This is my contest entry for Splinterlands Art Contest Week 196.
Digital Art created using Clip Studio Paint Pro on a Surface Pro 4.
From the Splinterlands Wiki:
A variety of the already beautiful mandarinfish, the Angelic Mandarinfish is said to be blessed by the magic of the sea. They swim in the most gorgeous of tropical waters, and live peaceful lives in harmony with all around them. It is said that the touch of an Angelic Mandarinfish has healing properties. And that if one sees an injured person in need, they will swim up and stare into your eyes. As if looking into your soul. If they deem you to be kind, they will heal your wounds.
So after looking up pictures of actual mandarinfish online, I decided that they are pretty goofy looking. Having one stare into your eyes might make you giggle but probably not heal any wounds. So, I anthropomorphized the facial features a bit to make them look more angelic. Also added some additional tendril-ly things that vaguely look like wings.
Here's the time lapse video of the painting process: