This is the full Mer-Nix i did for 's birthday stream. 🐚💜 🌊 I used a beta fish's fins and colors for reference, and i think it came out pretty stellar for my first time drawing merfolk. 🤗 (The scales are a free brush pattern from CSP assets. Very helpful. 👍)

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All right, so, here's a few more images that illustrate the concept I'm going for with my Merfolk. The 1st image in particular is relevant, since I want my Merfolk to be able to stand more or less level with a Human while on land. These images aren't perfect, but they're close.

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Bunyip is an Australian Aboriginal man- eating monster that inhabits swamps & lagoons. It has a round head, an elongated neck & a body resembling an ox, hippo, manatee or human. Particularly when it resembles a human it is similar to merfolk.

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The Mermaid Wife is a story from the Shetland islands about a man who stumbled upon a group of merfolk. When they saw the man approach, they threw on their clothes & transformed into seal-like creatures. But, the man was able to grab one outfit!
🖼️ Edmund Dulac

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This is my take on the mythos of the Selkie. A type of Merfolk. I believe the stories are native to the British Isles and tell of men and women of the sea who wear the skins of seals and removed them like cloaks.

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Flick (He/him) seems childish and innocent, but actually is pretty intelligent for a merfolk. He can be quite curious about humans, and will go interact with them, even if other merfolk don't trust them and warn him to stay away he doesn't listen.

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Little warm up with a merfolk.
Fluud belongs to

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At this point I'm just going to draw some more mermaids, this time I drew Pulco, another one of the tropical merfolk.

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Day 5 - Neon Tetra:

Small, aquarium merfolk that swims in groups of up to 6 - 12 or more. They are the easiest to care for, making them one of the most adopted merfolk.

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Kilick, The Landlocked Siren. A Fighter/Bard Merfolk

He struggles to transform into a biped like some merfolk.

He's trying to make his way back to the ocean and to his family.

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Today's Mermay drawing! My theme for Mermay is biology-inspired merfolk... and jaws.

First up: Lamprey and Great White shark!
They're sisters :D

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The hippocampus (also the name for a coiled part of the human brain--thanks psych. degree ) are part horse/part fish sea creatures credited with pulling Neptune's chariot & perhaps also providing transport for common merfolk.
Illustrations: Ari Berk

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Just some fun self indulgent art of another merfolk. This one has a story to 'em, but to hell if I'm ever going to elaborate on that.

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Next is from ! We share a love of merfolk.

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Nude merfolk... fukin awesome...
I like fishmen

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Grateful for for drawing my OCs Brandy and Hogun as merfolk. Loved the interpretation of the scale colors and both their bodies are bangin 🥰

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18th day of OC-tober!

Riston is a sly piranha who smiles a lot. He's outgoing, outspoken and gets along with a lot of people. He lost his tail when he was really young and therefore cannot swim as well as other merfolk.

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