Hi!
I drew a betta fish again for the first time in a while. In kanji, it’s written as 闘魚 (fighting fish).

However, this time it’s subtly dragonized, so I’m calling it “闘龍魚” (betta -BabyDragon-).
Bettas are regularly stocked in aquarium shops, often lined up in tiny tanks in large numbers.
The ones with long fins are males, and as the name suggests, they are highly territorial toward others of the same species. Their display of flaring—spreading their fins to intimidate rivals—is one of their most beautiful behaviors.
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I designed a Senja-fuda, a Japanese nameplate with tropical fish on it.
Senja-fuda is a traditional Japanese name sticker.

variation

I wrote the name of a kind of fish called “Tetra” in guessed letters. And I drew each characteristic pattern of the body.
Can you guess what kind of fish it is?

Hi!
I really wanted to draw a Spotted Gar in a ukiyo-e style!!!
Isn’t it amazing that this fish has remained unchanged for 400 million years?
It’s practically a dinosaur’s grandpa.

By the way, Kaido-maru refers to Kintarō, meaning it’s the childhood name of Sakata Kintoki.
I struggled with this part quite a bit—given today’s chaotic times, I wondered if Kintarō’s signature outfit would be acceptable from a compliance perspective. If I were to turn it into merchandise, would someone flag it?

Anti-Amazon Knockoff Measures
Starting this time, I’ve begun experimenting with embedding unauthorized-use warning text directly into the artwork to counteract bootleg products on Amazon.
For any actual merchandise I create in the future, I’ll replace this section with different text.
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I painted new Digi-UKIYOE. Dragon fish. Like surfing paddling:) Koi fish become a dragon.

There is a legend that the carp will be a dragon.

I considered.
Isn’t other fish also becoming dragons?​​​​​​​
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