Mermaid Pogo dragon skin tail

[Mermaid Pogo]

Hello
I've started making my first silicone mermaid tail :)
I made last summer fabric tail, which was nice, but I was dreaming about real look silicon tail. Now I wish my dreams come true :D
I have already made scale sheet and plaster mold of scales. I made also clay mold of my fluke and I think today I will make plaster mold of the fluke.
I was making a short movies about it, to make mermaid tail making tutorial, especially for people in my country (Poland), beause it isn't easy to find here the same components for silicone tail, which most of mermaids use. The shipping from US to Europe will cost a lot, and I have small budget for this project so I spend a lot of time reading about tailmaking and looking for similar ingredients here, which don't ruine platinium cure silicone.
Keep your fingers crossed for my project! :)

[Mermaid Pogo]

My scale mold made of plaster

[Mermaid Pogo]

My fluke made of sulfur free clay. I'm so proud of it!

[MerMaiden Lissa]

Wow! Beautiful tail sculpt.

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[Celesteofthewaterlilies]

That fluke is stunning ! Can't wait to see progress

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[Echidna]

That's looking promising!

How is mermaiding in Poland?
I'm currently looking into moving there, and I haven't found many pools that are deep.
Of course there are loads of nice lakes and rivers, but I need an all-year-round option :D

You're the first mer I know of from Poland.
Why don't you introduce yourself and tell us a bit about it?
We also have an Euro Pod!

[Mermaid Summerlilly]

Oohhh Beautiful fluke! I'm looking forward to seeing the progress on this tail!

[Mermaid Pogo]

Echidna
I'm just starting with something like proffesional mermaiding
Well, technically in Poland there is no mermaiding, but I want to change it :) I know about only one more people except me who's a merman. Near me there aren't deep pools. I practice swimming on regular pool, and on holidays travel to hotter countries to swimm in the sea.

[Mermaid Pogo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyfEDHj7XZk
Sculpting fluke with my boyfriend

[Mermaid Pogo]

My plaster fluke mold is ready :D I was so scared about the clay get stuck in plaster because I forgot to use release agent. Fortunately it doesn't stuck at all! Now I must wait for silicone delivery. Meantime I will practise painting with airbrush and design tail pattern.

[mermaid_selene]

That fluke[emoji7][emoji7]


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[CowgirlMermaid]

It is indeed a lovely fluke,
but it does look somewhat similar, if not copied, from Finfolk Productions Calypso Fluke;
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I don't mind you using the fluke,
but I do think you should ask them if they think it is allright for you to use their design for your own personal tail.

[Mermaid Pogo]

Yes, I was basing on this fluke, I love this shape. I thought if it's not for commercial use but only for me, I can base on this pattern.

[Mermaid Pogo]

CowgirlMermaid
I think about copyright trough and you are right, I will wrote to Finfolk for permision to use this. I wish it don't bother them, I will don't sell this fluke, only personal use.

[Luna Dreamtide]

You clearly have sculpting talents - that looks great. I would definitely check first wth the orginal artist though.

[MerMaiden Lissa]

Copying a design for personal use, there isn't anything they can do about it. If you were selling it then it would be a copyright issue, but I think you are ok for personal use. It's still nice to ask the original designer though.

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[Mermaid Lorelei]

Honestly, unless the design owners (in this case Finfolk) give you permission to use their Loreena pattern, I wouldn't use it. The fact that you aren't selling the design doesn't make it any less of a copy. I know I felt hurt when someone copied one of my designs.

[Mermaid Pogo]

I wrote to finfolk, they don't reply already but I've change my mind. Regardless what they tell me, I've decided to do design my own shape. It will be great to create pattern from the beginning to the end. The sculpting was so much fun.
I can't wait to go back from work and started designing.

[Mermaid Pogo]

When I was last year on holiday I was thrilled about Trigger fish species. I think this fish will be my inspiration.

[MerMaiden Lissa]

Ooh.. I like it

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[Luna Dreamtide]

Great idea! I agree! I think it's really rewarding to work on a design from start to finish :) all the best!

[Echidna]

Near me there aren't deep pools. I practice swimming on regular pool, and on holidays travel to hotter countries to swimm in the sea.

ye now, that's a pity.
If you live anywhere near Poznan or Koscierzyna, that's the two deeper pools I've been able to find.
Still, nothing beats a tropical sea.

[CowgirlMermaid]

When I was last year on holiday I was thrilled about Trigger fish species. I think this fish will be my inspiration.

That's an awesome fishfluke for inspiration! With your sculpting talent it will look amazing! :D

(p.s. I just thought I better inform you about using other already existing flukes as your inspriration.
The line between inpiration and copying is really thin in the Mercommunity :)
and some people are really defensive over their designs.
I know I am sometimes ;)
which is why I have never shown my dreamtail design here)

[Mermaid Pogo]

That's an awesome fishfluke for inspiration! With your sculpting talent it will look amazing! :D

(p.s. I just thought I better inform you about using other already existing flukes as your inspriration.
The line between inpiration and copying is really thin in the Mercommunity :)
and some people are really defensive over their designs.
I know I am sometimes ;)
which is why I have never shown my dreamtail design here)

Thank you for reprimand me about using someone's pattern, it really help me a lot. When I've used Finfolks shape I wasn't thinking about it through. Now I also think it wasn't fair to the Finfolk. I was too rushing and choose the easy way because I have never done something like this before.
Now I'm designing the shape and I can't wait when I will have time to start sculpting again :)

[Mermaid Lieke]

You're tail will be amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing the new fluke design :)

[Mermaid Julianne]

I really love the fish inspiration, I don't think I've seen a trigger fish tail yet! And I'm glad you are designing your own fluke shape. With your sculpting skills, it's bound to come out looking amazing.

[Mermaid Pogo]

Finally I've designed my fluke! As the inspiration I've used the Queen Triger fish fluke but I want it to have more details and look more complicated since I realized that scuplting wasn't so hard to me. I also had to extend the base of the fluke so that the monofin can fit in. My boyfriend helped me to transfer the sketch to graphic program. I hope that after work we find time to start sculpting again! :D

[Mermaid Pogo]

Final shape of the fluke :)

[Mermaid Lieke]

Your fluke is super pretty!

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[Luna Dreamtide]

Ooh I like that.

[Hydra1337]

That looks really cool. I can't wait to see the sculpt.

[Mermaid Pogo]

Yesterday's results :) Today I think I will find more time and finish it.

[moniee]

Oh! This is going to look awesome! Keep up the good work! :)

[Mermaid Aria]

It's gorgeous!

[Mermaid Pogo]

Final fluke sculpt :D

[Mermaid Lieke]

So pretty <3

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[Luna Dreamtide]

That looks awesome. Great job!

[Mermaid Julianne]

Ugh that fluke sculpt is GORGEOUS!!! 😍

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[Mermaid Lunette]

wow * 0 * your sculpting skills are wonderful! it looks FINtastic!

[Mermaid Pogo]

Hi!
I didn't upload new posts for long time because I was busy starting with my facebook page. When it will be finished I will show off :)
Meanwhile I've made plaster mold of the fluke. In the photos it looks great but there are bubbles in some places :/ Maybe I will spackle them with thick plaster.
The silicone doesn't arrive yet, I'm waiting for delivery for about month and it's unknown when it will be in my house :(
But on the other side I will have time to practice painting with an airbrush :) I've never used it before, it will be a challenge!

[MerDragon Arie]

This is going to be a super pretty awesome design! You have amazing sculpting skills that's for sure! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[Mermaid Pogo]

I've been realy busy last time, but I've done my side fins sculpt :) Tommorow I will take a shoot of them. I'm very excited about starting my facebook page and youtube channel :D I will show there all steps of making my tail. https://www.facebook.com/syrenkaznadwisly/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCeMBTyZIO_BhLhDFg-GdQ

[Mermaid Pogo]

My side flukes in clay :) This week my silicone will be delivered and at the weekend I will start the main part of making tail :D

[Mermaid Pogo]

The silicone side flukes are ready! Tonight I will be casting the first part of the tail. Keep your fingers crossed!

[LouLouBelle]

This all looks incredible so far. I really can't wait to see this finished!


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[Mermaid Pogo]

Silicone casting is ready :D Today I will stick it together. I'm really scared about this part, I wish it will also look great. I must also fix some places in the silicone where the scales are to thin.

[MerQueen Nerissa]

Beautiful! I'm sure your tail is gonna be amazing :)

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[Mermaid Pogo]

The first trying on the tail after sticking the sides together :D Now I must stick the down part of the tail.

[Mermaid Pogo]

I started painting :D I use mica pigments, the colors are awesome but the airbrush is clogging up frequently :/ Using a lot of toluene helps but maybe you have any other tips for this?

[Mermaid Wesley]

Looking beautiful!! Good luck!


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[Mermaid Pogo]

Finaly after one week of hard work I finished painting! :D I'm so happy. Now I must wait until paint will dry. Tomorrow I will glue the fins and monofin together :)

[Mermaid Pogo]

I haven't write for a long time. It was very busy mermaid time for me :) But I think I must show the results of making my tail.

[Mermaid Lieke]

Wow, your tail is super pretty!

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[Toxotes]

Great work, Mermaid Pogo!
Your tail is really beautiful.

[Mermaid Aria]

Gorgeous! The colors are lovely!

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[Hydra1337]

It turned out beautiful! I love the top too.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Oh wow, this is gorgeous... O.O

[Mermaid Pogo]

Thanks for you all for the support :)

[Rett]

It's so pretty! Do you have a swimming video?

[Mermaid Pogo]

It's so pretty! Do you have a swimming video?

Yes, I have my first swimming video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLb3T3wKk8U
In this video my tail is to big in belly but I've already fix this

[TheSaltySiren]

Wow that is so pretty and the fluke flows so nicely in water :) great job!