The inspiration for this piece came from cephalopods. This exclusively marine creatures with their prominent head and set of tentacles are graceful and scary at the same time, which gives them a unique beauty.
I wanted to create a creature to capture both the beauty and creepiness of the cephalopods, and the shell-headed tentacle-haired mermaid started swimming around my brain.
This was the initial sketch:
I wanted to create a creature to capture both the beauty and creepiness of the cephalopods, and the shell-headed tentacle-haired mermaid started swimming around my brain.
This was the initial sketch:
