Whale Wars : Banzai Dolphin
Greetings Steemians,
It's another historical day. A new Whale Wars entry has arrived. This time it's a dolphin. But not just any dolphin, a dolphin that shoots miniature torpedoes!
For this piece I was actually inspired by Japanese world war 2 fighter pilots. I wanted to try and capture that fearless determination as they go into battle.
The way torpedoes are shooting out, are also a little bit inspired by another thing from Japan. If you have ever watched an anime called Macross there is a unique way the fighters release a missile barrage. It is called an Itano Circus. Named after Ichirô Itano the artist , director and producer of the series. The missiles are always of deployed in a large quantity which twist and turn very artfully.
Process
Here is an animation of the entire process.
Selected Frames
Here is the pencil outline. Don't ask me why a dolphin needs to wear goggles underwater.
I gave him a circle on this forehead as a nod to the Hachimaki, the japanese headband worn as a symbol of courage.
I decided to add tattoos on the Dolphin to make him look more interesting. Giving him a tribal element to contrast with the tech.
And the end result again.
Thanks for watching :D
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Interesting
I will follow you to see your future posts!
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nice work @wanaf .. looking forward more of ur work
thanks man, lets get creative!
Dude, this series is like hot cakes Hahaha!
That world War Japan and macross reference. Always find the thought process behind the creation very fascinating. Good thing you gave us an inside look.awesome stuff as always, man
thank you for supporting bro, will try and make more in the future :D