#finding nemo oc

The crew is complete! - last minute touches to Bruce thanks to one of my mentors. I’m finally happy to have completed the shark crew. ⚓️🦈🪝

I knew there was something not quite right with Bruce, but now I’m happy, and he wouldn’t be complete without his mates beside him! This was such a great experience to learn form a professional, and how he tutored me into knowing the value of character design and packaging.

A lot goes into it, but fun also matters to be relatable to what you create. Thank Jeff Merghart💙🙏 Given back to back, how Monsters and Finding Nemo have influenced my life.

The Finding Nemo discord server is fueling my desire to draw more of my FN-sona / fin-sona / sharksona/ fursona-but-fish-self, etc. I love zebra sharks so much— very lovable, very chill sharks that are unfortunately endangered.

“Why trust a shark right?” - well here’s why you can! Just some Brucey maw anatomy, but solely for future refs when old mate enters my story! 🦈🩵

The dichotomy with Beast Bruce, and as a shark, you would think one thing with all those teeth, but being in re-hab and using his jaws to carry cargo or anyone to safety, especially the odd sea creature is something he’s very proud of, that he turned around! Gone of the days of using it to collect screams or the occasional reckless fish snack.

WIP or a final test of utilising the Jaw mechanism in animation, and non other than my AU Oc - Beast Bruce with his signature bite which is where he was dubbed ‘the snap’! Before he called it quits on scaring, which goes with his character being a big old softie, despite what you see. 🩵🦈

‘Why trust a shark? Right?’ - because they can be very gentle & affable creatures, even the big ones, which Ryan has learnt a lot while spending time with Uncle Bruce! 💙🦈

Suffice to say, Bruce soaks up any, & all of Ryan’s shenanigans, seeing a rambunctious and inquisitive, younger version of himself!

Ryan’s first encounter with my Monsters Inc / Finding Nemo AU - Beast Bruce🦈

Barry Humphries brought so much to the table with this loveable shark, and when I created my AU of Monster Bruce, I wanted to bring him to life. ✨

There are some tweaks I would change but overall, push backs in between, & a month’s work combined into this project, I’m pleased to see how it turned out! 💙🖊️