Fishing, Marine Corps, and Birthday Card

At the top of the Illustration Style image, Happy Birthday Dad!

Hand-drawn, funny illustration with fine linework and textured brush strokes. Scene: Dawn on a glassy lake. In the foreground, a beaming dad in a Marine Corps–style utility cover and camo fishing vest (with a small “USMC” name patch and dog tags) sits in an olive-drab rowboat painted “USS DAD.” His rod is comically bent as a cartoon fish bursts from the water giving a crisp salute, wearing a tiny camo helmet and dog tags. The lure is a tiny birthday-cake bobber with one candle; splash arcs and bubbles sparkle. A cheeky seagull on the bow wears a drill instructor hat with a whistle in its beak. Tackle box on deck stenciled “RATIONS: WORMS.”

Composition: Large, centered characters; balanced, clean background. Midground ripples lead to a pine-lined shore. Background: warm sunrise gradient sky and soft clouds.

Lettering: Title hand-lettered in bold navy with a rope-textured shadow, integrated but not overpowering the art.

Add one small, cheeky line in a speech bubble near the saluting fish: Semper Fi-sh, Sir!

Style and palette: warm, expressive colors—sunlit oranges and rosy pinks in the sky, teal and marine greens in water and boat, cream paper texture. Playful ink lineweight variation, watercolor/gouache shading, soft vignetting. Big, friendly expressions; humorous, family-friendly tone; no photorealism.

Generated with these themes: Fishing, Marine Corps, and .

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