Giga Mermaid (Patreon)

This month’s voting poll theme was “mermaids,” so patrons suggested & voted characters which fit that description. The winner was Giga Mermaid from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero.

Although I own the game and have yet to meet the character, I know she is a fan favourite! I’m generally unfamiliar with the Shantae franchise, so this artwork feels different from the work I’d usually create (subject & colour). A lot of my work features the same combination of hues, so having a different colour palette makes this artwork feel unique.

Additional Thoughts

I would’ve liked to create some variants, but this style of rendering is tough to have variants with. The relationships between layers is a bit more complex, so I’m limited in my execution. I might need to plan variant works early or simplify the style & process to be more modular.

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