Aquakid - some steps of the painting process done in Procreate. :)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7d169c17-2129-4799-82b2-95f85312edad/ef8ceab1-181f-4a40-9efb-52c1bf9eb6c4_rw_1920.png?h=9e575c9f0aa1d64e561c516e58f49efb)
Flats
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7d169c17-2129-4799-82b2-95f85312edad/00816f3c-0c3e-43af-bca4-a7c29079e381_rw_1920.png?h=ae948a5fdfd6faa1fb35f1e0913a84d9)
Defining background and adding some light shadows
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7d169c17-2129-4799-82b2-95f85312edad/21723c97-10d5-4921-8133-234f901449c9_rw_1920.png?h=d90ecfb9b8d90f052b9bdf1cae50103c)
Adding more shadows, highlights and details. Changed the eye color to blue, cause it's more in harmony with the aquatic color palette. :)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7d169c17-2129-4799-82b2-95f85312edad/11efba24-fa74-46b5-95f1-e713e8e09161_rw_1920.png?h=bd5098cef05ff2132d226eb831dbd1fb)
The final image after adding some effects.