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SciFi and Fantasy Art: 'Dolphin Mermaid'

Misu / Tyne (c) Tania Walker 2001. I finally got around to making myself a proper, permanent mermaid character. So now every time I have the urge to draw an anonymous mermaid, she won't have to BE anonymous anymore! What I've done with this character is a little different to the usual mermaid gig. Instead of having a fish tail, she's got a dolphin tail. Don't ask my why I did it, I just gotta be different. ;P And in the spirit of being different, I also avoided giving her a light hair color. Her hair is (believe it or not) green. That probably sounds ick, but the shade I've chosen is quite nice and ocean-y. (Although don't take my word on it, never tust a slightly colorblind gal... ;) ). Her skin is milky-white for the obvious reason that most mermaids don't get much exposure to the sun, and that tail is, well, dolphin-colored - a medium gray. Her personality is dolphin-ish, too. She's very playful and mischievous. Her name is giving me trouble, though. I have a real thing for names with apt meanings, and I've narrowed my list of possibilities down to two. I can't decide between them. The first is 'Tyne', which means 'river'. The second is 'Misu', which is Native American for 'ripples in the water'. I somewhat prefer 'Misu' for the sound and the nice meaning, but I'm worried about the slight similarity to the name 'Merin', which may lead people to think I'm ripping Aimee Major off. :P What do you guys think? Oh, and in case it's not quite clear, she's playing two clamshells like castanetas. <;) And no, she doesn't have nipples. Don't ask. Jess will understand. ;)

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'Dolphin Mermaid' - SciFi and Fantasy Art by Tania Walker
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Categories: [Humourous or Cute Things] [Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters] [Woman, Women]
Techniques: [Pencil/Graphite Pen] [Coloured Pencils]
DateNameComment 
20 Aug 200245 Jenny
DOn't use Tyne. In the North east of England there is a "river Tyne" and it's murky and stinky and set in the middle of the city. Which I don't think fits your character. Choose Misu, It sounds more...like her. I love her smile.
4 Nov 200245 Michelle
Some how she is less naked without nipples. ::grins:: Thats how I draw my mermaids and other people with no tops on too, most of the time any way.
28 Jan 200345 Laura
Aww she’s so cute! The sheen on the dolphin half is very well done. On a more technical note, the body tapers too much as it approaches the flukes (tail) which seem far too small to generate any significant propulsion. Yeah I know it’s just a drawing but just look at, right before the flukes it’s thinner than her wrist, there’s no way there’d be enough muscle in that tail to move that (relatively) huge body.
Sorry to rant like that, I really do like the image, and I’d have to vote for Misu as well.
4 Apr 200345 Shanice
Its a good drwaing tanya!
18 May 200345 Just another elf in the croud
"tyne" sounds more playful and it's a very good picture and i don't think that aimee would really mind it if such a good picture ripped off her name because it's so good!
1 Jun 200345 Magickal dolphin2
she is really cute. beautifully done1.keep up the great work!
24 Sep 2003:-) Chael Gunnell
Cool mermaid, but she doesn't look dolphin like to me. You'd have to give her more cetacean structure like tail flukes instead of a fishy tail. A dolphin's tail flukes look alot different than fish fins. Nice pic anyway. Most of my mermaids/mermen are dolphin people so I had to say something. You should draw her more.
1 Mar 200445 Chaie
You picked the right kind of tail, It is biologically impossible for a mammal to have hair and scales. This is a fantastic picture. I love it. You can go to Babynames.com the have over 50,000 names and meanings in database. YOu can type in a meaning and find a name that means whatever you typed in. That's how I name my characaters. But I like Misu.
16 Aug 200445 Anonymous
It's okay....
20 May 200645 Kat
Adorable pic <3 i luv mermaids urs rock i luff how she has a dolphin tail ! Lol vety cool what u did w/ the clamshells ^^ personally i like misu better because mermaids live in the sea not river "/ plus i think misu sounds and looks prettier ^^ well good luck lovely pics !
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