The Dye A Day Thread! (Part II)

[broomerang]

1 million bonus points for the person that can handcut this one.

That's insane. I've seen some cool looking DyeMax, but nothing like that...

 

[broomerang]

Second Attempt at a stencil. Hand-drawn.

Definitely an improvement, but still made mistakes cutting and I swear I had all the bubbles out, but still got bleeds when taking the vinyl off. Also didn't get it centered... Whoops!

It's almost like the dye is staining the disk while I'm removing the vinyl under the faucet.

 

[tbird888]

Really rinse it off to make sure there's no residual dye left on the disc before you start peeling the vinyl.

 

[broomerang]

Third Attempt at stencils. Finally feel like I'm getting the hang of it. I went super basic on the design this time mostly because I wanted it do another one immediately after finishing the Tesla and didn't want to cut for an hour.

I let the disc dry for about 15 mins before removing the vinyl and it not only came off easier, but I didn't get any bleeds during the process.

Finished it up with a quick watercolor effect on the old record player and then enjoyed Screaming for Vengeance while I had it out.

 

[kfeldt]

Did a little experiment on my brother's well-worn disc. I tried using crayon to mask off the stripes here. It seemed to work pretty well. I did a warm dip in red for 10 minutes or so.

 

[BennettUA]

I'd say the crayon worked quite well! Cool technique, lots you could do with that, thanks for sharing kfeldt!

 

[roggenb3]

Did a little experiment on my brother's well-worn disc. I tried using crayon to mask off the stripes here. It seemed to work pretty well. I did a warm dip in red for 10 minutes or so.

:clap::clap::clap:

Always great to see some innovation! Even better when the methods are shared! I would never would have thought of that. :hfive:

 

[DyeingToPlay]

Nice job, kfeldt. I've used birthday candles similarly as a mask. This was one of my first dyes from a few years ago on a dx glow teebird.

 

[Chromezero]

That's a great idea, using a crayon or candle to mask with. I've used grease/oil to mask with but you can't really get clean lines.

 

[kfeldt]

Glad I could contribute. I have two little kids, so there is no shortage of crayons at my house!

The picture wasn't great, but most of the lines were reasonably sharp. There were a few where I was slower with the crayon and it left a fuzzier edge.

I'm going to try it on a white disc in a couple of days. I'm curious to see if the white will stay white or if some of the color will come through.

 

[djschnabel]

So...

After messing w/ the shaving cream/powdered idye, I've gone completely nuts. I have dyed 35 discs plus 12 in my bag over the past 9 days.

Here's the latest finished product (as there is already another in the mix)

 

[Nasty Nate]

:thmbup: to the Alex Grey dye!

Did someone actually make this? Or is it just a photoshop job?


Swing on the spiral...

 

[pecosROB]

Nice job, kfeldt. I've used birthday candles similarly as a mask. This was one of my first dyes from a few years ago on a dx glow teebird.

Looks like the moon, was that coincidence or what you were going for? Pretty sick either way!

 

[sumo21]

I'm not even close to what some of the wicked stuff that I see here. How much would any of you charge to do a disc? Multiple discs?

 

[pecosROB]

DJ and Goose, excellent dyes! I posted my last post without even checking the thread again... dayum!

 

[DyeingToPlay]

Looks like the moon, was that coincidence or what you were going for? Pretty sick either way!

Thanks Rob. Yeah, was going for the full moon look with the craters and such.

 

[roggenb3]

So...

After messing w/ the shaving cream/powdered idye, I've gone completely nuts. I have dyed 35 discs plus 12 in my bag over the past 9 days.

Here's the latest finished product (as there is already another in the mix)

Looking good!

What color dye is the orange/bronze color on this? Or was the color of the disc originally?

 

[djschnabel]

Looking good!

What color dye is the orange/bronze color on this? Or was the color of the disc originally?

Disc was pearly white. The orange/Bronze is actually closer to red, it's a mix of red, orange, and yellow idye poly.

 

[MClaude]

It's been a while

After a couple of months of inactivity I have a new dye completed.

 

[DyeingToPlay]

Just finished up a long overdue commission on a D3. Still have a couple more to work on before I can start my Valentine's day contest entry.
Thanks to Bennett (the Bama fan) for the stencil. :thmbup: :hfive: