You take the glass dome from a clock and put mineral oil, isopropyl alcohol, a bit of water, maybe some glycerine in it, and a water soluble dye. I use printer ink. Then you put another clock dome on top of the liquids and squash them together. Project with an overhead projector or film it directly using an LED pad for backlighting, as I did here, or another light source.
@@theliquidcrystaldisplay Oh baby! Sounds like the magic comes from playing with how those materials interact with each other, as well as the light passing through them...definitely has me inspired. Thank you for the insight into your process!
Very neat stuff! I'm curious about the process. What exactly is a "squash plate"?
You take the glass dome from a clock and put mineral oil, isopropyl alcohol, a bit of water, maybe some glycerine in it, and a water soluble dye. I use printer ink. Then you put another clock dome on top of the liquids and squash them together. Project with an overhead projector or film it directly using an LED pad for backlighting, as I did here, or another light source.
@@theliquidcrystaldisplay Oh baby! Sounds like the magic comes from playing with how those materials interact with each other, as well as the light passing through them...definitely has me inspired. Thank you for the insight into your process!