Mermaid tails from The Movie Hook.... and Power Ranger?

[Prince Calypso]

So one idea that I have heard repeated over and over again is how to go about making a long tail.
now we all know how it was pretty much done on H2O: Just Add Water
but i am aiming more for the tails like the one on Hook. The only issue is that
i have never been able to find
the company that made the tail or how they made it.
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In the Picture Above you can see the basic design of the tail, its about a foot or two long and i think is's a solid silicone or rubber mold or something
but I'm not sure. if anyone has any kinda of idea how to possibly make this or how it was made please comment or private message me casue i am really interested in these tails and would love to colaberate with someone on making one.

also while researching the tail i came across a interesting little tidbit
a tail either by the same designers or made to look similar was made for two episode of Power Ranger's Light speed Rescue.
the tail belonged to one Marin, the daughter of Neptune who falls for the Blue light Speed ranger. i couldn't find any really good picture of it but i own the VHS and i knew the design the moment i saw it, here are a few.

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these two picture don't really do the live action justice but you get the gist

[Nykur]

Ive tried looking in the hook movie credits, but no luck:(

[Winged Mermaid]

Actually the tails from that movie are CGI. I know they LOOK real, but that's what good CGI looks like, and why only a few seconds can cost tens of thousands of dollars! There's no way real legs could bend that way, silicone or not. Sorry :/

If you wanted to make ones similar, they'd be the same kind of technique for H2O, but you don't have to go through all the layers if you don't want to. One mer I've never seen anyone mention was Mermaid Bri, who made a tail that was long and slender like that. From what she told me it was the same kind of deal. You can find her on YouTube as well. However her tail seems more for looking the part than actually aiding in swimming.

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[Nykur]

Found this while browsing, but I dont think its very helpful...
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[jukumerboii]

Yeah I was just about to mention that pic Nykur and ask Wingd Mer how the.tails.where CGI? Cuz ive seen those tails in 2other pics! But if they are then thats fuckin amazing CGI...better than the WHOLE avatar movie! But idk if the pple who make them tails ever b found :(

[ShyMer]

I don't know, I think it moves too well to be cg. When she kicks the second time, it's not as fluid as the others, and reminds me of someone who's not very practiced with the dolphin kick. I feel like if they animated it, they would have made it move more consistently and fluidly through the whole tail. You could maybe say motion capture, but did they use that for animating at that point? Were they even really capable of animating something so realistically then?
When I look at how slender she is, it seems to me that her backside is thicker than it should be proportionately, as if the tail was really thick in places to hide leg shape and prevent wrinkling. When she leans in in the second shot, her backside bulges a bit from displacement, which makes me think it's a thick material that's designed to look smooth when the body is mostly straight. Also in the second shot, when she's moving closer to Williams, she kicks her feet somewhat weakly and the fluke doesn't do anything- it just hangs there, there's no momentum going into it. I think if they were animating it, they would have made it look more fluid.

I think it is likely her legs, and not animation. Her feet end around where the set of fins just before the fluke are. Judging by the way it flows, if she's even getting any propulsion from the tail itself, it's not from the fluke. The energy from the kick is ending at her feet. It doesn't look like she's getting much momentum from those side fins, so maybe they pushed her through the water to get her moving? It's just an observation.

I think it could possibly be that they only animated part of the tail, so perhaps the tail is real through the knee or something, with the animated part being the lower half. I think it makes more sense for it to be a real tail though. I think it's quite doable, but maybe not practical for what most of us would want it for.

[AniaR]

The Hook tails are well before CGI lol :p CGI was barley a thing back then, and extremely expensive, and did not produce quality like that.

[Aquatarian]

I've come across this photo multiple times on the net.
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And I've come across a set of photo's that included these...
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o3_400.jpg http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o2_400.jpg
They both look VERY similar to the structure used for the 'Hook' tails. I think these may be from some Malaysian or Philippine soap. I doubt the tails were cgi though

[Blondie]

Huh I never knew the Hook tails were CGI :) That's pretty impressive that that time.

[SoCalMerman]

Hook mermaids were most definitely not CGI. See the picture below, also I read a lengthy article in an FX publication on how they were made. Attachments were added to the legs to make the tails longer. Consider also CGI in 1990/1991 could not have produced that level of realism; witness the Levis mermaid ad from around the mid-nineties, in which the tails were in fact CGI and not convincing at all. Anyway, Hook tails = FX creations.

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[Winged Mermaid]

Aa ass awaas old...*stops and takes fin out of mouth* ...Well, oops. :P I was always told it was CGI or animated shots. Maybe they just retouched it so the legs were more bendy looking? (May I just say I actually love it when you guys prove me wrong ;D)

[AniaR]

I still don't think they could have been CGI. Hook came out in 1991! Very FEW movies used CGI back then, and when they did it was incredibly obvious. Look: http://www.stikkymedia.com/articles/a-history-of-cgi-in-movies Compare that tail to the CGI used in 1991 and earlier. Are we just assuming it's CGI because people can't find any info on the tails? On IMBD it doesn't list any CGI companies, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102057/fullcredits#cast though it lists Cannom creations for much of the costume and makeup credits, and a quick search shows they they do all kinds of special effects including prosthetics (which is what mermaid tails are generally filed under) http://www.imdb.com/company/co0027810/ They also did the Miranda tail.

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AND AHA I FOUND IT. Right here: http://www.measimerspmfx.com/MIKESNEW07RESUME1.pdf go all the way down to 1991

1991 HOOK CANNOM
CREATIONS
PAINTING MERMAID TAILS AND ON SET MAKE-UP APPLICATION

Those are costume tails, not CGI.

[SoCalMerman]

"May I just say I actually love it when you guys prove me wrong ;D"

I did so with respect, simply in the interest of having correct knowledge. I'm not the neener-neener type.

[Mer_Adella]

the absolute hilarity of it all is that I was talking with Raina when she was looking up all the information about "Hook". She mentioned it to me and I spent the next hour and half watching the movie "Hook" because I had forgotten about the mermaids! Blasphemy I know!! but it was fun definately to watch one of my favorite movies all over again just to see the mermaids.

[Spindrift]

See, I was going to guess that CGI may have been rotoscoped over the girls swimming (which would account for fluidity in the kicks). I tried to do some research and didn't find much on the Hook mermaids really, but Hook definitely used CGI in it. It was an ILM production. And CGI has been around for much longer than people think. It was also much more advanced than you probably would have guessed (the original Tron, anyone?).

Anyway this was all I got (just stuff I found interesting/cool):

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)]

Hook was shot entirely on sound stages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_stage) at Sony Pictures Studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Studios) in Culver City, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culver_City,_California).

Peter Pan entered pre-production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-production) in 1985 for filming to begin at sound stages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_stage) in England. Elliot Scott had been hired as production designer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_designer).[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-beetle-3) With the birth of his first son, Max, in 1985, Spielberg decided to drop out. "I decided not to make Peter Pan when I had my first child," Spielberg commented. "I didn't want to go to London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London) and have seven kids on wires in front of blue screens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_key). I wanted to be home as a dad."[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-Hoffman-4) Around this time, Spielberg considered directing Big (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big), which carried similar motifs and themes with Peter Pan.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-Hoffman-4) In 1987, Spielberg "permanently abandoned" Peter Pan, feeling he expressed his childhood and adult themes in Empire of the Sun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Sun_(film)).[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-5)

Filming started on February 19, 1991, occupying nine sound stages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_stage) at Sony Pictures Studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Studios) in Culver City, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culver_City,_California).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-Carrie-0) Stage 30 housed the Neverland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverland) Lost Boys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys_(Peter_Pan)) playground (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground), while Stage 10 supplied Captain Hook's ship cabin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_(ship)). Hidden hydraulics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulics) were installed to rock the set piece to simulate a swaying ship, but the filmmakers found the movement distracted the dialogue, so the idea was dropped.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-DVD-7)
Stage 27 housed the full-sized pirate ship Jolly Roger and the surrounding Pirate Wharf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharf).[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)#cite_note-DVD-7) Industrial Light & Magic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic) provided the visual effects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_effects) sequences

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102057/fullcredits




Stephanie Furst (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299121/)
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Mermaid (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0208238/)



Shannon Marie Kies (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452618/)
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Mermaid (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0208238/)



Regina Russell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751406/)
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Mermaid (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0208238/)



Fun fact: George Lucas and Carrie Fisher both make cameos in Hook as the kissing couple who begin to float when some fairy dust lands on them

http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/lesson14.html

As the image making capabilities advanced during the move from the lab to full scale production in the 1970s, Hollywood took notice. There were several movies that included one or more special effects scenes that were CGI. For example, John Whitney Jr. produced some graphics effects for Michael Crichton's Westworld in 1973; Information International Inc (III) produced a 3D representation of Peter Fonda's head for the movie Futureworld in 1976; Susan Dey was digitized by III for several scenes in Looker; Larry Cuba produced a scene for Star Wars, and another scene was done with Scanimate; John Whitney, Sr., R/Greenberg and others produced graphics for titles, including the famous Superman titles; Disney's The Black Hole used a 3D effect for the opening and for some trailers; the Genesis Effect was produced by Lucasfilm for Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan in 1982.

But it was the 1982 sci-fi movie TRON that pushed the issue, using four major production companies to produce over 20 minutes of full 3D graphics. Whereas the movie was not a box-office success, it did prove that this new medium had tremendous potential for the industry.

[ShyMer]

I still don't see why they'd cg over the tails at all though. Her kicks don't look fluid to me- I think there's something solid inside the tail past the foot to hold the curved shape that makes it look fluid. That curved part where the side fins are (where I think the feet are) doesn't flow at all- when she kicks, it cuts down, and the fluke follows it. It looks to me more like clever design to trick the eyes into thinking it's something it's not. I guess I feel like they could have done some editing, but I think it would have been simpler to use a well designed prosthetic.

I think ILM could have been involved with editing Tinkerbell in, though. I rewatched a few scenes just now and she looked really nice. They did a good job of making her blend and interact with the environment, and I love the wing movement. Also some of the things ILM did was subtle stuff, like adding extras or working on environments, so it could have been other things.

Other than the Hook thing though, I've been enjoying looking at different examples of what they could do back at that point. Specifically I love that scene from the Abyss- I love what they did with the light on the thing. I think it's interesting that at that point cg was mostly blending of images and manipulating, rather than creating something entirely new like in LOTR or Avatar. I had a hard time finding specific examples of what they could do at that point though, anyone have some clips we could watch for comparison?

[Nykur]

Here's something, but its much older \:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vnSWxYwBvWg

[Spindrift]

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that the CGI was done over prosthetic tails. It could be rotoscoped over legs with small flippers and they could be wearing skirts similar to how the mermaids in POTC 4 were filmed. That would make sense to me since both movies are ILM.

[AniaR]

but I found the credit saying they were made? http://www.measimerspmfx.com/MIKESNEW07RESUME1.pdf By Cannom Creations- who also did the Miranda Tail, that most certainly wasn't animated, looked, and MOVED a lot like these ones. I think it's perfectly reasonable that the tails can move like this, they're made to look realistic, where as the tail makers today sell tails that are the most functioning. Just because we don't see it a lot doesn't mean it's not doable. Simply look at the incredibly fluid movement you can get from a silicone fin that isn't filled with a monofin.

I'm fairly certain the POTC mermaids were filmed in tights that were CGIed over. Since there are lots of behind the scenes shots of them in tights.

[Spindrift]

Yeah, I know. I also noticed the credits you posted earlier. I was only saying what my guess would have been. And I think for the scenes when the pirates catch Syrena in POTC 4 she wore a skirt, or talked about wearing one - not sure though.

[Joy&RaptorsUnrestrained!]

As far as longer tails go, Nykur posted this video in the "Non-Fish Maids?" section and I think it is an ideal design for longer tails.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXiijPt7nw&feature=player_embedded

[Prince Calypso]

I've come across this photo multiple times on the net.
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And I've come across a set of photo's that included these...
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o3_400.jpg http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o2_400.jpg
They both look VERY similar to the structure used for the 'Hook' tails. I think these may be from some Malaysian or Philippine soap. I doubt the tails were cgi though


actually the last two pictures are the mermaid From Light Speed Rescue that i mentioned
That Marina's orange tail.

[Prince Calypso]

As far as longer tails go, Nykur posted this video in the "Non-Fish Maids?" section and I think it is an ideal design for longer tails.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXiijPt7nw&feature=player_embedded


Actually I've seen this video before i love the longer look of the tails and the design is simple but the tails extension after the fluke is flat and though it flows wonderfully it there was a way to fill it in somehow and still keep the flowy movement then it would be exactly what i'm looking for.

[Prince Calypso]

So i think we have pretty much covered the fact that the Mermaid Tails from Hook WERE NOT CGI and were made as was the tail of the mermaid from Light Speed Rescue
the question Still at hand is HOW were they made and How would we go about replicating them.

come one guy i know there are some very Creative mers swimming around here. if you had to remake the tails how would you go about doing it so they not only look longer like they are in movie but function fairly well under the water.

[Prince Calypso]

Actually the tails from that movie are CGI. I know they LOOK real, but that's what good CGI looks like, and why only a few seconds can cost tens of thousands of dollars! There's no way real legs could bend that way, silicone or not. Sorry :/

If you wanted to make ones similar, they'd be the same kind of technique for H2O, but you don't have to go through all the layers if you don't want to. One mer I've never seen anyone mention was Mermaid Bri, who made a tail that was long and slender like that. From what she told me it was the same kind of deal. You can find her on YouTube as well. However her tail seems more for looking the part than actually aiding in swimming.

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I have this picture and i adore mermaid Bri. the tial is interesting but i want something that looks good on land and in water and functions just as fairly

[Spindrift]

They could be made out of urethane, for the sleek look.

[Mermaid Photine]

You can find Mermaid Bri's tail in action here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRXSoiw50Zk). It looks like she extended the monofin somehow, but isn't getting much propulsion from it. It's really flowy, like the tails in Joy's video. I can't tell if she put it at an angle or not.

Loving this thread! :D

[Nykur]

How about making that tails from that breathing test video, out of silicone and just fill it up with silicone, although then it would be very heavy....

[Nykur]

How bout this???
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[Mermaid Luna]

As far as longer tails go, Nykur posted this video in the "Non-Fish Maids?" section and I think it is an ideal design for longer tails.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXiijPt7nw&feature=player_embedded

That's a film that Hannah Fraser was in. Although I haven't seen a single update from them for the past 4 years. =/ If you wanted to make/swim in a tail like this, be forewarned that the flowing fabric at the end will create some serious drag, so be ready and able to really work at swimming. And have a mertender with you in case something goes wrong.

[Mermaid Wesley]

How bout this???
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Yeah I think that looks pretty cool! im thinking they probably just added lots more material in the movie. like they made a solid (probably heavy) prosthetic type thing and used some movie magic for the swimming (wires and currents and such)

[courtneymermaid]

I feel bad that I don't have more to contribute to this aside from - OMG!! I LOVE THE HOOK MERMAIDS! GAH!! < Pardon the fan girl moment there, but those three mermaids have always been my favourites! Their tails are also my most favourite design for a mermaid tail. AND the sparkles are so beautiful. Such a fan.

[Prince Calypso]

How bout this???
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This is actually a really great idea...no i take it back, that the greatest ide ever now that I'm planning it all out, this might just actually work!
YOU ARE A GENIUS!

[ShyMer]

I don't know, Calypso, I don't know how much propulsion you'd get from modding a monofin that way. I feel like any good kick you might get from a competetor type monofin like that would be taken away by the cut. I think it's a nice thought, I just wonder if it would do anything, and I don't want you to end up ruining a perfectly wonderful monofin.

I would suggest looking for more options before going with this one. I don't know that this wouldn't work, it just looks iffy to me.

[Winged Mermaid]

I think that's a great idea, but I think the monofin would be unstable cut that way :/ They're built to handle the stress of swimming a certian way (thus the stiffeners and areas where the fiberglass is denser or thicker- the striped parts), and I have a feeling it would snap if cut that way. Maybe forgo having the monofin be the side fins too, and go for a Trainer 1 (http://www.finisinc.com/equipment/technical-products/monofins/trainer-1-monofin.html) or Shooter Monofin (http://www.finisinc.com/equipment/technical-products/monofins/shooter-monofin.html) instead?

[Prince Calypso]

what if i could form an extra monofin in the lower tail part? or extend it somehow. i understand about not ruining a good monofin simply for an idea that won't work but i'm not seeing any other idea and this really is the best one I've heard so far.

[Athena88]

Hi! i found this picture on the net, on a deutch blog, they suppose it to be the red mermaid tail from "hook"... I'm thinking of making a "long tail" too, maybe this can help you a bit more...hope so! (I know the post is various months old...hope you still need it...) :)
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[Sammi Ray]

I found this, It's a monofin which has a much larger foot pocket where the monofin joins at the toes. Where as the tempo/wave or competitor is half way under the foot. (It looks like it anyway! :) ) so instead of making it more complicated then try this? Just a suggestion :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaGocIrdg6E


About the monofin
"the video is of my son Ant. His fin is custom made by a spearfishing fin manufacturer in Australia DiveR Fins. The blade is mounted in a Leaderfin footpocket."

[Prince Calypso]

I found this, It's a monofin which has a much larger foot pocket where the monofin joins at the toes. Where as the tempo/wave or competitor is half way under the foot. (It looks like it anyway! :) ) so instead of making it more complicated then try this? Just a suggestion :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaGocIrdg6E

About the monofin
"the video is of my son Ant. His fin is custom made by a spearfishing fin manufacturer in Australia DiveR Fins. The blade is mounted in a Leaderfin footpocket."


OMG this is ingenious!! i would have never thought of simply extending the monofin pockets. this idea could like revolutionize mermaiding forever....nobody tell eric! jkjk
any way i would love to won one of these monfins but i just bet it cost an arm and a leg...er fin

[Sammi Ray]

:) I know it probably costs a couple hundred more for the monofin but it would be A LOT easier than trying to extend it yourself and with no mistakes its already been done for you! Just send them an e-mail and find out how much :) Maybe if you told them how much you have and if there is a cheaper blade it could work :) I would rather have one made then mess a competitor up as they are too expensive to mess around with! (well for me as i am a pour merlady)

[Azurin Luna]

I think the Hydra monofin is just like that, but alot cheaper.
I also found this one http://www.fins4u.co.uk/products/Freediving%20monofin%20sport%20carbon/Freediving%20Monofin%20sport%20carbon%20details.ht m They seem to be willing to adjust the blade to your likings

[Sammi Ray]

I think his more right at the toe point but thats still a GREAT find :D thank you, now i know where to purchase my monofin from :D and its cheaper than the finis Competitor :D <3 Thank you so much!

[Azurin Luna]

You're welcome, I'm going to purchase a white hydra monofin, so I need as little adjustments to my tail design.

[Sammi Ray]

:) that's cool :) you can get angled monofins too making it look more like the hook mermaid :)

[jvry8c]

It seems like making a longer tail like this while still being swimable is the new "holy grail" in mermaiding if you ask me.

[Jeronposted]

Def was not cgi. Although the tail was constructed beautifully you can just tell that the tail was lengthened and padded in certain areas to hide the obvious bends in the ankle and foot area giving that really nice 'S' curve when she swims

[PaolaMF]

wow i love this

[XTOFF]

Looks like http://www.creation-sirene.sitew.com/#Full_silicone.C tails! She is AMAZING! And the pricing is terrific!



I've come across this photo multiple times on the net.
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And I've come across a set of photo's that included these...
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o3_400.jpg http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m08owdSH9m1qg3f23o2_400.jpg
They both look VERY similar to the structure used for the 'Hook' tails. I think these may be from some Malaysian or Philippine soap. I doubt the tails were cgi though

[Calypsi]

You can commision a long fish tail from this site. I thinks its rough 1800 usd. Based in France http://www.creation-sirene.sitew.com/#Full_silicone.C

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[Calypsi]

:) that's cool :) you can get angled monofins too making it look more like the hook mermaid :)
You can commision a long fish tail from this site. I thinks its rough 1800 usd. Based in France http://www.creation-sirene.sitew.com/#Full_silicone.C

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Here it is in action

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[XTOFF]

Oh yes, I'm very familiar with this video. I'm beginning to think this type of tail is the most realistic out there. I wonder if Mertailor, FinFolk, MerBella, Flip Tails, etc would create this type of tail.









https://youtu.be/Gd4YIeqpZcs
Here it is in action

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[Calypsi]

Oh yes, I'm very familiar with this video. I'm beginning to think this type of tail is the most realistic out there. I wonder if Mertailor, FinFolk, MerBella, Flip Tails, etc would create this type of tail.Personally I'd order from this tailor instead of asking one of them for a tail like this. Not because they aren't good tail makers but S.C has experience making this tail already and wouldn't be learning from scratch.

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[XTOFF]

What tail maker is that creating these? Maybe I'm brand new, but I can't find it. lol




Personally I'd order from this tailor instead of asking one of them for a tail like this. Not because they aren't good tail makers but S.C has experience making this tail already and wouldn't be learning from scratch.

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[Calypsi]

What tail maker is that creating these? Maybe I'm brand new, but I can't find it. lolhttp://www.creation-sirene.sitew.com/#Full_silicone.C


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[she11sea]

She's known as Mermaid Aquata now, and unfortunately she doesn't sell her tails to the public anymore. At least as of last month when I reached out to her.

[JCLogan]

I know this post is an older one but I wanted to add that I was the coordinator for the FX Make up on Hook. we sculpted and made the tails along with the aging make up on Maggie Smith and all of the elf ears etc.

[Mermaid Alea]

That is awesome JCLogan! What did you make the tails out of?
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the merfolk community, but we still have a lot of merfolk trying to make tails that are next level realistic like the ones you worked on for the Hook movie.

Also, fantastic job on the FX artwork. I love the Hook movie and I love the artistic work that goes into movies especially when it is special FX work and prop making.

[PearlieMae]

Following

[KernowMermaid]

I wish I knew how they made that long tail!! Currently working on a long tail concept. Getting special monofins made, but yet to test them. Its been a mission and I'm hoping it pays off! [emoji23]

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[PearlieMae]

@SikiRedFins https://www.instagram.com/sikiredfins/ on instagram has made some amazing long tails as has @Creature_fins https://www.instagram.com/creature_fins/