Ariel

thank you! I'm glad you liked it! Hope your expectations for Ariel were met =D

Lee

Kry this is a masterpiece! This is by far the most beautiful artwork you ever made, the wait for MerMay was so worth it :)

Fantastica!

Domenico M. Iannelli

thank you very much =3

Lee

thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

Lee

You are just awesome friend, no other way to put it. She looks outstanding!! 😍😍

Draven Shadow

So many interesting facts: stone brushes, Moana's necklace) I really like this mature version of Ariel!

VitAnyaNaked

thank you!

Lee

thanks! I really love that greenish / blue color for water. It makes it so "paradise" like =D

Lee

thank you!

Lee

Wow, this is amazing.

That ocean water looks so pretty I wanna drink it! LOL. The colors in this piece are insanely well done and blend beautifully with each other. Especially love how tail in the water looks.

Arch

This is soooo beautiful!

SnakeEyes

Just to be clear, the nsfw versions are either tail + topless or full nude (with legs). =D

Lee

I cant wait for the tail NSFW

Zuraha

thank you! I thought it would be an interesting pose, since floating in the water usually is a very relaxed moment =D

Lee

thank you!

Lee

I love the feeling and atmosphere here 😁so peaceful and the way she's half in half out of the water looks so cool. The detail on her accessories looks amazing and that tail too 😲really incredible work 🙏🙏🙏

Crown

I'd say she turned out really well

Will

To be fair, the legged version has a lot of charm. I think woman swimming naked can be something really sexy and natural. So it was definitely great to be able to do it as well =D . And it was also the base "structure" to build a tail, so I'd get the idea of the length and stuff like that to make sure the tail didn't twist and curl too close to the torso.

Lee

Thank you! There were quite a few challanges on this image. While I loved the initial concept, I had no idea how to paint hair partially underwater, but thankfully I found a very high quality portrait of a model in a similar head pose, so it was a really good source of inspiration and reference. The body itself was fairly easy to do, but making sure it all worked together (body, fin, water going around etc) was interesting to do lol Fun fact, the flower was initially going to be bright pink, but I totally forgot to color it when I finished the image. So I went back to add color and it was a bit "lost" in her red hair so I just kept the white version. One of those happy accidents. Speaking of happy accidents, the water ripples and texture were made with a stone texture brush that I adapted a little. I was trying out a few different brushes and it was one of those "hmmm .. I wonder if I can do this ... " and it worked lol . And I have to say I'm particularly proud of her face/hair section. It was one of those images that were instantly on my top 10 of all time when I finished it =)

Lee

She's beautiful (and the background is great too). And while I'm sure I'll appreciate and enjoy her leggy, human version, I wanted to say that I don't think such a thing was necessary. The mermaid version clearly could be not safe for work (or even more not safe for work; even this "safe" version might be too sexy to post at work 😉).

CDH

thanks! I really liked the idea =D

Lee

thank you! =)

Lee

yeah, to be fair that's something really tricky to do. Filming underwater is not really practical, and special effects might look off. But who knows!

Lee

thank you!!

Lee

thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

Lee

thank you!

Lee

thank you! I have to say I had to be a little creative to get the tail/fin dones lol

Lee

hahahahahaha. My young self crush was Jasmine lol

Lee

only 2138123 princess to go! =D

Lee

thank you! =D

Lee

thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

Lee

thank you!

Lee

Fantastic. Great new direction.

That's amazing!

Merritt Lord IV

Great work! You know I get the feeling that the live-action remake is going to look pretty bland and not really capture the feeling of being underwater.

WillRigby

Oh wow. That's just beautiful!

JB

Oh these colours are exactly what I was hoping for! The blue-green water with an overall gradient of tone from light to dark looks so beautiful, while the warm skin and hair of Ariel is so very striking and a fantastic contrast. I love the background itself with the textures of the water and mossy rocks beneath it, as well as the white foam showing the waves in the surface. Ariel herself is absolutely spectacular! You did a great job with her tail, the shining texture of the scales and the insane level of detail to each and every one is so impressive, I also love her fins too with the transition from dark tonight blue, as well as the rippling ridges through them. Her hair looks gorgeous as it floats and drifts in the water, as always given such incredible detail with so many strands splitting off. And having the hair partially submerged was a great idea too. I also really like the white flower which itself pops nicely against the rich reds. Her face looks gorgeous and those bright crystal blue eyes are so captivating 💙💙. All of her skin is a gorgeously warm tone that is so striking against the water, while the wet texture to it is marvellous. You did a great job with the anatomy and as always, I adore how you paint raised shoulders with the overlapping shapes and how they connect to the biceps and chest, the neck too has so much going on and I really like the area of her ribs too. Her necklace and seashell bra also add a nice splash of cool colour against her skin and I love the shiny textures that both have. The extra shells and shapes that connect each section of the bra with their own textures and fully rendered shapes and cast shadow are a wonderful extra detail too! Brilliant work on Ariel! The colours, details and rendering are sublime and so vibrant 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 And knowing that you're doing a legged version is the icing on the cake! Even more warm skin tones against the water will look lovely 😊

Ciarán M

Wow, absolutely beautiful Krys.

Damian Graham

Wow that is gorgeous

AdeptaKerillian

The partially underwater hair looks amazing. Fantastic work! Also, those SCALES. Wow!!!

Ziggurat

Legs version. Cool. I was 13 when I saw the Little Mermaid and always wished that movie had been R-Rated. LOL

Dana Berg

Yowzer! What a drawing! Check off another Disney Princess!

Matthew Richson

Really nice! (Looking forward to the leggy version, too!)

Didi & Nok' Tus

Dang. This right here is elevating. Legit artistic awesomeness.

Parker Trotter

Wow. This is an amazing piece. Great work!

Kristian