digital painting – Corel Painter
Back in March of 2006, I came up with some concepts for a weekly sketch group topic Evolution. The original idea I had was how fish would eventually evolve into flying creatures. I believe Da Vinci had postulated the same theory, but no one took him seriously. Since the topic this week for the Illustration Friday is INVENTION, I decided to take one of my original sketches and paint it.
If you are curious, you can see my other Flying Fish concept sketches here.
Lovely! I enjoyed a lot to see the original scketch.
WOW! Great idea for an invention!!! I love your character, the colours and your style!
What a wonderful idea and illustration! I really like your idea and the way you expressed it in your paintings.
I like the way your mind works! Nice style.
Thanks for stopping by
I love that vibrant yellow! It works great against the blue.
Well we have flying fish, so this would seem the natural progression. Da Vinci and Darwin would be proud.
The colours and idea are/is fabulous. Damn those non-believers in flying fish!
Wow- just in Leonardo-style! Maybee about some years, more fish will go flying? Love it!
And thanks for dropping by my blog
Oh! great, it enchant to me!
He would still need a water supply to breathe, surely? Or is it for just short hops?
Nice concept, but why the fish is so scared?
If you could choose what you would like be, a fish or a bird?
Wow you have such a great style! Your sketches are really wonderful! The linework is really good!
Fantastically Wild! Love it!
This is a really cool illo! I really, really, really like the “Da Vinci” style
it’s like you have your ideas in little pieces and put them together to make the completed illo. Wonderful! I saw your other artwork too and I’m really liking your style 
wow great stuff!!!
I like your sketch too.
it’s nice detail!!
and thank you for your drop on my blog!!
Nice illo, Robert! I like the yellow on blue background. The object really pops!
wow.. thats great. I love the water in the background and ofcourse the fishy is cute too. Great job!
Fascinating creature, and beautiful design, you would make Da Vinci proud i’m sure. I looked at some of your other flying fish, lots of fun and very cool!
Fun critter!
Yes! Interesting and well done. Thinking artists are so exciting:)
There is a sense of motion accompanied by a rather whimsical feel. In addition, the vibrancy of the colours does assist in conveying that feeling. Great piece!
Excellent work! I agree with the gang. You nailed down the colors, composition, concept and wit.
BTW, thanks for the kind words.
Very cool!
beautiful!!!
Well painted, man! Really nice work Robert.