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I love your tails so much. I'm doing everything I can to get enough for one before summer is over. :)
What monofin do you have in your flukes? They're too flowy to be competitors...
Incredible video as well as incredible tails! Raven, you never seiz to amaze me! (my apologize if I spelt that wrong XD)
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^ LOL thanQ WaterWolf!!!!!!
<3 *so proud*
oh my.. your tails... they are so beautiful! <3 I wish i had the money to buy one, but im just a poor student x) im gonna save my money the next couple of years to get one of those tails.. *dies over the tails beauty*
I love everything in your store hahaha :D (makes it her soul purpose to get a top and tail from Raven!) I will start saving..........NOW!
Lovely!
I think I saw like 3 different tails in that video? They all looked very nice! Great coloring jobs!!
You sure know your way around an airbrush (assuming that's what you used haha)
I did find it a bit awkward when everyone started feeling up that white/blue mermaid tail, though lol
Ahhh I really really want a Raven tail D: Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous work! :)
Thanks everyone! It has been quite a process getting this new company off the ground but we are really excited.
Kanti: I actually hand paint all of the tails, I only use the airbrush for the "spots". I really love Hand painting them, its a bit more challenging to blend the colors but I prefer it because I just think it helps me improve as an artist:)
I also wanted to just quickly point out that the tail Meshpa is wearing in this video is our newest design, its only $1,000. Tyler and I have been working really hard to make a more affordable silicone tail available.
You can see a little more oh that tail in this video..
http://youtu.be/S_lQOO8nyOY
Wow excellent job! The blending is very impressive hence why I assumed it was airbrushed.
I also love Meshpa's tail in that video. The dots really add character to it~ May I ask why it's only $1,000?
Looks just as nice as the other ones.
That was my idea, to make them look similar!
Its actually lined with neoprene, so I save a LOT of materials that way not having to cast it so thick for the body part of the tail, also being Neorpene lined I'm able to put in a cheaper monofin like a wave or rapid instead of the competitor (all my tails that I perform in have a finis foil in them because the competitor does not work well in our tank which is wear I do most of my performing so they look very floppy or flowy)
The Fluke also has a different texture, which uses less silicone.
I seam and paint them the same way I paint the other tails so they do look very similar.
The neoprene does make the tail buoyant unlike the full silicone tails which are VERY neutrally buoyant and this tail does have a little drag but as you can see in the video meshpa is able to move pretty well in it :)
Yea, I didn't notice a difference! They all look great.
That price change will certainly be enough to help people buy a tail, too!
I'm sure the neoprene is a bit refreshing too. I always hear that silicone tails don't let much water
in them so things get a bit warm after a while xD
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in them so things get a bit warm after a while xD
oh God yes... LOL how many times I have worn my tail for a dry event only to take it off and have soaked legs XD it's nuts.
I am so happy you're able to offer this design Raven, I wouldnt choose it for myself because I think neoprene makes it too hard for me to swim. I am floaty enough as is, lol I need ma silicone to help me stay under ^_^ but it's perfect for people who want the same look as a silicone but dont have the budget, or perhaps dont want something as heavy as the full silicone.
Also, I bet it's easier for travel since the competitor fin makes it impossible to fit in anything haha XD smaller monofins= bonus that way.
Eeee I am just so excited for you and so happy I got to be the test subject <3
$1,000 for a silicone? Well if that isn't a deal :D
Raven, will you still be offering your full silicone tails? I love how you've been trying to make the tails more affordable, but I like the idea of not having neoprene against my skin, and if you still offered your 3k tails, i would purchase one the instant my savings got there. :) beautiful tails, I love the flowy fluke.
These are looking lovely Raven! Your painting skills are phenomenal by the way.
I really like the look of the Foil in a tail. The floppiness is fantastic <3
These tails are amazing! Would love to have one of your tails someday.