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  1. 4th November 2017, 03:46 PM #1
    Robthechisel
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    Default Whale Shark

    This was a commission job I just finished for a tour company called Ningaloo discovery, they take people swimming with whale sharks and humpback whales on the Ningaloo reef Exmouth WA.
    They just wanted me to carve them a whale shark and left me to it. I used English lime and stained the top an Elm colour then painted the dots and pattern the whale sharks have, I used a piece of driftwood for the base because I though it looked like ocean flow. Thankfully they are extremely pleased with what I done
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  3. 4th November 2017, 06:11 PM #2
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    I should hope so! All the needed details. The paint follows the borderline random.
    You brought it off. Congrats!
    Years ago, my D1 turned around and found herself face-to-face with one.
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  4. 4th November 2017, 09:07 PM #3
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    Years ago, my D1 turned around and found herself face-to-face with one.[/QUOTE]

    Thanks RV, no problems swimming with these beautiful placid creatures as long as you stay above them, if you try to swim under them they just turn their defences toward you which is the ridges
    on top and swim away to the bottom.
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    Good work Rob & I know from experience that fish are definitely not the easy street that you might imagine ! not at all .
    You've caught it though. - well....... not literally speaking I hope !
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    Congratulations mate..........
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  7. 5th November 2017, 12:18 AM #6
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    Thanks Mike and Indefix. Mike your right, they are not that easy, the tail was scary, trying to thin it down and put a bit of movement in it without breaking it and the painting was daunting because I hardly ever paint.
    Anyway it was a good challenge and nice to get paid properly this time
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    Excellent work!

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    Glorious piece!!!
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    Congratulations, well done.

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    Wow.
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