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For today's Mermay I combined both Southeast Asian Patterns specifically the Philippines and shapes from the sea! ๐I 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!) ๐ต๐ญ
This piece took a long time because I had to do some research on some patterns and textiles! I ended up going down the rabbit hole and ended up saving a bunch of &...
2021-05-29 16:09:52 +0000 UTC
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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 step guide! ๐
Do you do origami?
Thank you so much for your support!
2021-05-28 16:29:43 +0000 UTC
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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 see the process of how I was figuring out how I wanted to paint her face!
I wanted to do something dynamic so I tried to use myself as a reference only to realize I'm n...
2021-05-28 16:26:26 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to do another piece inspired by period dramas but also wanted to paint the castles from Germany! ๐ฅฐ
2021-05-27 16:31:39 +0000 UTC
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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 piece inspired by period dramas but also wanted to paint the castles from Germany! ๐ฅฐ
Thank you all so much for your support!
2021-05-27 16:30:04 +0000 UTC
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Mermay Day 26 ๐งโโ๏ธ / Lotus ๐ - Process
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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! ๐ฅฐ
2021-05-26 04:46:57 +0000 UTC
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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! ๐ฅฐ
I've been really into drawing flowers lately! So I might do another floral-inspired mermaid but probably a giant mermaid! When I painted this piece, I was using the lasso tool a lot to block out some shapes which give it that sharp contrast between the values. I used the curves tool and selectiv...
2021-05-26 04:45:32 +0000 UTC
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I went with another suggestion again today, this time from Nani! ๐ฅฐShe 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 incorporating the fishtail design into the mermaid's tail!
2021-05-25 03:10:25 +0000 UTC
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I went with another suggestion again today, this time from Nani! ๐ฅฐShe 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 incorporating the fishtail design into the mermaid's tail! The tail reminded me of the colours of the galaxy so I played around with a very colourful palette!
In the early stage...
2021-05-25 03:08:52 +0000 UTC
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For today's Mermay, I went with Emma's suggestion of including more animals (thanks Emma!) ๐ฅฐI was inspired to paint a golden tiger and baby blue flowers. The background by the Hitachi ...
2021-05-24 05:08:40 +0000 UTC
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For today's Mermay, I went with Emma's suggestion of including more animals (thanks Emma!) ๐ฅฐ
For the background, I was inspired by the Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan! I ...
2021-05-24 05:06:33 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the delay in posting yesterday! For today's Mermay, I went with one of the ideas suggested by Madison (thank you!) ๐ฅฐ! 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!!
Thank you so much for your support!
2021-05-23 14:46:07 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the delay in posting yesterday! For today's Mermay, I went with one of the ideas suggested by Madison (thank you!) ๐ฅฐ! Thanks for all the suggestions as well, it really helps me get my creative juices back ๐! 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!
I changed the sketches a few times since I was having trouble with the perspe...
2021-05-23 14:43:21 +0000 UTC
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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! ๐
I hope you like it! Thanks for your support!
2021-05-22 02:55:35 +0000 UTC
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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! ๐
I made this piece with Procreate and transferred it to Photoshop so I was able to record half the process on Procreate with the timelapse video!
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2021-05-22 02:54:00 +0000 UTC
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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 since it's so different from what I'm used to painting which is quite refreshing!
2021-05-21 01:41:06 +0000 UTC
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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 super happy I went with this direction since it's so different from what I'm used to painting which is quite refreshing!
Also, it's been a while since I painted a muted p...
2021-05-21 01:39:28 +0000 UTC
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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! Let's pretend those candles aren't burning--they're glowing ๐
2021-05-20 06:30:31 +0000 UTC
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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! Let's pretend those candles aren't burning--they're glowing ๐
I've attached a timelapse video from Procreate but I wasn't able to record the full process since I ran out o...
2021-05-20 06:26:10 +0000 UTC
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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 for a while so I had to scrap the idea and work with the flow of the mountain. I didn't want to scrap the whole painting so I had to come up with a new pose!
I'm actually gla...
2021-05-19 04:46:59 +0000 UTC
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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! You can see the before and after ๐
Thank you for your support!
2021-05-19 04:38:47 +0000 UTC
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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 ๐I 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 wait to travel again!
2021-05-18 16:19:24 +0000 UTC
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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 ๐I 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 miss traveling!
I created this on my Procreated then transferred it to my Cintiq and used photoshop to paint this piece! The brushes I used on my Procreate are my custom...
2021-05-18 16:16:09 +0000 UTC
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For today's Mermay, I wanted to create a melancholic feeling--almost as if she's patiently waiting for something or someone ๐
2021-05-17 15:58:52 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for your input and your lovely comments on yesterday's post!! Your inputs are really helpful! ๐ 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 the poll into four groups (week 1,2, 3, and 4) and then divide it into two groups! Thanks so much for the idea! ๐ฅฐ
As for the physical rewards tier, I'll open that tier in...
2021-05-17 15:52:25 +0000 UTC
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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!! ๐ฅบ๐๐
Since we reached the 200 goal, that means I'm going to open another physical rewards tier, I'm thinking of either doing (two postcards or 5x7 print + postcard), buuuut more on that later!! I'd love to get your in...
2021-05-17 04:28:03 +0000 UTC
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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 ๐๐๐ค
2021-05-16 04:06:19 +0000 UTC
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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 ๐๐๐ค
I had a lot of fun painting Painter of the Sea so I wanted to take a different take by imagining another creature in a different setting! I might touch up on some de...
2021-05-16 04:04:20 +0000 UTC
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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! ๐
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2021-05-15 03:39:51 +0000 UTC
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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 add a little house to these landscape scenes! ๐
I added my inspiration for creating this piece! I love when you can still see the fall colours blending in with the snow! I ...
2021-05-15 03:34:17 +0000 UTC
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