Three kawaii octopi stranded on the beach

My three octopi without flash.

This was for this contest: [link]

I Actually wanted to make some kind of beach, but don't have time for it, cause I saw the contest to late. And even then, if I look to the other entries, my chance if winning isn't that high anyway, so I'd rather put that time into making something else (than just for a background of a photo).
(sharper picture with flash: [link] )

_{~If you have any questions (e.g. tutorial, how big the paper was), feel free to ask it in the comments and I'll try to help the best I can!~}