Selkish's Ratchet Workshop

[Theobromine]

Can I just say I love you for using Nosy Be chams as an inspiration. As a fellow chameleon-inspired mer, I approve.

[Ashton]

Here at Ashton's ratchet art studio we are cheap and everything is saved and can be used as a tool later!


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[Sabrina the Selkie]

Awesome!

[Mermaid Wesley]

Yay!! I'm glad the hilight shows up a little. The patina scales have SOMETHING going on so SUCCESS


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[Mermaid Clarity]

but the something isn't enough. I NEED MOAR.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Lol


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[Ashton]

we can always make more! thats why we hoard supplies- like cups and shit brushes from the DOLLAR TREEEEEE! woot woot

[Aysun_the_Mermaid]

but the something isn't enough. I NEED MOAR.

Like Ariel?

I want moooooooooooooore

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[Adalira]

It may have been chaos but it sure looks like a lot of fun as well! :-)

[Mermaid Coralia]

Looks like you girls had fun! I wanna see MOAR SCALES

[Ashton]

How did the molds turn out?

[Merman Sean]

Lol yeah i wanted to ask the same thing. I hope all is well ...

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[Mermaid_Sarina]

I love your scales Selkish!! I hope it's started to work out for you

[Mermaid Clarity]

I'm cleaning out the mold right now. I got distracted yesterday because of an event. I kinda wish I'd done a full scale sheet because this resin takes so long to cure.

[Ashton]

Your tail will look so cool when it is done, and since you are starting now you will for sure have it by summer time.

[Theobromine]

That's what *I* thought, a year ago....

[PearlieMae]

Your tail will look so cool when it is done, and since you are starting now you will for sure have it by summer time.

(Sorry, Selkish...that just struck me funny. I wish you all the best in the completion of your tail!)

[Mermaid Clarity]

I'm diligent! I might be able to do this....?

The mold Ashton and Wesley helped me make came out pretty nice. I just mixed some new scales to see if I could clear more of the Fimo and get the colors I wanted from my pigments.



Now THESE are the molten metal scales I was hoping for. The gold looked yellower with the addition of the gold sparks I bought for the slime coat. The copper on the far right have hints of the blue highlight I also used for a slime coat but you can barely see it. No matter really. I do like the effect still. On the far left is a pigment that actually was my first tail color inspiration.


SIDETRACKED: This month's Ipsy bag gave me a pot of eyeshadow that reminded me of an eyeshadow I had years ago, the first one I bought when I started learning makeup. It was Too Faced's "Label Whore". I lost that pot but never forgot that coppery burgundy that flashed blue in the light. I recently bought a replacement (urban decays "Lounge") . Then, Ipsy sent me a pot of Marsk's "Mudcake" and since the Nosy Be Chamaleon was coming out much too rosy, I figured, if I have the pigment, I can use it.



Additionally, I was able to counteract a lot of that rosiness with the Dublin green pigment I had bought for the patina scales. So now I have the more true to pot coppery brown with blue sparks. So now, fingers crossed to see how this turns out!!!


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[Mermaid Wesley]

You can have it done by summer if you work almost every day. I won't lie I'll be a bit salty if you finish that fast though. >.>


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[Mermaid Clarity]

You can have it done by summer if you work almost every day. I won't lie I'll be a bit salty if you finish that fast though. >.>


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GOOD THING YOU'RE A MERMAID THEN, WESLEY BECAUSE GET READY TO BE SALTY. #determinedasfuck