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Published: 2007-12-03 03:45:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 942; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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Description Fist of all... Can you see it? My laptop can't see it. I will make it brighter if it's a problem for you.
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Of all the mermaid stories I've heard, my favorites would have to be the ones where they drown sailors. Not that I don't like The Little Mermaid, mind you. Speaking of which, part of the idea came from watching that movie. I remember thinking; no way is the water that clear at the bottom of the ocean.
And viola!

Also, it was always meant to be pretty simple. I wanted to see what kind of depth and atmosphere I could get with flat colours and no shading.
I'm actually quite happy with it.

Drawn by hand, colours and background done in Lexmark Photo Editor.
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Comments: 24

phoebesangerart [2009-05-16 06:38:35 +0000 UTC]

D: Beautiful! Well done, I really love it!

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Midare-Shinami [2008-05-24 17:25:44 +0000 UTC]

Awe. Sooooome. I love those minimalistic drawings of yours, they're all great!

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allsouls [2007-12-16 22:04:08 +0000 UTC]

I particularly like the name!

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Paira In reply to allsouls [2007-12-22 11:25:11 +0000 UTC]

I can see why.

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Meowen [2007-12-06 17:21:42 +0000 UTC]

...I believe Moe alrady expressed exactly what I was intending to say (How typhical for her ), but i'll say it anyway: great athmosphere, it looks exactly like a deep underwater canyon filled with murky water. A bit creepy too, though only in a good way

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Paira In reply to Meowen [2007-12-14 04:54:08 +0000 UTC]

Those sneaky sisters, reading your mind, like that.
And thank you! Creepy's always good with me. ^_^

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ninjaa-cake [2007-12-05 20:32:43 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever read the original little mermaid by Mr Hans Andersen? I did and that's why i never realli liked the movie that was based on it. It ruined it to me. This is excatly how i imagined the bottom of the ocean to look like when i was reading it. I do love the fish and the snake around hair tail

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Paira In reply to ninjaa-cake [2007-12-14 04:50:16 +0000 UTC]

I've never actually read it, even though I really, really want to. I have, however, seen a relatively faithful film adaptation. (Minus the soul-thing.)
And I've never really compared the Disney and original versions, to me they'll always be two separate stories.

Thanks! I was aiming for some realism in all that abstracty-ness. ^_^

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Naomi--chan [2007-12-05 18:50:03 +0000 UTC]

pretty mermaΓ―d i love the effect!

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Paira In reply to Naomi--chan [2007-12-14 05:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Moewen [2007-12-04 16:13:08 +0000 UTC]

Love it ! It gives exactly that kind of atmosphere deep, datk water has with the sea weed and the mermaid's silhouette gives .

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Paira In reply to Moewen [2007-12-05 02:59:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! After all the time I spent on this, I really needed to hear that. X3

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Moewen In reply to Paira [2007-12-15 19:20:39 +0000 UTC]

you welcome One can really see the time put into this one

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RatchetJak [2007-12-04 04:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Hehe that's pretty cool! ^__^ Hehe I really like the ominous background. = )

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Paira In reply to RatchetJak [2007-12-05 02:58:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! (I was waiting for someone to use the word ominous. )

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RatchetJak In reply to Paira [2007-12-05 15:52:19 +0000 UTC]

lol! 5 points for me! xD

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zeldapwincess [2007-12-03 10:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Oooo this is soo cool, reminds me of the lake at my uni, thats pretty dark and gloomy

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Paira In reply to zeldapwincess [2007-12-03 11:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Ooh... Perhaps something like this lives in those waters? I think you should check.

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zeldapwincess In reply to Paira [2007-12-04 12:37:24 +0000 UTC]

Trust me, after that report i had to write, i know what lives der

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Paira In reply to zeldapwincess [2007-12-05 02:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Gee, thanks for spoiling the fantasy!

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zeldapwincess In reply to Paira [2007-12-05 07:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Well you don't know what lives in there

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littlemissmoody [2007-12-03 05:53:37 +0000 UTC]

ooh pretty. yes mermaid stories about drowning sailors are always amusing. however the Little Mermaid is gorgeous because of it's definitely-couldn't-happen-but-wouldn't-it-be-great-if-it-could tendencies! that's what made Disney awesome.

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Paira In reply to littlemissmoody [2007-12-03 11:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I know! The unlikeliness, but oh-so-fluffy made the movie great. I remember watching a faithful adaptation of the story and it got me all depressed. Disney=happy.

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littlemissmoody In reply to Paira [2007-12-03 13:05:36 +0000 UTC]

indeed disney does equal happy! nothing else comes close to the gorgeousness that is disney.

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