MAY CONTEST: MERMAY!
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 I've been MIA a while, published my first book this year!!! Still have a lot to learn about working with digital, but these prompts are a good way to get back at it again. I love drawing, but worked for 3 days to get the colors so that I liked them. This is titled: First day of school. Name is Mirka Hokkanen, @mirkahokkanen on instagram and twitter, and @mirkah here at SVS forums. 
  
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 Hey everyone! Having a great time getting to see all these submissions! Here's mine   
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 Here's my Mermay entry! I love rays so I chose to draw a manta ray mermaid : ) 
  
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 Here is my Mermay rendition. Such fun ideas on the forum. I was in a robot mood, so I went with it. Thanks! 
  
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 @KC really nice. 
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 @MirkaH I love that, very clever 
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 @StudioLooong The paintings of the cats behind her are fantastic! Especially the unicorn cat fish! Its also refreshing to see an older mermaid instead of a young whipper snapper! Love it!! :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: 
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 @Aleksey Yes!! love this one too! so many great ideas on here. The older mermaids deserve some of the limelight too!  
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 This mermaid is having to fend off a hungry octopus!
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 @Buddy-Skelton Haha! Cool concept, solid illustration. 
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 I like first contact. 
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 @lou itβs ok their older mermaid looks warm and friendly while mine is clearly in a grumpy mood 
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 @aprilshin love the idea and colours you chose  . .
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 Yesterday I played with procreate(usually using only for sketching), I am always painting clean,with clean lines and everything in Photoshop, but not yesterday, this was very raw, sketchy and unclean drawing with colors and I liked it and had lot of fun doing it...it was difficult for me not to correct everything..because I never draw in such style...  
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 My piece for this month's art contest: "Message in a bottle" 
 This was such a fun challenge I seized the opportunity to create something new for my portfolio. I seized the opportunity to create something new for my portfolio.
 It's the first time I really mixed traditional and digital together and I liked working that way!Good luck everyone - it was fun to watch all of your entries!   
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 @Sarah-LuAnn I don't know your usual style, but I do like your troutmaid very much. The trout surrounding her are beautiful, and I really like that the freshwater mermaids are finally getting the attention they deserve  
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 @aprilshin this is gorgeous! Love your style. 
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 @nadyart love the colors! 
 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		 
			
			 
			
			 
			
			 
			
			 
			
		 
			
		 
			
			