Create & Color: The Mermaid's Book of Tails

Create & Color: The Mermaid's Book of Tails invites artists of all ages to take a fantastic creative journey through the world of mermaid mash-ups with drawing, doodling, and coloring prompts to lead the way.

Calling all drawing and doodling enthusiasts! Filled with dozens of creative prompts and ideas, The Mermaid's Book of Tails invites you to take a fun and fantastical journey through the world of mermaid mash-ups.

If you’re ready to take your creative talents to imaginative new heights, this book from the Create & Color series is just for you. The Mermaid's Book of Tails offers tons of drawing, doodling, and coloring prompts and ideas for creating mer-mazing doodle mash-ups. Mix and match the characters with a variety of colorful, patterned tails to create a myriad of different merfolk:Mer-bots (mermaid + robot)Mer-garoos (mermaid + kangaroo)Mer-kats (mermaid + lion)Mer-osaurs (mermaid + dinosaur)The combinations are endless! Whatever your age or skill level, you will enjoy creating fun and interesting artwork using a range of mixed media.

The Create & Color series includes loads of silly creatures to draw, doodle, and mash up in order to create even more fantastical critters. Learn to work with crayon, colored pencil, marker, watercolor, and even collage to create outrageously cute drawings designed to make you laugh out loud. Follow along with the step-by-step projects or design your own silly mash-ups from scratch.

About the Author

Clare Younis is an artist, musician, and educator from Port Campbell, Australia. She studied Creative Arts and Teaching at the University of Melbourne and has spent many years nurturing the imaginations of children, teenagers, and adults living with disability. Inspired by both the natural world and the supernatural, Clare combines digital and traditional media to create light-hearted, vibrant illustrations and surface designs. Clare loves singing, cooking, writing, reading, and wandering on the beach with her family.