Skin-Deep Beauty
When I was gathering reference photos for the long-finned squid drawing, I was struck by the beauty of the chromotaphore patterns in the squid skin. Chromotaphores are specialized cells in the squid’s skin which allow the squid to change color and camouflage with the surroundings. Below are some digital designs I’ve been playing around with that were inspired by the patterns seen on long-finned squid skins. Not quite sure what to do with these, but they were fun to play with …
