Merman Marinus SLOW Extended Tail Project

[Marinus Mortimer]

I dont know if I've told you guys on Mernetwork.com yet but I'm sure I did on social media any how I got my first client thanks to my sister im currently making a Mermaid tail slash dress for the girls birthday party in super happy, this has put everything else on hold because I'm getting paid plus the due date is approaching like a breakless train but I'll be Spider-Man lol any ways stay tooned because as soon as spring come lots of silicone will be cast.

Oh and another thing I'm finally moving out of the chelter me and my family have been living in and into our ounces apartment in North Hampton MA it feels like soon things will be back on track, plus I can't cast silicone in the chelters unit because of the fumes I'll wait...

[Marinus Mortimer]

P.s. this is what I meant when I said ill.be spiderman I'd yall didn't get it...

[Marinus Mortimer]

Small update on the fluke I just can't hold it any longer but the fins will stay in the dark, I restarted this same fluke 2ice but this time the "ribs,bones"or whatever are the correct thickness for me so now that I have them done to fill in the gaps smooth it all down and add the final detailing, I won't add the scales because I will add them individually in the end got 10 different sizes for the same shape 4 of them are specifically for the fluke area because those are the smallest.


It's been a while but I finally feel that feeling that makes me want to work onow this for hours let's hope it stays for a while because sculpting the tail body is up next and that sure will be lots of work!

[Marinus Mortimer]

Almost done adding thickness by Monday I'll be adding final details and molding it can't wait to be done with the help fluke already it feels like I've been doing it all winter wich is Farrelly accurate.

[Lili]

I love it...also your clay resembles muscle matter very much lol

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[Marinus Mortimer]

Thanks Lili the clay has been mixed a couple times so it's taken on a beautiful array of colors I myself like the way it looks.

[Mermaid Tula]

It's looking absolutely fintastic!

[Lili]

I think it looks awesome! I love anatomy lol, but keep up the good work I'm excited about this tail

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[Marinus Mortimer]

I need advice im debating on ither placing the small scales on the beginning of fluke/tail now or making them separately then adding each one individually later on?

For the people who doesn't understand under will be a pic of finfolk fluke and the type of scales im refering to...

[Mermaid_Izzy]

For my tail I am going to add them later, just because I don't want most of my tail to be individually scaled and then at the bottom they won't lift up...


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[Marinus Mortimer]

For my tail I am going to add them later, just because I don't want most of my tail to be individually scaled and then at the bottom they won't lift up...


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Thank you for your response Izzy, yes that is one of my main issues I want them "all" to be individual and lift of from each other thanks again.

[Mermaid_Izzy]

Thank you for your response Izzy, yes that is one of my main issues I want them "all" to be individual and lift of from each other thanks again.

No problem


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[Mermaid Wesley]

Still so beautiful ;-;

[Marinus Mortimer]

Still so beautiful ;-;

Thank you Wesley that means a lot!
Sculpting right now

[Rett]

I think sculpting just the smallest scales onto the fluke would be best. So, using that finfolk picture for reference, I wouldnt start doing individual scales until about halfway up the size variation. I think anything more than that will be too small to pin into place.

[Marinus Mortimer]

I think sculpting just the smallest scales onto the fluke would be best. So, using that finfolk picture for reference, I wouldnt start doing individual scales until about halfway up the size variation. I think anything more than that will be too small to pin into place.

good point to consider

[Marinus Mortimer]

I've gotta admit smoothing down the fluke has been more tedious than expected but it is worth it I've got five more sections to go before I can start putting detail but I'm going to experiment on a small piece of clay just to get a feel for what texture I want.

[Marinus Mortimer]

Ive decided to take a break from fluke sculpting for 2 days, I feel that when I feel overwhelmed by the work I just need to back away before I screw things up trust that's how I destroyed 3 fluke sculpts already I got frustrated with tedious errors and didn't think rationally and destroyed them without hesitation now I learned to just beck off and work on something else when I come back I feel pumped again and even get new ideas I bet other Mers outhere especially when tailmaking have had to back off from their projects in order to recharge.

Meanwhile I focuse on sculpting a new Scales based on real fish because I think fish scales are not actually very round there more a wide (as in side to side) so I've decided to design a new scale shape based on real fish I think its the best way to go for what I want which is realism, these are my big scales they are 4 inches and a half wide these are going to be mostly centered like in the middle in the front and the back and then on the sides will be smaller scale's kind of like the look on Hannah mermaids Blue neoprene tail think it was one of her first tails the scales where painted on and all the scales in the middle were bigger than the scales on the sides they looked beautiful, it's not gonna be the same shape of skills because I'm not sculpting the same shape but it will they will be laid out somewhat alike, ill


heres the scale so far.


picture reference to the tail I was talking bout.


finished scale sculpt

[Mermaid Tula]

Looks great! Im an artist, and i know how important it is to back off. Ive been in a full blown frustration attack and stepped away for a bit, came back and figured out the issue in minutes rather than hours

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[Rett]

Totally get the taking a break thing. Im a writer and its happens to me in that field as well. I will work myself up and get so frustrated, but if i just take a break and come back it becomes eons simpler.

Love those scales! They look awesome!