Steampunk Squid (Illustration Friday: Ocean)
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| © 2012 |
OK, this week for Illustration Friday, I'm cheating because I'm using a previously made image. A lot of my work is ocean-related, so it was hard to choose what to post. This is one of my recent favorite characters... a steampunk squid. There are a ton of steampunk octopi around, including one of my favorites, Otto by Brian Kesinger, but not too many squid.
I did this in September 2012, as part of Sweet Squares, a month-long challenge to paint or create something new every day. I ended up with a lot of sea and cephalopod- themed work (see my collage of that month's output).
Here's another sketch, of a steampunk angler fish:
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| © 2012 Sylvia Liu |
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Ha ha! I'll bet there aren't too many steampunk squid swimming about! Great idea, & fun character!
ReplyDeleteI love your illustration. What an interesting combination -- squid and mechanical thingys. It's the colors that really pull it together!
ReplyDeleteHe's adorable, and it looks like he has big plans.
ReplyDeleteI recognized him even without the title. COOL!
ReplyDeleteI love steampunk and I love squid (though mostly to eat)...perfect combination, Sylvia!
ReplyDeleteHa! You may have just created a brand new genre - cephalapunk!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! This makes me want to get going on the Steampunk illustration ideas I have brewing.
ReplyDeleteLove the squid, but the angler won my heart for it's expression.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha, CS! Cephalapunk. I love it.
ReplyDeleteFun art, Sylvia.