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I did this pic for Mr. Tumnus at pokecommunity.com. She asked for a pic of a killer whale (i prefer to call them Orcas), with the name 'Keiko' over the top. Keiko she said was the whale that played Willy in 'Free Willy'. I decided that I wanted to draw the actual Keiko as I thought it would be a bit unfair on such a beautiful creatures memory. I found the official site used to support him [link] It's such a sad story.. I knew a fair bit before, just not in so much detail..though there is some good things that happen, and I used a pic on there as a model for my own drawing (i did change the background a bit though). It was an honour to do this and a good change. I enjoyed it and I hope this is my tribute to such an amazing animal. May his spirit rest in peace.Keiko, Willy and Free Willy are either copyrighted or belong to respected owner to whom the name rights remain.

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:icondevilerika:
Very nice!
It's really sad about Keiko. He ended his days in Norway. I saw him on the news almoust every week before he died. People wanted to visit him all the time. I don't think he was happy. Hopefully he's in a better place now swimming in the ocean of paradise with his wale friends :)
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Wow that's beautiful picture, i love the water effect and the different shades on the orca's skin. It's beautiful. I, too, feel sorry for poor Keiko.

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This is very Hollywood, and yeah, I got the joke.

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Wow! Awesome job with everything! :heart:

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*GASP*!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAY! YOU RULE! I love Keiko! He was the most beautiful whale... I love all the movies he was in... as a kid, I used to watch the first movie -every day-! And at Primary School, when we had free time to draw, I would always draw him... Orcas are my most favourite creatures ever! <3<3<3 :excited:

Its such a sad thought to know that he died due to some cold... I think... *sighs*

Great picture! Very nice colours! And you've drawn him so well... I need to see the movies all again... =( Thank you for sharing this picture with us, Keiko deserves such great pictures...
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Holy Moly....it look wonderful! I love the action in the picture...it's like the whale's going to splash down any second. :D
Really, this is so impressive - especially the water splashes and the way you highlighted the body. ^___^
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O.O :jawdrop: You did this piccie yourself?? :fav::!:

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Aww that's such a sweet thing to say...an ocean of paradise ^-^ i hope it's true, I guess we'll never know truly but are hearts know we're right in believing there is ^-^ I just think it's so sad after all the hard work he was only truly wild for a year. But he did live to be older than any other orca in captivity.

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Poor Keiko...I just hope that what happened in his life will mean there will be a better life for whales in the future. I've seen captive orcas only once ever and that was when i was tiny and I know the place was closed down. I tried so hard to get that skin right...glad you think it's ok ^-^ the water was fun to do.. i tried some techniques I've never used before and they worked well. I'm really pleased. Thank you for such a kind comment :hug:

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Thanks so much Mary. I really appreciate such a nice comment!

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