"KELP INITIATE"
Hello mateys, How's everyone? I hope all is doing well! This is my second attempt on splinterlands weekly art contest. I want to show to all of you my entry this is Kelp Initiate a very essential water monster!
First I sketch on a notebook so I will have a guide when I make it digital through photoshop, I determined how it will pose. When I'm done sketching I imported it on photoshop and traced the shapes using pen tool.
After I traced the shapes I put shadows and highlights to achieve its 3d look and to have its 3d shape. In my opinion its also like a digital painting the difference is the process. Next is I added some fish scale texture and some leaf like lettuce texture.
In this GIF you will see how I created the environment.
My reference for the character:
time spent: 8 hours+
links and source of texture and photos I used on the BACKGROUND:
https://www.fotolia.com/tag/seaweed?offset=400
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce
https://stock.adobe.com/sk/search/images?k=fish+scales+texture
https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-scale-texture-image10244417
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/411023903472481076/
https://pixabay.com/images/search/rock%20formation/
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/sea-floor
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/795026140441538446/
https://www.wallpaperflare.com/search?wallpaper=seabed
https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/g29370431/best-shipwrecks/
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/fish-underwater
https://www.dreamscapeswatergardens.com/blog/common-concerns-over-using-rocks-and-gravel-in-ponds
https://pixnio.com/photos/nature-landscapes/rock-formations
https://www.theactivetimes.com/travel/haunting-shipwrecks
That's all thank you for spending time on my fan art for splinterlands!