How to Make Patina on Copper with Everyday Items
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Uncover the fascinating world of copper patinas with my latest video! 🎨 Join me as I experiment with household items like ammonia, vinegar, and salt to create stunning effects on copper jewelry. From vibrant blues to earthy greens and browns, each experiment is a journey filled with surprises and discoveries. Join me for a creative exploration like no other! Don't forget to hit like and subscribe for more creative adventures! Let's get patinating! 💫✨ #CopperPatina #DIYJewelry #patina
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I love the experiences. My favorites are 2, 3, 4 and 7. Thank you so much!
Thank you for your appreciation!!! I hope this will help you in your crafting journey!!!
Great Work, thank you for share you results.
I'm glad you like it. Thank you!
@@cuforming I think there is a video of yours that comments on how to calculate the area and electrical current for the process, as I am lazy and bad at mathematics, I am trying to find programs that can automate this work.
What I found that might be useful, is a free program that measures areas using images. I'll leave you here the link to the program that might be useful, if you're curious to take a look.
It's called "ImageJ"
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Thank you very much for the learning opportunity and all the knowledge, I will look for methods to make the work easier, and when I find something useful I will bring the links here to make your work easier.
LINK: IMAGEJ
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Solamente agradecer tu bondad para compartir tus experiencias y por todo tu tiempo, todas son muestras bellas. Gracias gracias gracias
¡¡¡Muchas gracias por tu generoso comentario y agradecimiento!!!
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Muchas gracias!! Ha sido una experiencia muy formativa. Me gustaría que hicieras un video sobre opciones de laca para preservar las pátinas. He escuchado acerca de lacas catafóricas usadas en joyería. Sigue adelante jugando y aprendiendo.
Muchas gracias también por ver mi vídeo. No tengo experiencia con lacas catafóricas, será una oportunidad para probar algo nuevo. Mi protector de joyería favorito es la laca Zapon, que es excelente para la pátina del arco iris pero no es tan duradera como el esmalte cocido. Sería muy interesante hacer un vídeo sobre todos estos productos.
Great video! I've known about ammonia and vinegar patinas, but never thought to try soy sauce, I'm definitely going to do that.
I don't think the rice experiment worked because the rice was cooked and already contained moisture. I would try uncooked rice so it soaks up the ammonia/patina solution like the woodchips do. I would also try putting a few pin holes when using a bag to seal pieces in patina solution. I believe that the science behind patina causes it to develop as the solution dries on the piece itself, which is why using fumes is so successful. Keeping the piece locked in a moist environment will not develop the patina. Try it out, let us know the results!
I'll make more experiments for sure, but I know for experience that cooked rice works, I just did something wrong with the one in the video. The variable that it needs to be changed is something else, not the fact that the rice was cooked. As you say, it must be an air flowing issue.
I'd love to see even more experiments, this is very interesting
I make at least a video a month. If you have any request about experiments related to jewelry making, chemistry and electroforming I'm opened to any idea.
@@cuforming To be honest, I have absoluely no experiences with everything connected to electroforming, I am just collecting stuff to be able to start it, one day. But the experiments you made are great. You could try citrus on the jewellery, Coca Cola and incence fumes, for example. Or hair dye, fish sauce or coffee.. the possibilities are endless.
Thanks for your efforts and for sharing your experiences!
@@julianec8494 Hair dye contains ammonia, that can be interesting... also fish sauce could give nice results.
Thanks for your experiments!
I personally love the soya sauce impact. Definitely have to try it:)
I normally use vinegar or ammonia, but I put salt in the solution in the very beginning and spray the same solution on the pieces. Sometimes I heat up the jar to speed up the process.
They give predictably green and turquoise respectively, but after spraying lack on the pieces, the color becomes almost the same:(
Thank you for your comment and appreciation. These experiments are just an example of how many things you can use to make patina on copper. I really would like to make a lot more tests and combinations of substances, time of exposure and methods. It's a big opportunity to discover new patterns and colors. Sadly, I couldn't find the best lacquer that keeps the original patina color, this matter needs a further research.
I wonder if a wax finish would retain the original colours ?
This kind of patina will usually get darker with a finish like varnishing. I'm not very sure about wax right now but, I think the color will be more subtle.
Ty! Pretty cool - how safe are these techniques? Do you need to do them outside?
Thank you! It's all safe! Maybe you need to be aware of not breathing ammonia fumes.
Thx again! I love your channel ❤
Nice to display of patinas may I ask where you got that cool 3-D printed arrowhead design
Thank you! The arrowheads are one of my designs. You can find them in my website: www.cuforming.com/3dprintables.php
You printed these with a 3D printer?
I designed and printed them, czcams.com/video/jNw5jXUmjl4/video.html. I also have the STL file on my website www.cuforming.com/3dprintables.php
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Please help🙏, How to get a sustainable green color?
If you want a consistent and shiny green, you can use the electropatina solution to make it, the process is a little tricky, but after you gain enough experience with it, you will manage to make green and lot more colors. Check this video czcams.com/video/M6U_wIUnH-E/video.html to see what I'm talking about and if you want the recipe for the solution I have it in my shop: www.cuforming.com/tutorials.php
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Love your videos btw!!!
@@cuforming Thanks , love your copper art too :D
the oxide created by ammonia or vinegar is very toxic
That is the reason why I always seal it with varnish, even though the color changes
Can you please name this oxide?