Well, i think a good way to do that is making victims mouth very opened and a glowing smoke coming out from mouth!
@Uran oh right!!! it's been done so many times and yet it flew over my head XD thanks for the suggestion!!!
well, I've finished Capricorn's design.
this will be her full design, but this is not the Final Concept Piece, I still need to arrange all those sketches and scribbles XD.
I decided to give her some fine jewelry, not too much to saturate the design. She wears a fine but sturdy chain around her neck in a reverse-necklace fashion. The two hanging chains go all the way to her lower back, and are anchored to a ring on an old fishing hook wound ( it'll be quite dumb that a sea creature has a piercing just to be cool....right? )
what do you think of this design? Is it strong enough, or weak? any suggestions or changes? All that's left is that splash art, and I am excited about it!!!
I think the colours are gorgeous. Good use of the that saturated dark red to convey power. I think you can definitely push the proportions more with her body. Try enlarging the tail or extending the fins to make them longer. I think it will make her look more enchanting yet deadly. Perhaps the fins are also how she captures her prey? and the tail is also used to swoosh out waves of attacks? 
@shengchieh_lin4 Thanks a lot!!!
I'll give the extended tail and fins a try, thanks for your suggestions 
I never thought of those extra abilities, but they sound really cool!!
hey Guys! more progress on the illustration
I'm slowly working my way through this piece, taking care of values, colors and the overall harmony. Flat colors are pretty much done, and I'm starting to work on Capricorn herself.
The top part of the background is still unpainted, as I'm not sure exactly how to render that specific area.
Hope you like it
Hi!!!
well, I've been progressing on this piece, what do you think?
This is taking shape with every step. I'm working on the general atmosphere and how it affects colors. Capricorn still looks kinda flat, but that's because I'm still missing painting lights and the rim light from the fire above. I'm not sure if the background pirates look great or should I tweak a little bit here and there.......
More progress pics coming soon!
I like the hands in the foreground which gives a first person view of the composition. I didn't understand that those drowning men are pirates at first glance, maybe you can add weapons sinking with them and you can also indicate that there is a destroyed ship on the surface or sinking along with the pirates
@tbrk thanks a lot!! Yeah, I'm also going to paint weapons, a pirate flag, and a bunch of barrels sinking and such, and at the very top will be the underside of a ship, on fire. I'm still struggling with how to approach that area
I love that you went with the design with the hands in the foreground! Your setting in the illustration is amazing! Are you going to try to incorporate some dark blue water elements to complement the warm orange tones?
@evehartman Thanks a lot for your comment!! I have indeed worked in some blue hues in the water, but I think they are still somewhat weak
@tbrk OH GOD!!! this is increidibly useful!!!! thanks a lot and kudos to you! those sunrays are amazing!!!
woah the concept and the illustration looks super nice !! .. if there is anything id say if you can add some water light texture ..(those lines if you know what I mean!
other than that it's awesome !!
I love the mood in your piece! The hands in your earlier painting were a super cool idea, the colours are beautiful.
Will love to see this when it's done! =]
Nice concept I have a similar drawing from one year ago, in my ArtStation. I love these water creatures. 
I love the colours, so keep up the great work!
@badboys9805 thanks so much! it means a lot your comment!! I'm currently working on those lightrays you talk about ;D
@lunasmoon thank you!! >w< those hands where fun to paint, if I may say ;D thanks for your comment on the colors!
@sheyenne Thanks a lot!! I checked your artwork and I liked a lot your concept as well! I'll do my best to deliver a nice quality illustration on time
Well, another WIP! her magic is pretty much done, after two attempts XD my first try looked significantly bad, so a full re-do was a must. After painting the magic, some bounce light and color dodge came in.
The very last thing that's missing is her necklace!
I'm quite happy with the result, and I guess that all that's left missing is to adjust here and there colors, values and such. What do you guys think???
This will be my last WIP post. Next time will be the final submission! am I excited? yeah!! is this fun to work on? hell yeah!! is this a perfect design? No, but I'm happy with it, and that's what matters
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