Fun With Hydro Dipping _ Bottle Art _ Bottle Craft

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This is episode two of off the art or back to the drawing board .

And as you can see by the title , today's episode is on Hydro Dipping .

For those who don't know what hydro dipping is .

It's an art technique where you take some paint and you put them on top of some more and you take an object and you dip that into the water .

It hopes to create some sort of a marbly pattern on your piece .

This technique has been around for years , but over the recent years , it's become quite popular on youtube and I've been dying to try it ever since the first time I saw it , there are different paints and styles you can use with this technique .

But I wanna try the one with spray paint and a big old bucket of water .

People dip all kinds of objects into the water , but of course , I'll be dipping wine bottles .

I attempted this technique about four times because I wasn't gonna give up until I got it .

And it was super fun before attempting it .

I did do my research on youtube to see if anybody else had tried it on bottles so that I can learn and take the proper steps .

At first , I only found one other person who tried it on bottles .

I took some notes and added some of my own ideas that I thought would help the process .

I then watched a bunch of other videos , gathered my notes and came up with a game plan .

Let's get into it for my first attempt .

My game plan was to prime three bottles as an artist .

I almost always prime my canvas unless the project I'm working on doesn't require it .

If you're taking notes , this turned out to be a do once they were dry , it was time to dip them , but I decided to fill them with water beforehand .

It was another one of my ideas .

I didn't see anyone else do this and I knew it would eliminate the buoyancy problem doing this would prevent the bottle from wanting to come back up when dipping .

It turned out to be another great idea .

But I learned I had to take one more step .

If I did this , using white pink and gold , I started to build my bull's eye .

Here are my suggestions when doing this , hold two cans at once .

It is faster and prevents the paint from drying , start with regular paints and get to learn the technique first .

The metallic paints are for the advanced how bold of me to try it on my first attempt .

Also , when building the bull's eye , don't stay in one spot .

You want to move around and build up more than one lastly .

Some dippers move the paint around and some don't .

I decided to try it .

And as you can see it was a big fat fail .

That is not what you want your paints to end up as if your paint starts to look like this .

Don't dip the bottle , clean it up and start again .

You'll see the difference .

As I go , a part of me knew it was going to turn out a mess , but I was eager to try it .

As you can see , I dipped the bottle sideways .

I realized this technique is incorrect .

After about seven failed attempts .

After watching more youtube videos and seeing how the artist dipped tumbler .

I quickly realized my mistake .

After dipping , you have to make sure to clear all the paint from the top of the water .

Before lifting the bottle out .

I do end up ruining a few of my bottles by not taking my time on this step .

What can I say ?

I'm like a child when it comes to art .

I get so excited and I want to see the end result .

Here's a close up .

It's not bad for my first attempt for this attempt .

I tried moving the spray paint differently this time , I had the right idea but still not the best technique .

I kept pushing the dry paint back to the middle , moving the paint to the edges and allowing the wet spots to expand and create that marble pattern is exactly what I wanted .

But I dipped it horizontally , which is incorrect , not the worst , but it had thick spots of paint throughout the bottle .

Also due to the improper dipping technique , part of it didn't get painted .

Another thing you can see that shouldn't be there unless you like that look is the spots .

Those spots are a result of filling the bottles with water and failing to dry the outside before dipping them .

I didn't catch on to that until my last attempt .

This bull's eye is a great example of what you should strive for .

If I had correctly dipped this bottle , I would have had my first successful dip , but sadly , I ruined a lot more before coming to the realization .

This action right here is a huge mistake .

One that I continued doing throughout the video because I was trying to get the paint on the side that wasn't getting any do not lift the bottle back up in hopes of fixing the design .

Let it go .

I was still proud of this one .

As I knew I was showing progress , I got so excited .

I wanted to try it again , but I had only prepped three bottles .

I decided to dip a clear bottle to see what would happen .

The bull's eye in this one is ok , except I should have created more than one unless you're going for a striped look , which I wasn't .

This attempt is where I realized I made a good call on giving the bottles of Base Coke before dipping .

And as with the last three , I dipped it on its side , which is incorrect .

And that was it for my first attempt , days had passed and I decided to try it again .

I still didn't think to look up more videos to see if I could figure out what I was doing wrong .

This attempt turned out worse than my first one did .

However , I was having so much fun making a mess .

Jo oh my gosh , this has been something else .

I had the bright idea to dip another bottle in the leftover paint because it looked like the pattern I was so desperately trying to achieve .

Yeah .

Uh Don't do this .

I , I'm not gonna say anything .

I , I think it speaks for itself moving on .

I was feeling a little defeated and I decided to jump back on youtube and watch some more videos .

It didn't even take two minutes for me to figure it out .

I clicked on a Tumblr dipping video and when I saw her dip it into the water , I quickly realized my mistake .

I was super excited because I felt there was hope for me yet .

I tried it again but in my excitement .

I still made some mistakes .

I primed them but forgot to fill this one with water .

But at least you get to see what happens when you don't fill it .

And even though I didn't take that step , I finally got the results I was looking for .

Hey , hey , there we go .

Yes .

Now this is more like it .

I was still making the mistake of not drawing the outside of the bottle before dipping it .

But I do figure it out .

Now that I knew the correct dipping technique .

I was anxious to try some more .

I was so excited .

I got bold and tried it with the metallic paints again .

Funnily enough .

I build so many bull's eyes that the one with the gold never even made it onto the bottle .

Nevertheless , it was another great dip .

Well , compared to the previous attempts , I still had some tweaks to make .

Also , as you can see , my excitement caused me to make mistakes .

I already knew not to make , do not lift the bottle until the water is clear .

Can we not talk about this one ?

I tried dipping it in the leftover pan again .

No , moving along .

This bottle was the last of this attempt .

I wanted to try a patriotic look and I was ready to try it on a big bottle .

I primed it with white and created the bull's eye with red and blue .

No , don't , don't come back up .

Don't come back up .

And when my sister said those words , it made me think of the process .

I was so caught up in learning the correct dipping technique to achieve that pattern .

I neglected to put thought into what was creating those dots .

It finally dawned on me that it was the water from when I filled them .

I went home and decided to go back and try it one last time with all that I had learned , I felt more confident .

So I prepped various size bottles and used different colored bases .

I even got fancy and used metallics and this time I made sure to dry off all the water droplets before dipping .

I thought I had one of my best tips , but that wasn't the case .

However , no more spots on the bottle .

It was a windy day and I was having trouble spraying directly into the bin .

I don't know if that had anything to do with it , but I moved my seat to face the way the wind was blowing and that seemed to help from here on now .

I got into my zone and created some of the best patterns of this entire experience .

Well , my crafty fam , what do you think ?

Did they come out off the arts or do I need to go back to the drawing board ?

These bottles came out way more extravagant than I expected .

This one in particular is gorgeous .

Using the metallics as a base was the way to go .

Those turned out to be my favorite ones .

I had so much fun making these .

I hope this encourages you to get out of your comfort zones and try new techniques without being afraid of the results .

I call this one lava .

Here is a list of dos and don't do prime your piece .

Fill the bottle with water .

Make sure the outside of the bottle is dry before dipping and make sure to dip it vertically while you twist , don't dip the bottle horizontally , lift the bottle back up while you're dipping , take the bottle out until you've completely cleared the top .

And lastly , don't reuse a bull's eye .

Really don't .

Well , there you have it all the ups downs dos and don't , I had so much fun with this art technique and I highly recommend it at the very least .

I hope this video inspires you to try any new art style you've been hesitant about trying just as long as you remember to have fun , be creative and make a mess .

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