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I'm in Florida! So naturally, I had to do a lil painting inspired by how eerie my parents' backyard pool looks at night with the underwater lights turned on.

Is she a mermaid? Some other sort of creature? Is she benign or up to something unsavory? I'm not sure. But she has very good night vision.

This character's face changed significantly as I was painting-- I didn't keep track of consistency so much because I was working on my iPad, using Procreate, and I'm still playing around with that program to get used to it and explore what it can do. I'm happy with how this came out!

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Anonymous

Omg, the colors and mood! Are the eyes based on anything in particular or just vibes?

Catie Rowley

just vibes! I wanted them to look weird and wet and reflective, like the eyes of a nocturnal animal you'd spot glowing in the dark. The rest of her visible face looks very human, too, so I wanted the eyes to be inhuman and uncanny.

Anonymous

i choose to believe her purpose in the pool is benign (just wandered in) but she is very dangerous. like your average florida pool gator love the lighting and shadows in the water!

Catie Rowley

oohh thank you-- I got that feeling from her when I was painting her too, actually. Like she got curious about the pool and went in there to just innocently check it out, but it's probably not a great idea to put your hand too close to her face. Or get in the water at all.