ORIGINAL DRAWING LESSON

Mermaid

Let's learn to draw a mermaid in a complex style. A mermaid is the embodiment of marine beauty and mystery. Her long, wavy hair cascades down like sea foam, framing a face with delicate features. She is the guardian of the sea's secrets, eternal and graceful.

  1. Mermaid — step 1

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    Step 1

    Draw an elegant oval face in a 3/4 view.

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  2. Mermaid — step 2

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    Step 2

    Add a neck and pointed ears to the face.

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  3. Mermaid — step 3

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    Step 3

    Place a human nose in the center of the face (consider the face's angle).

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  4. Mermaid — step 4

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    Step 4

    Above the nose, draw the upper parts of the eyes and the iris.

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  5. Mermaid — step 5

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    Step 5

    Complete the eyes with the pupil. Don't forget the upper and lower eyelids.

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  6. Mermaid — step 6

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    Step 6

    Under the nose, draw the mouth and lips with lines in a half-smile.

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    Step 7

    Complete the face with eyebrows and a hairline above the forehead.

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    Step 8

    Draw bangs along the hairline.

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  9. Mermaid — step 9

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    Step 9

    Continue to create the body from the neck. Add shoulders and the torso.

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    Step 10

    Draw the arms down to the hands, one of the arms is bent.

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    Step 11

    Add hands with fingers to each arm.

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  12. Mermaid — step 12

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    Step 12

    Let's give the mermaid a magnificent head of hair! Draw her long, wavy hair.

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  13. Mermaid — step 13

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    Step 13

    Draw the body and tail in a sitting pose.

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    Step 14

    Decorate the beauty with a pearl necklace and a fish tail.

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    Step 15

    Draw the rock the mermaid is sitting on and add lines to the fins.

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    Step 16

    Partially draw scales in different places on the tail and body.

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