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Blue Ceramic China with Blue Patina - Electroforming experiences

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 The color is blue!  For this project, I used a ceramic piece that I've found in the field.  I'm not a mudlarker, but everyone who find a treasure won't miss the opportunity to grab it. Instantly, when I saw that little blue sunk into the soil, I knew what it was. What I didn't know it was that I was going to collect a flower that it wasn't from a plant. I believe that everything can be electroformed, and I did. This piece of blue ceramic must be from an old plate. I don't live in a historical place, so I think it could be from the sixties. The blue color prompted me to experimenting more with patinas. In my latest video, I tested ammonia on copper, and it was a fail. But the advice of one of my subscribers was enlightening. It all came out in/(of the) blue. Supplies: Piece of ceramic Copper sheet E6000 glue Apoxie Sculpt Conductive Paint Distilled water Vinegar Ammonia Table Salt (NaCl) Rotary Tool Diamond cutting wheel Sheet metal shears Ball peen Hammer Text...

Copper Electroformed Miniature Tree

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   May 16th is a day of love for nature and especially for trees. It is the “Hug a Tree” day and for the occasion I wanted to make a miniature tree made out of copper and I used Aventurine pebbles to rese mble leaves.  Tools and material: some pruning from a tree a piece of cork  CA Glue Apoxie Sculpt Disposable Gloves Conductive Paint --------> My recipe here Aventurine UV Resin Copper Wire Liver of Sulfur Nippers Bandsaw or a Hacksaw Rotary tool Round Burrs Bit Drill press or hand drill a drill bit of the diameter of the “trunk” Silicone tool brush Balled tool Brush UV Lamp Cotton swab All the electroforming supplies https://kit.co/cuforming/electroforming-advanced-kit Plastic Container Respirator Mask Radial Bristle Brush 600 grit Radial Bristle Brush 2000 grit   From the pruning I saved last time I cleaned my Lemon Tree, I choose a branch that looked perfect to be the trunk. The nippers weren't strong enough to cut big parts, so I used my bandsaw to...