Love all your work!! I’m working on a ton of custom painted sports card frames with different designs and colors to match the color of card. These vids help me to stay inspired! 🙏🏼 I had a question about marketing and sales techniques. What did you do starting out and is there anything you wish you knew earlier on in your journey? Anything would help. I’m thinking Etsy and Facebook market place to start?
Great idea! I started out painting and airbrushing motorcycles. When I started with tumblers I had some previous clients each bring me their whole Christmas list to make his gifts - a one-stop-shop for their entire Christmas list. One thing would be to not wait until people come to you with requests like this, but rather YOU think of creative ways to market to people, friends, family in which you solve a problem for them (i.e. picking out and buying gifts for people can be really hard, challenging, and frustrating). Always be studying whatever it is that you are looking at and why it is appealing to you, and how can you incorporate that into what you do. You may reach out to 100 and only get 5, but knock those 5 out and keep going!
The tumblers you make are awesome 👌 your videos and the way you talk just show how invested you are in helping others achieve a design that could be normally out of their comfort zone...your videos are informative, entertaining and so very helpful please don't ever change..your awesome 👌
I did a similar technique but used cardstock and created full lines of scales. I wanted the texture that the cardstock offers but didn't want to glue the scales on one by one. I haven't epoxied it yet but so far it looks freaking awesome!
You can also get chameleon micro flake, powder, paint, etc from sherwin Williams auto pain division or I'm sure hobby paint shops. But maybe cheaper via volumn since it's for automotive. I had my Camaro stock red sprayed over with the chameleon micro flake before it came out for the public and it was awesome. Now that was like 20+ years ago, lol.
my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your beloved Rustoleum Etching Primer. May your hearts heal quickly so you can make more awesome videos like this one soon...minus the snafu with the ghetto Lucille.
What a great shortcut! Thank you for sharing this time saving technique. The tumbler turned out fantastic. I'm heading over to your website to buy the templates. God bless you and your family, Taylor.
This is awesome I love it very nice colors but not my style ive done work on my tumbler with what i wanted on the front but wanting to put something on the back I just don't know what
Awesome brother. Love the colors. Yes, those are small containers but very little goes a long way when mixing in resin specially when applying on black background. Good job
As you were swinging it I was yelling in my head, Nooooooo! LoL It worked in the medieval times and Walking Dead times, and apparently in 2021 as well... 😉
Funny I ordered some of the color shift micas too and when I got it was like what the!? How is that so small!? Lol I’m glad it goes far, I did learn that with a brush it goes really far( I use a fluffy make up brush) beautiful tumbler and your right so simple! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Another one to add to my list of techniques to try!
You are wayyyy to funny. I love this idea it's so much easier than the other. I don't have the patients for the repetition of each scale. 😊 Can't wait to try.
This is NO JOKE - Ive done scales before and they take FOREVER. I tried this last night at it was done in a snap. Duncan you're BRILLIANT I made a beautiful Snakeskin with green powder. When I Spray sealed my powders it did saturate them They changed from a soft green to an metalic emerald. I'm not bad about it...it looks amazing but I'm curious why this happened to me and not to you?
That's awesome, I would love to see it - tag me if you post it on Instagram. As far as the color change, could be beacuse of different brand micas, or maybe sprayed too heavy as opposed to 2 or 3 light coats
I love this! I’ve been wanting to make a dragon tumbler for my nephew(school mascot) but the placing each scale one at a time has stopped me. I just bought Eye Candy Pearls mica powder off Amazon for an alligator scale tumbler. 50g jar for $15.99. They have tons of colors to choose from.
I knew there had to be an easier way to get this look. Leave it to Taylor to let us in on the secret! LOL. Beautiful tumbler, man. Thanks for sharing. 💜 Now share the secret on how to deal with the humid weather that’s giving everyone fits with pits in our epoxy. 🤦🏼♀️😂
That is absolutely amazing!!!!! I have wanted to do a dragon scale too but no way I was putting it on one scale at a time. Can't wait to try it!!! ... have a told you lately that I love you!!! 😅🤣
Oh my gosh! Was that Johnny Depp at 5:16? Tooo funny! Excellent video sir! Your channel is so fun to watch! Edit: Those color shift pigments are PERFECT! Love them!
Hahahaha I forgot to attach the scales together in design space so it printed to sheets of giant scales and i was looking at them cross eyed going how do i put this together. I love the design, thank you!😁
Oh man that will be so much easier! Check out Rust-Oleum Imagine Color Shift spray paint. There's a gorgeous turquoise color shift one that gives this effect. (But takes away from the satisfying rubby rub on the cup.)
OMGoooodness that is absotootley Fantabulous 🐉so wanted to do one of these but the thought of those scales “one by one” NOPE🤯thank you for the perfect “dragon scale hack”🙌🏻🐉🎉‼️
I love it... You totally crack me up 😂 I love watching your tutorials Have you done a fabric tumbler? I can't find a tutorial on that 😔 and if you haven't, you NEED to 😉
RIP Poor Primer - it was such a beautiful can. Made wonderful things and spread happiness and joy..... Ok enough crying.... I love this tumbler very much. Chameleon powders are hard for me to find as well in quantity that is - I love your tumble base stand! I NEEEED one.... XOXO TAY
This is what I was using as my tumbler stand: The Original PenPal! (use code DUNCAN20): www.etsy.com/listing/956085465/the-original-penpal-3d-printed-glitter?ref=search_recently_viewed-1&pro=1
I did a tumbler and there is a little tiny place on it that didn't get any epoxy and you can see down to the spray paint. Do I have to strip it or can I just put another coat on to cover that spot up? I sure hope it's possible because I hate the thought of stripping it. I'm a newbie to all this and want to make sure I do things right.
Love all your work!! I’m working on a ton of custom painted sports card frames with different designs and colors to match the color of card. These vids help me to stay inspired! 🙏🏼 I had a question about marketing and sales techniques. What did you do starting out and is there anything you wish you knew earlier on in your journey? Anything would help. I’m thinking Etsy and Facebook market place to start?
Great idea! I started out painting and airbrushing motorcycles. When I started with tumblers I had some previous clients each bring me their whole Christmas list to make his gifts - a one-stop-shop for their entire Christmas list. One thing would be to not wait until people come to you with requests like this, but rather YOU think of creative ways to market to people, friends, family in which you solve a problem for them (i.e. picking out and buying gifts for people can be really hard, challenging, and frustrating). Always be studying whatever it is that you are looking at and why it is appealing to you, and how can you incorporate that into what you do. You may reach out to 100 and only get 5, but knock those 5 out and keep going!
The tumblers you make are awesome 👌 your videos and the way you talk just show how invested you are in helping others achieve a design that could be normally out of their comfort zone...your videos are informative, entertaining and so very helpful please don't ever change..your awesome 👌
YESSSS! I want to give people the confidence to go for it!! Even if they fail, that is progress towards improving as an artist!!
Agreed!! It's great learning easy ways from you!! And I don't feel as intimidated after your videos!
I did a similar technique but used cardstock and created full lines of scales. I wanted the texture that the cardstock offers but didn't want to glue the scales on one by one. I haven't epoxied it yet but so far it looks freaking awesome!
Awesome!! Now I have to write "Matte Cleare" on my can
😂😂
RUclips needs a wow button! I am def going to make one of these!
Ah yeaaah! Great idea! W😯W‼
Drizzle Dizzle Dragon.....LOVEEE ITTTT
need a picture as Snoop as a dragon🤔🤣
I APPRECIATE all that you share with us crafters/designers❤️
My pleasure!!
You couldn’t have posted this 2 months ago before I placed 132 scales by hand?? 😅🤣 I LOVE THIS!! Thank you!!
Oh wow lol! I'll try to work on my timing better😂
Not coming back from the salon, but covered in sprinkle-dinkles!
She might have some scratches but she still a baddie!
You can also get chameleon micro flake, powder, paint, etc from sherwin Williams auto pain division or I'm sure hobby paint shops. But maybe cheaper via volumn since it's for automotive. I had my Camaro stock red sprayed over with the chameleon micro flake before it came out for the public and it was awesome. Now that was like 20+ years ago, lol.
my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your beloved Rustoleum Etching Primer. May your hearts heal quickly so you can make more awesome videos like this one soon...minus the snafu with the ghetto Lucille.
🤣🤣🤣
I have a 30 oz half done with individual scales from 2 years ago. ... May try this one!!! 🤣🤣
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Wowzer!!! Going to try this
Belinda
Thank you. I've done the one by one scales. This would make it easier. Thank you for sharing. I love the micas.
😉👍
I love this! Thanks for sharing! I'm making a GOT tumbler for my friend. This will definitely save me some time.
You can also use eye shadow for mica powder.
cool
Stunningly amazing! Love, love, LOVE this tumbler!!! Great job!!👏👏👏
Thank you!
That tumbler is just gorgeous! you always have such nifty tricks!
😎👍
I love watching these videos! Your excitement makes it fun to watch and learn
Thank you!
Whoa. You slayed that tumbler. No pun intended. Wow. 😲
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Wow!! That is gorgeous!!
I love this version way better than doing it the other way
Love this so much better than using cardstock! Gorgeous!! TFS!
And I was one of those who made a video of a dragon scale cup by laying each scale one by one lol this is sooooo much easier badass!💯
Thanks!👍💥👊 You have good patience
This cup is beautiful
This is such a good idea! Thank you for the templates, I am going to get them! My daughter will love this!!!
I gave this to my mom for her birthday - she loves dragons!
What a great shortcut! Thank you for sharing this time saving technique. The tumbler turned out fantastic. I'm heading over to your website to buy the templates. God bless you and your family, Taylor.
Awesome! Thank you for your support & God Bless!!
I love your videos. You not only crack me up, i learn some cool stuff!
😉👍
Super sick! Smartest way I've seen so far too!
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This is awesome I love it very nice colors but not my style ive done work on my tumbler with what i wanted on the front but wanting to put something on the back I just don't know what
Awesome brother. Love the colors. Yes, those are small containers but very little goes a long way when mixing in resin specially when applying on black background. Good job
And next time I think I would use less as an accent to the edges and scratches👍
Can we have a moment of silence for my can of Rustoleum Etching primer.
R.I.P. 😭
As you were swinging it I was yelling in my head, Nooooooo!
LoL
It worked in the medieval times and Walking Dead times, and apparently in 2021 as well...
😉
🤣🤣🤣
That's what happens when you play with Lucille! 🤣
Pretty awesome, you seem to always find short cut's and make it look so much easier! Love the tumbler😍
I knew that ghetto Lucille was gonna cause you nothing but pain!!
Such a pretty tumbler! Love it.
That turned out AWESOME!!! Keep up the gr8 videos!!!
Mother of Dragons decal needed. 🤗. Really cool.
ahhh yeah!
OMGosh! Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Love it! I need this cup in my life.
I don't make tumblers but I love watching your videos 😂❤️
W😳W! This is beyond an accurate description! It makes me want to do tumblers soooo bad! Always impressed!
Go for it!!😉👍
Nice - love how easy you made it with the vinyl scales, I have a bunch of mica powders from doing handmade soaps so totally doing this!
Awesome!!
Funny I ordered some of the color shift micas too and when I got it was like what the!? How is that so small!? Lol I’m glad it goes far, I did learn that with a brush it goes really far( I use a fluffy make up brush) beautiful tumbler and your right so simple! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Another one to add to my list of techniques to try!
Awesome!!😉👍💥👊
Love it! And you're right we don't want him to look like he just came from the salon! 🤣😂
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I live for your DIY videos.... I follow u on every social media site u are on
Wow thanks a ton!!!🙌
This is so badass looking!!🤩 Love it!
Hahahaha the beginning had me rolling 😂
Absolute EPIC cup!!!! Creativity just POURS from you!!!
😂🙌
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Oh wow!!! 🤩 This is awesome!! Always so informative!! Plus... you crack me up🤣🤣
Thanks!!!
A really nice effect. I like how you did the vinyl. So much easier. The colors came out great too! :)
Thanks!
@@DuncanCustomAirbrush You're so welcome. I always enjoy your videos. :)
Beautiful!!
Dude. You are hilarious. I’m binge watching your channel. I am in bed with a hurt hip. I have been laughing my butt off. Thanks
LOL thanks!! And hope your hip and butt get better!!
You are the man!!!! This is a great tutorial!!!! Love it!!!
Thank you!!
You are wayyyy to funny. I love this idea it's so much easier than the other. I don't have the patients for the repetition of each scale. 😊 Can't wait to try.
Dude.... you are the best! I love your videos!
This is NO JOKE - Ive done scales before and they take FOREVER. I tried this last night at it was done in a snap. Duncan you're BRILLIANT I made a beautiful Snakeskin with green powder. When I Spray sealed my powders it did saturate them They changed from a soft green to an metalic emerald. I'm not bad about it...it looks amazing but I'm curious why this happened to me and not to you?
That's awesome, I would love to see it - tag me if you post it on Instagram. As far as the color change, could be beacuse of different brand micas, or maybe sprayed too heavy as opposed to 2 or 3 light coats
This is amazing and a definite game changer
Awesome as usual!!! You crack me up everytime!!
Awesome! Such talent!!!
Thanks!
love the technique! definitely giving this a try today!
😉👍
I love this! I’ve been wanting to make a dragon tumbler for my nephew(school mascot) but the placing each scale one at a time has stopped me. I just bought Eye Candy Pearls mica powder off Amazon for an alligator scale tumbler. 50g jar for $15.99. They have tons of colors to choose from.
ooh awesome, I'll have to look into that!
Okay, you're brilliant 👏 Thank you
😊
I knew there had to be an easier way to get this look. Leave it to Taylor to let us in on the secret! LOL. Beautiful tumbler, man. Thanks for sharing. 💜 Now share the secret on how to deal with the humid weather that’s giving everyone fits with pits in our epoxy. 🤦🏼♀️😂
oh yes, I dread the himidity! Gave me problems last summer too in my garage
That is absolutely amazing!!!!! I have wanted to do a dragon scale too but no way I was putting it on one scale at a time. Can't wait to try it!!! ... have a told you lately that I love you!!! 😅🤣
Gorgeous!!
Oh my gosh! Was that Johnny Depp at 5:16? Tooo funny! Excellent video sir! Your channel is so fun to watch!
Edit: Those color shift pigments are PERFECT! Love them!
Thanks Heather!
Hahahaha I forgot to attach the scales together in design space so it printed to sheets of giant scales and i was looking at them cross eyed going how do i put this together. I love the design, thank you!😁
Oh crud, I for got to mention to either weld or attach them!!!🤦♂️
@@DuncanCustomAirbrush no biggie, once I figured out what I did all I could do was laugh at myself. You should have seen me trying to puzzle it 😂
you probably could still use it
Oh man that will be so much easier! Check out Rust-Oleum Imagine Color Shift spray paint. There's a gorgeous turquoise color shift one that gives this effect. (But takes away from the satisfying rubby rub on the cup.)
lol awesome, I'll have to look into that!
That was awsome. I'm going to try one. U make everything look easy. Keep up the amazing videos 😁😊
Thank you! I cant wait to see your creation! Are you in my Facebook Group?
@@DuncanCustomAirbrush no but I'll look it up and join
Omg so simple!! Looooooove it
That looks awesome
Thanks!
The shine is awesome what epoxy did you use
Alumilite (link in the description)
thank you for the great video--today is my birthday and now I will make the one for my birthday present to me, downloading you files now!
Happy Birthday!!
Gorgeous!!!!!!
Ooo...pretty!!
This was for my mom's birthday
OMGoooodness that is absotootley Fantabulous 🐉so wanted to do one of these but the thought of those scales “one by one” NOPE🤯thank you for the perfect “dragon scale hack”🙌🏻🐉🎉‼️
That's exactly why I have never did one until I thought of this hack, lol
Just came out of beauty shop 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love this thank you!!
lol
Wow! Absolutely amazing! I'm glad a found you. New subscriber, too!
Thank you so much for your support!
@@DuncanCustomAirbrush you are most welcome!
I love it...
You totally crack me up 😂
I love watching your tutorials
Have you done a fabric tumbler? I can't find a tutorial on that 😔 and if you haven't, you NEED to 😉
I have not. You mean like a full fabric wrap?
I also vote on a fabric wrap!
Super groovy dragon!
🐲✌
Pretty darn great! ♡♡♡
Oh I want this one!!!
Oh gosh! Ha ha ha scared me! Absolutely gorgeous tumbler
what a way to wake you up in the morning, lol 💥
This is effing awesome!!
RIP Poor Primer - it was such a beautiful can. Made wonderful things and spread happiness and joy..... Ok enough crying.... I love this tumbler very much. Chameleon powders are hard for me to find as well in quantity that is - I love your tumble base stand! I NEEEED one.... XOXO TAY
This is what I was using as my tumbler stand: The Original PenPal! (use code DUNCAN20):
www.etsy.com/listing/956085465/the-original-penpal-3d-printed-glitter?ref=search_recently_viewed-1&pro=1
Did you allow the spray paint to dry before adding the mica powder?
yeah
Why not add the mica into an intercoat clear and spray it? Will cover a lot more area
We need a mermaid scale version!
I have been thinking on that...I know a mermaid
I did a tumbler and there is a little tiny place on it that didn't get any epoxy and you can see down to the spray paint. Do I have to strip it or can I just put another coat on to cover that spot up? I sure hope it's possible because I hate the thought of stripping it. I'm a newbie to all this and want to make sure I do things right.
Great video.
Where do u get your steel from?
Love the Mica's--Hogg changed their 20 oz skinny to a straight instead of a taper....is your pattern adjusted for that?
hmmm, I'll have to ordee some and see...even if it isnt, it could still be made to work
Amazing love it
Have you had any problems with the Alumilite yellowing?
not as of yet - I have been using it for about 2 years now
Check out the mica powders from Woodies Goodies, the peacock series is beautiful!.
You are the 2nd person to say that👍 I'll have to check it out
Is the 20 oz skinny template for a straight skinny without any taper?
it has a very slight taper
Love this one!
Love it
Love, love, love! I've always put off trying scales but now I can't wait to do this! Thank you for so much inspiration! ❤️
Nice work you are the best 💪 Can you tell me any distributor of tumblers i dont find any and dont make sense buying in retail ? Thank you
Steel Magnolia Tumblers
Use discount code: Duncan10
I love it
Awesome!
Thank you!
Could you put it on the cup right out of the cutter and then pull off the lines on the cup , rather than doing it on the paper?
of course