Wow, the WIPs are looking great everyone! :)

I"m baaack! :D Thanks to CK for filling in for me as a guest judge. :hug:

@Iro- that made sense to me o.0

@sizz- welocome back dear ^^

Is this any better? >.<
I like to keep the lyre, but I'm not sure about the color/pose

The lyre color looks fine...maybe the under the arm pose.

*pokes head in*
Iro, I like the first one you posted on this page.
=)
Not the second one though.
*ducks back out*

Hime, I'd go with a gold lyre just because the rest of your accessories are gold, and then change your hair color to something else (not gold D: )

Hata, you are looking sassy :P

@Iro
I think the moon is too much; stick with the sash. I like the new hairpin much better. ^-^

EDIT: In response to your question of the harem skirt without the boots:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f2.../sirenWIP9.png

@Cora
I like the combination of those greens, but the black throws it off for me. Maybe it's the black you've chosen. o_O Not at all a fan of the hairpin. Is there another black hairpin you could try? It also feels like there's too much going on at the arms. I'd vote against the punked gloves, just to see how that looks.

@Hime
I have to admit, my first reaction was against the gold and silver together. The more I look though, I think gold hair and lyre would be far too overbearing. The silver works well with the cool colors you've chosen, and the little bits of gold warm it up just enough. Could you try gold shoes and the black buckled corset as opposed to a gold belt and waspie? I like the lyre position you chose. :3

So this would be too much then? Dx

That is one scary avatar :o

can I get some suggestions for this avatar?
I'm probably going to start working on something new for this challenge soon

I like it, Hime, though she looks rather angry. XD It doesn't mesh with the lyre, which seems more friendly.

Slow: I don't really like it. Sorry. I liked the previous one you posted more.


Any opinions on mine?

Anthony: That's what I was going to suggest a few pages ago, I just didn't get around to it lol. Harem skirt and no boots = better imo

Hime: Lovely! I'd mess around with lyre placement, but I'll trust your judgment that where you have it now is where it looks best.

Slow: I'm not sure that heels say "mermaid" to me, lol.

Cami: If you were merfolk, I would NOT want to mess with you xD

I'd say try to find a way to get a bit more green towards the feet, but at the same time I don't know if there'd be anything you could actually do. It looks alright, but black doesn't seem a very mermaid-ey color to me, and to use it as your main color just doesn't feel right to me. But, at the same time, you've made it work, so I don't think it's a huge deal :)

I wish I could make my tail the same color as my skin, but I've looked through all of the stores and there doesn't seem to be a way.

I'm a dark mermaid, living in the darkest depths of the ocean.

@Hime
I agree with Cami - the lyre is indicative of something more friendly. Smile! xD

@Slow
Not a big fan of the heels. Is there another skirt that can layer under the orchid one? A blue one maybe? It's just really hard to use that skirt... it's so flow-y.

@Cami
I laughed at dark from darkest. All I could see was a little emo mermaid. xD <3
Is there a solid black boot? I like that look, as it works upward with the silver/black up top.. Or what about flats with green stockings/socks, to get the green in? My eyes are crossing from staring at the multitude of items in the MAC. xD

Hehe xD
*curves lips*

Hime: You still look mean. XD I like it though.

This is mine without the silver on the shoes. Personally, I prefer it with the silver.

@Cami
Yea, I like it better with the silver. Looks more fin-like.

@Hime
I like it. ^^

okay, started over-ish

suggestions?

I feel like a lot of people seem to be going more for the fierce, from the depths sort of thing with this challenge so I wanted to try and go more towards the Disney style... and I really wanted to use the solar flare crown because it reminds me of Triton's crown (and the similar hairpiece that one of Arial's sisters wears)

anyway, I always liked mermaids who either wore no sort of bra at all (because really, why would they? xD) or had scales over parts of the top of their body, so I triiiied to do that, and the celestial waist wrap is supposed to be fins

No problemo. :3

I appreciate what the teddy bear means for the theme, but it kind of bothers me in your avatar because the colour is similar, but off from the dress

I'd like it better if you could find a different toy item and incorporate it's colours into the rest of the avatar

Any suggestions for my avatar?

@Elektra
Try some black flats, if we have them. Heels would be too grown up. Also, try a bigger eye style with angry eyebrows and the pouting lips. Bigger eyes = more child like, which would match the idea behind the teddy bear more. Poor, poor teddy bear. xD

@slow
How would it look with the magic-sparkles from the enchanted tome? Because the wrap is the only thing sparkly, it feels a little off-balance, but too much more sparkly stuff would be overkill. Is there any white you can add to the arms?

Slow: You need white somewhere else, or you need to make your skirt darker.