I can't wait! It looks great so far!
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I can't wait! It looks great so far!
This? This is exciting. Where did you buy your neoprene?
I got it from hookloopoutlet
Wow Raayvhen! It is starting to look so awesome! I love the shape of the fluke (if that is what it is called on the bottom part)
Can't wait to see further results! So excited for you :)
The Lumiere paint is an acrylic paint right? So i presume you need to seal it with something?
You actually heat set it. What I plan to do is let all the detail I added dry and then use an iron on its lowest setting and put an old pillowcase in between.
As for the fluke I decided just to go with the natural shape of my mahina. I decided this side is going to be the back and I'll put a small dorsal where the gold in the middle is.
I'm on my phone and not at home but I added another progress picture on tumblr.
Raayvhen.tumblr.com (use caution there may be NSFW stuff on there)
Oooh I just saw it on your tumblr! It looks fantastic!
Wow that is awesome.
It is already starting to look great!
What are you making the dorsal out of? Silicone?
Thanks you guys!
The dorsal will probably be silicone covered mesh or if the paint looks similar enough on both sides I'll use scrap neoprene.
My other thought was shelf liner but I'm not sure how that would look on a silicone tail.
Ooooh! fancy! I can't wait to see it finished and swimming!
Who's ready for the beginning of the front?
this is first coat, still need to paint the white area.
about 1 hour straight of painting.
And all painted, save for some detail. Now to decide on fins.
I'll post a picture in the morning after I add detail but for tonight I'm done painting due to a sore back from being hunched over.
Things to remember for my next tail. Neoprene eats paint for breakfast lunch and dinner. Spray a cheap coat of acrylic paint and let dry before using the lumiere paints.
Okay I lied. Detail done! Tomorrow is fin Friday!
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Blurred on purpose.
Raayvhey, your flying though this. How many have you made?
First ever neoprene tail. I'm also free handing all the painting. I seriously went in only knowing the colors I wanted. I just instagramed/tumblrd a video of my silicone test with the blue interference pigment. I love it so much!
raayvhen.tumblr.com
Wow! Talk about fast progress! It looks great Raayvhen!:)
It's beautiful! Did you mix the IB into the pigment, or brush it on and cover it with silicone?
The IB is the only thing mixed with the silicone. I think I'll use a little less when I actually coat my tail though.
It's SOOOO pretty! (yeah, better to start with less...you can always come back and add more!)
Sili question- how does one get the silicone to adhere properly to the neoprene? (Assuming nylon laminated neoprene)
All my tests have shown that the GE silicone sticks to the neoprene on its own.
Finssssssss!