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Mermaids trapped under a lake is such a wonderful thought. Lesbian mermaids under a lake is even more wonderful.
This will always remain my favorite vintage lesbian art… Do I even have to break it down for you?
Cleooooooo nawrrrrrr
So I decided to try to do mermay but spent most the time drawing mermaid/ siren gesture drawings cause it’s fun. I was gonna give up on day one and just say there would be 31 by the end but @meredithmcclaren appeared on my tumblr, and I had to art... I put down some color flats on a gesture drawing then doodled on top of it. (Half asleep art is fun)
descriptions and artwork of my oc’s Luna and Serafina! They are both sister mermaids. 💜🩷🧜🏻♀️
I have made other oc’s and am making artwork and descriptions for them as well. ☺️
a drawing of two sister mermaids ~ Luna and Serafina (ocs) 🧜🏻♀️ 💜🩷
I’ve been working on this for awhile and I’m very proud. I’ve grown a lot as an artist and I’m not perfect but I love my art nonetheless.
Which do you prefer - the pencil or the partially colored?
Can you imagine? Real live mermaides!
I love love loooveee glittery shiny nail polish cuz it's not that noticeable if you mess it up AND it's super pretty
.°｡ﾟMollene and Splash .°｡ﾟ
🌊 Types of Mermaids 🌊
please be respectful of cultural boundaries when working with mermaids from various cultures and traditions, and be mindful not to intrude.
🌊 Rusalkas - slavic in origin, disturbed spirits of the “unclean dead”, ghosts of women who died violent deaths, with a penchant for drowning young men. they live only in rivers and lakes, and are known to have green hair like aquatic plants, only appearing in the night.
🌊 Melusina - a mermaid that walks among humans, but returns to their two-tailed form during baths and when they bathe their children. often a water spirit of a nearby lake or river. french origin.
🌊 Siren - greek mythology. servants and companions of persephone, whom searched for her when she was abducted. they are known to sometimes have the body of a bird, and for their song, which lured sailors to their doom. cannibalism implied folklore. have the power of prophecy.
🌊 Merrow - irish mermaid. known to have green hair and webbed fingers. particular noted love of music and their red cap, which when stolen, they will live with the thief until they find it, and then return to the water, leaving even a whole family behind.
🌊 Ben-varrey - from the isle of man, known to bless those that are kind to them with prosperity, gifts, and even the location of treasure.
🌊 Aicaya - Caribbean mermaid, humans who become mermaids when they are shunned from their community and go to live in the sea.
🌊 Amabie - japanese merpeople, with birdlike torsos and three legs and scales. they are gifted with prophecy, usually foretelling abundant harvests or epidemics
🌊 Ningyo - “human faced fish” known to have golden scales, that brings bad weather and misfortune when caught, but when their flesh is eaten the consumer is granted youth and beauty, even agelessness.
🌊 Finman / Finwife - magical shapeshifters that disguise themselves as sea creatures or plants to lure humans, unlike most mermaids they kidnap people from the shores to be their spouses or servants. they have a greed for jewelry and coins, particularly silver, and prefer humans over other finfolk.
🌊 Sirena Chilota - considered the more friendly mermaids, caring for all fish life and rescuing drowned sailors to restore life to them. known for their human-like beauty and youth, according to legend they are the child of a human and a “king of seas”, tears are a powerful substance. from chilote mythology.
🌊 Cecealia - sometimes known as “sea witches”, they are half human and half octopus. origins in native american and japanese mythology.
🌊 Sirena / Siyokoy - the philippine version of mermaid and merman respectively. also called “magindara”, they are known to protect the waters from raiders, and protect the boy moon from sea monsters. Siyokoys can sometimes have legs however, covered with scales and webbed feet
🌊 Sea Mither - scottish/orcadian mythology, a spirit that personifies the sea during spring and summer, battles along scottish isles using storms to bring the summer about. a mother figure to all aquatic life.
🌊 Ceasg - a fresh-water mermaid, specifically half-salmon, said to grant three wishes if captured. sometimes called maighdean na tuinne (maid of the wave) or maighdean mhara (maid of the sea). scottish.
🌊 Selkie - though somewhat different from the typical mermaid, as they are not cold-blooded, have the body of a seal in the water and are human on land. in legends their skins are often stolen and they are kept by fishermen as spouses, or become lovers to fishermen’s wives who shed tears into the sea.
Every year I say “I’m gonna participate in Mermay” and then I don’t because college is nuts, however I do have this gorgeous girl to share instead.
Angler fish are one of, if not my favorite fish EVER! Little fun fact, the females are the ones with the light and teeth, the males are very small and will follow the female around until she’s ready to mate. When the time comes the male will bite onto the female’s stomach and essentially fuse to her, the two becoming one. The male will actually tap into the female’s bloodstream to obtain nutrients. This way the female has a built in sperm back ready to go when she is set to mate.
Happy Mermay!!
Yin and Yang mermaids! I’ve been getting mermaid vibes for some reason... #mermaids #mermaiddrawing #mermay #yinandyang https://www.instagram.com/quokkatoons/p/BxSQfSJlcHK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pk45zdrnh34p
