Lion fish

This image of a lion fish was created about a year and a half ago as a tryout for a graphic design position. I was trying to prove my artistic skills be completing a digital painting using only Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. I liked the result very much, so I’m including it here as my first art post.

I like lion fish because they are extravagant and beautiful and scary at the same time. I wanted to reflect that in the painting. Also, I tweaked the colors of the fish to be a bit more orange so that it would clash with the blue background. The shock of complementary colors makes the image pop.

The white lines were added as a unique touch to show that I wasn’t simply copying an image of a lion fish. I think the lines also help denote the features of the fish, which would be lost in the sea of camouflage markings that cover it.