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Published: 2012-02-05 10:01:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 22897; Favourites: 1161; Downloads: 0
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I did this illustration for an electronic artist (called Elliphant, but not the famous one!)The brief went something like: "an elephant, but zany, and with galaxies!" Haha, I was totally there. Always down for a surreal elephant. I classed it as digital because of the textures/colours, but it's essentially just an ink drawing. I always liked the weird notions of giant animals in space, like in the Discworld book series. So I was inspired by that as well as Dali's surreal long-legged elephants. I tried to give it a sense of spiritual or cosmic importance through it being so huge and in the centre of this galaxy, with everything spiralling in sync with its form.
Anyway, hope you like it!
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ever watch Echo of the elephants .... or something like that..? so sad
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No, never - I'll have to check that one out.
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This is really amazing, the kind of thing that should be at a modern art museum's walls
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Oh wow, big compliment - thanks!
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spacy elliphant!
I like the patterns. What irritates me a bit, are the tiny legs. They make it somehow extremely weird.
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Haha, do they unnerve you? Yeah, it's be weird feeling a tiny version of this elliphant walking along your forearm...
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Great job on the detail and designs, I like the overall presentation.
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Thanks 
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Beautiful! 
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WOW this looks just amazing OoO!
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I'm really glad to hear that! It makes me smile
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This is wonderful! I, myself, never know what to classify traditional art when using digital as a tool as well - I love knowing that this a traditional piece. Very creative.
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Thankyou
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Congratulations on being entered into the January/February contest at ! Go here for links to the contest polls: [link] . Please do not vote for your own work. 
Emily
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Congratulations on winning the last contest at ! Your art has been featured on the group site and your piece will be entered into the contest for the month of February.
Have a nice day
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Yay! Thanks for including it
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I love this! Surreal elephants are always incredible 
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Thankyou! Yes I guess it's because there is just something so unique about them in real life...they're already a bit surreal, lol. Like flamingoes.
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Exactly! It's interesting to think about the surreality within our "reality..." We create these fantastical creatures, and really they are not that far off from existence!
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Hi! Just wanted to let you know that your work has been chosen to compete in the current contest at [link] Thank you for submitting! Please keep in mind that it is against the rules to advertise your participation in the contest or ask for votes. Good luck!
Emily
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Cool, thankyou for that Emily!
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OMAGEEE! i love this picture. found you from tumblr. so glad this is a site too that you're on.
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Thanks! Wow, I didn't know anyone saw anything from my tumblr haha
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of COURSE! Tumblr is where i spend majority of my internet days. needless to say, i love your work
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