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The Samebito, or shark man, is a creature from Japanese folklore. He appears as a muscular humanoid with inky black skin, green eyes, the face of a shark and the beard of a dragon.

Despite his frightening appearance, Samebito is a tragic figure, said to have been banished from the sea by the dragon god Ryūjin for a petty fault. A famous tale tells of how he befriended a lonely man and came to live in his pond. The man fell in love with a woman, but after learning that her family demanded an outrageous gift of ten thousand jewels, he fell ill. Devastated, Samebito cried tears of blood, which crystalised into rubies. Using these jewels to help his friend finally win the woman of his dreams, Samebito was finally pardoned by Ryūjin and accepted back into the sea.

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Evie Serpent Mermaid Commission

Howdy! Today’s piece is a commission of @pomposlantern ‘s snerson (the single version of sneople I’m pretty sure) Evie, as a serpent mermaid. This piece was a lot of fun to draw, and it forced me to experiment a bit with some other brushes.