Thanks alot I've worked verry hard in this so that means alot.
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Thanks alot I've worked verry hard in this so that means alot.
yeah, i know what you mean. I will be making my mold of my fluke hopefully this weekend.
Im glad that you havent given up on making your exyended tail.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trident True
Im now in the process of adding some finishing touches to my sculpt.
I love your sculpt so much :jawdrop:
Thanks for your kind commentsQuote:
Originally Posted by Merman Ordep
Oh, no I never gave up i've just got to order some urethane then my extension is done. Fluke is nearly done, in the past I nearly decided to give up as the process i've gone through so far has rattled my brain. 7 years anyone would call me a screw loose. I'm doing my mold in fiberglass, if your interested in doing yours like this let me know and i will let you know how mine goes.
Any one who tries to make something as ambitious as this has more then likely lost all screws LOL.
I'd love to see how yours tens out I'm still undecided about what to do with that area...
I think you guys are pretty awesome and the best people have some screws loose...lol
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Thanks a lot Izzy :mermaid kiss: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid_Izzy
On another note my Mom just got me some awesome books and one of them is about Selkies !Attachment 39346
Just got back from a Halloween party and I'm felling like skulpting.
Working on making my fluke a bit thicker so I'm smoothing this out and making it the exact same size. I'll post pics of the top par of the fluke soon I'm working on that separately to avoid messing it up plus working this on the floor gets uncomfortable with time... :bulldozer:Attachment 39351
Mold is complete, I done mine in fiberglass. Light weight, however there are some pro's and cons to using it. ill post a pic later. if your looking at going down this route and you want more info let me know. mold is half clean
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A really quick questions and I hate to interrupt your thread but how many pounds of clay did it take you to sculpt your fluke?Quote:
Originally Posted by Merman Marinus
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It took 6 packs of 4.5lbs each that's 27 pounds of clay so far, im using Van Aken Plastilina and buy it at Hobby Lobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid_Izzy
I definitely would like your input on the matter as I plan to make the tail mold in fiberglass also, so any info would be greatly appreciated, feel free to private message me if you'd like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trident True
Yay finally done with the fluke sculpt made a few changes but I'm not changing the style. Sneek peek and mold coming soon...
Omg its so gorgeous, you really out done your self im super happy for you !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trident True
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Great job!!!
Cant wait to see it!
Sneak peek.
Full tail sculpt coming soon.
Thanks guy's.
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this looks good :)
Couldn't resist. I'm going to add the lines that go down again cause I had to smooth it down again and reposition the"spikes" or ribs on the fluke to be more symmetric, I won't add scales to this cause the scales will be individually added later, plus if I doo add them now seaming the fluke to tail would be harder I'd rather connect the fluke pics to the tail body the add the individual scales on top completely covering any seams that lay beneath.Attachment 39451
how things going with this tail?
I'm re-adding al the details because once I attached the part above the fluke or as I like to call it "tail end" I noticed it wasn't symmetric so I had to rearrange the bones or spikes or whatever to get them centered and the details next to buy the lexan to build the extension
I cant wait to see what happens! This thread and some others are like... Its like watching a show on tv and I just saw the season finale and I have to wait for the conclusion! AHHHHHH BTW You're sculpting is incredible :swoon: I am SO HAPPY there are mermen in the world... It gives me hope for some people... Not really a lot but some *^_^*
ok, good to hear. my next move is to cast my two halves. my mold has been degassing from about 2 weeks now.
Can't wait to see the finalized sculpt!
Attachment 39527 Still sculpting the fluke currently added the ridges going up as seen on the picture lot's of more work to be done, I noticed that some of the ridges along the fluke weren't the same thickness and that the majority were thicker so adding more thickness to the ridges to make sure they're all even, after I'm done I'll lay the fluke drawing beneath and cut away any UN eveness or symmetry...
Edit: also made the outer ridges thicker at the beginning getting thinner down.Attachment 39528
things are looking good. How thick are the sides of your fluke from the top? being that yours is a large fluke they will need to be significantly thick in order to create structure to the fluke.
Your exactly right I considered that the outer ridges from top are 2 inches tall and one inch in diameter keeping in mind this will double I think it's just enough.Attachment 39529
Amazing! It's good to know others value the finite details heh! ITS LOOKING AWESOME!
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For a better look go watch the vid in YouTube and don't mind my breathing LOL.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMJan_7qUAw
Here's another video in this one I talk a little bit about what I plan to do and where I'm at... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h0LCqaTsGrU
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Fins fins fins...:bulldozer::bulldozer::bulldozer::bulldozer ::bed now:
:bulldozer::bulldozer::bulldozer:I finished designing my pectoral fin so time to sculpt untill the fingers hurt...:bulldozer::bulldozer::bulldozer:
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So I ran out of clay but got a little bit of the clay wall done, next week I'll go buy some plaster and get 22.5lbs of more clay for the dorsal and tail sculpt. Don't know if I mentioned this before but I still will, I won't sculpt the entire tail body in sculpt I plan to make a leg double with ducktape fill it with that spray foam thing that expands (please do this a little at a time otherwise I'll expands way too much and mess up the leg double) after that I'll use the foam found in side mattresses and build up the shape securing each layer tightly with more ducktape after I got the general shape stick thick sowing needles so when I place the clay it'll have a stronger hold (won't fall off if turned over) the tail will be sculpted 360 degrees around then once it's all smooth make a double mold of it...
Here is another pic of my cute pectoral fins sculpt.Attachment 39577
And a video on me working on it...https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JloHNhJSuZo
More clay yay. Dorsal coming soon...Attachment 39580
Love the pectoral fin!! So detailed!! :D
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Thank you very much, I'm currently working on it, cleaning it lots of work but today I got the day off so it's sculpting day! :bulldozer:Attachment 39581Attachment 39582Quote:
Originally Posted by Moonchild
Oh these look so beautiful !!
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Thank You Lili :yay:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lili
This is where I'm at I'll work on it some more tomorrow.:bed now: Attachment 39583
Those look amazing...and I agree, I am ready for sleep too...I have been working on my fluke sculpt since 2:00pm
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