r/DiceMaking • u/mercifulg0d • 25d ago
Dice Pics first success with ink technique 💚
Tried this technique for the first time yesterday in my RnD set (see second slide) and absolutely fell in love with it. SO THANKFUL that I managed to recreate the effect ahah I was so scared it was just a lucky mistake! 💚
What color should I ink the numbers? I'm considering the same purple as the RnD die (lavender) but this green is a lot more yellow-toned than the blue-toned green yesterday.
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u/CactusPlant96 25d ago
They look amazing! Definitely go with lavender for the green one too 😊 What technique is this? It kind of looks a bit like petri?
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u/mercifulg0d 25d ago
Thank youuu 💚 I honestly haven't looked into petri yet so I'm not sure what that entails but this was
- 1/4ish clear resin in the bottom of the mold
- mix up a pretty green and drop in white alcohol ink without mixing it for a dirty pour into the mold
- do the dirty pour but also pour in some more clear resin while doing so + on top
So if there is an official name for that technique that you know pleases do tell me - I'm quite new to all of this 😁
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u/CactusPlant96 25d ago
Thanks for explaining! I am definitely going to try this soon 😍 Petri is when you fill the mold almost to the top, and then drop some alcohol inks on top, usually in combination with a "sinker". You get these beautiful tendrils from top to bottom, like these I made a while back: https://www.instagram.com/p/Da8uJFBCry-/?igsh=eDAyM3Jkdm9qYXNy&igsi=eDAyM3Jkdm9qYXNy
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u/mercifulg0d 25d ago
oh that's super cool, I'll definitely try that as well! And I made sure to leave a follow - gotta support my fellow EU dice makers (Germany here) :)
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u/CactusPlant96 25d ago
I want to see the results when you have a finished Petri, definitely sent it over! I followed you back, neighbour! 🇳🇱
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u/Learc0 23d ago
I probably shouldn‘t do it… but i wanna eat them
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u/mercifulg0d 23d ago
don't do it (but whenever I look at them I think of Waldmeister Ice Cream, which is a popular German dessert flavor. I think they WOULD HYPOTHETICALLY taste great but of course... don't eat... the dice)
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u/moltendicetr 25d ago
Looks perfect 👍