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Wasgo, terror of the deep.
Half Orca, Half wolf.
Burning red eyes, with 3 dorsal fins, and more coming out his flogs, hunts Orca for food, terrorizes the Haida villages and others.
Surrounded by shiny bubbles! :heart:

I wanted to play with some lighting and atmospheric perspective... but I was really bent on having something that could "disappear" into the BG. This image/concept was flaoting (swimming?) around in my head for some time, so I decided it fit the bill and went for it.

Oh, Wasgo. :heart:
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~Anarchpeace Sep 7, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Very awesome!!!! :D I heard when I learned of certain animals in the NWP That the Orca whale was like the wolf of the sea and was designed that way with shapes and such :) I always thought that was awesome ^^ <3 this is rad!
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Mood: Wow! ~Melissa1987 Jan 16, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
O.O Woah...
Very impressive...
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~Mindmusic Jan 13, 2010
Awesome combo x3 and the water and shading is lovely <3
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~tarkheki Jan 13, 2010
Thank you!
I love water- with so much of a passion. It's hard not to jump in figuratively and literally! :heart:
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*CrescentMoon Aug 28, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Nice! I think I remember this comes from Mexican folklore? (or I may be wrong, but it sounds familiar).
May I ask also if you colored it with pastels?
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~tarkheki Aug 28, 2009
No actually, this is North West Pacific Heritage. :)
Not with pastels, but pencils. :)
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*CrescentMoon Aug 28, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
Allrighty, looked like pastels to me! =D
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~bluechimeraz Aug 3, 2009
WOW that is FREAKY looking! It makes me smile. I just finished reading a book called Dangerous Sea Creatures...and I really wish it had been in there. The human imagination really has no limits.
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~CynicalSympathy Jun 5, 2009
A rather literal wolf of the sea eh? Both the 'sea-wolf' as Orcas are called and a wolf. Where'd you hear about it?
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~tarkheki Jun 5, 2009
Wasgo is a cultural icon and legendary supernatural beast in many Pacific North West Coast oral traditions and cultures. There are stories of it in the Haida culture, the Tlingit, and more. I came to hear it in the oral traditions of a Native Story Teller when I lived in Vancouver. My sister then bought me my own talking stick- commissioned to have Wasgo on it.
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