From Puppet to Swimmer: My AI Mermaid in 5 Steps

What you get: a one-page checklist for making something new with AI when you don't quite know what you're doing yet, plus the copy-paste prompt from the video.

Your mermaid moment: the 5 steps

1. Make a rough first version fast. Expect it to be wrong. That is the point of the first try.
2. Show the AI a real example. When the result is almost right, stop describing what you want.
3. Trust your own eyes over the plan. Try the clever ideas, but keep only what looks right to you.
4. Lock what works. Once something looks right, fix it in place so it can't drift: your logo, your prices, a character's shape.
5. Watch every version yourself before anyone else sees it. The software won't flag what looks fake. You will.

The prompt

Copy this into ChatGPT or Claude, with your example attached:

Here is a real example of what I want. Match it, keep everything else the same, and tell me what you changed.

Where the mermaid lives

The mermaid's full hour-long episodes are on Nex Study Music: https://www.youtube.com/@nexstudymusic

All files for this video are in one folder on GitHub: 2026-11-09-mermaid-moment.