Another silicone tail journey: Claudia's attempt

[Mermaid Adriel]

Yes, another silicone tail...

Seriously, I still can't believe that I'm doing this.
It's hard (and expensive), but I wanna try.
Well, that's the fluke I started to sculpt (I'll fix it tomorrow):

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2e3n5zn.jpg

[Ariel-Starfish]

Looks great already! :)

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thanks <3

[PearlieMae]

That's awesome! I can't wait to see your progress! Best of luck!

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thank you Pearlie, I'll try my best :)

[Mermaid Julz]

oh, I cannot wait to see more..... i need to come around more often to check things out.

[Mermaid Adriel]

a little update :)

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[Mermaid Wesley]

Fancy!


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[Mermaid Adriel]

Molding the fluke...

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[PearlieMae]

So exciting!

[Mermaid Wesley]

Yay!!


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[Mermaid Adriel]

Going to demold it tomorrow...

[Mermaid Mhara]

What did you use to mould the fluke? :) Looks great so far!!

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thank you ^^ I've used plaster for it :)

[Mermaid Adriel]

Well, finally I have some photos of the demoulded fluke.

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But I noticed some issues in it... like this hole (but it's not really a problem, it can be solved).

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And I couldn't prevent these little "air bubbles"

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[Fifi Tigg]

Looking good! Very creative :mermaid kiss:

[Mermaid Wesley]

You can fix that up easy :)


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[Mermaid Adriel]

You can fix that up easy :)


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I know, luckily these are not big issues xD

[Mermaid Kassandra]

So lovely! I can't wait to see it moving in the water!
I'm sure it will be marvellous!

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thank you dear <3 I really hope so! xD

[Mermaid Adriel]

Well, I have some news:

Bad one:

I think I've to stop the tailmaking for now, because I made the fluke in a shool and now it ended. And now I need to makee scales, but I've no space at home and mum said this is not a necessity. So I don't know when I'll finish it. I know, I'm just a loser :(

Good one:


But I'm a bit excited because she allowed me to make a scale top with latex (like Kishiko's) :)

[Ashton]

You are not a looser! Making a tail requires a lot of space, and not everyone has that.

[Mermaid Adriel]

I know, I'm sorry if I wrote it this morning, heat makes me nervous >.<

[Kishiko]

Well, I have some news:

Bad one:

I think I've to stop the tailmaking for now, because I made the fluke in a shool and now it ended. And now I need to makee scales, but I've no space at home and mum said this is not a necessity. So I don't know when I'll finish it. I know, I'm just a loser :(

Good one:


But I'm a bit excited because she allowed me to make a scale top with latex (like Kishiko's) :)

Sorry you can't finish your tail yet /: that's cool you can make a top though! Just be careful with the latex near the silicone because sometimes it will ruin your silicone. They DO NOT like eachother

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thanks for the advice! :) I'll be very careful

[Kishiko]

If you have any questions let me know!


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[Mermaid Adriel]

*update*

I thought long, I can't afford silicone now and I don't want to wait too much, so I took a decision: I'll buy latex instead of silicone. I know silicone is more strong, but at the end results are the same, don't you think so?
Silicone rubber is 30-50 € per kilo, latex is 20 € per liter. There's a difference!
So, I think I'll take this way :)

[Mermaid Adriel]

Guys, guess what? I'm excited because I've some probability to continue the tail soon! :D I just need a place with space for making the scales, but it is not a big problem anymore!
YAY!

[Mermaid Adriel]

*Searching for something to cut the foam circles...*

[Mermaid Julz]

great news that you you should be able to continue. I am looking forward to seeing what you do!

[Mermaid Melanie]

I used scissors and angled them so the scales would have a nice sloped edge and it worked out quite nice!


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[Mermaid Adriel]

I used scissors and angled them so the scales would have a nice sloped edge and it worked out quite nice!


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I've seen :) I tried to do the same thing but it doesn't work well because the foam is too thick.
I think I need something like this http://i2.cdscdn.com/pdt2/2/4/1/1/700x700/fis0078484174241.jpg but I can't find it anywhere; and these adhesive circles https://www.craftsuppliesforless.com/kidscraftsupplies_foamiesstickerpacks.html are not sent in Italy.

Well, I think the only solution is making clay circles.

[Mermaid Julz]

nope... find a small round cookie cutter... sharpen the edge and go to town....

[Mermaid Melanie]

Ah I see well I'll be honest I wish I'd done clay instead of foam you can use fiberglass and it's cheaper than shell shock - well here it is anyway - hope you find a solution ! X


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[Alcyone]

I'm so glad you're still working on it!

[Mermaid Adriel]

Thank you very much for your support, but I think I'll continue the tail on September, when art school will be open again :) so I can also save money for silicone!

[Mermaid Adriel]

So, I have a few questions about silicone; I'd want to try with DragonSkin, but:
-Does Smooth-On send its products over the world?
-How many gallons of silicone I need? I'm about 5'3. I know this silicone is part A and part B, so 2 gallons. Is it enough?

[Mermaid Adriel]

I resolved! I've found an italian distributor of Smooth-On products. YAY! :D

[Pascal21M]

Which one??

[Mermaid Adriel]

Ok it's confirmed: scales will be made next month! :yay:

[Mermaid Kassandra]

Yes!!!! Go mersister!!! :D

[AnnaAbyss]

Oh the anticipation! :D

[Mermaid Adriel]

*little update* I don't think I'll start this month because the art school has problems on getting the clay, so I need to buy it myself and now I can't. So I must wait a few, but I don't care xD

[Dreadful Mermaids]

I'm new to the forum and I've been reading up on so many tail making journeys. How is yours progressing? Your fkuke looks beautiful by the way :)