Not a photo, a quick sketch I made today... among others.

swordfizh

Was messing round, not completely happy with it, but it has more to do with the drawing... I want to make a really good one when I can see (only light now is PC screen)







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sharkatak1089

the snook is MONEY....good work

omegafoo

I like the tailing reds in B&W.

On your blue marlin, you were missing an off-side pectoral fin. Just looked off to me with what appeared to be a slightly quartering perspective. Otherwise, most everything is spot on!

swordfizh

Gotcha, thank you for the comments ;-) Here is a better one, this one is Gouache on Watercolor Paper :-)






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spiller..

Wow swordfizh its only been about a month and a half since i saw your last work and already great leaps. Your work keeps getting better and better. Keep it up!! Your work is Great and look forward to more!!!

swordfizh

Thank you Spiller, here you go, "fresh off the press".



I think this one will be a WIP until I learn to use PS to the max... I don't know how to make the water layer, just comes out fuzzy, dont like it. All my work is original! I feel accomplished regardless of whether it takes me places or not... OH and my graphic pen pad is ON THE WAY! This was all drawn with a mouse so far, cuz its what I got lol... I want to call this one, "if we could see through the water".

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swordfizh

Here is another one... I really love this one!



Backcountry slam... Although, I wanted a Black drum in there... but meh.

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FloridaOD

Swordfizh, you have real talent,natural inclination.I am new to the Photography Forum and your post is a real treat.

My wife produces custom fabrics as a hobby and the typical response is "why don't you MAKE something to SELL!?" My wife resists that,she is 'developing' skill.
But Swordfizh I can not help but to suggest you consider custom T shirt,clothing items for individuals,depicting certain individual scenes,arrangements.

swordfizh

Thank you for your kind comments FloridaOD, at the moment I am unemployed and haven't been able to find anything since May... It is truly frustrating! With that being said, my art is keeping me positive and upbeat! I would love to have a shirt company hire me to come up with designs! I would blow their socks off with all my original never before done Ideas hehe. For example, I can do a "round the world tour" shirt line... Or even start small and do it by state, like the state map as a background and all the major gamefish I can fit in there etc. I have never seen it done in a world scale though... So Costa Rica, snook, tarpon, rooster fish etc... You get the picture. I have tried contacting a few clothing lines, but not much success in the form of even an acknowledgement email. Either way, I will continue to "develop skill", I love how usually each piece I make comes out better than the last, so I have not yet hit my peak, at least I don't think so.

Your words of encouragement definitely do help. I have never had any kind of art training, all I have is my passion for the sea and all creatures in it! I have some more work coming down the pipelines... This keeps me busy while the clock counts down the weeks till unemployment runs out... I have sent countless resumes and tried just about everything... It is just tough out there. Just saw that American Airlines is going to lay off a bunch of people now too, so even more competition heading my way. Also, I dont mind Ideas from everyone... Since we all see the world in a very different way!

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