Fastest Turner Yet, Alcohol Ink Waterfall Rain Technique, St Patrick's Day
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2022
- I'd heard somewhere that the faster a tumbler turner, the better control one might have when attempting the alcohol ink Waterfall - Rain Technique. So I found this great variable-speed turner on Amazon that turns up to 9 rpm (my current fastest turner had been 6 rpm), and here is a test with two different tumblers, two different brands of alcohol inks, and my overall assessment. Nigel Tufnel and the waterfall/rain gods laughed and laughed and laughed. But, hey, Happy St. Patrick's Gnome Day!!! 🍀
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After making a few of these now, I’ve become convinced that a major factor besides how the heat is applied is the brand of ink used. I personally get the best results or the wispiest results with Marabu vs all the other brands I’ve tried. But that’s just me. I know Christi Brown gets amazing results with Ranger and Copic brand inks. 🤷♀️ I definitely encounter more frustration with the big-bottle brands like Brea Reese, T-Rex, and Woodes Goodies. I was hoping the speed thing would help, but that doesn’t seem to be the issue.
Wow, good to know ty
Oh I have that turner and I absolutely love it!!! It's my favorite!!
I’m really enjoying it!!
Your videos are so much fun to watch and the cups are amazing!
Too cute! Love the gnomes! I agree with the 6versus 9 difference as you stated regarding the speeds.
Thank you!!😊😊
Gooood Morning ☀️Pretty Lady 😊☕️Love Love this cup St Patty’s day waterfall Gnomeies 💚🧙🏻🧙🏻🧙🏼♂️🍀🌈🍄I have that turner and I had no idea it was 9rpm 😱🤪😵💫(I got it because it was pink LOL 🤣💖)thank you for the Fantabulous video another great start to a Happy Hump 🐪🐪🐪 Day 😊Enjoy your day Ms Cindy☀️😍❣️
Good morning! ☀️ Thank you!! Yes, I do love the turner color 😁
I love watching your creations, they always come out beautiful. I know I have been watching your older ones as well as your newer ones but I can't help it they are absolutely beautiful 😍.
Thank you so much!!!😊😊🥰🥰
I love all you videos and cups. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!! 😊😊
This cup makes me so happy 🍀🌈 I also really like the patronus one at the very beginning. Thank you for another great video
Thank you!! 😁 that cup came from this video, if you haven’t seen it:
ua-cam.com/video/MEVyZ0Jt6cM/v-deo.html
I love the gnome cup!
Thank you!!! ☘️✨
I love your work. I love both the blue and green. Stickers are super cute. Thank-you
Thank you!!
Love your cups. They are so pretty. When I do this technique, I put an aluminum pan under my cup to catch the extra alcohol ink. It mixes together to make another color of ink. I put in a container to use for later.
Thank you for all your videos.
Thank you!!
GORGEOUS!
Thanks very much!! 😊
Holy crap that s gorgeous!
The brown is what I am referring to. LOL
Thank you very much!! 😊🤎🤎
I like how you can rework it if you're not happy with it. In the end, it turned out great. I just bought a 15x speed motor, will be installing it today. I ordered a potentiometer to control the speed, will install that when it arrives. Can't wait to see what it can do.
Thanks! That sounds quite amazing!
I like the green one the best ..but both are very cute...definitely gonna make a st. pattys day cup! Thank you
Thanks very much!! 🍀
Absolutely love the cup love the green and the gnomes
Thank you!!
I recently got that turner. I really like it. Very quiet and smooth.
Thank you!! So far, I’m definitely enjoying it. 😊
Where did you get it? I can’t find the info anywhere.
@@denabusbey8576 on Amazon. The goods news is that there is a link: The turner that "goes to 11": amzn.to/3JJTIQb
The bad news is that this turner, like a lot of others I've recommended on this channel, is currently unavailable. I'm guessing since they all come from China that this is a supply-chain issue like so many importers are having these days. Your best bet is to add this turner to your Amazon wish list, then check back on it periodically until it's available again. OR you can set up an alert for it at camelcamelcamel.com.
I hate that you had a hard time with the green one but it was nice to see I'm not the only one that has crazy issues sometimes. The outcomes look amazing!
Thanks very much!! Watching the video afterwards, I was thinking, "so... what was wrong with that one?" and the next one...? but when I'm actually doing the inks, I guess I'm looking at specific things or for certain things, and it just didn't seem right. It's kind of nuts - LOL!
Love the gnomes super cute cup. The fast turners are great for the ink serape style cups! You know I future with my waterfall cups forever sometimes has to be done ✔
Thank you!! Yes, they definitely make serapes easier!
I tried your method for one of these tumblers and cringed from the amount of alcohol inks used. So I put down a $ store baking sheet and plastic wrap and reused the ink to make a separate tumbler. Worked out good for most of them.....😛
Great idea!
So cute!
Thanks!!
I have this turner and have a love/hate relationship with it :( Worked fine the first couple of times and later it began to "jiggle" on me, shaking the cup. I've even had a cup fall off. I wish you the best of luck with the turner.
Oh dear! I’ll keep a watch out with mine - thanks for the heads up. That’s too bad!
I luv the dimensions you get from the ink. I’m a fan of the brown gold tones. The vinyl was cute, for me, my preference would to Have it on both sides.
Thanks!!
I really like this technique and I’ll have to try it. But on a side note, I kept rewinding to the guy who says “11”. I could have sworn it was Joe Lynn Turner from Rainbow but it’s not! Christopher Guest from Spinal Tap is Mr. 11. Took me 22 minutes to completely finish the video from all the rewinds I did.
Thank you!! I have to admit I’ve never heard of Joe Lynn Turner. I’ve been a Spinal Tap fanatic since the movie first came out. I love every movie Christopher Guest has made, like A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, and most of all This Is Spinal Tap. He’s amazing, and his timing in this one tiny little clip is perfection 🥰
I love it, Cindy. You're stickers are so cute. You do this technique so well! Honestly, I couldn't tell much difference in the results of the turners, but, hey, who am I? I'm not really seeing much brass. Too bad, because I really like the effect of it on resin and alcohol ink cups.
Thank you!! It’s all ‘eye of the beholder’ and I’m so glad you enjoy the videos!!! 😊😊
I love it! Maybe it was the way you blew it out that you didn’t get the wispyness (idk) Go Irish ☘️
Thank you!! ☘️ 😊
They are both lovely, but I like the Green one the best. Could the wispyness" on the blue cup be due to using the Marabu? They are less pigmented and wonder if that had something to do with it. The Gnome Cup is adorable and love the reference to another of my all-time favorite movies!
Thank you!! 😊 Yep, I definitely think it’s the Marabu. I thought maybe speed was the issue, but after this experiment, I’m pretty sure my best results come from using Marabu inks. Other people may find other inks behave better for them. But the “big bottle” brands like Brea Reese, T-Rex, and Woodes Goodies definitely behave differently on the alcohol base, and the watery Marabu just spreads out faster.
Two questions: A) How did you attach your arms to the turner? Did the arms provided not work? 2) Do you ever sell your stuff, anymore?
The arms for this turner fit snugly into the collar piece that’s attached to the motor, so it’s sort of a twist-push to put it on, then a twist-pull to take it off. The arms provided work fine, but I already have other arms (same diameter pvc) with footballs or foam attached, so it was just quicker to use one of those. Many of the turners have interchangeable arms, which is helpful sometimes. I just reopened my Etsy store (www.etsy.com/shop/LuxindaSwirl) after Christmas, and a few of my recent-ish cups are there. I don’t list everything I make, just because of the extra time involved to shoot all the photos and create the listing. I may start selling the one-offs on FB, I guess. It’s a little easier. Thanks!
@@Luxinda Thank you so much, for responding.
I was watching your video and it had those coloured PVC (I assume) and then BANG it's your old PVC.
Thanks for all you do and have a merry day!
I think your old way of using the heat gun, long strokes up and down the cup, would work better with this new turner. But that is just my opinion. I love this cup and thegnomesvare always so cute on your cups. ❤💛💚💙💜🌈🌠
Thank you!!! I hadn't even thought about trying the heat gun the old way 💡
Love these. Sadly, the turner is not available at this time! Where did you find the images of your gnomes?
Thank you!! Things go unavailable on Amazon frequently, especially with the current supply-chain issues. But I have no doubt the turners will be back, so keep checking 😊Thank you for asking about the artwork! I've added it to the Description area, and here's the link to the artist's Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/AnitaArtSoul
How do you prep your cup before you start? These are amazing!
Thank you!! I prep cups by sanding with an 80 grit (but any grit will be fine) sanding block, wiping it down with 50% isopropyl alcohol (any % will work fine), then spray painting usually with 2 layers of whatever color I want (I tend to use Rustoleum brand, but any brand will work fine). For this particular method, I would use matte or flat finish spray paint, not glossy, just so the alcohol inks have something to cling to.
Curious! If you do an alcohol ink cup with decal do you usually just typically do 2 layers of epoxy or do you do more? Just wondering if 2 layers is good when you don’t use glitter and just inks or paint?
I would do another final coat, so in this case that would be three layers total. If there's glitter involved, then most likely four layers total.
@@Luxinda thank you so much for the response
I love these cups, but the turner is not available. I'm trying to click on the reply's to your comments, but they're not opening. Is something wrong with them? Also, I'm looking for the link to the tumbler you did with the fireworks on it, I'm not finding it... HELP!!!
Yes, the turner shown in this video is currently unavailable, but all I can suggest is to put it on your Amazon wish list then check on it periodically. It seems that most of the turners I recommend are unavailable right now, so im guessing it’s part of the supply-chain problems many importers are having. I don’t see anything wrong with the replies at this end, but there might be some temporary YT problem. And the video for the fireworks tumbler is here:
ua-cam.com/video/-WsANMW_f94/v-deo.html
Im sorry I couldn’t be of more help!
Cindy Where did you get the Gnome Graphics from
These graphics came from www.etsy.com/shop/AnitaArtSoul
This technique gives me such anxiety. I was so engrossed, my coffee cup started slipping from my hand. No joke🙄 How did you like the speed, for your epoxy application? I run the 5-6 rpm motors and often wish it was faster, for the epoxy application. Love your realism🙂💜
Oh my!! I hope the coffee survived ☕️😊 I think once I get used to applying resin at the 9 rpm level, I’ll like it a lot. Right now, it’s a little too fast. But that’s hopefully just a learning curve thing 🙄
Beautiful, I am looking to buy my first turner, unfortunately this one is unavailable at the moment, can you please let me know how much it costs? I am new to all this.
Thank you!! That pink one was $35. This is another one I have, and I’ve used it more than a year with no problems: amzn.to/3GiRd5f
@@Luxinda thank you. That’s actually the one I put in my Amazon cart two days ago too.
FIGURES I WENT TO ANAZON TO BUY SAYS NOT IN STOCK…..DONT KNOW WHEN WILL BE BACK LOL
I know - I’ve been hearing that. My 2nd favorite turner is unavailable right now, too. All I can suggest is either checking back periodically or setting up an item watch on the site camelcamelcamel.com that will send you an alert when the turner is available again.
Did you print the gnomes on sublimation paper or something else?
The gnome graphics were all on Neato brand printable vinyl: NEATO brand printable vinyl: bit.ly/2YCo1VM
I really like the green, but the gold/tan tone one looked almost honeycombed. I wonder why there's that difference?
After making a few of these now, I’ve become convinced that a major factor besides how the heat is applied is the brand of ink used. I personally get the best results or the wispiest results with Marabu vs all the other brands I’ve tried. But that’s just me. I know Christi Brown gets amazing results with Ranger and Copic brand inks. 🤷♀️ I definitely encounter more frustration with the big-bottle brands like Brea Reese, T-Rex, and Woodes Goodies. I was hoping the speed thing would help, but that doesn’t seem to be the issue.
@@Luxinda that definitely could be it. Marabu is much harder to get here (prices upwards of $22AUD) but I'll definitely try with my new Tim Holtz inks in place of my usual brand.
I hope it is not a speed thing! I want to try this, its a different visual texture that I really think some of my customers would like. Your turner is no longer available on Amazon. I tried several searches with 11 rpm but I am only finding the 5-6.
Well, I have had really good results with a 6 rpm turner and this method. The same company that makes the 9 rpm turner also makes a couple 6 rpm ones (amzn.to/3HZeJ7R). Here’s a video using a 6 rpm turner and Marabu ink, which I’m starting to think is really the key to this method (for me, at least): ua-cam.com/video/WTYMkX6NlkE/v-deo.html
Thank you. I have more maribu than anything. I am going to try it this weekend!
@@jenniferfriedman6202 good luck!! Let me know how it goes 😊
Did you epoxy b4 pouring alcohol?
No, the alcohol inks go straight onto the spray painted tumbler.
Who has the original video of the rainfall technique
No clue where it started. I first heard about it in the Woodes Goodies facebook group, but that doesn't mean that's where it started. My particular style is my (lame) attempt at following Christi Brown's style in her TikTok videos (her channel is here: www.tiktok.com/@gracefulrainart )
@@Luxinda ok I was just wondering bc I've only seen you do it. I've never seen it any where else. So I was gonna watch or go look at it.. I think your are absolutely wonderful..
Oh, thank you very much!! 😊