I finished my soap on Monday night but have been holding off on getting excited about how it turned out until I was sure it wasn’t going to ash. I went mold-less and the soap is really thin on the top, which would make planing it smooth pretty tricky. I had some trouble with a colorant (an oxide) for the slab itself that resulted in clumping. It’s a small 6” slab, so I went ahead and did the top without that oxide in my lineup. I like it! The recipe I used is on the softer side (s+p = 25) and behaved well. Given the fluidity of the batter and the small size of the slab, a large diameter straw and a glass pipette were enough to move the batter around. Doing the top was fun, but it goes super fast! I’m planning to make another one in a completely different color scheme this weekend so I can have more fun with this technique.
I’m hooked, too. Want to play around with acrylic paint pouring when I can find an appropriate space.@Jersey Girl thank you, and I am looking forward to seeing many awesome soaps from this crowd!
This challenge has me itching to try this technique in a giant slab mold or with a canvas and acrylic paints. It‘s such a go big or go home kind of technique and working in a 6” mold doesn’t help. I have to keep reminding myself that 1) my soap rack is almost full and 2) I have no wall space left in my house to hang art work.
I like it! Very Jackson PollockMy first real attempt
You are being very generous.I like it! Very Jackson Pollock
Thank you! My lip is a little tender. So silly...@The_Phoenix I know you don't like, but I sure do! I hope your lip is better today.
Yup, I came to the same conclusion that I was making too deep of a slab of soap. I’m not used to making soap that’s not supposed to be 3” tall. This batch is 2” tall and I think I need to cut it down to 1”. I’m not sure how I feel about that.@The_Phoenix - oh YES - lovely!
hmmm - me thinks I'm doing the technique all wrong and cutting my soap wrong. Copying the method in one of the videos, I'm pouring very shallow so that I end up with a slab of soap that's only about 1 inch high/thick. So, then, my only way to cut it is across this shallow slab rather than through it, so that the top of the slab is the top of the soap and the bottom of the slab is the bottom of the soap. Hmmmm @earlene - am I doing it wrong?!
I was thinking you did right with the deeper slab, and that I did it wrong with the more shallow slab. I REALLY like the look of yours better. Mine just looks like a two sided soap, if that makes sense, and the beauty of the base is lost unless you turn the bar over. I looked quickly at the soap videos, and I think I'm seeing it done both ways - with thicker slabs and thinner slabs.Yup, I came to the same conclusion that I was making too deep of a slab of soap. I’m not used to making soap that’s not supposed to be 3” tall. This batch is 2” tall and I think I need to cut it down to 1”. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
It is!... The inside of the soap is lovely! View attachment 54984
We have all been there!My first real attempt View attachment 54969
Too many colors.To be fair, I was making dinner as I was doing this. Should have just held off another day. I was tired AND hungry AND rushed. Lesson learned...
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