Was watching the brother play Ariel's stage in KH2 when I realized how frightened I would be if I saw a woman out in the middle of the ocean. So I thought to myself, "Hey! I should ruin the beauteous image of mermaids for everyone!" And then I remembered that I already did. Hm.

Anyhow, here's my rendition of how a half-fish half-woman creature ought to appear. Pale, pasty skin, flat yellow eyes, sharp teeth, gills, and the inability to survive out of water. Hawt.

This piece was pretty fun to color. The sand is made of a radial gradient with three white gradients on top to make mounds. Similarly, the water was made from a murky-blue-transparent gradient, which reminds me: for beginner artists, remember that shallow water is clear. These waves turned out to be the funnest to draw for me, though I still need to refine the technique. Man, water is so exciting.

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