The last mermaid

just finished this one.. and i cursed a lot because of the replaced folders, couldn't find my stuff back

Before and after : [link]

stocks used
model [link]
sand grass
tail combined 2 tails from and 2 fins from
frog, stock xchng
coulds , brushes ( moon, lightning, trees, hair), my own stock
tornado, i got the first one by accident, with the smudgebrushes going over a cloud while i was not paying attention, the others were a piece of cake then
eyes repainted in paintshoppro
hair repainted in photoshop
fish from
water is made with the flood filter
and thats it , i think

The last mermaid:
inspiration: the model, and something i watched from national geographic ' earth investigation' or something like that about global warming..
story: End of a world, water is almost gone, creatures are fading away into memories...

second piece for the exhibition in 2009