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AdamHunterPeck β The Little Mermaid
Published: 2007-05-12 17:31:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 9670; Favourites: 317; Downloads: 149
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my own take on the original little mermaid storyacrylic on cold press illustration board, 2007
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Love the style and the glow of turquoise!
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Gorgeous! I love her pensive face! Certainly fitting to the original story! 
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Hi
This deviation has been featured in my journal!
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She seems so real ! we do believe in it ! i love your interpretation of this beautiful little mermaid !
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You are an amazing artist...
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I really like it (;
and I love story about little mermaid ;D
isn't she cold? she has got red nose c(;
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your art is amazingly gorgeous
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Gorgeous colouring. And the lighting looks beautiful, congratulations!
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Thanks very much!
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Wow! this is so beautiful! Probably one of my favorite mermaid illustrations here on DA.
but don't you just hate the ending to the original little mermaid story?
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Wow, thanks so much!
You're right, the original story is very odd indeed!
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Featured this in my new journal ...as well--> [link]
Hope you don't mind
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nice colours and lightening
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I'm really fond of her face, the composition, and the color scheme. The coloring on her face is perfect!
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Thank you so much! It's one of my favorites, I think because it was a really natural process.
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Wow i love the colors and the subtlety of her expression! very well done!
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thanks so much!
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That's wonderful. The lighting is very skillfully done, and the fish in the foreground balance out the composition perfectly.
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yay! thank you so much!
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It's so beautiful! Blue light looks just excellent. And I adore her face
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Fridaylicious is a weekly themed art feature. This time it's all about MERMAIDS and your deviation was featured!
Link to the article: [link]
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thank you kindly!
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That dreamy expression with the slightly pressed cheek is charming to look at, the pose strengthens this. As well as the appropriately blue eyes which match the cool and mellow colours surrounding her.
The outline on certain places of her body almost appear too lite, such as on the shoulders and arms. But then again, they create a pleasant looking glow that compliment the highlights on the side of her head and back.
You have a great sense of structure concerning the human face and body, the face in particular is very believable and well defined. The swimming fish in the foreground/background bring the theme all together.
Well done indeed.
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Thank you for your concise and considerate comments! They're very helpful!
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the colors are great!!!!! im without words, T__T
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This is also very nice. It's refreshing to see someone who is both amazing with traditional and digital media. refreshing? well, it's the word I typed out, feel free to replace it with any other good adjective.
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I love her expression Adam, your whole gallery is an inspiration matey
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oh wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
that's very beautiful!!!
u have amazing talents!!
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this is really great! i luvs her expression...
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Really great work. The coloring and everything is very beautiful and her way of looking very borred is really great.
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What an amazing illustration *_* You really are very good with acrylic, and there I particullary love your color choices <3
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This is quite amazing. I've been just painting acrylics on illustration board but i'm wondering if you gesso your's first? I do, but i'm just curious
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Thank you!
When I choose to work on illustration board, I don't gesso it, because it has such a wonderful texture of its own (I prefer cold press because it's so absorbent). If I want to work on a gessoed surface, I use masonite for its durability.
So for this one, I started by toning the whole thing with a watered-down torquoise, and then building up gradually with watery glazes, so everything would continue to be absorbed. I guess that means this was the most watercolor-like of all these paintings.
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hmm okay. It definitely has a watery feel, not just because it's undersea but it feels more like watercolors. I also use the cold press illustration board. I've done watercolors on it before and it does have a nice feel to it. Thank you
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Hey Adam. You don't know me, but I know you considering that we both go to RISD and we're both in the Illustration major and your senior show was awesome and...aw, what the heck, enough rambling. I love your work and this is one of my favorite of yours.
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wow also a great picture your art realy is fantastic
again great colorting, the underwater colors are fabulous
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