For anyone else who was absolutely 👀 for the green and black colors, they’re Ranger Embossing pigments in Green Tinsel and Black Sparkle. Happy dice making!
I agree. I find that the colours being able to blend together makes it look cleaner and it reads better in my mind. The gold and black are a bit too much of a contrast to me and it looks really seperated and disjointed. I think the first set would look great if they blended together and swirled rather than the blue sitting at the bottom. It'd be like the difference between looking at a fish tank (which is what the set feels like to me) and being underwater. I've never made dice before, though, so take what I say with a handful of salt.
I still love that you're showing your mistakes. You need some color wheel theory! Gold and purple glitter would be awesome, just make sure the purple is dark! ^_^
Thanks, I think they are a good learning experience and hopefully others can avoid them if they see me make them. I am a huge purple gold fan, I just need to find a really deep purple to create a set from. It will look like royalty when I am finished! With some nice almost lavender color numbers. I think that would look great.
@@Rybonator Oh, I have a combination for your wife a set. Light blue glow powder with holographic glitter and iridescent flakes, and make the blue glow swirl. Maybe you can do that with the finish you were trying to get.
First video I've seen on this, just getting into making my own dice and have been trying to find out about this. Great explanation on details as always. You sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
I really appreciate hearing that man! Thank you for watching. :) It's a super fun hobby to be involved with, especially if you can give sets to your friends as gifts for their characters in games like DnD. I love it!
@@Rybonator yeh that's the plan and to make a bunch for myself too. Waiting for the materials to make my moulds. Any videos on mould making that you have done?
Yes absolutely! Check out either my 24k gold dice that I did maybe 2 months ago, as I go over the process in that video, or check out my "Casting Clear Dice" two part series. I go over the mold making process in a lot more detail, but it also talks about some equipment that would help make your molds stronger/ready to make clear/transparent dice. They are completely optional, but it's good to have those options sometimes, or at least know that they exist.
Two tone dice are something I've been wanting to make (the real reason I wanted to get into dice making). I haven't watched the video yet, but I wanted to just say thank you for making this video and sharing your experience on making these.
Great detail and explainations. Sorry the red and gold didn't come out as well as you hoped. It did sound like a great concept though and I love how the d4 came out!
Thank you, I am glad that you liked it! No worries, I still like how they turned out, but I just know how to improve them in the future. :) Hopefully you found this helpful! If you end up making some 2 tone sets, send them my way on Twitter! I love checking out what others make. :)
I actually love the very demure green and black set. Everyone and their brother is always like "Oh YEAH gotta make those colors POP so hard they burn your eyes!" And I'm just like.... can we not? My eyes are sensitive and already hurt XD
Thank you for making these awesome videos! I made my first set of dice a few weeks ago thanks to you. I still have some improvements to make but it is thanks to your videos that they turned out as well as they did!
Thank you so much for this! Finally a video about proper mixing of colours. I've been looking for one for ages. Also I see a lot of people in comments ask for a video about polishing - count me in on that action too!
I'm so excited you are well enough to make this video. Was sorry to see about your accident. I've been watching your videos the last few weeks and this was the one I was waiting for. I've only made 2 attempts at dice but your videos have been unbelievably helpful from the molds to the dice. Thank you for sharing your videos!
Aww thank you that really means a lot :) My wife says thank you as well. That's super sweet! I'm glad that you enjoyed the videos and hopefully this was worth waiting for!
@@Rybonator Well I have finally created a full set of dice on my 4th attempt a vacuum chamber was a game changer!!! Now that my oomoo has arrived I can make better molds. I REALLY appreciate your videos thank you for making them!!!
Thank you once again for your videos! I'd love to see more "how to effects" like the swirl you mentioned! Personally I'd also love to see more clear sets and how to suspend glitters and effects in them!
i love how you even make up a story in your mind for your dice! that is super cute, the way you describe the black & gold dice; how the sparkles in the black are like gemstones! so cool & descriptive, no wonder you're so popular lol
Your videos have inspired me to try making some dice sets! My first idea's to make a black set with aluminium filings (or just glitter if I get lazy) to look like a sort of starry night type thing, after that I'm going to try doing a two colour set as a gift for my girlfriend, using whatever colours she requests. Just got to wait for the supplies I've ordered to arrive! Thanks for the inspiration, and for putting up such clar, easy to follow videos!
I've never considered making my own dice. I really have to try this some day. Great job ! My favourite set of those four, is by far the green/black one.
I may be biased since my favorite color is green, but I really like the Eldritch Emerald set. I love how the colors swirl together. It's like an emerald being corrupted by some nightmare, and it's beginning to forget what's good and what's evil. That die tells a story! The emerald of corruption. Heck, you could probably make a quest out of that and give the dice away to whomever receives the emerald in-game and becomes corrupted by it. Then whomever receives the set will have a story to tell whenever they show the dice to someone new.
I love the idea behind the Phoenix set and can absolutely see what you mean about the 2 to 1, but I also really like the layered blue. One think about the black you used, I'm not wild about the multi-colored glitter in it and I would love to see how either set would have looked with a straight black onyx color and only the green or gold having a glitter effect.
Woah. That glow in the dark is sooooooooo pretty! Not that the others aren’t (I really love the green and black ones, actually), but the glowing ones are so enchanting! Also, coming from that first dice video reeeeally makes all the improvements you’ve made in just under a year pop! From the equipment to the filming to the techniques to the background music, all of that improved so much! And it wasn’t bad to begin with :3 Anyways, now that I let out all of the praises cooped up in me, I was wondering - are you thinking of making another type of two-colour dice that is mostly clear with a little squirt (;)) of colour in it? Like, it’s absolutely crystal clear, no colouration, but there is this flowing ink wave inside of it? I don’t know how to better describe them, but they are so so sooooo pretty! Before I was looking at them, because I saw a “crystal” to fit at the end of a flashlight to make “magical glowing gem” with a not uniform colour and, as I couldn’t coordinate with the person selling them well enough, was looking into making those swirls myself. I assumed it was just a little injection of ink, but my research in TH-cam videos (I admit, it was not all that extensive, so I might’ve missed something) only led to the ones that explained how to generally dye resin and the ones that showed ink being injected into resin and kind of clotting up in it, which was not what I wanted. Do you think that idea sound interesting enough for you to try it? :3 Or maybe you already know how it’s done? By the way, if my description wasn’t clear enough, I could e-mail you a picture of such dice! P.S.: I honestly wouldn’t make that joke if you didn’t draw our attention to it at 1:43 :P
I am glad that you like it so much :) I appreciate that my attempts to improve my quality have not gone un-noticed haha. It makes it worth all the extra effort :) I have seen a TON of those dice out there, but largely they are made from injection molds. That being said, I have a player who I think those sets would be perfect for. SO I will absolutely give it a shot in the future! :)
Question. How do you get a good shine ? I used the nail polish but it seems you have to cover the whole dice. When I just want to cover the small area. Any tips or tricks ? Thanks. Love the vids
So I'm planning on doing a full how to polish sets of dice video in the future, so check that out for a more detailed description, but the short answer is plastic polish or car headlight polish. And if you need to get rid of scratches, sandpaper up to a super fine grit. :)
Thanks for watching! Glad you like them :) I use the nail polish trick for tiny spots to cover up where the nibs were, but as I said in my other comment, plastic designed for polish or car headlights works great.
Planning on doing one of those in the future :) I really want to nail my process down 100% before I do so however. I used a stin varnish spray, and put far too much of it. You can use a glossy varnish, but if it's not meant for plastic, it will probably look pretty similar. But I will do a video demoing all the methods sometime soonish :)
The black/green dice...I was hooked at 0:15! I also liked the milky finish on the UV clear ones. Like you said, it made them look more like a smoky quartz effect, instead of being just another ultra-polished clear set. Did you make the tray yourself? It could be something to cover in a future video...
I'm glad that you like them :) I was surprised at how many people liked the black and green ones :) I have actually done a video on making a DIY dice tray before! You might like it :)
just from watching these I'm getting inspired to try to make at least a d20! ^^ Thought I'm curious about a dice set with inclusions like sequins or gemstone chips? Mainly to get them to "float" in the dice rather than sink to the bottom.
You totally can! The easiest way would be to make half a dice, let it cure and then put the item inside with the rest of the resin so that it can stay in the middle :) YOu totally should by the way! It's super fun
I don't know what you mean the green and the black are too blended, I think that's the entire appeal of the dice set. Its absolutely gorgeous and by far my favorite set of the 4. Will be even more gorgeous when you paint the numbers on. White would look amazing of course but I actually think purple might be the way to go for that set, to really give it that eldritch feel.
I would really love to see a set of resin dice that try to look like stone. maybe mix actual stone powder into the resine? i dunno. I always have wanted a gemstone set, but am to cheap to pop for one.
Love the green/black dice, maybe its just that it kinda reminds me of an inky night sky? Looks wonderful, and the glow in the dark dice are cool. You should redo the phoenix set, but they are still useful dice so thats not bad. Over all nice dice, It would be cool to do this myself but to be honest its not a useful skill for me... I dont really even end up playing with the dice I already got sadly.... *sigh* But GG on making some cool looking dice!
Questions, first, if I don't have preassure pot, do I just let it dry naturaly? And second what pigments and glotters do you use? Can I use any kind of pigment and glitter? also do you clean the pipes? or throw them away? Love the video you've inspierd me so much
Yup! It cures without a pressure pot, the pot only helps remove bubbles and ensure a more consistent result. I like to use a myriad of pigments and glitters. Mostly I use whatever happens to be on sale at Hobby Lobby or Michaels haha. Try and avoid any water based dyes/glitters though if you can. I throw the pipettes away. They are too hard to clean from the inside out filled with resin, and not worth the cost in water that it would take to clean them, so I just throw them out. Glad I could help in some way :) I'd love to see what you create if you ever give it a shot! :)
Thank you :) Totally! The swirl effect mostly comes from either mixing the colors very slightly before putting them in, or using a toothpick afterwards. I'll try and do a video on it in the future :) But you can totally use your syringe.
Is it possible to do a dice set with two clear colors using a water based dye with an alcohol based dye? If they don't mix it could creat a really cool effect!
You totally can! Thought I would be very careful with water based dyes. Because you can only put like 1 drop, they are often transparent. If they are transparent, it's hard to see where one color starts and the other color ends.
I’m looking to recreate a gold and pearl white set of dice Chessex used to make - do you have any recommendations for white pigment for dice? Particularly something shiny or pearlescent
So you can always fine acrylic paint you like and use that (in small drops, not a lot.) But if not, look for pearlescent mica powders :) There are some awesome white/pearl ones out there! Jacquard Lumiere makes great stuff, and comes in large bottles.
I'm looking at getting into dice making, and I'm trying to figure out how much resin I need to buy. Do you have any estimates for how many oz a single set takes?
@@Rybonator I was wondering the same thing! Is that 40 ml of each component or 40 ml total (so 20 ml of each part)? Thanks so much for your amazing videos! They have inspired me to want to try dice making!
@@Rybonator omg omg omg omg i cant believe you replied to me lol i love your videos! and you inspired me to get into dice making so Im asking for the supplies and stuff for xmas
Absolutely! Glad you liked it :) Unfortunately I don't have a link, as I bought them all in Michaels/hobby lobby. You can however see which ones they are in the video and look them up, but I totally recommend going and checking in the stores if you have some near you. I have looked for glitters like this online and sometimes they can go for like 20$, when I got them for $3 in store. Just an FYI :)
so I don't have a pressure pot and my molds look nothing like yours. Also, are there REUSABLE pipettes? or how can you clean them without destroying them??
There probably ARE reusable pipettes, but they are REALLY hard to clean. I get a pack of 250 for $4 on Amazon and just call it good. That's ok! As long as your molds yield results, then it's totally fine :) The Pressure pot is just HELPFUL, not required :)
Hey Rybonator! Quick question, do I need to have a pressurizer? I’m trying to do this with a small budget and was wondering if this was a necessity. Thanks 👍
I need some help, I'm trying to make a two tone dice, the subject: Mistborn series, Hemalurgy. I want the dice to be steel colored with some marble red.
I mean, I watched the video because the black and gold dice just kind of screamed Hufflepuff to me. But the glow set is probably my favorite, the matte kind of finish looks really good on it and the glow is super cool.
Yup! You totally don't need a pressure pot if you are not making clear dice. I still use mine, as it helps avoid any time of failure in the dice. But you would essentially follow all the same steps, and just NOT put it in the pot. Leave it until the resin cures and you are good to go!
What made the clear/glow set look like seaglass? I'm obsessed with that finish! I love that you got it by accident and don't like it - I'd absolutely want to make those on purpose :D
You can spray them with Matte Varnish to get this look :) That's what I did. The more I look at it, the more I like it, but at the time I wasn't a huge fan haha
Thank you! I am glad that you liked them :) Yes I have! They are actually all very well balanced! Even the glow set was more balanced than I expected. I thought that the pigment would weigt that side down, and it does a tiiiny bit, but the pigment and the resin have a similar density, so it really hardly effects the balance at all.
Rybonator oh neat! I was wondering if using the water-based dye might mess with things, it’s good to hear that’s not something I have to worry about much. I’ve been binging your stuff over the last couple days and am planning to get into dice making soonish. I DM and I’m keen to make custom kits for my players.
@@Panic_Pickle As long as you don't overdo it by adding too much you should be fine. Same goes for using acrylic paint as dye. Awesome! You will love it, and so will your players :) whenever you get started send me some pics on Twitter, I'd love to see what you create. Best of luck to you in your dice crafting journey!
Of course, it's an expensive addon. There is no Guaranteed way to remove bubbles without a pot. But you can always take a quick pass over the resin with a lighter to get rid of surface bubbles :)
@@Rybonator ah Yes ofcourse there is that. Btw side question are you gonna make like complicated colour combinations like ember coloured. So like not entirely translucent but also not Solid.?
great video, really helpful!! i have a question: are the pipetes disposable, or do you clean them somehow? i mean, for the cups you can use silicone ones, like the ones used in the food industrie for desserts, and, since the resin won't stick to them you can reuse them and don't waste in the plastic cups... i'm looking for minimizing the desposable stuff in the processes to make my own dice and playing pieces, and any tips would be very appreciated :)
The pipettes are disposable. It would be far too hard to get in the small hole with a cleaning utensil and fully clean them each time. It would take far more effort than it is worth for me. However I do like your idea of a silicone cup for mixing everything together. I'll have to look into that :) My biggest tip is to just experiment until you find what works for you! What works for others doesn't always work out for everyone, so just have fun with it, and enjoy the process. :)
Love these dice! What kind of gloss did you use for the blue sky dice? I want to experiment with making dice that look like sea glass and I think it'd be perfect!
On some of those, yeah it CAN be a problem. But usually it's not a large enough weight difference to matter all that much honestly. Most of these are pretty dang good as far as balance is concerned :)
Quick question, how long do the molds last for? How many sets do you normally get out of them before having to refresh? It's expensive to get the stuff in Australia.
I haven't hit my limit with them yet, but I keep making new molds and trying new techniques. So at roughly 20, I see no signs of wear on them. I have heard that you can do around 100 or in the 100's but U don't know for sure. It probably depends on how tough you are with them, and how long they have been sitting around. Hope that helps!
I love the frosted glass look of the glow in the dark!!! I know it’s been a long time by now, but do you happen to remember how you made it look like that? If not, no worries!
For anyone else who was absolutely 👀 for the green and black colors, they’re Ranger Embossing pigments in Green Tinsel and Black Sparkle. Happy dice making!
Thanks for letting others know :)
Is the brand called Hunter or Ranger?
Matthew Miller ranger! Thanks for the catch!
You’re clutch!
I have to be honest, the set you're calling "Emerald Night" might be my favorite from those 4 sets of dice.
You know, that's the kind of honesty that I like haha. :) Glad you like them!
The fact that they blend well makes it more mysterious honestly
Me too, I really like how the colors swirl together.
I agree. I find that the colours being able to blend together makes it look cleaner and it reads better in my mind. The gold and black are a bit too much of a contrast to me and it looks really seperated and disjointed. I think the first set would look great if they blended together and swirled rather than the blue sitting at the bottom. It'd be like the difference between looking at a fish tank (which is what the set feels like to me) and being underwater. I've never made dice before, though, so take what I say with a handful of salt.
Ya same, the green and black is by far my favorite. The change is subtle but still noticible
The green/black set are my favorite. I loved how the colors kind of melded together.
I apparently need to make more of that set :) glad you like them
I still love that you're showing your mistakes. You need some color wheel theory! Gold and purple glitter would be awesome, just make sure the purple is dark! ^_^
Thanks, I think they are a good learning experience and hopefully others can avoid them if they see me make them.
I am a huge purple gold fan, I just need to find a really deep purple to create a set from. It will look like royalty when I am finished! With some nice almost lavender color numbers. I think that would look great.
@@Rybonator Just search Purple Loose Glitter, plenty to choose from on Etsy. :D
True, I'm gonna order some :)
@@Rybonator Oh, I have a combination for your wife a set. Light blue glow powder with holographic glitter and iridescent flakes, and make the blue glow swirl. Maybe you can do that with the finish you were trying to get.
Not a bad idea! Maybe this will be the thing that gets her into playing DnD with us haha.
My favorite is the glow set. I actually love how it looks like sea glass, even though you weren't super thrilled with the glaze you chose.
Thank you :) Glad someone liked how it turned out! haha
I always buy my dices from amazon, but this video gave me the inspiration to make them.
You should give it a shot! It's really fun and rewarding. Glad you liked the video :)
First video I've seen on this, just getting into making my own dice and have been trying to find out about this. Great explanation on details as always. You sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
I really appreciate hearing that man! Thank you for watching. :) It's a super fun hobby to be involved with, especially if you can give sets to your friends as gifts for their characters in games like DnD. I love it!
@@Rybonator yeh that's the plan and to make a bunch for myself too. Waiting for the materials to make my moulds. Any videos on mould making that you have done?
Yes absolutely! Check out either my 24k gold dice that I did maybe 2 months ago, as I go over the process in that video, or check out my "Casting Clear Dice" two part series. I go over the mold making process in a lot more detail, but it also talks about some equipment that would help make your molds stronger/ready to make clear/transparent dice. They are completely optional, but it's good to have those options sometimes, or at least know that they exist.
The black and green is my absolute favorite. Its gorgeous. 😍
I need to make me some more of those :)
They'd be perfect for some Slytherin dice. Just add some silver for the numbers.
Or have it gold. Its pretty either way.
Two tone dice are something I've been wanting to make (the real reason I wanted to get into dice making). I haven't watched the video yet, but I wanted to just say thank you for making this video and sharing your experience on making these.
Great detail and explainations. Sorry the red and gold didn't come out as well as you hoped. It did sound like a great concept though and I love how the d4 came out!
Thank you, I am glad that you liked it! No worries, I still like how they turned out, but I just know how to improve them in the future. :)
Hopefully you found this helpful! If you end up making some 2 tone sets, send them my way on Twitter! I love checking out what others make. :)
I actually love the very demure green and black set. Everyone and their brother is always like "Oh YEAH gotta make those colors POP so hard they burn your eyes!"
And I'm just like.... can we not? My eyes are sensitive and already hurt XD
Lol I like pop for contrast, but yeah the black and green did come out pretty good :) Happy all around
You kind of inadvertently made Hogwarts dice and I am here for it
Was it truly an accident? Who knows ;)
No it was.
I really like how subtle the black and green ones are.
I didn't think I would like them, but they have probably become my favorite from this batch :)
Excellent work! I love the Galaxy/Emerald Nightmare set!
Thanks! I am glad they turned out so well :)
The "Emerald night" set looks so cool BECAUSE the colours meld together like that.
I was surprised at how many people liked that set :)
My absolute favorite of these is the blue glow ones. Those are gorgeous.
Thank you for making these awesome videos! I made my first set of dice a few weeks ago thanks to you. I still have some improvements to make but it is thanks to your videos that they turned out as well as they did!
Thank you so much for this! Finally a video about proper mixing of colours. I've been looking for one for ages. Also I see a lot of people in comments ask for a video about polishing - count me in on that action too!
Seems like a popular request haha I'll have to move that up on my priorities :)
Also, glad you like it :) Thanks!
I'm so excited you are well enough to make this video. Was sorry to see about your accident. I've been watching your videos the last few weeks and this was the one I was waiting for. I've only made 2 attempts at dice but your videos have been unbelievably helpful from the molds to the dice. Thank you for sharing your videos!
Aww thank you that really means a lot :) My wife says thank you as well. That's super sweet!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the videos and hopefully this was worth waiting for!
@@Rybonator Well I have finally created a full set of dice on my 4th attempt a vacuum chamber was a game changer!!! Now that my oomoo has arrived I can make better molds. I REALLY appreciate your videos thank you for making them!!!
@@jennabenton1481 Absolutely I am glad you had such great success :) Send me some pics of your dice on Twitter! I'd love to see what you created :)
@@Rybonator unfortunately I don't do Twitter I actually looked to see if I could on here doesn't seem like it unfortunately.
@@jennabenton1481 No worries :) Just like too see what people create!
D20 gold and black I'm a sucker for those colors and I'm glad they turned out that good
Glad you like them :) I'm happy with the gold and black for sure!
Thank you once again for your videos! I'd love to see more "how to effects" like the swirl you mentioned! Personally I'd also love to see more clear sets and how to suspend glitters and effects in them!
Good to know! I'll work on doing some of the 'How to do this effect' videos in the future :) And thank YOU for watching!
The green and black looks awesome
Love the green and black. It reminds me of a nebula
Thank you! I can totally see that
That emerald color though! 💚
I really like how it turned out :D
These videos are sooo enjoyable! It's great to just chill and watch you bust out all these projects. I'm now itching to do some of my own work!
Thank you, I appreciate hearing that :) I'll keep pumping them out then!
Send me pics if you do, I'd love to see what you create :)
i love how you even make up a story in your mind for your dice! that is super cute, the way you describe the black & gold dice; how the sparkles in the black are like gemstones! so cool & descriptive, no wonder you're so popular lol
Thank you :) I'm glad my uncontainable nerdiness works out for me haha
The Emerald set is so beautiful!
Thank you :) Glad you like it!
Your videos have inspired me to try making some dice sets! My first idea's to make a black set with aluminium filings (or just glitter if I get lazy) to look like a sort of starry night type thing, after that I'm going to try doing a two colour set as a gift for my girlfriend, using whatever colours she requests. Just got to wait for the supplies I've ordered to arrive!
Thanks for the inspiration, and for putting up such clar, easy to follow videos!
That's awesome! Best of luck in your dice making journey :) I'm glad you found something useful from my vids!
I like the blue/clear set. Looks nice and icy!
I've never considered making my own dice. I really have to try this some day. Great job ! My favourite set of those four, is by far the green/black one.
I was surprised at how many people have said that :) I guess I need to make some more!
You should, it's pretty fun :)
I LOVE the glow one! The cloudiness is so pretty honestly.
I'm glad you like it :)
I would love to see a thunderstorm or rain themed dice. Maybe with glitter flakes to replicate the rain drops.
i love the black and green. it would look awsome with silver numbers.
Ohh that would be great!
Looks great! Can you do a video on your methods to sand and polish?
Thanks I appreciate that! And sure! I am planning on doing one of those in the near future, so stay tuned :)
I love the blue dice! They look like ice.
Unintentionally frosted, but I'm not complaining :)
You should try making some alcohol ink dice. They look cool and totally different to anything else I've seen.
Just bought some alcohol ink! Gonna give it some test builds before I make a video but I totally will :)
I may be biased since my favorite color is green, but I really like the Eldritch Emerald set. I love how the colors swirl together. It's like an emerald being corrupted by some nightmare, and it's beginning to forget what's good and what's evil. That die tells a story! The emerald of corruption. Heck, you could probably make a quest out of that and give the dice away to whomever receives the emerald in-game and becomes corrupted by it. Then whomever receives the set will have a story to tell whenever they show the dice to someone new.
I was thinking about running a one-off at my local store sometime with something like that as a prize :)
The green and black are my faves!
I was surprised at how many people liked those the most :) I like them a lot too!
I love the idea behind the Phoenix set and can absolutely see what you mean about the 2 to 1, but I also really like the layered blue. One think about the black you used, I'm not wild about the multi-colored glitter in it and I would love to see how either set would have looked with a straight black onyx color and only the green or gold having a glitter effect.
Check out my pure black dice :) If you mixed those with another color, they would look super cool!
Another great video my friend! I loved the music in this one, btw, gave it a nice relaxing vibe. : )
Thanks brother! You know I'm... pretty skilled in finding good music that OTHER people are pretty skilled in making haha.
Woah. That glow in the dark is sooooooooo pretty! Not that the others aren’t (I really love the green and black ones, actually), but the glowing ones are so enchanting! Also, coming from that first dice video reeeeally makes all the improvements you’ve made in just under a year pop! From the equipment to the filming to the techniques to the background music, all of that improved so much! And it wasn’t bad to begin with :3
Anyways, now that I let out all of the praises cooped up in me, I was wondering - are you thinking of making another type of two-colour dice that is mostly clear with a little squirt (;)) of colour in it? Like, it’s absolutely crystal clear, no colouration, but there is this flowing ink wave inside of it? I don’t know how to better describe them, but they are so so sooooo pretty! Before I was looking at them, because I saw a “crystal” to fit at the end of a flashlight to make “magical glowing gem” with a not uniform colour and, as I couldn’t coordinate with the person selling them well enough, was looking into making those swirls myself. I assumed it was just a little injection of ink, but my research in TH-cam videos (I admit, it was not all that extensive, so I might’ve missed something) only led to the ones that explained how to generally dye resin and the ones that showed ink being injected into resin and kind of clotting up in it, which was not what I wanted.
Do you think that idea sound interesting enough for you to try it? :3 Or maybe you already know how it’s done?
By the way, if my description wasn’t clear enough, I could e-mail you a picture of such dice!
P.S.: I honestly wouldn’t make that joke if you didn’t draw our attention to it at 1:43 :P
I am glad that you like it so much :) I appreciate that my attempts to improve my quality have not gone un-noticed haha. It makes it worth all the extra effort :)
I have seen a TON of those dice out there, but largely they are made from injection molds. That being said, I have a player who I think those sets would be perfect for. SO I will absolutely give it a shot in the future! :)
I love the black and green its has this weird shift that is almost chameleon
It does look really cool on the table! It's just not as 'Obviously 2 Colors' as I was aiming for. I do still like the set though :)
@@Rybonator I like dice that aren't obvious lol it can confuse others and distract them
@@evilemokitty07 Distract them with your dice, while you steal their gold behind their backs haha
My favorite is the glow set, and not because of the glow. Just pretty.
Now that I have clear dice more DOWN PAT, I think I need to revisit that set :)
Question.
How do you get a good shine ? I used the nail polish but it seems you have to cover the whole dice. When I just want to cover the small area.
Any tips or tricks ?
Thanks. Love the vids
So I'm planning on doing a full how to polish sets of dice video in the future, so check that out for a more detailed description, but the short answer is plastic polish or car headlight polish. And if you need to get rid of scratches, sandpaper up to a super fine grit. :)
Thanks for watching! Glad you like them :) I use the nail polish trick for tiny spots to cover up where the nibs were, but as I said in my other comment, plastic designed for polish or car headlights works great.
the clear/glow dice looks like sea glass with both the colours and texture!
i would really like to see a video on polishing and finishing?
what did you use to finish the one that ended up frosted?
Planning on doing one of those in the future :) I really want to nail my process down 100% before I do so however.
I used a stin varnish spray, and put far too much of it. You can use a glossy varnish, but if it's not meant for plastic, it will probably look pretty similar. But I will do a video demoing all the methods sometime soonish :)
The black/green dice...I was hooked at 0:15! I also liked the milky finish on the UV clear ones. Like you said, it made them look more like a smoky quartz effect, instead of being just another ultra-polished clear set.
Did you make the tray yourself? It could be something to cover in a future video...
I'm glad that you like them :) I was surprised at how many people liked the black and green ones :)
I have actually done a video on making a DIY dice tray before! You might like it :)
Thanks, I did find them a few days ago...filed for future projects. I need an extra week every month to do fun projects. :)
I think a swirl of gold and silver with some multicolored glitter in it would look really nice. Some sort of "pirate's bounty" dice or something.
That's a great idea :) Could look like small gems in a sea of gold!
That emerald nightmare set is definitely a call of Cthulhu set fam.
Oh for sure, I need to make a full evil set like that :)
That looks fun! I'm glad I found this channel!
Would there be a good way to get a droplet effect? Like mostly clear with just a single shot of color dropped in? Injected? Something like that.
I think you could make that happen :) I'll add it to my to-do list for a future vid to experiment on.
just from watching these I'm getting inspired to try to make at least a d20! ^^
Thought I'm curious about a dice set with inclusions like sequins or gemstone chips? Mainly to get them to "float" in the dice rather than sink to the bottom.
You totally can! The easiest way would be to make half a dice, let it cure and then put the item inside with the rest of the resin so that it can stay in the middle :)
YOu totally should by the way! It's super fun
Would letting the first half of the die cure half way, and then pour in the inclusions mixed with a new batch of resin on top of it work as well?
@@nerdwitchkryss I assumed that's what he meant by the rest of the resin, and I don't see why a new batch of resin wouldn't work
I don't know what you mean the green and the black are too blended, I think that's the entire appeal of the dice set. Its absolutely gorgeous and by far my favorite set of the 4. Will be even more gorgeous when you paint the numbers on. White would look amazing of course but I actually think purple might be the way to go for that set, to really give it that eldritch feel.
Just getting around to watching this video...got mesmerized by the holo.....
Haha it really is fun to watch :D
@@Rybonator yeah I'm a bit of an addict when it comes to holo LOL
@@johnspetkitty81 You aren't alone! haha :)
Is there a way to create a dice set that looks like an opal but without grinding down actual opals but by resin casting?
Absolutely! I plan to try and tackle something like that in a future vid :) There are some reflective tapes that can mimic the effect of opals
I would really love to see a set of resin dice that try to look like stone. maybe mix actual stone powder into the resine? i dunno. I always have wanted a gemstone set, but am to cheap to pop for one.
It's on my to-do list :)
For a swirl do i need to twist the toothpick on its axis? or just swirl it circularly?
Circularly :)
Love the green/black dice, maybe its just that it kinda reminds me of an inky night sky? Looks wonderful, and the glow in the dark dice are cool. You should redo the phoenix set, but they are still useful dice so thats not bad. Over all nice dice, It would be cool to do this myself but to be honest its not a useful skill for me... I dont really even end up playing with the dice I already got sadly.... *sigh* But GG on making some cool looking dice!
if i have an instant pot, can i use that as a pressure pot? it uses heat and pressure to cool thinks
Good question but no you can't. The heat is potentially really problematic, as well, you can't control your PSI :/
Questions, first, if I don't have preassure pot, do I just let it dry naturaly? And second what pigments and glotters do you use? Can I use any kind of pigment and glitter? also do you clean the pipes? or throw them away? Love the video you've inspierd me so much
Yup! It cures without a pressure pot, the pot only helps remove bubbles and ensure a more consistent result.
I like to use a myriad of pigments and glitters. Mostly I use whatever happens to be on sale at Hobby Lobby or Michaels haha. Try and avoid any water based dyes/glitters though if you can.
I throw the pipettes away. They are too hard to clean from the inside out filled with resin, and not worth the cost in water that it would take to clean them, so I just throw them out.
Glad I could help in some way :) I'd love to see what you create if you ever give it a shot! :)
Can you let me know what brand glitter/powder dye you used on the black/green set? It's gorgeous!
Nevermind! I just saw it in someone else's comment! :)
Someone else beat me to it :) Thanks friends!
Does the glow dice continue to glow for a LONG time as in will they glow a year from now?
Couldn't tell you honestly. Just made these haha. BUT From what I have read online, yes, the glow effect can still occur after a year : )
These look incredible! I don't have pipettes but I do have a syringe. Would that work just as well for doin swirly swirls?
Thank you :)
Totally! The swirl effect mostly comes from either mixing the colors very slightly before putting them in, or using a toothpick afterwards. I'll try and do a video on it in the future :) But you can totally use your syringe.
Is it possible to do a dice set with two clear colors using a water based dye with an alcohol based dye? If they don't mix it could creat a really cool effect!
You totally can! Thought I would be very careful with water based dyes. Because you can only put like 1 drop, they are often transparent. If they are transparent, it's hard to see where one color starts and the other color ends.
I’m looking to recreate a gold and pearl white set of dice Chessex used to make - do you have any recommendations for white pigment for dice? Particularly something shiny or pearlescent
So you can always fine acrylic paint you like and use that (in small drops, not a lot.) But if not, look for pearlescent mica powders :) There are some awesome white/pearl ones out there! Jacquard Lumiere makes great stuff, and comes in large bottles.
Rybonator thank you very much! 😊👍
Any recommendations for someone trying to make dice but doesn't have a pressure pot yet? Tips or tricks to not get super bubbles?
Heat. Put the resin container in a warm water bath or if you have a heat gun, using that.
@@TimelessStormGaming hey thanks for that I will try that next time I do a batch
What Timeless said :)
Oooh where did you get that black/rainbow glitter?
Either Hobby Lobby or Michaels, I can't remember :O
So damn helpful 🙌🏻 keep it up! I am attempting this once I get my pressure pot
Do it! I expect pics when you make some :)
My favorite is probably either the Hufflepuff colored dive or the glowy dice.
I'm looking at getting into dice making, and I'm trying to figure out how much resin I need to buy. Do you have any estimates for how many oz a single set takes?
It takes about 40ml per set for me :)
@@Rybonator I was wondering the same thing! Is that 40 ml of each component or 40 ml total (so 20 ml of each part)? Thanks so much for your amazing videos! They have inspired me to want to try dice making!
I love them all, but yes I agree the black and gold is gorgeous! Can you do dominos?
Oh man DIY dominoes would be pretty cool actually :) I'll add it to my list
Could it be possible to make a infinity stone dice set with the glow in the dark stuff to make them look like actual infinity stones?
Haha They wouldn't be transparent like infinity stone dice, BUT they would totally glow making them awesome for an in the dark session :)
I keep running into the issue of the two colors running together, any ideas on why this is?
Make a set with just the black powder with the galaxy sparkles and do silver or gold numbers, i reckon it would look really good
I like the idea of a golden numbered galaxy :D
@@Rybonator omg omg omg omg i cant believe you replied to me lol i love your videos! and you inspired me to get into dice making so Im asking for the supplies and stuff for xmas
@@ziggyyt4080 Of course! I try to reply to everyone :) I'm glad you like my content, and I hope you are enjoying the hobby!
Thank you for making a 2-tone tutorial!
Do you have a purchase link for the black glitter you use? It’s stunning.
Absolutely! Glad you liked it :)
Unfortunately I don't have a link, as I bought them all in Michaels/hobby lobby.
You can however see which ones they are in the video and look them up, but I totally recommend going and checking in the stores if you have some near you. I have looked for glitters like this online and sometimes they can go for like 20$, when I got them for $3 in store. Just an FYI :)
so I don't have a pressure pot and my molds look nothing like yours. Also, are there REUSABLE pipettes? or how can you clean them without destroying them??
There probably ARE reusable pipettes, but they are REALLY hard to clean. I get a pack of 250 for $4 on Amazon and just call it good.
That's ok! As long as your molds yield results, then it's totally fine :) The Pressure pot is just HELPFUL, not required :)
@@Rybonator where are you seeing $4?? lol i see them for $12
What's the name of that black glitter? It looks gorgeous !!
Hey Rybonator! Quick question, do I need to have a pressurizer? I’m trying to do this with a small budget and was wondering if this was a necessity. Thanks 👍
How long do you leave everything in the pressure chamber ?
The entirety of it's demold time. Mostly about 24 hrs, but it depends on the resin.
I need some help, I'm trying to make a two tone dice, the subject: Mistborn series, Hemalurgy. I want the dice to be steel colored with some marble red.
Check into Pearlex Powders. They make some great silvers and copper/reds :)
How would you do a marble looking set of dice?
I would mix two colors by swirling them gently in a cup and THEN pour it in :)
where did you get that amazing black one you used with the green?
I mean, I watched the video because the black and gold dice just kind of screamed Hufflepuff to me. But the glow set is probably my favorite, the matte kind of finish looks really good on it and the glow is super cool.
I really need to do some more of the matte finishes on my dice, I don't know why I shy away from that, it looks great here :) Glad you like it
@@Rybonator Thank you for making these! I want to try making my own dice someday and you make it seem doable.
You use the pressure pot to make clear dices, right? How can I do this without a pressure pot?
Yup! You totally don't need a pressure pot if you are not making clear dice. I still use mine, as it helps avoid any time of failure in the dice. But you would essentially follow all the same steps, and just NOT put it in the pot. Leave it until the resin cures and you are good to go!
What made the clear/glow set look like seaglass? I'm obsessed with that finish! I love that you got it by accident and don't like it - I'd absolutely want to make those on purpose :D
You can spray them with Matte Varnish to get this look :) That's what I did. The more I look at it, the more I like it, but at the time I wasn't a huge fan haha
Can we use another silicone other than the mold star 15 or is that the best one and if so do you have any pros and cons
Have you done any balance tests? These look stunning by the way.
Thank you! I am glad that you liked them :)
Yes I have! They are actually all very well balanced! Even the glow set was more balanced than I expected. I thought that the pigment would weigt that side down, and it does a tiiiny bit, but the pigment and the resin have a similar density, so it really hardly effects the balance at all.
Rybonator oh neat! I was wondering if using the water-based dye might mess with things, it’s good to hear that’s not something I have to worry about much. I’ve been binging your stuff over the last couple days and am planning to get into dice making soonish. I DM and I’m keen to make custom kits for my players.
@@Panic_Pickle As long as you don't overdo it by adding too much you should be fine. Same goes for using acrylic paint as dye.
Awesome! You will love it, and so will your players :) whenever you get started send me some pics on Twitter, I'd love to see what you create. Best of luck to you in your dice crafting journey!
So if I usea wood toothpick to swirl will it cause Bubbles?
Possibly, but if you put it in a pressure pot, you won't have to worry :)
@@Rybonator Yeah see I dont have A pressure pot 😅
Of course, it's an expensive addon. There is no Guaranteed way to remove bubbles without a pot. But you can always take a quick pass over the resin with a lighter to get rid of surface bubbles :)
@@Rybonator ah Yes ofcourse there is that. Btw side question are you gonna make like complicated colour combinations like ember coloured. So like not entirely translucent but also not Solid.?
Please tell me where you've gotten that black galaxy powder!! Love these videos!
great video, really helpful!! i have a question: are the pipetes disposable, or do you clean them somehow? i mean, for the cups you can use silicone ones, like the ones used in the food industrie for desserts, and, since the resin won't stick to them you can reuse them and don't waste in the plastic cups... i'm looking for minimizing the desposable stuff in the processes to make my own dice and playing pieces, and any tips would be very appreciated :)
The pipettes are disposable. It would be far too hard to get in the small hole with a cleaning utensil and fully clean them each time. It would take far more effort than it is worth for me.
However I do like your idea of a silicone cup for mixing everything together. I'll have to look into that :)
My biggest tip is to just experiment until you find what works for you! What works for others doesn't always work out for everyone, so just have fun with it, and enjoy the process. :)
How do you clean your pipettes? Do you clean them? Or just buy new ones?
Love these dice! What kind of gloss did you use for the blue sky dice? I want to experiment with making dice that look like sea glass and I think it'd be perfect!
I used a gloss spray varnish! I just applied waaay too large of a coat haha :) So basically intentionally overspray and you'll get this look :)
@@Rybonator thank you!
Of course :)
How is the balance on the dice? I noticed you mentioned how the one pigment is heavier and will sink to the bottom?
On some of those, yeah it CAN be a problem. But usually it's not a large enough weight difference to matter all that much honestly. Most of these are pretty dang good as far as balance is concerned :)
How many ml does it take to make a set of polyhedral dice? Love your work!
It takes about 40ml per set for me :)
where do you get your pigments from? just starting out making dice and want to try some glitter ones
I actually like that you can't exactly see where the green ends and the black starts. It's more mysterious like that
Quick question, how long do the molds last for? How many sets do you normally get out of them before having to refresh? It's expensive to get the stuff in Australia.
I haven't hit my limit with them yet, but I keep making new molds and trying new techniques. So at roughly 20, I see no signs of wear on them. I have heard that you can do around 100 or in the 100's but U don't know for sure. It probably depends on how tough you are with them, and how long they have been sitting around. Hope that helps!
@@Rybonator this helps incredibly, thank you so much
Absolutely!
does anyone know what was used to polish the blue ones?
I sprayed over the blue ones with a matte varnish to seal them, giving it that rock/matte effect :)
@@Rybonator thank you! ive been inspired to make a set of sea glass dice now!
I love the frosted glass look of the glow in the dark!!! I know it’s been a long time by now, but do you happen to remember how you made it look like that? If not, no worries!
Heyo does anyone know what brand of dice is good for making molds from? I know it’s illegal to copy certain brands molding.
as much as i like the glow set, i REALLY like the "Emerald Night" set!!!