This is kind of a new direction for me. The background in clapap7 in Lighten mode over declipap4. Other than that, therte are no special techniques here except to play. For the title, I beveled the words.

Okay, this is WAAYY outside my comfort zone but...I was inspired by the pieces parts creature, the lettering that made me think of an eye chart and the plain background. I didn't like that fish creature but it did get the creative juices going. The only thing that wasn't straightforward here...