To those of you whom have made mermaids...

[brittney_rochelle]

How did you make the tails? I want to make one. What clay did you use? Sculpy? Any tips on scales? I have no clue.

[hannaliten]

I sculpted the tails with apoxie and both my girls got fantasy film fins. Use whatever sculpting material you feel comfortable with.

[Maniah]

If you don't want to sculpt you can sew her a mermaid tail. I have a barbie one laying around that I altered to fit my MH girls.

[kissthethunder]

Actually, the little mermaid fabric tail from the recent dress up sets for ariel fits monster high dolls amazingly!!

[Like A Tea Spoon]

I really like the monster feel of the Siren create a monster set.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8109023763_18587dd1a1_z.jpg

[Dorriebelle]

I really like the monster feel of the Siren create a monster set.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8109023763_18587dd1a1_z.jpg

Me, too !
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Since the Siren tail fits CAM ghouls and guys, once Mattel makes a Slow-Moe doll, the CAM gargoyle I have acting as his stand-in now
will become a merman ship's figurehead. Getting his land-legs, so to speak. Haven't decided if I'll leave the tail as-is, or
paint it with that textured Fusion stuff to match his skin tone.

[Angelkitty21]

I haven't made a mermaid, but for my naga I made the scales on the with the end of the ink tube from a pen, though anything small and cylindrical would do. Tedious, but it works.

[brittney_rochelle]

Well, mermaids aren't exactly all smiles...I am going for a more "monstrous" look.

Angelkitty, that looks wonderful and is more along the lines I am trying for!

Is there something I should use as a base?

[Angelkitty21]

You could try to find something for a base, but honestly if I were you I'd just sculpt a tail. Painting sculpey/clay/apoxy sculpt is easier than trying to paint rubber (as I've learned..)

If you haven't sculpted before, I recommend sculpey over apoxysculpt/airdry clay simply because you could take your time getting it right (sculpey doesn't harden until you bake/boil it.)

[Diamond]

You could try to find something for a base, but honestly if I were you I'd just sculpt a tail. Painting sculpey/clay/apoxy sculpt is easier than trying to paint rubber (as I've learned..)

If you haven't sculpted before, I recommend sculpey over apoxysculpt/airdry clay simply because you could take your time getting it right (sculpey doesn't harden until you bake/boil it.)

Actually it will if you leave it where the sun can hit, I suggest tucking it into a zip lock to be safe.

I use wire to make the shape and then bulk it out with foam and cover in foil and then use magic sculpt and a scale tool I made based on ones I saw on Esty.