Mermaid Princess on the Waves

"Mermaid Princess on the Waves" works through its costume details. Crowns, gowns, and jewelry offer many small areas for different colors. Gold and silver gel pens can add extra accents, especially striking on colored cardstock as a background.

The mermaid princess comes alive through contrast between delicate skin tones and vibrant ocean colors. Use different shades of blue for the waves – bright turquoise in the wave crests to deep dark blue in the wave troughs. The shell crown becomes especially elegant in cream, gold, or soft pink, especially when you add fine black lines for texture. The rock below benefits from grayish-brown with shadow details. The fish tail dress can look iridescent when you layer violet, turquoise, and soft pink shades over each other. Leave the white foam edges uncovered – they bring out the details and add sparkle to your artwork.

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