I wanted to draw a little something for #Mermay and I discovered my mermaid-drawing skills are a bit rusty   

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Every full moon, when the tide is right, all the Sandsea Sealings of a certain demeanor go to the display sands and wave their beautiful tails enticingly in the current, while trying to blow bubbles at precise intervals.

Sandsea Sealings are quite difficult to communicate with if you have not been properly introduced to the pod elders so while it's unclear to the layman as to why this group does this activity, those in the know just smile and encourage those who don't just to enjoy it. Several of the non-displaying Sealings certainly form an apparently engrossed audience.

Sandsea Sealings are not considered 'true' merfolk by the uneducated because of their lack of 'true hands' but scientists tell us that they are definitely in the merfolk family and they certainly interact freely and in a friendly way to any merfolk of other species crossing their paths.

Recorded this 18th Day of MerMay using a Pelikan Dragon fountain pe
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Mermay 2026 day 18

Storm and poison

I love the dichotomy of the expressions between these two! The poison is based on a poison dart frog!

Used some handmade paints by Emily Grace and atrium hoshino.

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Happy Mermey 2026 🌊🐬🐙🧜

I have finally finished one of my submissions, and of course it had to be featuring underwater lesbians <3.

Illustrated with Procreate for iPad Pro by J. Strange, 2026

I would appreciate any feedback, constructive or not, I’m still cooking and still have a lot to learn 💙

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So today's the 17th of MerMay and we have a merman today. He's drawn with one of @rdm 's 3d printed pens he designed, with the Schmidt nibs.

I used Diamine's Solar Storm ink which is a chameleon shimmer ink.

People think this guy looks like @rdm but it wasn't intentional. Guy with a beard. See what you think.

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Mermay day 17

Frog and magma

I love these a lot! Magma/lava is one of my favorite things to paint!

Used some handmade paints by Masha and Emily Grace.

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The ink I used for today's Mermay, the 16th of 2026, is Diamine's Cosmic Sky, a sheen and shimmer.

I have a new lighting set up so I've got good sheen for you today, just as well, there's no sunshine to speak of this afternoon. Well, evening now.

All with the Kakimori again. Such a great nib!

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