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[WIP]Give me food (koi)
🕑 Added 2025-02-23 18:00:12 +0000 UTCRelated post : [Drawing] Koi / [wallpaper] Give me food (koi)
A long time ago, I drew horizontal pictures to fit Twitter's picture size.
Then one day, Twitter started allowing long vertical pictures, and I started using square frames. It fits Instagram's 1:1 format as you know.
But recently, Instagram's ratio changed.
I've drawn some pictures in the past with a 4:5 ratio. (Quetzalcoatlus, isopod - sky, Moon and Star.. ect.) It's a bit confusing that a platform suddenly changes this, but considering that most people use their mobile phones/iPads more than their monitor screens, maybe changes make sense.
It will look great on the platform and also has the added benefit of being more suitable for mobile wallpaper and more stable when printing postcards later. The downside is... I don't know why, but I just think squares are cuter than rectangles.
So I think I'll keep drawing in 4:5 for the time being. And if it doesn't suit me, I can just draw like I used to. For me, what and why I draw is more important than the proportions of the canvas π
I sketched it with this feeling in mind.
I have a guppy tank at home so it's easy to imagine. In real-life, fish move much more violently lol. But I always tend to draw them peacefully.
The left side has a chart-like feel. I added a little touch to give it a more watery feel.
I probably had my mouth open the whole time when I was drawing the picture.
Most varieties were bred in Japan and have names derived from Japanese.
For example, hi, aka means red (Akka bekko, Higoi)
There are also koi with shiny, metallic scales. I didn't draw it with emphasis, but if you look closely, you can see some sparkle in it.
It was so nice to draw fish βΊοΈ
Thank you!
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Comments
pikaole
Oh yeah, that's exactly how I feel about catfish. I once photographed a rabbit and I thought it looked so similar to corydoras. (And they eat a lot too lol)
Rax
koi are like rabbits to me, they're both cute in the same way. they have those round tummies and whiskers! you capture their essence
pikaole
Yes, my friend made it for me! It's really cute and looks good π
Udina
They look so nice, I like the water effect! (also, you got a crab figurine?? XD)
pikaole
The fish chorus will have bubbles and small splashes π Thank you so much!
pikaole
Thanks for liking my koi π I'm happy we both love fish!
pikaole
Thank you so much!
D. Alfonso
So beautiful!!
Marie
This is so cuteeee, I love koi π₯Ή thank you for drawing them!! π€
JanticsAntics
Itβs like everyone is singing in harmony!!! ππππ so beautiful, i love how they sparkle. Many many hungry mouths to feed now yum yum yum
pikaole
Crabby crab is everywhere π thanks!
Monica S.
So cute!! π (Also I love the little Crabby Crab!)
