The Oceanic
This design came from one of my favorite prompts in June, #Kaijune! I created my own smaller list for my small Discord Community and this prompt was “oceanic.” This is another Kaiju I spent longer than I had intended to but one I thing I love is the ocean and the inhabitants it houses. So I set out to design something I personally would not want to find in the deep blue.
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The Process
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For this design I wanted something lanky and creepy, so I reference eels and the creepiest shark I have seen so far, the goblin shark.
After my initial sketch I felt like I got the elements I wanted from the ocean creatures but needed more Kaiju elements. So I rotated the sketch and added monstrous arms and horns.
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Once the sketch was where I wanted it to be I started dropping in color and using my favorite combo of the smudge and color picker tools I started building more and more color.
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After adding in a background I start painting in more details such as scales and highlights but then realized the background color washed everything out. I went with a blue background after since it made more sense with this being an aquatic creature, my next issue came to light seeing the back portions appearing dull. So I made an additional color adjust to better tie everything together.
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Now that everything was going in the direction I was pleased with I continue adding details like shadows and spot glows.
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After adding a few more effects I double check the values by creating a solid black layer at the very top of the image in the “Color” blend mode to make the image black and white. After checking and adjusting any small areas to make the Kaiju pop more I wrap it up and share.
Overall all this piece took over two hours! Which has been an improvement based on how long I took in the past. Can’t move super quick when painting small details into a design I enjoy.
