A desktop wallpaper I made at the request of a friend. Her two favorite animals were the otter and capybara.

Made with Photoshop.

Interested? ✉ stefanypaulinemoyco@gmail.com

The Process

The Inspiration

I wanted a design that was both cute yet had chill vibes to it. After searching the web for otter designs, I found a design made by Jemma Salume that stuck with me. I then emulated her style for the capybara, using linework I learned from an earlier piece I had just finished at the time.

The Background

After coloring the sketch in, using Salume's color palette on the otter as reference for the capybara, I then asked my friend what background she'd prefer. She then sent me this picture of a piece made by starkopf as a reference.

I set to work and emulated starkopf's background, adding shading to the animals to make it so they felt like they were part of the scene.