Mermaid Melanies First Silicone Tail

[Mermaid Wesley]

What are the measurements?


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[Mermaid Melanie]

Well it's bigger than my fin by about 10cm and gradually gets closer to the fin near the middle I think it will be fine I'll measure it in the morning - it took me so long trying to smooth out the clay going to try and did some tips in the tail making threads

Here's what I finished with tonight


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[Mermaid Wesley]

Looks great!


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[Mermaid Melanie]

Thanks chick ! How's yours coming along ? I'm finding it pretty hard to smooth the clay even after heating - are you using your hands to smooth or a tool?



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[Mermaid Riia]

Look sooo fiiine! More pics pls

[mermaid_lover]

I make clay statues, i just grab a small, flat rock and i gently rub it over the clay ( in small cirkels) how longer you rub how smoother the clay will be. But like I said I make sculptures so i dont know this can be used on a fluke

Your fluke looks amazing
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[Ariel-Starfish]

This looks incredible!

[Mermaid Wesley]

Try turning on the heater to keep the clay consistently softer. When it got hot in my house sculpting got easy


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[Mermaid Melanie]

Thanks guys ! Its gonna take a lot of love to smooth it out lol So I got 1 half of it finished now - ill post some more pictures tomorrow ! yeah I guess I'm being a wimp its like 35 degrees C here so I guess the clay isn't that hard lol Ive been using a hair dryer to soften it, I think I read that in Jazz's tutorial* once I get the initial sculpt done, Im going to put it on top of my mono fin and see how its sits and then probs gonna have to make some adjustments for where the ridges are etc, other than that, I've got my scale sheet ready for casting the mold, I just need the pigments now, haven't decided on what to use yet, will check the forum for suggestions, pretty happy with the design plan, also might make those side fins ... not quite sure how ill go about them yet but again tomorrow ill post more pics ! x

[Mermaid Wesley]

keep it up! You're doing great!

[Mertara]

too many pretty color schemes!!!!!!!!!!

[Mermaid Melanie]

Hey guys sorry no updates had a few lazy days there ! But back at it today - changing slight elements of the design as the middle kinda looks like ... Eh a vagina lol so that's gonna have to go ! But anyway here's a wee update pic




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[Morticia Mermaid]

Looks good so far.

As for the middle, I think if you change the lines a bit in that very center portion it will lose that vag look.

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[Mermaid Melanie]

Thanks ! Yeah it's not too bad just have to change it up a lil bit lol I didn't wen realise till I'd done it lol


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[Ariel-Starfish]

Lol i had the same problem with my fluke design.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Hehehe! Looks like I'm not the only one that draws half a tail and copies the other side!

Looks great btw!

[Kishiko]

Looks so awesome, Mel!!! Very fantasy like, I love it <3

[Mizuko]

Loveee your fluke design Melanie! Its beautiful!

[Mermaid Meredith]

Are you going to line your tail with neoprene or just leave it the silicone?

[Mermaid Melanie]

Thank everyone ! I'm up bright and early to start it again today ! And yep Irene I thought it was the only way of get it symmetrical lol I used a window on a sunny day as a light box to trace through the second side lol - no neoprene to be put in this tail this is going to be full silicone


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