This seems like a lovely thing to recommend to people that creates beautiful, unique patterns like fractal woodburning, without being so immensely dangerous. Gorgeous patterns and great tutorial!
This gave me an idea to do ot with green paint to make a vine like pattern then once it's dry on the paper, paint on leaves and flowers. I'm finding a lot of gems going through the older videos 💜
I love that he's still coming back to this day to heart comments. There's no one more genuine on this whole site - most people make certain to tell you that they "read all comments". Not many actually show it like this guy. Top bloke, absolutely my favourite channel
I love how we can see certain elements of how your channel has evolved over the years, but in reality it, and you, have also remained consistent. You’re so talented and just a genius really. I appreciate the various genres in teaching art, metallurgy to an extent, woodworking, botany, and more done in such a visual way. As an autistic individual (my son as well), we are visual learners, so I just appreciate videos like this so much. When I was small, I had trouble understanding certain instructions and my dad would say, “What do you want me to do, draw you a picture?” Yes, actually, that would have been exactly what I needed. Better yet, I wish I’d had RUclips as a child. I think I would have had much less frustration finding videos of people doing things visually and a bit kinesthetically, in certain ways, would have helped me immensely. I wish I could find someone that did math in such interesting visual ways. My son struggles with some of the same concepts I struggled with (he has dyscalcula as well) and I think it would help him. I can’t afford a tutor and his dad (my ex) has refused to pay for one sadly. If you know of anyone on RUclips that does math videos in a very visual and fun and engaging way or if maybe you could do some yourself, we sure would appreciate it! Keep on keepin’ on just being your awesome self. Your calm demeanor and overall presence and your intelligence, wit, and kindness are so refreshing. I know I’m not the only one that has found comfort and joy in your channel and videos, as I see similar sentiments posted a lot, but you sure have helped my son and I not only with learning new concepts and being encouraged to try new things, but also just in easing anxiety in troubling times just by being yourself, your nature videos and walks, your calm presence and voice are just the perfect medicine for troubling times. Bless you and yours.
Oh amazing! And I just rescued some thick glass shelves from a skip bin. This somehow reminds me of a fractal generating program my brother had in the 80s... it would take most of a day to generate a fractal but so worth it!
I accidentally discovered something similar to this when I split a dual-layer dvd along half of the outer edge (I split it along the seam of the two disc layers, so that if fully seperated, it would result in two full sized but half thickness disc shapes) and squirted phosphorescent paint between the two halves. It only sometimes resulted in the dendritic patterns seen In your video. I think it was because the paint was not evenly spread. I'm the "on site representative" for my apartment building (which is the managements fancy way of saying garbage collector) so I came across two broken TV's that had to be disposed of, and I harvested the glass-sandwitched LCD elements from the two TV's to use for "found object" art. After watching this video, I have decided to use the glass panels for some dendritic paint art. Thanks for this easy-to-implement 'how to' video. I had always wondered why (and how) those patterns appeared between the two DVD layers when I fooled around with squirting paint into them a few years ago. Now thanks to your video, I know how to reliably reproduce the patterns on a larger scale. Thank you Atomic Shrimp! I'm also really enjoying your videos on clay pottery. I was first drawn by your clever scambaiting videos, and now I enjoy all your offerings. Keep up the good work.
you are amazing. I have never seen anything like that. well i have tons of dendritic rock, but to see it put to paint so easily is very exciting. i cannot wait to try it out, and fortunately i literally own tons of glass panels. Thanks again for another great video.
Thank you for mentioning strong glass... I've seen far too many videos with folk using picture frame 2mm untempered glass and that is terrifying as it could easily end in tears. Really great video... that second pattern you got was especially nice, fair play mate :)
This is very cool, I don't know how I never saw something like this. Also it's reminding me of something, like, something to do with skin and paint or what, something strange, but probably also windows in the winter
They were both beautiful, but the second one was awesome! You're an unconventional artist (aren't we all, lol) but you ARE an artist! Thank you for sharing this unique artwork. The final results can easily be incorporated into many different genres of art. I'm definitely gonna experiment with this form. :)
Great. I will be trying this once I can buy some of those chopping boards. Thanks for showing us. I like that you could imagine all sorts of things into them but I might try adding other techniques to introduce slightly more pictorial elements. Have you tried making patterns using a piece of thread dipped in ink? You get an old hardback book that you don't mind getting inky, (or maybe you can do it with your boards). You place a piece of paper in your open book & lower a piece of thread that you have just dipped in ink onto the piece of paper making a swirly pattern, leaving the two ends hanging off the edge of the paper. Then you very carefully, so as not to disturb the thread, place another piece of paper on top of your thread. Then you carefully shut your book. Then press very firmly on the top cover of your book, & holding it down hard, take hold of both ends of your thread & carefully, slowly pull the thread out from between the sheets of paper. Makes amazing patterns that sometimes look a bit like strange alien flowers. I have created unique birthday cards using several colours & multiple threads. Gold & silver ink work well too.
Have you made a video of this or know of one? As a visual learner, it would be easier for me to understand these instructions to see them done visually. If you’ve done one, know of one, or would be willing to make a video, please share. I’d love to try this. My son and I are going to try this for art this week or maybe next. I think it would be neat to incorporate it into a larger landscape like make it into a tree or something else that has veins, maybe even a part of the human body. Very cool indeed!
I can't reply directly to your comment Mark, but yes, cold press watercolour paper should work just fine - the surface texture of the paper I used was similar - not quite smooth.
A person I know is a lithograph :D dendritic painting is an interesting concept. One could also put a piece of paper before sandwiching the top glass press and leave the peaks intact and obtain a much higher texture, depending on the type of paint. (glass, paper, paint, glass)
This is beautiful. I work with solidification of metals and solidification is one place where dendrites appear. I happen to be also an illustrator and I'm loving to use both physics and art in one thing.
Haven's lil art corner I just started to try this technique, and used two 4x6 photo frame pieces of glass . I put a piece of masking tape to one edge to help pull up. You have to be very quick . And careful. 😊
Thank you for this, I've been meaning to try this technique for several years but forgot: my brain injury! I haven't got any THICK glass (I fear glass from empty picture frames might break because it's very thin) so I tried using the backs of 2 metal baking trays (nearly flat) & it sort of worked - not as good as yours/glass though = not flat/sturdy enough. I thought of going to the local tip/dump (in UK) and seeing if any thick glass has been thrown away but before when I've asked to take things from the dump the people who work there get nasty & say we aren't allowed to = silly when we re-use what's been thrown away, a shame to refuse us.
That is interesting. I just scraped off an acrylic painting that went wrong and then pressed a plastic sheeting on it and when it dried I got that effect.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to share pics of what I've created by watching this video, years ago. I found that one can use small mirrors to create tiny dendrites. Interference paints, iridescence paints, & metallic paints on black paper/cardstock, look fabulous! Wish I could share, but I'm not very savvy on the computer, etc. Sorry.
When I was a kid I used to collect rocks called dendritic pyrolusite. When I saw the title I was confused how this guy was gonna paint with a rock. Cool outcome tho, it looks just like the rock patterns
It should print OK onto just about anything, given enough care - I guess if you want to apply it as an effect on a wall, you'd probably want to affix a handle to the back side of the glass to make it easier to hold.
Bloody hell! That's amazing :O Must show my mum, she does card making, she'd get a kick out of this :D How easy would it be to use something like a narrow scrapping tool to slough off the excess paint at the edges to create a crisp edge before applying paper? How about using a sheet of glossy printer paper or card at the bottom, glass on the top and just leaving the paint on the card layer to dry?
Easiest way to get a crisp square would probably be to use a mask. Cut a square hole in a piece of card and drop that on first, then apply the sheet onto which you are printing. You can produce these patterns directly on the surface to be painted, but the key property of the glass is its rigidity - when it's levered apart, the air intrudes forming the patterns - if you use card and glass (instead of 2xglass), the card will tend to flex - you'll get a pattern, but probably not this sort of pattern.
Oh of course! Didn't even think about masking the area off. You could even use masking tape. You could _even_ mask off a shaped area, like a cutout of a heart or star or cat silhouette. Anything really. Gonna try this :D Thanks for the help! :-)
I tried this a couple of weeks ago with two canvases. I'd never heard of dendritic painting. I was just experimenting. I put different coloured blobs of paint on a canvas and pressed another one onto it. When I lifted it off, the result was pretty much a mess, but parts of it were beautiful, with certain colours blending into each other in a very satisfying way. The thing that surprised me, though, was the texture. It was just like the pictures in the video, except, because I didn't press it again, the branches stood up nicely from the canvas. I keep looking at it because there's so much to see. I've got both pictures by my screen now and they keep drawing me toward them. It's definitely worth trying. I used paint straight from the tube. It might be worth thinning it a bit. I'll have to try that.
+Odile Jenouvrier (Mitty) Cela est exact , mais il fonctionne également avec la plupart des autres types de peinture . ( s'il vous plaît pardonnez la traduction automatique )
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This seems like a lovely thing to recommend to people that creates beautiful, unique patterns like fractal woodburning, without being so immensely dangerous. Gorgeous patterns and great tutorial!
This gave me an idea to do ot with green paint to make a vine like pattern then once it's dry on the paper, paint on leaves and flowers. I'm finding a lot of gems going through the older videos 💜
I love that he's still coming back to this day to heart comments. There's no one more genuine on this whole site - most people make certain to tell you that they "read all comments". Not many actually show it like this guy. Top bloke, absolutely my favourite channel
Thank you - honestly, it just means a lot to me that people appreciate this stuff.
I love how we can see certain elements of how your channel has evolved over the years, but in reality it, and you, have also remained consistent. You’re so talented and just a genius really.
I appreciate the various genres in teaching art, metallurgy to an extent, woodworking, botany, and more done in such a visual way. As an autistic individual (my son as well), we are visual learners, so I just appreciate videos like this so much.
When I was small, I had trouble understanding certain instructions and my dad would say, “What do you want me to do, draw you a picture?” Yes, actually, that would have been exactly what I needed. Better yet, I wish I’d had RUclips as a child. I think I would have had much less frustration finding videos of people doing things visually and a bit kinesthetically, in certain ways, would have helped me immensely.
I wish I could find someone that did math in such interesting visual ways. My son struggles with some of the same concepts I struggled with (he has dyscalcula as well) and I think it would help him. I can’t afford a tutor and his dad (my ex) has refused to pay for one sadly. If you know of anyone on RUclips that does math videos in a very visual and fun and engaging way or if maybe you could do some yourself, we sure would appreciate it!
Keep on keepin’ on just being your awesome self. Your calm demeanor and overall presence and your intelligence, wit, and kindness are so refreshing. I know I’m not the only one that has found comfort and joy in your channel and videos, as I see similar sentiments posted a lot, but you sure have helped my son and I not only with learning new concepts and being encouraged to try new things, but also just in easing anxiety in troubling times just by being yourself, your nature videos and walks, your calm presence and voice are just the perfect medicine for troubling times. Bless you and yours.
This would be a great technique for textile patterns too! Thank's for showing us this easy and simple diamond luxurious method.
i was thinking the same 🤣 ... i will try that out! thanks for the advice though 😄
Oh amazing! And I just rescued some thick glass shelves from a skip bin. This somehow reminds me of a fractal generating program my brother had in the 80s... it would take most of a day to generate a fractal but so worth it!
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and inspiration.
I have this vid on a playlist and keep coming back to it coz it's fascinating. Wish I could 'like' it again and again..
I accidentally discovered something similar to this when I split a dual-layer dvd along half of the outer edge (I split it along the seam of the two disc layers, so that if fully seperated, it would result in two full sized but half thickness disc shapes) and squirted phosphorescent paint between the two halves. It only sometimes resulted in the dendritic patterns seen In your video. I think it was because the paint was not evenly spread. I'm the "on site representative" for my apartment building (which is the managements fancy way of saying garbage collector) so I came across two broken TV's that had to be disposed of, and I harvested the glass-sandwitched LCD elements from the two TV's to use for "found object" art. After watching this video, I have decided to use the glass panels for some dendritic paint art. Thanks for this easy-to-implement 'how to' video. I had always wondered why (and how) those patterns appeared between the two DVD layers when I fooled around with squirting paint into them a few years ago. Now thanks to your video, I know how to reliably reproduce the patterns on a larger scale. Thank you Atomic Shrimp!
I'm also really enjoying your videos on clay pottery.
I was first drawn by your clever scambaiting videos, and now I enjoy all your offerings. Keep up the good work.
Nicely done.
Wish I had have known about this one when I was still teaching art classes to young people, they would have loved this.
you are amazing. I have never seen anything like that. well i have tons of dendritic rock, but to see it put to paint so easily is very exciting. i cannot wait to try it out, and fortunately i literally own tons of glass panels. Thanks again for another great video.
That is utterly amazing 😳
Thank you for mentioning strong glass... I've seen far too many videos with folk using picture frame 2mm untempered glass and that is terrifying as it could easily end in tears.
Really great video... that second pattern you got was especially nice, fair play mate :)
That is the coolest thing I've seen in a very very long time... thank you so much for sharing!!!
Muy bellos los trabajos.....se ven con mucho arte .....y parecen tan fáciles.....MUCHAS GRACIAS.
This was amazing!!
For years I have wondered how to create this kind of fractals with paint!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! I could watch videos all day of you doing this! Brilliant! Thanks for sharing
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I might actually do a 'slow TV' version of just lots of this, with some nice music
This is so beautiful! It's giving me lots of ideas on how to use this already. Thanks for introducing me to this technique!
Amazing !!! Bizarre !! Wonderfully beautiful !!
This is very cool, I don't know how I never saw something like this. Also it's reminding me of something, like, something to do with skin and paint or what, something strange, but probably also windows in the winter
What an easy technique, and such lovely results! Thank you for sharing!
GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you more than my own father for uploading this!
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So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
They were both beautiful, but the second one was awesome! You're an unconventional artist (aren't we all, lol) but you ARE an artist! Thank you for sharing this unique artwork. The final results can easily be incorporated into many different genres of art. I'm definitely gonna experiment with this form. :)
I reckon this could be done on fabric, plain cotton, as well as canvas. Amazing demo. Thanks Mr Shrimp 😊🇦🇺
really like the brush marks too, they create a border. thanks xxx
Great. I will be trying this once I can buy some of those chopping boards. Thanks for showing us. I like that you could imagine all sorts of things into them but I might try adding other techniques to introduce slightly more pictorial elements. Have you tried making patterns using a piece of thread dipped in ink? You get an old hardback book that you don't mind getting inky, (or maybe you can do it with your boards). You place a piece of paper in your open book & lower a piece of thread that you have just dipped in ink onto the piece of paper making a swirly pattern, leaving the two ends hanging off the edge of the paper. Then you very carefully, so as not to disturb the thread, place another piece of paper on top of your thread. Then you carefully shut your book. Then press very firmly on the top cover of your book, & holding it down hard, take hold of both ends of your thread & carefully, slowly pull the thread out from between the sheets of paper. Makes amazing patterns that sometimes look a bit like strange alien flowers. I have created unique birthday cards using several colours & multiple threads. Gold & silver ink work well too.
Have you made a video of this or know of one? As a visual learner, it would be easier for me to understand these instructions to see them done visually. If you’ve done one, know of one, or would be willing to make a video, please share. I’d love to try this. My son and I are going to try this for art this week or maybe next. I think it would be neat to incorporate it into a larger landscape like make it into a tree or something else that has veins, maybe even a part of the human body. Very cool indeed!
Discovered this but never knew it had a name
It looks awesome
Amazing! I tried this for the first time yesterday & it's great fun. TFS.
I can't reply directly to your comment Mark, but yes, cold press watercolour paper should work just fine - the surface texture of the paper I used was similar - not quite smooth.
This made me happy! Thank you, now even I can be an artist! :-)
That was amazing! Thank you for the education. I love this look.
Scrumptious !
That'sa skill man !! Thanks a lot for sharing... and ot looks so simple !
A person I know is a lithograph :D dendritic painting is an interesting concept. One could also put a piece of paper before sandwiching the top glass press and leave the peaks intact and obtain a much higher texture, depending on the type of paint. (glass, paper, paint, glass)
This is great for all of us into Gelli Plate printing. TFS.
This is beautiful. I work with solidification of metals and solidification is one place where dendrites appear. I happen to be also an illustrator and I'm loving to use both physics and art in one thing.
(gurgle gurgle drool) Mind officially blown. Can't wait to try! TFS 💜
Amazing, great video, thanks!!
Dude, you are my hero!
That’s beautifully awesome. Thanks.
Amazing not seen this before, or your site! Have subscribed. I also watched the little box video loved that.
Wow! Love your Quirky topics, thank you!
I'm pretty tempted to do this with a glass around 32" diagonal, and hang it on a wall
Absolutely beautiful! Reminds me of ice crystals on a glass window. Tfs. Tere
I love this!!! Thank You!🌹
Thank You! amazing results.
That's gorgeous! I'll have to try that for sure!
So simple yet so effective!
How have I missed this
Very neat! Fun idea! An a kid friendly idea.
Haven's lil art corner::::: if you ever tried prying two pieces of glass apart, you wouldn’t use the phrase ‘kid friendly’
@@ziziscorsese9475 so he makes it look easy. Lol. No I haven't
Haven's lil art corner I just started to try this technique, and used two 4x6 photo frame pieces of glass . I put a piece of masking tape to one edge to help pull up. You have to be very quick . And careful. 😊
@@ziziscorsese9475 yeah not 4 yr old friendly. Thanks for the info. ... What color's did you use? It would be neat to see.
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
It's looking beautiful.very useful.i will try .👏🙌
That was amazing. Thanks
Thank you for this, I've been meaning to try this technique for several years but forgot: my brain injury! I haven't got any THICK glass (I fear glass from empty picture frames might break because it's very thin) so I tried using the backs of 2 metal baking trays (nearly flat) & it sort of worked - not as good as yours/glass though = not flat/sturdy enough. I thought of going to the local tip/dump (in UK) and seeing if any thick glass has been thrown away but before when I've asked to take things from the dump the people who work there get nasty & say we aren't allowed to = silly when we re-use what's been thrown away, a shame to refuse us.
That is interesting. I just scraped off an acrylic painting that went wrong and then pressed a plastic sheeting on it and when it dried I got that effect.
Love this
FANTASTIC!
I love that you're browsing the back catalogue of videos. Nice to see. Cheers!
AtomicShrimp I find it fascinating to see how many people on RUclips evolve 😁
@@2.7petabytes :D
amazing, Mike!
Soooo cool!!!
Awesome 🤩
Cool idea.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to share pics of what I've created by watching this video, years ago. I found that one can use small mirrors to create tiny dendrites. Interference paints, iridescence paints, & metallic paints on black paper/cardstock, look fabulous! Wish I could share, but I'm not very savvy on the computer, etc. Sorry.
I just have to try it!!!
Wow oh wow!!!
This is amazing. Thank you!!😊
I think i may try this on my new 4ft fish tank build upgrade, make a nice background...
Gorgeous - new subbie here
That is amazing!
BRILLIANT!!! TFS luv! WOW!!! ♥
When I was a kid I used to collect rocks called dendritic pyrolusite. When I saw the title I was confused how this guy was gonna paint with a rock. Cool outcome tho, it looks just like the rock patterns
Love your work. Can you tell me the type of glas you use.
Can you use cold press watercolour paper for picking up the paint?
I'm so curious to see if this can be transferred to other materials, ie wall, furniture...
It should print OK onto just about anything, given enough care - I guess if you want to apply it as an effect on a wall, you'd probably want to affix a handle to the back side of the glass to make it easier to hold.
Absolutely wonderful Idea!! Brilliant!!
Ooo. Nice!
So cool
Fantastic!
Thanks for the lesson. unique designs that make reminds me of the imprint that makes the root wall. I have a question what kind of paper used ???
I just used 160gsm white card here - pretty much any kind of paper would work
Thanks for the prompt reply
I will try to create it
Very cool!
Oooh! If you used shades of green paint it would look like ferns!
I love this effect
VERY NICE...THIS IS ACRYLIC ONLY ?? OR YOU PUT INSIDE AND OTHER MATERIAL?
Any sort of paint should work for this. It helps if it is a little viscous
Is a more heavy bodied paint recommended ? This is beautiful, btw.
Yes. A thicker consistency will hold the pattern better when the glass is lifted
Way cool!
The name Atomic Shrimp, reminds me of one of my favorite books called Atomic Lobster
Bloody hell! That's amazing :O Must show my mum, she does card making, she'd get a kick out of this :D
How easy would it be to use something like a narrow scrapping tool to slough off the excess paint at the edges to create a crisp edge before applying paper?
How about using a sheet of glossy printer paper or card at the bottom, glass on the top and just leaving the paint on the card layer to dry?
Easiest way to get a crisp square would probably be to use a mask. Cut a square hole in a piece of card and drop that on first, then apply the sheet onto which you are printing.
You can produce these patterns directly on the surface to be painted, but the key property of the glass is its rigidity - when it's levered apart, the air intrudes forming the patterns - if you use card and glass (instead of 2xglass), the card will tend to flex - you'll get a pattern, but probably not this sort of pattern.
Oh of course! Didn't even think about masking the area off. You could even use masking tape. You could _even_ mask off a shaped area, like a cutout of a heart or star or cat silhouette. Anything really.
Gonna try this :D Thanks for the help! :-)
Thanks for sharing! Did you ever try canvas instead of paper?
Sheila Mehd I haven't tried that but I think it should work fine
I tried this a couple of weeks ago with two canvases. I'd never heard of dendritic painting. I was just experimenting. I put different coloured blobs of paint on a canvas and pressed another one onto it. When I lifted it off, the result was pretty much a mess, but parts of it were beautiful, with certain colours blending into each other in a very satisfying way. The thing that surprised me, though, was the texture. It was just like the pictures in the video, except, because I didn't press it again, the branches stood up nicely from the canvas. I keep looking at it because there's so much to see. I've got both pictures by my screen now and they keep drawing me toward them. It's definitely worth trying. I used paint straight from the tube. It might be worth thinning it a bit. I'll have to try that.
I just found this. What kind of paint did you use? Acrylic?
Yes - this is just ordinary acrylic poster paint. Other types of paint will also work - as long as they are not too watery or runny
Would this work with glass on top of canvass
As long as the canvas is not porous, it should do something. Give it a try, I say
Awesome!
Is it possible to do with Water COlour?
The paint needs to be fairly thick in consistency, but apart from that, any kind of paint should work
Thank you! I will definitely try this :)
Would this work with acrylic sheets?
Yes - anything sufficiently flat and smooth - it doesn't have to be transparent
Bonjour ! Est-ce de la peinture acrylique que vous utilisez ? Bravo, c'est très joli !
+Odile Jenouvrier (Mitty)
Cela est exact , mais il fonctionne également avec la plupart des autres types de peinture . ( s'il vous plaît pardonnez la traduction automatique )
Merci beaucoup !
@@AtomicShrimp Oh well, not so bad.
Wow!!!!!
GOOD ONE
very cool.
Awesome
WOW!
Eek why have I never seen this before!!!????