I have added a lot more to my figurehead using Zbrush. I want to convey that this creature has been vanquished and adorned to the ship or it is still alive and the ship itself is a living creature.
These are some screenshots of the ship I have been working on for my Modeling II class. I still have a bit to go before completion of the entire model. Creating this model has helped me to understand how important it is to do thorough research on what you are modeling; inside & out. This being said, you should always know what your model is supposed to look like on the inside and externally. This applies to characters too, because you should know the anatomy of what you are designing before going forward with the project.