One Day Builds: Adam Savage Demonstrates Weathering Tricks
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Adam Savage shows us how to paint and weather a newly constructed box to make it look like it's something that's been used for decades. In weathering a prop, Adam lets the object reveal its story though dings, scuffs, stickers, and stains. Just wait until you see his secret weathering trick.
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Post ideas for what you want to see Adam investigate under his new microscope! We'll look for inspiration from your comments. Thanks!
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Adam seems to have lived the lifespan of multiple lifetimes with the amount of stuff he has and he has made.
great way to explain it actually. he's lived for 40 something years but he's LIVED and WORKED and LEARNED the same as 20 men his age
You heard him talking about being up at 1am, he's obsessed with the ideas behind what he does, he's passionate - it's infectious partly because he communicates so well
re - verses Adam maybe? flash fans get that. easy if start at end then know what got do get to that point.
Give it to a fed-ex driver he will weather it for you .
That would actually be a great way to do it. Throw a shipping label on it and mail it to yourself. Or fly somewhere with it and check it. But in that case it may be broken when you get it back.
Exactly. It gets broken. Then you glue it back together. Authentically aged. Maybe even a chunk missing, filled with some kind of putty.
Mack McCurry Just remove the microscope first so it won't get busted when the box does. Its hard to survive being thrown on the ground from the back of a truck.
Mack McCurry more likely he will run over it
+Mack McCurry yep, you just need a tall gate, locked, that is 20+ feet from your front door.
"Dirty it the Hell up, Clean it the best you can Which won't be good enough and That is great!" One of the best damn things I've heard in a while.
My favorite part? every video Savage goes "Wait! i got something here!" and runs to a random corner of the shop and pulls out something fucking amazing. He's the type of dude to have combobulators plumbuses and flux capacitors just fuckin' sitting around in his shop
Plumbuses, fuck yeah. Rick and morty references.
+Domenic Beall How They Do It: Plumbuses; Tested Edition
Another weathering trick... Remove a screw or two from the hinges, replace one with a mismatching...
Seroster that's a great idea. Maybe an old screw that's starting to strip
Having a screw replaced by one thats in at an angle.
HappyBeezerStudios - by Lord_Mogul maybe even some screw driver marks around where the screws are, cause people miss the mark and jam the screw driver against the box or such itself instead of getting it locked to the screw head.
Adam Savage, decades of special effects and prop making experience has access to ancient weathering techniques such as: Beating the shit out of the thing, kicking the shit out of the thing, painting the shit out of the thing
The coolest thing about this is that the instant they opened the box I imagined how it would smell after having been mistreated and then unused for an untold number of years.
Awesome.
It's amazing to see him.. in the zone. Like, so... serene. Calm.
What he describes at 18:25 about his father painting and having to stand back from his painting now and then, I totally understand that. If I've drawn a picture, I'm often really unsure whether I like it or not, at that point, I put it in a drawer or just out of view and look at it 5-10 minutes later, then I'd get a better feel. Having your face up in a project you're working on can prevent you from seeing the 'full picture', gotta step back now and then :)
Something my dad taught me when I was young was that I should flip whatever I was working on upside down for a couple minutes, then flip it right side up. You have a fresh perspective of whatever it is you're looking it. :)
My grandpa has a box from the 50s, that looks similar to this one. It contains a lot of old camera equipment. His whole house is a place to find awsome old stuff and great storys with it.
Nice! I learned to use coffee when creating treaure maps as a child.
I prefer tea for that.
Another thing I love is either a heavy mug or a glass soda bottle with the ridged contact surface. I started playing with that after looking at the tables at Hofbrau House where people would chug their beers and then slam the heavy empty mugs on the table. They hold onto your paint/coffee/grease really well.
I just watched a man ruining, and attempting to clean, a white box whilst another man was standing next to him commentating on the action for half an hour.
I don't regret a secound of it.
Adam is such a perfect example of someone truly living their dream, amazing inspiration.
I love how enthusiastic Adam is.
God Bless you Adam Savage, your level of geekiness inspires us all!!
i dont usually do large projects that require weathering but once in a while ill get into a model car or plane project and weathering always makes 9/10 of the difference in having a model that looks like a toy and a model that looks like a real shrunken vehicle, cant wait to see some new methods
Adam... you could be talking about literally the most boring thing in the world, and I think I would be fascinated just with your voice. Your passion is so strong it's contagious. I don't even enjoy crafts and model making and such, but I love these videos so much.
More One Day Builds please! It is my new favorite on UA-cam. Thanks Adam.
I saw the video of these two playing with the microscope first and totally believed that was the case it came in! Awesome job Adam!
I found out a great weathering technique by accident. When i restored a workbench i saw that they painted it almost 5 times in half a century. I was trying to sand it off for a new paintjob. But when i saw the layers of color i just kept it like it was. It still looks great!
Adam loves all kinds of cases and boxes? So he's a cat!
ElMariachi yes
Never thought of it that way. Savage Cat Industries
I just spent 30 minutes watching Adam Savage beat up a box. Time well spent.
watching these videos is relaxing to me
One of my favorite ways to weather or ding up a hard surface is to take different size of stones and hitting them with a hammer. It makes really irregular fabulous dings and scratches :)
Kind of reminds me of a coffee table I made for a customer. They wanted pine so I couldn't get my hands on reclaimed lumber so I laminated a bunch of new pine together. Then to antique it, I shoveled enough gravel into the bed of my pickup to pretty much cover the box liner (that was supposed to be non-slip but was actually slicker than new goose shit), put the table top face down, then drove around town for 4 days. Then gave it a light sand to take away the fur, then wiped it down with a damp rag mixed with black paint....then clear coated the whole thing to preserve the aging...client loved it......
I weathered some tabletops for a rustic look, I used a laundry bag full of washers, wood screws nuts, bolts and a few links of bicycle chain. It works very well and the laundry bag will sometimes leave a grid thats uneven. I would also remove one of the hinges and leave the marks from it and replace it with a different piece of hardware.
Watched a video on how to beat up a box for 30 minutes... Worth it! :D
One thing that you might enjoy, from my time in the military; I can't recall a time where we had a box like this that didn't have an inventory sheet.
I have said the same thing about those exact chip brushes for years!! Lol youre right you can get them for super cheap if you shop around, they work great and they dont lose their bristles nearly as much as other cheap brushes. especially like those plastic bristle cheap dollar store brushes! Lol I do epoxy flooring so Im sure you know where Im coming from.. Adam is a smart man!
Hope he didn't forget the underneath of the box - it'd look blindingly obvious if the weathering just stopped at the bottom
This is a real mini-masterclass. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Now let's see what a twinkie looks like under the scope. Now there's a challenge...
Adam, you are the man! I would pay money to work with you.
Tested, one of the best channels on youtube.
There was an article in Wired about them, including a list of the contents at the time he worked at ILM. No video yet, but they have been mentioned in some of the podcasts. Apparently, someone on the RPF wanted to make replicas of them, when Adam found out about the thread he posted his measurements and blueprints for them.
I love that as Adam is beating the ever loving hell out of the box with the piece of wood that he has a minor panic moment as it starts to fall over lol
This is a whole new kinda awesome for me. I feel like you could be talking about making meatballs for tomato-soup and I would be just as enthralled.
I had one of those Adam Savage 'What the hell are they doing' moments when he was beating the box lol
Fullers earth is (or was) also used for mud packs. When I was a kid, my mom used to make a paste of it and witch hazel to draw out the venom from bee stings, et cetera. 'Good old fashioned stuff!
I use black tea like Adam uses coffee. Similar effect, nice harsh tannin to mess with stuff, and you can just bounce the wet bag off a surface to make a splotch. (Smashed insect on a car hood, something splattered on a kitchen cabinet, etc.)
That point where he put the Fuller's Earth on the inside of the case and I internally screamed "AAAAHHH!! YOU'RE PUTTING OPTICAL EQUIPMENT IN THERE!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?"
I feel like replacing one of the hinges could help alot with the aging.
Imagine after decades of use the screws get lose, the hinges bend and break and some poor sod replaces them with something that doesn't fit right. Replace some screws, maybe at some corner mismatching paint to repair some defects, or some colored paint drops, filled holes, etc.
Wouldn't want the box to fall while hitting it with a piece of wood.
I build Gunpla as a hobby and I agree. Making something look pristine is waaaay tougher than making something look beaten and battered.
I'm endlessly jealous of Adam's curio cabinet...
I've always loved using coffee wethering. We had this ground coffee that I'd used constantly to age my stuff and my parents got so frustrated that they started hiding it. Ah, good times.
Hearing Adam explaining things I wait for a cut away or blueprint from myths busters
Watching a man beat a box has never been this entertaining.
if i had a nickel for every time Adam says exactly....
He would not have said it so much if Will didn't parrot everything Adam said.
exactly! haha
3rd time I've watched this video, never stops being entertaining to me.
I don't understand why though
I think a coffee mug ring on the top would be a good addition to the weathering
Back in the days when the mirror in the back was intact.
Lol, do we know what happened to that thing?
Grant Andrews I have no clue. I'm guessing furious rage.
Even though any model builder knows how to do this, just ask any movie prop person. Making new full-sized stuff look used is tougher than you'd think.
I am seriously honoured to know that Adam savage has the same level of laziness as I do when it comes to short fonts. I've been photoshopping fonts since I learned to Photoshop haha
He should have put on an unnecessary label, dirtied it, then removed it.
Varnish tends to yellow overtime, which is a look I quite like, especially when it cracks and chips.
I get a real Bob Ross feeling here ^_^ A little bit of paint here. Oeh what appears there?! Oooeeeh, aaaah :D
The weathering process is fascinating, but also kinda drives me crazy, I often find myself doing the opposite, and restoring stuff to look as close to new as possible, lol
wonder how many people here know what kerning is
W e i r d
I kn o w ri ght
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Beats up case for hours, "this looks pretty beat up... " :D
When i worked at antique store we would use these weather tricks on antique furniture all the time we called it distressing.
I love tested, and i love Adam. I must have watched all the one day builds three or four times. However.....
THAT POOR POOL TABLE!!!!!!
And I love the way Adam either ignores or totally down plays the shit the useless other guy says. It's hilarious.
Adam Savage is so god-damningly at peace with the universe. So hey! Let's just build a box, cover it in awesome, and beat the shit out of it. That's art for the self. Can't argue with that.
And the lion box never came
Still nothing lol
if someone wanted to start building things like this what would be a good place to start. something you can learn from while making it, not to expensive but still end up with something badass?
i miss the beret wearing dude he only opened his mouth when he had something interesting to say
Jamie
@@gregistopal Heard he's with Joe Rogan these days
I agree, the interviewers just get in the way with someone as interesting as Adam.
I love boxes too.
that other guy gets on my nerves so bad... his whole demeanor.. the awkward way he asks questions and comments on things and how he always has to be leaning on something
I swear, Adam Savage is the Bob Ross of props and cosplay....
New Canadian money has a transparent section - would be very cool to see under the microscope.
thank god im not the only one who LOVES boxes :P
Adam painting on the felt makes my teeth itch!
Danm! Adam works fast!
Adam - Cut back on the caffeine... or the cocaine. Whichever. I'm tired from just watching you go 1000mph.
Watch it 1/2 speed great fun
Lmao
cocaine...definitely coke...wait...no...maybe hes an Aspy?
I enjoy watching someone who is so excited about his work. You can tell he really loves what he does.
TheBigCheese
He certainly does... have to say I envy that.
His life looks pretty fun to me.
fullers earth is used in the army for binding cemical gass/liquid to the protectiv gear before undressing and sanitation
so,Adam has a life long quest for the perfect box, dont we all ;)
And thank you for the how-to!
Suggestion for cockney:
Case heat => Box fever => Beaver?
;-D
my usual weathering technique for stuff is to get just a little bit of paint on my fingers and just get it in the cracks and wipe it off and just handle the piece like I would using it.
you can take it a step further and break a part of it on purpose then fix it, you know making it obvious.
I think too many artists rush their work... I think this is an example.
adam slathers some yellow and brown paint onto the case. will-"so now youre making kind of a browny yellow there..." if adam wasnt a part of this demonstration i dont know how anyone could watch
The Bob Ross of props.
Really cool techniques to use for props and cosplay, but for things I am going to use for everyday activities I prefer to let them age and weather naturally.
Well when a well worn tool for everyday carry, hunting rifle, ect breaks and needs a replacement part, often you want it to match and not stick out. It's not just for props, it's part of a professional restoration job.
Very true
If you don't know what a "Lazy Susan" is look it up :) It's like a circular platform on a bunch of ball bearings that allows it to turn in a circular motion.
I like using instant coffee that I don’t mix super well so it gets some random darker bits
06:59 C-3PO! My god, that place is amazing.
What I personally would have done was take some coffee heavy with grounds and put it on a slow drip over the hinges and latches with a heat blower on it and leave it run for a few days and occasionally throw some fine sawdust once or twice on it and then let it all dry up.
i just subbed cuz Adam Savage is there!
Buggy + Chain Tied on that box + Desert lol.
I have this scope but I would love a case like this!
Bro how is it that I’m only now just realising that the explanation of the start of the box obsession, mentioned in the blade runner blaster box (one day build) vid, only really began here?
Where'd you get those WONDERFUL labels?
I hope he still weathered the side of the box on which it was standing on...otherwise...quite fascinating.
9:15 Is it just me or does Adam start turning into a Bob Ross of weathering a box?
If I were doing this, i would take some sort of circuit card, put it in the box and then apply way too much voltage to the card. Smell is an important part of how we connect with objects and, for this project, burnt IC chip just seems like the right smell.
adam is lookin fiiiiiine