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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

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                              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/
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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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                                          • Laurasketches
                                            Laurasketches last edited by

                                            Taco Tuesday MerMay.jpg "Taco Tuesday" and "Viperfish" Don't steal a mermaid's tacos...even if you are super scary and have enormous teeth (I was really glad to learn that these fish are small-cause. yeah. they would be scary to meet in the ocean.) I know I'm only making sketches....someone tell me which one I should finish..!!
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