Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?
[x]

deviantART

 
©2008-2009 *Rikona
:iconrikona:

Artist's Comments

You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. HAHAHAH.

So, I was recently browsing through my gallery, and I came accross my old Zora Link [link] . Its an oekaki that I did about two years ago, and I used to like it. But looking at it again, I realized that its actually a really terrible picture. What better way to make up for a really terrible picture than by updating with a newer revision?
I love zora link. I'd put on that mask and just rip around the water for ever. Skipping out of the water, swirling under it... ah. Good times. So as a homage to him, I've decided to draw him yet again. I've had this idea in my head for a while actually... zora link playin' on his fishbone guitar (which I also thought was beyond wicked hehe) I used a picture of Miyavi on his guitar as reference for the pose, though I did alter the anatomy quite a bit during the colouring process.
This pic was a way for me to play with lighting as well as do some fanart. I feel that the lighting in this one is much more vibrant and striking than in my other pictures.
Big Big thanks goes to :iconsiegeredwolf: who helped me a lot during this pic. Its because of her that the colours are actual colours and not just washed out shades of blue-ey green. *hugs*

I know... I KNOW that the spine is not anatomically correct in any way. Its a strange mixture of a fish spine, human vertebrae, and my own imagination. Please don't rant about accuracey. Its a guitar, its probably not even real bones. On that note, I LOVE bones, and I really want to get better at them so I can draw them more.

I made WIP sheet for this picture... here it is if you're interested: [link]

Tools: Adobe photoshop CS, Wacom Intuos 3 tablet
Zora link is copyright to Nintendo. Image is copyright to me.

Do not use without my permission, in any way shape or form.

Comments


love 8 8 joy 4 4 wow 3 3 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconsn4pdr4g0n:
WOW. I love this. Amazing fan art, and I love that "guitar", lol.

--
If I can't dance, I don't want any part of your revolution. :boogie:
:flagcanada: :earth:
:icondark-sheikah:
Beautiful work! His fingernails are lovely. And his face--he looks so amused XD
:iconkagura-satoam:
wow... beautiful...

--
go for gold, if that cant be attained, go for bronze
its goldier than silver XD
:iconaloria:
That is really cool!

--
A woman without a man is like an octopus without a ninth arm. A ninth arm would be somewhat useful, but eight is fine.
-Bernie, Alien Loves Predator
:iconhierophant:
Wow this is amazingly detailed and the colors are stunning, the whole thing is just ( for lack of a better word) awesome <3 -stares-

--
I can't feel my legs!...can I feel yours? >3
----
"I have always said that rainbows are God's way of frowning at gay people" - Stephen Colbert
----
:iconi-morgan:
sweet beans--this is the shiznits--and I don't think you'll get much attitude about the fish spine here on DA so I think you're safe. Shit might be stirred if you show this to a marine biologist though. 8|
fish!LINK has such yummy pouty lips. They look so fat and lumpstious (I can ttly spell today, raarh) I'm drawn right into them.
--but then my attention goes right to the guitar and WHOAHHOLYSHIT, LOOKATDAAT. Great focal point. The reflective light coming off of the fish skull is striking and it's not over done, which I always end up doing, when I want to go for that glow effect (Fractured sentiences, let me show you them.)
And you lucky bitch, I wish I had someone over my shoulder telling me how to make my pictures better. ;__;
My only beef is that it doesn't meet my high chintastic standards. Besides that it's a perfectly balanced illustration. Good job. As a prize you get an internet llama. Thar you go.

--
<333333
:iconaxien:
Oh wow Rik, i love this one. I really loved Zora Link back in the game, he was my fav. :3

Really awesome job on the pic, i think its one of your best by far, the perspective is amazing. :D
:iconmurakisslave:
I'm practically at a loss for words! This pic is so beautiful!! The coloring is top notch, and I love all of the finer details, like the millions of teeth that are on his fish guitar. Wonderful job!

--
Check out my Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask contest! [link]


WHEN THERE IS WEATHER TO REPORT, I REPORT THE WEATHER. :V
:iconhyenacub:
Well, I wouldn't call the old one "terrible" but this is certainly an improvement either way! Fantastic...great perspective, awesome colors....just fantastic. (I like swimming around as Zora-Link too LOL the beavers' swimming game is one of my favorites...though the beavers themselves are just bizarre.)

--
May the Force be with you.

Please check out my galleries at Ellen Million Graphics!
(My fantasy art gallery) [link]
(My Portrait Adoption gallery)
[link]
:iconalextenshi:
wish i had a guitar that sweet. although i'd like it better if it wasn't going to be real. smeeeeeellyyyyyyy
x_x
wonderful picture i just love to see what you do with link ^^

--
i'm a christian and proud of it! ^^

Details

August 8, 2008
394 KB
175 KB
1024×1226

Statistics

177
1,034 [who?]
9,868 (0 today)
1,283 (0 today)

Share

Link
Embed
Thumb

Site Map