This is a video I shot a couple of weeks ago and mentioned during a photo challenge, @meristele asked to see the video so here it is. Me making my friend's wedding rings. I do these for...
This is a video I shot a couple of weeks ago and mentioned during a photo challenge, @meristele asked to see the video so here it is. Me making my friend's wedding rings. I do these for non-friends as well, it just so happened that a friend is getting married next month and asked me to make some rings.
Any questions on process - either video making or ring making - or anything else, please just ask.
This was great and a bunch of your other videos look really interesting as well, especially the Japanese pottery repair which I am going to watch right now. Subscribed! p.s. Even though you did...
This was great and a bunch of your other videos look really interesting as well, especially the Japanese pottery repair which I am going to watch right now. Subscribed!
p.s. Even though you did jewelry, this video really reminded me of ClickSpring (an amazing clock maker) which is one of my favorite channels.
Thanks, that's really nice of you to say. I love Chris's videos even though I don't think I could ever fab stuff to quite the degree of accuracy that he does. The opening shot, with the layout...
Thanks, that's really nice of you to say. I love Chris's videos even though I don't think I could ever fab stuff to quite the degree of accuracy that he does.
The opening shot, with the layout fluid and calipers, was absolutely me channelling Clickspring.
Thanks. It was edited on KDenlive which is free and available for all platforms. It's not as powerful as some editors (eg Cinelerra or Premiere) but it's good enough for a lot of stuff. Including...
Thanks. It was edited on KDenlive which is free and available for all platforms. It's not as powerful as some editors (eg Cinelerra or Premiere) but it's good enough for a lot of stuff. Including almost all of my needs.
I'd like a keyframable time-adjustment plugin so I can smoothly ramp up and down timelapse effects, and I really want better text handling but neither of those are currently available. For no money I'm not complaining, of course! After Effects will do the job but I don't run Windows or MacOS and even if I did I can't afford it. I've heard that Natron is good at that kind of thing but I honestly can't get anything out of it. You know how sometimes you open some software and it's utterly opaque to you? That's me with node-based compositors, apparently. Maybe one day I'll put some more time into it.
I haven't, but I would like to because it looks really nice. Budget is a concern though - a copy of Resolve costs about the same as I make from YouTube over 18 months! I don't really do it for the...
I haven't, but I would like to because it looks really nice. Budget is a concern though - a copy of Resolve costs about the same as I make from YouTube over 18 months!
I don't really do it for the money, it's mostly just for fun (there is a marketing aspect too), but that also means I don't have a lot to spend on Stuff. If it was a legit business thing then it would be worth it but I just don't get much in the way of return on my investment - which is currently mostly time - although getting upskilled on video editing is probably the most useful part of these projects right now. I do have a couple of ideas for YouTube channels which I think has legs as a potential money-maker but that involves me getting a rig for shooting in VR and they're expensive.
I use the free version of resolve and I absolutely love it. The interface makes much more sense to me than Adobe. And the paid version isn't really necessary unless you need to render in 4k, or...
I use the free version of resolve and I absolutely love it. The interface makes much more sense to me than Adobe. And the paid version isn't really necessary unless you need to render in 4k, or need more advanced stabilization features. (The free version actually comes with some pretty decent stabilization already.) And in the most recent version, they started integrating their 3d compositing software, fusion. It's node based, and a steep learning curve, but very similar capabilities to after effects.
VR stuff will hopefully get a bit cheaper as it gains momentum, but it definitely helps being ahead of that curve when establishing a new channel.
Youtube is the best, honestly. I'm not saying that to get you to watch my videos on casting, because there really are only two or three of which this is probably the best, but look around, there's...
Youtube is the best, honestly. I'm not saying that to get you to watch my videos on casting, because there really are only two or three of which this is probably the best, but look around, there's tonnes of useful stuff out there. At least, that's what works best for me - I like to see things being done rather than just read about them.
Best thing to do really is get your hands dirty. Grab a torch, some metal, some firebrick and your choice of mould and get melting. You're going to mess up a lot, like with learning anything, but it's a fairly lossless process in terms of resources (if not time!) and doing it is really the only way to learn. Also it is fun.
I'm definitely a visual/tactile learner so that makes sense to me. And your videos are very well put together, so I'll be happy to watch through them. I'll be doing some glass tutorials soon,...
I'm definitely a visual/tactile learner so that makes sense to me. And your videos are very well put together, so I'll be happy to watch through them.
I'll be doing some glass tutorials soon, starting with a technique I use for eyeball irises, and an overview of borosilicate color. If you have any interest in learning glass related stuff, let me know! I'm taking requests.
But yea, there's definitely a little bit of equipment overlap that I'm hoping to put to use. My torch burns hot enough to melt just about anything shy of carbon. I also have a copper electroforming setup, although I haven't used it in a while and probably need to freshen up my acid bath.
I'm also very open to doing collaborations. If you could use glass for any of your projects, let me know.
This is a video I shot a couple of weeks ago and mentioned during a photo challenge, @meristele asked to see the video so here it is. Me making my friend's wedding rings. I do these for non-friends as well, it just so happened that a friend is getting married next month and asked me to make some rings.
Any questions on process - either video making or ring making - or anything else, please just ask.
This was great and a bunch of your other videos look really interesting as well, especially the Japanese pottery repair which I am going to watch right now. Subscribed!
p.s. Even though you did jewelry, this video really reminded me of ClickSpring (an amazing clock maker) which is one of my favorite channels.
Thanks, that's really nice of you to say. I love Chris's videos even though I don't think I could ever fab stuff to quite the degree of accuracy that he does.
The opening shot, with the layout fluid and calipers, was absolutely me channelling Clickspring.
Very impressive. What editing software was used?
Thanks. It was edited on KDenlive which is free and available for all platforms. It's not as powerful as some editors (eg Cinelerra or Premiere) but it's good enough for a lot of stuff. Including almost all of my needs.
I'd like a keyframable time-adjustment plugin so I can smoothly ramp up and down timelapse effects, and I really want better text handling but neither of those are currently available. For no money I'm not complaining, of course! After Effects will do the job but I don't run Windows or MacOS and even if I did I can't afford it. I've heard that Natron is good at that kind of thing but I honestly can't get anything out of it. You know how sometimes you open some software and it's utterly opaque to you? That's me with node-based compositors, apparently. Maybe one day I'll put some more time into it.
Have you tried out resolve at all?
I haven't, but I would like to because it looks really nice. Budget is a concern though - a copy of Resolve costs about the same as I make from YouTube over 18 months!
I don't really do it for the money, it's mostly just for fun (there is a marketing aspect too), but that also means I don't have a lot to spend on Stuff. If it was a legit business thing then it would be worth it but I just don't get much in the way of return on my investment - which is currently mostly time - although getting upskilled on video editing is probably the most useful part of these projects right now. I do have a couple of ideas for YouTube channels which I think has legs as a potential money-maker but that involves me getting a rig for shooting in VR and they're expensive.
I use the free version of resolve and I absolutely love it. The interface makes much more sense to me than Adobe. And the paid version isn't really necessary unless you need to render in 4k, or need more advanced stabilization features. (The free version actually comes with some pretty decent stabilization already.) And in the most recent version, they started integrating their 3d compositing software, fusion. It's node based, and a steep learning curve, but very similar capabilities to after effects.
VR stuff will hopefully get a bit cheaper as it gains momentum, but it definitely helps being ahead of that curve when establishing a new channel.
That was awesome! Subbed and looking forward to more!
I've been meaning to get into some bronze casting at some point. Any resources you'd recommend?
Youtube is the best, honestly. I'm not saying that to get you to watch my videos on casting, because there really are only two or three of which this is probably the best, but look around, there's tonnes of useful stuff out there. At least, that's what works best for me - I like to see things being done rather than just read about them.
Best thing to do really is get your hands dirty. Grab a torch, some metal, some firebrick and your choice of mould and get melting. You're going to mess up a lot, like with learning anything, but it's a fairly lossless process in terms of resources (if not time!) and doing it is really the only way to learn. Also it is fun.
I'm definitely a visual/tactile learner so that makes sense to me. And your videos are very well put together, so I'll be happy to watch through them.
I'll be doing some glass tutorials soon, starting with a technique I use for eyeball irises, and an overview of borosilicate color. If you have any interest in learning glass related stuff, let me know! I'm taking requests.
But yea, there's definitely a little bit of equipment overlap that I'm hoping to put to use. My torch burns hot enough to melt just about anything shy of carbon. I also have a copper electroforming setup, although I haven't used it in a while and probably need to freshen up my acid bath.
I'm also very open to doing collaborations. If you could use glass for any of your projects, let me know.