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Once upon a time, there was a little octopus called Ursula. She was a very skilled magician, so much so that the evil naiad bitch Ariel wanted Ursula's powers for herself so she could hide her ugliness and snag this cute guy she saw on a ship the other night....

Odd things pop into my head while I'm working sometimes ;)

This has a touch of Photoshop, but it's most coloured pencil.

EDIT: Okay, some people are citing Pat Carroll on the DVD claiming that Ursula is a squid, not an octopus. Personally, I will only accept Ursula is a squid if I hear it directly from her supervising animator. I cite lack of evidence in Ursula's design that DIFFERENTIATES her as a squid from an octopus.
Squid have 10 arms, octopi have 8. The number of arms Ursula has in the movie varies from 4 to 8(so clearly the animation team didn't care much). Both species squirt ink and both are smarter than the average cephalopod.
Wikipedia refers to her as both a squid or an octopus in different entries.
So please don't point this confusion out thinking I have made a mistake. I won't be changing the name of the deviation and I have my reasons for keeping it.
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Mood: Love ~AmandaFerguson070707 Mar 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I love this!
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~Ravenrocks43 Jan 29, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Cool!!
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~KahlanAmnell123 Jan 11, 2013
Wow, I like this version- maybe she once was like this and Ariels father turned her into a hag and now Ursula wants revenge on Triton through Ariel hence, the little mermaid.
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*Aisheyrufox-18 Dec 9, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
NWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!! SHE'S SO CUTE!
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~MizuPics Dec 8, 2012
I've always figured she was an octopus--squid have exoskeleton aspects that never show up in Ursula's movements.

Ursula just looks so *cuddly* on this one.
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Mood: Wow! *Skye-Rhyder Oct 31, 2012
[link] You should see this.
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~kyo218 Jul 13, 2012  Student Photographer
wow it beatiful
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~mimilabeau Jul 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I've always had a soft spot for Ursula...
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~shybunnycom Jul 10, 2012
:D
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~SirPixis Jun 4, 2012
Awesome idea. It's like peering into a parallel universe.

As for the octopus/squid debate, on the Little Mermaid animated series, they referred to Ursula's race as "octopans." So there that is.
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