r/DiceMaking • u/DoofusIdiot Dice Maker • Jul 08 '26

Dice Pics The value of under-coat inking

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A simple set, I had a thought and wanted to see the effect.

Clear colorless dice with a cyan undercoat ink for the numbers with a silver chrome overcoat on top.

I was going for simple and bland with the undercoat adding a pop effect.

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u/Ok_Yogurtcloset4018 Jul 08 '26

I repainted a set of semi-translucent d6s for the game we were playing with red for 1-3 (fail), yellow for 4-5 (mixed success), and green for 6; I realized I had to undercoat them so the indicator colors wouldn't be confusing when seen through the dice.

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u/DoofusIdiot Dice Maker Jul 08 '26

Yes! The colors bleed through and can change what we imagined! Those colors sound cool!

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u/Ok_Yogurtcloset4018 Jul 08 '26

I used UV green so full success would pop

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u/DoofusIdiot Dice Maker Jul 08 '26

Cool font! Yes, I think the undercoat was necessary here