ohmiko Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hey everybody, I'm Michael The Khoi Tran. Miko is a nickname. Totaaallly forgot to introduce myself, I honestly just sort of jumped right in LOL. I'm a fine arts major and private art tutor and currently working on commissions. Located in Westminster, Ca. The first time I've ever had shrimp was sometime in 2008. My dad and I bought a bunch of cherry shrimp and blueberry shrimp(they were very spotty with pigmentation) Now, I picked up the hobby. I have 3 tanks in my room. 5G with mix neos majority goldenback yellow, 9G re-cycling for caridina, and 20G known as the blue tank with OEBT, Blue Dreams, Blue Rili, Carbon rili, and Chocolate A++. My goal and dream is to own Super red crystals, Ghost bees, and create my own tibees. If you'd like to see my online art portfolio: https://goo.gl/photos/XbE2qgQxbEpgbc8b6 Thanks! Met great people on here already It's such a relief to talk about shrimp stuff with a great group Aquarium Creation, Shrimp Life and ruuuey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Wel then, welcome! Heh. Have you tried drawing shrimp yet? ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarium Creation Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Welcome! Great looking art [emoji3]Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Aquarium Creation said: Welcome! Great looking art Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Thanks! Aquarium Creation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 7 hours ago, Soothing Shrimp said: Wel then, welcome! Heh. Have you tried drawing shrimp yet? i plan to! I am deciding on acrylic, watercolor, or prismacolor color pencils Aquarium Creation and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 ...And I feel like I've known you for years. Welcome, officially. Haha i plan to! I am deciding on acrylic, watercolor, or prismacolor color pencilsDude, prismacolor markers would look nice too. I love how dynamic they can look on vellum... Despite their being like $70 a pack. ohmiko and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 50 minutes ago, Mr. F said: ...And I feel like I've known you for years. Welcome, officially. Haha Dude, prismacolor markers would look nice too. I love how dynamic they can look on vellum... Despite their being like $70 a pack. Thanks and that's because I comment on basically everything LMAO Never tried those but the color pencils + colorless blender gives a beautifully smooth glossy look. Example that I did. the grasshopper is purely colored pencil while everything else is conte crayon. For shrimp, I honestly think copic would look amaaaazing but thats like $7-10 per color and I have no experience. Acrylic is nice but takes too long. I just got commissioned to do a shrimp in black ink pen which is totally cool. Maybe i'll make mini art pieces with shrimp Mr. F, ibebian and Aquarium Creation 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oem Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Welcome Miko, I thought I had the right words typed out but didn't really express my inner thought's. Much, much more then Amazing. Mike ohmiko and Aquarium Creation 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thanks and that's because I comment on basically everything LMAO Never tried those but the color pencils + colorless blender gives a beautifully smooth glossy look. Example that I did. the grasshopper is purely colored pencil while everything else is conte crayon. For shrimp, I honestly think copic would look amaaaazing but thats like $7-10 per color and I have no experience. Acrylic is nice but takes too long. I just got commissioned to do a shrimp in black ink pen which is totally cool. Maybe i'll make mini art pieces with shrimp [emoji4]Damn, you're talented! Colored pencil, definitely colored pencil. ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 LOL maybe when all my art hwk is over Ill make a post to submit a pic and I'll draw the best one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 LOL maybe when all my art hwk is over Ill make a post to submit a pic and I'll draw the best one [emoji4]You have to do the same style as the grasshopper, at least for one. I love the nature theme stuff coming up off the back. Sooooo coooooool. ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, Mr. F said: You have to do the same style as the grasshopper, at least for one. I love the nature theme stuff coming up off the back. Sooooo coooooool. I totally could. But of course it's gotta be water plants! Right now all I can think of is anacharis and water lilies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 25 minutes ago, oem said: Welcome Miko, I thought I had the right words typed out but didn't really express my inner thought's. Much, much more then Amazing. Mike thanks so much :DDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Limnophila aromatic or hippuroides have a beautiful shape and color. Maybe Proserpinaca palustris would be a cool one too. Mosses and ferns are very common in shrimp tanks too, and have that beautiful fractal growth. ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mr. F said: Limnophila aromatic or hippuroides have a beautiful shape and color. Maybe Proserpinaca palustris would be a cool one too. Mosses and ferns are very common in shrimp tanks too, and have that beautiful fractal growth. Limnophila aromatic is rly nice too yes! I'm just trying to figure out how to incorporate it growing out and actually look like a water plant. I think anubias wont work because they're too terrestrial looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Limnophila aromatic is rly nice too yes! I'm just trying to figure out how to incorporate it growing out and actually look like a water plant. I think anubias wont work because they're too terrestrial lookingI vote moss and Fern shrimp. Like thick mini Xmas or peacock moss look and some Ranunculus inclinata (very aquatic looking), maybe some of the wort families? Hornwort, liverwort, pennywort, etc. ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Ok I think I got the conceptual idea now I just gotta buy the color pencil set prob during Black Friday :-) Soothing Shrimp and Mr. F 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Welcome Miko, officially! Art work looks incredible! ohmiko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 1 hour ago, DETAquarium said: Welcome Miko, officially! Art work looks incredible! Thank you so much!!! DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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