Contemplation of Making Bluegill: A Second Silicone Tail

[Mermaid Shaylee]

Okay, so I absolutely love the feeling of swimming in a silicone tail! It is so fun to bring joy to kids who have never seen a mermaid in real life before. Seawing, the tail I made last summer is my fantasy tail. One made to fit my personality as a faery turned mermaid. But now I have been craving the craft of making a tail again and am contemplating making one that is more realistic. I have always loved Sunfish, specifically Bluegills and how timid they tend to be. I have a tail design for it that I really like, which I'll have to post later. I'm just wondering if it would be worth it to have two tails... I guess we'll see if my creativity and craving for the feeling of gooey silicone win out in the end.

[Mermaid Wesley]

I'm a terrible mer who wants to make all the tails so maybe don't take my advice but DO IT

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Make them all! No such thing as too many tails.

[Rett]

If you have the means to make another tail, GO FOR IT!!!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Make one in every color and for each day of the week.

[MerQueen Nerissa]

I'M READY TO MAKE NEW TAILS TOGETHER LETS DO IIITT

[Aurelian]

I say you go for it! Maybe you can post replies to this thread with pictures so we can see how things are going.

[Mermaid Shaylee]

Okay so I finally finished a design that I really like. The green I want to be darker and more natural, but I didn't have a colored pencil that fit the image in my mind. I also added more spots because I love them! This tail will have many more fins. Also, Mermaid Jaffa, a tail for each day of the week would be amazing

[Mermaid Wesley]

Pretty!

[Mermaid Shaylee]

I can't decide of I want to make a partial silicone tail this time or a silicone tail...the only problem is funding for the silicone tail. I've been pondering doing a commission to help me pay for my own tail, but I don't know if anyone would come to me since I've only made on full silicone tail before. Anyway, I will post to this thread on my progress of Bluegill once I've decided what to do.

[Marinus Mortimer]

For some reason the picture is not showing up for me, good luck on your journey!


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[Mermaid Shaylee]

[Mermaid Shaylee]

I think that image should show up... I resized it. Thanks for letting me know Marinus!

[Marinus Mortimer]

Im on Tapatalk so ill go online and check.
But this is what i see in both your previous pics

Also online


Sorry to spam your thread with the screen shots but i figured it could be happening to other people, also because your intent is to share it.
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[Khaleesi Daenerys]

Same here.

Im on Tapatalk so ill go online and check.
But this is what i see in both your previous pics

Also online


Sorry to spam your thread with the screen shots but i figured it could be happening to other people, also because your intent is to share it.
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[Mermaid Shaylee]

I think it finally worked! Let me know if you can see it

[Slim]

That tail looks good. You can see it.

[Ashton]

I have had the same image problems when using TapTalk.. you just have to keep trying, sometimes it work, sometimes it does not. i have no idea why it is not consistent.

[lotusauriel]

I started with just planning a tail. But after tons of research, now I have about 5 designs I want to do, and probably have about 10 years of work ahead of me. LOL

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[Mermaid Shaylee]

Wow it's been forever since I looked at this thread! I got busy with life things, but I did end up making the tail, just a neoprene and silicone hybrid because that is what I could afford. I still very much want to make another full silicone tail and I am willing to do a commission in order to get the funds!