Hey everyone! Is anyone participating in MerMay, drawing/painting mermaids with rich melanin? I’ve been doing sketches and experimenting this month. Here are a few! Let’s see what you’ve been doing too!💖🧜🏾♀️
I just found this article and thought you all would enjoy it too! I’m a Cancer. What’s yours?
I just rewatched this film recently. I love how the writing had so much dialogue from the animated film from 1989. But, I really love where it deviated from it too, and had its own story. The black Caribbean theme and the music really made it feel like ours! Of course, the Queen was wonderful to see. All of the diversity in the film was refreshing in general. Ariel’s sisters from all of the seas were beautiful! Though, I wish they would have had Ariel’s hair look like Halle Bailey’s actual hair!! Locs look AMAZING flowing around in water. Additionally, she was looking kinda fair. But, overall the film makes me smile! What are your thoughts?💖🧜🏾♀️
I’m working on a special series of mermaids. More about that in the future! But, here is one of my studies that I’m pretty happy with. What do you think?
🌊** **Skin tone (deep ocean blues? golden undertones? shimmering?)
🧜🏾♀️Hair (locs flowing like seaweed? braids adorned with shells?)
✨Energy (soft healer? storm caller? ocean protector?)
In r/melaninmermaids, we honor the infinite forms of our ocean selves. Describe yours below or share art💙