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Available as an open edition print & as a limited edition giclee .With every new image I get more comfortable using Painter… before I was having a lot of trouble blending and detailing in the program, but something’s clicked. This was done using a combination of Painter and Photoshop, but I think I used Painter a tiny bit more than PS. I’m simply addicted to those artist oils.
All textures are done by hand. I made an effort to make the scales look a part of her skin, not flat or pasted on like I see in so many mermaid images (though, she isn’t a mermaid—she’s more reptilian than fish.) And speaking of fish, they were nearly the death of me. I lost count because I moved them around so much, but I think there are over 50.
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This is so powerful image... I like it very much...
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Featured in my journal here: Digital Paintings All Time Favs Feature II
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I love your paintings! The mermaids in particular look more realistic (and cooler) than alot of art I've seen.
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The gills look amazing! Her hands would look fantastic with webbing between her fingers, too.
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The greens and the goldfish are spectacular~!
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Fantastid work ! , your color balance is just insane.
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Dear navate
Your Fabulous artwork is featured in
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become ART-PORTRAITS's member you are Most welcome!!! ...
My best Wishes for 2012
regards
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It would be our honor to feature your work in
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This and your entire gallery are just utterly gorgeous.
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Very beautiful! The fishes are great and also the softness of the whole picture. That makes it look like from an old myths book or something. Absolutely awesome.
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one of my favorite mermaid pics. THis is really the essence of the mermaid...
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Dear navate
This fantastique illustration is featured in Action-Portraits...
If you don't mind...
You are welcome in Action-Portraits...!!![link]
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How do you see this mermaid? what are her charecteristics to you as the artist? Or do you feel different towards the idea of her depending on your mood? I really like this piece. i don't like light fantasy mermaids they bore me (usually). It seems have a deep rooted obsession with dark mermaids such as these. i can't explain it. i can only explain it in my head with no words. its the easiest and most true way. so i'm glad you made this, as i spend ages trying to look for dark creatures such as these.
i think you did a great job with the scale thing (making it look more like her skin).
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I don't see her as light or dark. She's a complicated character. But I think people often think that complicated = dark, because light fantasy is based on a child-like understanding of the world.
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xxx Lauren
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simply AMAZING *.*
I love every detail about it
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hauntingly beautiful. And the color choices are pin point perfect. It's really great work!
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I adore this picture! I can imagine that such a mermaid could exist. It's just...the colours and her eyes and...the dark water.... amazing!
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A print of this is hanging in the lounge of one of the new dorms at my school! The first time I walked into the building I saw it through some glass doors and immediately had to go in and see it. I fell in love with it. This is such a hauntingly beautiful piece. I'm so happy to have stumbled upon your page and see some of the rest of your work.
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Yeah, that was part of my thesis project in the spring.
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hello my name is john. i 've seen your work and it's great. have nice day
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Oh Wow! This has so much depth I'm having trouble breathing!! SO good and mysterious. Well done.
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I love the under water plants .. they look so lifelike and really set a dark, mysterious mood. Very nice how you've let her tail shine through a little as to give you a thought of how big she is but keep it hidden too, as though there could be miles more of that tail somewhere I cannot see. Kinda creepy but also beautiful. I really really like this piece ! Thank you for sharing (also thanks for the detail shots, nice work on her face!).
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I love your fish! So life-like. Full of motion and grace like real moving fish. 
Oh, and a Happy New Year to you and your nearest and dearest too! 
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Hi
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