Trinnychops
Merfolk - Creatures and Cryptids
An entry in my final book for my project "Creatures and Cryptids", a project inspired by fantasy creatures across the world. The project featured things from vampires to more obscure creatures like the "Krasue". This was my entry on mermaids, or merfolk. Taking different mythology into account, the version I decided to depict was a more sultry and violent pack hunter. I took real world animals into account, giving her gills and webbed limbs. I made her colours blend with that of sea weed, giving her more, while still beautiful, of an alien/ethereal look. I wanted the book to appear handmade and aged, so I intentionally smudged a few lines, and kept the paper withered. I chose this style after researching some amazing ways people have depicted mythological creatures through out history, such as medieval wood carvings, or even more recently, TV shows like "Grimm".
Done with fine liners and water colour pencils, this took about an hour for both pages, not including research time and brainstorming, which would push the whole time total to about 2 months,
Done June 2018
Merfolk - Creatures and Cryptids
An entry in my final book for my project "Creatures and Cryptids", a project inspired by fantasy creatures across the world. The project featured things from vampires to more obscure creatures like the "Krasue". This was my entry on mermaids, or merfolk. Taking different mythology into account, the version I decided to depict was a more sultry and violent pack hunter. I took real world animals into account, giving her gills and webbed limbs. I made her colours blend with that of sea weed, giving her more, while still beautiful, of an alien/ethereal look. I wanted the book to appear handmade and aged, so I intentionally smudged a few lines, and kept the paper withered. I chose this style after researching some amazing ways people have depicted mythological creatures through out history, such as medieval wood carvings, or even more recently, TV shows like "Grimm".
Done with fine liners and water colour pencils, this took about an hour for both pages, not including research time and brainstorming, which would push the whole time total to about 2 months,
Done June 2018