My name 'Mizu-no-kimi' means 'Empress of Water'

thus the inspiration for this. Drawn using tablet in SAI

The sillouette of the hair is copied from my own long hair,

I used a picture of myself from the waist up as a base for this drawing.

(I have long wavy brown hair that I haven't cut in 10+ years)

oh and I am NEVER EVER DRAWING BEADS AGAIN!

I cannot tell you how long it took me to draw those, I traced it from a old drawing of mine I did in pen, so it's twice I've now drawn that many beady things. = x= my hand hurts...but it was worth it, I love the background combined with my mermaid.