I thought this video was super interesting since it's the first I've seen of someone using an ultra-black paint but actually showing just how dark it is using a video scope, microscope, and...
I thought this video was super interesting since it's the first I've seen of someone using an ultra-black paint but actually showing just how dark it is using a video scope, microscope, and comparing it to color calibration charts. All the other videos I've seen where people use these paints have mentioned it being impossible to show how black they really are on screen, which is true, but this is the first to actually make it much clearer just how much blacker they actually are.
The story and flipbook animation itself was also beautiful, IMO, and hit especially close to home for me as someone who suffers from panic disorder.
Really interesting video for both the technical aspects and the personal element. One thing that surprised me is how delicate the paint is, how easily he scratched it off and how even lightly...
Really interesting video for both the technical aspects and the personal element. One thing that surprised me is how delicate the paint is, how easily he scratched it off and how even lightly handling the final flipbook smudged his fingers. Now I understand more why the applications of these super-dark paints are largely in outer space… they’re too fragile for the wear and tear down here.
I wonder what would happen if Andy laminated the flipbook pages. Would it still look impressively black in person, or would the reflectivity of the film ruin the whole effect? Could you even laminate a texture like that without destroying it in the process?
Yeah, I had never seen the paint under a microscope before, so seeing the texture of it under one really surprised me. In retrospect it makes total sense though, and I should have guessed that was...
Yeah, I had never seen the paint under a microscope before, so seeing the texture of it under one really surprised me. In retrospect it makes total sense though, and I should have guessed that was a major reason why the reflectance was so low! I suspect laminating or topcoating it would ruin the effect though, unless it was a similarly non-reflective matte finish, which would probably require similar texturing. :P
p.s. There are probably far more stable varieties of similar kinds of paint being used for aerospace applications. But the one in the video is a consumer grade acrylic though, which probably explains why it's so fragile, and can be damaged so easily.
I thought this video was super interesting since it's the first I've seen of someone using an ultra-black paint but actually showing just how dark it is using a video scope, microscope, and comparing it to color calibration charts. All the other videos I've seen where people use these paints have mentioned it being impossible to show how black they really are on screen, which is true, but this is the first to actually make it much clearer just how much blacker they actually are.
The story and flipbook animation itself was also beautiful, IMO, and hit especially close to home for me as someone who suffers from panic disorder.
This was super cool for both the explanation and demonstration of the black and the flip book itself.
Ty!
YVW. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Really interesting video for both the technical aspects and the personal element. One thing that surprised me is how delicate the paint is, how easily he scratched it off and how even lightly handling the final flipbook smudged his fingers. Now I understand more why the applications of these super-dark paints are largely in outer space… they’re too fragile for the wear and tear down here.
I wonder what would happen if Andy laminated the flipbook pages. Would it still look impressively black in person, or would the reflectivity of the film ruin the whole effect? Could you even laminate a texture like that without destroying it in the process?
Yeah, I had never seen the paint under a microscope before, so seeing the texture of it under one really surprised me. In retrospect it makes total sense though, and I should have guessed that was a major reason why the reflectance was so low! I suspect laminating or topcoating it would ruin the effect though, unless it was a similarly non-reflective matte finish, which would probably require similar texturing. :P
p.s. There are probably far more stable varieties of similar kinds of paint being used for aerospace applications. But the one in the video is a consumer grade acrylic though, which probably explains why it's so fragile, and can be damaged so easily.