Mermaid's coral garden

A mermaid arranges shells in an imagined underwater garden. Fish weave between branching shapes while her long scaled tail curls across the sandy floor.

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How much detail?

Many scales, basket strands, small plant branches and embroidered leaves create fine detail throughout. About the labels.

Try this palette: An imagined reef

Choose two tail colors and alternate them loosely; keep the coral in a different warm family.

A small coloring tip

Sharp pencils help with the basket weave, tunic embroidery and small scale rows.

Choose one special shell and repeat its color in a fish.