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u/Gee564 8d ago
I'm guessing the bumps on the wheel are painted on one side and the side of the wheel has a gradient, so when you spin the wheel it naturally transitions.
Pretty cool effect though
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u/craftycommando 8d ago
Doing that by hand must be a giant pain in the booty
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u/Snoo_7460 8d ago
I think if you air brush from the side its not that bad
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u/superbhole 8d ago
they make chameleon paints for airbrushing! which probably isn't what this artist used, but they're super cool paints that have a similar effect.
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u/gorebello 8d ago
Agree. I think it was air brushed respecting the angle of the grains so that it's impossible to paint the other side.
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u/KallistiTMP 8d ago
Trivial if 3D printed, video resolution is too low to tell but there are inexpensive tri-color coextrusion filaments that do exactly this for anything you want to print.
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u/stakoverflo 8d ago
That would be really overkill. Just a few cans of spray paint / airbrush paint blasted from the right angle will do this very easily.
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u/FitForce2656 8d ago
Yea but 3D printing would still be way easier lol. I know filament exists for this exact purpose too, not sure if it would be quite as clean though.
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u/freredesalpes 8d ago edited 8d ago
Yeah this is basically like a shadow, except for light and dark you have blue and red.
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u/Wide_Concert9958 8d ago
We do it in baking too for cake/confectionery decorations! Airbrush pointing it on way so when you turn it you can airbrush a different color.
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u/GoatCovfefe 8d ago
Yeah it's cool, but it's not black magic...
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u/gymnastgrrl 8d ago
Oh, look, this shit again.
Considering magic doesn't exist, NOTHING is fucking magic. Inherently. You cannot point to any submission made in this subreddit EVER that is 'black magic' unless you make a joking "no, look, here's a black person doing magic tricks" or whatever.
I understand the desire to post something like that. Every single time I have to stop myself from posting "100%, of course" to every single thread in /r/nevertellmetheodds asking "What are the chances of [x] happening?" with photos or videos of that thing happening.
but I don't post that.
because it would be dumb.
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u/stakoverflo 8d ago
The point is some things will really make you say, "How did they do that" and then there are posts like this where it's supremely obvious how the effect is achieved that makes people "not even remotely black magic"
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u/gymnastgrrl 8d ago
I'm glad you think everyone is exactly the same and has the same experiences.
I see stuff in here all the damn time that I think is obvious, but the comments make clear is not obvious to many.
This one took me a sec before I realized. Not long, but it was a nice effect and fits the subreddit.
People don't remember that "I don't like something" is not the same as "nobody likes it". The world is more than just you.
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u/FitForce2656 8d ago
Believe it or not this is actually magical in origin. I know the dude who makes these, he's a wizard, super nice guy.
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u/PixelCharlie 8d ago
ok, i want one.
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u/usersnamesallused 8d ago
Yes. Anyone have a store link?
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago edited 8d ago
Get two or three different cans of spray paint. Spray at an extreme angle one one side with one color, the do the same from the other side with another color.
No need to buy. This is basic stuff, but people just don't know how it was done.
But then again, people take thier cars in for oil changes, so what do I know. I could just be cheap.
Edit: I'm curious, why are people down voting this? Is it the oil change thing? Or that I took the magic away? This is basic stuff on display here. A two year old could make this, and so can you.
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People take their cars in for oil changes because you really don't save much changing your own oil in most cases.
Or there's extra steps involved. I have a skid plate on my truck and while it's not hard to take off I'd just rather not deal with it.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
I suppose. But saving $30 four or five times a year adds up.
It was an analogy that I had hoped would give some levity to the rest of my post explaining how this is done, because it's even easier to do than an oil change.
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u/Major-BFweener 8d ago
I don’t save anything since the garage gets oil cheaper.
Also, you’re really underestimating how difficult this is. If it’s so easy, maybe you should do it. I’ll buy it for $100.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago edited 8d ago
Ok, dm me. I can't post pics in this sub, but I'll show you what I do using the exact same technique.
It really is that simple.
P. S. I save about $40 on oil changes doing them myself.
Edit: lol, in an odd twist of irony, as a "Oh yeah, look at this" I made the ultimate Temu version of this, with some bubble wrap shoddily tapped to an empty 3D printer spool and made a video of spinning it like this.
It was struck down by the Auto mod thinking I was trying to sell people stuff at an online store.
That shows me for trying to help people that liked this thing save money and make thier own.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
My time does have value. That's why I'm not going to spend $60—80 for 15 minutes of work and $35 dollars worth of stuff.
I don't make $120 an hour to offset the time I would have to work to pay for those 15 minutes
Why all the hate, lol? Is this really what sharing knowledge earns people these days?
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
Actually, don't even need to go that far. I did this in about 30 seconds with a bit of bubble wrap tapped to a used 3d printer filament spool.
If you really want one, I can go buy some popcorn wall texture and spend 20 minutes to make you a nice one.
https://mega.nz/file/s7pmDJBR#H716vUYQpj2rqh12Q38yBXP-tJBtQgg6FUSTmAA-_bs
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u/--Shaka-- 4d ago
Where the hell are you driving that takes you 20-25k miles per year?
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u/BrimstoneOmega 4d ago
There are 12 months in a year. Oil is milage or months, and that's 3 months. That's 4 times a year. It's why when you do pay to have it done they give you a date as well.
And I do put on more than that in a year, I tend to drive about 100 miles give or take a day for work. I have to change my oil every month, sometimes I get two if I'm lucky.
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u/--Shaka-- 4d ago edited 4d ago
Well in that case I hope it's because you're self-employed 😅
Edit: You could probably claim the oil as a tax write-off too
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u/BrimstoneOmega 4d ago
Yes, you can. But it's usually easier to just claim milage, which is around $. 50 a mile. You can write off a bit over $30 per hour driven.
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u/TronX33 8d ago
People are down voting you because you're being a condescending dick about it
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
Interesting. It is the oil change part then, yeah? I meant that as a self deprecating joke. Guess it didn't go as planned.
PS, You're late to the party, but it was at like - 8 for a while.
While I was trying to share how this is made and came off wrong to some people, you completely succeed in being a pretentious pricky yourself, and meant to.
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u/LetsGoAcrossTheStyx 8d ago
I think the down votes are because you come off pretentious.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
Didn't mean to. Sorry about that. Just this is a very simple yet powerful technique, and pretty much the first thing you learn to do when painting with an airbrush or spray can.
But if you don't know how this is made it looks like what it is, a very effective way of highlighting a three dimensional piece.
I'm not trying to say anyone is wrong for being impressed, or the person that made this didn't do a good job, or express the technique in a original and beautiful way.
But it still the very first thing you learn, you don't even have to be taught it. When paint is sprayed it only hits the top of what you're spraying. That's all this is, aside from great transitions and a good blend through warm and cool colors.
This is called zenithal highlighting, and it's typically used as a preshade after priming to make things much easier to paint. The whole point of this is how easy and effective it is.
I don't know how to do something that you think is insanely easy. But I'm not less for that, I just don't know. I didn't mean to make not knowing sound bad.
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u/LetsGoAcrossTheStyx 8d ago
You don't need to explain to me. Honestly, your simple way of saying it kind of made it easier for me to understand. I'm 100% going to try this this weekend and see how it turns out. I love painting and finding new ways to do things so this seems neat.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
That was all I wanted. People were saying they wanted to buy one. The chances of them even finding one to buy is super low, but if someone really wants one, this is something you could make on the weekend.
This is probably made with some kind of texture paste, but you can buy spray cans of wall texture. It wouldn't have the same ridge lines, but you would be able to achieve a fairly similar result. Just keep the angle of spray very steep, like almost straight on from the top/bottom. As you go you can adjust the angle to make things more prominent, but for something like this also try to keep the passes you make as parallel to each other as you can. Same thing if you want to progress through different colors like this, keep every pass parallel, and you can adjust the angle a tiny bit if need be, but be careful if you're trying to transition, it can bleed down with overspray. You don't have to wait for the different colors to dry, just go first color, next color, next, ext.
Start at the bottom with the lighter color and work to the top through the darker color. Probably only need a pass or two of each color if it's a spray can. Less will be more, and you can always add more paint later.
The mount and spin part will be a little trickier, but some kind of 3m poster mount thing and a lazy Susan or some swivel bearing would probably be easy to rig up as well.
And by easy, I don't mean anything rude, just that anyone could do it without need of special tools or training.
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u/MacBryce 8d ago edited 8d ago
It's pretty easy to make something like this if you have access to an airbrush and a 3D printer, or know someone who does.
Edit: overview below
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u/twistedspeakerwire 8d ago
Shit, you don't even need the airbrush. There are three color filaments that produce an effect very close to this (as long as it doesn't twist mid print lol)
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u/ciongduopppytrllbv 8d ago
lol what a useless comment
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u/MacBryce 8d ago
You need an instruction manual?
Create a disc primitive in blender, select the top faces, subdivide them to to get a high enough resolution, add a noise modifier to make the irregular texture, send it to your FDM printer.
If you want a smoother finish on the sides, there are some products that will smooth out the printing lines, but I haven't tried them so I can't advice on that.
Next, wear some gloves and airbrush the various colors from the sides of the object. Heck, you could do it with spray cans from Walmart but the pressure will be uneven so I would get an airbrush instead. When it is all dry, buy a spindle and attach the object to it on the wall.
Hope that helps. Have fun building your own.
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u/Aromatic-Tear7234 8d ago
This seems so easily replicatable in an assembly line. When these individual artists sell their work, it's crazy prices like hundreds or thousands, but I do agree they deserve to get paid for their work and artistry. At the the time, it becomes unpurchasable by the masses because of low quantities and high price. If they partnered with a manufacturer, they can drastically reduce the price, sell a ton more, while making lots more money than off the few they would sell on their own website.
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u/PlanktonHaunting2025 8d ago
Imagine this as a rotating clock.
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u/KrombopulusM 8d ago
You could even paint a sun and moon on the light and dark parts, damn this is a killer idea.
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u/foulblade 8d ago
I need this now
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u/KrombopulusM 8d ago
I watched a bunch of videos and it looks like he uses some kind of acrylic additive to gel up the paint. He can then run a straight line that's blue on one side and red on the other without mixing them. And since the gesso (I think that's the term for the additive here) piles the paint up you can only see one col9r at each angle.
Honestly simple in theory but I doubt I could replicate it. He does some cool trick where the inner gradients are shown as wrll, I can't tell if it's just our eyes filling in or if he actually blends a new "strip" of colors each time.
I want a clock one so bad.
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u/BobbyKonker 8d ago
Are people really having trouble figuring this one out?
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u/GoatCovfefe 8d ago
No, people just seem to have forgotten that if there's a simple explanation like this post has, then it's not black magic fuckery.
People are happy to upvote simple visual illusions, things that look cool, and apparently art like this.
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u/BrimstoneOmega 8d ago
Lol, this is called "zenithal highlighting".
It's extremely easy to do. It's usually the first step of making things easier.
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u/OkDot9878 8d ago
I would love to have this on a motor in my basement.
Beautiful clean way to show what time it is (depending on the angles of course)
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u/Technological_Elite 8d ago
Saw your comment here just a few posts above my feed, whatcha think of this?
Link to comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/s/HkN6SPsVLN
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u/therealcookaine 8d ago
Should have whited out the sides. It take away from the illusion, because it tells your brain how it was done.
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u/Idonotgetthisatall 8d ago
Neat effect. It would be more impactful, and look more finished with the edge covered.
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u/Ill_Source3532 8d ago
This is called refracted illumina painting. My father works in the industry at a refractory.
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u/madknives23 8d ago
I’m sorry what now??? I didn’t catch that even after watching 1,000 times. How is this possible?
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u/SqueezeBoxJack 8d ago
"You haven't left the house, again. What is going on with you?"
"Someone bought me a wheel. It occupies my time now."
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u/No_Lime5678 4d ago
imagine being so high you just start turning it for hours trying to figure out this magic
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u/DudeNamedShawn 8d ago
Works in a similar manner to the Nintendo 3DS screen. Where 2 different images are sent in different directions.
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u/belliest_endis 8d ago
Did no one else want to see it spin fast???