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Description
Species depicted: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Time taken: about 10-15 hours
References used: from all over google, though none specifically
Tools of the trade: Photoshop CS5

Commission for an off-deviantart client.

Here's some giraffes I finished a couple of weeks ago. The only real premise was 'giraffe' but I thought it'd be cool to show the subspecies as well, just because there's such a big variety between them. The names are in Dutch here, but in English they are, from left to right: Thornicroft's giraffe, Reticulated giraffe (two colour morphs) and West African giraffe. It's not all of them yet, there's six more! However I decided to pick some really different looking ones - the difference between some other subspecies isn't as clear. Even though I've been doodling giraffes for a long time I never actually sat down and really taken the time to draw them, so this was definitely a learning experience. They've got really weird anatomy by the way, but with the spots on you don't notice it too much. Take away the 'spots' layer in photoshop and they look kinda bizarre haha. Hope you enjoy!

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All submissions in this gallery, be it photos, paintings or drawings, are copyrighted to me, Namu-the-orca. No one has the right to alter, distribute, copy or use my art without my written permission unless stated otherwise. My submissions are NOT stock

Description
Species depicted: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Time taken: about 10-15 hours
References used: from all over google, though none specifically
Tools of the trade: Photoshop CS5

Commission for an off-deviantart client.

Here's some giraffes I finished a couple of weeks ago. The only real premise was 'giraffe' but I thought it'd be cool to show the subspecies as well, just because there's such a big variety between them. The names are in Dutch here, but in English they are, from left to right: Thornicroft's giraffe, Reticulated giraffe (two colour morphs) and West African giraffe. It's not all of them yet, there's six more! However I decided to pick some really different looking ones - the difference between some other subspecies isn't as clear. Even though I've been doodling giraffes for a long time I never actually sat down and really taken the time to draw them, so this was definitely a learning experience. They've got really weird anatomy by the way, but with the spots on you don't notice it too much. Take away the 'spots' layer in photoshop and they look kinda bizarre haha. Hope you enjoy!

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All submissions in this gallery, be it photos, paintings or drawings, are copyrighted to me, Namu-the-orca. No one has the right to alter, distribute, copy or use my art without my written permission unless stated otherwise. My submissions are NOT stock