Mermaid Kelda's New Tail by Pearlie Mae

[PearlieMae]

I am honored to announce that I will be making a tail for Mermaid Kelda, and will be chronicling her tail journey here (with her permission, of course!)!

I'm so excited!

[Mermaid Kassandra]

I just can't wait for you to start!!!

Super excited 😃

[Mermaid Adriel]

YAY!

[AniaR]

awesome!

[Mermaid Galene]

I look forward to following this project!

[Sherielle]

Another Pearlie tail! Yay!! I can't wait to see the progress.

[Vela]

So excited!! Can't wait to see this tail!!

[Fifi Tigg]

Congratulations! Cannot wait to see your next master piece

[CowgirlMermaid]

Yay! Can't wait, it's gonna be another awesome tail for sure!
Good luck!

[Yulia]

I'm as happy as the other mers here, it's going to be so cool seeing another maemaidtail!

What colors will it be?

[deepblue]

Seriously- cannot wait, subscribing to this thread.

[Miyu]

YAY, another PearlieMae tail! Also subscribing to this thread!

[PearlieMae]

I'm as happy as the other mers here, it's going to be so cool seeing another maemaidtail!

What colors will it be?

Ooh..so far, she has three main colorways in mind...I will let her post the photos she wants to share...

It's hard because she's in Australia and probably sound asleep right now!

[Mermaid Kelda]

Eeeeee! I'm so excited! I'm still working on my colours but I'll post them as soon as I have them

[Mermaid Freyja]

Yay!! After reading that looooooong but amazing thread on your tail, PearlieMae, I'm truly looking forward to watching this one for Melania take shape. It's going to be stunning!
I also want to say *thank you*, for such an in depth glance at how to work with silicone the way you did. I'm rather new to all this, but I'm also a crafter and costumer that is heavily detail oriented (I just finished a replica of some chainmaille shieldmaiden armor from the 'Vikings' TV show). So of course, I'm thinking of using the individual scales method if I ever make a tail with silicone.

xoxo

[Mermaid Melanie]

Ha that's cool I have a friend working as a French soldier on that Vikings tv show ! The costumes are pretty awesome !

[swimmingsammi95]

Exciting!

[Echidna]

*undecipherable noises*

zomg, I'm hyped!
keep us updated!!

[Mermaid Kelda]

Hokay, I made collages of all my favourite colour scheme ideas, so I'd love to get everyone's feedback!




COSMOS TAIL
Inspiration: opals, mother of pearl, galaxies, crystals
Main colours: mostly cool colours - deep blues, soft violet, teals, pastels, accents of electric blue and gold/silver

This was my first idea for the tail, and probably my most ambitious. I wanted to catch all the colours of galaxies and nebulae, with a bit of the stark beauty and harshness of crystal formations, and in the end make a full costume that is a little other-worldly. I know a couple of other mers - off the top of my head Galene, Selene and Aino - have designed space-themed tails, however loosely, so I don't want to step on any toes here! However, I am confident Pearlie could come up with something fantastically unique!

Costume ideas: crystal accents, iridescent fins, pale hair, violet contacts





FAE TAIL
Inspiration: peaches, cherry blossoms, water colours, the sky at dusk
Main colours: pastels! mostly violet & peach, with pink accents & sage green


Pastels aren't usually my thing, but there are some colours I really gravitate towards, especially in this combination; I love the overall look of the delicate violets and rosey pinks, calming greens and soft peaches. For my fae colour scheme, I wanted to lean towards the ethereal and ephemeral.


Costume ideas: wings, pastel hair, decorative blossoms, soft bronze jewellery







CORAL TAIL
Inspiration: pale oceans, coral reefs, seafoam, salmon, overcast skies
Main colours: soft teal, grey-blues, bright coral pink


I really love coral paired with teal. Like, adore it. It feels so mermaidy without being the stereotypical blue or orange (not that there's anything wrong with that ). My ocean/mermaid-themed tumblr is always centred around these colours. I also like that it's a mix of soft & strong colours, so I'd stand out a little more without being over-the-top.


Costume ideas: pearls, coral-inspired jewellery, light fabrics & soft lace accents




L'AUTOMNE TAIL
Inspiration: Mucha, autumn leaves, harvest fruit
Main colours: deep orange, rust, muted reds, creamy peach

I'm an autumn, so this seemed like a natural colour choice I wanted to pull the oranges away from the Splash tail, so they're deeper and more muted - almost brown. I would maybe throw some grey-green or olive in there, to break it up a bit!

Costume ideas: russet/deep brown hair, autumn leaves/berries, garlands, bronze & gold accents, earthy accessories




LAGOON TAIL
Inspiration: freshwater fish, toadstools, forests, ponds, kelp
Main colours: deep red, burgundy, muted greens, moss, cream

These are the colours that were originally going to go on my tail from Kanti. I love this colour scheme, but it's a little too close to my current tail's colours, I think. Richer and deeper, definitely, but if I'm spending this much money on something, I want it to be significantly different from what I already have. So, I suppose this is only in here because I like looking at it

[Seraphina Suds]

Woah! All of those are brilliantly laid out! I vote for the cosmos and coral~