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What's a "normal" shark? ;)
The Whale Shark is 15+ metres long, the Dwarf Lanternshark is 19cm short, and there is everything in between. As for a variety of appearances, check out the utterly bizarre Tasseled Wobbegong Shark, the Goblin Shark or the Cookiecutter Shark. I think most people probably think of the Great White Shark when they think of sharks, though.
Ahh. Didn't know because your title just says Shark, and your description said "I love sharks, so I've drawn a shark." You didn't describe what shark it is, so i was thinking of a normal shark.
Might want to change your title to Thresher Shark or add a description about it being a Thresher Shark.
zero57: I based this design on the Thresher Shark, which has an amazingly long tail.
Ahhh, yea, I see what you mean. Good point. Thanks for the comments, I've tweaked the shading on the tail and added slight more highlights to the body. I want to keep him slightly flat shading-wise as that's the look I'm going for (more like Disney 2D films than Pixar 3D films)
The shading doesn't match- the tops of the back fin/dorsal fin are bright, but the tip of the nose is dark.
Thanks for the comments. I'm not sure what you mean by the back fin/dorsal not lining up with the nose - the dorsal fin is the large fin in the centre of the back while the caudal fin is the "back" fin. If it is the general body angle of the shark, that is a purposeful stylisation to get the face more forward facing. Also, the colours are based on the thresher shark - hence their apparent inversion.
I like your shape, but the shading seems a bit flat. Also, the bright sides of the back fin/dorsal fin don't line up with the dark side on the nose of the shark. I think that the grey side colors need to be switched- dark on bottom, light on top.
A "normal" shark means a shark in general. And in general, most people think of the Great White Shark like you said in your comment.
Still, I think you should rename the title to Thresher Shark so people like me doesn't get confused.