Released at Dreamhack 2007 hires gfx compo.

Hardware: Wacom Intuos 3
Software: Alias Sketchbook Pro 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS2

- I started out by brainstorming, doodling mostly. I ended up with a messy sketch of two mermaids. I cleaned it up. I did all the sketching in Sketchbook pro 2. When I had gotten done most of the necessary details, I moved onto coloring in PS.

- Each part of the character got its own layer. Skin, tails, fins, eyes etc. The hair was separated on three different layers. I used at least 6 different shade of each color, except for the hair where I used the burn and dodge tool.

- When coloring the tail fins I did a very detailed sketch that included shadows to make it easier when doing the actual shading.

- I tested different techniques on the background till I found one that fit. I played a lot with the lights and shadows.

Total amount of layers: 32
Total Time: between 25-30 hours.

Tools - Sketchbook pro 2
Pencil
Eraser

Tools - Photoshop CS2
- Pencil
- Brush
- Eraser
- Dodge
- Burn
- Smudge
- Blur

Filters:
Gaussian Blur