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The Dye A Day Thread! (Part III)
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but because this is the DYE-A-DAY thread, here is my first dye job. Rit liquid dye for synthetics, denim blue, (plus dawn dishwashing liquid and a tiny bit of acetone) applied with the crinkled plastic bag marbling technique at room temperature with a 20 hour soak time on an originally clear Gateway Evolution Diamond plastic Element. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but I think I'll be trying some bright yellow worm dye on the rim for increased visibility.
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Long time lurker with a test contribution. Sharpie art on dx plastic, an old stingray on an old stingray:
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Wwwwwwow. :thmbup:
Marmoset
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Mmmmmmmmm, '63 split window coupe; you a gear-head? I've been a 'vette man since high school and now I'm wrenching on one in the garage.
Either way, sweet Skerple skills!
I ended up buying every color that Sharpie makes and there are still huge gaps in the lineup. Do you find yourself wishing they had more steps in between the colors?
First try ever !!
I had some stencils cut by twistedmangled and used a dye bath of violet iDye poly. :hfive:
It was fun, learning how to make vector art out of anything, brainstorming what would be nice on a disc, the whole process was awesome and now I can't wait to do some more.
The first disc I did is a blue Champion Destroyer with Bubbles from the 90's Powerpuff Girls hugging her toy octopus.
I chose violet so it would be more like a mimeograph onto a disc. I know black is usually the go-to, but I didn't want the dye bath to fade from black to gray. I thought it would be more compelling on champ plastic if the contrast were still high like black, but less aggressive.
What do you think? I have three others from this first batch. I'm so proud
I had some stencils cut by twistedmangled and used a dye bath of violet iDye poly. :hfive:
It was fun, learning how to make vector art out of anything, brainstorming what would be nice on a disc, the whole process was awesome and now I can't wait to do some more.
The first disc I did is a blue Champion Destroyer with Bubbles from the 90's Powerpuff Girls hugging her toy octopus.
I chose violet so it would be more like a mimeograph onto a disc. I know black is usually the go-to, but I didn't want the dye bath to fade from black to gray. I thought it would be more compelling on champ plastic if the contrast were still high like black, but less aggressive.
What do you think? I have three others from this first batch. I'm so proud
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What do you think? I have three others from this first batch. I'm so proud
Nice job. It's centered very well, which is difficult to get the hang of when ur first starting.
Let's see the other 3!
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twistedmangled
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Nice Work!
Hey those turned out super good! Nice crisp lines and no runs. Really nice work for your first dyes. You keep that up and you will be doing multi-colors, more detailed artwork and then before you know it everything in your bag will be dyed.
Thanks
The other three are Blossom, an Liverpool FC Liverbird, and Gonzo fist.
Hey those turned out super good! Nice crisp lines and no runs. Really nice work for your first dyes. You keep that up and you will be doing multi-colors, more detailed artwork and then before you know it everything in your bag will be dyed.
Queen, those are outstanding.
Marm, yes, I am a gear-head of sorts. Mostly motorcycles, but the old 'vettes are undeniably classic. And yes, the gaps in the sharpie palette are almost painful, and I don't have the patience to go wild with impressionist/pointalism/stippling.
Looking at the plastic bag marbling result is giving me an idea, but I'll have to get a different color of dye, and figure out which of my arsenal is going to be sacrificed to the experiment. If it works even half as well as I hope, I'll post it here.
Marm, yes, I am a gear-head of sorts. Mostly motorcycles, but the old 'vettes are undeniably classic. And yes, the gaps in the sharpie palette are almost painful, and I don't have the patience to go wild with impressionist/pointalism/stippling.
Looking at the plastic bag marbling result is giving me an idea, but I'll have to get a different color of dye, and figure out which of my arsenal is going to be sacrificed to the experiment. If it works even half as well as I hope, I'll post it here.
Thanks Coppertop! It's a team effort for sure. Couldn't have done it without Twistedmangled.
Your Skerple skills are great. I have a pair of white DX polecats for putting league and now you've got me brainstorming.
Does the color bleed much? what's your process?
Your Skerple skills are great. I have a pair of white DX polecats for putting league and now you've got me brainstorming.
Does the color bleed much? what's your process?
Marmoset
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No, the color will not bleed. Check my thread in this forum for aged photos. I have some from 15 years ago that have not bled.
If the DX is waxy then the Sharpie will rub off when that part of the drawing hits something. If you don't draw on the perimeter then rubbing off isn't anything to worry about. If the DX blend is not waxy then don't worry about the Sharpie rubbing off.
EDIT: I forgot that my thread has some of the older photos missing but the newer ones are still there... including a Polecat I just did a few days ago
Good luck and please post your results!
Marmoset
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Awesome, what do you ride?
I have only had metrics. Right now I am on an ST1300 which I love but I have also been daydreaming about building a Sportster with one of those Hammer big bore kits.
With your more technical style drawing I bet you could do an awesome version of your bike in a disc
So Inkscape worked for you?I had some stencils cut by twistedmangled and used a dye bath of violet iDye poly. :hfive:
It was fun, learning how to make vector art out of anything, brainstorming what would be nice on a disc, the whole process was awesome and now I can't wait to do some more.
The first disc I did is a blue Champion Destroyer with Bubbles from the 90's Powerpuff Girls hugging her toy octopus.
I chose violet so it would be more like a mimeograph onto a disc. I know black is usually the go-to, but I didn't want the dye bath to fade from black to gray. I thought it would be more compelling on champ plastic if the contrast were still high like black, but less aggressive.
What do you think? I have three others from this first batch. I'm so proud
Awesome, what do you ride?
I have only had metrics. Right now I am on an ST1300 which I love but I have also been daydreaming about building a Sportster with one of those Hammer big bore kits.
With your more technical style drawing I bet you could do an awesome version of your bike in a disc
A 1982 BMW R100S is my main ride, with a somewhat street-trackerized Honda XL600R for scratching other itches. I'll have to look back through some of my sketch books. I might have done a pen and ink of the beemer that could be re-done on a disc. Maybe I'll do that instead of the cobra on a cobra I had planned.
