I'm in a pickle

**Mermaid Harmony** · 05-20-2015, 11:38 PM

So, Kariel is designing my tail, and the rough sketch is purple/pink on back, opal blue in the front with gold and dark blue henna type swirls throughout the back and edging towards the front leaving a opal area near the mid thighs. kariel also has amazing gorgeous new scales that kind of look like dragon scales, but she did a test patch and said that the swirls won't work because of how the scales lay. So do I choose these amazing awesome scales I fell in love with and scrap the swirls, (maybe have stripes or dots?) or do circular or oval scales that are also pretty but not what I fell in love with but keep this rad tail design.

I know it comes down to what I want more, and I'm leaning towards keeping the scales just because of the texture and how awesome the tail will be, but I'd love to hear other people's thoughts. I tried uploading my tail design, but it's too big and I don't have time to resize it at the moment. :-/

**Ashe** · 05-20-2015, 11:47 PM

Sounds really pretty! I'm assuming this is one of her sequin tails, yes? Is there any way she could paint the swirled scales?

**Mermaid Wesley** · 05-20-2015, 11:53 PM

swirls!

**Mermaid Harmony** · 05-21-2015, 12:15 AM

No it'll be part of her new silicone line, she made one already for Mermaid Malia.

**Ashe** · 05-21-2015, 12:22 AM

So is she using the technique where each scale is placed individually? If it silicone in any case, I don't see why thee sales can't be painted. I guess I'll have to see the design itself once you get the chance

**Mermaid Harmony** · 05-21-2015, 12:34 AM

They can be, it's because the scales are more 3-D and so with the ridges it doesn't look as good as it would on a flat surface, I agree with her, it doesn't have the look I was aiming for. :-/