#draw mermay 2024

[weirdasizzie]

MerMay 2024 - Day 2: Hula

I know it's the 17th, but I wanted to draw for MerMay so they are not going to be in order and I'll probably only be drawing ones that click with me the most.

Anyhoo, here's day 2!

I based this mermaid of a betta fish. I was looking up what fish create bubbles and found out betta create bubble nests which I thought was adorable.

[fraopic]

Category is ...Couture!

[bbspiinchh]

🌿rusalochky🌿

[procyoren]

Some crystal merms

[flightlessartist]

lady of the pond🪷

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[maskedinfinate]

Woe, mermay moonlily be upon ye!!!

This was heavily inspired by @yamujiburo and their own mermay art!! (sorry for the @ :[ !!!) please check out their art if you havent!! They are SUPER COOL!!!!!!!!!! :D

[scribble-kitti]

ITS MY TURN TO MAKE A MERMAID WILLOW DESIGN <333333333

[shirecorn]

Often mistaken for the much more dangerous sea serpents, massive oarfish mermaids are peaceful but imposing mirror-skinned figures who hang vertically in the open ocean. Their red fins appear colorless and invisible in deeper water, as red light wavelengths cannot penetrate the depths at which they rest and feed.

Just like humans, mermaids come in a variety of body types, proportions, musculature, and fat distribution. In academia, documented mermaids of each species tends to match the appearance of their fish counterpart. But individuals can look like anything.

This oarfish mermaid is a gorgeous example of the principle. The humanoid torso and the start of the fish body have rolls of fatty tissue, but it diminishes as the long tail stretches downward. Inside the torso, the swim bladders will be flexed to account for the extra buoyancy.

Mundane oarfish use their flat bodies reflect the sea around them like a smooth mirror. In order to be seen by other oarfish, they hold their long pelvic fins horizontally out to their sides, forming a cross with their body.

While this individual's shape is less useful for camouflage, the behavior remains. Many modern mermaids use community to fill their needs, and wits to avoid predators. So while different body types can affect hunting fitness, it does not diminishes their functioning within society.

Nor, of course, their beauty.

[dommnics]

FAIRY TALE ART SERIES | Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' | PART II

Here's the human form of Iniya, my take on Hans Christian Andersen's little mermaid character.

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[tyiart]

ran, the norse goddess of the storms and the sea 🌊

[weirdasizzie]

MerMay 2024 - Day 7: Dalí

Day 7!

His mustache looks like a prawn's little do-dads. Tried to make it similar to his photo portrait but in my MerMay style. I thought this was funny ^^

[laurenillustrated]

Mermaid spending the day with a mama seal and pup 🦭

[thvndrlight]

Get in the water

[procyoren]

The people have spoken, so mermaid Mabel it is

Not to worry though, I’ll probably do the reverse of both designs at some point so everyone can be happy :)

[flightlessartist]

happy mermay! please treat local marine ecosystems with more care and respect than this wee lass is

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[egorodriguez]