63 years old and it has taken me this long to find out about my own culture. I'm half Japanese - mother's side - born in Tokyo. Ever since I was little I loved playing in the mud and making mud balls. Drove my mother crazy - drives my husband crazy too. Now I know why!!
In addition to being such a visually striking craft, I get the impression that your work is very meditative; that is, it allows for long moments of thought with just you and the task at hand and little else.
gam mal Hi, I'm the other person who helps make these videos. The ball actually doesn't stain anything. The graphite is highly compressed from the glass jar, so it doesn't rub off at all. And yep, it is slightly cool to the touch!
If anyone ever tries to tell me "you can't make dirt look nice", I'm going to pull up your videos and make them watch them. Dude, you have crazy skills. Love these videos.
You’ve motivated me to get completely into this. It’s awesome!! I got some sifted sandy soil from the backyard. Got some plain clay cat litter for cheap in a large bag. Some containers, jars, bowls, spray bottle and a spice grinder too. I used the grinder for the clay and then a mesh strainer for the dirt. Found a good ration with water for make the core mix. Then I’ve taken powdered clay and other stuff I’ve tried for the shell. This is really fun and relaxing. I like making anything really and glad I found this. Thank you.
Hey this is a really wonderful video, but consider wearing a mask while mixing that much dry clay and graphite! Don't want to catch a lung of any of that stuff, and its easy to avoid.
@@JackSilver1410 Ah yes because why warn someone about Pneumoconiosis, Silicosis (and other risks) when you can just watch them continue to put themselves in danger all for the sake of 'manliness'.
So that one guy was on to something, and as I read that comment, I was imagining how a graphite would look like, then found this video. Amazing! Thanks for sharing
I absolutely love watching you create these. It’s amazing and inspiring. I also watched the episode that demonstrates the process of creating a gorgeous earth/clay floor. You guys are appreciated for sharing your talents and knowledge. How lucky to find such elevating vibes while checking out a few how to videos for weekend project. I now have to figure out how I can incorporate a earthen floor somewhere at my house and when I can spend the day dedicated to learning to create the spheres.
Ralph Kiderchah I know right like wtf I thought this chocolate cinnamon cake pop would taste like chocolates for cinnamon but it just tastes like pencil lead smh some people
I have tried a time or two to make one of these when I was pretty young and during that time I couldn’t find much about them on the internet like how the process goes and how to fix problems you run into but just from watching one of your videos I feel motivated and confident enough to probably try again now that I understand it better just from seeing how you handled it. Great video.
I truly admire the commitment, focus, patience and - above all - skill that it must take to create something so delicate and beautiful. I always enjoy your videos for the educational value they provide, while simultaneously being highly enjoyable to watch. Thank you.
Who! Not Cool youtube, thanks for informing us. have you had such long non-skippable ad before? Also what part of the world do you live if you don't mind me asking?
@@TheNitoProject I've just started getting these type of ads the last couple weeks and it's not on all videos but usually when I get notified of a new video (on any channel) and I click to watch it. I live in East Texas near the Shreveport Louisiana border area.
I happened to discover your channel today and am super happy. Turning sand and clay into such beautiful things, you are blessed. Creativity, hard work, patience and the ability to create beauty out of the simplest of ingredients, kudos to you. May you be showered with more creativity that gives you even more happiness. I am your new subscriber.
I got 4 days of "extra holiday" from my gentle and super kind hearted boss (because i have 25 free days in this year, but because of corona, i have to work every single day since the end of february... and if I don't take off as many free days as possible, our agency have to pay some penalty money for the work-force-office something - i Don't know it's name even in my native tongue). So, because I'm a projekt / sales / costumer / senior office menager - and a general fixer, and mid range IT man, and delivery guy... (sorry, corona make my life colorful... we lost many collegues due the drop of the orders since spring) I work 10-12 hours daily... And our Dojo closed permanently due corona... and generally i never had any free time... so, any, in short words I now watching this mesmerising work of art :D - I'm just minutes to grab the garbage shovel, and raid the nearby playground for material... :D :D :D You make my day! - Dispite me and my girlfriend living in a 38m2 2 room flat, i will try this! -I don't give a f.ck if i make mess! :D :D :D - but i can't guarantee to not fly my work of art into some neighbors forehead :D :D :D
@@TheDeepDiveLLC havent you ever watched phantasm ? They have little balls like that that fly around stick in peoples head and drain there blood and.brains out
have you tried metalizer powder? when i used to build car models i found some stuff that after buffing came out looking a chrome like gun metal. you could get a big jar for a pretty good price too.
I tried making a dorodango once and it came out... alright, it's not really the dark arts. But now that I've seen this video.. I do have a pound of bronze powder that's meant for cold casting... Hmmmmmm...
legend has it, ever since that point he and that ball went everywhere together, In the fading glow of yesteryear, where memories dance in the twilight of forgotten dreams, we find ourselves lingering upon the fate of two unlikely companions whose destinies intertwined in the tapestry of life. As the years unfurled their relentless march, the once inseparable duo, the man and his cherished dorodango ball, drifted apart like whispers in the wind. The man with stars in his eyes and fire in his soul, found himself ensnared by the siren song of life's temptations. He chased shadows of ambition, lost amidst the labyrinth of success and failure. Yet, in his quest for greatness, he stumbled upon the jagged rocks of addiction, shackled by the chains of his own desires. He became a ghost of his former self, haunting the alleyways of despair, his laughter drowned by the echoes of remorse. And what of the dorodango ball, that humble creation born of earth and patience? Alas, it bore witness to the passing of time with stoic silence, a silent sentinel in a world of chaos. Cast aside, forgotten, it weathered the storms of neglect with quiet dignity, its luster dulled but its spirit unbroken. In the annals of existence, their tale is but a fleeting moment, a whisper amidst the cacophony of life's symphony. Yet, in that brief encounter, they shared a bond that transcended the boundaries of time and space, a bond that lingered in the hearts of those who dared to remember. And so, as the curtain falls on this chapter of their journey, we are left to ponder the mysteries of fate and the echoes of what could have been. For in the grand tapestry of life, even the smallest thread can weave the most intricate of patterns, leaving behind a legacy that endures long after the final act has drawn to a close. oh nice dirt ball btw...
I think dorodangos are the definition of "trust the process". Cool video !
Dorodangos are made of mud. Thats the entire purpose
@@thomashovgaard3134 true
You mean prime example
@@JohnnyDeppsTeeth🤓☝️
63 years old and it has taken me this long to find out about my own culture.
I'm half Japanese - mother's side - born in Tokyo.
Ever since I was little I loved playing in the mud and making mud balls. Drove my mother crazy - drives my husband crazy too.
Now I know why!!
In addition to being such a visually striking craft, I get the impression that your work is very meditative; that is, it allows for long moments of thought with just you and the task at hand and little else.
That 360 shot was incredible!
I bet it feels amazing. So smooth and slightly cool to the touch.
gam mal Hi, I'm the other person who helps make these videos. The ball actually doesn't stain anything. The graphite is highly compressed from the glass jar, so it doesn't rub off at all. And yep, it is slightly cool to the touch!
God dam it now ur just making me want to make this even more
Fire it in a kiln?
I want to put it in my underwear,,,,,,.
3 am watching some random dude rub a shiny ball....best 5 minutes of my life
If anyone ever tries to tell me "you can't make dirt look nice", I'm going to pull up your videos and make them watch them. Dude, you have crazy skills. Love these videos.
You’ve motivated me to get completely into this. It’s awesome!!
I got some sifted sandy soil from the backyard. Got some plain clay cat litter for cheap in a large bag.
Some containers, jars, bowls, spray bottle and a spice grinder too.
I used the grinder for the clay and then a mesh strainer for the dirt.
Found a good ration with water for make the core mix.
Then I’ve taken powdered clay and other stuff I’ve tried for the shell.
This is really fun and relaxing. I like making anything really and glad I found this. Thank you.
I could watch you make Dorodango all day. Will you post some more videos showing how you get different colors in the dorodango?
Incredible transformation from irregular clay mud ball to nearly perfectly spherical mirror reflecting the known universe... and that drone footage!!!
Thank you, what are you doing up at this time?
Hope to get to see you soon as well
lol
Hey this is a really wonderful video, but consider wearing a mask while mixing that much dry clay and graphite! Don't want to catch a lung of any of that stuff, and its easy to avoid.
*Eye roll and jerkoff motion*
Rj Peterson though I was the only person still here, lol.
@@devinm.2398 I know when there are safety sallies that need to be told to shut up.
Rj Peterson said beautifully.
@@JackSilver1410 Ah yes because why warn someone about Pneumoconiosis, Silicosis (and other risks) when you can just watch them continue to put themselves in danger all for the sake of 'manliness'.
You have magic hands my friend. Amazing work.
So that one guy was on to something, and as I read that comment, I was imagining how a graphite would look like, then found this video. Amazing! Thanks for sharing
I absolutely love watching you create these. It’s amazing and inspiring. I also watched the episode that demonstrates the process of creating a gorgeous earth/clay floor. You guys are appreciated for sharing your talents and knowledge. How lucky to find such elevating vibes while checking out a few how to videos for weekend project. I now have to figure out how I can incorporate a earthen floor somewhere at my house and when I can spend the day dedicated to learning to create the spheres.
Wow! Beautiful!!!
The way he used the pvc pipe for rounding the clay ball is as simple as genius! Great content
wtf!!! this cake batter recipe tastes like crap!!! 😡🤬
Ralph Kiderchah I know right like wtf I thought this chocolate cinnamon cake pop would taste like chocolates for cinnamon but it just tastes like pencil lead smh some people
Have tried can confirm
Now that’s just taking it for granite
Results in very quartz textured cake
@@CLOUDZAUBACKUP reddit.com/r/woooosh
I have tried a time or two to make one of these when I was pretty young and during that time I couldn’t find much about them on the internet like how the process goes and how to fix problems you run into but just from watching one of your videos I feel motivated and confident enough to probably try again now that I understand it better just from seeing how you handled it. Great video.
Not enought thumbs for technique. Awesome work dude.
Unbelievable!
Amazing job my friend, i admire you!
I feel like, if Batman had a hobby, this would be that hobby.
Why?
@jonathaneast3727 it's boring, time-consuming, solitary, and requires a lot of willpower to complete
I have a playlist called "That's Amazing!" and things like this is why.
GHOST i just looked and it says that you have no playlists
@@ollie1505 not all playlists are public
Beautifull, great job, delicate and lovely
Excellent! That podcast you did was great!👍
Nicely done! You obviously have it down to a fine art. It looks so relaxing making a dorodango.
A Palantir is a dangerous tool.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that he’s recording with a phone…
@Man typical fucking iPhone.... Everybody uses that shit
Already done ✊
@Man s10
@@69mwagner s10 bro
@@69mwagner Yeah, everybody uses them because they're great haha
Unbelievable! Wow!! 😍
thats so awesome,beautiful polish
I truly admire the commitment, focus, patience and - above all - skill that it must take to create something so delicate and beautiful. I always enjoy your videos for the educational value they provide, while simultaneously being highly enjoyable to watch.
Thank you.
Thank you! I don't respond to that many comments like this but I should, I just want to say thanks for your support it really helps.
That’s awesome!!! Love what you are doing Neto!!! Love the pictures of the desert. Brings back lovely memories.
Geez another hobby 😊 thanks. At least this one is going to be budget friendly.
A perfect hdri map, nice work 👍
omg.... your art with this tecnique is something indible.
i'm ufficially in love with your perfect job!
Insanely beautiful
U r simply awesome ....
Never hav seen such magic ...
This was very satisfying. Thank you.
Beautiful work mate.
please make and post more videos,i absolutely love them.Love from Pakistan.
This has to be the best finish/surface of them all. It looks like metal.
That's marvelous . So beautiful
Wow, thank you so much for showing this!
Stunning!!
Give this man a medal
I did this with mud one time, making it into a smooth, solid ball, I think my siblings broke it but it was nice while it lasted
Space is really into your videos.
Thanks for posting.... the video & final result are wonderful !!
your videos are SO good I haven't made a dorodango in a couple years and now I'm going to make another.
What a mesmerizing video! Thank you for sharing that beautiful work of art.
That is absolutely marbelous 👍
I did not appreciate the two ten minute long videos that I was not able to skip prior to being allowed to view the content i actually came here for
Who! Not Cool youtube, thanks for informing us. have you had such long non-skippable ad before? Also what part of the world do you live if you don't mind me asking?
@@TheNitoProject I've just started getting these type of ads the last couple weeks and it's not on all videos but usually when I get notified of a new video (on any channel) and I click to watch it. I live in East Texas near the Shreveport Louisiana border area.
@@TheNitoProject great channel/video though... Loved the content and I'm glad I stuck through the ads
More of these!
Pretty please
This was the best one i have ever seen
M.C. Escher approves of this ball.
Great work, great editing, great soundtrack! 🙌 Thank you💗
Sooo beautiful.
This is so cool!
Amazing. I'm perplexed.
Dude great idea!
Using graphite made me wonder if you could electroplate it.
Jerry Whidby the bueaty lies within
. Nah it’s a ugly clay ball on inside
tonic INC. yeah
I hate your profile picture
Crusty Dusty sexy plane bruv
Love this video. 👍🏼👏
*You DIDN'T see the graphite on the ground because it's not there!*
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I heard it's the equivalent of a chest x-ray
@@aimq3246 that's a reference to a show
@@aimq3246 in about 3:60 roentgen
Dead joke. Try better next time
The forbidden gobstopper.
This is cool as hell !
Great work. Looking for a way to make mirrors out of clay and sand.
man hats off to you
I happened to discover your channel today and am super happy. Turning sand and clay into such beautiful things, you are blessed. Creativity, hard work, patience and the ability to create beauty out of the simplest of ingredients, kudos to you. May you be showered with more creativity that gives you even more happiness. I am your new subscriber.
I like your style, gotta try this.
It's really hard to see the ball from the drone shot, but I'm glad you still took the effort to capture it from every angle.
that's amazing! never even thought of that way to make something spherical!
Pretty cool. It makes me want to order a hematite ball off Amazon.
Sublime. Bravo!
Love it. Next dorodango should be an iron powder one.
This channel is absurdly cool.
excellent video! I have a question: how to prevent graphite to come off after finishing? (i.e. not to stain clothes, hand, etc)
He's a professional
@@joecobra48 that's not what he asked
I know that he uses wax on some of his other dorodangos. I wonder if wax would work in this case as well?
This is great! Thanks for sharing!
I got 4 days of "extra holiday" from my gentle and super kind hearted boss (because i have 25 free days in this year, but because of corona, i have to work every single day since the end of february... and if I don't take off as many free days as possible, our agency have to pay some penalty money for the work-force-office something - i Don't know it's name even in my native tongue). So, because I'm a projekt / sales / costumer / senior office menager - and a general fixer, and mid range IT man, and delivery guy... (sorry, corona make my life colorful... we lost many collegues due the drop of the orders since spring) I work 10-12 hours daily... And our Dojo closed permanently due corona... and generally i never had any free time... so, any, in short words I now watching this mesmerising work of art :D - I'm just minutes to grab the garbage shovel, and raid the nearby playground for material... :D :D :D You make my day! - Dispite me and my girlfriend living in a 38m2 2 room flat, i will try this! -I don't give a f.ck if i make mess! :D :D :D - but i can't guarantee to not fly my work of art into some neighbors forehead :D :D :D
This is cool!
At any moment its going to fly around and stick in someones forehead
@@TheDeepDiveLLC havent you ever watched phantasm ? They have little balls like that that fly around stick in peoples head and drain there blood and.brains out
@@TheDeepDiveLLC its a kickass scifi horro movie theres no shame in watching a movie
Nice refrence xD
@@TheDeepDiveLLC
You are watching and commenting on RUclips.
Crawl IntoTheCalm lol
Brilliant so beautiful
I'm so interested in making these now! It seems like once you got use to making these it would be so soothing
Amazingly talented you are, God bless you always
have you tried metalizer powder? when i used to build car models i found some stuff that after buffing came out looking a chrome like gun metal. you could get a big jar for a pretty good price too.
@@ommielett for real cars or model cars? It could possibly work for a real car but you have to seal it.
I tried making a dorodango once and it came out... alright, it's not really the dark arts. But now that I've seen this video.. I do have a pound of bronze powder that's meant for cold casting... Hmmmmmm...
Amazing👍💎
Lindo.Você é o maior mestre dessa técnica.
legend has it, ever since that point he and that ball went everywhere together, In the fading glow of yesteryear, where memories dance in the twilight of forgotten dreams, we find ourselves lingering upon the fate of two unlikely companions whose destinies intertwined in the tapestry of life.
As the years unfurled their relentless march, the once inseparable duo, the man and his cherished dorodango ball, drifted apart like whispers in the wind.
The man with stars in his eyes and fire in his soul, found himself ensnared by the siren song of life's temptations. He chased shadows of ambition, lost amidst the labyrinth of success and failure. Yet, in his quest for greatness, he stumbled upon the jagged rocks of addiction, shackled by the chains of his own desires. He became a ghost of his former self, haunting the alleyways of despair, his laughter drowned by the echoes of remorse.
And what of the dorodango ball, that humble creation born of earth and patience? Alas, it bore witness to the passing of time with stoic silence, a silent sentinel in a world of chaos. Cast aside, forgotten, it weathered the storms of neglect with quiet dignity, its luster dulled but its spirit unbroken.
In the annals of existence, their tale is but a fleeting moment, a whisper amidst the cacophony of life's symphony. Yet, in that brief encounter, they shared a bond that transcended the boundaries of time and space, a bond that lingered in the hearts of those who dared to remember.
And so, as the curtain falls on this chapter of their journey, we are left to ponder the mysteries of fate and the echoes of what could have been. For in the grand tapestry of life, even the smallest thread can weave the most intricate of patterns, leaving behind a legacy that endures long after the final act has drawn to a close.
oh nice dirt ball btw...
Google graphite dorodango, it sells for like a grand.
satisfying video❤❤😋
Thanks for another amazing video!
Excellent!
Oooh, can’t imagine how nice this would look with colored mica accenting with the graphite, it would look like a metallic rainbow bruh!
It's wonderful!
WOW just WOW !
Now that was cool.
WOW! This is so crazy!
Subscribed. Gorgeous.
I love this so much
Thank you for recording editing and posting for our. Viewing. .
Fascinating!! Please share, what was the last thing you used for polishing? Looked like some kind of metal ring? Thanks for posting!!
Amazing video
Thank you for this astonishing demonstration! Please comment on no straw used in the clay ball.