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So here we have a colourful merman - I hope his hair hasn't come out too Gotti-esque - astride a hippocampus, off to find adventure.His patterning was inspired by the nifty tattoos on one of 's characters - observe: [link]
I based the hippocampus on a leafy seadragon. Notice the bells on its reins: they're all slightly different, because the rider pinched them from various shipwrecks. Silly, really - bells don't ring underwater.
Thoughts on the colours, anyone?
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Waaaa! 
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Ok! Thanks for the information ^^
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His patterns remind me of Arlecchino (or Harlequin as he's better known now) Your style is just so cool I can't get over it!
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That was the idea! Thank you so much!
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Gorgeous! I love your style!
Beautiful details and so soft colors.
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I love the faded colours. You have a wonderful style. I love this piece! ^^
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I'm so glad you do! I checked out your gallery (which is lovely, by the way) - thank you so much for the feature!
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Congratulations! You have been featured: [link]
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What an honor! Thank you!
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Wow!! This is soooo puuurdy! 
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Thanks a bunch, boo!
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That's beautiful! Well done!
I love the little details, like the transparent reins.
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Thanks! Thank God for layer properties!
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Where would we be without them? XD
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This is AWESOME! Did ever mention how much I LOVE you style! I want to print these out and put them up on my wall. First off, I love your merman! I'm glad you picked the design you did, and the colors! I didn't think merman could ever be both beautiful and masculine, but somehow you managed! He seems like a really fun guy! And of course, his noble steed, is AMAZING! (yes, I'm a total horsefreak). Anyway, I love how beautiful and flowing the body structure is from mane to tail, fetlock to wings (fins). All on such a lovely stylized BG/frame. Wonderful work girl!
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Why, thank you!
I'm glad he looks like a fun guy to you, because that was the idea! I think of him as being carefree, silly, and inquisitive - with the harlequinn patterning, it would be hard for him to be anything else! As far as being beautiful and masculine, I've discovered something that helps with that: giving a character a broader mouth seems to always make them look more masculine.
Re: printing my stuff off...you know, I've been considering offering my work in the print shop, what do you think?
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You're very welcome!
Really? I would have never guessed that! Very good observation on your part. 
Print shop, ok. here's my say on it. First, for me personally, that would be great! I would love your work either as a print, a calendar, or even a coffee mug! I think your work is definetly print worthy. However it is a bit of a gamble since you never know if someone will buy (me personally, I think I've only sold one print since having my print account for oh, 3 years?). Of course, my photography isn't anything spectacular either. But your work is very nice, like proffessional illustrations! So, I guess, in the end, I think it's worth a shot!
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As for the print shop, I sort of suspected what you just mentioned, and that's exactly what's been holding me back. I think I'll wait until I get a bit more well known.
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Yeah! He'd be raking in the, uh, shell cash?
I'd have to agree. It'd probably be a little better to wait.
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Fantastic - THANKS! Now I'm going to be humming the Indiana Jones theme all night! GEEZ!
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you are so good at drawing horses is makes me smile
love the guy~ so pretty and cute!
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Thanks! I've always enjoyed drawing them
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they always turn out so pretty when you draw them
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eh? merci buckets?
what are they??!
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It's a silly, valley-girl way of saying 'merci beaucoup'
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LMAO
c'est belle et super! j'adore ca!
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wow
this is crazy cool
i lov ehow everything looks all cloudy and stuff XD
<`doesnt know how to say it XD
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hippocampus!!! 
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Thanks!
By the way! Remember that statue of the fish-tailed centaur at the Louvre I mentioned to you before? Well, it's called a centauro-triton, an icthyo-tauri, or an icthyocentaur. Here! See!
[link] [link] [link]
You painted something similar in that one of the girl transforming into a hippocampus
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hey check that out! thanks for the links friend 
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My pleasure! Just thought you'd find that interesting!
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I love it
And the hair definitely isn't to Gotti-esque.
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Great colors, and nice detal on the scales and tail.
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Thanks! That pattern was what got me started!
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Thanks - awesome icon!
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