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Vanessa Skye Galloway

"Golden Mermaid: 2006" by Vanessa Skye Galloway

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Golden Mermaid: 2006 by Vanessa Skye Galloway
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The Golden Mermaid has a "ball." But what is this "ball?"  Is it the world's largest Pearl?  An air bubble because she’s the leader of the search-and-rescue squad for drowning sailors?  Or is it some sort of underwater beacon telling all the surrounding mermaids in the area "HEY! PARTY AT MY PLACE!!"  : )

 

Alright, so, it’s a little bland in terms of originality when you initially look at it.  Really, I wasn't going for a 'high-quality' subject.  I drew this in pencil first so that I could experiment with mixing watercolors and glue to paint over the drawing.  It's a technique I've worked with before, but it had been so long since I tried it that I couldn't get the consistency right so it turned looking blotchy and sticky instead of shiny and transparent.

 

(Update:  at the advice of the first commenter, I went ahead and uploaded a new smaller version of this pic)




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4 Dec 2006:-) Anne Wipf
Beautiful. I love the style and the colours. But, for the first time here in Elfwood (ordinary I write the contrary), I must say : your picture is too big, we can see the details but not the whole picture (the thumbnail looks great) !

55 Vanessa Skye Galloway replies: "hm, i see what you mean. I'll try to resize it to be a little smaller soon, but it might take a little before the change takes place. thanks for commenting thou!"
26 Jan 2007:-) Janna Prosvirina
I like the colours and the way you depicted light. Very beautiful!
15 Feb 200745 ADAM
Very pretty! I likies! especially the way the tail fin is all huge and flowy! way cool! good stuff nessa!
27 Dec 2007:-) Stephanie S. K. Marbach
I like the motion in here2!!! Nice2!!!
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'Golden Mermaid: 2006':
 • Created by: :-) Vanessa Skye Galloway
 • Copyright: ©Vanessa Skye Galloway. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Ball, Glue, Gold, Mermaid, Pencil, Underwater, Watercolor
 • Categories: Body Study, Dream Imagery, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Wizards, Priests, Druids, Sorcerers..., Woman, Women, Mermaids, Leviathans, Underwater Creatures
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Watercolour, Mixed Media, Other
 • Submitted: 2006-12-20 02:51:00
 • Views: 1288
 • Resolution: 656x800

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