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Watercolor Koi Fish by *bryancollins:iconbryancollins:

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Submitted: May 5, 2007
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Resolution: 600×765
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I lost track of how long this took, but I think I have about 7 hours in the water alone. This is my fourth watercolor. I am teaching myself, which is fun and frustrating at the same time. The content of this piece definitely reflects my roots of tattooing. The koi is incredibly popular in the tattoo scene and makes a beautiful subject time and time again. Some believe that the koi becomes a dragon if it makes it to the beginning of its stream. I have painted this koi to have wing-like fins and a forked tongue to represent a partial transformation. I am experiencing a bit of a transformation right now myself. Cotman watercolors on 11"x14" watercolor paper. Original SOLD. Copyright 2007 Collins.

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Daily Deviation, 2007-09-29

Daily DeviationWatercolor Koi Fish is an awesome watercolour by ~bryancollins. I love the tattoo style of this, and the colours are amazing, especially in the scales. (Suggested by ~Crazy-Opossum and Featured by `guruubii)

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~Kohhi:iconKohhi: May 5, 2007, 8:19:56 PM
Awesome n_n My Koi fish always look retarded..
*bryancollins:iconbryancollins: May 5, 2007, 8:42:33 PM
Thank you for the compliment.

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~Kohhi:iconKohhi: May 5, 2007, 8:44:15 PM
your welcome, I really enjoy your abstract feel on art =D
~Kyuzo001:iconKyuzo001: May 6, 2007, 12:43:08 AM
i dig the pink lanscape/sky. good composition.
~makebelief:iconmakebelief: May 6, 2007, 6:16:26 AM
wow. very detailed and colorful. i like the waves, impressive

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Mood: Love ~sefenite:iconsefenite: May 6, 2007, 6:38:41 AM
Stunning. I love the colours you have used :D
Mood: Content ~avalanchepark:iconavalanchepark: May 6, 2007, 5:30:00 PM
really very nice - the effort on the water is apparent - it works great . the scales that mix the blue of the water and the pink of the sky , the beautiful golden head and fins , everything about this works together .
*bryancollins:iconbryancollins: May 6, 2007, 8:37:16 PM
Thank you. The area you mention is the last part that I did. I had no game plan so I'm glad it worked out.

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*bryancollins:iconbryancollins: May 6, 2007, 8:37:46 PM
Thank you for your kind compliments!

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*bryancollins:iconbryancollins: May 6, 2007, 8:38:39 PM
Thank you very much ;0

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