Illustration roundup

Batman wallpaper available in high-res here.




Oh, Betty!




Seriously, if this was just fan art by some random artist, would anyone have reposted it today? I mean, it's almost as ridiculous as getting excited over the news that George Lucas has written 50 hours of scripts of a Star Wars series.





Kate Beaton mocks a mermaid cover. (Speaking of, Hark! A Vagrant! can now be preordered for 37% off Amazon.)

Weta made a mermaid tail for a double amputee

Nadia Vessey lost both legs as a child. Weta made her a functional mermaid's tail. (Old to the internet, new to me.) Via.

Water Works fundraiser at Giant Robot

A few of my favorites from Giant Robot's Water Works fundraiser:


Nathan Ota.



Andrice Arp.



Future Colors of America.



Jay Ryan and Aaron Horkey.

Human digestive system illustrated

I don't understand why the mermaid tail didn't add a point to the score. Via.

*Previously: Mermaid anatomy drawing.

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Urban Legends Mermaid cake

Mermaid Cake by Karen Portaleo/Highland Bakery for last night's Extreme Urban Legends cake contest on Food Network.

Here's a second cake from the episode, an animatronic, spider-covered cake called "Ursula Lebowski and the Urban Legend Cake" by Orlando Serrano Cakes:





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Street art featuring mermaids, vampires, and more

Zilda's street art features mermaids, vampires, and more. Via.

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Skulloctopus by Jeremy Fish

Mermaid/Octopus skull by Jeremy Fish for the Fecal Face 10th Anniversary Show. Here are two of his older creations:




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Robots, deep sea divers, vicious Care Bears, and more

Robots, deep sea divers, vicious Care Bears, and more by Brian Walline, who has t-shirts for runners on sale here.

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Plush mermaid

Plush mermaid by Robyn Fabsits.

*Previously: Magician's Assistants by Fabsits.

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Injured Mermaid

"Progeny" by Donato Giancola, who has lots of prints on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Mermaid, it's what's for dinner.

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Mermaid poster

Portugal TWA travel poster available at eBay. Via these sites.

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Mermaid

Mermaid and diving helmet-wearing diver by Chris Goodwin.

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Enchante at Gallery Nucleus

A few of my favorites from Gallery Nucleus's Enchante exhibition:


Little Mermaid by Adolie Day.



The Magician, The Present by Emmanuelle Pioli.






Blanc, Bleu, Rouge I, Rouge II by Misteregg.




Bela's Roses, Dés/Enchantés by Sebastien Mesnard.



Trona by Veronique Meignaud.




La Bergère de Versailles, La Poule d'Autriche by Benjamin Lacombe.



La Collerette et les Fourmis by Rebecca Dautremer.







Birds Gang, Awaking, The Cake House, Meeting Fishes, Screaming by Gerald Guerlais.

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