a little too thick towards the top though but still love it XD
Mind if I colored this?
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Yes, very thick and bony, in keeping with the bone-and-water theme.
You're most welcome to color this, and thanks.
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Thank you. Those details take a lot of time, but I sure do like the end result.
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