Mermaid Amelia Pond's Silicone Tail Journey

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

The fluke is awesome! reminds me of a peacock and that top is looking fabulous!

That was the inspiration

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[LouLouBelle]

Well I like it! You could always paint over it to change it slightly, depending on what you're looking for.

Maybe paint some green, gold and purple over areas of the turquoise to tone it down a bit? If you mix up the coloured silicone and paint it on thinly with a brush it'll just give a hint of coloured sheen over the turquoise. (And brush cleaner fluid works brilliantly for cleaning the bush afterward - as long as the silicone hasn't cured on it!)


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[PearlieMae]

If you want to tone it down some but keep the colors, mix a little black pigment into Part B of some Dragonskin...a very little bit to keep it translucent...When you're ready to top coat it, mix in the appropriate amount of part A.

First, clean the fluke with alcohol, to get any hand oils off of it, mix your silicone, then smear a layer over the top...very thin coats until it tones down to what you like.

You can also add glitter to the top coats for extra sparkle.

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

With the extras I made scales I might try to see what it will look like with that pearlie & loulou

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[PearlieMae]

I can't believe I forgot to tell you to test on scrap, first!

It's my mantra!

[Hydra1337]

You're slipping, Pearlie. *jokingly wags finger*

[HamptonsMermaid]

What is it you don't like about the colors? I think they look great! Bright colors will pop more when underwater.

Do they not match the scales? Post a pic of them side by side.

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

I will when I get home but I won't get home til late tonight

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[HamptonsMermaid]

While you've been finishing your peacock tail I made this Peacock Headdress that I wanted to show you! It's a 3 piece modular, the feather wing pieces have clips so you can attach it anywhere and makes for endless ways to wear. Just added to my HamptonsMermaid Etsy Shop! Yay peacocks!

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

That's a really cool headpeice!


Ok here's the frankin-fin and my scales



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[Mermaid Summerlilly]

I think that whether you change the fin or not, it's absolutely beautiful! I do see the colour difference, but nonetheless it's an amazing tail! Excited to see the finshed product!

[Sabrina the Selkie]

I see why you might be concerned but it does look good.

[swimmingsammi95]

That's a really cool headpeice!


Ok here's the frankin-fin and my scales



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I'd add purple if you were wanting to tone it down and match the body more. I've got purple pigment and paint if you need to use some!

UlaBeAmazed!!

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

I'd add purple if you were wanting to tone it down and match the body more. I've got purple pigment and paint if you need to use some!

UlaBeAmazed!!

I'll bring it to our work day at the grotto tomorrow n you can see frankin-fin yourself

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[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

You ladies are awesome and supportive btw

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[swimmingsammi95]

I'll bring it to our work day at the grotto tomorrow n you can see frankin-fin yourself

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As long as I'm not sick! Lol

UlaBeAmazed!!

[michellerobison]

wow followed all of this thread AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!

[HamptonsMermaid]

The only thing that stands out to me is the bright green on the peacock feathers. That should be easy enough to tone down using the method PearlieMae mentioned. The turquoise is bright but it seems to match the brightest blue scales. You could make a few more rows of scales in transitioning colors to attach at the seam of the fluke/scale sheet to help it blend.

Overall amazing job and perseverance!

[Mermatron Athena]

It looks beautiful!
The shimmer slime will blend the colors. If I had to be super critical, I would say to blend in the green lines, which kinda spilled over just a teeny bit when it was poured. I would just blend those edges in a bit before putting the glaze on it. It really is beautiful work.

[Mermaid Amelia Pond]

What do you do when there's crazy storms and you hate to sleep during bad storms?
Whale... you work on your fluke.

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