I have had a request outside of my own project to do some modelling for an online game, where the task was to model a small fish. In the game, multiple players are represented by the little fish character who have to avoid another player who is represented by a shark. The idea was to make the fish small and cute, in contrast to the menacing shark.
I wanted to create just a very basic, low poly model so that the game would run smoothly with several (10+) players. I also felt that, in a game where the characters are moving quickly, and in a murky environment it was unnecessary to have a more complex mesh.
I painted the textures in photoshop, using some images of fish scales.
Below is some gameplay footage.
