Dimitris Karakousis is a very talented digital artist and illustrator, from Greece. His illustrations of mermaid’s are vibrant, hypnotizing, and beautiful.
“Part of Your World” by Dimitris Karakousis
Dimitris would describe his illustrations as magical realism. And it is!
His use of light and dark, bring his illustrations to life.
Dimitris has gained a large following of devoted fans on social media, primarily Instagram. On Instagram, Dimitris is known as DimDraws, where he posts his original sketches and completed illustrations.
“The World Above” by Dimitris Karakousis
“Halle Bailey as Ariel” by Dimitris Karakousis
“King Triton” by Dimitris Karakousis
“Purple Mermaid” by Dimitris Karakousis
“Pink Mermaid” by Dimitris Karakousis
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His illustrations in mermaid’s vary from “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” to that of his own creation. It’s apparent, that Dimitris is passionate about mermaid’s and will continue to draw them, for many years to come.
Disney celebrated it’s 30th anniversary for it’s beloved film “The Little Mermaid” with a special live-action/animation hybrid event with “The Little Mermaid Live”.
“The Little Mermaid Live” starred Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Graham Phillips as Prince Eric, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastion, and John Stamos as Chef Louis.
The highly-anticipated trailer, featured the cast in their rehearsal costumes with Auli’i singing in the background. It may only be 30 seconds in length, but it’s full of exceptional detail, depicting iconic places and scenes in the original 1989 film of “The Little Mermaid”.
Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel in The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid LiveGraham Phillips as Prince Eric in The Wonderful World of Disney The Little Mermaid LiveShaggy as Sebastion in The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid LiveQueen Latifah as Ursula in The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid LiveJohn Stamos as Chef Louis in The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live
2019 marked a big milestone for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” The film had celebrated it’s 30th anniversary and in honor of that anniversary, Disney had decided to host a live-hybrid event titled: “The Little Mermaid Live”. Disney had announced that they would be using puppets, Disney magic, and star-studded cast to bring this Disney Classic back to life.
Disney was wise in it’s casting for this event, by selecting Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Graham Phillips as Prince Eric, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastion, and John Stamos as Chef Louis.
“The Little Mermaid Live” is Auli’i Cravalho’s second project with Disney. She originated the singing and acting voice for the Disney-Pixar film “Moana” in 2016. Her voice is soft, yet powerful, which is why she was perfectly cast for the role of Ariel.
Auli’i Cravalho (Photo by JSquared Photography/Contour by Getty Images) Graham Phillips (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)Queen Latifah (Photo by Jim Spellman/FilmMagic)Shaggy (Photo by JSquared Photography/Contour by Getty Images)John Stamos (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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There was no doubt, to many fans however, that Queen Latifah would steal the show as the sassy and villainess, Ursula. Queen Latifah, is a female rapper, actress, and entrepreneur.
A few changes that Disney made in the hybrid production would be to include a few songs from Disney’s Broadway Production of “The Little Mermaid” such as ‘Her Voice’ and ‘If Only’. Giving fans, who had never seen or heard the Broadway soundtrack, the chance to discover it for the very first time.
For all fans of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”, it is a must to watch “The Little Mermaid Live” to experience film and live theater merge together for a unique experience.
Ashly Lovett is an American artist, whose primary medium is chalk pastel. Her drawings are raw, dark, yet innocent.
In 2019, she launched a Kickstarter campaign, to produce her own version of Andersen’s classic tale of The Little Mermaid. Ashly’s twist on the project, was using her own sketches to depict the powerful and poignant scenes of the classic children’s fairy tale.
“New Legs” by Ashly Lovett
Ashly’s Kickstarter campaign was so well-received by the public, that it surpassed it’s goal, and earned $25k to fund her book.
“Ambition” by Ashly Lovett
Ashly released her book on her website and garnered immense success! Her book is definitely worth adding to your mermaid collection!
Tiamat the Babylonian goddess of salt water and chaos
Babylon. Better known, as the cradle of civilization by historians, is also one of the early birthplaces of mermaid’s.
Map of Ancient Mesopotamia
For the ancient Babylonians, Tiamat was the salt-water goddess of water and the personification of chaos.
According to legend, Tiamat (salt-water goddess) and Aspu (freshwater god) had a sacred union, that produced many other gods and goddess.
During this time, the world was nothingness and dark. As Aspu and Tiamat slept, the other gods and goddesses, were busy creating the universe. Aspu awoke to the commotion and became enraged. The other gods, murdered Aspu, in an intense battle.
When Tiamat woke up and was enraged, that the other gods and goddess, had killed her beloved husband. Out of anger, she spawned many monsters and dragons.
One of the dragons, Marduk went to battle against Tiamat. He cut her in half, and the two rivers, flowed from her eyes, creating the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
One of my favorite accounts on Instagram, is Whatdoyousuppose, founded in 2018.
Whatdoyousuppose’s fans connected with him, for his raw honesty, love for all things Disney, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Whatdoyousuppose has openly shared on Instagram, that his obsession with Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Ariel, started as a child.
Whatdoyousuppose at the Walt Disney Studio’s, where he took a picture with Ariel’s handprints (Jodi Benson) on the Disney Legends wall.
Whatdoyousuppose’s dream is to one day meet Jodi Benson (Original voice of Ariel).
Whatdoyousuppose with animated Ariel at D23 in 2019 at the H2O Photo Booth
Whatdoyousuppose is truly a unique, fun-loving fan account for Disney’s The Little Mermaid, that I encourage all fans to follow. You’ll have a fintastic time following Whatdoyousuppose and his enthralling adventures of all things Ariel!
