Unlike ocean mermaids who have plenty of room to grow their hair, freshwater mermaids prefer shorter styles similar to humans; because of their close proximity to the surface, “freshies” may also be seen wearing hats to block out sunlight and peek out from the water like alligators.
Additionally, due to their small size in even smaller environments like lakes and rivers, freshwater mermaids prefer human speech for communication over the whale-like humming used by their ocean relatives to speak.
Abyssal mermaid, humming: [Hello cousin…!] River mermaid, tipping their seashell cowboy hat: HOWDY
I actually really like her! Apple’s love of shading really makes her look 3D. The skin tone is very yellow, but there are other skin tone variations and the yellow makes the other colors pop. Her anatomy isn’t horribly botched, and I like that I can see individual scales. I love her hair. 10/10 a beautiful mermaid
One of her arms is way too long. There’s no way that seashell bra could ever stay up. Her tale has a border, but she doesn’t. Google’s simplistic style isn’t working. 5/10 I know you can do better
What happened to her? Very very angular. Not the smooth, sleek mermaid I wanted. Black border looks Bad. Boring color scheme. 2/10 very bland
Looks kind of like they traced apple’s emoji and made it more boring. Still, a good pose. That seashell bra still defies physics and looks hella uncomfortable. 7/10 mermaids need back support too
She’s very cute! Traditional color scheme, but not horrible! Could use more personality. Give her a better bra. 7/10
This is truly disgusting. Too simplistic. Tail looks limp and algae-covered. Is she okay? 3/10 bra design is ok and it’s still better tham Microsoft.
Now this is a MERMAID. I love the hair. She’s very dynamic. The end of the tail actually looks to be the right size, which I appreciate. There’s no horrible seashell bra! The only thing that’s a little bit weird is her eyes, which make her look very manevolent, but I am HERE for it. 11/10
This is an even worse bra offender. This mermaid looks like she’s trying to seduce an entire cruise ship. I appreciate the fact that she’s doing the traditional job, but did you have to make her sit like that? It bothers me. Mermaids don’t have asses. 5/10 decent design I guess
There’s a such thing as too much gradient. I feel like I’m in 2010. I like the pointy ears and the fact that she’s on a rock. 5/10.
i know tumblr likes violent man eating mermaids but i fuck p heavy with pretty playful pretty scaled mermaids in warm sorts of waters keeping the tide gentle when lil toddlers are learning to swim and kissing the breath into good sailors because they have someone waiting on a cliff by the sea for them to come home and cutting seals and turtles out of netting and plastic bags
but maybe being from hawaii just made me think of the ocean of a safe cradley sort of place i know its scary i know it’ll kick your ass but sometimes its ten types of turquoise and and sometimes sea foam sticks to your eyelashes sometimes the sun hits your face even when you’re twenty feet under and i have a hard time forgetting its first and foremost a womb
so mermaids who watch the triple crown and scare sharks away from the surfers
Cheerleader mermaids, whooping it up, yelling encouragement to their fave surfers at competitions.
Skinny, giggly teen mermaids helping jittery new surfers get used to the water, and helping them back on the board when they fall off.
Mermaid moms holding swimming lessons for human kids along with their own babies. Older mermaids helping elderly and disabled folks swim for physiotherapy.
Delicate, koi-like mermaids falling in love with pretty pearl-diving girls in Asia.
Chubby, blubbery cold water mermaids who are built to deal with ice cold waters, watching out for ships around ice bergs and signalling them safely around the danger.
Cold water mermaids tossing fish to Inuit hunters who’ve had a bad day so they don’t have to go home without food.
Dark skinned swamp mermaids who blend into the murky bayou water, rescuing people who slip and fall into the muck so they don’t sink or drown.
Swamp mermaids chatting up cute Cajun boys and showing them where to fish the best crawdads.
Fancy-finned tropical mermaids posing for pictures with excited snorkeling tourists.
Clever, dolphin-like mermaids helping scientists track fish migratory patterns and catching sample for them to study.
Large, fierce shark-like mermaids helping the coast guard capture poachers, pirates, and smugglers.
i know tumblr likes violent man eating mermaids but i fuck p heavy with pretty playful pretty scaled mermaids in warm sorts of waters keeping the tide gentle when lil toddlers are learning to swim and kissing the breath into good sailors because they have someone waiting on a cliff by the sea for them to come home and cutting seals and turtles out of netting and plastic bags
but maybe being from hawaii just made me think of the ocean of a safe cradley sort of place i know its scary i know it’ll kick your ass but sometimes its ten types of turquoise and and sometimes sea foam sticks to your eyelashes sometimes the sun hits your face even when you’re twenty feet under and i have a hard time forgetting its first and foremost a womb
so mermaids who watch the triple crown and scare sharks away from the surfers
**CHALLENGE ACCEPTED**
