Mermaid tutorial for @kylie_weasleyxo (and anyone else who wants to try) (pt 1)

Start from the beginning
                                        

Then draw this stick thingy
Don't worry if the arm looks too long, when you draw it out it's going to look normal
For the hand I would say to look closely at the reference for finger position and try to look at your own hand to see how it moves
You can also try to find guides on Pinterest, YouTube or any other platform
If you don't want to draw hands, she can wear mittens or some other glove-type thing, or you can change them into fins or something of your own choosing
(You might have noticed I drew a line between the back and the stick arm - that's the other arm and that line is all you'll need for it (except for the hand), because the arm is almost entirely behind her body)

Then draw this stick thingyDon't worry if the arm looks too long, when you draw it out it's going to look normalFor the hand I would say to look closely at the reference for finger position and try to look at your own hand to see how it movesYou c...

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Draw the other hand (again, you can look at the reference and your own hand or draw another glove or whatever you did with the first hand)
If you really want to draw hands, you can start with a circle and a couple of sticks, and then draw them out
If you're not good at fingers/hands, it's better if you draw bigger, so you have more space for them
Otherwise, I would say to look at references of hands or guides for drawing them on Pinterest, YouTube or some other platform

Draw the other hand (again, you can look at the reference and your own hand or draw another glove or whatever you did with the first hand)If you really want to draw hands, you can start with a circle and a couple of sticks, and then draw them outI...

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Now for the tailfin thingy
Note: you might want to put it lower than I did, because that's how it is on the reference
Start with a circle (it might not be very visible on the picture, but it's next to the end of the tail)
Connect it to the tail with a slightly curved line

Then draw a curved line from about 3/4 around the circle from the first line and connect it to the tail as well (sorry if this makes no sense, I'm bad at descriptions)Then draw a slightly curved line from the tip if the tail / where the line you d...

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Then draw a curved line from about 3/4 around the circle from the first line and connect it to the tail as well (sorry if this makes no sense, I'm bad at descriptions)
Then draw a slightly curved line from the tip if the tail / where the line you drew before that meets the tail
Curve this new line around and then again and again (if you want, you can draw circles there too, as your guide)

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