I am honored to announce that I will be making a tail for Mermaid Kelda, and will be chronicling her tail journey here (with her permission, of course!)!
I'm so excited! :yay:
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I am honored to announce that I will be making a tail for Mermaid Kelda, and will be chronicling her tail journey here (with her permission, of course!)!
I'm so excited! :yay:
I just can't wait for you to start!!! :D
Super excited 😃
YAY! :dance:
awesome!
I look forward to following this project!
Another Pearlie tail! Yay!! I can't wait to see the progress.
So excited!! Can't wait to see this tail!!
Congratulations! Cannot wait to see your next master piece :D
Yay! Can't wait, it's gonna be another awesome tail for sure!
Good luck!
I'm as happy as the other mers here, it's going to be so cool seeing another maemaidtail!
What colors will it be?
Seriously- cannot wait, subscribing to this thread.
YAY, another PearlieMae tail! :yay:Also subscribing to this thread!
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Originally Posted by Yulia
Ooh..so far, she has three main colorways in mind...I will let her post the photos she wants to share...
It's hard because she's in Australia and probably sound asleep right now!
Eeeeee! I'm so excited! I'm still working on my colours but I'll post them as soon as I have them :)
Yay!! After reading that looooooong but amazing thread on your tail, PearlieMae, I'm truly looking forward to watching this one for Melania take shape. It's going to be stunning!
I also want to say *thank you*, for such an in depth glance at how to work with silicone the way you did. I'm rather new to all this, but I'm also a crafter and costumer that is heavily detail oriented (I just finished a replica of some chainmaille shieldmaiden armor from the 'Vikings' TV show). So of course, I'm thinking of using the individual scales method if I ever make a tail with silicone.
;)
xoxo
Ha that's cool I have a friend working as a French soldier on that Vikings tv show ! The costumes are pretty awesome !
Exciting!
*undecipherable noises*
zomg, I'm hyped!
keep us updated!! :dance:
Hokay, I made collages of all my favourite colour scheme ideas, so I'd love to get everyone's feedback! :)
http://i.imgur.com/HoETOjK.png
COSMOS TAIL
Inspiration: opals, mother of pearl, galaxies, crystals
Main colours: mostly cool colours - deep blues, soft violet, teals, pastels, accents of electric blue and gold/silver
This was my first idea for the tail, and probably my most ambitious. I wanted to catch all the colours of galaxies and nebulae, with a bit of the stark beauty and harshness of crystal formations, and in the end make a full costume that is a little other-worldly. I know a couple of other mers - off the top of my head Galene, Selene and Aino - have designed space-themed tails, however loosely, so I don't want to step on any toes here! However, I am confident Pearlie could come up with something fantastically unique! :)
Costume ideas: crystal accents, iridescent fins, pale hair, violet contacts
http://i.imgur.com/5GUm6QE.png
FAE TAIL
Inspiration: peaches, cherry blossoms, water colours, the sky at dusk
Main colours: pastels! mostly violet & peach, with pink accents & sage green
Pastels aren't usually my thing, but there are some colours I really gravitate towards, especially in this combination; I love the overall look of the delicate violets and rosey pinks, calming greens and soft peaches. For my fae colour scheme, I wanted to lean towards the ethereal and ephemeral.
Costume ideas: wings, pastel hair, decorative blossoms, soft bronze jewellery
http://i.imgur.com/XWr0H2H.png
CORAL TAIL
Inspiration: pale oceans, coral reefs, seafoam, salmon, overcast skies
Main colours: soft teal, grey-blues, bright coral pink
I really love coral paired with teal. Like, adore it. It feels so mermaidy without being the stereotypical blue or orange (not that there's anything wrong with that ;) ). My ocean/mermaid-themed tumblr is always centred around these colours. I also like that it's a mix of soft & strong colours, so I'd stand out a little more without being over-the-top.
Costume ideas: pearls, coral-inspired jewellery, light fabrics & soft lace accents
http://i.imgur.com/eNiv7d4.png
L'AUTOMNE TAIL
Inspiration: Mucha, autumn leaves, harvest fruit
Main colours: deep orange, rust, muted reds, creamy peach
I'm an autumn, so this seemed like a natural colour choice :) I wanted to pull the oranges away from the Splash tail, so they're deeper and more muted - almost brown. I would maybe throw some grey-green or olive in there, to break it up a bit!
Costume ideas: russet/deep brown hair, autumn leaves/berries, garlands, bronze & gold accents, earthy accessories
http://i.imgur.com/w2lvAp1.png
LAGOON TAIL
Inspiration: freshwater fish, toadstools, forests, ponds, kelp
Main colours: deep red, burgundy, muted greens, moss, cream
These are the colours that were originally going to go on my tail from Kanti. I love this colour scheme, but it's a little too close to my current tail's colours, I think. Richer and deeper, definitely, but if I'm spending this much money on something, I want it to be significantly different from what I already have. So, I suppose this is only in here because I like looking at it ;)
Woah! All of those are brilliantly laid out! I vote for the cosmos and coral~
I know! Let's do one of each!
:yay:
My thoughts EXACTLY. I want to see each of these completed! Soo pretty.
yep, I like them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
Incidentally, in the order you listed them, but that's only my personal preference.
Spoilt for choice, I guess.
I'll be stalking this thread!
Opal!! I love those colors
Ooh, Cosmos has my vote!
Cosmos or the autumn one. (: Maybe it's because I'm a ginger but I loooove those reds.
Well that'd be nice, but so would 20,000 dollars :PQuote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
I love the fae one. Very pretty.
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Totally love the cosmo and fae ones!!! And beautifully done collages!!
Wow Melaina! How did you do those collages? They look fantastic! :)
Thank you! :) I have a folder full of art and random images that I've found and use as inspiration for various things - I just pulled a bunch of those out to match the main inspiration image, threw them in Gimp, cropped and changed the colours so they were more in line with the colour scheme, and played around with positioning until I was happy :) it wasn't hard!
You are one clever MerLady Melaina! They look Beautiful. How ever will you choose??
Any one you go with is going to be stunning. I peeked through PearlMae's tail making thread and was blown away by her attention to detail and her talent. She's one gifted artist. How wonderful that you are getting a tail that's going to be made with so much love :)
I love the cosmos design! And no worries about stepping on toes here; mermaids don't have them, you know. :lol: We could start a Neil DeGrasse Tyson pod!
I've been dreaming of something cosmos-themed as well... My nickname is Moonlight, I've had an affinity for celestial motifs since I was a small child... Also, I am planning a cherry blossom-themed tail with Kat Arnold, though mine is probably far less muted of colours than yours, LOL :P
Gah I really love all of your ideas... but especially also the coral one - I've a thing for coral as a mermaid, and I think it would especially suit your location since Australia actually has coral reefs!
I couldn't agree more! :) I can't wait to see what she comes up with. I know it'll be absolutely breathtaking!Quote:
Originally Posted by Harpress
Let's! A pod of space mermaids would be fantastic, haha! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Galene
Well, hopefully for a while longer at least! Global warming and short-sighted politicians might change that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Miyu
Oh, I'd give you a volume discount ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Melaina
I know which one I am leaning towards, but I will not try to influence you...I want to make you the tail that YOU will love! I'll be sending you a questionnaire soon so we can start the design!
If I had anywhere near $20,000, I would gladly accept! :PQuote:
Originally Posted by PearlieMae
Well, my two favourites are cosmos and coral. There are fewer colours in the coral tail, so I feel your fantastically intricate process would be wasted on it... Maybe in my next tail ;)
The general consensus seems to be cosmos, and I think I agree!
Hehehe! Then my prediction was right! When I saw that beautiful slice of opal, I hoped you'd be leaning in that direction!
(PS: I like the coral tail, too, but it seems like it would be an extension of the colorway you already have in the tail in your avatar. The cosmos tail would be a nice counterpoint.)
And Galene adds another quarter to her PearlieMae tail fund jar...
I vote the cosmos tail because it reminds me of the beautiful opals I saw in Lightning Ridge, NSW 😊