Questions about Seatan's hybrid method?

[Mermaid Tuwala]

So his thread seemed pretty old I wasn't sure about posting on it. But my questions:

1. Who has tried this and how well does it hold up? I am worried it will like end up peeling after a while?

2. Do you think I could make a fabric tail and lightly paint on it with like lumiere paints and still cover it with dragonskin? Or would the paint make this method not work well?

TIA xxx

[hellocourtney]

Hi! I used Seatan's method on a tail I made [emoji846]
I think it worked pretty well and overall I'm happy with how it came out, but in hindsight I would have poured the silicone a little thicker. It has peeled in some places, especially on the heels where it scrapes the most.
I only used the method on the body of my tail and not the fluke so can't really comment on how well that holds up.

I think it's a great way to protect your painting! That's essentially what I did, as I had a dot foil fabric that I painted and wanted to protect.

https://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?9473-First-Tail-Project-Neoprene-Tail! this is my tail making thread if you're interested, don't be fooled by the name I changed my mind a lot haha

[Mermaid Maris]

Does anyone have a link to Seatan's tutorial?

[Mermaid Tuwala]

Thank you so much! I will definitely check out your thread!