At the start of my process, I started with making sketches of dolphins and a variety of things.

For my first sketch I decided to reference the anatomy of a Dolphin from Google to practice making the specific details that dolphins have. I noticed that Dolphins specifically had prominent beaks and tales that seemed pretty important when portraying anything related to dolphins. Thus, I incorporated those aspects into my future sketches.

For my second sketch I wanted to get creative in incorporating Dolphin aspects to dolphin themed things. As a result, I decided to make a Dolphin themed computer setup. With the fins & tail being a core feature. Lastly, I decided to use shadow monsters as a reference to make a Dolphin Shadow Monster, keeping dolphin aspects but including shadowy tendrils, and making the dolphin bipedal.

For my next sketches, I wanted to go further with creating Dolphin themed items. When making the items, I again, incorporated the main aspects of Dolphins to make weapons, armor, vehicles, and a consumable item. For instance, I made a dolphin themed sword that had the fins being the “hilt” and the tail for the bottom handle of the sword.