What's Pearlie Mae doing now?

[PearlieMae]

I've not yet heard back from Athena, so she might still be miffed with me.

I have some samples over color bases, too, but black works best! I want to make a larger sampling of scales to see how they look piled together, but I have tails to finish, first!

It wasn't easy to perfect, and I still have to run some durability tests.

[Mermaid Morgann]

Talk about a stunner! I can't wait to see what you do with these shifting pigments. I've been messing around a bit with iridescence in silicone things like starfish, but I'm not even brave enough yet to go full color shift. I'm practically drowning with excitement right now over the thought of my own tail using similar pigments!

You, my dear, are a true genius tail artisan!

[Trident True]

Impressive, I like it. Does the colour change due to how the light hits the colour or is it the angle its on?

[RNHime]

Impressive, I like it. Does the colour change due to how the light hits the colour or is it the angle its on?

I can safely answer this one. These are considered light-interference pigments, so it's both the light and the angle. Changing the angle shifts the color, but moving into a different lighting will also change the colors. Unlike holographic pigments that thrive in full-sun, chromatic pigments often "shine" best in indirect light, where you can see more of the shift at once.

Oh, and here is a fun fact that all us mermaids should REALLY love!! There is a trick for photographing chromatic nail polish in a way that shows the most colors possible: put your nails underwater! The refraction of the water actually bends the light in such a way that you see more colors at once. So a true multichrome tail has the potential to look STUNNING underwater.

[PearlieMae]

I can safely answer this one. These are considered light-interference pigments, so it's both the light and the angle. Changing the angle shifts the color, but moving into a different lighting will also change the colors. Unlike holographic pigments that thrive in full-sun, chromatic pigments often "shine" best in indirect light, where you can see more of the shift at once.

Oh, and here is a fun fact that all us mermaids should REALLY love!! There is a trick for photographing chromatic nail polish in a way that shows the most colors possible: put your nails underwater! The refraction of the water actually bends the light in such a way that you see more colors at once. So a true multichrome tail has the potential to look STUNNING underwater.

Oooooh! I didn't know that about photographing it underwater!!! I can't wait to try it! Thanks!!!

[RNHime]

Oooooh! I didn't know that about photographing it underwater!!! I can't wait to try it! Thanks!!!

Resident nail geek at your service! But you much share pics when you try it so I can live vicariously through your fantabulous scales.

[Mermaid Lieke]

Omg! This is so great!

[PearlieMae]

Lest you think I've been sitting back on my fins...

[Fifi Tigg]

Beautiful as always PearlieMae xoxo

[PearlieMae]

Thanks, Fifi!

[PearlieMae]

Sculpt while the clay is soft!

[Mermaid Keena]

😍😍😍😍😍

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[MermaidBrandie]

Where did you get those shifting pigments? I'd love to try them!

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[PearlieMae]

Mwuahahahaha!!! IT'S SORCERY!

Trade secret blah blah blah...

[MermaidBrandie]

*shakes fist at you*

KHAAAAAANNNNNN

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[PearlieMae]

[TheSaltySiren]

Seriously so pretty!!! Your tails are mazing and that fluke design!!! Damn girl!

[shimmygoddess]

I would like to say that is the way to handle a misunderstanding on this forum. This was the best I have even seen. Nice job ladies..LOL

and Pearlie, those scales

[PearlieMae]

Oddly enough, I haven't heard from her since I apologized, and only have seen her once, since...in her tail (where the pigments obviously worked) at an event. Maybe I've been blocked?

[PearlieMae]

Glow in the dark pigment experiment:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BItjZ1vB8sN/