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  • 12-01-2016, 06:58 PM
    piedlover79
    Glass Nebulas
    Fooling around with a new kind of space art. Still perfecting it. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2Fw%2Fwink.gif These are VERY hard to photograph, I think I need to get a light box to put them in.

    These have nicer dimension in real life as they are made in layers in glass containers that I then flip over. About three inches high and about four inches in diameter.

    The resin was too cold when I mixed it and so I ended up with too many bubbles...I won't make that mistake again.




    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqc9wh.jpg
  • 12-01-2016, 07:04 PM
    Meerna
    very cool
  • 12-01-2016, 07:05 PM
    jbzapanda
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Super cool!
  • 12-01-2016, 07:13 PM
    LightningPython
    They are awesome!
  • 12-01-2016, 07:24 PM
    piedlover79
    Thanks! I love nebula and I'm always trying to find new ways to create them.
  • 12-01-2016, 07:43 PM
    Nellasaur
    AWESOME :D:D:D The dimensional effect looks awesome already in these pics, so it must be so much cooler in person!
  • 12-01-2016, 09:14 PM
    piedlover79
    Thank you! They are a lot of fun in person. :)
  • 12-01-2016, 10:02 PM
    tttaylorrr
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    you make more?! awesome. do you post your work on other social media? i'd love to follow. (:

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  • 12-01-2016, 10:42 PM
    Eavlynn
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    These are incredible!

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  • 12-01-2016, 11:04 PM
    piedlover79
    Thank you! I will be making a whole bunch of them (looks like I know what the family will be getting for Christmas)! I have four of the domes on order (which are actually vintage reading magnifying glasses) and I bought some round shallow thick glass disks. I'm not on social media, but I am on Deviant Art: http://phoenix-cry.deviantart.com/

    I will post more right here when they are done.
  • 12-01-2016, 11:39 PM
    piedlover79
    Side view. The flash made it super bright. The silver things are not bubbles, they are microbeads, the bubbles are tiny and add a frost appearance that I want to get rid of next time.

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqd8s3.jpg
  • 12-02-2016, 09:11 PM
    piedlover79
    I finished my blue nebula with a final layer of black that really helped bring out the 'space' look. :)

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqgane.jpg

    In my hand to give a sense of scale

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqgbgy.jpg
  • 12-02-2016, 10:21 PM
    Neal
    Definitely awesome looking.
  • 12-03-2016, 10:18 AM
    piedlover79
    Thank you! Going to try a yellow/purple dome one as soon as the glass comes in.
  • 12-03-2016, 10:28 AM
    Albert Clark
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Very creative pl! I'm curious as to how you got started with these? :)
  • 12-03-2016, 11:29 AM
    piedlover79
    I'm always dabbling with trying to find new art techniques. This started when I wanted to do space painting on wood and found that resin added more depth. Then recently I decided to try the same thing with just the resin as the medium.
  • 12-03-2016, 02:12 PM
    kxr
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    I love those!


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  • 12-03-2016, 02:22 PM
    Meerna
    Oh wow, I can't wait to see what happens with different colors.
  • 12-03-2016, 02:34 PM
    piedlover79
    Thanks!

    I'm a fan of the blue but I know other people might enjoy warmer colors. :)

    I have some Petri dish ones drying right now. Due to the layers they take a few days to make.
  • 12-04-2016, 05:41 AM
    Saph
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Oooh, pretty!
  • 12-05-2016, 11:20 AM
    piedlover79
    Thanks guys!

    I tried doing some in flat petri dishes. They came out 'okay' but not nearly as cool as the one in the vintage domed magnifying glass (which of course is harder to get a hold of).

    I have a light tent on order hopefully it will help with taking better pics. :)

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqqt98.jpg

    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ry-daqqs5m.jpg
  • 12-05-2016, 06:00 PM
    AbsoluteApril
    Looks amazing, the blue domed one is just gorgeous!
    Now I know if I ever need some pretty accent gems for cosplay to send the commission to you :D
  • 12-05-2016, 06:06 PM
    Nellasaur
    I like the blue petri dish to the bottom right a lot, but they definitely lack some of that really cool dimensionality of the dome. Still really cool work either way!
  • 12-05-2016, 06:09 PM
    piedlover79
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril View Post
    Looks amazing, the blue domed one is just gorgeous!
    Now I know if I ever need some pretty accent gems for cosplay to send the commission to you :D

    The blue domed one is my favorite as well. I'm working on a blue/yellow dome right now. :)

    What kind of cosplay? I think these could be awesome mixed in with some steampumk. Heehee.
  • 12-05-2016, 06:11 PM
    piedlover79
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Nellasaur View Post
    I like the blue petri dish to the bottom right a lot, but they definitely lack some of that really cool dimensionality of the dome. Still really cool work either way!

    Thanks!

    Yeah, the dish ones are alright, I won't be making any more, but I learned a lot about how the colors interact making them to help with future dome ones. :) The dish ones are just pretty colors, the dome ones have more a 'space' feel that I'm going for.
  • 12-05-2016, 06:35 PM
    AbsoluteApril
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by piedlover79 View Post
    What kind of cosplay? I think these could be awesome mixed in with some steampumk. Heehee.

    They would look amazing with steampunk, in bronze. Another great idea!
    I'm into video game cosplay, could see these working really well in the shoulders or on a weapon for Warcraft (which I hope to do after finishing the other projects I started a while ago. never enough hours in the day! lol)
  • 12-05-2016, 07:07 PM
    piedlover79
    Or in the center of a chest plate! Heehee

    that all sounds very cool!
  • 12-05-2016, 10:54 PM
    AlexisFitzy
    Re: Glass Nebulas
    Those are awesome!! Your so creative and always have cool stuff to show us [emoji4]


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  • 12-14-2016, 02:00 PM
    piedlover79
  • 12-14-2016, 03:13 PM
    piedlover79
  • 12-14-2016, 04:56 PM
    Meerna
    OMG that purple and gold one!
  • 12-14-2016, 05:06 PM
    piedlover79
    I'm glad you like that one...it gave me the most trouble. ;)
  • 12-14-2016, 06:04 PM
    Nellasaur
    These continue to be super duper cool! Planning on offering them for sale :)? Or commission?
  • 12-14-2016, 06:25 PM
    piedlover79
    Thanks! I'm having fun. Heehee. I'm not allowed to advertise sales per forum rules just sharing my hobby. Hugs!
  • 12-14-2016, 09:19 PM
    DellaF
    they look very nice. I will send you my address for Christmas:)
  • 12-14-2016, 09:20 PM
    piedlover79
    Heehee. Hugs!
  • 12-28-2016, 06:57 PM
    piedlover79
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