Melody (AE mermaid IMAGE HEAVY) New look pics page 3

[Dirili]

And I have to ask (because I saw them move in a few pics) how do those shells stay on?

eye putty hehe
That's what I heard everyone else was using.
Although today I embellished it, so there will be a physical reason for the shells to stay in place lol.
Just finished so I'll have the pics up tomorrow.

[Dirili]

This is possibly her finished look. Not sure if I'm going to change the wig or not. Depends on if that long dark wig she came with turns out alright or not when I play with it. I like this red/orange wig on her, but I'm not sure if it's completely in harmony with the orange of her resin?

Changed eyes to green and turned the loose seashells into a sort of jeweled seashell bra/necklace with pearls and iridescent beads. Also made a bracelet and an arm band to go with it to balance out the torso decoration.

irl the iridescent beads are all rainbowey and pretty! Wish I could have captured that in the photos somehow.

[Alopecia No Hime]

She's pretty. I think the orange wig suits her. She reminds me of a koi.

[jemlovecraft]

WOW, the pearls around her "bra" are absolutely lovely. That orange wig fits her really well, too. If you're up for it, I think some pearl wrapping around her tail would look really nice.

[Dirili]

Thanks Hime, I was going for the gold koi/goldfish look ^_^

Thanks jem! I thought about putting pearls around her tail like I did in a painting before, but I'm not sure how I'd get them to stay on the tail irl.

[jemlovecraft]

Maybe you could have two chains running from her hips (maybe starting from a nice belt?) to her fin (ending with a bracelet around the top of her fin) as "anchors" and then putting the strands of pearls between those? Strands on both sides would probably stabilize it, though you'd probably still have to be careful when moving her.

[Dirili]

I'm thinking now about just making a long strand that she won't actually wear, but I can drape around her when I pose her for pictures. That way they wont' rub against her when I move her and all. the blushing on the tail is so fragile. She arrived with a few chips chips in the paint already. Apparently this is common because I've read other people having the same experience. I wonder if they didn't seal the tail blushing or something... Like they airbrushed some kind of paint that flakes easy and didn't seal it with something more chip-resistant.

[paladinari]

The pearls are such a pretty touch

[Alopecia No Hime]

She looks so lovely I think something to drape around her would look very nice.

Maybe if she chips easily though try sealing her tail just in case? Like insurance.

[Lamia of the Dark]

I like what you did with the beads ^__^

She looks great!