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 bullseye. 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 as my first attempt. Lol Also, when building the bullseye, don't
stay in one spot. You want to move around and build up more
than one. Lastly, some dippers move their 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. This method does end up working, but not always. I never figured it out. I suggest not doing it until you get comfortable
building the paint pattern first. 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 see, I dipped the bottle sideways. I realize that this technique is incorrect
after about seven failed attempts. After watching more YouTube videos and seeing
how the artist dipped tumblers, 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 want to see the results. Lol Again, the excitement of it all made me forget
I was recording, so I didn't show the bottles properly, but here's a close-up. It's not bad for my first attempt. For this next 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 worse, 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 bullseye 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 continue doing throughout the video
because I was trying to get 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! lol 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 bullseye in this one is okay, except I
should have created more than one unless you're going for a strip look, which I wasn't. This attempt is where I realized I made a
good call on giving the bottles a base coat before dipping, and as with the last three,
I dipped it on its side, which is incorrect. That was it for my first attempt. Day's had passed, and I decided to try it
again. I still didn't think to lookup more videos
to see if I could figure out what I was doing wrong. These attempts turned out worse than my first
ones did! However, I was having so much fun making a
mess. I can't even show you the results for this
one because I think I threw it away. That's how bad it turned out. lol 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, ah, don't do this. lol I'm not going to say anything. I think it speaks for itself. Moving on, I was feeling a little defeated
and 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 tumbler 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! Now, this is more like it! I was still making the mistake of not drying
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 paint again. Funnily enough, I built so many bullseyes
that the one with the gold ever made it onto the bottle. Never the less it was another great dip. Well, compared to my 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 paint again. Lol, Moving on. 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 bullseye
with red and blue. 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 the best dips, but
that was not 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 out, 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 still 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, and I named this one
bubble gum. Here's a list of dos and don'ts. 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 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 bullseye. Well, there you have it, all the ups downs,
dos, and don'ts. 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.
