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Published: 2017-02-17 03:05:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 4481; Favourites: 198; Downloads: 0
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"The Bake-kujira, or "Ghost Whale", is a mythical Japanese yΕkai from western Japan... People say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted."See the progress of this work here: sta.sh/029hco4f3e7q
I took inspiration from the skeletal structure of Dorudon, an ancient extinct whale species that existed during the middle to late Eocene, particularly due to the menacing structure of its skull. A few artistic liberties were taken, such as the elongation of the front limbs for a more interesting composition.
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So, Bake-Kujiras are actually part of Japanese mythology?Β
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Yes! The name roughly means "ghost whale".
Ever since I drew this I have had people commenting on how they thought it was made up for card or video games!
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Such a good concept and execution! <3 I love this kind of stuff; it brings awareness to interesting myths AND relatively unknown creatures!
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Thank you so much! I'm a big nerd for both paleontology and mythology, so drawing things like this is a real treat! ;u;
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This is supper interesting. What gave you the idea to do this?
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About a month ago I decided to challenge myself by drawing creatures that weren't in my comfort zone and thought "why not look up mythological creatures". I googled ones from various cultures and the bake-kujira came up. Around the same time I was researching the history of whale evolution so I put the two together and sketched up this idea of one really unfortunate fishing boat coming across the beast!
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Whoa!!Β Hay, how would you like to have your artwork featured on my YouTube channel for my Starting To Wonder series sometime? It's a series where I feature artwork and talk about the art and the artist.
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I'd love to be featured! And i'd like to see the video myself haha. ;u;
I'm flattered!
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Hay buddy! Heres this weeks Starting To Wonder episode I featured your art in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3VA5qβ¦
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Here was this weeks video if your insisted in getting a taste for how everything works. We had some great artist this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftAMZrβ¦
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It's definitely a nice concept! Good for those unseen artists who deserve more attention!
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Thats exactly why I started it. There are lots of great artist out there!
Hay if you see any good artwork of artist then feel free to send them to me here.
goo.gl/forms/PPfnZLCcX9PlQTZa2
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No worries! I'll keep an eye out for some deserving artists!
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