Mermaid Creature Design

[samsantala]

Hey everyone,

I was recently asked by CGSociety to create a short tutorial on creature design, specifically around mythological creatures. So thought I'd try my hand at mermaids since it was #MerMay when I was making this

I always preferred thoughtful creature design, trying to make something look both realistic, but with some fantasy thrown in, so here's my attempt at trying to make a creature sailors may have mistaken for being part human

My tutorials on this are here if anyone wants to look further into it:

CGSociety:
4 Tips for Creating Improving Your Mythical Creature Design

Gumroad:
[Creating Immersive Creature Design]

[sonosilens]

@samsantala This is so cool! I love how you created depth and atmosphere by fading out the tail. I never would've thought to do that with a design that isn't necessarily in an environment. I read your tutorial, it's great!