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beneath the waves... — Description
it's been like ages since i last drawn a good illustration... i'm so bz with comics that i don't really have the time 2 draw something 4 myself... anyway... by some miracle i managed 2 draw this...

i draw this as a way 2 relax from the stress of work... & like most of my stress-relieving-drawings it's crazy... & filled with a lot of details & of course tons of hair... muahahahahahaha...

i wanted 2 draw a mermaid in a more primal form... u know... originally most of the mythical magical fairy tale creatures r not as cute & pretty & nice as we all know today... in the older days they r described as dark & mischievous & often harm or likes 2 plays evil trickery on humans... & the same goes 4 mermaids...

but as time goes by people tend 2 soften up the stories & most of the dark scary stuff is taken out of 'em...

anyway... back 2 drawing stuff... u know... a lot of people have asked me how do i make my lines look so black & solid... & what program do i draw with that makes it look like that...?

2 tell u the truth i am a computer BAKA... i am not really that good with them... & although i can draw digitally i much prefer 2 draw with pen & paper... & how do i make the ink look so black... actually... the ink i use is NOT really that black... anyone out here uses pilot DR drawing pen? then u should know that the ink have a more grayish tint 2 it rather than jet black...

so 4 the jet black effect... well... that is all thanx 2 the magic of photohop... all i do is juz adjust the contrast & color of the lines... & with the right adjustments... the ink appear black & solid...it's all thanx 2 4 the photoshop lessons she gave me i was able 2 do this... ^^

okay... about the drawing itself... due 2 its size it took me like 2 days 2 draw... fyi i drew this on 3 pieces of A4 paper & later combined 'em in ps... & believe it or not this is drawn with mechanical pencil 0.5 2B leads... *i must've been temporary insane at the time...* regretted the decision by the time i want 2 do clean-up... it was like hell 2 clean with all the pencil smudges...

did my best with it with all my limited computer skills... i hope u like it...

this is available for coloring for those who'd like a challenge :