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I'm once again participating the MythicMay challenge organized by Audre Schutte!  This year I will just be doing creature designs in the way that feels most natural to me, drawing inspiration from creatures in real life.

Merrow are the mer-people of Ireland. The females look like pale-skinned dark-eyed women from the waist up with the rest of their body being fish. The males are green-skinned, with a sharp red nose and tiny, beady eyes. They can shapeshift into land animals through the use of a hat with a magical red feather. If the hat is stolen, they are unable to return to the water. They are typically peaceful towards people, often inter-marrying with mankind.

So basically merfolk. I wanted to pick a fish that can be met near Ireland and picked thornback ray because rays are the coolest. Kinda went wild with the colours but it was fun. I guess any creature with vague resemblance to the human figure will do for a lonely and frustrated fisherman.

     
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DragonFan656 [2020-06-01 18:47:26 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!! 😍✨✨💖

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