Show us your tail designs!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Aww, thank you for sharing, Delphis!!! I'm so glad you like how they turned out and I can't wait to see you get your dream tail! <3

[Merman Delphis]

I'm so excited!!!! I'll be doing this as a fabric and buying it as silicone

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I'm so excited!!!! I'll be doing this as a fabric and buying it as silicone

That's a fantastic idea!!! Oh my gosh, it'll look awesome on you!

[AnnaAbyss]

Delphis, that design looks super gorgeous!~
*Cue drooling*

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Wow Delphis!! That is amazing!

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[Merperson Danny]

Here's my Cherry Blossom inspired tail ^W^

Sorry for the quality, my tablet was dead.
:P

[Mermaid Neri Elvina]

Pretty Ciara :3

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[Merperson Danny]

Thanks

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I designed my first shark tail and possibly the first one that's actually modeled after real shark tails with vertical flukes. I designed it to be swimable, but please, keep in mind that this design may only be suitable for aesthetic purposes. The swimable version would need to be a lot longer than a typical mer tail so as to allow the feet to be smoothed into the tail so no heel is visible and a longer tail would allow for better propulsion through the water with the minimal movements required to swim side-to-side (the movement would be centered in the hip/waist area of the body). They would require no scales because shark skin appears smooth. The monofin would simply be on its side and would not actually need to be a monofin (as they wouldn't be housing feet) but a mere fiberglass sheet cut into the appropriate shape(s) should do the trick for the fluke and also the additional larger shark fins at the top of the tail could require fiberglass sheets to keep them straight and allow for easy maneuvering through the water. The knees and feet should be thoroughly bound for a more fluid shark-like movement (and to diminish knee pain from swimming unconventionally). The labor that would normally go into making scales would be eliminated and instead, that funding would go into the extra silicone required to make a tail this size and shape. Please, feel free to use this design for your future dream tail, but do not remove my signature ("AR" is for Ashley Rodriguez, my legal name, and the lotus flower is obviously for my mersona, Lotus), and make sure to give me the appropriate credit for my design. (I have the original copies and evidence to copyright the design). Once I have the money to begin making tails myself, I am planning on attempting to make one of my own. Let me know what you guys think!

[Yulia]

Vertical flukes have been discussed before, and since our bodies isn't made for moving like that, you can hurt yourself.

[CowgirlMermaid]

Once again you drew an amazing tail, Lotus!
It's awesome!
Not sure if it would work, but I'm interested in seeing this wearable and swimmable one day!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Vertical flukes have been discussed before, and since our bodies isn't made for moving like that, you can hurt yourself.

That makes sense. Like I said, it could definitely end up being a design more for aesthetics than actual swimming.

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Once again you drew an amazing tail, Lotus!
It's awesome!
Not sure if it would work, but I'm interested in seeing this wearable and swimmable one day!

Thank you!! Haha Same here! It's definitely in the experimental stages right now. <3

[CowgirlMermaid]

Thank you!! Haha Same here! It's definitely in the experimental stages right now. <3

Once you have the time and funds; Good Luck and Have Fun experimenting!

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Once you have the time and funds; Good Luck and Have Fun experimenting!

Thank you!! It's going to be really fun! It shouldn't be harmful or painful if designed correctly so that the tail does most of the work and the body is not required to move too abnormally. Gotta keep trying!

[PearlieMae]

Unless you engineer something to transfer energy to the end of the tail, you're going to be wiggling from side to side and not getting anywhere. Also, our spines are made to move vertically, not laterally. It's an interesting idea in theory, but in reality, I doubt it could be used for more than very short swims, film or modeling work, or dry gigs.

I'd like to see it happen, though! Engineering the mechanics to make it work would be an interesting challenge.

[Lotus the Mermaid]

Unless you engineer something to transfer energy to the end of the tail, you're going to be wiggling from side to side and not getting anywhere. Also, our spines are made to move vertically, not laterally. It's an interesting idea in theory, but in reality, I doubt it could be used for more than very short swims, film or modeling work, or dry gigs.

I'd like to see it happen, though! Engineering the mechanics to make it work would be an interesting challenge.

Very true! I need to study shark anatomy and mechanics and maybe I'll be able to get somewhere with the design to make it swimable without being harmful or outrageously expensive. Haha Thank you so much, Pearlie! I appreciate the feedback. It'll probably take several more designs to get to a swimable tail.

[Yulia]

I think it could be cool to use in shallow water at a beach, or a kid's pool.

[Lotus the Mermaid]

I think it could be cool to use in shallow water at a beach, or a kid's pool.

Great idea!! That's a good solution for now until a better design comes out! (Hopefully, I can help with that production somehow)! I really want to see more shark mers! <3

[MermaidBrandie]

made me think of this.


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