Post by spiralbound on Jun 26, 2013 19:51:50 GMT -5
Hey gang,
Inspired by DM Scotty's recent video teaching us how to craft vines and tentacles, I decided to experiment with laying thin strips of hot glue onto varying materials to text their behaviour. The results may inspire us to develop new techniques for future crafting ideas.
As DM Scotty showed us, you can lay down rows of thin strips of hot glue onto printing paper and then cut them into leaves. I did this and it works very well, thanks DM Scotty! So... what about other materials? Here are a list of materials I laid thin strips of hot glue onto and how the two materials behaved.
Aluminum foil: This worked the same as with printing paper, the hot glue bonded to the foil.
Wax paper: Again, this worked the same as with printing paper and aluminum foil. The hot glue stuck to the wax paper.
Clear plastic wrap: The hot glue bonded COMPLETELY to this material, even melting the plastic wrap a little to make a complete connection. This combined with the stretchy and deformable nature of stretch wrap may allow for some interesting techniques. I don't know how plastic wrap reacts to being painted though. Obviously, future experiments are needed.
Parchment paper: This did NOT act the same as my other experiments. The hot glue strips dried on and at first glance appeared to be acting the same as with all the other materials, BUT the hot glue strips peel off very easily, leaving no trace of itself on the parchment paper afterwards. This is definitely an interesting (and sought after) result, as it allows us to make tendrilly shapes from hot glue and then release them afterwards. Presumably, if the parchment paper were draped over a bent form, the hot glue will hold that shape when it is pulled off the parchment paper after cooling.
I'll continue conducting experiments as I think up new stuff to try. Feel free to chime in on this thread with any experiments you do. Together, I hope we can create a large group of "what happens if I do this?" style of experiments with results we can share and reference later as we are developing new techniques for crafting.
Inspired by DM Scotty's recent video teaching us how to craft vines and tentacles, I decided to experiment with laying thin strips of hot glue onto varying materials to text their behaviour. The results may inspire us to develop new techniques for future crafting ideas.
As DM Scotty showed us, you can lay down rows of thin strips of hot glue onto printing paper and then cut them into leaves. I did this and it works very well, thanks DM Scotty! So... what about other materials? Here are a list of materials I laid thin strips of hot glue onto and how the two materials behaved.
Aluminum foil: This worked the same as with printing paper, the hot glue bonded to the foil.
Wax paper: Again, this worked the same as with printing paper and aluminum foil. The hot glue stuck to the wax paper.
Clear plastic wrap: The hot glue bonded COMPLETELY to this material, even melting the plastic wrap a little to make a complete connection. This combined with the stretchy and deformable nature of stretch wrap may allow for some interesting techniques. I don't know how plastic wrap reacts to being painted though. Obviously, future experiments are needed.
Parchment paper: This did NOT act the same as my other experiments. The hot glue strips dried on and at first glance appeared to be acting the same as with all the other materials, BUT the hot glue strips peel off very easily, leaving no trace of itself on the parchment paper afterwards. This is definitely an interesting (and sought after) result, as it allows us to make tendrilly shapes from hot glue and then release them afterwards. Presumably, if the parchment paper were draped over a bent form, the hot glue will hold that shape when it is pulled off the parchment paper after cooling.
I'll continue conducting experiments as I think up new stuff to try. Feel free to chime in on this thread with any experiments you do. Together, I hope we can create a large group of "what happens if I do this?" style of experiments with results we can share and reference later as we are developing new techniques for crafting.