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octopus,squids & cephalopods

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8x10" gouache and ink on board

This was a fantastically fun commission after Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass by master Jacques-Louis David. I know I didn't get the horse quite right, but it works, and I actually kinda like the end result. It makes me want to do more master copies with cephalopods replacing the subjects. Might make them more realistic, though, so they fit in with the original painting...

What do you think are some good master works to practice with octopus?
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:iconouroborosragnarok:
~OuroborosRagnarok Mar 13, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
I'm frankly surprised the horse isn't an octopus, too.
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:iconmeglyman:
*MegLyman Mar 15, 2013   Traditional Artist
Almost was. It seemed weirder this way.
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:iconouroborosragnarok:
~OuroborosRagnarok Mar 16, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
I'll give you that much. Too many octopi spoil the broth, or something.
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:iconmetashinryu:
Mood: Love ~MetaShinryu Dec 1, 2012
Cephaleon Octaparte!!!
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:iconnightengaleprincess:
Mood: Wow! ~nightengaleprincess Nov 24, 2012
THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!
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~Squadlala-the-13th Aug 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm french, so that's fun to me !
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Mood: Triumph ~Syrus27 Jan 18, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Haha I keep coming back to this fancy doing an Octo-Wellington next? :P
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:iconmeglyman:
*MegLyman Jan 21, 2012   Traditional Artist
If I had enough time, I'd do them all!
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!86zebras May 30, 2011
The only way this could be better is if Napoleon actually was an octopus.
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~queenofdachickens May 22, 2011
i really like it but my only criticism is that it look like theres way too much brown in it. :/
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