The fish scales, however, are not just on her leg. Makeup artist Channing Carlisle used special effects makeup to make it look like her leg was ripped open to reveal scales. Look, I love mermaids ...

Channing Carlisle took a slightly shocking route with her hyperrealistic mermaid-inspired look: she transformed her leg to make it look ripped open to reveal scales underneath. I'm not gonna lie ...

With the help of 3D modeling and a special skin print for the ‘scales’—not to mention some engineering smarts–the team have created the most detailed mermaid fins to date. As the picture ...