Unicorns, and Faeries, and Mermaids! Oh my!

Fascination with the unknown and (scoff!) non-existent.

[may12324]

Some more lgbt pride flag inspired merpeople!! Including colours of these flags; Lesbian, Asexual, Aromantic , Genderqueer, Bisexual, and Pansexual. To go with my other mermaid gfs that were inspired by the colours of the transgender pride flag.

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Eero Lampinen (Finnish, b. Espoo, Finland, based Helsinki, Finland) - Mermaid, Mixed Media

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pinktober day 26 •Mermaid 🧜‍♀️☠️🖤 today you’re getting 2 inktobers as well 😂 didn’t manage to post this yesterday😅 but I’m happy of this finished piece,i love this spooky mermaid🕷💀🖤

[fuckyeahmermaidsandshit]

The Signs as Mermaids

Aries: a vibrant and beautiful creature, Arian mermaids reside in shallow, brackish water such as lagoons, sometimes playing tricks on nearby humans or even drawing ships to their doom with siren calls, their tails are a deep, blood red, marked with unclean, black stripes and fins that unfurl like fans at the end of their tail and its sides, as sharp and dangerous as their teeth, delicate webbing between their fingers

Taurus: these laid back beauties stick to mangroves and slow moving water, they decorate their bodies with the wonders of the sea: pearls, shells, and even the ocean life itself, allowing starfish to stick to their tails, they avoid others but will save many sailors from drowning, their scales are as golden as the sun, their fins strong yet tapered delicately

Gemini: these mermaids are often found in the middle of the sea, playing with dolphins or even whales, they often tease sailors and flirt with them relentlessly, their tails are particularly long and strong, scales so small they are indistinct though they creep up Gemini's stomach, their fins are awe inspiring shaped like wings at their back and trailing in a swirl behind them, a radiant blue and white like the surf

Cancer: these mer make their homes in coral reefs, curled up with eels and using clams as pillows, they protect the reefs from boats and fishermen, they hoard pearls and all other treasure they find, their skin and scales are almost translucent, resembling mother of pearl, and emit a soft light similar to the moon, yet their scales are hard like shell and their nails and teeth must be sharp to defend themselves and the reef

Leo: these mermaids are brazen, they often approach populated beaches, drawn by the laughter of the children they love to play with and often save from drowning, they decorate themselves with the treasures of the sea, braiding pearls and shells into their hair, wrapping beautiful plants around their waists, their tails are like sunlight, their eyes sharp and golden, and their fins almost heart-shaped

Virgo: these reclusive mermaids live in freshwater rivers where they hunt fish and play in the current, they clean the rivers of trash and help animals survive, algae creeps up their tails and their skin is splattered with markings similar to the pebbled riverbed, their tails are almost rough like an alligator's back and this skin creeps up their spines as well, colored a similar dark green

Libra: more siren than mer, these gorgeous beings often steal sailors away, seducing them with first their elegant voices and then their eyes as bright as the sky, they don't realize that they are harming the sailors, only taking them to a better place, Libran mermaids are like wisps of mist, airy and light, tails shiny and a gentle blue, fins delicate and wispy

Scorpio: no human has ever seen a Scorpio mermaid, they remain deep beneath the sea where few have ever reached, where no light touches, reclusive and secretive, their scales are as dark as the night but their skin is patterned with intricate swirls which emit a hazy, purple glow just as their eyes do, their tails are as lithe as an eel and finned in a similar manner

Sagittarius: who knows where you will spot this mermaid, they travel all over the world, from freshwater to the deepest depths of the ocean, constantly exploring and seeking out other mermaids and people alike, their scales are scattered across their body, the color of the sunrise, and their fins are a brilliant fan, ombre and almost ruffled as it creeps up their tail in layers

Capricorn: reclusive and quiet, these mer stay in deep water, very rarely coming to the surface, they are predators but do not attack humans as other mermaids do because they wish to be left alone, their tail is not scaled, rather more similar to a shark's flesh, a deep color that wavers between purple and blue, their fins hard and sharp, all lean muscle and dark eyes

Aquarius: these mermaids often hang around heavily populated beaches and even ports, curious about human beings and their technology, they often make friends with humans and visit them regularly, when not amongst humans they are exploring the ocean, their tales are a deep, regal purple, their hair long and tangled, a very similar color, and they decorate their bodies with strange items they find in the water

Pisces: these little mermaids are mostly reclusive but very curious about humans, they live in lagoons or among the mangroves, quiet and never imposing, they keep the animals safe and use their magic to keep the water clean, their scales are a deep magenta that glimmers in the light, fins as long as their hair, at their jaw rests a pair of fan-like fins that they use to scare away predators

[ladytor]

This is an Original ink and acrylic drawing measuring at 8"x10" on water colour paper. Its title “des larmes de sirene”  translates in  English to “mermaid tears” this work is about the myth of the pearls and how they are formed by the tears from mermaids. Pearls are valued for their beauty and luminescent feminine quality, much like the moon. They are symbolic of purity, calm and innocence. Yet pearls are also hard to come by in their natural state. Today they are harvested in cruel and commercial ways,  ways which also abuse the ocean and its creatures. This takes away from the purity they represent when worn this way. In this piece I wish to show the beauty of the pearl yet the pain in its creation, thus the tears of the mermaid. ~V~ http://www.etsy.com/shop/artbyladyviktoria ©ArtbyLadyViktoria

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new blog! if you like trees and pnw and mountains n’ stuff go check it out!

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[pyrrhic-victoria]

Yuyi is real by mibou

[drew--caitlin]

I really wanted to join in with mermay, so here’s a lil sketch of a Starbucks matcha frappuccino inspired mermaid! ^u^

I’m not massively stoked about it, but at least it was fun to draw something more fun and far less realistic

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Siren’s Call by Lercio4life on DeviantArt

[mayorofdunktown]

ive said it before and i’ll say it again: all mermaids are gay

[jukubabii]

Mermaids are meant to be BEAUTIFUL…… Therefore MerMEN are meant to be BREATHTAKING!!!!

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MUA: @jukubabii and @robertosartwork 

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Siren

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 by Chéri Hérouard dor La Vie Parisienne magazine, August, 1915

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by Jessica Warrick

[artofnarrative]

Mermaid ~ The Magical Man of Mirth ~ Illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbott & Helen Alden Knipe ~ 1910 ~ via

“Without Waiting for Assistance, the Charming Mermaid Glided Forth”

More illustrations from this lovely work can be found at the blog, Wannabe Wonderlands.

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