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A long silver-blue fish stretches across the lower half of a dark blue background, with a large coral dorsal fin, a forked tail, and dark dashed contours.

Sardine with a Rebel Fin

An elongated silver-blue sardine with an oversized tail and coral dorsal fin, outlined in stitch-like marker dashes on a deep blue background.

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Original size1792 × 1008
ShapeLandscape
LicenceFree, commercial use
KindIllustration
Prompt

Finished hand-drawn editorial illustration, 16:9 landscape. A single sardine stretches horizontally across the lower half, tiny pointed head facing left, absurdly long slender silver-blue body, and an oversized asymmetric forked tail lifting at the right. One large coral dorsal fin leans forward like a rebellious crest. Keep the fish recognizable with one small dark eye, a simple curved gill mark and a deep blue back; no individual scales. Loose, thick marker dashes form running-stitch contours, with a few large stitch marks attaching the fin visually to the body. Flat pale silver and muted blue fills, uneven handmade edges, subtle marker overlap. Solid twilight-indigo background, ample empty space above and clear margins around the tail. Simple bold silhouette readable at thumbnail size, no intricate hatching or realistic fabric weave. No people, text, logos or watermarks.

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