wow very nice what was your inspiration to make this??
I swear I was thinking to my self today maybe illustrating a mermaid ...........funny you posted one today hehe
ok so mermaids don't have nipples?
hehe
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This suffers from "compartmentalized color", the common case of filling the areas of a painting with flat colors and then applying black and white to make "light" and "shadow". In drawing with limited color, you can use that as long as there's a color composition overall. But in a painting, it's a serious flaw. (Under a painting, I mean the work which uses color to create an illusion of lit environment, not for purely emotional, represenative or other purposes; the medium can be any.)
What to do to avoid it - well, first of all, follow the classic rule of "tone first, color second": the flawed coloring does exactly the opposite. Plan the color composition so all colors form a harmony. And think of how the colors interact: how presence of a colored object affects other color objects in the painting. The latter is a skill learned slowly, I have to admit, but it's a very advantageous one to have.
A good starting point / refresher is the section on color in "Creative Illustration" by Andrew Loomis. And of course, nothing beats exercising the eye by observation and identifying tone and dominant hue in everything.

quite awesome yes

I like where this work is going, but I would not consider it quite finished yet. i guess it´s because of the random blur, as if you had left unfinished parts; besides, you´ll have to integrate the colors as Arenhaus recommends. Keep at it!

A better question...do mermaids get implants? Her boob looks like a balloon to me. Though since it is a mythical creature....

nice work..=D +9