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Mermay Day 29 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / SEA Patterns 🌊 - Process

Hi Patrons! 🀍🀍

For today's Mermay I combined both Southeast Asian Patterns specifically the Philippines and shapes from the sea! πŸ˜ƒI didn't know it was also #Maysia, so I wanted to combine Mermay and celebrate the culture of the Philippines (which is where I'm from!...

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Mermay Day 28 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Origami 🐠 - Early Access

Hi Patrons!πŸ₯°

I wanted to do something different and fun for today!  I used to do origami a lot when I was younger but it was mostly making small stars and a couple of fun shapes! I still struggle remembering how to do a crane by heart I feel like I always have to look up a step by s...

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Mermay Day 28 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Origami 🐠 - Process

Hi Patrons!πŸ₯°

I wanted to do something different and fun for today!  I also wanted to paint in light colours! Lately, I've been really enjoying doing paintings with an overhead lighting source I think really highlights the key areas! I've attached plenty of process photos so you can ...

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Mermy Day 27 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Castle 🏰 - Early Access

I wanted to do another piece inspired by period dramas but also wanted to paint the castles from Germany! πŸ₯°


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Mermy Day 27 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Castle 🏰 - Process

Hi Patrons!

We're almost at the end of the month and I'm starting to feel a little burnt out! I'm not too happy with this piece so I might touch it up before posting it later! I posted as many process photos as I can since I worked with this piece in Photoshop!

I wanted to do another ...

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Mermay Day 26 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Lotus πŸ’œ - Early Access

Mermay Day 26 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Lotus πŸ’œ - Process

Hi Patrons! πŸ’œ

For today's Mermay, I wanted to tackle a smaller mermaid again! I also wanted to experiment with the colours and do something a little iridescent! πŸ₯°

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Mermay Day 26 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Lotus πŸ’œ - Process

Hi Patrons! πŸ’œ

For today's Mermay, I wanted to tackle a smaller mermaid again! I also wanted to experiment with the colours and do something a little iridescent! πŸ₯°

I've been really into drawing flowers lately! So I might do another floral-inspired mermaid but probably a giant mer...

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Mermay Day 25 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Galaxy ✨🌌✨ - Early Access

Hi Patrons! 🌈

I went with another suggestion again today, this time from Nani! πŸ₯°She suggested exploring different sea creatures so I was inspired to look at reference photos and ultimately decided to paint the majestic betta fish! I think they're super beautiful so I wanted to try inc...

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Mermay Day 25 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Galaxy ✨🌌✨ - Process

Hi Patrons! 🌈

I went with another suggestion again today, this time from Nani! πŸ₯°She suggested exploring different sea creatures so I was inspired to look at reference photos and ultimately decided to paint the majestic betta fish! I think they're super beautiful so I wanted to try inc...

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Mermay Day 24 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Baby Blue πŸ’™ - Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ’™

For today's Mermay, I went with Emma's suggestion of including more animals (thanks Emma!) πŸ₯°I was inspired to paint a golden tiger and baby blue flowers. The background by the2021-05-24 05:08:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Mermay Day 24 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Baby Blue πŸ’™ - Process

Hi Patrons! πŸ’™

For today's Mermay, I went with Emma's suggestion of including more animals (thanks Emma!) πŸ₯° 

For the background, I was inspired by the2021-05-24 05:06:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Mermay Day 23 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Clover πŸ€ - Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ’š

Sorry for the delay in posting yesterday! For today's Mermay, I went with one of the ideas suggested by Madison (thank you!) πŸ₯°! I decided to paint a mini mermaid among clovers and leaves! It's my first time painting a small mermaid and I had so much fun with it!!

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Mermay Day 23 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Clover πŸ€ - Process

Hi Patrons! πŸ’š

Sorry for the delay in posting yesterday! For today's Mermay, I went with one of the ideas suggested by Madison (thank you!) πŸ₯°! Thanks for all the suggestions as well, it really helps me get my creative juices back 😊! I decided to paint a mini mermaid among clovers an...

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Mermay Day 22 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ - The Manor and The Mermaid 🏠 - Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ’–

For today's Mermay, I wanted to paint a mermaid that's inspired by period dramas and the countryside! I wanted to illustrate a story around this girl who's secretly a mermaid living in this idyllic manor. I even made a mockup book cover! 😝

I hope you like it! Thank...

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Mermay Day 22 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ - The Manor and The Mermaid 🏠 - Process + Questions

Hi Patrons! πŸ’–

For today's Mermay, I wanted to paint a mermaid that's inspired by period dramas and the countryside! I wanted to illustrate a story around this girl who's secretly a mermaid living in this idyllic manor. I even made a mockup book cover! 😝

I made this piece with Pr...

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Mermay Day 21 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Sea and Fog 🀍 - Early Access

Hi Patrons! 🀍

I wanted to explore painted something different today! I was listening to this playlist so I was inspired to mix romanticism and surrealism in this painting. I'm super happy I went with this direction sinc...

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Mermay Day 21 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Sea and Fog 🀍 - Process

Hi Patrons! 🀍

I painted something different today since I haven't been really too happy with my ideas lately. I was listening to this playlist so I was inspired to mix romanticism and surrealism in this painting. I'm su...

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Mermay Day 20 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Waltz of The Corals 🩰 - Early Access

Hi Patrons!

We're already at Day 20! Can you believe it? For today's Mermay, I wanted to paint a jellyfish ballerina! I included antique furniture and incorporate it into the setting! I was inspired by royal/princess core! I added a few embellishments to hint that she's still in the ocean! ...

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Mermay Day 20 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Waltz of The Corals 🩰 - Process

Hi Patrons!

We're already at Day 20! Can you believe it? For today's Mermay, I wanted to paint a jellyfish ballerina! I included antique furniture and incorporate it into the setting! I was inspired by royal/princess core! I added a few embellishments to hint that she's still in the ocean! ...

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Mermay Day 19 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Patagonia ⛰️ - Process

Hi Patrons!

For today's Mermay, I made a jellyfish mermaid for a change and it's inspired by the snow-capped mountains in Patagonia! 

Lately, I've been feeling pretty frustrated with my ideas as things aren't working as how I envisioned it. I was struggling with the resting pose ...

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Mermay Day 19 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Patagonia ⛰️ - Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ’›

Here's Mermay Day 19! I decided to go with a jellyfish mermaid today! It's inspired by snow-capped mountains in Patagonia! I might touch this up tomorrow morning so I'll make a few changes but I'm pretty happy with it! 

EDIT: Made changes to the painting!...

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Mermay Day 18 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Wanderlust 🧳 - Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ’›

Today's mermaid took longer to do than I expected, actually, I knew it was going to take long since I wanted to paint a city πŸ˜‚I had this idea of imagining the coral reef as a small quaint town. I was inspired by the streets of Italy which made me miss traveling! I can't ...

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Mermay Day 18 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Wanderlust 🧳 - Process

Hi Patrons! πŸ’›

Today's mermaid took longer to do than I expected, actually, I knew it was going to take long since I wanted to paint a city πŸ˜‚I had this idea of imagining the coral reef as a small quaint town. I was inspired by the streets of Italy. Looking at reference photos made me m...

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Mermay Day 17 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / The Wait πŸƒ - Early Access

For today's Mermay, I wanted to create a melancholic feeling--almost as if she's patiently waiting for something or someone πŸ’•

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Mermay Day 17 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / The Wait πŸƒ - Process + Updates

Hi Patrons! ❀️

Thank you so much for your input and your lovely comments on yesterday's post!! Your inputs are really helpful! 😊 I'm going to wait until the 31st to make a poll! I really love the suggestion of breaking it into groups as a process of elimination so I think I'll divide...

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❁ Mermay / Reaching Goals / Rewards Updates ❁

Hi Patrons! ❀️

I just want to say thank you all so much for your support on my Mermay so far!! Your support really encourages me!! We've already reached over 200 patrons here and I'm so overjoyed with all the support!! πŸ₯ΊπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Since we reached the 200 goal, t...

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Mermay Day 16 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Dark Library β˜•πŸ“œπŸ•―- Early Access

Hi Patrons! πŸ–€

I wanted to do something inspired by Dark Academia for today's Mermay! Actually, I wanted to draw a different sea creature for today so I wanted to do an octopus! I had this idea of imagining an octopus as a writer since ink is in their nature πŸ˜„πŸ™πŸ–€<...

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Mermay Day 16 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Dark Library β˜•πŸ“œπŸ•―- Process + Reward Updates

Hi Patrons! πŸ–€

I wanted to do something inspired by Dark Academia for today's Mermay! Actually, I wanted to draw a different sea creature for today so I wanted to do an octopus! I had this idea of imagining an octopus as a writer since ink is in their nature πŸ˜„πŸ™πŸ–€<...

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Mermay Day 15 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Snow Peak πŸ”οΈ - Early Access

Hi Patrons! 🀍

We're halfway there!! I made a landscape mermaid today which was inspired by a photograph with a snow-capped mountain scene with fall trees! 😊

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Mermay Day 15 πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ / Snow Peak πŸ”οΈ - Process

Hi Patrons! 🀍

We're halfway there!! I made a landscape mermaid today and I really enjoyed painting this one! I love blending orange and blue hues together and throwing in pinks that's why I love painting winter scenes so much since I can always add hints of pink! Also, I can't help but a...

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