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I wanted to do at least one new drawing for this year’s MerMay, and this is a character that I’ve been meaning to draw my own spin on for a couple of MerMays now, but have kept missing the chance to, or just haven’t been inspired. This is my take on Dyesebel, a prominent mermaid character in the Philippines. She originally made her debut in comics, created by Mars Ravelo, and has since been translated into various screen adaptations. Her story varies in the adaptations, but pretty consistent elements through them all are that she has at least one human parent, and when she grows up, she falls in love with a human boy named Fredo. She’s usually having to conceal her mermaid identity and runs into trouble when she’s discovered and becomes a circus attraction. It depends on the adaptation whether she gets a happy ending. For my design, I stuck to her red orange tail, which has become the most popular look for her on screen. I lifted the shell and pearl hair decorations from the 2008 telenovela, and the tail design was me having fun trying to make her distinct from previous versions.
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