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Being a mermaid is about so much more than just swimming in a mermaid tail, it is a way of life. It is a journey of discovering who you are and who your are meant to be and of sharing a passion for the water with others and forging friendships that will last a life time. It is about believing in yourself through the thick and thin and encouraging others to do the same.
Being a mermaid is about keeping that little spark alive, that little spark that reminds us that anything is possible with a monofin, some fabric and dream.
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My very first mermaid tail (I got it when I was 12/13 ish) was made up of a pair of leggings where I cut the legs open and sewed them together, and the fluke was just bathing suit material. My grandma sewed everything together and I loved it to bits! The monofin were just a pair of flippers that I shoved through the opening where my legs came through too. It was bright blue and when I took it to the also very bright blue pool you couldn’t really see it anymore which made me very sad. Then for my birthday I got a finfun tail, the orange one. I danced around the living room with the package for at least half an hour before opening it 😅. But now I want to make my own mermaid tail and this video will help a lot!! I’m thinking dark blue, light blue and gray for the colors. I want it really realistic so I’m gonna practice drawing scales a lot. What monofin do you recommend? I like going fast and comfort! I love your videos!!!
The finis luna and the mermaid kat hydra/triton are good monofins.
Mahina all the way!!!!
Hehe! You know me, I am a FINIS Luna girl through and through. What you’ll need to consider is things like how fast you want to go, how maneuverable you want to be and what you want the end of your fluke to look like. Watch lots of reviews (I have a few up on my channel) and go from there. Be sure to send me pics of your new tail!
@@CourtneyMermaid i really like the finis Aquarius design! But is that a good monofin to Just have fun in? I like going kinda fast (but not competitive mermaid fast) and Just playing around. Ive watched a lot of mermaid tail reviews on KZhead but not a lot of monofin reviews so im gonna start with watching those. Could you maybe do like, a review of all your finis monofins? (Or Just ALL your monofins?
+Sapphire.Skeletons the Finis Aquarius is good for going fast BUT it can poke holes through the fluke at the very tips because it is stiff and has no cover. So if this bothers you, you can either be super careful while swimming and prepared for that and make sure that you know how to fix it before you decide to go with the Aquarius, you could try making a neoprene cover for it like Fin Fun does if you have the money and are experienced at sewing, or use a thicker material for your tail so it takes longer for the Aquarius to poke holes through
"Buckle up buttercup"🤣🤣🤣. Subscribed !!🧜♀️❤
Can I just say, and this may be selfish but, I want your KZhead channel to stay pretty small. I feel like I'm part of the pod and I LOVE and appreciate to death how much you interact with your fans. Like, Im actually 12 and I feel like I'm best friends with you and I love it no matter how awkward you think that is and would be. My future real life pod will consist of 2
aww I know change is hard but the more, the merrier! even if courtney's pod becomes bigger, I don't think she will change for the worse. I think she will still be as great and interactive as she always has
You better believe it! I love my pod, big or small, so very much! You guys all mean so much to me!
I’m not a mermaid yet. I don’t have a pod. I’m still a kid. I hate COVID
@@where_thestarlings_sing I don’t have a pod either since I seem to be the only mermaid in the city. You can save up for a finfun or something and try to convince your friends to become mermaids though
Your videos have been so helpful in my tail crafting journey! I started with just spandex to get a good fit and to practice swimming in with a monofin, then tried a different fabric, while pretty, failed a bit, got some thick scuba knit fabric and went to town on that with having so much fun sewing it. I ended up with three sets of fins, spending six hours hand painting scales, and many more hours stitching on sequins because I like the prettiness and I use it to hide my seams lol
Rejoice! High waisted mermaid tails! Light blue, sky blue, any other shades of light blue, they disappear once you dive in. You can use this feature of the blues. For example, if you your monofin is a rounded one like a Rapid, you can design the tail colors to have that classic dip (the V dip) on it. Just leave a few centimeters of the blue spandex unpainted. When you go in the water, that part of the tail disappears in the pool and you still have a nice tail shape and the power of the uncut monofin.
I cant wait to make my first Mermaid tail ♥ It will be a Manatee Tail ... Because we are not chubby Mermaids ... we are Manatees ... because Manatees are cute ... arent they? they are cute and awesome and majestic AF
@OkamiLegend - Ha ha! I thought I was the only who called myself a manatee 🤣🤣🤣! I'm just starting out, and I had this stupid idea that I had to lose weight to be pretty enough to be a mermaid. I thought I'd make that my weight loss "incentive". But then I woke up one day and said, dammit, I AM ENOUGH! 🧜🏻♀️ And yes, manatees are cute, and they are what caused so many sailors around the world to believe they'd seen mermaids - so go the manatee!!! 🧜🏻♀️💕🐋🧜🏻♀️
I love you both TuT also a starting manatee here~
Color question: How would actual metalic, silver/steel (well, actually aluminium) scales look like underwater? Because I've found a rather glorious fabric with silver sequins *actually shaped like fish scales,* and *not* trying to use it for a tail would be a deadly sin.
I wouldn't be able to tell you since I don't have the fabric here. Bring a swatch (a small square) of it with you to the pool next time you go and see what it looks like! Let me know how it goes!
Love the sutle Pokemon reference on the top
Better believe it haha!
This video is definitely gonna be one I'm adding to my list of tailmaking videos and it's very helpful that you made this 💙💜
I see where you're coming from but I never wore a tail before only my monofin, so I feel like going with fabric will be the best choice.The only extra fin I want is a dorsal fin.
Thanks for this it was really fun watching and very helpful. 😛
THANK YOU FOR THE TIPS ! and i cant wait to see your detail hyperalism fin !!
Great video. I saved this video on my favorite list so I can look back to it when I can get me a tail in the future.
Thank u for ur missteps and advice. If it wasn’t for ur helpful tip I wouldn’t love mermaiding so much. So thank u from the bottom of my heart. 😋
You are very welcome! Thank you so much for watching and enjoying my content!
The FINS!! Oh the beautiful FINS!! :D
I needed this thank you so much!
I'm totally with you on high waisted tails! I'm the same! For me, belly buttons are when we are in human form, hehe! x
Do you have any advice if someone wanted to make a mermaid tail that had some extra padding or something around the knees and calves to make a smoother line under the fabric? Or if someone wanted to make an extended tail that went past the feet an extra several inches in order to avoid the obvious-heels look? Has anyone that you know ever attempted something like that?
mystisch crafts on instagram (same name here on youtube) is putting foam padding in her h2o tail she's making. (there's also a video on the first version of the tail).
Thank you soo much for al of this info. ♥going through the trouble and helping us ♥♡♥you are most defenitly the *BEST mermaid /friend ever* !!!!!!
thank you for these videos! you are awesome. I can't wait to see you get to 1mil subcribers. Also, I subscribed :D
I´m making my own tail very soon, using lycra fabric. I have the design in my mind, the tail is black xD I´ll make some highlights on hand with silver painting
Thank you Courtney Mermaid
Can I just say how much I love your earrings 🐬🐬?😍
Hi Courtney, I just wanted to reach out and thank you for all your amazing advice on KZhead. Personally I’m a keen monofin Freediver. I teach Scuba, Freediving in the UK. Next Month I will be doing the PADI Mermaid Course. As a new merman I’ve been looking for hint and tips. Also a colourful but masculine tail. Kind regards Paul
I love your channel you are carry inspiring and you have inspired me
Super helpful insight!!! Ty!
I have a question about tail crafting. I've personally never made a tail before and I just got a monofin, but I had a pretty extravagant idea for my first tail. I was planning on getting large sequins like seashells and sewing them onto a fabric base. The only issues are I don't know how much they would weigh or if it would even be possible, and how to do the design on the fluke because I'm gonna have the sequins go rounded in the front and sharp in the back (I stole that idea from another video). Any tips? Also I love watching your videos, not just for the mermaid tail stuff but also because you're just awesome!
i found this, i just made and ordered a custom fin fun yesterday- *sobs*
Have you ever made a video of how to properly store and dry your tail? I'm going to college in the fall and I reslly want to take my baby with me since it is a hobby that keeps me in some form of physical shape, but I'm worried the lack of space will make it dry improperly. Any tips?
I prefer color gold silver white black combination 👌👌👌
How do you measure for the monofin size/shape when you're designing it on Sketchbook Pro?
Ty
Hey! I am so admired you! I just a quick question that I want to ask you, what’s kind of fabric do you usually do for sewing a mermaid tail. Hope you reply me as soon as possible.
At the moment I’m trying to design something and it’s really frickin difficult! I’ve got like 5 or more designs and I don’t really like any of them completely they’re all missing something. I’m thinking warm tones and bright or maybe cool tones and dark so it’s hard to choose. Also I’m planning on using silicone for lots of it and I’m trying to figure out the best way to do the scales where they’ll stay and be sturdy.
Thanks for the tips! Could you reccomend a good website for men's tails?
Hello Courtney!! When you are designing the mermaid tail in photoshop (?) how do you convert the measurements given ( in inches I’m guessing) to the correct size on the drawing board? I haven’t been able to figure that out yet! 🧐Thank you for all of your videos, they have been a huge help in my whole tail making journey. 😁 I’m looking forward to seeing more of them.
This is something ive been wondering too
I want to make a pair of leggings with a fin on each foot. Kind of like the Creature of the Black Lagoon. I was pretty hype to get a mermaid tail but after some farther research I've decided that I would be more comfortable being able to move my legs independently. Especially since I swim in the ocean 90% of the time. I want to feel safe and also look like a sea creature. I'm pretty excited to give this a go... But I'm pretty sure I'll only get a quarter of the way through then fudge it all to Hell haha. I'm the worst at DIY haha. Also I hope things are going as smoothly as they can for you. I'm really sorry for you loss. I've recently come across your channel and I've been binge watching everything. You're very inspiring and it breaks my heart that you're unable to share your new creations with you Grandma. I personally think she can still see them in some sort of fashion but I know everyone's thoughts on that is different. Plus it just sucks to not be able to physically interact with het. If anything she definitely lives within you and I bet you have been greatly inspired by her and now that inspiration is being passed on to thousands of people 💕
Can’t you use a light fabric for extra fins? Like tule or organza? I don’t think that would soak up a lot of water?
Wow another usefull video❤❤😃 i feel like its a standard reaction but its just usefull 😂😅 i dont know if you want but is there a swimming video soon? Cuz i love to watch those❤😜😍😍😍😍
Heck yes! I have a few more ready to go soon!
Courtney Mermaid yaaaaay😜😂😂❤
what PPI do you tend to use? like how many pixels do you use per actual measurement?
I am working true to size at 150 dpi. I would work at 300 dpi if I could but my files already range from 2GB to 6GB per file and my computer just can’t handle it.
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Hey, so I’m planning to make a masquerade themed mermaid- what’s most important to me is the feeling of escapism. The tail would match the swim goggle mask, with maneuverability and agility (tricks wise) as the mersona is very showy and extroverted. Any tips?
Hey hey! I started making a mermaid tail completely out of just random knowledge. I have no clue what I’m doing. I’m mainly doing it to see what I did wrong and what I could do better. I wish I watched these videos before haha
Im a very big ‘extra fin’ fan haha and i am making my own tail! You said not to use fabric for my extra fins? If they are fairly small, does it matter as much? Also i thought fabric would work because its so flowy underwater it must look lovely. What are some alternatives?
in her painted tail tutorials, Courtney uses a vinyl ikea shelf liner (variera) to add a fringe to the fluke and her tail bluefish (it makes an appearance in the "all my tails" video) had the same shelfliner for extra fins and I think that might work.
Mer enby thank you! I’ll definitely consider it!
What type pf fabric do you currently use for your printed tails? And could it be easily painted on as well?
It’s the same fabric I used to use for painting my tails. It’s a white Polyester, Spandex from SpandexWorld.com.
Thank you so much! It's awesome to know you like it so much that you still use it!
Hi what kind of printer you are using it’s super hard to find here in Philippines. May I know what is the size and resolution when designing tail digitally?
I cannot share the info on my printer because they no longer offer the service. As for the other details of my printed tails, I have an ebook available that explains how I make them on ShopVancouverMermaid.com.
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What would you recommend for sturdy fast and agile fin?
Stiff fins like the finis shooter or the hydra would be the fastest, but since I don’t have them I can’t tell you anything about agility
I want a leopard seal tail.
What app do you use for making your tails 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I use Photoshop and everything is hand drawn and painted by me.
Thank you so much
I live near Vancouver an am looking for a mermaid pod. That would have a possibility am having a new member to there pods . I can't find anything when I look for it on Google if there is anyone please replay to this comment!!!!
Lol your so not curvy! I’m curvy! Im with you on wanting my tail to cover my tummy! Curvylishous ! I’m a well feed Mermaid- Siren 🧜♀️ thanks for the tips ! Altering a tail I just obtained and it’s way to big ! I wanted to add some side finds now I’m re thinking the fabric choice! I also believe I need a different Monofin ?
Can you do a mermaid linden monofin swim soon?
There will be lots of swimming footage in my review hehe when I post it!
@@CourtneyMermaid Ooh! So excited!
where can i buy neoprene online??
I haven't ever had to purchase neoprene online before. Sorry!
Is there a way to fix a mermaid tail that doesn't fit size whise anymore? I've lost alot of weight and my tails too big.
It really depends on the mermaid tail. Fabric tails are easier to take in than silicone tail, but it really does depend on a lot of factors.
@@CourtneyMermaid Its a fabric tail with no extra stuff to it. I just love the colors and scales but it doesn't fit anymore.
i need Polish lyris ;-;
I been binge watching ur videos and got ideas to start being a mermaid but just have no money to even start. But been thinking what kind of tail. I thought of a manatee or dougong or even a killer whale cause being overweight just gives me an idea
Guess what, this is funny and I got this from an old video, "chin up or the trs slips" I got a mermaid version if you didnt get one already
Thanks l was so not even thinking of ventilation
I would amend this and say that the method I use now allows me not to have drainage but in a perfect world, drainage is still important.
I want extra wait so I can control how deep I will go in the water
...Tiger barbs look cool...th-that's it.
Can i catch you?? I mean for Finished my Pokedex data😂
All I can think of is Magikarp.
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