Show us your tail designs!

[Aziara]

I find adding just a little of an ajacent color can make a monocromatic tail really pop. So maybe a tiny bit of either green or purple as a highlight or lowlight?

[Merrow Erie]

Pumpkinseed sunfish.

[Echinacea]

^^ I used to catch those at my great-aunt's summer camp on Lake Waukewan in NH! But I think you would need some more fins for them! It is lovely, though!

[Merrow Erie]

The Wraith Mermaid, sometimes referred to as Wraithmaids, were considered an ill omen by sailors of the Great Lakes. Given their ghostly-white bodies and solid black eyes, many believed them to be the spirits of women lost at sea, or widows searching for their drowned sailors. Wraithmaids travel in groups of 3 to 9, and they search out sunken vessels to live in. Their tattered fins are a result of jagged edges and hazards that come with navigating a ruined ship. They stay in the freezing waters of Superior, Huron, Michigan and Ontario because the freshwater and cold temperatures preserve the wrecks far longer than seawater.

Some wraiths can live hundreds of years in the Great Lakes, surfacing only during fierce storms. They can sense a dying ship and will circle it for hours, waiting for the decent of their new home. Any sailor who caught sight of a wraith knew his struggling vessel was doomed.

[Echidna]

^^ that's a cool story! Is it for real, from the Natives?

Anyways, I love it!
Ghostly Mers/Water spirits are my absolute fav.

[Merrow Erie]

Nope, made it up. I'm turning into a great lakes shipwreck buff and the idea just stuck.

[Merman Dan]

I keep coming back to these colors, for my next tail design:

[MerEmma]

Red snapper?

[Merman Dan]

Red Drum . I live in NC. The red drum is our state fish. It seemed appropriate.

[MerEmma]

Red drum, omg how did I not recognize it from that image? My dad's a fishing guide and he catches red and black drum daily. I'm ashamed of myself, lol.

[cheshkitten]

Based off the Red Mandarin Dragonet~!

Which one do you like better? Large fins, or small?

[Mermaid Veruliya]

First one! The second one seems to busy to me, especially with a top. I've always liked simpler designs

[MerEmma]

I love the first one, OMG! Do you plan to make that as a tail?

[Mer-Crazy]

Here's my tail design, brought to life by the lovely Raven of Merbellas, if you guys want to check out more photos/videos and all that jazz when I get it you should come over to my FB page https://www.facebook.com/MermaidSelene.au

[Anahita]

Here's my tail design, brought to life by the lovely Raven of Merbellas, if you guys want to check out more photos/videos and all that jazz when I get it you should come over to my FB page https://www.facebook.com/MermaidSelene.au

OMG that one is your tail?!!? So pretty! I was drooling over it when I saw her post it today!

[Merrow Erie]

Didn't someone on here have a sea snake tail? Here's my take on it

[Molly Fleur]

I am TERRIBLE at paint but I was planning on asking Raven to make me a tail like this some time in the near future.

[Molly Fleur]

I was also thinking maybe very small purple, orange or turquoise accents colors. It's a lot of pink. Haha.

[cheshkitten]

I love the first one, OMG! Do you plan to make that as a tail?

I hope to get it made into a silicone tail. This type of fish doesn't have scales though, so I'm not sure what to do about texturing the tail.

[Miyu]

*gasp* Mer-Crazy, that's an amazing tail! And I love the little heart

Cheshkitten: OMG that's an awesome design! I like the first, I also think the second one might be a bit too busy on a mer... I think BIG fins look best on fish, IMO :P And, if the fish doesn't have scales, I see no need for a texture - Actually, I don't think I've seen a non-scaled silicone tail yet! I think it would be cool. Maybe some realistic faint lines and pits for texture? If you know what I'm talking about -_-;