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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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wonderful work, especially liked the scales very realistic, congratulations!
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this is just to let you know you've been featured here [link] and it will help yourself and the other artists get attention if you fav the article by pressing the little heart in the top left hand corner. Thanks for your mermaid work!
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Beautiful! Mermaids are also one of my favorite mythological creatures and you did a fantastic job. You will be on my Favorites.
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congratz!
you have featured here 
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wauw. one of the nicest mermaids i have seen.
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O you like vampires and mermaids?!!!!!I find something in common between them as stupid as it seems.
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Well, they are both sexy and mysterious
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By the way you may have heard of the mytical beasts the leviatans.I don`t know why but there is somehow resemblance between them and the sirens.
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beautiful!
faved it without thinking!
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This time no making of =\ this one started as a simple photo retouch so I didn't bother to record it lol
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She looks breathtakening!
I like the colours a lot and thanks for the tip.
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Thank you and no problem
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very cool work! amazing details and colours! well done
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I like her fierce/alluring expression, the blue tint of her skin, and the way her arms disappear into the water.
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Mermaids are a favorite creature of mine as well. I never heard the story of Atargatis, very interesting. I'd like to run my hand up and down her scales
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I love mytholagy in general, thankfully it's a big part of my majoring in college, so I have the previlege to know about this not so known tales
Thank you
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ouuh! quite alluring. I for one think you did an amazing job. I love the lighting.
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Hello dear... Your beautiful piece has been featured here [link]
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most excellent work Love how the light shines through the back fins.
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Wow, she's really beautiful. I'm loving the contrast of the reds, greens and blues and especially the moonlight at her back.
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This artwork has been featured in my August journal here [link]
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This is insanely gorgeous. Wow!! Truly amazing.
I've seen a lot of art like this on a site on Facebook [link] you can make money sharing your work you should check it out!
Blessings
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ficou brutal boneca 
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oh wowowowowowow great job on the scales, you have a nice touch for details, very engrossing
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This is so so sososososooo beautiful.
i am in love with this!
your amazing!!
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Nossa!!!
eu nem tenho palavras pra descrever!!!
so digo que é perfeito seu trabalho!!!
PARABÉNS!!!
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this is fantastic. the colours and hair is amazing.
i love the myth info.
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