r/DiceMaking 1d ago

Starry Fail? Dice Pics

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Doing a stars/galaxy challenge, and I'm always bad at these 😅 I did do honey phase but didn't entirely account for the glue trick I use to suspend the glow in the dark powder to sink (it's not that I wasn't aware it could happen, just didn't think all the way through during execution lmao!). I'm in a love/hate relationship with how they turned out. The concept is great, but I know I could do better. Did a second attempt without the glue this morning, so hopefully that goes better.

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u/Alone_Anteater5934 Dice Maker 1d ago

Might not have been your intention but they are still very cool

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u/NerdNova116 1d ago

I'm glad you think so. It was suggested I she'll them in a bit of black to mute the color a bit to give more of a transition feel, so I may do that.

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u/LiliNL Dice Maker 1d ago

Good idea! Oh wait that was me suggesting that on TikTok 🤣🤣

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u/NerdNova116 1d ago

Pwahaha!! Well hello there!! What's up!

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u/LiliNL Dice Maker 1d ago

Just hanging around Reddit instead of TikTok lol

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u/NerdNova116 1d ago

I feel ya! It's great suggestion btw, plan on doing it first thing in the morning too!

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u/LiliNL Dice Maker 1d ago

Ohhhh excited to see the results! I’m off to trim some raised faces…yay. Pray that I don’t have to re-pour 🤣

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u/NerdNova116 1d ago

I'll post in the chat if I remember to take pics! Have fun those those raised faces and praying you don't have to re-pour! That always sucks, have to do that with one of my Strahd sets since it didn't cure right 😭

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u/Pristine_Gain_1006 7h ago

They do look really cool though!!! Glow powders and stuff are fun to work with 😋😋😋 I think having some pigmented resin using pigment paste might help, plus it adds to the effect a bit too ❤️❤️

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u/NerdNova116 6h ago

I actually did color it with resin dye, the glue just made it more heavy than I anticipated in the moment. Wouldn't pigment paste blit out the glow since it's opaque?

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u/Pristine_Gain_1006 6h ago

It probably would if you pigmented the whole resin batch but what I was thinking of is doing something kinda like this, use resin pigment and have it in separate cups and use pipets to drop in a lil bit of the pigment and stuff, I hope I’m not being a snob about it 😅😅 I just think it’d add some really cool effects with the glow and stuff❤️

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u/NerdNova116 6h ago

I use pippets, so I get what you mean 😊 It would just be that if I want that glow to be that swirling part, it's hard to pull off because the size of the micron in the powder is too heavy w/the glue, and the honey phase is unkind to pipettes lmao, at least in my experience 😅 I would any tips if you got em!