#I started initial sketches for other image at like...7:20 am and finished this about 8:16am but didn't start this guy until about 7:30am

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behold, an anatomically incorrect lobsterman! Following the advice of 'make art even if it's outside what you have the skill for'. References: PBS Nature video about lobsters migrating, have exact image i used for referencing tail pattern: Video Here This head-angle from @null-entity 's deviant art. I should have made the neck less smooth line but this is honestly very cramped space on paper and pencil tips were blunt. This photo here. This uncanny looking photo from duck duck go images of the 'Upward Facing Dog' pose from yoga. I regret not digging more through null-entity's stuff first to try and find similar pose since he's got more the body type I wanted. THINGS I LEARNED: - do sketch first, don't start finalizing lines until after I check back with my references. Maybe get references first next time? Idk, I kinda liked just doing some doodles on paper and then going 'wait is this pose possible for normal humans even?' and vaguely remembering it was a yoga pose. - My original concept I wanted to do today (downward shot into water over edge of boat with mermaid looking up from depths holding phone in teeth) wasn't feeling right this morning, hoping to try it again later this month) - doing scribbly doodles for background was fun and I REALLY LIKE THE EEL'S FACE. He's like :V but happy v. Might be fun to touch this up in the future/try to polish it but my first...week or so of may overlaps with lots of work so rip.

#my art #traditional art #Mer May #sketch #mer may #this took me less time than i thought? #I started initial sketches for other image at like...7:20 am and finished this about 8:16am but didn't start this guy until about 7:30am #I hope to give myself more time in the future to try to learn to render my art #this lobsterguy has some story and lore too #help i accidentally'd an oc #honestly when i switched to 'oh i'll do a lobster-mer' i wanted to do a chain of them like in the video #but sizing/spacing on the page was uh not working #hands will get better in the future