Merman Marinus SLOW Extended Tail Project

[Trident True]

how things going with this tail?

[Marinus Mortimer]

I'm re-adding al the details because once I attached the part above the fluke or as I like to call it "tail end" I noticed it wasn't symmetric so I had to rearrange the bones or spikes or whatever to get them centered and the details next to buy the lexan to build the extension

[Suzy Specter]

I cant wait to see what happens! This thread and some others are like... Its like watching a show on tv and I just saw the season finale and I have to wait for the conclusion! AHHHHHH BTW You're sculpting is incredible I am SO HAPPY there are mermen in the world... It gives me hope for some people... Not really a lot but some *^_^*

[Trident True]

ok, good to hear. my next move is to cast my two halves. my mold has been degassing from about 2 weeks now.

[Rett]

Can't wait to see the finalized sculpt!

[Marinus Mortimer]

Still sculpting the fluke currently added the ridges going up as seen on the picture lot's of more work to be done, I noticed that some of the ridges along the fluke weren't the same thickness and that the majority were thicker so adding more thickness to the ridges to make sure they're all even, after I'm done I'll lay the fluke drawing beneath and cut away any UN eveness or symmetry...

Edit: also made the outer ridges thicker at the beginning getting thinner down.

[Trident True]

things are looking good. How thick are the sides of your fluke from the top? being that yours is a large fluke they will need to be significantly thick in order to create structure to the fluke.

[Marinus Mortimer]

Your exactly right I considered that the outer ridges from top are 2 inches tall and one inch in diameter keeping in mind this will double I think it's just enough.

[Suzy Specter]

Amazing! It's good to know others value the finite details heh! ITS LOOKING AWESOME!


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[Marinus Mortimer]

For a better look go watch the vid in YouTube and don't mind my breathing LOL.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IMJan_7qUAw

[Marinus Mortimer]

Here's another video in this one I talk a little bit about what I plan to do and where I'm at... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h0LCqaTsGrU

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[Marinus Mortimer]

Fins fins fins...

[Marinus Mortimer]

I finished designing my pectoral fin so time to sculpt untill the fingers hurt...

[Marinus Mortimer]

So I ran out of clay but got a little bit of the clay wall done, next week I'll go buy some plaster and get 22.5lbs of more clay for the dorsal and tail sculpt. Don't know if I mentioned this before but I still will, I won't sculpt the entire tail body in sculpt I plan to make a leg double with ducktape fill it with that spray foam thing that expands (please do this a little at a time otherwise I'll expands way too much and mess up the leg double) after that I'll use the foam found in side mattresses and build up the shape securing each layer tightly with more ducktape after I got the general shape stick thick sowing needles so when I place the clay it'll have a stronger hold (won't fall off if turned over) the tail will be sculpted 360 degrees around then once it's all smooth make a double mold of it...

Here is another pic of my cute pectoral fins sculpt.
And a video on me working on it...https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JloHNhJSuZo

[Marinus Mortimer]

More clay yay. Dorsal coming soon...

[Moonchild]

Love the pectoral fin!! So detailed!!

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[Marinus Mortimer]

Love the pectoral fin!! So detailed!!

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Thank you very much, I'm currently working on it, cleaning it lots of work but today I got the day off so it's sculpting day!

[Lili]

Oh these look so beautiful !!

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[Marinus Mortimer]

Oh these look so beautiful !!

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Thank You Lili
This is where I'm at I'll work on it some more tomorrow.

[Mermaid_Izzy]

Those look amazing...and I agree, I am ready for sleep too...I have been working on my fluke sculpt since 2:00pm


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