CRAPPIE ON!!! -- ANOTHER DRAWING BY SPECIAL K

As many of you already know... I have been dabbling with art or pencil drawing for a couple of years now since retirement. Lately, I have been attempting to get more involved with action type depictions of crappie and other fish. Among the biggest challenges, however, in trying to achieve this is not only the posturing of the fish, but also any action such as splashing and/or movement of the water.

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In this particular drawing, I attempted to show both a surface and subsurface view of a black crappie being brought to the surface of the water -- by you, the greatest crappie fisherman of all time -- and fighting hard just prior to being boated or spitting the hook -- whichever you prefer as an outcome. This drawing by far took more time than any I have done yet, as I am trying to slow things down a bit to try to get better depth, detail and realism in my drawings.

Please take a moment to let me know what you think. You guys and gals are my best critics. :ThumbsUp :ThumbsUp :ThumbsUp

Thank You & May God Bless You & Yours
Wayne aka Special K

Wow! Looks like the new world record Black Crappie. Fantastic!

That looks great!

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Looks good but I’d darken the features of the crappie to stand out more.

That is an awesome picture Wayne. I'm going to send you a PM


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Great job!

Looks very good, You have a great talent.

That is totally awesome! The water splashing above the fish's back looks completely real. The details of the fish (head,eye, mouth, fins,etc.) are spot on. Almost like a computer touched up photo. Your best work yet IMO!
Keep up the good work.

The above water, splash is so good it looks like a photo. The fish looks good but I think drawing individual scales on it would make it really look great. I'm sure that would take a lot of time to do but I think it would be worth it in the long run. It looks great as it is, I don't want mean to sound critical.

Very outstanding real life picture!