#merms

[samairuart]

Have some of my found family merms 🧜🏽‍♀️

With the murder of the Prince, Juhi becomes the only heir with a number of newfound responsibilities. One of which is inheriting her now deceased brother’s private guard.

They don’t warm up to Juhi at first; no one believes this princess can handle the job and the team is still bitter about the death of their prince. See, they all loved him immensely. The moment of betrayal broke their team apart, now leaving it up to their duty to work together.

Of course that all changes as she wins them over one by one with her charm, love, and dedication. Remember, you can’t always judge a book by its cover 🌸

#ocs #original characters #merms #lotus kingdom

[trungles]

#merms #mermaids #illustration

[allisonmckenzieart]

NEW. STUFF. IS. HERE. 

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#princess peach #super mario #super mario galaxy #rosalina #princess rosalina #ariel #the little mermaid #merms #zelda #princess zelda #rinoa #Rinoa Heartilly #nessa #pokemon nessa #prints for sale

[riks-heights]

Class stuff for class. Love when I can just make aliens for class.

#Merms #birds #art #spec evo #speculative biology #spec bio #aliens #rik art

[chartexart]

Two very quick and rough sketches of my merm AU All Smite. I got a big picture of him coming ;D You'll see that one soon enough.

#all might #mha #merms #mer!yagi #all smite #villain all might #merm au #toshinoriyagi #yagi toshinori #toshinori yagi

[cptjh-arts]

Collab

Bit late for Mermay because reallife tackled us on the finish line but here they are! The outlines of Gavin are by @bittermouse, I did Nines and the coloring. It was so fun! Nines is in a flirty mood ;)

Please do not share without credits, no reupload or commercial use!

#detroit become human #dbh #dbh nines #dbh rk900 #artists on tumblr #dbh gavin #digital art #collab #collaboration #mermay #merms

[glxyqst]

@dbh-bb2023

#dbh #dbh fanfic #detroit:become human #dbh fic #dbh gavin #urban fantasy AU #MERMS

[h0n3yk1tt3n]

May I perhaps ask for some- mermaid au

You happen to have caught me at a time where I was thinking of them

#asks #merms #jeremy heere #michael mell #boyf riends #be more chill #rich goranski #jake dillinger #richjake #theyre absolutely right abt love at first sight not being real but theyre still stupid

[sea-jello]

@h0n3yk1tt3n i have like 10 minutes left of mermay and i had a joke w your au but i hated it so i scrapped it BUT i like this so i’m posting it and i’m just going to explain my joke

so freckles are formed with melanin right?? more importantly your skin absorbs uv rays from the sun blah blah allat. NOW stay with me glow in the dark things glow because the phosphors ABSORB light from the sun and THEN glow do you see where im going with this

i know damn well thats not how skin works and we have it more in our teeth and bones but whatever theyre mermaids and he lives in the deep sea in the DARK come on now its a stretch but it writes itself suspension of disbelief or something

so my joke was he didnt have freckles until he first saw the sun (obviously) and since hes never been exposed to the sun before he soaks that shit up like crazy (think how glow in the dark things glow the brightest when theyre new) and hes like a fucking disco ball when he gets home. image above for reference

#POSTING THIS WITH 5 MINUTES TO SPARE #HAPPY END OF MERMAY YALL #for me at least #i still dont know how to draw mermaids #bmc #be more chill #jeremy heere #jeremy bmc #bmc jeremy #jellos scribbles #merms #i think that was the tag?? but go check it out yall its funky and lives in my brain

[kiebs-creative-corner]

Pride Merms!

The gay/mlm flag!

#pride #merman #merfolk #merms #gay pride #gay #limited color palette #limited palette #2021 #my art

[samairuart]

Wip!! My daughter will debut this mermay 😌🤍

#ocs #merms #wip

[coffeecakes-art-bssc5]

I should draw more of dst, all of these are old!

Just some love for these characters <3

2021 art

#my drawings #dst #dont starve #dont starve together #dst wurt #dst wes #dst Winona #dont starve together wurt #dont starve wes #dont starve together winona #merms #winona #wes #wurt

[sergle]

golden merm 💛

#sergle art #artists on tumblr #illustration #MerMay #mermay 2022 #mermaids #merfolk #merms #plus size #body posi

[nokalatte]

To my fellow merms, with love

'But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.' 

With these somewhat somber words begins the live-action film The Little Mermaid. A much more tragic tone set for a film that originally swam colorfully and vibrantly into our hearts 34 years ago.  Within the first few minutes of the film opening -- it was clear this new take on the forbidden love story between man and mermaid would not disappoint.

I was born the year the original Disney animated film came out and I suppose that’s why so many grown women my age are convinced we are mermaids ourselves. The film is a part of the fabric of my life and as my partner says, it’s basically my religion. For that reason, I went into the theatre cautiously optimistic and I believe that’s why I left absolutely elated. 

I’ve always loved that the film begins above the water, before diving deep down to the ocean floor. While some criticize the film for it’s lack of lighting under the sea, I found it simply to be true of real life. A big reason humans like myself are called to the sea is the desire to be a part of what lurks beneath the surface; where fish have supernatural neon lights to navigate the darkness. Like Prince Eric, I am curious to discover the unknown, just as Ariel desires to go where she is forbidden. 

Ever since the first trailer came out, most of us knew Halle Bailey’s performance would move us. But her angelic voice and wide eyes filled with longing from scene to scene captured me in a way I didn’t expect. As she finished Part of Your World, I found tears streaming down my cheeks. I turned to my cousin (a fellow ‘89 baby) to find that she too was crying. We then immediately started laughing at ourselves. How could we be so emotional at a song we’ve heard thousands of times? Was it overwhelming nostalgia? The realization we could see ourselves in this character? The magic of Disney?? Call it what you want -- the fact remains we were overwhelmed with emotion. And I fully agreed with my cousin when she declared, “the rest of the movie could be crap and I wouldn’t care.  Because that was beautiful”. 

I’m pleased to say the rest of the film was NOT crap. Far from it. Though it’s about an hour longer than the original, nearly every new scene and piece of dialogue seemed to move the story forward and deepen the connection between our two main characters. 

While I could have done without Prince Eric’s solo ballad, to me, Jonah Hauer-King embodied the role perfectly. It’s as if Disney knew they were making this film as much for the adult women as they were for the young kids. The handsome, strong sailor who wants to do away with the boundaries between royalty and deck hands instantly had me hooked.  Through added dialogue between Eric and Grimsby, I could easily see what Ariel saw in him. 

The new song Ariel sings in her head as she’s suddenly among humans was a perfect addition to the story. It describes all the emotions running through her body; all the anxious excitement someone would feel when they finally make it where they longed to be. 

By far though, the best addition to the film is the discovery of Prince Eric’s whoseits and whatsits galore. The parallel between Ariel’s cave of collections from humans and Eric’s trove of treasures from under the sea was exactly what the animated version lacks: a deep soul connection between the two lovers. Ursula never stood a chance ;) 

Speaking of -- Melissa McCarthy does a fantastic job as our villain... but the actress playing human Ursula aka Vanessa -- Jessica Alexander knocks it OUT OF THE PARK! She’s only in the film for such a short time but she makes quite the splash. As the spell begins to unravel, her desperation and anger fully takes hold and I was actually a little scared!!

Though we don’t get the big wedding boat rainbow and sendoff in this version, we do get a much more independent Ariel. She’s the one who figures out how to teach the prince her name. She’s the one who ultimately takes down the villain and just like in the original, she’s the one who convinces her father that not all humans are bad. Breaking barriers for sea creatures and humans just as Halle has broken a barrier by being our first Ariel of color. 

I thought I would be much more upset by changes and the omission of lyrics in the classic songs like Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls; but to be honest, I barely even noticed them. I’m almost embarrassed to have questioned decisions made by the one and only Alan Menken. I can honestly say In Alan, I trust! 

And also -- in Grimsby I trust!! I’ll leave you with this new quote from Eric’s confidant that truly struck a chord in me. A motto I will likely continue to recall when I find myself struggling with a decision in matters of the heart:

“Don’t be held back by what you think should be. Think of only what is”

#thelittlemermaid #littlemermaid #littlemermaidliveaction #merms #mermaids #disneyliveaction #disneylittlemermaid #ariel #princeeric

[wasabi-gumdrop]

Sabi!! Your art makes me so happy every time I see it on the dash; I love the glowy colours and the gentleness of your style it always kindles something warm in me! I hope life gets less stressful soon—you deserve to live in the same kind of pastel-glow worlds you create! 🌷💕✨

thank you so much Merms 💖 you’re so sweet and lovely, it’s always so wonderful hearing from you 😭💕💕

i’m so happy my art gives that feeling, i really want to get back to drawing more often 🥹 i’ve missed the fun of creating this past year, my soul is really feeling it 😭

#merms #not drawing feels like a breakup ngl #i miss her i wanna get back together with her i shouldve married her #ya know what i mean 😭 #thank you for this ask you are an angel 🤧💖 #swanflowerpond #wasabi answers

[cptjh-arts]

Collab

Aaand another Collab! This time with @tehpandajunk who did the outlines. I colored them. I really like collabs! Its so fun!

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#detroit become human #dbh #dbh nines #dbh rk900 #artists on tumblr #digital art #dbh gavin #collab #collaboration #merms #dbh mermay #dbh merms #mermay