Mermaid

This is my very first attempt to build something like this. The background is built from several photos, the mermaid's scales, her hair, the rock, her skin...all of it. I did more manipulating to this than I've ever done before...it did NOT come out exactly the way I'd hoped...but I'm going to keep trying. I like the way it DID come out for a first try.

Photoshop CS (as with everything. )

stock:
Mermaid - *Lisajen-stock
Backgrounds - sxc
Rock - ~Stock-gallery