Fish Dog was unhappy.

Fish Dog was upset.

No one played with Fish Dog

Because Fish Dog was all wet.



He was not warm and cuddly,

His scales were cold and sharp.

Nobody understood him.

Was he canine? Was he carp?



Fish Dog went back to the sea,

The place where he was born.

Sad and Lonely in the sand,

Fish Dog was lovelorn.



So poor unhappy Fish Dog

Took one last look at land.

His Doggy toes and Fishy Fins,

sad prints in soggy sand.



Words and Image © C.A.Twydell 2008



Concept art for a possible Children's book about the tragic poetic comedy of Fish Dog, a poor soggy creature who just wants a little love but looks for it in all the wrong places.



When I sat down to draw Fish Dog, I intended to make lots of sketches trying out different types of dog to base him upon, but my initial thought was 'what is the saddest dog of all?' and I decided it had to be the Chihauhua, as it always looks like it just wanted to be something... more. Fish Dog's fate was sealed.



I created a variety of custom brushes to make life a little easier on this pic, or I'd probably still be doing the scales now. I'll probably use this as the cover if I continue with the concept. The poem I wrote a few years ago as a little bit of nonsense verse but I think there's scope to run with it...



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Linework: Mechanical pencil on A3 paper

Colours: Photoshop CS3, Wacom Intuos 3