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Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-19, 3:00pm

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Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

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Posted By Liquidsand

Wow thanks guys for that little info-burst! ...

Wow thanks guys for that little info-burst!

Paddling the edges was recommended elsewhere to make the maria thinner, but it never works for me. I will definitely try the gather-to-maria process...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-18, 2:02pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

So you gather and round all the glass that is...

So you gather and round all the glass that is going to be in the maria and flatten it at once? I'll have to try that approach again. I've gotten into the habit of softening the glass at the end of...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-16, 5:44pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Mary, I think that's Violet Hue . When I put...

Mary, I think that's Violet Hue .
When I put the Loki's over it it washed out, but when I used it straight on the clear, it struck really red. Unless I got the wrong color somehow.I bought both...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-16, 1:55pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

I guess technically the tube implosions are a...

I guess technically the tube implosions are a kind of hybrid of the compression and implosion techs. (There's a tutorial in the Boro thread for newbies but I'm on my phone right now.)
I don't start...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-16, 4:11am

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Istandalone, how do you get your big, thin maria?...

Istandalone, how do you get your big, thin maria? Any particular method/tricks? For me, the bigger it gets, the thicker it is. I've tried mashing it all around the edge, but that just ends in a hot...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-16, 4:02am

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Mary I know you asked for pictures, Sorry it...

Mary
I know you asked for pictures, Sorry it took me so long, I haven't had my photography stuff set up this week. I just got a new torch, so I'm spending every waking moment in the studio. So I...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-09, 2:40pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Mary I didn't realize you had made this last...

Mary
I didn't realize you had made this last post!
Thanks for the color advice. I work a lot with Star White encased with DAP and any color encased with Warm Yellow, so many of my floral petal...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-07, 4:00am

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Thank you both for your advice. Next time I will...

Thank you both for your advice. Next time I will focus on the maria, keeping it hotter when I apply the stringer, and trying different angles and approaches to concentrating the flame while...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-05, 10:12pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Update from the bench...So far it's not going...

Update from the bench...So far it's not going much better than before. Even if I am able to lay down nice, even stringer lines, they seem to be balling up before they actually melt in all the way,...

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-05, 5:02pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Mary, I will try it with just one row of...

Mary,
I will try it with just one row of petals. A big part of my problem is struggling to control the heat on tiny stringers with the Cheetah, and ending up with really globby, shapeless lines....

Forum: Free Boro Tutorials

2013-05-03, 12:27pm

Replies: 264

Floral Compression Pendants and Marbles

Views: 120,163

Posted By Liquidsand

Thank you Mary! I just tried some floral...

Thank you Mary!
I just tried some floral compressions the other night, inspired by the pics posted by you and istandalone in other threads. I've done lots of frit and dot implosions and compressions...

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