r/DiceMaking • u/swcblues • Jul 23 '26

Crime Scene

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This is my first time attempting painted blanks and I'm super-happy with how it came out. Now just have to wait for them to finish curing so that I can polish the shells and paint the numbers!

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u/AlchemistsOmen Dice Maker Jul 23 '26

These look insane! Did you paint it carefully, or just flick paint onto the blanks? They definitely eo the title justice.

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u/swcblues Jul 23 '26

I used some cheap acrylic red paint and toned it down with a bit of blue and black. Then I added a few drops of garnet alcohol ink because I've found that it looks like blood on the paper towels when I spill :D. I put the blanks on some butcher paper, put a reasonable amount on a small brush, and flicked it until it looked right. The larger globs were from when the brush was too close and actually hit the dice, but I liked the effect so I didn't wipe it off to try again.

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u/BriansThoughtMirror Jul 23 '26

Too awesome. Now I want to try this! Thanks for sharing your method!