{"id":369,"date":"2026-05-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2026-06-03T03:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:23:36","slug":"mermaid-%e2%99%a1-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lunatopaz.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/27\/mermaid-%e2%99%a1-fairy\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udddc\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0fMermaid \u2661 Fairy \ud83e\uddda\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I wanted to draw a mermaid and fairy who are in love <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I usually use 8.5 x 11 inch sized paper but I have a hard time fitting two characters on it, so I used a larger paper; 11 x 15 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I really wanted to paint a dripping waterfall as well as work on my ripples. I used several washes to build up layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I tried to use the direction of my brush shape to work on scales for my mermaid. I was going to use values and some white gouache to try to make them look shiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I did use acrylic to add some stars to her hair. It is more opaque than gouache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had a lot of fun painting my mermaid and fairy and I think trying to paint the scales on the mermaid’s fins gave her more depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope my mermaid and fairy brought you some joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for looking and have a nice day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Luna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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