May entry for @ Character Design Challenge, topic Mermaids and Merman.

My original idea was a rebel mermaid teenager, but she stayed in a sketch for some other time.

I used a photo to reference the head and the hair of the mermaid. 
While drawing, i changed the sketch multiple times, making changes in the pose and color, redoing parts of the image... I tried to avoid my unpatient style, where i stop working on something the moment it reaches the OK phase. And i am very satisfied with the result. 

I watched a video tutorial recently where one line caught my full attention. The difference between a rally good artist and a decent one is the ammount of work the really good artist will start doing in the moment when a decent one stops. And i have to say, that really makes sense...