@@UCKY5very good point. I actually figured this out when I I wanted to render the dragon on the die after it was finished. I had to split the UV map so I could plop it in there. I did not think about splitting before hand though. Great tip! Sorry for interrupting your view.
“heheh, ive been wanting to do that forever!” i love people who cut gems, they play with such an unforgiving medium and its so lovely to see them be able to actually play and experiment.
Now we need a crossover video! You prospect with him then he rolls a character 😅 hey, I can dream right? I hope Dan Hurd is aware of the beautiful one of a kind D20 piece of art you made from his findings. Great job and thank you for your content!
@@Dean_F he has seen a few. So I know he knows of them. I would love to protect with him. I think I would learn so much. And, The area that his ocean picture stone is in looks so pretty!
Congrats on the sponsorship! It's so awesome that new channels are being given more exposure on RUclips nowadays, I wouldn't have ever discovered this channel and these beautiful dice a couple of years ago.
The artistic expression in these video's isn't just represented by the beautiful D20's you produce, but your camera work, music choice, editing, cinematography is all on point. I don't know anything about making videos, cutting gems, and i'll probably never use a D20 in my life, but i can appreciate when any of those things are done well and you sir are a prime example. Keep up the good work
I used to collect any pretty rocks I found on the ground and just imagine them as magical sources of power. Seeing you turn such unique pieces of stone into these beautiful dice is reawakening my love of shiny pebbles!
It looks super cool! If you wanted the numbers to be a bit more readable you just need a slightly more contrasting color, but I love the way the copper and orange went together!
I think going with an existing flame font might help too. fantasy fonts are usually pretty bad, so it might take a while to find a decent one, but since you'd only need numbers, the improper spacing of characters that is so common in amateur fonts wouldn't be as much of an issue. Though I have to admit, the numbers look better on the actual rock than I'd have expected. The material imperfections from the engraving process make for an organic feel that mitigates the faults of the design.
Incredible workmanship. The Amethyst cut popped up on my feed and I’m hooked. You’ve a new subscriber here. Looking forward to seeing your future masterpieces!
That is amazingly beautiful! I didn't think the dragon would look that good on the die, but it really works. I know it's an art piece, but it would be fun to see a DM pull that out when a party encounters a dragon. It has a real intimidation factor to it, especially at that size.
Id love to see a video where you make one out of bismuth and clear resin. Yeah, 2 different materials, but itd be awesome to see the geometry of the bismuth through the resin.
I'm not even joking, this is my absolute favorite channel! Whenever I see a new video, I'll make my favorite lunch and make watching it a whole thing. Thank you, mate!
Do you ever make full-sets? Would love to see what the process looks like for other size die-what challenges each poses, which one's easiest, and how long the whole process takes.
I’m not sure what is easiest. They all have challenges. D12 does not have meet points. So it’s hard to get all the faces even D10 is pretty easy D8 makes me pull out the table adapter for a very small facet to save the fingers from the sharp corner D6 is easy shape wise but has a really big faces. D4 maybe this is easiest. But I make them pretty complicated
Another beautiful creation. Glad you also got to experiment with the cutting wheel technique as well as the Blender imaging. Its always great to push new skills and techniques to grow as an artist
What a fantastic finished product! Definitely would not have minded seeing more details of the process between putting the mask/stencil on the stone and the final result.
@@hedronrockworks Absolutely understandable if the hecticness meant you didn’t get any footage of it. But if you left it out from embarassment then I can say that flops still make good YT content 😄
Yay i live on van isle and ive been a collecter ever since i watched dan hurd on dallasite , its so nice to see someone crafting something out of dallasite especially a d20, keep making dice that i dream for!
This is the best thing ever. I absolutely adore your works of art with these stones. It’s truly impeccable work and I applaud you for your patience and skill. Thank you for making these videos because it really puts me at peace. Much love! Keep it up! ❤❤❤
Holy shit! I'm sitting here with my jaw dropped just flabbergasted at the beauty of that die. That's the most unique and stunning die I have ever seen. I'd easily shell out $80 - $100 USD for that die alone. As a dice hoarder, it would be the Arkenstone of my entire collection. I can't wait to see more! Thank you!
clearly you've not seen the actual prices of these things. You're missing at least a 0 at the end... (they start at 1200 USD for the basic ones). Not saying they're not worth that, because they are absolutely stunning and even though these videos are fairly short, you can tell there are MANY MANY hours of grinding and polishing involved...
THANK YOU for adding proper subtitles, it's really appreciated, love the content, very comfy and fascinating, but also super accessible, in terms of both your presentation and the captions
It's so awesome to see you experimenting and trying new things and continue to gain new skills! Definitely inspiring, and a beautiful die too! Love the dragon design, never seen a numbering system like that before, I really love your work :)
7:30 "The best way to get experience is to try really hard things like this." Yes! So much yes! It always pains me when people say they're not "good enough" or "too much of a beginner" to try . Your only chance to get better at is to actually try it! In my case it's mostly about knitting/sewing, but it really applies to anything.
I have never seen such a cool numbering design! That dragon looks fantastic and I’d love to see more of similar designs from you! Very very lovely and cool!
Just watched all your videos after the amethyst one found its way into my recommended! Absolute STUNNING work!!! I find the whole process so mesmerizing, and your videos are so high quality, from the camera work to the music to the voiceovers. Can't wait to see what you do next! I would love to see something just like explosively colourful, like ammolite or something 😍
WOW, that looks so difficult and it turned out SO well! It's a super creative idea, and I can still see room for improvement with respect to number placement in the design too. That's a great place to be in, just having taken a big step that opens up so much more possibility before you! :)
You have quickly become one of my favorite maker youtubers and am so happy you're getting so much success so fast here! I'll likely never be able to afford one of your creations but I'll enjoy watching from afar.
Subscribed within like 2 minutes of watching your opal cut video last night, and have now watched every video on your channel. You're a great artist when you get subscriptions from the quality of your work, without even asking for people to "smash that subscribe button". You're an awesome craftsman, I can't wait to watch more of your stuff!
Gorgeous! I had been avoiding this video because I didn’t notice any numbers in the thumbnail and thought, “well is that really a die?” Glad I gave into the curiosity.
I know you don't make frequent videos, but I love seeing each video when you post. I don't play any board games, but honestly I'd love one of these dice as a center piece in my home.
I love the epic editing you used in this video. It totally enhanced the journey of witnessing your amazing skills into making this super awesome d20 gem. Thank you! 🥰 more power to you and your channel! ❤️
The dragon engraving in the dice looks nice. Have you tried making citrine, blue sapphire, jade , or obsidian D20? I'm sure they would also look nice with different elemental dragon designs on them
I feel like it would be cool if you had a "first roll" as a part of the glamour shots at the end, as a sort of "breaking in the new dice" or something. There's just something a bit magical about the first roll.
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Eh, reuploaded?
Yeah I made an oopsy with the last one. Sorry!
@@hedronrockworks no worries
@@UCKY5very good point. I actually figured this out when I I wanted to render the dragon on the die after it was finished. I had to split the UV map so I could plop it in there. I did not think about splitting before hand though. Great tip! Sorry for interrupting your view.
That turned out beautifully
I could watch it three times
“heheh, ive been wanting to do that forever!” i love people who cut gems, they play with such an unforgiving medium and its so lovely to see them be able to actually play and experiment.
Thank you very much
Strongly agree!
@@hedronrockworksIt would’ve been more epic if you quoted Hanibal Smith. “I love it when a plan comes together.” 😊
The dragon idea was amazing, and the numbers once actually on the die, were much more readable than I expected. Just beautiful!
“It seems like everything I cut open is filled with beauty.” - Serial Killer sayings.
I really liked the first dragon, but yea the final was pretty awesome.
Now i wanna see one like the first dragon haha
This is so cool!! I want the glamor shots at the end of your videos to be twice as long so we can admire your hard work!
i second this! also ive been aching for a roll test
yes plz
Make it triple!
Dan Hurd is a really good guy and glad to see you benefit from his vast collection of gemstone.
I 100% agree!
Now we need a crossover video! You prospect with him then he rolls a character 😅 hey, I can dream right? I hope Dan Hurd is aware of the beautiful one of a kind D20 piece of art you made from his findings. Great job and thank you for your content!
@@Dean_F he has seen a few. So I know he knows of them. I would love to protect with him. I think I would learn so much. And, The area that his ocean picture stone is in looks so pretty!
very nice to see them collaborating.
Lapidary is a unique skill. To make dice is a entirely different level and particular skill. You do fantastic work 💎
I learned a new word today
Congrats on the sponsorship! It's so awesome that new channels are being given more exposure on RUclips nowadays, I wouldn't have ever discovered this channel and these beautiful dice a couple of years ago.
Thanks so much!!
The artistic expression in these video's isn't just represented by the beautiful D20's you produce, but your camera work, music choice, editing, cinematography is all on point. I don't know anything about making videos, cutting gems, and i'll probably never use a D20 in my life, but i can appreciate when any of those things are done well and you sir are a prime example. Keep up the good work
I used to collect any pretty rocks I found on the ground and just imagine them as magical sources of power. Seeing you turn such unique pieces of stone into these beautiful dice is reawakening my love of shiny pebbles!
This guy is the definition of quality over quantity.
It looks super cool! If you wanted the numbers to be a bit more readable you just need a slightly more contrasting color, but I love the way the copper and orange went together!
I think going with an existing flame font might help too. fantasy fonts are usually pretty bad, so it might take a while to find a decent one, but since you'd only need numbers, the improper spacing of characters that is so common in amateur fonts wouldn't be as much of an issue.
Though I have to admit, the numbers look better on the actual rock than I'd have expected. The material imperfections from the engraving process make for an organic feel that mitigates the faults of the design.
the dragon looks so cool. I love how this one turned out!
Incredible workmanship. The Amethyst cut popped up on my feed and I’m hooked. You’ve a new subscriber here. Looking forward to seeing your future masterpieces!
I'm floored by the wraparound dragon. Truly a work of art.
Idk which i love more, the crispy edges or the dragon engraving 😮❤
Ayy congrats on getting a sponsor! You deserve it. Love your style and love having an insight into how a rock becomes an awesome-looking dice
Yay sponsor!! This was an amazing porject!! Can't wait to see more of your work! ❤
No joke, that belongs in an art gallery.
This is such an underrated channel, I get so excited every time you upload :)
That is amazingly beautiful! I didn't think the dragon would look that good on the die, but it really works. I know it's an art piece, but it would be fun to see a DM pull that out when a party encounters a dragon. It has a real intimidation factor to it, especially at that size.
Yeah I would freak out if the DM pulled this out
Id love to see a video where you make one out of bismuth and clear resin. Yeah, 2 different materials, but itd be awesome to see the geometry of the bismuth through the resin.
The moment I saw Dallasite, I thought of Dan Hurd and a few seconds later, you say it's from him. Amazing
I'm not even joking, this is my absolute favorite channel!
Whenever I see a new video, I'll make my favorite lunch and make watching it a whole thing.
Thank you, mate!
Do you ever make full-sets? Would love to see what the process looks like for other size die-what challenges each poses, which one's easiest, and how long the whole process takes.
I’m not sure what is easiest. They all have challenges.
D12 does not have meet points. So it’s hard to get all the faces even
D10 is pretty easy
D8 makes me pull out the table adapter for a very small facet to save the fingers from the sharp corner
D6 is easy shape wise but has a really big faces.
D4 maybe this is easiest. But I make them pretty complicated
Would the rhombic dodecahedron version of the D12 be easier to cut?
yes. I have cut only a few d12s and I think only one rhombic. But it does have meet points.
this is incredible please make the reveal a bit longer i want to stare at this for hours
The unexpected crossover I wasn't expecting.
Another beautiful creation. Glad you also got to experiment with the cutting wheel technique as well as the Blender imaging. Its always great to push new skills and techniques to grow as an artist
What a fantastic finished product! Definitely would not have minded seeing more details of the process between putting the mask/stencil on the stone and the final result.
Yeah painting was a bit hectic on this one. I tried something more complicated first but it did not work.
@@hedronrockworks Absolutely understandable if the hecticness meant you didn’t get any footage of it. But if you left it out from embarassment then I can say that flops still make good YT content 😄
@@matthewdebeer8453 oh 100%. I did not lose the footage but it was not very centered and a bit out of focus.
Yay i live on van isle and ive been a collecter ever since i watched dan hurd on dallasite , its so nice to see someone crafting something out of dallasite especially a d20, keep making dice that i dream for!
This is the best thing ever. I absolutely adore your works of art with these stones. It’s truly impeccable work and I applaud you for your patience and skill. Thank you for making these videos because it really puts me at peace. Much love! Keep it up! ❤❤❤
I wish I could try this out for myself, absolutely beautiful work as always!
I'm so happy when I see your videos. Your work is really inspiring and wonderful.
Best of wishes!
It feels like every video you put out, your work keeps getting more and more breathtaking. Keep up the incredible works of art!
Holy shit! I'm sitting here with my jaw dropped just flabbergasted at the beauty of that die. That's the most unique and stunning die I have ever seen. I'd easily shell out $80 - $100 USD for that die alone. As a dice hoarder, it would be the Arkenstone of my entire collection. I can't wait to see more! Thank you!
clearly you've not seen the actual prices of these things. You're missing at least a 0 at the end... (they start at 1200 USD for the basic ones). Not saying they're not worth that, because they are absolutely stunning and even though these videos are fairly short, you can tell there are MANY MANY hours of grinding and polishing involved...
@@MassisPipesnot to mention materials costs, not just the stones but polishing compound, lapidary disks, etc
THANK YOU for adding proper subtitles, it's really appreciated, love the content, very comfy and fascinating, but also super accessible, in terms of both your presentation and the captions
"It seems everything I cut open is filled with beauty" + that music gave me horror film vibes haha
It's so awesome to see you experimenting and trying new things and continue to gain new skills! Definitely inspiring, and a beautiful die too! Love the dragon design, never seen a numbering system like that before, I really love your work :)
I have no words to describe the raw beauty of that die. I'm in awe.
Nice! A stone from my home island used to make a key part of one of my favorite hobbies with such unique and wonderful beauty. Thank you!
All yours new works are my new favorite 🙏
7:30 "The best way to get experience is to try really hard things like this." Yes! So much yes! It always pains me when people say they're not "good enough" or "too much of a beginner" to try . Your only chance to get better at is to actually try it! In my case it's mostly about knitting/sewing, but it really applies to anything.
Always such a treat to see you upload. Gorgeous work, as always!
I have never seen such a cool numbering design! That dragon looks fantastic and I’d love to see more of similar designs from you! Very very lovely and cool!
the cut is so stunningly perfect..every side so perfectly smooth and even
Oh I watch Dan all the time. He’s a good guy.
so cool! Dan is awesome and so is this D20! Nice work.
Im loving the improvements in the editing too!
This one
This one has got to be my favorite. Absolutely stunning.
That is the most Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones die i have ever seen. That dragon design is SICK
Just watched all your videos after the amethyst one found its way into my recommended! Absolute STUNNING work!!! I find the whole process so mesmerizing, and your videos are so high quality, from the camera work to the music to the voiceovers. Can't wait to see what you do next! I would love to see something just like explosively colourful, like ammolite or something 😍
Nice! Higher contrast between the paint colors will make the numbers pop a lot more.
man that scene at 4:06 was truly epic, completely in tune with the music
and congrats on almost 150k
Ok, that number dragon is one of the coolest things I've seen on a dice
I just love watching your videos.
They are really relaxing to watch and the finished results are always so beautyful!
Thank you for sharing your work!
Bruh this was such a cool ass dice!! The dragon was such a nice touch with the Dallasite, and the colours POP!
WOW, that looks so difficult and it turned out SO well! It's a super creative idea, and I can still see room for improvement with respect to number placement in the design too. That's a great place to be in, just having taken a big step that opens up so much more possibility before you! :)
You have quickly become one of my favorite maker youtubers and am so happy you're getting so much success so fast here! I'll likely never be able to afford one of your creations but I'll enjoy watching from afar.
Hell yeah, sponsorship let's go! Get that bag king, wosh you nothing but success.
HEY! I live RIGHT BESIDE Dallas rd! that stuff is everywhere. I had n idea what it looked like polished!
knocked it out of the park with the musical drama this vid!
Another fantastic video and a true work of art with that dallasite! The dragon was a very nice touch.
Subscribed within like 2 minutes of watching your opal cut video last night, and have now watched every video on your channel. You're a great artist when you get subscriptions from the quality of your work, without even asking for people to "smash that subscribe button". You're an awesome craftsman, I can't wait to watch more of your stuff!
Dan Hurd and Hedron? Nice!
Absolutely gorgeous! With each new video, you completely blow me away all over again!
Your dice are definitely works of art, I'd love to have one just to have as a display piece.
It’s really nice that you gave a shoutout to DanHurd. I follow both channels so that’s really cool!
the original drawing of the dragon was also super nice and cute :)
Awesome to see you expanding on your craft. Thanks for making these videos, they're a lot of fun to watch
Gorgeous! I had been avoiding this video because I didn’t notice any numbers in the thumbnail and thought, “well is that really a die?” Glad I gave into the curiosity.
i watch Dan Hurd and am also from BC!!! never thought things would collide like this
7:00 OML I need this. I don't play anything that needs a D20 but my god that looks amazing
Hey! Congrats on getting your first sponsor! I love the die. It’s always beautiful to watch your process.
This is so awesome. You make the most beautiful dice I've ever seen.
One of the coolest d20s I’ve ever seen!!!
Stumbled upon your page awhile back, awesome to see your amazing art/dice is starting to get the recognition it deserves!
WOW!! It may look splotchy on the outside, but the inside is beautiful.
Woah that dragon looks SICK! I love the dice looks amazing!
It's always such a delight when you upload, these videos are so relaxing to watch and it's fascinating to see the process of cutting gems into dice.
I know you don't make frequent videos, but I love seeing each video when you post. I don't play any board games, but honestly I'd love one of these dice as a center piece in my home.
Man, you're dice are always so freaking beautiful. Keep up the good work!
Its such a fascinating process to see the rock turn into the die. I really enjoy your videos.
I love the epic editing you used in this video. It totally enhanced the journey of witnessing your amazing skills into making this super awesome d20 gem. Thank you! 🥰 more power to you and your channel! ❤️
Shout out to Andrew. He is a wizard
Please, could you do a masterclass of some kind? I'd love to learn from you!
This is pure art and beauty, I love what you are doing!
The numbers are more readable than many commercial dice designs I've seen
You never stopped amazing me with those D20s 😊
Watching these has become my wife and I's new "thing". Can't wait for the next project!
Ngl, this is so mesmerizing and calming to watch. I really hope to be able to buy one dice of this quality in the future...
That's one of the sickest dice I've ever seen in my like, holy crap~ I love it!
Babe wakeup! New Hedron Rockworks
i swear to god ive never seen anyone make die making so fun and interesting bro keep it up i love it
Another brilliant work! Keep up the awesomeness
The dragon engraving in the dice looks nice. Have you tried making citrine, blue sapphire, jade , or obsidian D20? I'm sure they would also look nice with different elemental dragon designs on them
Maaaaaaaaaaaan, that is GORGEOUS! Oh, and the music was awesome this ep and bless you for putting a list of tracks. I'll be finding what I can. :)
You are truly an inspiration!! Love your work! Please continue the greatness! I'll be here for every video.
DUUUUUUDE! Congrats on the sponsorship!
Love the video, beautiful work as always!
I feel like it would be cool if you had a "first roll" as a part of the glamour shots at the end, as a sort of "breaking in the new dice" or something. There's just something a bit magical about the first roll.
Noted!
You were right, it was a work of art.
Wow! That turned out great. I really like the bevels around each face. :)