Yin Yang Koi Carp Illustration

This illustration is inspired by my journey through Japan. You come across many koi carp there, and I genuinely find them to be beautiful creatures. I wanted to draw one carp connected to ‘earth’ and another as a ‘spirit’ / ‘spirit animal.’ Koi carp are a symbol of luck and prosperity; great dreams and hard work. The illustration is completed with water lilies. Water lilies symbolize purity. I found this symbolism, together with the concept of ‘balance’ from Yin Yang, to be a beautiful combination.

The illustration was first sketched on paper and then developed digitally. Analog materials and textures (such as paint textures and handmade marbled paper) were used in the process.

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