Aysun has chosen a Pearlie Mae tail! :yay:
She has some very interesting ideas and I will posting her tail progress here!
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Aysun has chosen a Pearlie Mae tail! :yay:
She has some very interesting ideas and I will posting her tail progress here!
I can't wait to see what this will look like!
I am super excited to finally have my own tail. I really feel like I picked the perfect tail maker to bring my vision to reality.
I will be posting a rough sketch later and would love input from you all :)
Eeee! Can't wait to see! Lovely to have another merliemaed<3
I adore moonstone!! I can't wait to see this tail!
Moonstone is my birthstone! Can't wait to see!
Any chance it will be done in time for her to wear at Scarborough Faire? (April-May)
I'd love to go see the tail in action!
That should not be a problem at all!
Here is the design I have so far:
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...ps246f8909.jpg
I was playing around with the idea of crescent moons on the tail. Then I thought about how you can still see the rest of the moon even when just a part of it is illuminated. So I turned them into eyespots, which is a natural marking found on some fish. Win-win.
I know what colors I want it to be, I just have to actually color it.
It is looking like the main body is gonna be labradorite favoring the blue flashes (Thank you for that idea, Pearlie Mae!) Then the belly and side spots will be moonstone with a dark, dark dorsal stripe.
I am still debating extra fins and placement.
I have also decided to order a top. It will be nice to have a swim-worthy top as opposed to the dry tops I make for myself.
I have no idea what to do for the top though...
That's awesome! I have all kinds of ideas running around in my head now!
For instance: How about echoing the crescents on top, as if they are cupping your breasts, with dark blue sparkly scales (night sky) as a background?
I had considered that too, but then I thought I was crazy.
But since two people have independently come up with it...
:p
I like it
:D yay! A Pearlie tail at a a renfaire? That'll be awsome!!!
Ooh, what a lovely design! It looks like a dark moth :) And based on stones, too! You and I will be cousins ;)
Can't wait to see it!!
Tail cousins!
Off to ask Auntie Google what pretty moths look like!
My doodle for my top is looking the that goddess symbol with the three moons.
Sort of.
I have the crescent moons facing away from eachother, because I think they read as crescents best that way.
When I have them both coming up from the bottom, they look a little like big cartoon boobs.
Then I feel like they need some small divider between them instead of having them butt up against eachother.
A small circle or rounded diamond works well, but even that small thing makes it look very much like the 3 moons.
I love that idea!
How exciting!!! I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask this, but what are your prices, Pearlie? Congrats Aysun!
It's posted on my site, www.pearliemae.net , $3,500 on the installment plan, discounts for paying early! :yay:
I have another update on my end!
Here is the sketch I have for my top:
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...ps47621c14.jpg
I love Pearlie's idea of the background being dark and sparkly like a night sky. (The dots approximate stars. I don't actually want a polka-dot top)
Perhaps the crescents would be moonstone-y?
Then the center is a rune that represents water.
It also symbolizes emotions, fears, the unconscious mind, and stabilizing mental or emotional disorders.
I am not sure what color (s) I want that to be or what to do about straps.
In addition, I am still considering different extra fins. (Please do weigh in on this. I would love your opinions and/or experience)
The four options I am considering are:
(Feel free to correct me on my terminology)
1) Pelvic fins
Pro: they look cute
Cons: they sort of seem like they would interfere with handholds when it comes to putting on your tail.
Unless you line them up just right they are noticeably in the wrong place and that would drive me insane. Literally. It would be an issue at the lagoon I perform in when we are running short on time and practically have to through our tails on and go.
2) Hip fins
Pro: Added detail and pleasant flowyness while swimming.
Cons: lining them up, and they might look... odd during dry sets
3) Ankle fins
Pro: extra detail
Con: messes with hand hold? I am mostly digging this one
4) Heel fins
Pro: helps disguise heels!
Con: would be stood on or damaged while putting the tail on? Especially with dry or shallow gigs.
Which combo would you suggest?
I agree with your assessment, I think. My pelvic fins are invariably crooked when I pull my tail on, and I can adjust them only because my tail is a bit too big. Hip fins are less likely to look weird if they're a little out of place, IMO. Ankle fins aren't super common, so I'd love to see those! Heel fins can look great, but depending on shape and size I find they can draw attention to the heel area rather than disguising it. You shouldn't be standing on that area of your tail anyway, though, so they shouldn't be damaged more than any other fin ;)
^.^ I'm just gonna hang out watchz
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I am thinking about sickle shaped fins? Maybe?
Yessssshhhhh
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After I get more of my belongings packed, I am going to work on coloring my tail sketch
Are you moving, Aysun?
I've had your tail (and yours, Melaina) simmering in my brains while I was prepping for Merfest. Now that it's over and I am mostly recovered, my attentions are ALL YOURS! :yay:
We should be moving ahead very quickly from this point, and I have to say I am very excited to get sculpting on these awesome flukes! I was so inspired by seeing so many different tails up close and personally, and the added bonus of having Robert Short as an advisor makes me very happy to buckle down to business! LET'S DO THIS!!!
Well. Yes and no.
I make my living working at Renaissance Festivals across the country. Since I am gone for the better part of 10 months out of the year, I needed to tidy my room and get things stored securely instead of just scattered everywhere.
It will still be my room, just organized and most knicknacks and things boxed.
The only things not put away are things on the bookself, a few display pieces, and my bedding.
I am currently working towards a nacho break.
And WOOHOO!
I am sososo excited.
(Did my tape dummy ever make it?)
Yes! I'm sorry I forgot to tell you! I am stuffing the mannequins this weekend (I hate saying 'dummies', sounds mean!) and will be hanging them in the studio to start loading them up with scales as they are cast!
Hardcore Ren! Awesome! Do you do the one in Sterling Forest, NY?
Tuxedo?
Indeedy. I did that one for the first time this last season. (Aug/Sept)
It amuses me that there is the New York Renaissance Faire in Sterling Forst
And then there is the Sterling Faire upstate.
Anywho, I was a magician's assistant:
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7009a4d1.jpg
And between shows "worked" at the pottery shop around the corner.
Yes! I go there all the time! I have friends who do the face painting every year!
You worked with Arsene? Cool! do you ever work the texas renaissance festival?
I do!
I have been there for 2 years.
I worked for Christophe the Insultor my first year and did booth work this last season.
I've been a character out there since 98
Very cool!
Who?
The same one or different ones?
I've been many different ones. I had a show out there for four years (2001-2004) called Wine, Women and Song. I was in the Queen's Men group when they started the themed weekends. My last two years I was in the Feast Hall as Frilly Bordello
Hey, Pearlie?
Silly question, but how opaque scales are the scales/the over all tail?
I ask because I need to plan my underthings accordingly.
Do I just need to plan on a nude panty?
(I have gotten away with blue, black, and white under my other tail. Barely got away with red, but my boss told me not to do it again, just in case.)
Aw shit no you travel around with faires? Girl you have my dream job! Give it back already! *grabby hands*
It will be completely opaque! You can wear tiger stripes under it, if you want!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aysun_the_Mermaid
Aghhhhh.......you got to work with Arsene!!!!!!! He's my all time favorite ren faire performer!!
Sherille: I heard at the TRF from ye odd duck that one of the bordello sisters has commissioned an owl statuette in their costume. Was that you or fancy? My sister loves that store and has a penguin in her fairy costume.