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Into the Light by *Okura:iconOkura:

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Animals

©2008-2009 *Okura
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December 12th is five years to the day Keiko passed from us.

The last picture I drew of Keiko was over two years ago, and with a bit of a milestone coming up, I wanted to do something special to remember the orca that I adored a lot in my younger years.

So here's something special as a tribute to my favourite orca.


This is also, my first picture, coloured, shaded and such by the tablet. I hope to do more as time passes on.

A great big thank you goes to *Kameira, who helped tutor me with the basics of using Photoshop to make this a very impressive picture. (And also the bubble brush she created for me)

Big image. For full size, click Download.
(Not watermarked, but please don't make me regret not having a watermark on it)

Art © *Okura 2008

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~gurimujo Dec 7, 2008, 8:04:02 PM
AWWWWWWWWW.

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~Kameira Dec 7, 2008, 8:04:25 PM
:iconohjoyplz:

:happycry:

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~LugiaDefender Dec 7, 2008, 8:04:51 PM
I miss you keiko so much!
This is a great pic of keiko okura.
Fantastic Work

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*CapnJap Dec 7, 2008, 8:04:59 PM
Wow it's beautiful! I was a Keiko fan too ^^

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=SkyebobPiepants Dec 7, 2008, 8:10:12 PM
YOU'RE AWESOMEEEE.
You know what I think about the picture ;) But I will just reiterate: This is freakin amazing.

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=Chaotica-I Dec 7, 2008, 8:14:40 PM
Beautiful! I could tell who it was from just the thumbnail! The shading is really nice, and I love the blue colours that you've used in the background!
:+fav:!
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=TaesoSpiritDragon Dec 7, 2008, 8:17:35 PM
Very nicely done.. I never knew Keiko had passed from us until three years ago, and I still go "Wha??"

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~Paleo-Orca Dec 7, 2008, 8:24:57 PM
Whoa, that's really awesome :D great job!
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~nueva-paz Dec 7, 2008, 8:51:55 PM
Oh, wow, has it really been that long? Such a wonderful tribute. :) The colors look really nice. ^^
I once donated some money to the Free Willy Foundation (I think that's what they called it) that went towards building his new tank. Though, if I remember right, I don't think he got a chance to spend a lot of time in it. :(

Why do orcas' dorsal fins flop over when they're in captivity? I think there was an explanation in Free Willy, but I can't remember what it was.

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=eRiQ Dec 7, 2008, 8:57:16 PM
wow ---- it's great to see your work improve this much -- very nice indeed ---
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