snappyllama
Supporting Member
Judiraz & Rowan, those are both really pretty!
Judiraz, I love the colours. Fingers crossed with the ROE.
Sonya - good luck with your move. Don't forget soapy boxes go on the van last and come off first!!!
Oh, man, Rowan, that was about the same color scheme I attempted for try #2! If mine looks that good cut, I'll be happy.
I now understand what Newbie means about not getting enough "drop" in the colors. Even my most fluid batch didn't have enough drop. Does anyone put their mold on the floor, stand on a chair, and pour their colors from that height? :wtf: I'm beginning to think that's what I'm going to have to do!
I was so tempted to stand on a chair!! I poured mine about 3/4 of a metre above my mould, but only because it was quite thick when I poured. It was a tall and skinny mould and was just over half full of white batter when I started pouring. I miscalculated though and had too much white batter left over to go on top!
Actually what I do if I want color deep into the bar is to stop pouring my base when the mold is about 1/3 full, then do a couple of passes with my drop colors. I then follow it up with the rest of the base and finish off my drop colors.
I am not sure that will be the way to do this challenge. I will be doing a few tries this weekend.
Here is a pic of a soap using that technique.
I think the layered drop swirl is really pretty. I have gotten the strong impression, however, that the challenge soap is supposed to be a drop pour into the entire amount of base, not layers of base-color-base-etc. At least that's what LionPrincess did in her demo video, and that's how the rules read to me:
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You must pour a solid single colored base...
You must then use a drop swirl, with a minimum of two colors, dropped into the mold
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I'm not the boss of the challenge, however, so don't take this as any kind of final word on the matter. Just how I've understood things to be. Perhaps LP can clarify?
And they're lovely, KC! I'm filing that away for future batches. You do nice work.
I think the layered drop swirl is really pretty. I have gotten the strong impression, however, that the challenge soap is supposed to be a drop pour into the entire amount of base, not layers of base-color-base-etc. At least that's what LionPrincess did in her demo video, and that's how the rules read to me:
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You must pour a solid single colored base...
You must then use a drop swirl, with a minimum of two colors, dropped into the mold
...
I'm not the boss of the challenge, however, so don't take this as any kind of final word on the matter. Just how I've understood things to be. Perhaps LP can clarify?
Sorry, I'm here!! My original intent was precisely what you stated Deeanna, however, another participant asked exactly what is in question. If they could pour 1/3 their base, drop swirl, the remaining base, drops swirl then skewer. Unsure I consulted the other contest mods and the decision was reached that, for the sake of creativity in this challenge, it would be allowed (and since it technically isn't stated not to in the rules). I hope this clears it up, and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask!
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