The news of Halle Bailey playing Ariel in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid has taken the internet by storm.
With such a monumental role being played by a young Black woman, many artists have become inspired and are sharing their artwork based on Bailey on social media.
Here are just a few of the pieces that have been making the rounds:
Warm-up painting because I am SO INCREDIBLY HERE FOR IT #TheLittleMermaid @chloexhalle pic.twitter.com/kWom3RE9tq
— Alice X. Zhang (@alicexz) July 4, 2019
???? Watch and you’ll see
Some day I’ll be
Part of your world ???? #TheLittleMermaid pic.twitter.com/Dn5M7noFcq
— Nilah Magruder (@nilaffle) July 4, 2019
Ariel #WIP pic.twitter.com/kzM9ynnBER
— Jermaine ???? BlerdCon (@jermainedesign) July 4, 2019
I think Halle is perfect for this role. She is supposed to portray a mythical being, and she definitely possesses that strange mysterious beauty. I’m sure they will give her that iconic red hair. Here, I drew her as Ariel: pic.twitter.com/s6FPcPdtmT
— Marietta Ivanova (@mariettanova) July 4, 2019
???? #partofthatworld #ariel #HalleIsAriel #HalleBailey #TheLittleMermaid ????????????♀️???? pic.twitter.com/RTQDBoOqFy
— tara nicole✨???? (@nicoledessine) July 4, 2019
My Ariel @chloexhalle pic.twitter.com/J9iObZYKhw
— MattyB (@matthewb_) July 4, 2019
#HalleBailey as #Ariel ????????♀️???? #TheLittleMermaid #Disney #TheLittleMermaidLiveAction @chloexhalle @Disney https://t.co/hN6M2SLj7g pic.twitter.com/x1E0y7vzqo
— Hayden Williams (@Hayden_Williams) July 4, 2019
Little rework of my #TheLittleMermaid poster featuring Halle Bailey @chloexhalle pic.twitter.com/Ymc7wlGeLr
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 4, 2019
The amount of fan art doesn’t lie: A lot of people believe Bailey makes the perfect Ariel and can’t wait to see her excel on screen.
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Halle Bailey To Star As Ariel In Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’
Photo credit: Alice X. Zhang, Hayden Williams, @matthewb_
