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TolinKalin — Ocean's Ninja
Published: 2011-05-22 01:06:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2368; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 25
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Continuing with the theme of my other submission today, we have another Feudal Japan inspired merman.This time, I've co-opted ~Chael 's hourglass dolphin merman Cruz and gave him a couple daggers and some convenient clothing to cover his most identifiable markings, so better to blend in later, or some such.
I think this came out pretty well... Done entirely in SAI.
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Comments: 47
Very badass, I love the concept, pose and coloring!~
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I shall do my best!
I do need to draw more. D:
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all your water people are amazing just fantastic ideas
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Great job! That could explain some sunken pirate ships.
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Haha XD It certainly could...
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Haha, pretty awesome stuff! I love the vivid motion it shows! Great work!
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You've really nailed watery environments perfectly! Especially the godfingers in the water!
I can't to backgrounds at all! xD
My favourite part is the part where you are arting.
Do more of that <3333
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I want to try to have something new to upload a couple times a week from now on. 
The water thing is surprisingly easy. It's just a gradient with a bit of using the dodge & burn tools in Photoshop.
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Yeah, it's so hard to find the time to doodle and draw, so making the time is a hugely important thing.
And yups, KEEP GOING.
It seems (at least for myself) that unless I'm constantly and frequently drawing, after a period of nothingness, when I *do* start drawing again, what spews from my penciltip is utter crap. MUST KEEP ON DOODLIN'
Photoshop :ew:
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It's hard to find the time when there are so many other commitments that I have.
For this picture, that is in fact the only thing I used photoshop for. (Well, that, and saving it as a smaller image...the original size is 2-3 times larger.)
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Remind me to watch my back next time I'm near the ocean.
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Oh, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about!
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Right...sure...you're totally coming with me next time...
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But Takei is always appropriate! XD
It was just the first thing I thought of with a comment like that.
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I like it but the comment was more like a grand ma looking startled. LOL I love star Trek
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XD I see...good to know!
Star Trek is great, but Takei himself is amazing.
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Hmm, that's not actually the reference I used. 
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I linked it because I had no idea what you used as a reference. :/
True, true. The neck thing at least doesn't stand out anywhere near as much as the arms do.
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This was the reference: [link]
And the arm stuff was for fanciness. Mostly I just didn't feel like giving him a shirt thing.
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Wow, that is rather different.
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I think the ref I used was made in the last year, whereas the one you found was... 2004. It's been a little while!
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Quite. I just browsed a particular gallery folder of thumbnails for something clear. :/
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That is the idea, after all.
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