Carp Dragon
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Feb 19 '10
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Totally awesome line work! This is a beautiful image - I hope it does well :) $5
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i like the blue version more:]
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Very Nice!
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YaaH on Feb 19 '10 4$
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Yeeeeeeeeees!
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awesome concept and amazing artwork
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sweet man!!!
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Neat illustration
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cool illu..nice job$5
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Awesome style
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vintz on Feb 20 '10 yeaah!!superb!5$
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$$$$$$5$$$$$$
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almozline on Feb 20 '10 Beautiful! (blue!)
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dschwen on Feb 20 '10 Great illustration!
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murraymullet on Feb 21 '10 Great illustration! Looks great on blue!
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it looks pretty fricken sweet on blue!!! the detail in the scales!!! love it!
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on white for me
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nice illo style.
light blue for me. I especially love the wavy background :)) |
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lovely stuff 5$$
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white!!! great great!!! 5$
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I prefer the blue one!
bravo! |
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I love the design and you really bring out the story behind it =]
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very nice line work :)
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Sweet!
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awesome, blue tee!
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Excellent!
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gud one..
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I'm sold bud...$5
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nice style
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im crazy on the details!! nice illo!
5$ score mine! tnx |
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Beautiful! 5
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MadCobra on Feb 26 '10 love your style 5$
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lawrence loh on Feb 26 '10 nice work
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About my design
I've done research here and there about the legend, and that is the basic gist of the legend - as some state that only one Koi swam upstream on his own, no Dragon Gate mentioned, and with no other Carp competing. The Gods, being so impressed with this Carp's perserverance, turned him, as a reward, into a splendid and powerful Dragon, which proudly took flight above the tumultuous Yellow River; while other interpretations of the legend state that 360 Carp made the trip to the Dragon's Gate, but only one Carp was able to swim over to the other side, avoiding evil spirits and transforming into a Dragon by jumping swiftly over the Gate.
On the basis of this legend, variations being irrelevant, the Carp became, in the Chinese cultural tradition, a symbol of courage and perseverance. The legend teaches us that only the fittest and the strongest can achieve the highest goals. We must strive for our highest goals with patience. Believing in yourself, and always trying to do your best will prove you to be fit and strong enough to conquer any hardship, and overcome any obstacle.