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Published: 2005-01-21 08:29:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 15681; Favourites: 506; Downloads: 1277
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*Note: Not Vector Art. See media description*The latest Retro Girl
A mermaid as a Retro Girl? you say? Why yes Thinking retro, I always remember these ceramic mermaids my grandparents have had hanging over their bathtub for as long as I can remember. Granted, they look nothing like this and I have no idea when they are really from, but it's more about the nostalgia 
This is another piece I did the sketch for months ago, but with finishing the calendar, it got put on hold.
Medium: Original sketch drawn over in Photoshop with the pen tool, not vectors since the lines and shapes rasterize. It is similar process, but by devart definitions, anything that rasterizes is not vector art. Details added with brush tool.
*Edit* Added some bubbles for balance, thanks for the suggestion, ~ExiledSnake
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Very nice! Love her curious expression. 
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She is very cute. I love her pouty expression and her finger to her mouth.
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that's beautiful! I love your style... 
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She's gorgeous. Also very, very seductive looking.
I love her hair and the way it's flowing out.
Excellent job.
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Cute and sexy and playful! 
I like how you have her curving out, in, and out again. It makes it interesting since she is a mermaid, more swimming like.
I didn't know that if the vector was done in photoshop it was not considered vector. I see lots of folks doing their vectors in photoshop and saying they are vectors... I'd often wondered that myself cause in Illustrator even though you convert the file to rasterized so you can view it on the net, you can always use the illustrator file to resize, change colors, etc without it rasterizing. I guess you cannot do that in Photoshop? I've never used photoshop for vectors actually, I didn't even know you could until I saw folks here on DA using it.
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Well, the main thing is you aren't using vectors in Photoshop. It's the same construction technique essentially, but what you create are selection areas essentially that you fill with your chosen color. It looks the same, and people could pass it off as the same, untill it came time to resize.
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Gotcha! Thank ya for explaining it to me.
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you know I love her. I can't wait to see your retro-girl Jessica Rabbit. I hope she comes around soon
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I really like your style!
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very cute.
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Purple? What? Never...
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Why must people put mermaids in the bathroom? That is the last place I want to be reminded of how inadequate I look compared to some drop dead gorgeous mermaid picture who is anorexically thin.
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lol, good point, but these particular mermaids aren't exactly thin, they are that kind of chubby, child-like style that was popular years back.
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Hooray! (isn't really sure what she's happy about)
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Prettie!!!!!!!
Hmm...you knoe if u wanna add more, bubbles would be nice to put. 
The hair and tail has so much movement, I think ima explode.
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i just love mermaids
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That really looks fantastic!! Love the starfish lol
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Delicious shapes, like lime pie.
Secrets, I say!
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Another simply beautiful piece. Your "retro" style is developing into something unique, and consistently good. As always, I love the flowing curves in this piece, along with the colors. Lovely!
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WOW WOW WOW
Amazingly beautiful! I love the starfish in her hair and the was her fins & hair just flow!!
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Oh this one is so wonder ful! You COULD do a whole retro mermaid bathroom set with this and similar characters. It would be awesome! And it would be nostalgic, harkening back to your grandparants' bathroom.
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oh I LIKE this one! Maybe its becuse its a mermaid, I dunno, but I love the colors, they fit nicley, very... Underwater-like, for lack of adjetives. ^-^ Great job as always, love it!
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I really love the all around use of the starfish, it's so clever.
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So pretty! Great pose too! So, am I the only one who thinks she is saying "shhh...or you'll scare away the fish!"
>^w^<
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I love these things. I think you may be inspiring me. Hard to tell though. I'm too lazy to do anything about it. Sad, I know.
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Do you think DA has solved that problem when purchasing stuff? I stil haven't gotten your calender all because of that bug.
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I don't know, I was able to order, but that's only because I'm back at my own computer. Near as I can figure, it's an IE glitch caused when they changed the system a short while back, but it's not all IE because I had a friend try it on her computer and it worked just fine. Definately sent the Prints help desk a help ticket though, because I don't think they believe me that there is a problem. They just sent back a thing saying they couldn't replicate the problem and the new system was better. The more people that let them know they are having trouble, the more I think they will credit the problem. If it comes to it and they can't fix it, I can order it for you and have it sent to your address.
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Okay, I'll try to order it without using Internet Explorer! If I run into the problem again, I'll contact them again (they ignored my last complaint), or I'll take your word and have you order it. That very thoughtful of you to suggest that, by the way! Thanks!
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WAI! *pointspazz* ANother person who likes starfish as the...erm... 'tops' for mermaids! 
I love her - hair most of all, how you just gave it so much of a 'woosh' watery feel! Another favie from me, hon.
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Lol, well, I rotate. I've been known to use clam shells, nautilus shells, seaweed, hair, starfish, whatever it says to me and this one definately said starfish
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I like that you used sea-colors for her hair and fin, is that reflective of the ceramics? This one looks really sentimental, and I really love the way you've captured the flowing look of hair underwater with this style!
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Great retrogirl, gotta love that facial expression.
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Wonderful. As allways, your style keeps impressing me
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I like her pose very much, she is something really hawiian like... *^_^*
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