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I'm so happy to hear that! I really hope you get to learn this awesome skill and find the same kind of joy it brings me! I have wanted to metalsmith for such a long time and realized that I did not need a million tools and things to be able to do it. I did start with only a few tools and since then I have found a bunch of things that can be bought at a much more palatable price than buying stuff at extraordinary prices for professional equipment. I am thinking of making a video that shows the level of intricacy you can achieve with just using the most simple tools, because a lot of the tools I have recently acquired do make things easier, but the same can be achieved with simpler tools also.

¡De nada! La receta es bastante simple y no creo en el control. Esta forma de arte puede ser accesible para muchas más personas. Ahora bien, tal vez las pinturas fabricadas profesionalmente podrían funcionar mejor, pero al menos esto puede darle a alguien la oportunidad de comenzar a aprender a electroformar sin necesidad de gastar tanto al principio. Hopefully the google translate did not butcher my comment too badly but here is the English for comparison :) You are very welcome! The recipe is quite simple and I do not believe in gatekeeping. This art form can be accessible to so many more people. Now maybe professionally made paints could work better, but at least this can give someone the chance to start learning to Electroform without needing to spend so much in the beginng.

You are very welcome 😁

I tend to only wait 2-4 hours in between coats unless I am working on something super large that needs a heavier layer of conductive paint then I give it a longer time between coats. When I have fully finished all of my coats of conductive paint then I usually leave everything to dry for 24 hours or at least overnight before I throw it into the bath to electroform. This ensures that everything is fully dry and won't come off in your bath and contaminate it in any way. Thanks for asking! I hope that answers your question :)

Ok-I made this-only did one coat and it is not electroforming nearly as fast as my bought paints….probably need a 2nd coat. Thanks!

And-I seal my leaves and it was beading up on my leaves…it wouldn’t stick…I mixed it 50/50 too.

Thanks!!! 😁

I sweat solder copper in the same way you would silver. I take my copper solder and heat it up until it melts into a puddle on the piece I want to solder onto something else. I then take that piece that has the melted solder on it and put it onto the metal that I want to solder it to and heat everything up evenly and apply some pressure with my solder pick until I feel the two pieces "stick" together. I will make a more in depth video about this eventually as I get better with the technique. I also bought some cheap copper solder off of amazon. I have it linked on my material video. I will try the solder from rio eventually too.

Thank you so much! :) I'm always super happy to see these comments. Makes all the work I put into these videos worth it!

Thank you!!! My cats love making guest appearances in my videos!

Thank you! I wanted to make that progress to show what it looks like when you first start learning something new because so many people forget that in the beginning.

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that. This has definitely been a challenge and I absolutely love learning how to metalsmith but it can be super frustrating at times. I did learn very quickly that I have to slow down and really have patience with the metal. I am super happy with my progress and making this video really made me see it because I did not think I had progressed that much yet. :)

I am so glad!! :) I love teaching this art form! It feels like on of those lost ones where the knowledge is not found as easily.

What brand do you use? I specifically use the Protecta Clear which I have linked. That does need a cure time of at least 24 hours although I usually allow my pieces to dry without disturbing them for 48-72 hours to allow the coating to fully cure and not get marred or cloudy from handling. If you are using protecta clear or any other type of clear coating is it newer or has it been sitting a long time? I have run into an issue with my Protecta Clear that after using it for over three years it started to turn cloudy and a weird color due to the age and I was getting to the end of the can. After getting a brand new one I had no issues again! Hope that helps :)

@@crystalforged Thank you much

Hahah I love this! Luckily I have my own home but I still need to clean up the mess before my boyfriend thinks something exploded in the craft room LOL! I Let me know if this works for you! I have never tried the india ink and graphite so I'm curious on what works better.

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you loved the video!

Thank you!! I hope you found it useful! Being able to DIY this stuff is the best and lets so many more people try this art form!

That's so awesome! I hope you get to teach new students about electroforming/plating. Its such a unique art form and when I was learning it there was almost no videos on YT about it! I will continue to make little tutorials for electroforming along my metalsmithing content :)

posiblemente, con el agua distilado.

Thanks so much! I love organizing my workspace and it has changed so many times, but its a fun process to get it just right! I'm glad this gave you some ideas :) Good luck with your new setup!

Thanks! I hope this video was helpful for you! I have more recently posted my own DIY conductive Paint recipe that may be helpful as well! :) I love being able to share this unique artform with everyone.

Hi! The Protective layer is a clear liquid called Protecta-Clear that prevents the copper from oxidizing and keeps it shiny. I do occasionally use it to protect the crystals as well if it’s a crystal that can get damaged more easily or especially for rings where the crystals would see the most wear. Thank you so much :)

@@crystalforged thank you so much 😀

I have definitely felt the learning curve in this process compared to most thing I have taught myself. I learned the hard way that solder flows toward the heat and to not just heat the solder which will just turn into a little ball. I am definitely still learning but I have made some progress and I will be starting with silver now! :) Good luck with your metalsmithing journey. I hope you have fun with it too!

Thank you so much!! I actually just filmed my DIY graphite paint recipe and that will be the video being posted tomorrow at 6PM! I hope it helps you :) I am planning on doing a waste video, but I am also waiting until I have some waste built up as I have been focused on learning to metalsmith lately and not as much on my electroforming work.

Hola, tengo subtítulos activados para todos mis videos, pero RUclips me advierte que pueden tardar algún tiempo en aparecer. Espero que aparezcan en el vídeo para ti. Gracias por ver :) - Disculpas si hay algún error de traducción ya que estoy usando el traductor de Google.

¡Muchas gracias!

Thank you! I am so glad the video was helpful :) My editing app updated to a new version recently and since then I have had a slight issue with the loudness of my music so I am glad it did not bother you :)

You're so welcome! I am still just learning myself but I thought it would be a fun way to show everyone what the learning process looks like!

Thank you!

Yes I believe you should be able to use air dry clay with no problem. You just want to make sure that every inch of air dry clay is either covered in the graphite paint or sealed to prevent the solution from eating it away.

Thanks! :)

Thank you so much! I'm glad the videos are helpful!

Hi! I have had this printer for about a year now and so far I haven't had any issues with it. I am not a super super heavy user of the printer but it does get used several times a week and other than user errors where I forget to change the paper type I never really have any problems with it. I have never used a canon printer so I can't compare, but I did have many HP printers over the years and always had issue with the print heads after about two years. So far I am planning on sticking with these Epson printers as I have had the best experience so far. If that ever changes I will absolutely be making a video about it.