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*squirrelydoom

Fish Market

Posted Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Copyright © 2007 *squirrelydoom

Fish Market by *squirrelydoom

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A repost from FA!

If you're curious, I spent about 1 month creating this from concept sketches to the finished product. Composing of well over 50 layers, this picture reached a staggering 1.67 gigabytes on my computer at 600 DPI with a resolution of 4800 x 6000 pixels. It is definitely my largest work to date!

Honestly, I kind of have some mixed feelings about how the finished piece turned out. On one hand I think it looks great like this! I tried a ton of new techniques and the challenges were great! I also think that this is a major improvement over most of my older (more static) works.

On the Other hand, I did have a lot more planned for this picture (including more buildings, details...etc) but realized that these extra things would've taken too much time, or are currently way out of my skill range.

Overall though, I'm very happy with this! And I hope that you all enjoy it too :)

Please keep in mind too that I worked REALLY hard on this, and although critiques are greatly appreciated, I'm probably not going to touch this picture up at all. But I still appreciate any feedback and I look forward to any comments you may have!

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12 comments

  1. *timril

    Comment from *timril, 6 months ago (#70724)

    "i wonder how used you are to so many different comments, good or bad
    your talent and skills are fine as a knife edge and you really suprise me
    each time with a new direction of expressions, anatomy, tough it´s most
    about yiff around here. im really am thankfull for the pleasure, not the
    *wank unf and pant´s* pleasure but genuine privilaged one to see a
    completly outgoing artist as yourself prove yourself to really draw and
    not have a art block so often, maybe you have but, you do it so pro
    im amazed you are still going. all these commissions you must get
    and all these comments, subtly hinting a intimate... bonding. you do
    it aweinspireing well even if i have not seen you comment back to often

    to say; cool and wow and nice drawn, maybe makes you used and not
    think so much over the gratitude of your work and not understanding
    the effort you did an do, i just wanted to paint up my honest thoughts
    about the respect, awe and even wonder how great you are now and still
    have more to learn; "an art or drawing is never finished, only abandoned"

    you are one brilliant artist, charming and uniqe ability´s that always interest
    us to commend your work. hope you feel more spirited and boosted by this
    as i thank you deeply for what you do. you´re one artist that will be rememberd
    among many and that´s an encouriging thought. you don´t have to have the weight
    of our desires or wishes to be perfected all the time as you may well know, just wanted
    to really make it all more clear"

    its been said before but you are too a incredible artist. Cudos to you for doing the effort
    Believe and you will find your way
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 6 months ago (#70763)

      Wow, what can I say... That was very kind of you to take the time to write such an honest, and thoughtful comment. Just wow...

      This really made my day! Thank you very VERY much :D As for my not replying to comments, well FAP is not my primary art gallery ^_^ I only upload art here as a backup. My Furaffinity page is where I am mostly active, and I always do my best to respond to any comments/questions I receive.

      Anyway, I really appreciate the flattery, but I know I still have a long ways to go before I can match the skill and popularity of someone like Seel. However comments like this help me out a lot. They inspire me and bring my spirits up, and for that I can not thank you enough! It's comments like this that make drawing truly worth-while :) To know that I am appreciated and that my work inspires others means that I have accomplished my true goal as an artist... and as an entertainer!

      If you want to check out my primary gallery look me up here --> furaffinity.net/user/squirrelydoom
  2. *thebrave

    Comment from *thebrave, 7 months ago (#57801)

    amazing work, I'm really stunned
  3. *firefalcon

    Comment from *firefalcon, 7 months ago (#57628)

    wow this is so cool dude ! by watching this picture i think i feel like the kid, sitting here with wide-eyes and enjoying what i see around ... fantastic !
  4. *youngbull

    Comment from *youngbull, 9 months ago (#48725)

    realy awesome work on this :3 more than worth it's weight in fav's!

    keep up this kinda works. ^^
  5. *youngbull

    Comment from *youngbull, 9 months ago (#48724)

    realy awesome work on this :3 worth a fav for sure!

    keep up this kinda stuff ^^
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 9 months ago (#50393)

      Thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate it :)

      And sorry for the late reply ^_^
  6. *tzologeist

    Comment from *tzologeist, 10 months ago (#47915)

    Wow, this is wonderful. I always envy artists that can draw a great back ground.
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#47936)

      I feel quite the same! Backgrounds can be as (or more) important than the foreground!
  7. *darkviper

    Comment from *darkviper, 10 months ago (#45813)

    this exactly the kind of thing i like seeing with the "Furry" art direction, i think ive mentioned this a few time actually, but this new piece is simply incredible! Congratulations on a job well done man :D *slaps*

    Its styled, its fresh, its "clean", and i dont have to constantly be looking over my shoulders in shame if im looking at it at work haha. Very well done :)
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45814)

      I know what you mean... A lot of images tend to be pretty "adult only" most of the time, and I really wanted to draw something that is attractive in a different way. A picture that can put a smile on your face :)

      Don't get me wrong, I'm totally cool with adult work, and have (on occasion) drawn a few pinups n'such. Anyway, I am impressed with the reaction I've received with this picture. It went up pretty high on the featured list in a very short amount of time, and all of the plethora of positive feedback I've received has been very encouraging/inspiring :)

      Anyway, thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it!
  8. ♥pixelpaws

    Comment from ♥pixelpaws, 10 months ago (#45728)

    Wow. Just... wow. The level of detail is simply amazing.
    My blogs: life, work, and porn.
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45732)

      Thank you very much! I like lots of detail, and I actually had a lot more planned for this picture :D But I spent about a whole month sketching, outlining, and coloring... and a lot of detail had to be left out. However I am quite impressed with the final product :)

      Anyway thanks for the comment! I really appreciate it!
  9. *lutra

    Comment from *lutra, 10 months ago (#45717)

    Thats really cute. Nice scenery ;)
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45722)

      Thank you very much! Personally my favorite parts of the BG are the fish on ice XD I think they turned out the best!
      1. *lutra

        Comment from *lutra, 10 months ago (#45758)

        You are welcome ;) Its a really nice picture.
  10. *nekoga

    Comment from *nekoga, 10 months ago (#45682)

    Only 50 layers? i would use more X3 Great pic *_*
    Meow!
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45723)

      Oh believe me, I didn't actually count all of the layers for the description XD That would've taken a while!

      I just did a total count and there are about 90 visible layers and 113 layers in total (including sketch layers). So my guessing skills suck, but yeah, I definitely used quite a few!
  11. *vexxed

    Comment from *vexxed, 10 months ago (#45671)

    This is full of awesome! Keep up the good work!
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45721)

      Thank you very much! I just hope I can think up an even greater challenge for my next big project :)
  12. *chaton144

    Comment from *chaton144, 10 months ago (#45665)

    I love it!!
    Hey hey!
    I love my lovely little siamese cat Jack!
    Sorry for my bad english! X3
    1. *squirrelydoom

      Comment from *squirrelydoom, 10 months ago (#45666)

      Thank you very much :)