landscape soap

[lionprincess00]

So I figured I'd share my landscape. I got 8th place in the great cakes soap challenge.
The first picture is my first attempt which I did not submit.
The second picture is the fragrances discoloration on my first attempt (I didn't know it discolored lol!).

The third picture is my submission to the contest.

This link is my blog if you want to see the steps I took to get the landscape on my submission...
http://amberwavesofsoap.blogspot.com/2015/03/landscape-soap-great-cakes-soapworks.html?m=1
As I told newbie, these are such a pita! I'll never do another unless it's a soap swap or another contest. Very tedious and extremely difficult to make it look natural and not like a crayon drawing (as newbie would say lol!).

 

[not_ally]

LionPrincess, this was great! And thank you so much for going through the process in your blog, it was really interesting and instructive.

 

[TVivian]

Those are truly beautiful!

 

[Sonya-m]

Lovely! And I really like the colour the FO caused!

 

[lsg]

Really neat!

 

[shunt2011]

Very cool. Kudos to you for the patience to do that.

 

[lionprincess00]

Thx everyone. I'm making as I type a half salt half indigo with leftover sun circles as embeds on top. I LOVE the half and half of these landscapes, lather wise.

 

[Saponista]

I think you did a brilliant job. Three SMF members in the top 10!

 

[newbie]

I think yours is excellent and I don't think anyone else thought to mix soap types like you did, to get a specific texture for a specific piece of the soap. You get a special award for that! Consider how long you've been soaping too and you've placed up in the top ten a number of times, which is really something.

I also like the somewhat brooding look the color change gave your first soap.

 

[Seawolfe]

I really like those! So neat! And congrats to you as well

 

[lionprincess00]

Thank you everyone!! I like the stormy seas look of the discoloration. The plums and deep teals look so spring storm, which we love here in these parts! So I'm partial to it. And thank you shunt..it is a patient process, and I'll not be doing it anytime soon, most likely! Very tedious.

 

[Cindy2428]

All of the effort really shines in your soap Princess - Supremely well done.

 

[snappyllama]

Fantastic looking soap. I really would find myself uttering the dreaded "it's too pretty to use".

 

[FlybyStardancer]

Both are gorgeous! The first one after the FO discolored looks like a night-scape to me!

 

[jules92207]

What a beautiful soap! Congratulations on 8th, that is amazing! Beautiful work.

 

[Saponista]

For reasons I won't disclose openly, I think you actually came sixth, so you should be even more proud.

 

[Soap Techniques]

Oh, I did not realize it was yours! I voted for it. I believe it's one of the most amazing landscape soaps I've ever seen! I love everything about it... the texture of the soap, the colors... Great job, LionPrincess!

 

[lionprincess00]

Oh, I did not realize it was yours! I voted for it. I believe it's one of the most amazing landscape soaps I've ever seen! I love everything about it... the texture of the soap, the colors... Great job, LionPrincess!

What a wonderful compliment! Thank you so much!!

 

[Rowan]

Wow, that's one seriously lovely soap. The textures and colours are amazing.

 

[Mommy]

Okay, I am making a lot of landscape soaps (fails) right now and I NEED to ask you:
if you were able to get such great swirls in your ocean water, which would imply a thin pour, how was it able to support the next layer?
I saw a video which seemed to indicate that just waiting would allow the layer to harden, and that alcohol spritzing would help.
I find that if my poured layer is hardening, well, so is my un-poured layer, and it breaks right through. And alcohol did nothing (except maybe add to the liquidity).
But clearly you're doing something right- enlighten me!