Feb 12, 2022
It’s said that mermaids were inspired by aquatic mammals like manatees. And I have also heard of seals and Sea lions being the closest thing to a real life mermaid we have. So following that line of thought, if you were to give a more mammalian design rather than just making them half human and half fish this is what I think they would look like. Slightly chubby, like seals or manatees, especially in areas with colder temperatures, skin either dark brown or bluish grey. I did brown here to contrast against the background more. partially webbed hands for better swimming and greenish hair for blending in with seaweed to avoid sharks.
