A new creature concept I started working on last week.  My concept was "Sea Horse."  Basically, I wanted to make a hyrbid of a horse and some form of marine animal. 

First, I started off with some  thumbnails.

With the help of some friends (thanks Kymm, Jay :3 ) I wittled it down to the top three, and then one.

I decided to go with a horse and shark hyrbid.  I like to choose specific breeds/species of animals when I use reference, so for this project, I choose the blue shark, and a purebreed Arabian horse.  I don't know all that much about horses, except for riding a few times as a kid.  But Arabians are so elegant, they're really just gorgeous.  And I chose a blue shark instead of a bigger species like a hammerhead or a great white, because...well, they're just sort of cute. You know...as far as sharks go.

See? He's happy to see you!

Here's the first round of sketches, getting a feel for the creature...

I've gotten some great instructions from my old teacher, Stephen Missal, and I'm going to be making some changes in the next round of sketches. Stay tuned!

- Megan