Cthulhu Kraken

Another update!

Sketch

Blocking in color and value, borrowed an image with a lightning strike.

Changed hand position into something more natural. Refined the face and took out the outline. Added minor details such as the teeth.

Blocking in values and textures, added face tentacles. Also added mouth covers like those of Predator's.

Started detailing the sea, wanted to achieve the stormy sea, shit about to go down feel.

Added some splashes of objects so that they interact, also the splashes helps with the scale.

Added values for the sky.

I start detailing the clouds with a few cloud brushes I have, and I intensified the lightning.

Added values on the foreground guys, and mist around the splashy areas. Also used the mist to act as an environment fog to distance the subjects.

Added sparks and explosions from the cannon.

Reduced the size of the explosion on the monster to proper scale, added more tentacles to help with composition / eye tracking. Also refined the monster a little and added some color and lighting properties on the foreground guys.

Detailing the monster, added specular around for the wet effect.

Further detailing on the monster's face, and extra mist on the tentacles.

More mist and fog to push the subjects further or nearer. Added some lights to show that the cannons are firing from the right ship. Fixed captain's left arm.

Flipped the canvas as this gave the more uneasy feeling. Also did some tweaking around the hand sinking the ship, and added more contrast on the monster's face.


This was a fun ride. Hope you enjoyed the progress shots. =) Will be back with more!