First Neoprene tail...almost done :)

[shimmygoddess]

So while I am waiting for my Merbella tail, I have been making all kinds of stuff. I got my neoprene the end of last year and finally started working on it. I started painting it the other day. I am not a good painter so it is quite a challenge for me..especially blending the colors and figuring out what looks right. LOL. It is not perfect, but I don't think it came out too bad. I started the fluke last night and it came out nothing like I envisioned, but I think I will just leave it for now. Getting a bit tired of the whole thing..and I want to make one for my daughter now too. Here are some progress pics.

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[Mermaid Azira]

Not too bad! Are you crazy? It looks great! What type of paint did you use if you don't mind me asking? It's so shimmery and metallic!

[Mermaid Catkid]

awesome but i would make it all different shades of blue;)

[shimmygoddess]

awesome but i would make it all different shades of blue;)

I almost did! blue is my favorite color, but that was my color scheme for the tail I ordered, so I want to wait and see the colors in that first. :)

[shimmygoddess]

Not too bad! Are you crazy? It looks great! What type of paint did you use if you don't mind me asking? It's so shimmery and metallic!

I used the Jacquard lumiere and neopaque paints. the front blue part was regular folk art acrylic paint with a clear glitter top coat. Not sure how it will hold up though. I was going to redo that part w/ the Lumiere paint, but didnt feel like re-blending it again. LOL

[Mermaid Azira]

Thank you. About how much paint did you have to use on the whole tail? 5 bottles? 10? 20? (And yes I am aware you obviously had to use multiple bottles to do multiple colors.)

[shimmygoddess]

Thank you. About how much paint did you have to use on the whole tail? 5 bottles? 10? 20? (And yes I am aware you obviously had to use multiple bottles to do multiple colors.)

I originally bought 1 gold, 4 pink, 4 purple. I used 1/2 the gold, almost 2 of the pink. 3 of the purple. Then realized my last purple bought, I got neopaque instead of lumiere, so I made another trip to the store and got 2 more purple, plus some white and a pink pigment powder and blue pigment powder. I also got a teal and another pink neopaque. I used tiny bits of those though..just to add a couple subtle color changes.

That sounded confusing..LOL...1/2 gold, 2 pink, almost 4 purple, white pearl.* I would def. get more than 1 bottle of the white pearl next time. I am almost out. So you could over estimate 10 bottles, but you probably wont use all the color up. Keep in mind I also used the purple for my shell bra....so when I started my tail, I was already down 1/2 a bottle. Hope this helps :)

[shimmygoddess]

oh and I tried it on again and managed to still get into it..only took about 15 min.. the back still gaps, so I am going to put in an elastic on the back side :)

[Mermaid Azira]

Thank you. That gives me a much better estimate on how much paint to buy when I make my tail.

[Mermaid Esther]

will you make or sell tails

[shimmygoddess]

will you make or sell tails
I will continue to make them for myself and my daughter, but have no plans to sell anything. This was a challenge enough..LOL :) if you have any questions about the process though, feel free to ask

[Jessica]

That is an absolutely gorgeous tail!! You did a wonderful job! :)