BennettUA
07-04-2009, 10:34 AM
Second dye, thought I'd go even tougher than the Thin Lizzy dye. Starting with used discs so i don't mind if I screw up. This is a Star Valkyrie -- V for Vendetta made simple sense -- V for VALKYRIE!
I did get more small "smear" type bleeds, I think this is from wiping the excess between dyes, I don't know.
This was my first attempt at dual shades of black -- didn't work so well. My first dye was on champion plastic, and therefor took a lot longer to get the black solid enough on the transparent disc. I should've known that on an opaque disc the dye wouldn't take as long to set dark, but live and learn.
Ready for first dip:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3687375600_12d81dc776_o.jpg
OK, this is what I took off for the second, lighter shade of black. This gives a better idea of what I was originally going for. I only left the disc in for 90 seconds, but it took FAR more dye than I expected.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3687375818_53fe74211b_o.jpg
Finished~! You really can't see the two different shades of black without staring up close, but I still think it came out well anyway.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3687376218_1ba6b3e94b_o.jpg
I did get more small "smear" type bleeds, I think this is from wiping the excess between dyes, I don't know.
This was my first attempt at dual shades of black -- didn't work so well. My first dye was on champion plastic, and therefor took a lot longer to get the black solid enough on the transparent disc. I should've known that on an opaque disc the dye wouldn't take as long to set dark, but live and learn.
Ready for first dip:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3687375600_12d81dc776_o.jpg
OK, this is what I took off for the second, lighter shade of black. This gives a better idea of what I was originally going for. I only left the disc in for 90 seconds, but it took FAR more dye than I expected.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3687375818_53fe74211b_o.jpg
Finished~! You really can't see the two different shades of black without staring up close, but I still think it came out well anyway.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3687376218_1ba6b3e94b_o.jpg