Show us your tail designs!

[MerEmma]

Anyway, there is a thread for actual tails...so why isn't there one for tail designs? I love to look at everyone else's tail designs, so it seems logical to have an actual thread to look through! :p Anyway, I still haven't figured Mernetwork out (blah!) and haven't figured out how to get my pictures to show up directly in the post. My photobucket album, though, is here. (http://s1124.beta.photobucket.com/user/ZeezZeez/library/Tails)

[Mermaid Saphira]

ugh...I'll just post my album, I can not sit here and post all that i have LOL
**Having difficulty pasting link, will work on later ;)**

[MerEmma]

This kind of "died" didn't it? Hehe. :P
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l571/ZeezZeez/Tails/PICTURE2.jpg
Personally, I like these two of mine. Does anyone else know of any other tails similar to these at all? I ask because I really don't know how it would look as a tail, and I'm super curious. http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l571/ZeezZeez/Tails/PICTURE1.jpg

[Ashe]

Oh I love those designs! Really pretty :) Do you have any tails you plan on ordering in the future based off of those? And I would post my latest design... but it's super special and wouldn't want anyone taking it before I actually have it :)

[MerEmma]

Hehe, I totally understand! That one I posted is pretty much the only one I've worked on for weeks that I've really, genuinely liked. Pink is my favorite color, but I want it to kind of be realistic and blend into the ocean well...I'm still not sure. Right now, my family has zero money (who really does right now? =\) so my main dream is to save up for a Merbellas by the time I'm in college. I'd like to probably try a Fish-Butt before then, though.

[Mermaid Celissa]

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=7793&d=1353963473

[MerEmma]

Ooh! I saw yours on a different thread. I do really, really like the way you have used the pink and the stripes have a...fierce side to it? Haha. :p

[Mermaid Celissa]

Thank you! I like yours too

[Mermaid Momo]

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here's the tail i'm hoping to start on soon.

[Mermaid Wesley]

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here's mine <3

[Shivice]

Here's some of my designs.
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[MerEmma]

Wow, how do you guys get the flukes so symmetric? xD All of you! I can't get mine to be symmetric at all and when I use my Mira (a drawing thingy for making things symmetric) it just comes out looking really funky.

[Shivice]

Wow, how do you guys get the flukes so symmetric? xD All of you! I can't get mine to be symmetric at all and when I use my Mira (a drawing thingy for making things symmetric) it just comes out looking really funky.

I draw out one side, put another piece of paper on top of the sketch, scribble all over the area of the sketch hard, take off the paper, line it up with the existing side and trace the faint original sketch. The real trick is lining it up before you trace it.

[Mermaid Momo]

I just eyeball it usually. (It helps to lean back from the drawings and twist your head to the side a bit to see the drawing in a new way.)

[spottedcatfish]

I have a design in mind, I'll try to post it soon.

[spottedcatfish]

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I used paint to color this in and I'm not very good at using a mouse to color. But anyways you get the idea.

[Mermaid Saphira]

^ cute! pink tails are sure catching on!

[Mermaid Saphira]

Here is a tail I would like to make in a few years...

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-turquoise scale print fabric
-black fringe (hips, fluke tips)
-black fabric paint (fluke)
-nude colored paint (waist)

[Mermaid Wesley]

oooooh pretty:D

[spottedcatfish]

Agreed.

[MerAnthony]

Interesting Saph.

[Mermaid Saphira]

ThanQ mers ^.^

[MerEmma]

Wow, the pink tail is so gorgeous and the blueish one is just...beautiful.

[Mermaid Saphira]

Wow, the pink tail is so gorgeous and the blueish one is just...beautiful.



The one I drew? Gosh... (@^.^@)

[seagirls626]

These are really pretty! You're a great artist

[Mermaid Azira]

http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2822-ShoW-us-YOur-DesiGns

[spottedcatfish]

Wow, the pink tail is so gorgeous and the blueish one is just...beautiful.

Thank you. I may modify the colors a little bit. That white was supposed to fade to pink, then a darker shade later. The back spots I think will be sequins or something sparkly.

[seagirls626]

I made two really cool designs, but I can't get them down to the right amount of KB!! one of them is a selkie seal suit...

[Natalie the Mermaid]

I can't draw :doh:

[Rat-Soup]

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182394_581789095170433_1732394856_n.jpg

Cyber mermaid, anyone? Not my design, but definitely on the list of inspirations. MUST MAKE SIMPLE LATEX TAIL FIRST BRAIN, DON'T GO JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS.

[New York Mermaid]

Here are Two designs I made but dont Plan to make, So you guys its free to use :) If your gonna to make a tail from my designs let me know :) cause I wanna see please!
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the Fluke and Top area are suppose to be "clear or nude"
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[Mermaid Petronella]

These are some of the tails I've painted, I designed them too. I'm going to make the green one out of sequins. I'm so excited to start it!
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[Mermaid Saphira]

These are some of the tails I've painted, I designed them too. I'm going to make the green one out of sequins. I'm so excited to start it!
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All of these tails are so incredibly lovely! The blue tail is just a dream <3

[MerEmma]

I love the koi and the blue one. The green one reminds me of Ariel, can't wait to see it!

[Mermaid Petronella]

Thankyou!~ And yes the green one is my Ariel Inspired tail! :)

[MerEmma]

The idea of a green sequin Ariel tail sounds so amazing. o:

[Fifi Tigg]

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This is my design I've been working on for a few days and the fluke is based on the Humpback Whale because I love the way it looks aged and real if you know what I mean :D
Then I just colored it in some of my favorite colors!

[MerEmma]

I do really, really like the fluke on it. And the shade of blue is just a great mixture of blue and green.

[Mermaid Saphira]

Fiona: I love that design! It is so beautiful and unique! I especially like how you incooperated the humpbacks fluke, it looks great ^-^

[Fifi Tigg]

Thanks guys I really love it and hopefully in a years time I will be sending my design to Raven :yay:

[MerEmma]

GRRRRRRRRRRRR. I'm using a horribly CRUDDY program with my drawing tablet and while I was in the middle of saving I clicked away and now it's friggin' gone. So. Freaking. Ticked.

[MerEmma]

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Here's the one that took forever. ._. I really like this one, though.

[Mermaid Shayna]

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That's my first idea, I might be making more later. You'll be seeing me a lot in this thread; I love designing tails ;)

[MerEmma]

Ah, it's gorgeous. The teal is so pretty. <3

[Mermaid Shayna]

Thanks ^w^ I literally just finished a koi-like tail design haha
here it is:
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I just wish the black lines weren't so prominent...

[MerEmma]

SO pretty. And why not? The lines look so nice and they make it standout from the background. Not like Raven would include them anyway, right? :b

[Mermaid Shayna]

SO pretty. And why not? The lines look so nice and they make it standout from the background. Not like Raven would include them anyway, right? :b
Thanks so much :D
And that's true. I'll make more when I get home because it's hard to do designs without my tablet ^^;

[Marilla]

This design is so unique! I hope you get the chance to make/ have made/ it. I love this so much! When the tail has this much thought in it it speaks volumes of the mermaid herself. Great work :)

Xoxo ~ Mermaid Marilla

[Mermaid Dottie]

Impromptu tail design, done at 10pm last night.
Fabric tail design, rapid or wave monofin shape, large hip fins, peek-a-boo cut-out scales, over the bust, etc.
based off of the red velvet fish I saw on tv.
Sorry it's so huge, I resized it twice...
Also, FREE TO USE. Just tell people where you found it.

[Mermaid Fenicia]

My next tail / outfit :) Tail is done and will be tested (with my Triton) on Sunday in the pool (pics will be taken of it) ;)
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[Mermaid Fenicia]

As promised are here my pics of the pooltest ;)
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[Spindrift]

Love it!

[Ashe]

Pretty! I love the sparkly fabric :)

[MerEmma]

Looks SO pretty! <3

[Mermaid Fenicia]

Thanks.:) My top to match this tail is also finished, pic will come later ;)

[Sephina]

I don't have any solid planning pictures yet, but since I have to take in my mertailor tail, and add on an extension I am going to be adding chiffon along the sides like side fins. I really want to do all 4 colors that are in my tail (black, gold, red, white) but I'm not sure how I'm going to accomplish it yet. Either in different layers or painting the chiffon.

[MerEmma]

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Sorry if these are too big, gahh.

[Mermaid Fenicia]

As promised, my top & necklace: http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=666&attachmentid=11334

[Ariadne]

My first tail design!
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[MerEmma]

VERY pretty!

[Mermaid Dottie]

Get ready for design overload!

[MerEmma]

All right! :D I have to resize one of mine, otherwise I would have just posted it, haha

[Mermaid Dottie]

These are all clickable thumbnails. ;)
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12342 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12336) 12343 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12335)
12344 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12334) 12345 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12333)
12346 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12332) 12348 (http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=722&attachmentid=12347)

[MerEmma]

Ah, I just love the first two<3 The rest of them look so natural and fish-like as well, similar to how Thalassa's tail looks. Just...ah, you're very good at the colors & such!12349

I've been working with these colors for a while now to try and make a design I liked...and I really, really like how this one turned out. <3 Obviously with more blending but I'm rubbish at that, haha.

[Mermaid Dottie]

I like it, especially the side fins. Do you want me to blend it up for you in Photoshop real quick?

[MerEmma]

Oh, really? I'd really appreciate that, actually! :D

[Mermaid Dottie]

I used a merbella base, but I can easily change the base, if you want, to a different maker. Her fluke just matched the one you drew, it all.
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[MerEmma]

Oh no, I've always intended for it to be the Merbella fluke so it's just fine :)

IT LOOKS GORGEOUS THOUGH OMG. It's much easier to imagine it now as a tail omg THANK YOU<333

[Mermaid Dottie]

You're more than welcome. You've always got such great input for everyone, Emma, that it was a no brainer. It's a thank you from me, too, for helping me pick out my design. Everyone has said that that one is the best, but you said it first!

[MerEmma]

Aww, omg, thank you! Seriously, that means a lot to me, and I can't wait to see your tail completed :D Just ahhh, thank you SO MUCH<3

[Mermaid Dottie]

*mermaid hugs* :mermaid kiss:
I don't get to even think about ordering it until we find out how much we could be getting from the thing with the people and the stuff, which will probably be in the fall. I won't have it by pirate-fest, but it'll be worth it, in the end.

[MerEmma]

Ah, I know, but at least it's a possibility in the future! <3 Who did you decide to order it from, again, or are you still unsure?

[Mermaid Dottie]

Either FinFolk or mernation, but I'm leaning towards the latter, because of how great they've been to talk to the last couple of days.

[MerEmma]

Hm...both of their flukes are more vein-y, which would look amazing with your design, for sure, especially if the thicker veins (lol, I don't know of a better term :P) weren't black...ah, I can see that working very well with Mernation's fluke, I think :)

[Green Tea Mermaid]

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Hi Everyone. I am a new mermaid from So Cal. This is my design I created in photoshop using the mertailors layout as a base. I will be having this tail made by him sometime this fall. I am so exicited!

[Mermaid Annariea]

green tea mermaid, where'd you get that template?? and that tail design is GORGEOUS, i can't wait to see it become real!

[Green Tea Mermaid]

green tea mermaid, where'd you get that template?? and that tail design is GORGEOUS, i can't wait to see it become real!
If you do a Google image searchfor Mertailor tails his templates show up for the different fluke styles. If you click on them it takes you straight to his website. For the life of me I can't figure out how to access them directly by going to his website, so I just go the Google image route.

[Aziara]

Here are all the color maps from the Mertailor: https://themertailor.com/store/Blank_Mermaid_Tail_Color_Maps

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Dottie! I love the Diamondback one! They are all awesome. (Though, personally, pink isn't my thing. Haha)

[Mermaid Kalliope]

I won't be posting my *actual* design until the tail is done. But here is a merman one that Christopher will be using.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/meow-woof/20130604_031500-1_zps846c3eda.jpg

[~Glimmer- Betta~]

Here are a few of mine. I used a doll-maker website to outline my ideas because the website is really fun. :P

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/Nose_Meat/tail4_zps7ac8e4bb.png (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/Nose_Meat/media/tail4_zps7ac8e4bb.png.html)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/Nose_Meat/tail2_zpsef7a6806.png (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/Nose_Meat/media/tail2_zpsef7a6806.png.html)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/Nose_Meat/tail3_zps6ca12b13.png (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/Nose_Meat/media/tail3_zps6ca12b13.png.html)

Excuse them for looking similar, I had the same idea going into all of them.
Here is the link for the doll-maker.
http://www.dolldivine.com/neptunes-daughter-mermaid-dress-up.php

[Mermaid Dottie]

Dottie! I love the Diamondback one! They are all awesome. (Though, personally, pink isn't my thing. Haha)
Thanks. I like it, too. Great for somebody in the Rocky Mountain Pod who might want to look dangerous.
I'm not a pink person, either, but there is a character I want to cosplay as, and she is COMPLETELY pink in one of her skins. The other skin shows too much cleavage, imo.
I like the Merman design. Great colors.
I have a design I like a lot, as well, (again, pink, but still cool) but I don't want to share it because its soooooooo different. So much so, that I would have to make it myself. Which I just might do.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Here are a few of mine. I used a doll-maker website to outline my ideas because the website is really fun. :P
I love that doll! I'm on there more than I should be.
I once did all my GSL mer-sisters in it.

[Mermaid Kalliope]

I've read some mers totally are not pink people, then they find a pink fabric and it just calls to them. Haha If it has inspired you, go for it. I don't like blue on myself, and I usually avoid it as a main colour, but my roommate convinced me to get this blue dress and I have yet to find someone who doesn't love it one me. Go figure. I also have a blue (ish) personal design that has 15 extra fins, but I'm hiding it until it can be made. :-P

Also, Dottie, you are one of the winners.

[Mermaid Dottie]

*blush*
Maybe that's why I want a pink tail, so that when I get embarrassed it doesn't show so much. LOL
also...
15 EXTRA FINS? 0.0

[MerEmma]

It's amusing to me because when I started making designs I didn't want pink or blue--I thought pink was too girly and blue blended too much into water. But my favorite design yet has both of them lol! :P

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Yup! 15! ;-D

[Mermaid Kalliope]

My currently being made tail has blue as an accent colour (That will glow. :-D )

[Mermaid Dottie]

oooh. glow-ness... ^_^

[Aziara]

How do ya'll make those pretty colored-in tails? I wanna learn how to do that myself. Mine always look like a kid fingerpainted on the template :(

[MaskedNightingale]

These are some of the tails I've painted, I designed them too. I'm going to make the green one out of sequins. I'm so excited to start it!
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Beautiful stunning designs!

[MaskedNightingale]

I'm saving up for a partial silicon Emily Angelfish tail. So I'm designing my tail currently for when I'll be able to order it in the next couple months.

(I love DollDivine, great place for designing)

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This one shows the primary colors I'm looking into putting into my tail. It also shows the find designs I'm hoping will work out.

[Mer-Crazy]

Here are 2 tail designs of mine. The blue one is my basic tail from Merbellas about to be completed soon. There is another one I designed for my eventual performance tail but I think I'm gonna keep that under wraps because it's got a few unique points I want to keep hidden for now.

[MaskedNightingale]

Here are 2 tail designs of mine. The blue one is my basic tail from Merbellas about to be completed soon. There is another one I designed for my eventual performance tail but I think I'm gonna keep that under wraps because it's got a few unique points I want to keep hidden for now.
Beautiful!

[Aziara]

This one is based on a green puffer fish. I just think they're so cute! http://www.school-of-tropical-fish.com/images/brackish-water-fish.jpg12732

[Mermaid Dottie]

How do ya'll make those pretty colored-in tails? I wanna learn how to do that myself. Mine always look like a kid fingerpainted on the template :(
I use photoshop.
The technique this guy uses is pretty much what I do. Just skip past him drawing, and get to the part where he's coloring on the computer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZ74hftX6k

[Ariel-Starfish]

I use photoshop.
The technique this guy uses is pretty much what I do. Just skip past him drawing, and get to the part where he's coloring on the computer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZ74hftX6k


Thanks for putting this up! <3 I suck at PS and now I have the curage to try again :D

[Mermaid Dottie]

It's fun, and pretty easy.

Here's my latest free-to-use design. A lily pad Camo tail, on a FinFolk Productions base.
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[Elle]

I'm very jelly that almost everyone has a design or designs for future tails and all I have is a base colour :( everytime I go to do something all I can think is "No, that's not what I want!"

[Aziara]

I'm very jelly that almost everyone has a design or designs for future tails and all I have is a base colour :( everytime I go to do something all I can think is "No, that's not what I want!"
Just keep trying! I'm sort of there myself--every time I make a design, my first thought is 'ehh...almost got it'. The ideas in my head just don't transfer well.

[Lyretail]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dff5a7d12665bbad12f9dc63591cee5/tumblr_mqfbmxeMXc1scp073o1_500.jpg
Though I'm not sure I would wear it/commission it.
Just a design I've been thinking on for Polar Swims. (winter water swimming)

[Ariel-Starfish]

That's NEAT! :jawdrop:

[Merrow Erie]

Here's a few designs I did at work because I was bored.

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This one I did at home but managed to screw up anyway. But the world needs more merman tail designs. Based off this picture:
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[MerEmma]

I love the last betta colors! <3

[Merrow Erie]

Someday I will get away from green. Or not.

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[Echidna]

Green is the perfect colour!
...and blue...and turquoise...and...



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^^this design is perfect to hide a Wave or Rapid in! :D

May I steal?
I'm quite unhappy with my "Rapid-Tail".
Fabric shows the bulky monstrous footpocket really badly :(

[Merrow Erie]

By all means lol, I stole the design from that poor fish XDD

Round flukes get a bad rap, there's plenty of fish with rounded tails. For instance,

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You can't tell me his little tail isn't adorable >w<

[Echidna]

Sure, but he isn't green-ish and the other is xD
(the tail I have to improve is green)

[Lyretail]

All this talk of round tails is giving me ideas.
http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Aunig_u2.jpg

There's so many various styles to go with how does anybody pick just one...
I can't settle down on a style! D:

[MerEmma]

WOW! I love that fish.

[Mermaid Dottie]

I love the metallic spots on that little guy!
this thread is fun to follow.

[MerQueen Nerissa]

Here is the design for the gold tail I'm working on. (the little white star things represent shimmer as my gold fabric is shimmery)
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[Mermaid Dottie]

So, the other day, when Hubby and I were moonlight-swimming (first time we'd swam together without the baby, me in tail) he thought it would be fun to hug me as we swam underwater. 0.o
Didn't work the way he thought.
So he said "That'll be way easier when I have a tail."
When? He said 'When'? I checked my hearing. Yep he'd said 'when'. So now I'm working on Merman Designs like crazy!
I'm doing it sort of like that Neptune's Daughter game.
Gimme a min and I'll post some pics.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Here we go... Mermen.
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[Ariel-Starfish]

Here we go... Mermen.
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Look at those torso's ! XD awsome designed!

[MerEmma]

WOW! I love the shark design, kind of reminds me of an opposite-Zac tail with the points going inward rather than out. Very well drawn, too. :D

[MerEmma]

I think Dottie's rough sketch looks all right, actually. Just not as detailed, but the rough outline of the general muscular chest.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Mermaid Dottie, no offence but i hate your designs.... :(

The tails are very nice but we, mermen, do not have boobs!! Are you fucking kidding me?! :headwall:

Pretty please, make this better.

THAT is a GOOD design of a man chest. I hope it helps ;)

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I don't appreciate cussing, sir. If you don't like it, you could be a little more polite about it, and leave out the crude language. And, I was actually going for beefy pecs, like in your picture.
Please also keep in mind, that there is no shading or color yet at all.
I do appreciate the critique, though, and will attempt to make something more... masculine.

EDIT:Actually, no. No, I won't try again. I spent hours on that, looking at different models, and getting every line just right.
If you think you can do better, French Merman, be my guest. In the meantime, here are some boobs, just so that you can compare.
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[Echidna]

Don't worry, your designs were perfect.
You wanted to show tail shapes, not do a yaoi pin-up :lol:
I find the shark, whale, and dolphin styles most fitting.



http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Aunig_u2.jpg

If I start looking up fish, I'll end up with a gazillion tails!!
For this one, you'd have to do lexan fins and use neon paint.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Don't worry, your designs were perfect.
You wanted to show tail shapes, not do a yaoi pin-up :lol:
I find the shark, whale, and dolphin styles most fitting.


If I start looking up fish, I'll end up with a gazillion tails!!
For this one, you'd have to do lexan fins and use neon paint.
Thanks Cal. I decided I'm not going to change it, as I think it looks quite sexy(since one of the models was my husband).

[Aziara]

Well, every man's pecs are going to look a bit different. My own husband's pecs are wide set like the outline on your sketch, Dottie.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Well, every man's pecs are going to look a bit different. My own husband's pecs are wide set like the outline on your sketch, Dottie.
You must have good taste, then. ;) I like wide-chested men.

[Lyretail]

Dottie,
I loved your tail designs. That's so exciting! I wish you the best of luck.
Sharks, dolphins, and whales are fairly smooth ('cept some bumpy whales)
...Does the tails texture require much thought as well?
I mostly only see Super scaley type tails. Just curious! ('Personally like the shark concept the best!)

Caltuna,
The upper fin on it's back it so pretty. I'm a sucker for fins with dark edges.
I have no idea what 'lexan' fins are XD;

[Mermaid Dottie]

Thanks,Lyretail (do you actually play the lyre? :) ). I'll probably go with bumps on the whale, smooth on the Dolphin, and stippled/rough on the shark.
Have you ever played the Doll Divine game (http://www.dolldivine.com/neptunes-daughter-mermaid-dress-up.php)? I want to have similar options to that, though probably not as many, since my creative juices sometimes run dry before I'm done.

[Lyretail]

Dottie (http://mernetwork.com/index/member.php?735-Mermaid-Dottie), (Not yet... but hopefully someday I'll be able to!)
That'll be neat. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Never heard of it until you mentioned it.
I gave it a whirl, it's pretty good!
That's understandable. It's tough sometimes.

[Nashoba]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dff5a7d12665bbad12f9dc63591cee5/tumblr_mqfbmxeMXc1scp073o1_500.jpg


^^^ This is freaking AWESOME!!! ^^^

[Kumori Kitsune]

They are all amazing goodjob

[Nashoba]

Dottie,

You're hilarious and I think that now, you're my mer-hero! (mero?) (otherwise known as fishy-lady I look up to! :$




EDIT:Actually, no. No, I won't try again. I spent hours on that, looking at different models, and getting every line just right.
If you think you can do better, French Merman, be my guest. In the meantime, here are some boobs, just so that you can compare.
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[Mermaid Dottie]

Awe... Thank you, Bri. I feel so loved tonight!

[Merman Arion]

@ Mermaid Dottie... you are totally right, i wasn't being fair and polite and i didn't think about the time you have spent on those designs. :$

i sincerely apologize for my behavior earlier. i had a rough day and i shouldn't have been rude to you, it was wrong.

i'm sorry :(

looking back, it actually looks good. thanks for drawing them.

[Mermaid Dottie]

@ Mermaid Dottie... you are totally right, i wasn't being fair and polite and i didn't think about the time you have spent on those designs. :$

i sincerely apologize for my behavior earlier. i had a rough day and i shouldn't have been rude to you, it was wrong.

i'm sorry :(

looking back, it actually looks good. thanks for drawing them.

Thank you, Dear. Apology whole-heartedly accepted.

[PearlieMae]

Here's a sketch for one of my Coney Island Mermaid Parade designs...I'm thinking of translating it into a silicone tail.
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[Aziara]

Wow, that looks lovely

[PearlieMae]

Wow, that looks lovely

Thank you! There's a lot to it, but describing the details would take just as long as drawing one that is more like a diagram! Haha!

I suppose I should go back to the Introduce Yourself page and fill that out now, too.

[Mermaid Dottie]

O . O,
That's so beautiful.

[PearlieMae]

O . O,
That's so beautiful.

Thank you so much!

[Anahita]

Here's a sketch for one of my Coney Island Mermaid Parade designs...I'm thinking of translating it into a silicone tail.
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Love that tail! It makes me think of Mardi Gras! (Purple, Gold, and Green are the official colors of Mardi Gras in NOLA)

[Azurin Luna]

Wow, I bet that would look stunning in real life

[Scilla Mermaid]

I need help :( i been coloring for 2 hours I am not sure what kind of tail I like....all i know is i wish to have a nice blue mermaid tail

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[Miyu]

I like that coloration, Scilla! Blue and gold look good together imo. If you can afford it, I think a couple of small side fins would look cute, but that's just me.


if you're looking for another color, I think a little pink would look lovely, but I am kind of obsessed with pink, so that may just be me too :P

Either way, I love the blue you chose!

[Aziara]

I find adding just a little of an ajacent color can make a monocromatic tail really pop. So maybe a tiny bit of either green or purple as a highlight or lowlight?

[Merrow Erie]

Pumpkinseed sunfish.

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[Echinacea]

^^ I used to catch those at my great-aunt's summer camp on Lake Waukewan in NH! But I think you would need some more fins for them! ;) It is lovely, though!

[Merrow Erie]

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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.

[Echidna]

^^ that's a cool story! Is it for real, from the Natives?

Anyways, I love it!
Ghostly Mers/Water spirits are my absolute fav.

[Merrow Erie]

Nope, made it up. I'm turning into a great lakes shipwreck buff and the idea just stuck.

[Merman Dan]

I keep coming back to these colors, for my next tail design:

http://www.chefs-resources.com/files/Red-Drum-Fish/Red_Drum-by-Duane-Raver-USFWS.jpg

[MerEmma]

Red snapper?

[Merman Dan]

Red Drum (http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/red-drum) . I live in NC. The red drum is our state fish. It seemed appropriate.

[MerEmma]

Red drum, omg how did I not recognize it from that image? My dad's a fishing guide and he catches red and black drum daily. I'm ashamed of myself, lol.

[cheshkitten]

Based off the Red Mandarin Dragonet~!

Which one do you like better? Large fins, or small? :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1094082_10151740361462418_1285035911_o.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/r270/1097793_10151740361587418_258678371_o.jpg

[Mermaid Veruliya]

First one! The second one seems to busy to me, especially with a top. I've always liked simpler designs

[MerEmma]

I love the first one, OMG! Do you plan to make that as a tail?

[Mer-Crazy]

Here's my tail design, brought to life by the lovely Raven of Merbellas, if you guys want to check out more photos/videos and all that jazz when I get it you should come over to my FB page :) https://www.facebook.com/MermaidSelene.au

[Anahita]

Here's my tail design, brought to life by the lovely Raven of Merbellas, if you guys want to check out more photos/videos and all that jazz when I get it you should come over to my FB page :) https://www.facebook.com/MermaidSelene.au

OMG that one is your tail?!!? So pretty! I was drooling over it when I saw her post it today!

[Merrow Erie]

Didn't someone on here have a sea snake tail? Here's my take on it

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[Molly Fleur]

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I am TERRIBLE at paint but I was planning on asking Raven to make me a tail like this some time in the near future.

[Molly Fleur]

I was also thinking maybe very small purple, orange or turquoise accents colors. It's a lot of pink. Haha.

[cheshkitten]

I love the first one, OMG! Do you plan to make that as a tail?
I hope to get it made into a silicone tail. :) This type of fish doesn't have scales though, so I'm not sure what to do about texturing the tail.

[Miyu]

*gasp* Mer-Crazy, that's an amazing tail! And I love the little heart :)

Cheshkitten: OMG that's an awesome design! I like the first, I also think the second one might be a bit too busy on a mer... I think BIG fins look best on fish, IMO :P And, if the fish doesn't have scales, I see no need for a texture - Actually, I don't think I've seen a non-scaled silicone tail yet! I think it would be cool. Maybe some realistic faint lines and pits for texture? If you know what I'm talking about -_-;

[Echidna]

Nope, made it up. I'm turning into a great lakes shipwreck buff and the idea just stuck.

Aww, here was hoping I'd discovered some exciting new lore from the Great Lakes :p
Why are there no ghost mermaids? There totally should be!

If you're making such a tail, I'd love to see it!

[Mermaid Adriel]

Here's mine ;)

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It's very simple, I'm at my first experience xD

[Miyu]

Here's the general design for my first tail, made of fabric found around the house. The dorsal fin will be much smaller, as I have limited fabric/ample dorsal area. I'm debating as to whether glow-in-the-dark fabric paint on stretch velvet is a good idea...

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[Anahita]

I've never had much luck painting on velvet. I imagine stretch would be even worse to handle.... Maybe you can paint the glow-in-the-dark stuff on sequins and then tack then down to the velvet after?

[Miyu]

I was thinking of adding some sequins when i can get some, I thought it would look spectacular with some sequin scales scattered here and there! As for the paint, I was mostly thinking of paint along the side seams. Maybe side fringe + paint, since it won't need to stretch as much? I've never painted fabric before -_-;

[Marlin]

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This is the design for my tail I've been working on- not quite there yet, but it's getting close to what I want.

[MerEmma]

WOW! I love those colors!<3

[Scilla Mermaid]

I like that coloration, Scilla! Blue and gold look good together imo. If you can afford it, I think a couple of small side fins would look cute, but that's just me.


if you're looking for another color, I think a little pink would look lovely, but I am kind of obsessed with pink, so that may just be me too :P

Either way, I love the blue you chose!

Hey! Moonlight Mermaid, I was thinking of the fins too but i still in the mist of confusing mind state @.@

Pink totally look lovely maybe that will be my next tail color :P


I find adding just a little of an ajacent color can make a monocromatic tail really pop. So maybe a tiny bit of either green or purple as a highlight or lowlight?

Hi Aziara! hmmm not really sure how to add :(

[ameliarose14]

Hiya!

I've designed a couple of tails on that Doll Divine website! They're quite basic but my favourite is the blue and hopefully I'll be able to make/commission it one day! :)

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[Soulstrifer]

Here is my Lionfish tail! I hope to have a color scale up soon but I may not be able to .
https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1146530_697629943596781_2132503746_n.jpg

[Soulstrifer]

I've added color to a second concept page. It is horrible color because I had to use acrylic paint but it works :3
https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/993344_697701860256256_2069218966_n.jpg

[Scilla Mermaid]

I've added color to a second concept page. It is horrible color because I had to use acrylic paint but it works :3
https://sphotos-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/993344_697701860256256_2069218966_n.jpg

Love the color!

[Marlin]

I love the Lionfish designs. It's such a beautiful setup with the big pectoral and dorsal fins and would look great as a tail. :)

[Soulstrifer]

<3 thanks. I want the base color to be a little different but I will have to add white highlights though I'm considering using UV or glow paint

[Mermaid Cascada]

Wow! Great designs!

[Lyretail]

Wow Soulstrifer, Your design is so in depth and beautiful. I wanna see this concept become a reality!

[Mermaid Dottie]

Heeeheee.....
My hubby picked a fluke design out of the dozen and a half I drew for him.
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We're now working on a color scheme, and possible extra fins.
I'm probably going to have to mold this fluke myself, and send the negative to a tailmaker(probably Jesse).

[Mermaid Oshun]

that fluke is amazing Dottie! what colors are you thinking of?

[Mermaid Dottie]

He likes earth tones. Blues, greens, browns, etc, and I've also thrown in black, and silver. I currently have 50 different color schemes/patterns.
I'm hoping he picks out something really attractive.
His favorite color is blue (like my eyes *flutter flutter flutter*).

[Soulstrifer]

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

[Mermaid Caspiana]

These are some of the tails I've painted, I designed them too. I'm going to make the green one out of sequins. I'm so excited to start it!
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I love all of these but my favorite are the purple, blue and koi!

[Mermaid Caspiana]

Thanks guys I really love it and hopefully in a years time I will be sending my design to Raven :yay:
Oh! You'll have to show us how she does her amazingness to the awesome design!

[Mermaid Caspiana]

By all means lol, I stole the design from that poor fish XDD

Round flukes get a bad rap, there's plenty of fish with rounded tails. For instance,

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You can't tell me his little tail isn't adorable >w<
ihve quite a few designs of round tailed fish. Lol. They look pretty cool.

[Mermaid Caspiana]

@ Mermaid Dottie... you are totally right, i wasn't being fair and polite and i didn't think about the time you have spent on those designs. :$

i sincerely apologize for my behavior earlier. i had a rough day and i shouldn't have been rude to you, it was wrong.

i'm sorry :(

looking back, it actually looks good. thanks for drawing them.
it takes a real man to apologize... Good job. ;)

[Mermaid Caspiana]

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
thats awesome!!!

[Mermaid Caspiana]

So after posting replays to some of you, here are mine. And please oh please do not copy. If you would like to 'base' a tail of of them (I like the idea of uniqueness of mers) please, just contact me. :)
http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=589

[MerEmma]

WOW! I love your designs in your album, very neat<3

And Soulstrifer...whoa. That looks SO realistic.

[Soulstrifer]

Thanks guys <3 And Cas you have some lovely designs

[Scilla Mermaid]

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

Love the design althought Green is not my type but this actually capture me!

that lower leg fins look weird to me :confused: but overall look super awesome!

[Soulstrifer]

As I was going to realistic, the bass has two fins down it's back so instead of ankle fins I put the second fin on the back of the calves. It's only a concept but it is as accurate as I was going to get.

[Aziara]

Not really a fan of extra fins myself, but I do love the bass color pattern!

[Soulstrifer]

It's going to be used to support and educate people at the local lakes about Bass and their importance to the lake ecosystem and that taking the fat, egg heavy females around spawn hurts the population. Basically I will be using it to try and convert meat fisherman into recreational fisherman and those who still want to eat them ... then take some of the smaller ones and let the big ones go. For that reason I want the tail itself to be a accurate as possible... I myself would much rather have small ankle fins than the Soft rays Dorsal ... I had to leave out what would be the anal fin because it looked stupid... I might not add that second dorsal on when I get down to actually making it though.

[Kumori Kitsune]

Here's my tail design, brought to life by the lovely Raven of Merbellas, if you guys want to check out more photos/videos and all that jazz when I get it you should come over to my FB page :) https://www.facebook.com/MermaidSelene.au


So amazing what is it made of

[Kumori Kitsune]

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This is the design for my tail I've been working on- not quite there yet, but it's getting close to what I want.

sooo kool

[Mermaid Cascada]

Her tail is made of silicone.

[Scilla Mermaid]

As I was going to realistic, the bass has two fins down it's back so instead of ankle fins I put the second fin on the back of the calves. It's only a concept but it is as accurate as I was going to get.


i see what you mean :) Bring this tail alive soon!!

[Soulstrifer]

I will do my best. I should be able to start on it in a few weeks.

[Mermaid Kalliope]

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

Looks just like the bass I used to catch! :-D Very well done! (I always catch and release.)

I think you might be able to get away with moving the 2nd soft ray dorsal to a more heel fin spot and maybe have it as a bit smaller? So you still have the "feel" of that fin, it just "fits" a mermaid better. Hope that helps?

It's a killer design and I cannot wait to see it real! Love what you're using it for! Best of luck! ^_^

[Soulstrifer]

With full support of my fiancee <3 who is gung ho for the idea of me making a mertail -which kind of both surprised me and didn't surprise me at the same time. I will be picking up my mono fin while I'm down in South Padre :D So I should be able to start my scale board and hopefully fluke sculpt soon

[Mermaid Miel]

I am waiting on an old version of PaintShopPro to download to colour it in, But I used DollDevine to do a white Blank tail worn by me.

I had too much fun doing this, I probably won't order matching arm-warmers or make gauze cap sleeves, But I am saving up to order a partial silicone tail from Shelly, hopefully this year.

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[Daphne]

So I've been having a lot of fun coming up with the stuff below. Since finding the Merbella Studios template, I went about doctoring the fluke, and coming up with the designs and colorations below.

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Down the line, I redrew the tail entirely and altered the template to indicate the semi-transluscency I want to achieve. Everything below I took with my phone off screen. Naturally, I started out with an approachable design. I felt it was kinda befitting to my race.

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And then for giggles, I hit the invert button. What resulted (and what is one of my favorites) has a nice Baltimore Ravens theme. And also has a nice color scheme. I'm partial to the whole nighttime dusky palette.

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Then I tried this, which screams Chinese regal. I like this a lot too...though if I go with this I'm not so sure I want to be called "that Chinese mermaid" when people already think I'm Chinese :p It would be more fitting than the Koi concept, though.

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Then I tried a green version of it — my favorite color — but I'm kinda meh on it.

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Some time later I looked to other inspiration. Butterflies. Lizards. Peacocks. Tropical birds. Frogs. The concepts below are my attempt at Poison Dart Frog patterning. Frankly they scream "mermaid on acid trip meets art school dropout" to me.

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And then I tried a few, a little less crazy color schemes with metallic scale patterning.

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This is what I got so far. In terms of mer-persona, I want to convey a sense of exotic mystique. Something beautiful and fierce. I see this "character" with metallic claws, a net-like holster that hides a dagger or a pair of sai, and either a trident or javelin. When not armed and dangerous, I see this character hanging around at dusk or nightfall. I can even see her racing with other mermaids or creatures.

I do have more ideas here and there; just want to exhaust all possible options by the time I have the means, and availability with Merbellas, to make ONE of these tails a reality. What do you think could work?

[Aziara]

Wow, you've been busy! So many lovely designs... I personally like the inverted koi and the Chinese regal. Those two just look so dark and mysterious.

[Miyu]

OMG Daphne, I love them. LOTS OF TAIL DESIGNS! So, lots of opinions, LOL

Tribal Tails: I love them! I really really like the tribal tattoo design! My man has tribal face tattoos, so I always think they're awesome. I want to say I like the purple one more, but the gold one is also so lovely, I can't choose! I really like the fluke design.

Koi: OMG LOVE. I especially like your ideas for the light one, but the inverted one is also sooo cool! Wouldn't it be neat to have both, and switch back and forth like an Odette/Odile sort of thing? :P The red one is pretty as well, but I like the first two best. *squints to try and read print on there*

Acid trip tails: I especially love the first and last ones, those are just so cool and trippy heehee :D

[Anahita]

Wow, Daphne! That first one! I'm in love! And the Chinese Regal one and the patterns on the "acid" ones are so cool! The first purple acid one is a beautiful color scheme.




Then I tried this, which screams Chinese regal. I like this a lot too...though if I go with this I'm not so sure I want to be called "that Chinese mermaid" when people already think I'm Chinese :p It would be more fitting than the Koi concept, though.


So this got my attention, if it's not rude to ask, what ethnicity are you? I'm curious because me, personally, I'm TOTALLY exploiting my own ethnicity for my mersona. We've got really cool fish where I come from (and really awesome marine mammals too, so yeah, I can't help but steal designs from them and mash them up into a tail :D )

[Merman Arion]

Wow! Daphne, you really did a nice job! So many beautiful designs... I don't know which one i prefer yet. :confused:

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgqvtiG21b1qh01r8o1_400.gif

[PearlieMae]

Hi Daphne! These are wonderful! So creative and colorful!

I am currently refining translucent fins/flukes and hope to be able to produce them very soon. I'd love to try one of your designs! Maybe on a smaller scale (see what I did there?) at first, but WOW! So much to explore!

[Soulstrifer]

Fantastic! I love the fluke design and color combo's you've come up with

[Daphne]

Thanks for the compliments!

Anahita, ethnicity wise I'm Filipino. Heh, just today I was at the mall and some old guy started speaking Chinese to me. Then Japanese. Then possibly Thai or Korean. I'm like...no...
None of the above. :p if I charged people every time someone assumed I'm Chinese, I'd have enough money to fund a tail. They crack me up.

Anyhoo, what kind of fish and mammals are you referring to? I had another derp moment posting a reply from my intro thread that should have been here. Basically I had this idea of taking the characters in your name and applying it vertically on a tail, opposite some colors I've yet to figure out. The type becomes a pattern. I want to also try some other characters and see how they play out. I'm open to new fluke options too. Just tough trying to work around that monofin.

PearlieMae, can't wait to see the clear(er) options. It must be a challenge getting the materials to work in that way. Nice pun there too.

[Daphne]

Oh, and feel free to see what you can do with these builds. I'm curious how they'd turn out with different materials.

[MerEmma]

WOW. o_o

[Anahita]

Anahita, what kind of fish and and mammals are you referring to? I had another derp moment posting a reply from my intro thread that should have been here. Basically I had this idea of taking the characters in your name and applying it vertically on a tail, opposite some colors I've yet to figure out. The type becomes a pattern. I want to also try some other characters and see how they play out. I'm open to new fluke options too. Just tough trying to work around that monofin.


Just typical reef fish and mammals; some endemic to the Persian Gulf, some in the whole area. But the colors on them are wild, which is why I don't have any problem sticking to my own region for inspiration :)

[Daphne]

This is roughly what I'm thinking of. I'm having a stubborn time trying to make the kanji gold, but you see how I took them and wrapped them along one side of it. Arabic calligraphy (if that's what it is) is so gorgeous as a letterform; it really got me hooked on the idea of drawing from calligraphy to make unique patterns.

I wanna explore this more. Such a shame Tagalog doesn't have a nice visual letterforms the way the mainland Asian languages and the Russian language do. I think if I can sort this out and incorporate it into one of the concepts above, I just might have my tail.

The internets tell me these kanji are "Feminine", "Elegant," Desire", and "Dream." They way they're arranged, they might say something awkward or vulgar. Or monkey butt. Who knows.

It'd be amusing and stupid going around with a cool tail that said monkey butt on it.

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[Anahita]

Oooooo but Tagalog has Baybayin (I think that's how it's spelled?) which I know is a hassle, to learn a whole archaic writing system for a tail, but it's a lot better than using symbols from a language that's easy to mess up in. I saw someone do that with a tattoo in Persian. They wanted to say something all deep and meaningful, and instead it made no sense, and had a really, REALLY bad swearword in it. It's rare to see it in Farsi because very few people get tattoos in Farsi (thank god!), BUT loads of people get Chinese character tatts, and according to this article (http://mentalfloss.com/article/20756/tattoo-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-means), it seems that it can end pretty badly.... :doh: I feel so bad for those people!

[Daphne]

LOL sounds like stuff that's perfect for a de motivational poster.

I did not know about Baybayin. ERHMAGERD thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anahita]

Haha, no problem :) I actually only knew about it because someone accidentally confused it for something a pre-Islamic Persian script and asked me to translate it for them. I had to figure out what it was so I didn't feel bad telling them "No, I can't" and so I came across Baybayin. :) It's pretty cool looking, and I can definitely see how with it's pretty loops how it got confused for middle Persian.

[Daphne]

I found and reached out to a Filipino artist that specializes in Baybayin tattoo art. He's yet to get back to me. I hope he gets back to me. Either way, I'm still stoked about this discovery. When I get around to rolling credits for this thing, you're getting a nod. And him. If he gets back to me. Preferably soon. I'm too excited to be patient.

For now the kanji is placeholder. I think I've settled on a general design (below), just need his translation(s), and a final color scheme. If I were to post every single color variation of this thing I'd have another ginormo post like my initial one. So I'm putting up one of my preferences. I'm still stubborn about putting some olive green in there, or earth tones maybe, or have some bold, jewel-toned tropical OMG my eyes tropical colors, or bold Jamaicanesque colors — which would be gorgeous on dark skin IMO. But that's not quite me. I could post them anyway if someone would be interested in that kind of palette for a tail.

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[Anahita]

Yay! that's so cool! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to hear back from him soon!

[Miyu]

Daphne: My guy really likes the "tribal tattoo" one, I'd love to make it out of fabric/neoprene and paint that for him! Although, he has tribal tattoos of his own design already on his body, so I'd like to try to incorporate his style more so it "blends in" more. I think he also wants to elongate the "sides" of the fluke to look a little more spiky and "masculine" I suppose :rolleyes: But he adores the colour scheme, that's right up his alley! (Although I may try to get him to have pink tips LOL - one time when he had double mohawks, they were dyed purple-blue, and I convinced him to let me do just the tips hot pink, and it was so awesome, and EVERYONE loved it!)

[Daphne]

So just had an idea. A few days ago I discovered I had EVEN MORE tail color and tail design concepts. Rather than spam the thread, I was thinking of doing an album here called "laurelsky InspiraSEA: a conceptual lookbook. Laurelsky is my handle as a freelancer, basically a play on my name.

It will have all these tail designs and the unposted concepts. It'll also have other things like various fin, fluke and dorsal designs, I was also thinking of possible tops, accessories and props for both men and women. There's also stuff I was thinking about for eye makeup, hairstyles, etc.

I've been SO much more inspired since coming here. I love doing comic art and fashion illustration, what better way to regain momentum into making IPs again. And if anyone wants to produce them, apply them, print them out even, you're free to. Just credit me with the concepts. Or I will be sad panda.

And then have to go maul something.

Edited to add the four more tails I had buried in layers within my file. Subsequent tails and other concepts will be placed into the album, at which point all concepts I posted here will be stripped from my posts and redirected to the album to ensure security.

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[Daphne]

@Moonlight: maybe if you go on the fuschia or a darker, redder pink, it could still be masculine. I can see hot pink working too. Heh, maybe a hot pink lightning pattern even.

[Anahita]

You could probably open up a new album on your profile to do that. Then you can organize everything and use the privacy settings to make sure only members of the network can see your designs, that way there's less of a chance of the designs being taken and your work going uncredited.

[Meemerdd]

I'm making a tigerfish tail for my first tail! Because the design I drew was AMA-ZING! (More amazing then the shark one I was going to make first.) But the colors I kind of dulled because I can't scan the picture on to the computer yet. Green, silver, BRIGHT orange-yellow, baby pink and white are all on the tail. XD
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k631/Alison_Bowker/mms_img-10863084_zpsf3cbdb76.jpg

Then there is my shark tail, that I'm gonna have to make sometime, I lovels it to bits and pieces, but, I'll wait on it. (And not sure if I want it solid gray, or to have a white underbelly, or if I'm going to choose a neat real-life shark design. like the brown ones with white spots and stripes.)
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k631/Alison_Bowker/mms_img-1759507887_zps5dfed829.jpg

Then there's this Angelfish tail, that, I am NOT going to make for myself, and probably won't make at all. But I do want to see it made sometime, so, you know, if someone wants to lay claim to it, they can. I don't know what colors to add though, :( it really needs something in my oppinion. Oh, if you do want it, tell me, and send me pictures once you have it and stuff.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k631/Alison_Bowker/mms_img1861557502_zpsef4ada8b.jpg

[Daphne]

Great concepts Meemerdd! I like the Shark Bodysuit. You could have a whole series on that alone, with all the shark types. Could also work for a Selkie option...another topic for later though.

Your tigerfish tail sounds like a Mardi Gras waiting to happen!

Since you mentioned it, I went ahead and drew out that concept for you — quick and dirty — based on what google thought angelfish were. The something (IMO) I think it needed was emphasis on the dorsal, since the kind most seen in aquariums have a crazy high dorsal, and a stringy pelvic/ventral fin. It would be gorgeous as eye candy; my only concern is that it may cause a lot of drag when swimming with it.

Then again sailfish have an even higher dorsal array, and they're among the fastest swimmers in the ocean.

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[Meemerdd]

Thank you! (Yep, a whole series of awesome sharks out there, and an oppratunitie for hammer head shoulder armor I shall be taking, just because that would be awesome! XD ) Bodysuits are so much better then seperate pieces too, I think, no worry about something sliding while you swim, and no more trying to figure out the "perfect top" to go with it.

Oh NO! Now I'm worried it will look super fake mardi-gras instead of a nice mermaid tail. *facedesk*

Oh my, your design is so pretty, though I agree, I think someone would have tons of trouble swimming in that, or it could make it a large deal faster. (Now I feel the need to test it out. Gah!)

[Mermaid Kelda]

Then again sailfish have an even higher dorsal array, and they're among the fastest swimmers in the ocean.
Yeah, but they don't swim up and down, they swim side to side. Dorsals that aren't small and streamlined, like a dolphin's, don't do well for the mammalian up and down style.
That being said, it'd look gorgeous! If one were just interested in graceful and beautiful movement, I think it'd do just fine.

[Daphne]

See, I don't think Mardi Gras as fake. I personally love the jewel tones and shiny shiny (like a party in a tail). Sorry :p Think of it this way: you'll have an especially FUN and unconventional tail.

Shark hide armor....mmmmmmmm. I'm partial to armor and anything having to do with battle and fighting; hence me being really drawn to the shark concepts. Don't forget the trident when you're all done.

[Meemerdd]

Tridents! Because fighting and fantasy just got to be combined. :D I'll have to make a trident, or at least take a old pirate sword with me, your right. (Fighting is awesome, but, most armor is way to heavy, I imagine shark skin would be like a step up from leather though.)

[Daphne]

What fun is fantasy without a few punches and riff raff involved between ridiculously pretty people?

The most "practical" piece of armor would be sharkhide, as you've stated, and I agree. The most metal you could have on your person would be something like a chainmail shirt, but that's it. Even then it would rust and erode after a time.

My husband and I play off the Cerulean Seas campaign setting, which details other types of armor. Coral...good luck swimming in that. Jellyfish...if you want the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man look. Ice...I don't think that's very healthy or comfortable against the skin, unless you're going for the permanent out-of-body experience. Mr. Freeze was able to rock it though :P

Tridents are the defacto sea weapons most common to folks IMO. If you look in any D&D book, it should be simple creating an underwater equivalent. Cerulean Seas has a nice assortment of water weapons. Easiest one I think you could get away with is a simple exhibition bo staff. It can be easily capped/embellished with any fake bladed object. Even when stripped of it, it's still an effective defensive weapon — more so if you know and can apply the forms.

[Meemerdd]

Those armors do not sound practical. *_* Agreed.

D&D is always my defacto source for weapon designs, they have well depictated pictures when they put the pictures in the books. What is Cerulean Seas? I must see these tridents now. O.o

[Daphne]

Cerulean Seas Campaign Setting (which we really love): http://www.rpgnow.com/product/86538/Cerulean-Seas-Campaign-Setting

A sampling of their tridents
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Short Weapons (my main Selkie character dual wields the Sea Reavers below)
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A Leiomanno (A go-to weapon I used for the longest time in campaign. Served as piercing, slashing and bludgeoning)
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A Shield for Defense
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Other armor types I forgot about
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Their maps suck. But the rest of the art and concepts are pretty neat.

Maybe there'd be a way to interface the tiger fish concept and colors with the shark suit concept. I see a tribal/Maori style theme there with the two.

[Meemerdd]

Hmmm, maybe, I should make a copy of the shark design and play around with that idea....

So. Many. TRIDENTS!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like a kid in a candy store.

[Daphne]

Heh, that's how I feel about MerNetwork...

[Meemerdd]

Awesome websites are awesome. Mernetwork is awesome.

[Miyu]

Meemerdd: I like your designs! The shark one is pretty neat, and I like the colours on the first one! :D

Daphne: Ugh, I can't wait to see your thread! SO MANY DESIGNS you are awesome.

Also, he is so not worried about the hot pink making him seem less masculine - that was actually his favorite dye job ever, and if we had the means to upkeep it (not to mention if we lived somewhere slightly less redneck-y LOL), he would always have that dye job haha!

Hmm, need to figure out picture manipulation...

[Daphne]

Ok this should be the last series before I start that album. I haven't gotten a response to my email from the artist, so I dug around and did research myself between translating words into Tagalog (in proper context) and translating those words into the Baybayin. I got impatient :p

As I expected, it's one busy squiggly mess. So I messed around with its color and typography to get most of it legible, and keeping those words in the same pattern as the kanji were. Hopefully I'll get some proper consult from the artist if the words I'm using are contextually correct. I'm also working in two dimensions which makes concepting this particular design difficult. Wish I knew 3D so I could just skin a model, add the code and upload it as a swf you guys can actually turn 360 and rotate it, like you can on some product pages. Those parts I have done before at work.

Previewing your tail design to scale in 3D..uuuugh too smart for me but I know how to do a third of that stuff...

Anyhoo my final picks are between the green and purple ones. Green's my fave color. The purple reminds me of an aurora borealis. This is making my brain hurt :p

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[MerEmma]

OOH! I love them all but the purple one is super nice <3

[Anahita]

Oh my god those are awesome!

[Merman Arion]

Your designs are great! :highfive:

As a merman, i like those two. I think i would look good wearing them. :cool:

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[Anahita]

Ooo Frenchie, I could totally see you in the glacial looking one on the right!

[Merman Arion]

Ooo Frenchie, I could totally see you in the glacial looking one on the right!

Thanks Anahita :hug:

[Ariel-Starfish]

Ooh i love this one!

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=14135&d=1378021361

[Anahita]

Thanks Anahita :hug:

Aw, you're welcome :hug:

[Soulstrifer]

OKAY so ... it's kind of fail but that's okay... I'd be able to better mach colors and patterns airbrushing. Here's the fish my sister picked out
http://www.seaworldcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/freshwaterfish-1.jpg

And here is my crappy crappy tail designed from the fish...

https://sphotos-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1176208_716334651726310_1491109432_n.jpg

[Meemerdd]

So many colors! I think the design will look even better when put together for a real tail, it's really unique

[Miyu]

That is an AWESOME tail, Soulstrifer! I really love the colours, and that's a neat fluke! I can't see the pic it's based off of, but I looked it up and that is a super-cool fish :)

[Soulstrifer]

Thank you! <3 So far all three I've designed are trying to hold as true as I can to the actual fish they are based on. Lionfish -my personal favorite but will be my third or fourth tail I make- Bass and now this one and I have a Mandarin fish and a Black striped Angel fish as well as a Koi requested designs ><

[Soulstrifer]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1184802_716914528334989_1231917853_n.jpg

Modeled after A Moorish Idol for a friend.

[Daphne]

Nice use of patterns and color here, Soulstrifer. The tail is NOT fail; that reference you have there and your thumbnail makes sense, has clearly conveyed info and gets the feel across. That's really what matters. If this is produced this will be a very unique, very impressive tail.

[Ilyena]

So many lovely designs on here. Thought I'd add one based off the Glaucus atlanticus (aka blue sea slug), Its only half the fluke and part of the tail as I can't draw symetricalle XP. Hopefully I can make this out of neoprene as it would be a smooth design ^_^. 14555 I apologise for the colouring as they were the only similar colours I had at the time, I swear I can paint better XP. though I am contemplating fewer tentacle apendages things.

[Meemerdd]

I love those sea slugs! And your design is beautiful. :) it really captures them tentacle things. XD (I wanted to try my hand at designing said sea slug tail as well in the near future....