Arm Fins?

[Mermaid Catkid]

Has anyone tried making arm fins? Like a clear sleeve to fit tightly on your forearm and silicone fin connected to it. The fin would have to be pretty rigid to be rigid somehow to be realistic. I really like the idea of arms fins and fins between your fingers, but super realistic and matching your tail. I have looked everywhere but no none seems to have/make them...

[Starfrit]

I know a few makers have made silicone scale arm bracers with fins, so it can definitely be done! I don't think I've ever seen one with a clear sleeve, though... Would be interesting, but I think it might look a little strange, given the different textures of skin and silicone. Maybe if the silicone itself was painted a matching skin tone?

It'd be interesting to see something like that, though!

[Mermaid Kelda]

Finfolk does this, though the sleeves aren't clear. Merbellas and Mernation both do regular scale bracers (without the fins).



As for the fins between fingers, it's been discussed a lot on the forum (and a few people have made them) -

http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...-finger-gloves
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...47-Swim-Gloves
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...are-kinda-cool
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...Webbed-Fingers
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...WEBBED-FINGERS
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...-scaled-gloves
http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...monster-gloves

[Mermaid Catkid]

Has anyone tried to make silicone web fingers that were more realistic though?

[ShyMer]

Merbellas has a blended waist option now- maybe Raven could come up with a way to modify her new technique for this purpose?

[MermaidCelesteFL]

I'm commissioning MerNation to do finned bracers when they do my tail and top.

[Mermaid Kelda]

Has anyone tried to make silicone web fingers that were more realistic though?

I haven't seen anyone make webbed gloves out of just silicone, no. I'd love to see it, though!

[Joy&RaptorsUnrestrained!]

I know Foxmoon Productions does fabric arm fins (with an option for diaphanous extensions), but silicone ones are new to me.

[watersuicune]

I haven't seen anyone make webbed gloves out of just silicone, no. I'd love to see it, though!

Amazon do gloves like that

[Mermaid Catkid]

Oooooo cool. I wonder if they could be painted?

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Those Finfolk ones are pretty! I would love some!

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[watersuicune]

They are silicone so I don't see why not

[Triton-Mahtlinnie]

I've made realistic webbed gloves with arm fins. Mine are out of latex because I'm cheap, but I don't see why someone couldn't do the same thing with silicone.

[MermaidBrandie]

If those gloves are silicone you'd want to "paint" them with more silicone and my experience with trying to do that with an iPod cover was that the new silicone wouldn't fully adhere, they must mix something into the silicone, it's not uncommon. They do that in sex toys all the time.

I am planning on attempting to make silicone webbed bracers with fins but I've got to get my store going to get the funds. :/


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[Cosmic Mermaid]

Hi! I know this hasn't been posted on in a while, but I found this thread while trying to figure out what to call these "arm fins", because I made up this prototype last week! Tell me what you think! I am also thinking of doing a version with webbed fingers. I will be making more with lots of different colors to sell. How much would you pay for these?

[MermaidBrandie]

Those are pretty! How well do they stay on in the water?

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[Cosmic Mermaid]

Those are pretty! How well do they stay on in the water?

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Pretty good so far! They cling like a bathing suit, so once they are wet they are actually a bit hard to get off lol :P

[MermaidCelesteFL]

Woah. I might want to commission you

[Cosmic Mermaid]

Woah. I might want to commission you

I would love to make some up for you! I am thinking of selling the mesh style for 25$, and the bracer style with the cut out scales for 35$, and I am working on a style with webbed fingers. This is my etsy.com/ca/shop/SewVirtuoso

[MermaidBrandie]

I would 100% buy webbed fingers.

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