I'm not quite finished yet, but here it is, after weeks working on the sketch, and on the second day of painting, I'm almost done!
lindseyhodder.deviantart.com/art/Pterois-volitans-111656376^ The web address where you can see a bigger version ... aaand ... v a sneak peak
Pterois volitans - more commonly known as the common lionfish. This mermaid is almost finished. I have a few things to fix up generally, and the shell isn't finished yet. But I thought I'd show it to you now, because if I run out of time (it's a birthday present) it will stay how it is. Tell me what you think. I apologise for the bad photo!
Watercolours on A3 Arches Medium Press. I don't know how I'm going to scan it, my scanner will bend it (it's only A4 and has raised sides.) Sorry for the bad photo. My light is crappy so I had to use flash, cause it's dark!
I'm thinking it needs something else in the background, but I'm not sure what. The mermaid was influenced by an artist whose work we both admire, so hopefully she'll like it! Of course it helps that she loves lionfish ...