Making image candy is harder than we thought...

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @pattimessenger6214
    @pattimessenger6214 Год назад +182

    I have only seen the first few minutes, but I want to say that I admire you for stepping outside your comfort zone, on RUclips! I bet it turns out great!

    • @HerculesCandy
      @HerculesCandy  Год назад +10

      Thanks for the support Patti!

    • @o0oqtkato0o
      @o0oqtkato0o Год назад +2

      This is my 3rd video in and I’m in love with this channel- the family dynamic- the wholesomeness of it all is so beautiful -❤

  • @gabriellemccoy4536
    @gabriellemccoy4536 Год назад +41

    14:34
    Take a shot every time Steve says, “You gotta warm that up.”
    😂😂😂😂😂😂 We love that monotone man so doggone much!!!!!!

  • @YayWei320
    @YayWei320 Год назад +32

    “Is that the eye? It is now!” 😂 Terry is hilarious hahaha. Love seeing all hands on deck for this feat! 🧡

  • @ArsinoeIvy
    @ArsinoeIvy Год назад +135

    I’m not a candy maker, but I am a crafter, 😂, so I’ve tried to replicate OPVs before and had similar experiences…
    I would suggest picking up some playdoh or polymer clay in a few colors and working out the design first so that everyone on the team is already comfortable making their assigned shape(s) and you can practice without the heat making it more difficult, you can all start out slow before you need to go fast… It definitely won’t solve all the problems, but it might let you work out the kinks in the process and design before there is hot sugar on the table….

    • @gillianmuspic2337
      @gillianmuspic2337 Год назад +3

      exactly what I was going to suggest

    • @barongerhardt
      @barongerhardt Год назад

      Dough or clay to workout the shaping, and I would draw out all the preforms and steps.

    • @lisascenic
      @lisascenic Год назад +1

      🎃What a brilliant way of prototyping🎃

    • @catalina9844
      @catalina9844 11 месяцев назад

      Great suggestion !

    • @mygirldarby
      @mygirldarby 8 месяцев назад +1

      I make polymer clay canes. It's a lot of fun and not as hard as it looks. It's of course easier with clay I'm sure.

  • @luzraji76
    @luzraji76 Год назад +6

    ❤❤❤ very sweet and charming when Terry said 24:04 " Steve won't you bring your muscles over here " 😊
    Very challenging for everyone, good job all of you!❤❤❤

  • @junesondrab3833
    @junesondrab3833 Год назад +11

    The Japanese candy makers sure have perfected the art of image candy. Its amazing to watch.

    • @jkl1202
      @jkl1202 10 месяцев назад +1

      I’m pretty sure the video they were watching was a shop in Australia that makes image candy. Not Japanese.

    • @user-pooped
      @user-pooped 10 месяцев назад

      @junesondrab3833 I agree the Japanese do a 100% perfect job at it. Yes!!! Love watching them make image candy!! It is sheer bliss!

  • @pattiwhaley1067
    @pattiwhaley1067 Год назад +50

    Steve never looks to excited when you show them image candy but terry does ha!ha!

  • @theturtlemoves9310
    @theturtlemoves9310 Год назад +37

    I also watch @Stickylollies and it was nice to see you guys doing the same thing, but as beginners. They make it look so easy because they do it all day long. I like seeing the start, so I can see the progress.

    • @HerculesCandy
      @HerculesCandy  Год назад +4

      I agree, I love watching videos of people trying stuff when they're still new and seeing the progression!

  • @RuizKlan79
    @RuizKlan79 13 дней назад

    I appreciate how much he cared about fixing that one piece. He was worried a customer would get a large piece. It shows the dedication to your craft and love of your customers. 😊

  • @danshooey4277
    @danshooey4277 Год назад +6

    The internal image components are kept at a colder temperature to maintain thier integrity. These are reheated when the larger warmer outer wrapper is added and can then be pulled. It is very similar to Millefiori, or Murrine, a very old technique used in glassmaking that produces elaborate work consisting of a multitude of small glass rods, bevels and canes that have been fused together and shaped into different designs. The name came from the Italian for “thousand flowers”.

  • @tinekekalkwiek6517
    @tinekekalkwiek6517 Год назад +6

    For the first time every body did a great job. When you are making it more it will look better. Great JOB guys

  • @rainysunflower384
    @rainysunflower384 Год назад +5

    This was so fun to watch! Plus the best thing about image candy is that no matter how it looks, it will still taste great!

  • @sparkequinox
    @sparkequinox Год назад +9

    I am guessing when they use the "hold it and let it droop" is actually very important for making the image start, and probably has a big difference on the image quality. If you think about it, letting it drop pulls the material away from the start, and probably makes for clean edges in the image. It would certainly explain why they always do swans and "waste" quite a bit at the start, perhaps a necessary evil.

    • @mygirldarby
      @mygirldarby 8 месяцев назад +1

      Holding it allows it to droop evenly. With clay canes you have to roll them thin.

  • @reneeoler5314
    @reneeoler5314 Год назад +17

    Cool! I have a hint that might help in future, make it a short far cane because it’s easier to build the image that way then it can be reduced in size after image is created. At least that’s my experience with polymer clay 😂I’m not sure about molten candy!

  • @michelemarie4128
    @michelemarie4128 Год назад +7

    Charlie Brown had his Christmas tree, Hercules Candy has their pumpkin image candy. 🎃

  • @thatgirlinokc3975
    @thatgirlinokc3975 Год назад +20

    Woohoo part 2!!
    However it turns out, it was cool of you to try

  • @markrobbins8711
    @markrobbins8711 Год назад +3

    It’s crazy I’ve been watching y’all from the basement to a shop. Love y’all keep it up

  • @MrSongib
    @MrSongib Год назад +1

    Learn and try to make it, capture the whole thing.
    This series is a joy to watch. ty guys

  • @tiffanyl4071
    @tiffanyl4071 Год назад +14

    Been watching for a very very long time and I am surprised it took so long for image candy. :) Great job! I am very impressed with your first try! You can totally mix those and make a pumpkin and jack o lantern mix and sell it as special edition Halloween image candy. I would totally grab some of those!

    • @HerculesCandy
      @HerculesCandy  Год назад +5

      Actually we have 2 other image candy videos if you want to check them out!

  • @laurelsemcek4693
    @laurelsemcek4693 Год назад +4

    If you watch Sticky from when they started filming in around 2020 they explain from the beginning of the batch what is being done because they are filming live and answering questions. It took Dave's daughter awhile to get where she is in making them.

  • @gottagift
    @gottagift Год назад +3

    For those of you who do not have the candy to craft with, this art is more directly related to polymer clay. I have done this with polymer clay when making beads. Interestingly enough, the forming of a roll to cut into small pieces is called forming a cane.

  • @EmilyGOODEN0UGH
    @EmilyGOODEN0UGH Год назад +17

    So cool! I would suggest you get a bunch of rulers and scissors at dollar tree, and draw the design to size in the diameter of a foot long log of candy, mark it into squares and triangles, and keep it right there on the table in a ziplock bag. Maybe even NUMBER the segments? "I've got 6 7 8 have you got nine and ten?" Everyone makes their pieces to fit the paper pattern and foot long ruler. Just an idea.

  • @jeanhorne5893
    @jeanhorne5893 Год назад +3

    I loved watching ya make the pumpkins candy .Ya did a fantastic job.God bless you all.

  • @chuckgenglerjr.2177
    @chuckgenglerjr.2177 Год назад +1

    from Buffalo, NY ......" Practice makes perfect " I see lots of image art projects in your future , these videos are amazing Luv them all , Steve & Terry you have great employees working for you. Looking forward to more videos & great creations

  • @CaitS34
    @CaitS34 Год назад +6

    The Aussie candy channel, can’t remember their name, but they make a ton of image candy. They slowly stretch the entire finished image, before they start pulling into strands.

  • @mygirldarby
    @mygirldarby 8 месяцев назад +1

    A way to learn this is with clay. Use modeling clay and watch videos on making clay canes. I learned and i make clay canes of flowers, hearts, etc. It's fun! I make beads out of them for charms.

  • @shebeesstitchyworld
    @shebeesstitchyworld Год назад +2

    So, will you try to keep making more of this type candy or does it take too much time?? Loving how you’re trying to make new candies. I’m tired from watching you go through the work - LOL!!!

  • @SW-ni9uq
    @SW-ni9uq Год назад +3

    Love it! Such a great reminder that trial and error is the best way to learn and that no matter how skilled we are, we never stop learning. ❤😊🎃

  • @CapnChkn1
    @CapnChkn1 Год назад +1

    One thing I notice, is that glass blowing glass, and hot sugar have similar properties, though not the same materials. The candies are setting and going flat, when somebody comes along to keep the "source" round, they just wibble it back and forth a little, rather than roll it back and forth.
    Glass blowers constantly roll their materials. They describe the material as like honey while it's molten and being formed. The rolling keeps it in form.
    In the case of the fluid sugar, this handling isn't keeping the shape, all the colors are then crushed, rolled around, and rolled in again. So the areas of color in the cross section are malformed.

  • @hikariyouk
    @hikariyouk Год назад +2

    Watching people making sticks of rock in the UK has always been magic too. How the hell you work out how these huge lumps of colour will form readable words when you squish it down is beyond me.

    • @youtuechar
      @youtuechar Год назад +1

      you bild your letters/image big, by pulling it out it stays the same, just everything smaller with the same ratios

  • @rgoodwinau
    @rgoodwinau Год назад +2

    Aussie with NO candy making knowledge here! Enjoyed watching the skills with the two batches - particularly the learnings from the first batch. Gotta think this is a Halloween season big seller when you get it down pat!

  • @AndrooH
    @AndrooH Год назад +1

    @Stickylollies are undisputed masters of this stuff, it's so hard to do!

    • @CelticRuneSinger
      @CelticRuneSinger Год назад

      Yeah but they were shown image candy by Greg from lofty Pursuits

    • @AndrooH
      @AndrooH Год назад

      Maybe, but they were also shown @Stickylollies making image candy and posted a video of it! 🤷 I'd still argue Sticky are the best in the business.

  • @pah23
    @pah23 Год назад +4

    Julia is just incredible!! Perfect as always Julia ❤

  • @RobinBoth-vp8yk
    @RobinBoth-vp8yk Год назад +1

    You did an awesome job on this candy, especially since you've never made it before. This is a great video!! So much fun seeing you make new things!! You all worked very well together as a team to bring it together. Well done!!👏😍🎃

  • @GoBravesATL
    @GoBravesATL Год назад

    I so applaud y’all for doing this & encourage you to keep going. I have watched what happened to Sticky & you are primed to do the same thing but in the USA. Yes, I know sticky has some Californians but you will be your own thing. I am pulling for you!

  • @WaterfallFW
    @WaterfallFW Год назад

    I think they look very cute and I’d love to see more characters! How exciting to do more things at work, I bet the time flew. Maybe you could do Steve’s face with a hat and grey hair or one of the ladies with a great smile. Keep up the good work. I always enjoy seeing what your sweet family is doing. ❤

  • @parkerman2259
    @parkerman2259 Год назад +1

    The main reason I watch your videos is to see the teamwork. Ghost pepper?! Yowza!

  • @catalina9844
    @catalina9844 11 месяцев назад

    This whole process is fascinating! I didn’t even consider that people making beads would go through the same steps! I think the idea of making a model sounds like a good idea- but making the model would be hard in itself lmao! Great work trying this and putting it on the tubes ❤❤❤❤

  • @MelissaWB-ip1lw
    @MelissaWB-ip1lw Год назад +1

    Great practice run. You guys did great.

  • @HeadCannonPrime
    @HeadCannonPrime Год назад +1

    Good first try! You really jumped into the deep end. Maybe try a simple design until you get a feel for the separation and amount of each color.

  • @anothorestes
    @anothorestes Год назад +2

    Wow! Greg really makes it look easy!

    • @CelticRuneSinger
      @CelticRuneSinger Год назад +1

      Cause practice can makes things look easier than things are

  • @TheFonzieCommunity
    @TheFonzieCommunity Год назад

    its nice to get inspiration from sticky, maybe you'll be able to master your versions; but those explains why its hard to do!!! you'll get better soon!!!

  • @claire4167
    @claire4167 Год назад +1

    Nice work!! It’s something that will improve as you do them but considering it’s something new and out of your comfort zones it worked well. Consider it a training day x

  • @KelleySings
    @KelleySings Год назад +1

    This is awesome! Good job everyone

  • @bethsmith3421
    @bethsmith3421 Год назад

    Great job, guys. Your pumpkins are cute and unique. I think they are perfect in the sense that you tried something different and it did work.

  • @wyckedwolf7605
    @wyckedwolf7605 Год назад +4

    I've never wanted more then ever to reach through the screen & help ya'll as I do right now. Lol.🎃🎃
    👊👊 Awesome job.

  • @LindaLawton
    @LindaLawton Год назад +3

    Mutant pumpkin Halloween candy just became a thing love it 😂

  • @luzraji76
    @luzraji76 Год назад +3

    " you need to have an imagination to see it" 😂😂😂

  • @gammacarla8426
    @gammacarla8426 Год назад

    I loved that you tried this! Very good to press your boundaries and experience something different. Should be called “crazy cauldrons”

  • @twentyfoursevensmoke
    @twentyfoursevensmoke Год назад +1

    47:30 - that candy looks like its about to ask me for tree fiddy

  • @OlafsLeftArm
    @OlafsLeftArm Год назад +2

    I think the difference is mainly the titanium white. The color difference of more and less orange was just not enough.

  • @danielcarter305
    @danielcarter305 Год назад

    I think it helped having an artist because I recall Cooper doing most of the design part of it last time. It was a good try though better than I could ever do.

  • @fiftyfive70
    @fiftyfive70 Год назад +1

    How fun to try something new! Kudos to you! 🎃

  • @connieharding4887
    @connieharding4887 Год назад

    You guys are the best when I get my coffee I turn on the tube and look for new shows from you I love watching if I was closer I would want to work there

  • @ahenderson9497
    @ahenderson9497 Год назад +1

    You should do an exchange program with Sticky so you can get some hands on experience. They make it look so easy.

    • @CelticRuneSinger
      @CelticRuneSinger Год назад

      They already have done stuff like this before with Greg from lofty pursuits teaching tgenome image candy or a.k.a. Vintage rock candy

  • @wendylou8963
    @wendylou8963 Год назад +1

    I was so looking forward to see how you do!! I did like the idea of cranberry flavour in the candy lolol

  • @jvebarnes
    @jvebarnes Год назад +2

    For a first attempt this went very well as with most things it's practice that makes it perfect. So I'm looking forward to some kangaroo from Peru image candy😁

  • @pattiwhaley1067
    @pattiwhaley1067 Год назад +2

    I check my phone all the time making sure it don't miss a live one coming on I love watching your family making candy

  • @thormalakowsky
    @thormalakowsky Год назад +3

    To me Julia's "duck" looked like Nessie (Loch Ness Monster) so it makes sense that it disappeared.

  • @lisascenic
    @lisascenic Год назад

    I love your positive energy and how you all work together so well!
    🎃
    The improvement between the first and second batch is remarkable! Good for you!
    🎃
    I agree with the commenters who suggest working out the proportions in clay before attempting to “draw” with molten candy.

  • @lin90210
    @lin90210 Год назад +2

    In the end it's still yummy orange flavoured rock. Who would deny sugar. Don't worry about big pieces Scott. In the UK we have the whole long stick and break it ourselves.

  • @dellawilliams3489
    @dellawilliams3489 Год назад

    The more you do this the better you will get. I would like to see you do more and see how good you do get

  • @sterlling1
    @sterlling1 Год назад +1

    They turned out so cute

  • @kisawulf3768
    @kisawulf3768 Год назад +1

    You all did really good for your first time ❤

  • @christophermartin5742
    @christophermartin5742 7 дней назад +2

    I just have this feeling that RUclips saved this family business- not because they’ve done wrong, but because capitalism is stacked against them. Bravo team.

  • @kianaone2610
    @kianaone2610 11 месяцев назад

    For NEVER having done this before you guys did pretty good at making a pumpkin.

  • @lobke666
    @lobke666 Год назад +1

    I think it is courageous to step outside your comfort zone. I think the candy turned out really cute. even experienced candy makers have difficulty with this. still did a great job. how I would have liked to taste it.

  • @lindaball403
    @lindaball403 Год назад

    They are adorable! You guys did good!

  • @terriralphs2011
    @terriralphs2011 Год назад

    4 colors needed orange, for the outer shell; green, for the stem: black, for the eyes and teeth; and white, for the contrast

  • @erikevenson4303
    @erikevenson4303 Год назад +1

    honestly if you just make the pumpkin without the carved face it would be nice for the holiday.

  • @caittails
    @caittails 28 дней назад

    The main issue, especially with the second batch, is that someone needed to be constantly rolling the tubes after they were cut. The image would probably have been a little less squished if they hadn’t been sitting on their own next to the fan; they need to be rolled pretty much nonstop to keep the round shape and the image intact.

  • @JJ_Jackson_ArmWrestling
    @JJ_Jackson_ArmWrestling Год назад +3

    So fun! Great job 🎃

  • @drachior
    @drachior Год назад +1

    if i had to hazard a guess - you skipped on reheating the core bits before quickly adding the outer layer, and in general had to work fast enough for it to work. if the core is colder than the outside, you'll just be pulling off the outer layer instead of a good spread. guess this is why your second attempt worked better. Thinned out piece, less temperature difference between core and outer temperature...
    So either go faster or go thinner?

  • @Dierwolf2000
    @Dierwolf2000 10 месяцев назад

    so the difference between hard candy and window glass chemistry wise is sugar is the glass former in candy and silica is the glass former in the windows. Image mosaics in glass are quite honestly the most challenging thing ive ever done period. to make edible ones is a truly kind and generous thing.

  • @daiseymae6263
    @daiseymae6263 Год назад

    Love you all!! Mom is so beautiful!! And dad ain’t so bad himself!!

  • @qtdanna
    @qtdanna Год назад

    Sticky Australia and Sticky USA make it looks sooooo easy. They do use a damp sponge as a “glue” to stick pieces together. Y’all are off to a good start! Keep practicing!

    • @CelticRuneSinger
      @CelticRuneSinger Год назад

      Those sponges are an option but they do break down overtime Also they have had some teaching from greg from lofty pursuits

    • @qtdanna
      @qtdanna Год назад

      @@CelticRuneSinger sponges aren’t that expensive and should be replaced periodically. I have seen the video from Lofty Pursuits.

  • @saylorpartyof5
    @saylorpartyof5 Год назад

    I wanna see Steve pick the blop of molten sugar up and make a bubble like Dave does! 💕💕 love y’all trying this out!

  • @deloradeabel8487
    @deloradeabel8487 Год назад +1

    Maybe a ghost head would be easier than a pumpkin head?love the channel

  • @donnabeard7315
    @donnabeard7315 Год назад +2

    I noticed that Sticky continues to roll the rods as they cool to keep them round.

    • @HerculesCandy
      @HerculesCandy  Год назад

      Yes, we tried, but we were having a hard enough time pulling them out round enough haha

  • @SolidDamedron
    @SolidDamedron Год назад +1

    An idea might be to rehearse the design with play-doh since it setup on you and you can check if the design pans out.

  • @jacobsims5848
    @jacobsims5848 Год назад

    I love how the guy that didn't take notes also didn't forget any steps

  • @janetduelley3001
    @janetduelley3001 Год назад +1

    You all should watch the video a few more times. You did well for the first time. 🎃

  • @lauramacdonald158
    @lauramacdonald158 Год назад

    Great first try! Love them!

  • @Capt.Bains71
    @Capt.Bains71 Год назад

    Really amazing. 🎉well done, I cannot wait to see more.😊

  • @corbyhoelzle1774
    @corbyhoelzle1774 Год назад

    Your should just try Easy first time and make an all orange pumpkin with green stem! Then go from there!! You all did awesome for first time ❤❤❤

  • @rbzsfg
    @rbzsfg Год назад

    After watching this video, I really appreciate the image candies i get in Japan even more.

  • @torontokat54
    @torontokat54 Год назад +1

    Terry is right, it looks like a November pumpkin. hee, hee, hee! I think your idea of black for eyes and teeth would work better.

  • @aukebij3193
    @aukebij3193 8 месяцев назад

    Small tip: if you stick the pieces together, first dampen them a little with a sponge than they stick better

  • @bigfrizzycurls
    @bigfrizzycurls Год назад +1

    Idk if anyone has suggested this because I haven’t read the comments, but maybe consider getting the insides down by using clay. The concept would work the same and then you could apply what you know getting the inside right to the candy.

  • @judydenham2110
    @judydenham2110 Год назад

    I think Julia should go and spend some time at Lofty Pursuits as learning from someone who knows what they're doing in person I think would be easier. But congrats all of you for giving it a go!!!

  • @lindaball403
    @lindaball403 Год назад

    Plus, they have all the heated tables and cool tables because that is what they have been doing all these years! It's cool you guys are trying out different ways to make candy.

  • @catalina9844
    @catalina9844 Год назад

    Good job hercules team!

  • @Eye2Sky4U
    @Eye2Sky4U Год назад

    There is a Hercules Candy Co channel with your videos on it...didn't know if it was yours or an imposter. ❤ love your channel

  • @andrean9413
    @andrean9413 Год назад

    Seems like it would be better if Steve used scissors because it is still so soft. You did a great job because this was a huge undertaking! I’ve also noticed on other videos that they roll the rods continuously until the have hardened so they are straight. This is a big, complicated undertaking!

    • @CelticRuneSinger
      @CelticRuneSinger Год назад

      Actually that may load soft but it's not it's actually a certain level of firmness

  • @lindaball403
    @lindaball403 Год назад +1

    I also watch Sticky and when they pull it, they pull enough down the line and the next person chops it off. It might be cooler like that.

  • @leled5128
    @leled5128 Год назад

    I Love watching you all.

  • @TheSeptemberRose
    @TheSeptemberRose Месяц назад

    The best way to learn is by doing. It's very rare that someone can actually do something successfully after only watching a few videos. Making mistakes helps us learn. I speak from experience...I am a visual artist.

  • @MayorMcheese12
    @MayorMcheese12 Год назад +1

    Lofty pursuits makes it look easy

  • @beckscald3855
    @beckscald3855 9 месяцев назад

    Okay so I've seen A LOT of image candy and watching this was really interesting.

  • @Rusty_Nickle
    @Rusty_Nickle Год назад

    He actually raised something interesting you could try. You could have orange candy but make it grape flavored or yellow candy and make it cherry flavored. Make the red lemon flavored. Etc