Clownfish Mermaid - Original artwork

I absolutely love mermaids and sometimes I just feel the need to draw them. This time around I wanted to draw a different kind of mermaid, one that would stand out so I decided to give her a clownfish tail and some punky looking black hair with orange stripes.
This piece took forever to finish because I am still not used to working in Corel Painter 11, but I'm learning and getting better as I go.

(c) Anita K. Olsen Stoebakk

You can see more of my work at www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

Regards,
Anita K. Olsen Stoebakk
Anita K. Olsen Illustration

Art Nouveau Mermaid - Step by step Illustration

Here's a little bit of a tasty treat for you all. I've been working on it for a little while. It started out as a tattoo design idea, I haven't decided whether or not to add a Art Nouveau "halo" around her upper body or not. I quite like it the way it is so I'll be experimenting with it a bit on my spare time I think.

Anywhoot here is a short and sweet step by step of the creation process.

1. The original pencil drawing:

2. The digital line art:

3. Flat color and home made texture:

Hope you enjoyed it!

Until next time,
Anita K. Olsen Støbakk

Contact: anitaolsen.illustration@gmail.com

Website: www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com