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"Den Lille Havfrue" Illustration

Added 2025-06-13 20:00:06 +0000 UTC

My interpretation on the Classic fairy tale.

I'm treading carefully even though the original is public domain. There's some elements I couldn't draw cus' some of characters aren't in the original novel. I based her appearance on my own country's depiction of mermaids. Technically they are called Sirens but they are basically mermaids from where I'm from.

The process was straightforward but I was so busy with commissions, I couldn't spend a lot of time on this illustration. I do however figured out how to implement my desaturated style on broad daylight. Whenever I draw beach scenes, it's always colorful so it was nice to be in control of my art. There's a lot of things I could've have improved on but I was able to learn and experiment while in the process of making this illustration.

I don't know what my next semi-original illustration will be. I'm welcome to any suggestions; personally, I'm looking at Sneewittchen and a classic Victor Hugo novel.

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