#typtyr

[typtyr]

metsonas are relevant anymore but ill be damned if i dont do one (speedpaint)

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for some reason when i draw fantasy creatures i tend to over analyse their common depictions on a scientific level and recently ive been doing this with merfolk so here is what ive come up with so that i have it all in one place to find easily

merfolk wouldnt have bellybuttons since the way they reproduce would be to lay eggs (or theyre like immortal and dont reproduce because they dont die) and so they wouldnt have an umbilical cord

they also wouldnt have nipples or breasts since again, not mammals, they dont need to feed their young

hair (also fur) is an evolutionary trait which seems to be for insulation and regulating body temperature and also protecting us from ultra violet radiation, so really merfolk wouldnt have hair, but since i think about this stuff for my art and i like drawing hair im going to chalk mers with hair up to ‘its how they lure in prey’, the prey being humans who would mistake a mer for a human in danger and other creatures that feed on humans and could mistake a mer for a drowned human. no body hair at all though, theres no need for it

mers would have nails, but stronger, more like flat claws, for hunting

also sharp as fuck teeth, again, for hunting

webbed fingers to aid in swimming

id say mers have ears, more developed than fish ears due to needing to hear prey thats above water, but not quite like human ears. since our ears (and nose) never stop growing, and mers either have a very very long lifespan or are immortal, mer ears have evolved to channel the extra growth into a stiff point at the tip of the ear, instead of just ending up with really big ears, which would negatively affect their swimming. the older the mer, the longer and pointier the ear.

noses... i like drawing noses so ill list this as another way to lure prey in by making themselves appear more human

thats it for now ill ad more as i think about it

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speedpaint

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demon tiddies? ya (speedpaint)

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i did a mermaid for mermey yay also a speedpaint woop

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a pretty cool lava study i did from a photo reference (with a speedpaint too)

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*chugs loving ryo asuka juice*

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i love satan and chromatic aberration