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Mermaid Usagi 💗

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It's the time of the year🐟 [2023]

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Mermay 2025 by Amanda Macfarlane

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Mermay day 3: Nishikigoi (koi)

Koi fish trace their lineage to the humble common carp, first domesticated in East Asia over a millennium ago. In 19th-century Japan, rice farmers began carefully breeding these carp for their rare and beautiful colorations, giving rise to the exquisite ornamental koi. Their captivating beauty and cultural significance captured global admiration after their debut at the Tokyo Taishō Exposition in 1914.

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Mermay day 1! A conventionally attractive Sloane's Viperfish 🌙🌊

"Inhabits deep oceanic waters to more than 1,000 m depth; may migrate to near-surface waters at night..."

Had lots of fun doing this one but I'm afraid I set the bar too high 💀Let's see what happens tomorrow ~

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Mermay 2025

Elio "Miroir/Mirror"

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I just found this clip of Krapopolis where this Merman looks extremely handsome. I'd take a swim with him.

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Mermay Day 26: Gabriella and Ollie from The Little Mermaid: The Animated Series (1992)

Again, a big fan of Ariel even though her movie terrified me, and even though I didn't have cable my Mom got my sister and me this VHS Let's Play Princess tape with stories of Ariel and Jasmine. The Ariel one featured a story about a wishing star and a deaf mermaid, Gabriella, and her octopus friend/interpreter, Ollie.

I think it is criminal that Gabriella has been largely ignored or forgotten by most Little Mermaid official media and fans. I find her endlessly compelling; mermaids are often defined by their musicality (or deprivation of it), so to have a mermaid using sign language and have a whole episode about loving yourself? I will never forget.

Gabriella went through a few redesigns as I tried to find the right pattern for her. I do lots of pointy stripes, and I wanted her to have a softer, rounder look to suit her character. Ollie was also a bit hard for me to design; the most famous octopus associated with the color blue is a deadly one, but fortunately I have a friend, @andy-the-8th who loves octopodes and told me that the Caribbean reef octopus is often blue (though my take is quite exaggerated in size).

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Mermay Day 31: Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989 and 2023)

Mermay is over, and of course I had to wrap it up with the one who started it all. I don't think I even need to introduce her.

For her design, I mixed both Halle Bailey and the Animated version. The animated version for the colors and the inspiration for the shell top, and Halle for the hair, face, and body. As much as I have Issues with the remake, Halley Bailey's performance is not one of them.

Ariel's design was quite easy for me to translate. Since the SETE merfolk don't have a concept of nudity, I decided to make her iconic sea-shell top into a necklace, and since there are no purple scallops that I know of I gave her an amethyst necklace as well. Her tail pattern came to me very late in the game, but I settled on the split and spots design to evoke legs and feet (in constant pain for a reference to the original).

I am very proud of how this one turned out. Happy Mermay, everyone! See you all again next year!

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Today is Melanin Beam Day, so I decided to contribute Urchin from The Little Mermaid: The Animated Series. I just think Ariel getting an adopted brother is nice. @creatingblackcharacters, this one's for you!

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Yet another underrated Merman found in the ocean. Poseidon from The Class of the Titans in his Merman form protecting the Seas from the Telkide or Telkines

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While fishing and collecting shells, Little Bear makes his second encounter with Mermaid to go swimming under the lake for more shells and fish for Father Bear.

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King Neptune from The Shorks is responsible for making sure the tides of the Seven Seas are corresponding correctly so that no chaos happens throughout the ocean. His Merman Fish Tail is one of the most creative fish tails I've ever seen. It's very inspirational.

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I always wanted to see Goofy as a Mermaid. And thanks to Mickey Mouse Funhouse, he got that opportunity twice. Now I'm curious of Max, PJ and Bobbie as Mermen.

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Here is some more from Poseidon but this time clipped from two episodes whe starred in. Along side is Teresa this time when she rescued him from a dry 🏜 beach.

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A small little Mermaid Clip from a Fairytale Investigation movie on Netflix.