Show us your tail designs!

[Anahita]

It kind of reminds me of a more shaped version of the finfolk betta tail. :) I bet it'd move so pretty in the water.

[Ilyena]

Meemerdd - ^_^ thanks, It's not the first or last sketch I've done of it, but the only one I had on the computer XP. Yesh do so...mini army of Mer-slug things lol.

Anahita - A little bit, just less tentacle bits, though not a fan of how their beta tails goes right up the sides. I hope it would move well in the water >_<

[mermaidsoph]

My simple blue/purple/teal tail

[Yulia]

Gaah, I made my first designs tonight, on my 3DS xl! XD
I wanted to have a better picture in my mind how it would look with the fluke shape.
It was kinda hard, but now I just want to make more! :lol:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/colorslive/jpg_512x512/1464011--rL-TW015k46DGNu.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/colorslive/jpg_512x512/1464014-0jg3b1Kw_iILtxh_.jpg

https://s3.amazonaws.com/colorslive/jpg_512x512/1464017-J5tfau7P6dYgZpow.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/colorslive/jpg_512x512/1464020-sbvV10NshoHU0MW6.jpg

[Azurin Luna]

Oooh, the dark blue one is nice :D

[Blaze]

So just wondering if there are any artist types out there that might consider drawing (on paper or computer) out the design I am dreaming? It's based on a fish but I'm really hoping to see how it translates to a tail.

This is the fish:
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Only the bottom half of the fish obviously. I have a thing for 'fire' so any tweaks to make it more 'flame-y' would be great!

I plan on ordering from Merbella's; their 'basic' tail with competitor upgrade and most likely a glitter coat on top. :D

[PearlieMae]

Ooooh!!! I'll take a stab at it!

[PearlieMae]

Just a quick down-dirty to get an idea...

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[Yulia]

That's such a nice adaptation! :D
But the black at the fluke looks a bit funky to me.

[PearlieMae]

I wanted it to contrast with the flame...I didn't do any texturizing or anything, just a sketch on my lunchbreak. And I think if I were to think about it more, I would make the side fins part of the body design.

[Yulia]

It would have been cool to make it like a betta fluke, och a more stripey kind, so it would look like flames! :eek:

[Blaze]

Just a quick down-dirty to get an idea...

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:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop:

:drool:

Dude. SHUTUPANDTAKEMYMONEY

[Echinacea]

I wonder if you could do some kind of headpiece to sort of give you the long light-blue fin?

[Blaze]

I wanted it to contrast with the flame...I didn't do any texturizing or anything, just a sketch on my lunchbreak. And I think if I were to think about it more, I would make the side fins part of the body design.

:D It's awesome. Maybe I would make the black detailing the red and the flame detailing in the center as I am not sure about the black in the water? Dunno. Regardless; it's amazing and yeah totally want my tail; now lol.

[Blaze]

I wonder if you could do some kind of headpiece to sort of give you the long light-blue fin?

Nah, not really interested in replicating that part of it. :D

[PearlieMae]

I wanted to take the eyes and do those as highlights down the sides, maybe a few scattered around the bottom of the tail...

I'll try a more detailed version if I can, but I'm at work and on deadline and I'm on mernetwork instead. :thumbs up:

[PearlieMae]

It would have been cool to make it like a betta fluke, och a more stripey kind, so it would look like flames! :eek:

I like the betta tail idea, and I was playing with the idea of stylized flames like on a race car.

[PearlieMae]

PS Scarlet Rose, thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[Yulia]

I've been trying to make some designs for myself, but it's really hard since I'm not that experienced with it...
If someone have the time and will, I would love to see some examples of what you'd think fit me.
Some colors I want is teal, bluegrey, petrol, and for contrast turqouise and purple.
I don't want it too dark, and not so much "tropical-style".
Oh gosh I feel so picky.

[Mermaid Oshun]

Yulia let's discuss this privately please

[Yulia]

Yulia let's discuss this privately please
Sorry, just wanted ideas, nothing more!

[Goldie]

Sneak peek :}

http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/ghouldeeloks/Neptunes-Daughter-DollDivine.jpg (http://s614.photobucket.com/user/ghouldeeloks/media/Neptunes-Daughter-DollDivine.jpg.html)v

[MerEmma]

Found this on tumblr! Would love to see this bird made into tail colors. <3 http://megavenusaur.tumblr.com/post/63070452626

[Mermaid Caspiana]

I've been trying to make some designs for myself, but it's really hard since I'm not that experienced with it...
If someone have the time and will, I would love to see some examples of what you'd think fit me.
Some colors I want is teal, bluegrey, petrol, and for contrast turqouise and purple.
I don't want it too dark, and not so much "tropical-style".
Oh gosh I feel so picky.
I'm actually trying to create a business on this kind of thing. People give me ideas and measurements and I draw a design for them. You can pm me if you'd like. :)

[Bokeelia Mermaid]

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this is my tail design
i already have the fabric/monofin for it

[MerEmma]

Very pretty :D Will it be neoprene painted, then?

[Bokeelia Mermaid]

Very pretty :D Will it be neoprene painted, then?


i'm thinking createx paint, since i know where to get that.

[Elle]

I'm going to have to come up with a design soon....I'm almost through cutting out foam circles (not a task I will miss doing in the slightest!)

[Merman Dan]

Spots! I mentioned that I was using the red drum/channel bass/redfish as the inspiration for my Finfolk tail. I have seen red drum with one black spot on their tail and I have seen tails with two or three.

Then I came across these:

http://www.castawaychartersinc.com/multi-spot-redfish-lrg.jpg

http://www.jayflemingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/summer-2008-32.jpg

Color me curious.

[MerEmma]

My dad has a picture somewhere of one with a heart-shaped spot on the fin! :D

[Seatan]

First draft of my Man O War tail! The "tentacles" are, obviously, not tentacles but a flat fluke that looks like tentacles. :)

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Maybe a little too custom with the weirdo fluke for actual doing (I am ordering a tail from FinFolk), but at least a version of what I want!

[MerEmma]

I love the colors of the dorsal! It's such a unique design. :D

[Merrow Erie]

Someday, this will be the tail design I'll send to Raven. Minus the fluke because I wasn't a fan of any of the neptune's daughter flukes.

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[MermanZen]

I wanted to see how a clownfish tail would look

[MermanZen]

My new design for merman tail
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[MermanZen]

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[Meemerdd]

I am making this tail, starting with just cutting out each individual scale. Bleh, that will take a bit.

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I love the tentacles!
But I'm not very happy with the fluke, it just doesn't seem to.... fit.
The hardest part I think will be figuring out colors, (I need help, OMG!) I have no ideas what-so-ever right now. All I know is I want the tail to have a feel like fire, but not fire colored, if that makes sense. Just in the fact that, I want the dangerous beauty of fire, the mystery and all that, something really beautiful, gentle and terrifying.

[Meemerdd]

Thinking of coloring that might be totally awesome and work for my tail design, Neptune's Daughter is such an amazing game. :O

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The pink for the tentacles was an accidental key hit, but, it works so well! My goodness that was such a shock! I know I can't have to much of the bright green, pale skin, I'll die, or at least look dead in that color, but the black fixes it. I'm thinking I might just keep these colors.

For the second one, I found a more accurate hairstyle, I didn't want to look through all of them. :P

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White, black and red, obviously those tentacles need to be a totally different color to fit. It just works that way. This one looks a lot more, I'm not sure, royal? I think I might like the first one better.

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I wanted to try something more natural looking, like a lionfish, I'm not sure I like the colors.

[selkie13]

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My selkie tail design so for now, probably tweak it latter on

[Elle]

Is it a bad thing that I'm progressing in building my tail but don't have a design for it yet?

[selkie13]

Nah, I'm only designing because I can't wait to make one, but don't have the materials. I suppose as long as you have a rough idea you should be fine. I think

[babsannee]

This is my dolphin idea... I forget who's base this is, but it's not mine.
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[mermaidtigris]

This is the tail I am currently working on. :)

[Mermaid Adriel]

I've just changed the design. this is (basically) for my future silicone tail ^_^ no extra fins, at least for now...

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[Lyretail]

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This came to me when I was talking with Merman Anthony earlier today on the Mernetwork.

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'Decided to make a base to share with other mers.
(Feel free to use this base if you like. Color on it, scribble on fins. Change the fluke shape if you want, whatever.)

[Starfrit]

I (mostly!) finished the design of my dream tail today! :D I'm pretty proud of it.

I used the Merbella Studios template for the underside and back views, and used Koral's template (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?3491-Tail-Designs-public-tail-base-amp-weekly-designs-by-Koral) for the side view with the fluke. Someday I'm going to get a silicone tail with this pattern, but I might try seeing if I can get it as an airbrushed neoprene tail first. What do you guys think?


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[MerEmma]

This is my dolphin idea... I forget who's base this is, but it's not mine.
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Koral's base ^^

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Here is mine. Doodling in class one afternoon...

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[MermaidAmestris]

I have my dream tail design drawn out, but it's not colored, and I'd love to draw it on photoshop with a Merbellas base, but I don't have photoshop, and I'd almost certainly jack it up anyway :/ It's too bad, I'd really like to post it here

[Starfrit]

I have my dream tail design drawn out, but it's not colored, and I'd love to draw it on photoshop with a Merbellas base, but I don't have photoshop, and I'd almost certainly jack it up anyway :/ It's too bad, I'd really like to post it here

I use a simple crack of PaintTool SAI for my designs. If you wanted, I could email you a copy to tinker around with? It's no photoshop, but it's really easy to get the hang of and I love it!

[MermaidAmestris]

Thanks Tieri, but I took some merbellas bases into ms paint and sort of tried to color them until they matched my visions. I'm having an issue between designs, though. I can't decide what i want the back to look like, which is giving me issues with the sides as well. I...here, I'll put the pictures.

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So, the first design is the prettiest from the back, which is the part you'll be able to see when I'm actually swimming unless I'm on my back, but I want a dorsal fin, which wouldn't really fit in right. Of course, i could totally do without a dorsal (I didn't even like them at all until recently), but I noticed when I was drawing up my design that the black striped look a lot like Ayla's tail, and I'm trying to avoid looking like someone else's tail, and since she has the same pattern on both sides, changing it up would help me look more unique, plus she has no extra fins. I also added more blue than i originally planned in order to avoid looking too much like Ayla (so sorry for having a similar idea Ayla, but I have my heart pretty set on the black stripes). I'm pretty set on pectoral and heel fins as well, and I think they'd look okay if I had them put right on one of the stripes and just started black so it was like they were growing out of the stripes, but i can't draw fins and don't even know what would be a good shape for them, so i left them off the tail, haha. I can draw much better by hand, but I don't have a scanner, and I can't upload pictures to the computer from my phone because technology has turned its back on me as of late.

So basically, this is the pros and cons of each design.
Design 1: pros=prettier, I like it better, probably not as hard on raven / cons=looks a lot like ayla's tail, dorsal fin (which I'm not even set on) might look wonky
Design 2: pros=more original, dorsal would go perfectly / cons=i don't like it quite as much, not as pretty, might look weird from the back

Also, I couldn't get the colors just right. The black and white are right (although the white will be more pearlescent), but the blue should look more like this:

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So, which design do you think? (If i do get a dorsal on the second design, the stripes will continue up the dorsal, so the dorsal would also be blue and black striped. Dorsal, dorsal, dorsal)

[Mermaid Zaffiro]

I can read,you are undecided for the design. I love this blue!
So,I can suggest to you to paint only the front with the stripes and the back in total blue with shade edges (for the stripes and the dorsal :) What do you think?

[Mermaid Zaffiro]

Found this on tumblr! Would love to see this bird made into tail colors. <3 http://megavenusaur.tumblr.com/post/63070452626

What a beautiful creature ❤️

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Does the Merbella pattern have a round tail? I might try coloring in mine and see what I get.

[MermaidAmestris]

I can read,you are undecided for the design. I love this blue!
So,I can suggest to you to paint only the front with the stripes and the back in total blue with shade edges (for the stripes and the dorsal :) What do you think?

Me? Um, I'm having a hard time picturing what you mean :/ sorry, I just don't really know what you're trying to suggest. Could you possibly draw it out?

[Bokeelia Mermaid]

this is my design round 2

actually 3 but I didn't save round 2

If I had the money, I would get a tail with decorative fins but for now I'm keeping it simple

[Mermaid Adriel]

Here's a simple design for my silicone tail :)

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[SeaNymph]

Selkie, I love your tail design! It really looks seal-like. Hope you can start your tail soon :-)

[Aperture_Platypus]

Trying this for my first silicone tail. Got bored and started sketching.
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This next one, I hope to try in 6 months or so after some more practice
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[Mermaid Melanie]

OK so wasn't really focusing on the tail so much but I just got a graphics pad and was playing around turning my friend ( mermaid jana ) into Mer NinJana ! lol first go and kinda messed up with settings but hope you like :D

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[selkie13]

Selkie, I love your tail design! It really looks seal-like. Hope you can start your tail soon :-)


Yeah I made a blue tail for my first but now I've got it figured out I should be able to start making it when I have money again ;-)

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[Mermaid Sabie]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/07/ehaju3u2.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/07/9y9uvegu.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/07/a2y7e9e4.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/07/na5ahe9u.jpg


These are some I've thought of. The 2 last ones are the design for my personal tail and then a close up of the scales at the top :)


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[lollikit]

my tail design with jazz's template! :D

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Red. Cause I haven't seen any red mermaids. I thought it would be a more popular color over purple or blue. OH and I found a paddle like fluke!
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[Kelphinea_Kelp]

Be part red snapper!!! lol

[Kelphinea_Kelp]

Here is the finished design for the Largmouth -Black- Bass
I know this one isn't really flashy but I am going for a realistic look and not fantasy appearance.
https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/521919_698023646890744_1085491080_n.jpg

I APPLAUD realistic fantasy!! Everyone likes to make random.... "stuff" and ANYONE can make something random and call it original or cool.. but it takes MAD MAD skills to look at reality and say.... "I will clone you" *shakes fist* LMAO Anyone who is bold enough to take on the task of making a copy of reality is AWESOME!! That shows skills most people don't have YOU ROCK!!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Be part red snapper!!! lol

I don't want to be shark snack!!

[Kelphinea_Kelp]

LMAO!!! LIES!!! SHARKS ARE AWESOME!!!!! xD

[Kelphinea_Kelp]

So this is my personal tail idea!
It's based on a Calico Kelp Bass, i'm currently feeling very kelp green and eco friendly <3
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[Aziara]

Wow, that looks great Kelphinea! How did you make the model?

[Kelphinea_Kelp]

I have made this tail before in the virtual world of secondlife I was a virtual mermaid before I finally jumped in here and I have a few fish I love and this is one of them the model was sketched then sent to my email from my phone then I built the tail using pictures of the 3D version I made.

[Mermaid Aalayah]

This is my dream tail, I would add fins to make it more shark like :) (and yes I do have it hanging in my room :P)

[Mermiah]

Already in the process of bringing this to life :3 lol I have cut out so many plastic scales ;3

[PearlieMae]

Hope you don't mind...I adjusted it because it was way too dark on my machine...
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[Kelphinea_Kelp]

19605 Here is another fish I love from the open ocean rather then the kelp forest.
It's based on a fish known as a "Fisherman's Dream" and is called a Tarpon!

[Mermiah]

Oh why thank you :)
it's much nicer that way (why didn't I think of that /).-)


haha and is that going to your top too ;P

[Mermaid Muir]

This is my first attempt at designing a tail. Still have to draw scales on it
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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Here is one fish that I'd like to try as tail. But I don't know how to make it into a mermaid tail, esp with fabrics, that'll be alot of sewing!
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[Mermiah]

Ohh! Ireneho is this a chalange :3 I hear a chalange ;)

if you want I can probably figure out SOME way to do this :3 (or at least try)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Ohh! Ireneho is this a chalange :3 I hear a chalange ;)

if you want I can probably figure out SOME way to do this :3 (or at least try)

Thanks! I chose this fish cos the eyes are like my big goggles that I wear in the pool!

[Mermiah]

the eyes are like my big goggles that I wear in the pool

chalange accepted ;)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Oh and the paddle tail too! Really love that!

[MermaidAllie]

Well I've done two designs so far and more are coming! I made an album that has a better view of the back and belly and also a side view, but here's the two pictures with all 3 views on it:

This one is inspired by the Blue Dragon Mollusk (a tiny poisonous creature with beautiful colors):
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=19691&d=1396121899

This one is inspired by the Lionfish (a well known invasive fish species):
http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=19658&d=1395974709

[I might redo the Lionfish tail fluke, I'm just not liking it anymore /:]

[Vela]

I love all the designs on this forum! I am so inspired!!

Here is one of mine own designs that I made with Neptune's Daughter games on Doll divine. I do not have the best drawing skills so I turned to the game which was a lot of fun!!

The design might change but the colors I want to work with are teal, orange, hot pink and sliver.:)

tell me what you think!:D

[Mermaid Wesley]

oh no... im looking at tail designs again O.o help.
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i was thinking about peach too. hmmmm

[Mermaid Wesley]

fluke design. Any thoughts? The colors aren't quite jiving yet, what do you all like best?
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[Mermaid Wesley]

oops those are big.... i dont know how to resize, sorry u.u

[Mermiah]

Hey irenho! Here's the tail design to match that fish ;)

[Mermiah]

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[Mermaid Wesley]

Oh thats super cute!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

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Ooo! Thank you very much!

I saved it as, My Dream Tail by Mermiah.

[Mermiah]

Oh yep you saw it :3

[Yulia]

Ooh, have you guys seen the new dotting tool in Neptune's Daughter? It's awesome!
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[Aziara]

Neptune's daughter is working for you? I dunno why, it won't work at all for me today. I can get to other dolls on the site though, just not that one :anger explode:

[Yulia]

It works for me and my boyfriend, we used this website.
http://www.dressupgames.com/fantasy/neptunes-daughter-7343.html

[Aziara]

Thanks, Yulia, dolldivine wasn't working for me at all, but this new site does.

[MacabrelleEnvy]

Such beautiful designs! Well, here's my first concept sketch :)19954

[Mermaid Jaffa]

So jealous! You have great drawing skills!

[MacabrelleEnvy]

Thank you! I've been drawing since I was 2 or 3 so i've had lots of practice!

[Vixy]

Here's my tail, it has no colour yet. The dots turned out to be fun to do and it a bit more then I was planning on. I'm planning blue and maybe light blue for the tail.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag65/zinkki/20140315020158_zpsfad43c9e.jpg (http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/zinkki/media/20140315020158_zpsfad43c9e.jpg.html)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Nice! Looks like monster fish!

[Ottery]

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It's not a complete design, but a basic starting point. ^_^ The blue is going to be a looot darker, and the lighter blue is going to be a silvery blue. I'll pick up paint swatches after work today, so I can get a good idea of what it's gonna look like IRL, and I think the swatches have the HTML code on them so I can open up photoshop and go from there. I made the base on my computer, and printed it up because I thought I was going to take it with me and work on it, but I never really got a chance. XD Anyway, I wanted the top to look like fabric from a ship sail, because my mer-self is a scavenger of sorts.

[asianmerman]

Hey all just wanted to show group pics of me as koi pond merman and after this in a few months later I be getting a new koi pond tail reborn by finfolk production

i have more pics in my profile

[Mermaid Melanie]

Hey Asian merman ! Where are you based x


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[asianmerman]

Boston, MA where r u?

[Kishiko]

Just some random designs

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[Marlin]

@Kishiko - LOVE the spots the first one. Looks great :)

[Merman Arion]

@Kishiko - LOVE the spots the first one. Looks great :)

Marlin, still no photos of you in your tail yet? No unboxing video? :(

:cry:

[Kishiko]

@Kishiko - LOVE the spots the first one. Looks great :)

Thank you!

[Marlin]

@ Arion- I don't like hearing the sound of my voice, so no video (this is why almost no video of me talking exists ANYWHERE). And I'm waiting for it to get back from the twins before I post any.

I'm still working on getting the underwater ones Miss Marlin took at Alexander springs developed. We'll see how those turned out. If they are any good I'll scan them and post a few for you.

[MerEmma]

Almost nobody likes the sound of their own voice when they hear it back on recording. It really sucks to hear it but I've learned to just deal with it, haha. Still makes me cringe to hear it but sound travels differently through blood than air. :/

[Ottery]

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That looks a lot better now! I'll be starting on the construction in a few weeks, so hopefully I can at least have it made before the Pirate Festival I'm going to. ^_^

[Little_Orca]

I am working on a new tail. I don't want to show any designs yet becuase I want it to be a big reveal.

*Dangles fishhook out over the water*

[Mermaid Galene]

That is enticing. I'll be watching for updates.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I will have to think of something new and unique. All the fishes I like have already been done!

[Mermiah]

Aside from the parrot fish thing ;D


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[Rivertee]

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=20749&d=1400021674

[Rivertee]

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[SiaTheMermaid]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1444076165834780&set=pcb.1444076229168107&type=1&theater

Design for my full silicone performance tail when I have enough money. Based on the Na'avi from Avatar :D

[SiaTheMermaid]

I don't think my picture worked :S here it is again

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[Rivertee]

It is very much like the Navi. I love the blues.

[SiaTheMermaid]

Thanks :)

[Mermaid_Aqua]

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Some of my designs for silicone or latex tails

[Mermaid Wesley]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/yjeryge9.jpg
The design I'm currently trying to bring to life <3


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[Mermaid_Aqua]

Merhopefully thats really nice ill probably be sketching some more tomorrow :)

[Aziara]

Not a tail design exactly, but imagine how cool a tail would look with scales like this! http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/images/sorcuttiscales604.jpg

[The MerArtist]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/u2ureqas.jpg

This would be my first tail! A cloth tail! Any suggestions on flowy materials?

I also MAKE tail designs for sale!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/30/ejurupyr.jpg

If you are interested, they are 25$! Please email me at bvaughan@c.ringling.edu where we can discuss paypal information and I would give you a high resolution front and back tail design!

Help a mersista out! :mermaidkisses:


✨The MerArtist✨

[Mermaid Galene]

This summer I plan to start on a neoprene/sequined tail modeled after the Weedy Seadragon:

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I've always loved that critter!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Came across these corals the other night and thought they would make great scales.

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[Black Akira]

It's based off of parrot fish, the blue and gold macaw, a lava lamps shape, bird wings and feathers, and of course a male friend of mine whom I love more than a friend.

I can't wait to have this turned into a reality, this is actually my first tail design ever.

Enjoy!

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[Mermaid Galene]

Here are two possible designs for my neoprene/sequin weedy seadragon tail. The first one would have a light yellowish neoprene base painted to a pumpkin color with airbrush, and navy neoprene fluke with the accent colors done in sequins and the fluke layered with chiffon or spandex:

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The second design is the same except the base neoprene is all orange flame neoprene, which would eliminate most of the painting. Accent colors again in sequins:

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Whaddayathink?

I think I'm leaning toward the second, just because it would be less painting. The monofin will be my new, clear Hydra.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I like them both!

[Aziara]

I'd say go for less painting. Both pictures are equally beautiful.

[PearlieMae]

See, now I say go for the one you love most. Even if it's more painting, isn't it worth it?

[Mermaid Galene]

You're right, Pearlie! Now I just have to decide which one I like the most, lol!

One thing I've realized is that I really don't need sequins on this tail. Seadragons don't have scales, so there's no particular reason to spend hundreds of hours sewing on sequins. I'll just use pearlescent Lumiere paints, and save the sequin sewing for another tail.

[Mermaid Galene]

Well, duh. Why didn't I think of this fluke design before??? This will be the final plan.

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[Mermaid Wesley]

Gorgeous!


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[Rivertee]

Very bright and eye catching ^.^

[KitKat]

hey guys, i've been lurking this forum for a while but this is my first actual post so let's hope everything posts correctly! i've got 2 designs i'm trying to decide on for a neoprene/sequin tail i hope to make this summer. they're both the same basic idea, just different color schemes based on which type of sequins i decide to go with [i'm anxiously awaiting updates to melaina's sequin reference thread]. they're sorta... koi/whitemargin unicornfish hybrids with sequin scales and painted flukes??
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^this one would have white floor matting fringe on the back/sides/fluke. and it would use the larger, round sequins from cartwright, which are my favorite.
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^and this one would have either white or black floor matting fringe on the fluke, and white/black ombre chainette fringe on the sides/back. it would use the smaller sequins from cartwright
sorry for the long post, let me know if anything didn't post correctly/ should be posted to a different thread! and wonderful work, everyone.

[Mermaid Isabel(:]

hey guys, i've been lurking this forum for a while but this is my first actual post so let's hope everything posts correctly! i've got 2 designs i'm trying to decide on for a neoprene/sequin tail i hope to make this summer. they're both the same basic idea, just different color schemes based on which type of sequins i decide to go with [i'm anxiously awaiting updates to melaina's sequin reference thread]. they're sorta... koi/whitemargin unicornfish hybrids with sequin scales and painted flukes??
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^this one would have white floor matting fringe on the back/sides/fluke. and it would use the larger, round sequins from cartwright, which are my favorite.
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^and this one would have either white or black floor matting fringe on the fluke, and white/black ombre chainette fringe on the sides/back. it would use the smaller sequins from cartwright
sorry for the long post, let me know if anything didn't post correctly/ should be posted to a different thread! and wonderful work, everyone.

These are stunning I absolutely love them! :) great job!

[Mermaid Wesley]

Those are gorgeous! I like the pink more I think


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[Mermaid Galene]

I agree; love the pink one!

[Mermaid Kelda]

i'm anxiously awaiting updates to melaina's sequin reference thread
Whoops! You reminded me to buy some chlorine today. Apologies for the hold up!

[KitKat]

Whoops! You reminded me to buy some chlorine today. Apologies for the hold up!
oh no worries, i can imagine it takes a while to do such extensive tests! that thread is really fantastic for making designs based on the sequin types, it's actually the entire reason that my pink design exists :p

[MermaidSidian]

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The Wraith Mermaid, sometimes referred to as Wraithmaids, were considered an ill omen by sailors of the Great Lakes. Given their ghostly-white bodies and solid black eyes, many believed them to be the spirits of women lost at sea, or widows searching for their drowned sailors. Wraithmaids travel in groups of 3 to 9, and they search out sunken vessels to live in. Their tattered fins are a result of jagged edges and hazards that come with navigating a ruined ship. They stay in the freezing waters of Superior, Huron, Michigan and Ontario because the freshwater and cold temperatures preserve the wrecks far longer than seawater.

Some wraiths can live hundreds of years in the Great Lakes, surfacing only during fierce storms. They can sense a dying ship and will circle it for hours, waiting for the decent of their new home. Any sailor who caught sight of a wraith knew his struggling vessel was doomed.

ALL OF MY YES!!! So THAT'S what haunts White Fish Point? or is that why they CALL IT White fish Point? I miss MI

[Grey Gambit]

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My selkie tail design so for now, probably tweak it latter on

This is a pretty cool selkie design! I've been toying with the idea of making a more selkie-like tail or a more ancient fish kind of tail.
Guess I'll need to do more research. And then actually make a decision on which one. :P

[Sherielle]

Just a few drawings of ideas I've had. The pictures didn't show the colors too well, though. :/
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[Chrissy]

Here is my sketch of the tail I ordered and it came out exactly how I wanted
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10489799_1448881762032469_7318294327317553093_n.jp ghttps://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10527814_1455791464674832_7378843911132094859_n.jp g

[MermaidCoralie]

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(Oh jeez i hope that photo uploads :p)

I just finished my design and I think its going to be the final one! Chrissy your wonderful videos finally persuaded me into going with MerNation! Now just to save up the rest of the money! Haha!

[Fifi Tigg]

This isn't a tail design but I have a realistic top design that I would like to make or have a talented artist make it for me :)
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[Mermaid Jaffa]

My newest tail once my orange merfin arrives, will be named, Neon Daisy, see pic. It will have two colors, the bright orange and a citrus yellow fluke and fins. Planned a matching swimsuit bra in orange that I received today.
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[MerEmma]

I haven't clicked on this thread in a while but man, awesome designs here. Coralie, I love the colors you chose!

[MermaidCelesteFL]

23449 This was my original design for the tail. I told the tailmaker to make the yellow areas gold, as painting in paint is difficult for me. I also wanted a blended waist lined with gold at the top.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Here is my design for my final winter tail. I won't be making anymore tails till Summer. Please excuse the badly drawn picture! If someone can do a better job of it, please do, I won't mind.
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[MermaidCoralie]

Awesome tail designs!! All your designs are so lovely! And thank you MerEmma! The colors took me forever and I had such a hard time deciding on them!


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[FaeryTail]

I knew I wanted a black-to-white gradient of a rich, dark teal. The lines on the fluke are ridges and valleys.

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[Yulia]

I made a new design with Neptune's Daughter!
The dotting tool is perfect for me, the gradients you can make with it look so cool.
(I didn't bother making the rainbow on both sides of the fluke, but its supposed be on the other side aswell)
http://utterberg.net/upload/img/201408242248-Doll-Divine-Creation-tall.jpg

[Mermaid Meara]

Design for my next tail made of neoprene.

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[Mermaid Morgann]

This was my original drawing for my Peacock Mantis Shrimp tail. However, Mermaid Raven made some sketches of her own that were far better than this (and I went with one of her drawings). Still, thought I could share the original colored concept art!

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[Yulia]

Ok, so I made a "for realz" tail design with some watercolor.
I'm so impressed with the result, I never thought I could've make a design I'd actually set with. But this is what my tails going to look like<3

http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad142/YuliaLinderoth/31d97c9b-1581-4bdb-9ebe-936cbda9d4b0_zps0323f7ac.png

[Echidna]

Looks great!
What material will you use?

[Yulia]

I will probably order a latex tail from Aurore la Siréne!
I won't risk paying tax since she lives in europe.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Ok so my gold merberry tail is gonna be used for costuming only because the scales at the back are peeling. perfect time to submit my tail designs.. and i have to pick one... BUT! i'm still deciding what look i'm going for. so let me put up the first 3 images that i have.

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Ok so the first one i have a corset to wear with the blue tail and will probably be for dry performances.

second is kind of something i've wanted for a pretty long time for all the wrong reasons. A JELLYFISH TAIL. because it's so princessy :3 it probably won't be functional though...

the third one i'm thinking about dying my hair back to it's natural colour (dark brown) and since i'm asian, i kind of want a koi fish tail/goldfish tail. lame and overdone i know :P but right now my hair is red and i'm cutting it super short because i can't stand the long hair anymore :P

[SeaGlass Siren]

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ok so for this one.. ELSA for shits and giggles.

the last design is based off of Angel who was captured during the last dolphin drive in Taiji. she's a white dolphin and i want a tail based off of her. no scales, just a flat surface.

Ok so what do you guys think? i'm kind of leaning towards the dark blue one and Angel

[Sherielle]

I love the Elsa one (I know you did it for fun but it's still pretty) and the koi one. I'm a sucker for koi and goldfish

[SeaGlass Siren]

I SAW THE BRAID AND I HAD TO :p JUST HAAAD to :P lol

[Kishiko]

I actually reaallllyyy lovethe jellyfish one!!

[MerEmma]

I love the jellyfish design, wow. Very cool. :D

[SeaGlass Siren]

thank you, that one was the most time consuming lol!

[Mermaid Galene]

They're all lovely designs!

[Carolina Mermaid]

Okay, not completely finished. I still have to color it.
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[SeaGlass Siren]

^ what colour?

[Carolina Mermaid]

All done!
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[SeaGlass Siren]

remind me of the elsa tail i made :) looks super cute! where are u gonna get it made?

[Carolina Mermaid]

I'm going to make it myself. I won't be making it until the summer though.

[Sherielle]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/efda24a11c0c7ac954386c452da973ad.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/daca34a86f5fbf9061fb8536901fb5c2.jpg
I think I'm going to go with something in this style when I finally get my custom tail.

[SeaGlass Siren]

oh my goodness your tail looks awesome!! noticing that blue is a very popular tail colour.

[Rebekah.fish]

All done!
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That's awesome!!!

[Echidna]

I think I'm going to go with something in this style when I finally get my custom tail.

:swoon:
my fav colours, together with stripes.
That one is going to be a stunner.

(also, incidentally, looks a bit like the tail I just finished. Reminds me of the seadragon Merbella as well.
Proof many people can come up with the same design by themselves.)

[Mermaid Zaffiro]

All done!
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that's an awesome design <3

[Mermaid Nautia]

Wow! These are awesome! Aurelia I love your design!

[Mermaid Nautia]

I really like the look of this design I made. I'm not so sure about all the fins though and I feel like the fluke needs a little something too.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

My summer tail will be something other than orange... The swimsuit will be a one piece in the same fabric, so that when I wear the tail, it'll look like I'm all fish!
Like this.
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[Aziara]

Here's a design that's been banging around in my head for a while, and I finally decided to sketch it out. It's a mermaid based on Zoras from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o554/Aziara86/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-09/20140909_082926.jpg

[Mer-Crazy]

Okay so not exactly my tail 'design' perse but I am looking for opinions on this one. I have an order with Raven of Merbellas for a silicone tail and I am a little torn as to whether go with something safe that I know I'll like, or be adventurous (which I'm naturally not) and order something a little more potentially jaw dropping. If I did at the moment I have close to no idea what I'd want it to look like but I'm thinking something based off this image of a dragon called a "Tide Caller" made by Neon Dragon Art, however I am worried this may be a little too close to the Sea Dragon tail she did a little while ago and am wondering what people think? If I went with the 'safe design' it would look like the koi tail in design, but with a blue colour scheme.

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[Merman Arion]

@Mermaid Selene

I never saw a blue koi tail before so I would vote for that :)

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Here's a design that's been banging around in my head for a while, and I finally decided to sketch it out. It's a mermaid based on Zoras from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o554/Aziara86/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-09/20140909_082926.jpg

OMG I love Zelda! I would sooo wear that tail!

[Starfrit]

So ever since my best friend found out about the tail I'm getting made, she's been really seriously considering saving up to get one for herself too; she mentioned wanting one kind of shark-like, and that got me thinking about designs based off whales, sharks and dolphins. I originally set out to try making an orca-based tail, but while I was looking up photo references I came across the Maui Dolphin, which I fell in love with.

So I made a Maui Dolphin tail! :D (... Using Merbella's Angler fluke because I am so weirdly obsessed with that fluke shape for some reason, oops)

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[jvry8c]

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Here is the design tail I'm having made. Should be epic.

[Yulia]

That's an amazing design! The shape on the pectoral fins are very unique.

[Meronica]

Tieri, I LOVE Maui's dolphins as well! They're simply precious! Would you be getting the tail made with the traditional scales, or opting for smooth silicone? I saw that one of the smaller tailmakers does shark/whale-like "smooth" tails, and Raven would probably be able to as well...

[mermaid_lover]

waaauw this looks amazing :jawdrop:

[jvry8c]

Its based off a blue marlin and they do have unusual but cool pectoral fins. :D

[Mer-gal]

this is mine!http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=25319&stc=1&d=1415546046

[Mer-gal]

Sorry I didn't realize it would be that big.

[Rivertee]

I love the blues it blends well ad the yellow is exotic so like a tropical fish. :)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

My new Summer Tail is based on POTC mermaids. It is black all over, with white and blue dots and light orange stripe fins.

[Marlin]

@ jvry8c-

We can be tail-bros! :D High-five?

[Starfrit]

Tieri, I LOVE Maui's dolphins as well! They're simply precious! Would you be getting the tail made with the traditional scales, or opting for smooth silicone? I saw that one of the smaller tailmakers does shark/whale-like "smooth" tails, and Raven would probably be able to as well...

If I were to get this tail made, it would definitely be in smooth-cast silicone (or neoprene, depending)! Which tailmaker is it that makes smooth tails? I'm not sure I've seen any of their work!

[Mermaid Galene]

Since my Jor Jor tail is nearing completion, I'm planning my next one. I'll wear this for a winter library program about our overwintering trumpeter swans here in Hudson, WI. The tail will be simple painted neoprene with some rhinestone snowflakes and pearl accents. For land use, I will make a fluke skirt and choker with pearls and white feathers.

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[Lorelei]

I think I, at long last, have my design down and with painting starting this weekend, I'm ready to post this! ^^ So excited to see it come to life. Really nervous at the same time though.
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[Natacia Rothero]

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This is my first time drawing a tail sorry the colors aren't great

[SeaGlass Siren]

yeah so the tail.

i need your professional opinion.

I'm a vietnamese person. i probably might decide on having an irrawaddy dolphin tail because that was the specific type of dolphin that my dad encountered. any of the surrounding fish in the area like Nha Trang or Bac Lieu.
By blood, I'm also chinese. so... :$ (bleh, going with the cliche here) i also kind of want a koi fish or gold fish tail... but there's like so many type of goldfish o-o and they're all so pretty...
I'm also canadian and i live right by lake ontario AND surrounding marshes and ponds... so i kinda want to be a lake/pond mermaid as well but i don't know of any living thing living in said ponds or lakes .__.

BAH. i'm stuck.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

yeah so the tail.

i need your professional opinion.

I'm a vietnamese person. i probably might decide on having an irrawaddy dolphin tail because that was the specific type of dolphin that my dad encountered. any of the surrounding fish in the area like Nha Trang or Bac Lieu.
By blood, I'm also chinese. so... :$ (bleh, going with the cliche here) i also kind of want a koi fish or gold fish tail... but there's like so many type of goldfish o-o and they're all so pretty...
I'm also canadian and i live right by lake ontario AND surrounding marshes and ponds... so i kinda want to be a lake/pond mermaid as well but i don't know of any living thing living in said ponds or lakes .__.

BAH. i'm stuck.
Find out what kind of fish live in your lake, or in your area. Then its easier, I think, to design a tail from there.

Lake Ontario Fishing Chart
http://www.ontariofishingforums.com/forum/topic/16542-salmon-and-trout-identification/

[SeaGlass Siren]

... we get salmon?? o-o

[Mermaid Jaffa]

... we get salmon?? o-o

Huge salmon and trout! I googled and there are pics of people hugging their giant catch!

[Prince Calypso]

IDK if I posted this anywhere already but this is pretty much the design for my dream tail that I'm most likely gonna have made by FinFolk Productions when and if I get the money

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Does anyone own a pink and lime green tail? Or orange and neon green tail?

I'm choosing what's my colors and these are what I've come up with... And that combo I haven't seen anywhere else.

[Froth]

not my best work, but it will pass as my first design idea! I spent maybe 2 hours on this...very tired... and photobucked sort of washed out my colors but this is the general idea :)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q169/superspaz13/6f5102bf-6358-46f7-a7fa-f0d701d7aa91.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/superspaz13/media/6f5102bf-6358-46f7-a7fa-f0d701d7aa91.jpg.html)

[MermaidBrandie]

The design for the silicone tail I'm tentatively going to make. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/09/a76f87a444714066dcf819ed6420994f.jpgstill need to figure out the fluke and will probably tweak the colors but I like the basic overall look.


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Coyotewalker,
Ooo! That's different. What's the front going to be like?

[MermaidBrandie]

Coyotewalker,
Ooo! That's different. What's the front going to be like?
The front is the part with the orange/red big dragon scale belly. Saw merbella's style and loved it. I'd never considered it on a mermaid before. The the fins that start on the hips will wrap around and come down parallel to a similiar back dorsal fin. Still working out what/how to do/style the fluke. I wanna put a Mahina Merfin in it so I'm working around that, I don't mind trimming the monofin but I don't want to go too crazy with it.

[Satine Mermaid]

Nice work! I would post the reference I made for my future tail but I'm too afraid of getting it stolen haha. this has happened to me before :P
(sorry for my english haha)

[Mermaid Jaffa]

My next tail is also black. Still have lots of the black printed fabric leftover... I bought 10 metres at that time!
This one will have only one seam and one long fin down the back.

Ugh! My scribbles look terrible compared with other people's drawings!:$ Obviously not a Merbellas tail, I just used the template cos I can't draw.

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[MermaidCelesteFL]

I just mocked this up today, and I'm going to be adding bracers to it.

What do you guys think of tribal print?

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

What language are you going to use as tribal print? And what will the words say if someone from that nation reads it?

[MermaidCelesteFL]

I... do not know. Um... I should have thought about that. I was thinking the aesthetic part of tribal design, I had no idea behind the meaning.

... maybe I should rethink this.

[Merman Chatfish]

I... do not know. Um... I should have thought about that. I was thinking the aesthetic part of tribal design, I had no idea behind the meaning.

... maybe I should rethink this.


Elfish!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Or Celtic designs. Some ideas could be your name, peaceful words like love, harmony, peace etc. Try a word translation site, that might give you ideas.

You don't want to be one of those people that go get for example, Chinese words tattooed on them and end up with some weird or rude translation that they didn't ask for!

[MermaidCelesteFL]

I looked up "tribal print" on google and was shown some designs, so I made some based off of what I saw. But goodness... if they actually mean something, I could be swimming around with the word "tomato" on my tail and never know.


Well... I do speak a couple other languages. Just thinking about how Hebrew would look on my tail...

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Or it could be that you love tomatoes!:lol:

[Merman Chatfish]

I looked up "tribal print" on google and was shown some designs, so I made some based off of what I saw. But goodness... if they actually mean something, I could be swimming around with the word "tomato" on my tail and never know.


Well... I do speak a couple other languages. Just thinking about how Hebrew would look on my tail...

Oh you do tribal paint that spells out mermaid.

[Anahita]

Well... I do speak a couple other languages. Just thinking about how Hebrew would look on my tail...

Hebrew calligraphy would look really pretty (the modern style Hebrew calligraphy I've seen looks almost like elvish. It's pretty awesome). And I don't think there'd be any other mers out there with it on, and definitely, the number of mers who could have it would be very limited.

[Zirconmermaid]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7466/15470566814_28169cdf54_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pz5GwA)

This is just a rough mockup, I am hoping to refine this and upload it to Spoonflower to make a tail skin out of.

[Mermaid Kelda]

I looked up "tribal print" on google and was shown some designs, so I made some based off of what I saw.
I think that's fine, if you don't use an actual character from an actual script. Modify lots of different scripts and make your own "mermaidy" one :)

Though, the idea of an actual language on your tail is cool, too! Like a mermaid tattoo!

[MermaidCelesteFL]

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This time, I'm attaching one of my favorite quotes from Hillel (Pirkei Avot), "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And when I am for myself, then what am "I"?" אם אין אני לי, מי לי? וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני? ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי?

[Mermaid Mhara]

Oooh that looks amazing! :D

I myself am into things such as the ogham alphabet and am now curious as to how that would look if I maybe modified it (as ogham is basically just lines) into a more artsy style BUT spelt something out...hmmm. Doubt I'll ever use it on an actual tail as I've never made my own tail nor plan to really and already have an idea in mind for when my tail is perfectly made...

It's a neat idea and looks great actually! :)

[Fun123joker]

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so i got a bigger monofin for christmas so im planning to make a team aqua themed tail.
im basing it off of Sharpedo.
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[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

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so i got a bigger monofin for christmas so im planning to make a team aqua themed tail.
im basing it off of Sharpedo.
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Nice! I have designed a tail based off Milotic. I have done a design for Vaporeon too

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[OceanWhisper]

Hey everyone :D I found this picture and thought 'how cool would a tail based off this be?' :D https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTczCsElawiRvo_E260w6ClMati_GEn fSQpWl6EPim8z7ZZXY-FA Creepy looking fish tho >.<

[OceanWhisper]

Hey everyone :D I found this picture and thought 'how cool would a tail
based off this be?' :D https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTczCsElawiRvo_E260w6ClMati_GEn fSQpWl6EPim8z7ZZXY-FA Creepy looking fish tho >.<

[Merperson Danny]

l really want to post one of my designs, but l left them at my dad's house. Urgh....

[Fun123joker]

Nice! I have designed a tail based off Milotic. I have done a design for Vaporeon too

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yeah i have one for magickarp but im saving that for when i actually get the things to make a latex tail.

[Merperson Danny]

26404 26405These are my designs. The white and purple and blue one was based off a flower l found on Google, the second was just from my imagination. But l won't be making either of these because 1) I live in Ireland, so l don't have my own pool. 2) Because l don't have my own pool, l can't swim very often, and 3) My public pool doesn't allow monofins or flippers. Great...

[Sammi Ray]

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This is my dream tail :-) and hopefully very very soon it will be made :-) yippee!

[SeaGlass Siren]

ok final decision:

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This is to match with my tattoo. now all i need to find is a tail maker

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Here's my very first completed tail design: http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/MyMermaidOutfit_zps5c588fac.png

I love lotus flowers, as you can tell! Haha
I'm seriously blown away by all of these tail designs! I gotta say I'm partial to the Sharpedo one. I love Pokémon. <3

[Lotus the Mermaid]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7466/15470566814_28169cdf54_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pz5GwA)

This is just a rough mockup, I am hoping to refine this and upload it to Spoonflower to make a tail skin out of.

I really can't get over this design. It's so bohemian chic, like a designer mermaid tail. Omg. Gorgeous. <3

[SeaGlass Siren]

Here's my very first completed tail design: http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u604/XxBasyaxX/MyMermaidOutfit_zps5c588fac.png

I love lotus flowers, as you can tell! Haha
I'm seriously blown away by all of these tail designs! I gotta say I'm partial to the Sharpedo one. I love Pokémon. <3

Oh my Jesus lotus that's perfect for you!!!!!!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Oh my Jesus lotus that's perfect for you!!!!!!

XD Thank you!!! I love how it turned out!! <3

[lovelyleta]

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This was a quick design I put together last night when looking at guppies :D
Made using a Mertailor base, but the fluke isn't really what I'd want. I love the colors of this guppy though, and this could easily become my dream tail with a few design tweaks :)

[Mermaid Nerida]

OOH! Pretty!

[BriannaPixieDee]

I finished my fabric tail design.

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Mom saw it and dared me to design one off of Gyarados from Pokemon.

Challenge accepted.

[Seraphina Suds]

I love Gyarados! I've had a Gyarados mermaid design for ages. Back before Pokemon gijinka got super popular. But I drew it up again recently~ More of a literal take rather than just inspiration. I want to eventually make it myself in silicone.

[BriannaPixieDee]

I love Gyarados! I've had a Gyarados mermaid design for ages. Back before Pokemon gijinka got super popular. But I drew it up again recently~ More of a literal take rather than just inspiration. I want to eventually make it myself in silicone.

Yes! Yours actually kinda looks like the one I drew up. The only difference is mine was segmented and had his whiskers. I'll PM you mine since we both were synced up on this. :D

I designed Milotic and Finneon. I want to design one for Malamar and Seaking.

I just like designing tails can you tell? <3

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Yes! Yours actually kinda looks like the one I drew up. The only difference is mine was segmented and had his whiskers. I'll PM you mine since we both were synced up on this. :D

I designed Milotic and Finneon. I want to design one for Malamar and Seaking.

I just like designing tails can you tell? <3
I have a Milotic design too.

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[Lotus the Mermaid]

I have a Milotic design too.

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Oh my goodness, Milotic is my favorite aquatic Pokémon! Do you have pics of your designs? :D

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Oh my goodness, Milotic is my favorite aquatic Pokémon! Do you have pics of your designs? :D
I do lotus! I will put a pic here when I get the chance

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[Tolgarr]

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This is my design. I'm not entirely sure what I even based it off of, all I know is that the monofin I want to use is Vanessa's(?) sirena monofin from her etsy shop. I'm going to shade it darker purple, almost to black on the backside (I haven't gotten around to doing the back design) and I will be using darkfin gloves and painting them purple on the fins, almost black purple on the hands and lightening up to my skin color near the wrists. Hopefully it'll work.
It kinda looks a tiny bit boring to me though. Is there anything I could do to maybe spice it up a bit?
EDIT: Neptune's Daughter reference
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[Merman Lir]

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This was a quick design I put together last night when looking at guppies :D
Made using a Mertailor base, but the fluke isn't really what I'd want. I love the colors of this guppy though, and this could easily become my dream tail with a few design tweaks :)

love this, neat colors! I'm interested in seeing more designs based of specific fish with a side by side. I've asked a tail-maker to make me a silicone tale based off the Royal Tang (my favorite... yes, before it was a "Dorey fish")... but won't actually get it probably march.