This Painterly-Style 3D Illustration Imagines a Mermaid Enjoying Spring

Take a look at Ice Drift, a charming painterly-style 3D live illustration depicting a mermaid relaxing on a floating chunk of ice, created by 3D Artist and Illustrator Irina Bolshakova. According to the author, this imaginative piece aims to answer such questions as, "Do mermaids enjoy spring?", "How do they spend the winter?", and "Should we expect miracles at all?" As for the software, Irina utilized Blender and Photoshop to set up the characters, the house, and the floating river, finally liberated from winter's icy grip.

And here are some of Irina's earlier works, you can check out more by visiting the creator's ArtStation and Instagram pages:

And if you'd like to learn more about achieving a painterly appearance in Blender, here are some great tutorials that will most certainly help you out:

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