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    • Washu
      Washu SVS OG last edited by

      Day 1 Goby. I chose a panda goby.
      GobySmall.jpg

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      • CukiArtist
        CukiArtist last edited by

        Here is my second Mermay. Based on Aquamarines with the extra prompts of feathers, stars, choc chip cookies and cake.
        With these I'm experimenting with a brush pen but I feel it's feathering slightly on the watercolour paper which my normal mircon fineliners don't do as much. I'm also experimenting with using watercolour pencils for the colours but so far I'm not sure if I'm happy with the results.

        AquamarineSmall2.jpg

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        • MOO
          MOO SVS OG @MOO last edited by

          @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen 59895207_10217538614150735_5048972620406456320_o.jpg

          Another try. I think the head is more proportionate but I don't care much for the colors and my blurry cell phone pic...it might be that my eyes are blurry. Not sure 🙂

          Marsha Ottum Owen

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          • Dima Eichhorn
            Dima Eichhorn last edited by

            Day 2
            IMG_20190502_084305_093.jpg

            https://www.instagram.com/dima_eichhorn/

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            • andersoncarman
              andersoncarman last edited by

              Day 3: SturgeonMermay-Day-3.jpg

              Cheers,
              Anderson Carman

              https://www.andersoncarman.com/
              https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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              • Laurasketches
                Laurasketches last edited by Laurasketches

                MerMay rockabilly.jpg @andersoncarman You picked some tricky fish!!! I was stumped with a solution for the combo of "rockabilly" from Tom Bancroft's official mermay list, and your fishy prompts....especially because a sturgeon looks so mean (great solution from you with your warrior merman!) - I considered sturgeon merman gangs (think west side story) for a minute then gave my rockabilly mer-chic a tatt. I seriously need some free time to paint all my sketches....

                @misslaurabalmacedaart
                https://www.instagram.com/misslaurabalmacedaart/

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                • MOO
                  MOO SVS OG last edited by

                  So, here's another attempt at using this challenge to practice my robo bean and figure drawing. I have a long way to go and would REALLY appreciate draw overs and tips to help me along. Hoping to improve by June 🙂 I twisted the merman top half a bit so I could keep the arms on the page for the most part.

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                  mermay resource 2.JPG

                  Marsha Ottum Owen

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                  • Dima Eichhorn
                    Dima Eichhorn @andersoncarman last edited by

                    IMG_20190503_084113_882.jpg

                    https://www.instagram.com/dima_eichhorn/

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                    • MOO
                      MOO SVS OG last edited by

                      Not feeling too well today so I just did a quick one with a pen.

                      59681804_10217549065132003_849790525400678400_o.jpg

                      Marsha Ottum Owen

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                      • Dima Eichhorn
                        Dima Eichhorn @andersoncarman last edited by

                        4.jpg

                        https://www.instagram.com/dima_eichhorn/

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                        • Heather Boyd
                          Heather Boyd @MOO last edited by

                          @Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen I hope your feeling better today. I like your sketch -means even more that you drew it in spite of how you were feeling. Your mermaid empathises with you and I empathise with her -been a tough week.

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                          Be blessed,

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                          • MOO
                            MOO SVS OG last edited by

                            I should probably be redoing all these so that I'm doing the extra 80%. They're all pretty rough.

                            59382977_10217557514703237_5565036460261769216_o.jpg

                            Marsha Ottum Owen

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                            • MOO
                              MOO SVS OG last edited by

                              Thought I'd try and do a more careful one so day 5 again. In my journal notebook so the other pag ecomes through but...good practice anyway.

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                              Marsha Ottum Owen

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                              • MOO
                                MOO SVS OG last edited by MOO

                                59618639_10217565146934038_5507597719423680512_o.jpg

                                and resource (I think I could have made the pose a little more dynamic and it would look better but, not too bad for me.

                                mermay resource 3.JPG

                                Marsha Ottum Owen

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                                • andersoncarman
                                  andersoncarman last edited by

                                  I had a crazy weekend at Free Comic Book Day doing sketches and selling comics so I had to do some catch-up today.

                                  Day 4: HagfishMermay-Day-4.jpg

                                  Day 5: BlobfishMermay-Day-5.jpg

                                  Day 6: ViperfishMermay-Day-6.jpg

                                  Cheers,
                                  Anderson Carman

                                  https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                  https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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                                  • Laurasketches
                                    Laurasketches last edited by

                                    MerMay Star Wars.jpg I'm behind on my MerMay drawings.....ARGH! I had other commitments that pulled my attention... But, here is my May the Fourth (Star Wars Day) sketch. I did it in ink, then added value in photoshop. Prompts: "Star Wars" and "Hagfish"(which might be the scariest animal I've ever seen...Yikes!) I imagined the Falcon crash landed on an ocean-planet where the cockpit provides a refuge for a hunted mer-person.

                                    https://www.facebook.com/misslaurabalmacedaart
                                    https://www.instagram.com/misslaurabalmacedaart/

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                                    • Laurasketches
                                      Laurasketches last edited by

                                      Cinco de Mayo MerMaid.jpg "Cinco de Mayo" and "blobfish" as prompts for day five (almost caught up!) Blobfish has the distinction of being voted among the ugliest animals on the planet, but, I think they are pretty cute as members of a mariachi band.
                                      https://www.instagram.com/misslaurabalmacedaart/
                                      https://www.facebook.com/misslaurabalmacedaart

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                                      • Dima Eichhorn
                                        Dima Eichhorn @andersoncarman last edited by

                                        @andersoncarman These are gorgeous!

                                        https://www.instagram.com/dima_eichhorn/

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                                        • andersoncarman
                                          andersoncarman @Laurasketches last edited by

                                          @Laurasketches You nailed it with that tattoo! I love it! I would love to see that one in full color!

                                          Cheers,
                                          Anderson Carman

                                          https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                          https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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                                          • andersoncarman
                                            andersoncarman last edited by

                                            Day 7: Unicorn FishMermay-Day-7.jpg

                                            Cheers,
                                            Anderson Carman

                                            https://www.andersoncarman.com/
                                            https://www.instagram.com/andersoncarman/

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