Unplugged Angler
Been sketching a lot of anglerfish lately ….. with twists. So many possibilities with this amazing creature.
” The anglerfish is an incredible example of how living organisms can find a way to survive in even the most inhospitable environment. The Angler Fish lives more than a mile deep in ocean water. There are over 200 species of anglers, which are named for their method of ‘fishing’ for their food. A spine of the dorsal fin acts as a ‘fishing rod’, tipped with a fleshy ‘bait’ which is often luminous. Other fishes are attracted to this lure and get eaten. Most anglerfishes live near the sea bottom. There are four kinds: batfish, goosefish, frogfish, and deep-sea angler.”
This poor bugger is in a bit of strife.
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sjem ©
Un-freaking-believable.
I will come back later and swear more profusely about how good this is, swearing in the first comment might be a bit rude.
Nick Ford replied
Pffft …. swear away my friend! Cheers sjem.
Simon Sherry
Awesome stuff mate, awesome indeed. Gotta say I’m a big fan of deep sea critters – this one is a new favourite. The name alone is just brilliant.
Nick Ford replied
WOW! THAT is un-freaking-believable! Love it. Thanks for that Simon. He deserves his own Tee, without a doubt! What a beastie!
nofrillsart
Yeah this looks amazing!
Nick Ford replied
Thanks NFA!
rubyred
Nick this is crazy good! He’s a gnarly old fella. Tops.
Nick Ford replied
Sure is. Cheers Rog!
Tom Douce
This Is freaky nick, and By freaky I mean scary and incredible! Hare such a great designer
Nick Ford replied
Thanks Tom! He is quite an ugly old fella isn’t he, but it’s pitch black where he lives so it dosen’t matter.
sjem ©
THIS SERIOUSLY FUCKING AMAZING. YOU’VE GOT MORE TALENT IN YOUR LITTLE FUCKING PINKY THAN 99% OF THE CHUMPS ON THIS SITE.
Nick Ford replied
Ha! Thanks again ….. ain’t true though!
sjem ©
Ahhhhh …. there we go, include me in the 99% of chumps mentioned above BTW.
Nick Ford replied
No way. Your all CHAMPS … not chumps.
Rustyoldtown
Great! The way the shadow at the rear gives depth is class! It does seem like it’s underwater.
Nick Ford replied
Thanks Rustyoldtown! The head was sketched n scanned then the shadow and cord where done in Illustrator, then put together in Ps and coloured … yeah i think it came together nicely.
Malkman
verry cool and dark and deep just like the ocean really verry goooooood wrk
Nick Ford replied
Thanks Malkman! Spot on … maybe there should a black option?
Naf4d
Fuck, fuckedie fuck!! ;-)
Cool as Nick.
Nick Ford replied
Wow … lotsa swearing over this one! You got the same bug as sjem? :) ... Thanks mate!
Rajee
Amazing!
Nick Ford replied
Thanks Rajee!
Scott Robinson
Hell yeah Nick!!!
Totally perfect, colours came up well.. standing strong against the inks..
Well done mate.
Nick Ford replied
Cheers Scott. Your 2c really helped pull this guy together. Got a few more Angler ideas i’ll run by ya soon … oh and i just gotta do that ‘Vampire Squid from Hell’ that Simon linked. Crazy shite.
o0OdemocrazyO0o
c c c c reeepy cool :D
Nick Ford replied
Haha … t t t t thanks!
Atomic-Dolphin
pretty cool ugly fucker.
Nick Ford replied
A P.C.U.F aye? I’ll take that as a good thing! ;) thanks.
vrangnarr
Haha – good stuff again, Nick!
Nick Ford replied
Thanks vrangnarr!
rdforms
Love it nice one Nick!!
Nick Ford replied
Thanks heaps rdforms!
Sven Ebert
IMO these are definitely among the most interesting-looking species on earth! Creepy and looking so out-of-this-world. I wonder why they aren’t subject of people’s artworks more often.
Really cool job Nick.. also nice idea with the plug. Guess even those fishies need a bit of light in their dark underwater world. And wow, just plug it in and the whole creature’s shining bright :D
Nick Ford replied
Thanks Sven … yep i love how they’ve adapted to the deep and use a ‘lure’ to find their food. Stuff hunting around in darkness! Just chill and let it come to you! I reckon a sclupture of this would make the sickest desklamp! (patented!!!!)
jmhdezhdez
Great design very creative¡¡¡
zomboy
very nice illustration Nick – congrats on feature :)
Matt Roberts
Cool.
mikoto
the work in this is amazing!
robpixaday 27 days ago
Whoa…
Love this.
Samuel Nachison 25 days ago
Brilliant!
the detail is astonishing!
you have a gift.
petegrev 14 days ago
amazing design! great job nick!