The model was made in Maya, and then brought into 3D-Coat to paint the diffuse map.  My goals were to have a low poly model and low res texture that when seen from far away would look realistic. This was for the Clarkson IMPETUS project. The fish was modeled using source imagery, and has simplified accurate color patterns and anatomically accurate proportions. The brassy minnow lives in small bodies of water in the geographic area around the IMPETUS project.