#mermaidart

[enchantedbook]

Mermaid and Dolphin from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1908.

[misshollyslair]

Part of that world, vintage French bathroom edition 🛁🧜‍♀️🥐🥖

[aloof-cold-hands]

Old mermaid art of the fellas!

[selkie-scribbles]

My first contribution to #mermay2026 , A Miku Merm!

[annieandnene]

When you wanna draw Gaslight District fanart but it’s Mermay

Never let me cook again :’D

[alchemiclee]

I asked for suggestions and was given these two 🩵✨️

mermay 4/5: the little merdate~

[ectasymk]

a peculiar mermaid 🦐🐉 design inspired by seadragons & shrimps

[mlekonya]

MAYGIC2026 ✶ MURKY WATERS New year, new Maygic!! ✨ I'm super excited to give this little challenge another shot!

In honor of Mermay, this year's Maygic is centered around themes of aquatic creatures from mythology, fantasy, and folklore!! 🐟💙 [ once again big thank you to @peple.cc for helping me think of the name for this challenge years ago 👏 ]

🧿 RULES 🧿 ✶ use the hashtags [ #murkymaygic ] • [ #magicmay ] • [ #maygic2026 ] & tag me [ @mlekonya ] so I can see & share your works!

✶ use the provided list to create your own interpretations of the creatures! [ or create monster girls like me! ]

✶ do the prompts in any order — feel free to mix & match!

✶ add this prompt list to the last slide of your post!!

most importantly, remember to drink some water & HAVE FUN!! 🌊💦