FX Makeup - Webbed Fingers

[KaetiIngram]

So aside from my obsession with mermaids (obviously, why else would I be here?), I'm also an FX makeup artist and I totally decided to take a shot at some webbed fingers. Right now it's 4:30am and I started doing this hand around 3:00am. I'm so tired lol and this could have been blended better and shaded better blahblahblah, but here's just a basic prototype. Let me know if you guys like it and/or wanna know how I did it! I figured a few mers here would appreciate this.

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These two pictures are just to show you your range of movement with these "prosthetics" (they're not really prosthetics but I guess you could say that). These are obviously not swimmable and they're kind of uncomfortable movement wise and you have to be pretty gentle with them. I would recommend these for photo shoots only. Also ignore my awful man hands.

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If you wanna see any more of my makeup work click here: https://www.facebook.com/kaetiingram/media_set?set=a.10204642972969990.1073741836.11052 56752&type=3 :mermaid kiss:

[Merman Jamie]

Those are cool. Awesome work

Question could something similar be done for a swim-able version of these?

also checked out your other work and it is all awesome

[KaetiIngram]

Thank you so much! And to be honest I don't know but I don't think so. I know you can buy some webbed glove things from Amazon and they really do help your tread in the water but they don't look too realistic. I've seen a lot of people on here make gloves and stuff out of panty hose.

[Ilyena]

Interesting and they look awesome ^_^ ...I have quite a bit of left over latex from my lekku maybe might try this for an upcoming shoot, definately wanna know how!

[KaetiIngram]

Thank you! And it's pretty simple. I literally put my hand on poster paper, traced where I wanted the webbing to be and then cut it out. Then it balanced it in between my fingers and then doused it in latex. It takes a really long time to dry though before you can comfortable move your fingers.

[Ilyena]

That's quite smart. I'm familiar with latex and drying times, takes for ever in winter, hopefully since it's summer it won't take as long lol

[KaetiIngram]

It's Winter here lol and freezing even though I live down south, I had to hold my hand in front of a heater the whole time.

[Ilyena]

Finishing my lekku the morning of a convention I had the heater on infront of the wet parts, still takes a while XP

[siren_selene]

I was thinking about trying to make a swimmable or at least waterproof glove like this out of silicone painted to match my tail.

[Mermaid Wesley]

I wanna make a pair that have "bracelets" at the wrists to hide the seam.


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[TheMerthropologist]

Just an idea but I know there webbed gloved for swimming out there, including ones that just cover the fingers http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Silicone-Swimming-Training-Webbed/dp/B00DC1TVCW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1430842942&sr=8-12&keywords=swim+gloves maybe something like this could be modified to appear more natural?

[Keiris]

LOVE those! Very cool. I wonder if they can be done in silicone in a fleshy shade?

[Mermaid Joie]

Just an idea but I know there webbed gloved for swimming out there, including ones that just cover the fingers http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Silicone-Swimming-Training-Webbed/dp/B00DC1TVCW/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1430842942&sr=8-12&keywords=swim+gloves maybe something like this could be modified to appear more natural?

I was looking at those too. Has anyone bought a pair to try them out? There doesn't appear to be any sizing information. I have wide fingers (sizes 6-9) and small hands. How do I know which size to pick?

[Nashoba]

I've bought a pair of them. I'm 5'10" and got a medium. Fit great. They're very stretchy. They're amazing for swimming! With tail swimming you kinda have forward and variations thereof, but with those?!? OMG! Quicker stopping, easier side to side swimming - in general 1000x more agility in the water. I got mine in green 'cause they go with my mersona better, but I understand that the blue ones become almost transparent in chlorine pools.

[Keiris]

There's a great pic of Raina swimming in a tank recently with the blue ones and they look very nice as they recede into the blue water.