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A bonanza of art this month! Congrats to those who took part in this challenge!

Entries submitted for Drawing Challenge #70 - Mermay & Marine:

Under Atlantis by mific - Stargate Atlantis, G
I use a razor shell by leecetheartist - Original art, G
I feel the need for speed by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Take my shirt off and pray by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Underwater by mekare - Original art, G
Sketch of a sad mermaid after a rainy day by zenigotchas - Original art, NSFW/Mature
Shy shark by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Beachcomber by leecetheartist - Original art, G
A bone to pick by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Spot on by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Sirenia by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Merwong by leecetheartist - Original art, G
3 Mermaids WiP by goss - Original art, G
Merdurbot by mific - The Murderbot Diaries, G
My story is not a short one by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Merther's day by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Aquamer by mific - Original art, G
At least I'm not shallow! by leecetheartist - Original art, T
Wheee! by leecetheartist - Original art, G
High fives all round by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Hey there! by leecetheartist - Original art, G
I get your point by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Dolphinmer by leecetheartist - Original art, G
I'm not interested in your voice by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Steve MerGarrett by mific - Hawaii five-O, T
She is so blue by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Did they see me? by leecetheartist - Original art, T
I'm a beach comber by leecetheartist - Original art, NSFW
Deal by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Quick merman by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Maze of twisty little scales all alike by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Sailfin guy by leecetheartist - Original art, G
The Keepmer by mific - Stargate Atlantis, T
Frisking by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Cosmic Wiggle by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Doing my stretches by leecetheartist - Original art, G
Rainbow mermaid by leecetheartist - Original art, NSFW
Ruler by leecetheartist - Original art, G

As usual, this challenge as well as all of our previous challenges will remain open, so you can continue to submit entries to the community any time after the Round Up date. Be sure to tag your art posts with the challenge name, so that it can be added to the list. --- Thanks to all who participated in this challenge! A new one will be issued shortly. :)

leecetheartist

Title: Ruler

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Serene in their power.

Content Notes: So this was drawn in fairly poor light in a hurry at Swancon2025 at a bumpy table. Still it's not terrible. Drawn with the Conklin mainly.

leecetheartist

( Cut for nudity )

leecetheartist

Title: Doing My Stretches

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Dip pen mermaid

Content Notes:This Mermaid was drawn using a dip pen, and Diamine's Upon A Star Chameleon shimmer ink.

The Chameleon inks are really hard for me to photograph, they're sparkly, but very tiny sparkles,

and on a rainy day like today there's no sunlight.

My phone light does bring them out, but without bringing out a real camera it's probably a lost cause, and I would rather just get it posted. If you look at the close up of the tail you can see that it's got quite a sheen going on, and also I did manage to capture a tiny tiny sparkle. There's more there, really, but I just can't get it to show. Click on the images to embiggen.

( Here be images )

leecetheartist

Title: Cosmic Wiggle

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Wiggle merperson from above.

Content Notes:That Cosmic Glow from Diamine sure has a great sheen! It's pretty with a wash too. Drawn with the Conklin and a lovely time I had of it too.

leecetheartist

Title: Frisking

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Cute merperson

Content Notes: Found this little thumbnail in my sketchbook probably from last month, it might as well as be today's!

Probably dilute Cosmic Glow. Click to enlarge.

mific

Title: The Keepmer on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: Teen
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: The Keeper (Wraith queen)
Content Notes: Part of a cracky series for Mermay, where I shoehorn "mer" into various characters' names. This was inspired by Panisdead's story Ascension World: A Place for Children where the nasty possibility of aquatic Wraith is raised. So here's an AU version of the Keeper - the Wraith queen from Rising.
Summary: The last thing any diver wants to find is a Wraith Queen lurking in the kelp.

leecetheartist

Title: Sailfin Guy

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Diving merbloke with a big dorsal fin

Content Notes: Sailfin guy. Drawn with a bunch of Kaweco Sports, Pelikan Twists and a pass Congklin with whatever they had in them. So Oster, Diamine and Van Diemen's Ink from memory.

There's some bright but hard to capture sparkle and Sheen in there.

leecetheartist

Title: Quick twisty merperson

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Just a merperson with a really long twisty tail

Content Notes: Another super busy day, so just a quick one with the Robert Oster signature Barossa in a LAMY.

leecetheartist

Title: Quick merman

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: Merdude

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Just a merbloke with a big tail

Content Notes: I like big fins and I cannot lie! I'm super busy today, so just a quick Merdude done in the Pelikan Golden Lapis and Rose Quartz.

leecetheartist

Title: Deal

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: Based on this story by

rdm https://aus.social/@rdm/113932602027808564
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: A mermaid offers a deal

Content Notes:

rdm caught me as I was going out to MerMay and reminded me of a short story he'd written a while back, and suggested it as a prompt for today's drawing. You can read it and see if I caught the mood. Drawn with a water brush and three fountain pens. The rashy is done with Memory Lane, which is a shimmer, also seen Golden Lapis and Azure Kingfisher, and for the skin tone it's Robert Oster Terra Fuego I think.

leecetheartist

( NSFW line art traditional mermaid face on - nudity )

leecetheartist

Title: Did they see me?

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: PG I guess

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Green mermaid with a secret

Content Notes: The ink isn't quite Appletini - it's what you get if you can't be bothered cleaning out the dregs of the Pelikan Malachite and fill the cartridge with Appletini. The pen is a Pelikan Twist, always fun and a super comfortable draw.

This merlady seems like she'd rather be somewhere else. What's that she's got?

If you'd like to see the pen you can wander over to aus.social if you like.

leecetheartist

Title: She is so Blue

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Blue mermaid
Content Notes: A mermaid, with her hair tied up and floating in the water. First painted as a silhouette in diluted blue, then details sketched in with high sheen and sparkly inks.

mific

Title: Steve MerGarrett on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: Teen
Fandom: Hawaii five-O
Characters/Pairings: Danny Williams/Steve McGarrett
Content Notes: Made in Procreate. Part of a cracky series for Mermay and the current Drawesome prompt, where I shoehorn "mer" into various characters' names.
Summary: "I don't swim, Steven."

leecetheartist

Title: I'm not interested in your voice

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: A Squid like merperson
Content Notes: I put some of Diamine's Cosmic Glow into the Conklin to draw this Cecaelian like person. They're modelled on squid. Click to embiggen the image.

leecetheartist

Title: Dolphinmer

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: A blue with gold sparkle mer inspired by dolphins.
Content Notes: Drawn with that nice wooden LAMY ABC and the gold lapis Pelikan gave to us at the Pelikan Hub

Click to embiggen the images.

I do have a more detailed, less superficial drawing that I'm working on as well as these daily quickies, but that's taking a bit more time.

Current Mood: creative

leecetheartist

Title: I get your point

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: A multicoloured mermaid tests the pointiness of the narwhal mer's tusk.
Content Notes: Just a mix of Kaweco Sports that are loaded up, and running dry the Conklin with the green.

Click to embiggen the image.

leecetheartist

Title: Hey There!

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: Spotted merfolk
Content Notes: So this one is revisiting the VanDiemen's Ink Azure Kingfisher which has that purple sheen and gold sparkle.

Click to embiggen the images.

leecetheartist

Title: High Fives all round

Artist:

leecetheartist

Rating: G

Fandom: N/A
Characters/Pairings: n/a

Summary: This mer is based
Content Notes: So the Best Wishes Ink from Diamine is both a sheen and a shimmer, I caught some of the sparkle, and you might see a red sheen on this dark green, almost black ink.

This narwhal mer is pleased to meet the deep sea mer. They've had some fights in their past, and all they have to say when asked about the scars was that they survived, and it wasn't all from other narwhal mer.

Click to embiggen the images.