Silicone tail take two - a starry mermaid

[Mermaid Jessica Pearl]

Middle first row too. Sorry I haven't had a chance to sketch you anything yet. Haven't sat down at my desk all week

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Thanks guys
All good Jess, I know you're busy! I've just been experimenting with different shapes and styles

[PaolaMF]

glitter is magic !!

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

More progress! Cast some scales for the belly in varying shades of light blue. Some of the blends didn't quite work out right, but I'm perfecting my process still. Strangely though the silicone went slightly odd in appearance (kind of pitted almost, it's really hard to describe) which I think may be because of the way I used the glitter in this batch.

I also made up way too much silicone (I'm using one of the 1kg kits I have and getting the right amount out can be interesting at times) and so I cast a fin I really like how it turned out!

[Mermaid Alea]

My favorite fluke is the middle one in the last row. The first one has a neat shape too thought.

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

More belly scales! These ones have a very subtle gradient of lighter blue at the tips to darker at the base.

I also tried colouring one of the fluke shapes I designed, I think it looks pretty good, if I do say so myself!

[Yulia]

LOVE THE FLUKE <3

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Thanks Yulia
I think I will go with this one, it looks good with the colour gradient Lots of sculpting ahead!

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

More scales, these ones will be the transition between the blue and purple sections. I've laid them out in two ways, one with the scale edges touching, and the other with space between the scales. I'm not sure which I like best yet!

[OceanWhisper]

They look amazing!!

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Thanks

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Lots more scales made Getting there slowly but surely!

[Princess Kae-Leah]

Pretty scales

[Mermaid Jessica Pearl]

Very very very pretty.

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Thanks

[MermaidBrandie]

Loving this whole thread


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[AnnaAbyss]

Kate I am absolutely drooling over all the scales! Sooo beautiful!!!!

[PearlieMae]

that is some really nice work!

[Mermaid Kate Silverfin]

Thank you Coyote, Anna and Pearlie! It's really hard to photograph them, especially getting the colour right. They look even better in person
Lots more scales to go! I've been going a bit faster with scale production lately as I've finally got an indoor workspace set up so I can pour scales without being eaten by mosquitoes, freezing or having bugs dive bomb into my silicone. Plus the scales tend to cure a lot faster! Only problem is now I get two kitties on the other side of the door howling to be allowed in the room... Not going to happen with wet silicone around!!
I haven't been pinning them on a dummy yet as my weight is going a bit strange with med changes at the moment, so it's going to be a while before everything stabilises and I can be comfortable that the tail will fit!

[PaolaMF]

i love the colors !!