Here's a picture of the finished product.
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!
If you ever try to follow my instructions and make your own mermaid, please let me know! I'd love to see what I managed to inspire!
For those who landed directly on this post, here's links to the whole tutorial:
Part 1: In which we discuss the flaying of the fish
Part 2: In which we discuss the mounting of the skin
Part 3: In preparation for the application of skin
Part 4: In which we add flesh to the beast
Part 5: In which we finish the job
Here's also a link to a tutorial on how to make the manuscript you see on the left of the picture
If you enjoyed this, please let me know!
Cheers
