Skull Sands, Sartosa

Very good idea!
We made something like this years ago: an alien coming out of a corpse chest showed in an aquarium.
I like that!

Do you happen to have a Spawn Cryer in English? My French only gets me so far....

looks great, looking forward to more updates

so perfect...

Awesome idea! It's especially well executed, as usual!

Are you going to "dirty up" the fish tank as well? Ie. maybe some greenish algae stains or something?

Really looking forward to see the finished piece!

Very, very cool. Thanks for all of the WIP shots.

I will chime in that this makes me want to play a storms of magic game right now!

Thanks very much for all the kind words everyone!

I did some small test mixes with Gedeo Crystal Clear resin last night - one with Thrakka Green wash added - and they look good so far. They'll take 24 hours to cure and the mermaid isn't completely finished yet but I hope to be all ready to pour the resin in the next few days!

@Pfreck - not sure I'll add any "gunk" inside - I want the mermaid to be really visible.

Can't wait to see this finished .

WarbossKurgan wrote:

not sure I'll add any "gunk" inside - I want the mermaid to be really visible.

Maybe some leftovers from lunch on the bottom?

Here's the resin test (with a bit of "sea weed" encapsulated within it):





I've finished painting the mermaid!

I'm pouring the resin next!

do mermaids REALLY need loincloths?

very cool looking stuff. one thing to be careful about though. depending on what resin you use, it could become warm during the crosslinking (hardening) process. some resins will become so warm that they destroy themselves in the middle if you try to cast something that is too big (because the heat cant travel out fast enough). if you noticed the mixing pot becoming hot when it hardened, it might be an idea to try and put the whole thing in a bucket of water while its curing, to cool it. But hopefully your resin wont have such problems. only some do

It's okay - this stuff didn't become even warm as it's designed for encapsulation.

Moffe wrote:

do mermaids REALLY need loincloths?

Its worn for fashion not modesty.

Very nice seamonst.... i mean, seamodell!

Really like the more "realistic" approach in giving her a silvery "tail" instead of the green we can see in Disney movies..

VERY NICELY DONE! I was wondering how you'd paint up the Fish Babe; AND she turned out GREAT...good color choices. Loin clothes are the chic fashion accessory with the Merwenches this season.

Wow.

Beauty, in a sort of disturbing way. Scary merchick there Boss!

WarbossKurgan wrote:

It's okay - this stuff didn't become even warm as it's designed for encapsulation.

Well, I take that back. It's got quite warm in a larger quantity!...

I've done a two stage resin pour. I mixed a small batch up last night poured it over some plastic plant bits and suspended the tail of the mermaid in it:





This morning the resin was part-cured and solid enough to support the mermaid:







So I mixed a large batch of resin (the trick bit was colour-matching it to the last lot!) and did a second pour:





Now I just have to wait for a day or so to see if it works!

She looks STUNNING...waiting for the resin to dry is an exercise in true anxiety. I'll keep you & her in my prayers...since God takes care of fools, drunks, & little children, I have an in with The Man.

One word; WOW!!!

First off....holy crap is this awesome.


Second what are you using this for again?

As soulblight said, WOW !

That's looking awesome!

Thanks all! Really, really grateful for the comments!

It's not glued together yet but I've assembled it to see how it looks. The resin isn't perfect - there were some "bubble" issues in the corners which needed a lot of attention but overall I'm pleased with it! So I present:

The Mermaid Emporium

WOW! What a fine piece of Scenery, fantastic! Your resinwork came turned out to be one of the finest worksi´ve seen until now, i am unworthy sir Kurgan!

You've created a BEAUTIFULLY UNIQUE piece...VERY WELL DONE!