For an assignment at school, we had to come up with three characters to colour/paint. Initially this shark character started out as a bird but the more I looked at the bird design, the less I liked it for my assignment. Female characters seem to always be flimsy animals like birds or cats or rabbits so I decided to go with a shark for this character. I am very happy that I chose a shark!

This is also one of my first attempts to work in a lineless style - I am very pleased with the result despite the process being quite time consuming.

I haven't thought of a name for her yet, but I'm starting to think Penelope (or just Penny) suits her. I will keep humming and hawing, though.

Credits
Art: © Silberry
Character(s): [Currently unnamed] (Character) © Silberry
Finished On: February 26, 2013
Tools: Sketch in ballpoint pen. Photoshop CS5 with tablet for colouring.
Layers: 17
Time taken: Within a day