When I was 12 I was thrust into the whimsical world of real life, professional mermaids. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that you could own your very own, Hollywood grade mermaid prosthetic! That was until I stumbled upon Eric Ducharme, the Mertailor.
I was introduced to Eric through tumblr, and the first tail design I fell in love with from him was his gorgeous Pirate Fluke
[IMG]Siren-of-the-Seas-mythical-creatures-33608899-500-333 by Desirae Powell, on Flickr[/IMG]
Enchanting, isn't it?
Unfortunately, Eric discontinued this design when he began to bring in new designs around 2016/2017
So what did I do? I decided to recreate my own!
[DISCLAIMER]
I want to make it clear that I am not laying claim to this design and I give full credit to Eric Ducharme and Matthew Quilano for designing and sculpting this fluke. The purpose of this recreation is for personal use only and this tail will at no point in time be for sale, neither will the molds created for it be.
Anywhoo, let's skip to the actual creation process!
I used more than 50+ images of the pirate fluke alone for reference before I began my sculpt.
My two most valuable reference pictures were these two found on the Mertailor's FB:
[IMG]IMG_0834 by Desirae Powell, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]IMG_0833 by Desirae Powell, on Flickr[/IMG]
These pictures give the most clear idea of the shape and what the detailed 'spines' look like unpainted.
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