#cody griffin

[andy-the-8th]

Some lovely art for the day!

Cody swimming with mermom by @laurynjc-art!

[arcoirisbolinhs]

[scriptorsapiens]

I do sketch prompts on my insta for MerMondays, and @andy-the-8th asked for Cody Griffin jumping with a marlin. I think it came out particularly well, so here it is on tumblr!

If y'all feel like leaving some MerMonday prompts, you can send them here or hit me up on my insta (same name as this blog).

[itsybitsybatsyspider]

Back at it again with enjoying niche media that roughly five (5) people know about.

Anyone remember that movie 'The Thirteenth Year'?

[rexshadaoart]

Well, didn't expect to do The Thirteenth Year again, but I suppose I'm obligated to do at least one MerMay stuff after spending an entire month of Oz and June being the month I dedicate to Dorzma.

Again, this is inspired by the fan fiction The Secret Lives of Fish. Sure, @andy-the-8th's The Creatures That Defy Logic is the most well-known The Thirteenth Year fan fiction, even getting its own TV Tropes page. But TSLOF is the first TTY fan fiction to be completed from beginning to end. And it was the fan fiction that entertained more mer-transformation that made the Disney Channel TV movie memorable (everything else, high school drama, swim team, family misunderstandings, etc. is just forgettable).

For that, The Secret Lives of Fish holds a special place in my heart (plus it came out on my birthday).

Of course, the fanfiction kinda teased me on many plot points that could warrant its own sequel. A tip of the iceberg of where it could go. And I guess that's what fueled this artwork. Seeing where we could go with the premise.

I'm not much of fan fiction writer and if I do write fan fiction in the future, it will about the Land of Oz and Dorzma (which I swear I will it make into reality one day).

This is the @adorkastock image reference I used for the artwork. I have to admit, it was kinda hard to draw these poses, especially when Sam has massive hair that blocks much of the mermaid figure. Took me several pencil sketches before I went "I could actually draw them."

The fun part of The Thirteenth Year is really playing on the physiology of merfolk. The patterns of scales on Cody and Sam's arms were refined into a neat pattern that should match with the movie, while the arm fins are of different shapes to reflect merfolk variety.

I decided to go one step further and decorate these two with merfolk attire. For Sam, I based her attire on Cody's mother. Seashell bra and a tiara made of shells and starfish. For Cody, I decided to give him a necklace made of shark teeth and shells. I recall that there was incident where Cody was bitten by a shark in Creatures that Defy Logic, so I thought sharks are a fitting motif for him.

As to why I decorated them with merfolk attire? Well, I wanted to expand the merfolk culture a bit based on what we saw of Cody's mother. And I like to do visual storytelling with my art. In this case, after Sam got used to her mermaid form for several days or weeks, she went on a long date with Cody to the world of the merfolk and came back wearing seashells and starfish handpicked by Cody's mother. Maybe date is the wrong word to describe it. It was more of a vacation, a holiday if you will.

Oh, the two mer-teenagers manage to get a handle over their electric hand holding pulse. Seems to give them extra speed and lure a school of fish to follow their bubbles.

[irritableizzy]

the goobs. inspired by @andy-the-8th ‘s amazing fanfic series. Seriously, if you’re at all curious about the thirteenth year beyond the movie check out their blog and their fic!

[zachdoesfanart]

Another scene from @andy-the-8th's magnificent fic series Creatures that Defy Logic on AO3, featuring Cody and his mom seeing a mating dance between giant squid.

[merfolkotd]

merfolk of the day: cody griffin from the thirteenth year