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Follow me Facebook • Facebook Art Blog • TumblrThe oldest form of the mermaid in mermaid mythology is the goddess Atargatis from Syria. A famous statue of Atargatis shows her as a woman from the waist up and a fish from there down. All sea goddesses inherit the sea's qualities. Just as the sea could be gentle and nurturing or violent and deadly, so could they. These are the same contradictory qualities we see in mermaids to this day: beautiful, cruel, tender, loving, destroying, etc. In a larger sense this is man's view of nature. The mermaid is nature herself.
If you haven't guessed already mermaids and vampires are my favourite mythological creatures
All stock purchased and details painted.
Tip: When creating a mermaid don't use those Poser Pro tales unless you're using a Poser model too, otherwise it will look really fake. I always search for fish photos for the tale, you just need to mold the fish photo to the models legs. Koi fish stock is the best for this, since they have the most destinct scales.
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Cute finned ears!! Love to see her with webbed fingers, too!!
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Used here. I hope it's okay. I gave credit. If it's not, I can take it down and delete it.
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Love this! I saw one where Amy Lee's face was on the siren. Still looking for it. Glad to find the original!
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I've always loved this one, so mysterious and fantastic!
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WOW!!! This is incredibly amazing. Everything about it just seems to work together to create this beautiful image 
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i still keep saying, this for the second time , this artz is now on my destop from my laptop , im complete in love with that picture, really this is really one of the best i can see every day i have this artz so long on my desktop and i can look it for hours, ! i wish i was that mermaid, i wish that the world was real , you have really inspired me in these art, i would make a one too in that kind of styl of these one, but with my own stock picture, this art is my inspiration, actually you are my inspiration you may be so proud, about your technique, really im so jealous on you, atargis was someone i dunno who she is , but you make me curious to the history of her, ok even now seriously i wish you have a tutorial from these , but its a dream
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This is sexy. I would do that mermaid if she had a vag
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The glow in her eyes, that intensely alluring expression, and the way the scales don't take away from the smoothness of her skin is delicious to the taste! The amazing work with shadows and back-lighting just makes me crave to know her more.... Very VERY WOW!
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Thank you for sharing!
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Awesome mermaid! Is she a vampire mermaid?
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Beautiful picture. The eyes are glowing and it looks so amazing
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You totally rock you have captured the essence of dark
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Everything about this picture is amazing: the lighting, texture, detail... My favorite mermaid rendition on DA and certainly the best.
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Surely the best mermaid rendition I've seen on dA. Nice work, Joana. Thanks for sharing.
~Brian
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I can't even begin to speak in words what you portrayed in this picture! It is so amazing! You must have spent ages with it!
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