Learn how to make a mermaid tail, her body, her hair, and her resin filled sea shell pond. Perfect for anyone looking for a polymer clay and resin tutorial, for fantasy nerds & mermaid wanna-bes, or for anyone interested in art dolls & doll making. \r<br>\r<br>Learn how to add glitter, gloss, and Angelina fibers onto translucent polymer clay to make a mermaid tail that is particularly sparkly when it glistens in the sun.\r<br>\r<br>This tutorial opens with a dialogue between the Little Mermaid and the Sea Witch, from the classical fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen. I hope you enjoy!\r<br>\r<br>Check out Part 1 if you havent already:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Supply List for this tutorial:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Check out my Patreon if youd like longer tutorials and other goodies:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>My newsletter:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Apryl Jensens YouTube channel:\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>Time stamps for your convenience:\r<br>0:54 Mermaid armature\r<br>1:18 Sculpting the body\r<br>2:07 Sculpting the chest\r<br>2:29 Bake\r<br>2:35 Sand\r<br>2:40 Blush the body\r<br>2:50 Paint the mermaid tail\r<br>2:52 Bake to set the paint\r<br>2:58 Wrap tail in translucent polymer clay\r<br>3:14 Add the fluke (fin at the end of the tail)\r<br>3:39 Add the scales & texture the fluke\r<br>3:53 Attaching the hands and the head\r<br>3:55 Refrigerate the hands\r<br>4:03 Attach the hands, smooth out, & refine\r<br>4:32 Attach the head\r<br>4:56 Bake\r<br>5:02 Sand\r<br>5:08 Blush the hands and the neck\r<br>5:15 Decorate the tail\r<br>5:21 Paint so darker at end, if desired\r<br>5:29 Bake to set paint\r<br>5:32 Add Angelina fibers to fluke\r<br>5:38 Apply gloss on tail with glitter\r<br>5:49 Apply shaved glass glitter \r<br>5:58 Hair, Crown, Sea Shell Bra\r<br>6:02 Tibetan Lamb Fur & Fabri-fix \r<br>6:07 Cut off little plugs of hair & glue straight onto head\r<br>6:12 Start at lower part of head & work to top\r<br>6:20 Top of head instructions\r<br>7:06 Final gluing around hairline\r<br>7:13 Detailing the eyes\r<br>7:15 Cut faux eye lashes to various lengths\r<br>7:27 Apply each lash, one by one\r<br>7:47 Apply gloss to eyes, lips, and finger nails\r<br>7:53 Fabri-fix for crown and sea shell bra\r<br>8:05 Add the Resin\r<br>8:07 Fill holes in shell with polymer clay & bake shell\r<br>8:13 Mix resin according to package directions \r<br>8:19 Half bury mermaid in mini shells or mix sand & glue mixture\r<br>8:35 Fill half way, wait 4 hours, add star fish, fill again\r<br>8:57 Acknowledgement \r<br>\r<br>Music:\r<br>Evening Fall Harp by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (\r<br>Source: \r<br>Artist: \r<br>\r<br>Laserdisc by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (\r<br>Source: \r<br>Artist:
