[wip] Pea puffer (Dwarf pufferfish) (Patreon)

The dwarf pufferfish is one of my favorite fish, and I've drawn it some.

They are very, very small pufferfish.

2016

2021

It's been quite some time 😅

Anyway, I wanted to draw this fish again, so I started with a sketch.

I drew while watching this video~

【4K】Wild Dwarf pufferfish inhabiting agricultural water channel in Kerala, India

These are quite popular fish in aquariums, and I've seen them in tanks many times. It's really nice to see them in their natural habitat. Their vibrant colors and patterns are clearly visible in the aquarium, but in the wild, their colors seem very natural, and they seem to camouflage well.

I recently learned that their other name is "pea puffer," and it's such a cute name. Inspired by this, I'm thinking it would be even cuter if I drew them with some peas :D

Keywords: small, round, and cute

Yellow and green go together really well and are comfortable colors.

Their spotted patterns can be expressed in cute shapes like hearts or stars.

I thought about how to draw their eyes.

To emphasize its small, round shape, like a bean, I intentionally made the pectoral and dorsal fins smaller. The slightly protruding mouth area was cute...

I refined the lines for a coloring page later. Then, I roughly colored it in, following the color thumbnail. I can well imagine the feeling of completion :D I'll update the wallpaper when it's done.

Thank you!