Another fun little design done in a traditional (old school) tattoo style.
This one is a coy little mermaid. She seems a bit shy at first because of her body posture, but that little wink tells the tail.
I pasted the little iPhone picture onto the larger one because I liked it.
My original intent however was for this to be a cool T-Shirt. It is pretty cool, but after uploading the images I ended up liking it as a phone case more.
Here is the direct link to the iPhone Case on society6, but if you scroll down on the page you will find this mermaid design is also available as prints and cards.
I did the original drawing as a flash design in ink with colored pencil. I then put it through Photoshop to give it some extra texture because I thought the smooth look of the pencil wouldn’t be super groovy for a shirt. (opinions will differ I am sure)
If you dig old school traditional tattoo art and also happen to be into mermaids then this is I am guessing a very fun design for you.
I personally am much more into angels (see yesterdays post) when it comes to making fantasy/mythology type pinup girls in this style, but I actually think it more likely for mermaids to exist than for a girl to really fall into the category of being an angel.
“Oh my jaded heart.”
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