great job on the Porpoise.. I like the use of blue.

That is amazing. I am madly in love with this picture. I do not have words for how incredibly beautiful and delicate and perfect that is.

Gaah.

very clever and just an awesome idea
This just really, really works

Fantastic work

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do your part. love your mother.

nice idea, i like the subtle shading. though, i wonder how it would have looked if those were killer whales and you reversed one of their color, and position them where their eye patch would be the ying yang dots. uhhh do you get what i'm saying?

This is so awesome, I'm glad I found another person who loves Ecco DOF as much as me! You have very beautiful artwork!

Very nice work. Dalls are so FAST! Its amazing how fast they are since they appear so bulky. I like the yingyang symbolism.

that is really cool!! what gave you the idea for that one?

Actually, I have this complete fascination with black and white cetaceans. There is just this harmony about the two simple colors on one animal, and while there are few black and white species out there, they always seem to have them in the most fascinating patterns. So of course I always seem to associate with a ying-yang, and while I considered doing a couple of orcas to place as the ying and yang, I started to reconsider. Orcas are so well known and beautiful cetaceans, yes, but I wanted to try a much more rare species, something that would catch someone's attention-- so the Dall's porpoise came to mind. They're not as popular, so it catches people's interest quickly. I also love that they have a bit patch of white on their flanks, makes for an excellent inversion.

That, and normally I don't think all that coherently and this was an excuse to not read my biology labs in advance. Bothersome things, those labs, they always seem to cut into my drawing time.

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"This is a really weird dream..." - Cirque du Soleil: Delirium

me too! I love 'em all, but black and white really attract me. Ever heard of the Southern and Northern Right Whale Dolphins? black and white. very thin, and no dorsal fin.