Bake kujira. Tattoo concept.

Once long ago an enormous skeletal whale appeared off the coast of Shimane Prefecture, accompanied by a host of strange fish and ominous birds. A fisherman tried throwing his harpoon at it, but it had no effect, and the ghost whale continued out to sea with its eerie multitude.

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Ballpoint, and some felttip pens. and manymany hours watching/listing to David Attenborough. Concept for my back piece. This was one of those pieces I was really excited about at first, and while working though it, started seeing all the mistakes I made. Basic concept for a back piece I want, but it needs to be reworked.