WHY DIDN'T they draw her scales?

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LetThemEatCake01 — 9 years ago(December 11, 2016 10:34 PM)

Like on the artwork? I assume lack of time/money or it wouldn't look right

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Andthatismytwocents — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 07:43 AM)

For someone who just watched this film you seen to have alot of questions
During Under Da Sea There are "scales" on Ariel's "lap" when Sebastain sings about the working in the sun
Early merchandise drawings and some merchandise feature the scales
9This comes from 1989 experience with the film)
One can assume that it detracts from the image on screen An example in cartoons and comics how often are "lines" drawn on peoples teeth to show individual "teeth?"

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LetThemEatCake01 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 09:23 AM)

I am obviously referring to the film as a whole.

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NobodymournstheWicked — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 06:38 PM)

Who Ariel, she is not a fish

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ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 04:17 PM)

That would've been more realistic and I guess they could've drawn her scales but I guess the way it's animated is why her scales were not depicted in depth.
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LetThemEatCake01 — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 08:55 PM)

Yes that's what I thought, but they did look great on the poster.