Drawing an Orca as a Merman | Mermay 2024

I'm participating in the MerMay 2024 art challenge! Where I'm taking MerMay prompts and drawing merfolk based on those prompts! Here's an orca as a merman!
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[@lynweiss3837]

Men in corsets 🫡

[@DoNotQuestionAnything]

Fr. It accentuates the hips men have. Also heels but that can’t apply to merfolk sadly.

[@IKickBabiesIntoTheHighway]

Fr fr 🫡

[@lilyanne-hs8iv]

smash

[@LivvyTube24]

(screams in bisexual)

[@callmesummon]

Nah fr 🫡 I love being gay

[@McKayla609]

Please never stop posting drawing videos

[@LelaStudios]

🥹 aww thx!!

[@BJGAMES7110]

@@LelaStudiosLELA MY BIRTHDAY DAY IS MAY 8 SO PLEASE MY A BLACK MERMAN WITH DREADS AND A RED TAIL SO IT KIND MATCHES ME

[@BJGAMES7110]

@@LelaStudiosI understand if it’s a big ask

[@beemine335]

I love MerMay so much!! Keep it up❤❤

[@LelaStudios]

Me too!! and thanks for watchinggg!!

[@beemine335]

@@LelaStudios Youre welcome!!

[@bealikestodraw]

Kallick x Wisp. Kallick def was incredibly oblivious to his feelings about Wisp. Someone has to straight up tell him lol

[@R0S3S-fr4xt]

I love your backstories! They are amazing! Though, a missed joke was gladi-gator instead of gladiator since it was in the gator place

[@LelaStudios]

lol definitely a missed opportunity 😆

[@Avie_takami]

on the first I went onto KZbin and it hit me, "MERMAY HAS BEGUN!" and for the last three days, I have waiting for the notification that you posted a new video, I love all the lore you give them, and I love the designs and the characters themselves! You are soooo talented! Happy Mermay!

[@dAzAi_bOi]

Nah he really do be a simp with that last line. (Also the corset like outfit, broooo-)

[@LelaStudios]

He really is lol

[@McAyatos]

@@LelaStudios Hello Lela! I love your art style, and I wanted to tell you that Your the reason my art journey is still continuing! Thank you for your content! ❤❤❤

[@dAzAi_bOi]

@@LelaStudios this is like the second time you’ve liked or commented on one of my comments, makes me feel good about myself 🤧

[@AFigmentOfYourImagination420]

dude he lowkey looks sick, keep it up girly.

[@LelaStudios]

glad you think so! Thank youuuu

[@AFigmentOfYourImagination420]

@@LelaStudios your welcome 🤗

[@Nates_anime_artwork_yt76]

Your really good at blending markers.💖✨️ This is so good🙏❣️

[@Spookyseasonshere]

IT LOOKS SO GOOOOOD question can we get a plus sized pufferfish Mermaid??? I thought it would be really cool

[@LelaStudios]

I’ll definitely see if I can add a plus sized puffer fish!! 😁

[@esthercho5578]

Would love to see you when he reunited with some of his orca folk but struggle to swim and keep up with them because he was on land for most of his life

[@LadyPeony27]

Love what you did with his hair!

[@DARKSTALKER-sz2up]

IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!! ❤️❤️

[@LelaStudios]

thank youuuu

[@ctmcdonald0303]

I can see him and Wisp being an iconic duo

[@Tanyin934]

This looks sooo good!! Fan of your work!

[@LelaStudios]

Thank you so much!!

[@ravensong7128]

I hold no punches, for I cannot lie…he’s beautiful! Perfect! No change necessary! 💕

[@Sammifrfr]

HIS oracle. I ship

[@Bugdoesart]

I love this series so far!! Keep up the good work

[@LelaStudios]

thank you so much!!

[@Bugdoesart]

@@LelaStudiosof course!! You inspire me so much

[@wartygourd]

LOVING the color scheme of these characters so far!! incredible storytelling

[@Claire-sux-atlife]

The lore never fails to amaze me

[@imreallybatman]

I absolutely love how you added even more to your MerMay series! From what I remember, it started out with you trying to practice, and then the underwater arena, and now an oracle gator with an orca bodyguard? How creative you are!! As usual, I love your work Lela, keep on creating more!!

[@Gemmma-]

love this series!

[@T1nyBean]

Love it ❤

[@_.Existence._]

OOOO I LOVE IT! Mermay is the best!

[@Lanidoesart2]

Oh, my God, you should make a book.❤❤❤❤ your so good

[@therealopaartist]

Missed opportunity to call him a gladi-gator

[@valkeriewings]

mermay is literally so cool my inner child is actively being healed

[@Caddypop]

I love this man and I feel with the way you said that he never can say no to the Oracle he might have a little crush on her but it's your character but it just the way it sounds

[@isabelle_winter]

So good! Can you maybe draw Hazbin Hotel characters as mermaids?!😍

[@lachauntiswashington231]

He looks great😍❤️

[@lunartimberwolf]

MY SON THE BOY!!!!!! He looks so handsome

[@AlishaSingh-sd6ju]

Wow! You’re amazing

[@ajrillion4031]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 I'm so happy mermay is on my birthday!!!!

[@eepymind]

I LOVE ORCAAAASSSS YAAEEEEE

[@zen4realfightman426]

I wish I could draw like that

[@edrylenepak]

I love it!!!

[@_Krazy.Kayla_]

I need one of them together!!

[@Hazbin-Valentino]

Asking for a sea pickle or other zodiac signs as mermaids, day 2

[@sophiedrawing924]

yesssss i love ittt

[@HauntedMushroom96]

Are you interested in doing a colonial organism such as a siphonophore or portugese man o war. For siphonophores they have parts that make lights to lure prey, parts that grab food and parts that sting

[@Noor-fu6ue]

OMg ITS AMAZINg

[@Jeezey666]

This looks so dope, I just finished my drawing of a shark named fin and his little brother remora/rey and they are the best tag team wrestlers in the 7 seas league until an unknown (yet) duo come in and take there champion titles

[@Ali-gj3ub]

Why he cute

[@user-bp6le4ik4u]

Can you please draw a sea dragon and give it really cool story❤❤❤

[@Yourneighbourhoodgrouch]

Gladigator

[@savageunitato100]

YEAR 2 F ASKING FOR THE GIANT PHANTOM JELLYFISH. PLEASEEEE U NEED A VILLAIN

[@liamcole3763]

If u take requests this year to go with the slug girls from last year u could do a leaf slug they look like little leaf sheep and they are really cute

[@art_monster6325]

Next can you do a crab or stingray girl Day 3 of asking!!also I love ur videos and ur drawings !!

[@reverse_concept]

when i first saw the sketch when you mentioned "raised by gators" and (even though its sharks not gators) i immediately thought he looked like shark boy (from the adventures of shark boy and lava girl) in a good way, lol amazing art, glad to see mermay is back !! :3

[@kennedyjordan6827]

This should be a anime!!!!!!

[@cheshirelily2221]

He was a Gladigator

[@ajo.o6509]

YES MERMAY STORYLINE IS BACK I’M SO HAPPY

[@Glasseater-je6vx]

Are you doing a siren-like character at some point? Just curious. Love your work!

[@Thelucky_ducky]

MERMAY!!

[@gigifabulous]

He's really cute 👀

[@GoldenCherryLepidolite]

Hello Can you draw Timtsuki the creator of steven universe future era 3 RP

[@moonshiro]

This one is another redraw right ? I think I like this one a bit better , I like the texture on the hair and I like the scars you gave him and the body proportion seems more.. proportionate. I feel like maybe the corset could be shrunken just a tad but overall I still really like this one ( I feel like you also shrunken those straps , - I don't know how to call them - that are coming from his shoulders and that really helped with the proportion) and the coloring came out really good on this too. Das he have a sheath for his sword/ dagger-sickle ?

[@meeeg7029]

*his* oracle⁉️⁉️⁉️ (I want the gender silly croc and loyal orca boy to kiss)

[@GrizleeCupid]

I’ll never make it through Murmay I NEED HAZBIN HOTEL AND HELLUVA BOSS

[@dawnzindler3404]

You should do MAMOMN from hellava boss

[@lunartimberwolf]

She will but she is taking a break from hellava so that she could do mermay

[@grimleo2038]

Can we please get a book or an anime or something for this please

[@Schmingitt]

OH NO HES HOT!!

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Pufferfish next, please?

[@_seraphii_]

BROOOO HE WOULD LOVE MY ORCA MERMAID KASATKA

[@Cococola-1]

What outlining pen do you use to not mix and blend with thr achohol markers? Btw your art is so pretty💕

[@CaffeineOwl]

Will any of these guys meet humans? Or is this purely mermaid guys? I love mermay but i haven’t heard any human lore in the background at least from what I’ve watched so feel free to correct me 👍🏽

[@hiitscupid3504]

The orca merman is hot

[@ROTTING_MOONLIGHT]

I hope you do a sea squirt on may 19,thats my birthday :DD

[@songnialuvs]

omg Wisp x him?

[@Platypus566]

Ik you’re doing like redesigns but I wanted to ask if you could maybe make one Merman/Mermaid of a lion fish? I g

[@Sir_Pentious_Redeemed666]

DRAW STARWARS FOR MAY THE 4TH (be with you)

[@rinatepaste9218]

save me hot oRca man

[@CBALLZ666]

Guys! I have tickets to go to the Gator Kingdom! I only have 10…who wants them? 👇

[@R0S3S-fr4xt]

Meh

[@wevson6254]

Please do a axalotel pls

[@Iamur_mom]

Sheesh bro is tall-

[@TheLUMINIXart]

I have an orca mermaid oc too her name is Luna

[@RyomenSukuna00010]

Hey Lela once you have finished mermay are you going to continue helluva boss?

[@thewickeddevilofthewest]

Am i right for shipping this cuz....

[@LelaStudios]

lol, yes 😁

[@Woobledapuppetperson]

Can you draw a starfish

[@EmotionalGamer]

Huh? Is this from a WEBTOON or is this a oc?

[@joelletramontini8665]

Sorry for my ingnorance but..... which anime/ manga is that. Can someone tell me please😊😅

[@0river.xn.paws0]

Its not an anime, or manga.

[@hvbg]

It's her own creation, there's no other content of it other than her drawings

[@jamesliamdyson2583]

Why is he hot

[@delannatrevino5142]

How tall are the average gator 🐊merfoke🤔

[@LelaStudios]

They range from 5ft to 6.5ft. Very few reach beyond 6.5ft. Wisp is about 5ft

[@delannatrevino5142]

Cool 😎 thank u 🩵

[@gitawulfren]

What show is this from?

[@EmilieSkov-fr4cb]

Can you draw Brawl stars?

[@Maly_Art]

Hear me out... He's kinda hot

[@will308]

The fact that we have similar ocs makes me laugh lol

[@Hannahtheseal]

Gladigator