How would i go about modeling this Firemouth Cichlid?


I want to make a nice high poly model from fins,scales to the inflatable sac under it’s gills.

It’s going to be animated so the modeling technique would need to allow bending in the fins,tail,body,gills,mouth and eye movement.

I tried modeling it a few times already,but i always fail.

This is going to be my first real project,hoping to post in ‘work in progress’ once i know how to go about modeling it.

There’s a timelapse for a fine one. See, maybe gives some ideas. https://plus.google.com/+AdventuresInBlender/posts/dqo77VUjVwy