Saturday, August 17, 2013

Inspiration.



I was thinking that you might like to see some of the creatures that I used as inspiration while creating my character of Cuddles (pictured below) in The Deep Black Pond.


First was the Angler fish. I started with the idea of its oversized mouth and translucent teeth, and its angler, or lure eventually became Cuddles one large glowing eye.



Next was the shape. Ever since I had one living under a dock on a cannel where I use to live, the Green More eel has fascinated me. So that seemed a natural choice.




Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stokesrx/5845117677/">stokes rx</a> / <a href="http://foter.com">Foter</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">CC BY-ND</a>


Finally there was the color, and I wanted it to be as amazing as the design was turning out. This blue metallic Coy is truly one of the most unusual colors I have ever seen in nature and the perfect choice.



So there you have it. Just three of the several hundred thoughts that went into creating Cuddles the fish in The Deep Black Pond.

Good luck and keep writing.

Morgan



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