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[wip] Strawberry squid
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I've been drawing a lot of pictures related to strawberries and animals. I've also drawn strawberry squids a few times. But since I recently drew a lemon shark, I wanted to draw a combination of fruits and sea creatures again.
I realized that I prefer pink or green backgrounds when I draw strawberries. Strawberry squid live in the deep sea and photophores along its body, so a dark background would suit them too. But I'd go for pink. It's a soft pastel that reminds me of whipped cream with strawberry shortcake. means super cute color.
Like the Lemon Shark, I was going to draw other animals with strawberry in their names at first, but this time I'm just going to draw the squid alone. That's because I want to draw a lot of squid ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
In the past, rough sketches at this stage were drawn on paper with colored pencils.
๐ Strawberry poison milk WIP
I was searching for related posts and came across this after a long time and it brought back memories. Digital is convenient in all aspects, but sometimes, analog processes are fun to watch and give a good feeling.
The color will be something like this. This year I ate white strawberries for the first time (they're called pineberries?), and I thought they'd be cute.
To me, the squid's fins look like ribbons sometimes. So I briefly considered drawing ribbons and eyelashes...The eyelashes seemed to make their big eyes stand out. It would be cute, but I thought it would blur the 'strawberry' concept. So I ruled that idea out. But maybe I'll draw it later.
You will be able to see the completed painting within this month.
Thank you ๐๐
![[wip] Strawberry squid](https://img5.leaqio.com/storage/1/li/ay/9e04c0-019e8c3a-7243-7783-a4d8-0a3acea83cb4.jpg)
Comments
Avalon Bernd
Thank you! ๐
Avalon Bernd
OH MY GOODNESS I thought it was just a "what if these existed" situation, but the fact that they are ACTUALLY real just makes this SO much cooler!!!! ๐ I'm so excited to see more! Your passion for marine biology is so awesome!
Bees of War!
omg thank you โจ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐โจ
pikaole
Yes, they are real squids. I should have explained more in this post, but I forgot ๐ Their scientific name is Histioteuthis heteropsis. They have a big green left eye. They are mysterious and pretty, so search them up. strawberry sea cow sound pretty ๐ If I were to draw another strawberry-related animal, I would draw a crab and they are also real animals! (Neoliomera pubescens)
Seth K.
I love the idea of a strawberry sea cow!
pikaole
Thank you always Seth!
pikaole
Thanks Alex๐ฆ๐๐๐๐
pikaole
Thanks Sarai๐๐ You will see it soon.๐๐ฆ
pikaole
Thank you so much Ellie!๐
pikaole
They told me to tell you thank you ๐
pikaole
Thank you!
Cain Catto
so cute!!!!
Bees of War!
๐ญ I love you, Strawberry Squid ๐ฅฒ๐ค
Sarai Gutierrez
Yes! I loved the lemon sharks, and now strawberry squids!! I cant wait to see how it wil turn out! ๐๐
Ellie Baines
I LOVE!!!
Alex Provan
OH MY GOD I LOVE THEM
Avalon Bernd
I think this is so so so cute!!!!! I love the strawberry aesthetic! A lot of people have drawn strawberry cows, have you ever thought about drawing a strawberry sea cow?๐ฎ๐๐ฆญ Also, you chose a very neon green for the eye and it stands out a lot! Is that an attribute of the squid species you used as a reference? ๐ฒ
Seth K.
OH MY GOODNESS! THEYโRE SO CUTE!
