I'm at it again.
More experimentation. Mutant Evil Solid x RIT Dye x Mystery Substance. Test 3.







Thanx for looking.
Love it? Hate it? Lemme know what you think.

Seriously amazing what you've accomplished w/ rit dye.
The fading on it is perfect.

It looks really great!
Does the dye stay on well or rub off on your fingers?

almost looks like cherry wood, good job.

Elegant & beautiful, I love it.

Yeah, looks very very nice! Does the dye penetrate the vinyl well?

You said penetrate.

Thanx for the positive comments guys. I am always a bit apprehensive about posting my dyed customs as I know that dye is frowned upon by many, if not most.
The vinyl holds the dye very well and I have seen no signs of leakage or dye transfer. The key is to dye the vinyl without saturating it to the point where it cannot hold the dye. I am gonna perform a white t-shirt test later with this guy to really get a firm test on dye leakage.
It's all very experimental at this point which I find makes it even more fun.

He does look a bit like cherry wood. I had thought that myself. A cool, unintended effect. I had actually considered leaving him like this because of that wood look. But I think I am gonna paint the eyes, teeth and maybe the belt buckle...

Yeah I've got to agree it's amazing you've gotten such good control over dye!!!!
Well done!!!

Looks Great!!! - specially like the different subtle color tones

I would be interested in seeing the other two test subjects before you got to this one

so is it more than 1 color dye or just saturation control over different portions with the same color?

Thanx Lee. Still- not as cool as the Evil Elf...

Devilboy- I used 3 different dyes.

Michael- Here are the first 2 using this technique.

Test 1:

^^This one is flesh vinyl base.

Test 2:

^^On white vinyl.

LOVING the pink one. Great fade!!!

Is there really an anti-dye contingent? Why one earth would anybody be opposed to that?

that pink evil is awesome...nice work and great control with the dye.

I can't imagine that many people are against dying vinyl- I've incorporated dying into quite a few of my customs... probably around 9-10 or them. And Melek- that Chaos is fucking nuts. I'd love to have that guy in my collection.

phil

I could be wrong.
But I have gathered that dye is, at least looked on with a bit of distrust.

The Pink/Purple Evil is one of my favorites. Really had fun with that one.

Thanx hellopike. I could make a similar one, but that one has been in the collection of iron_horse for quite some time now.

I thought of posting some in progress pics for the pink Evil, but I'd have to dig them up and I don't know if anyone cares.

I'd be interested in the process. That looks great.

KILLER! Simple and beautiful...

Dying is a great way to change the base color without having to use a whole bottle of V-color!

Ok. I dug up and transferred these progress pics.

After Step 1- Purple dye:



After Steps 2 and 3- Wine dye, red dye and mystery substance:



Finished Custom- Black paint highlights added:

Really nice!

Thank you Zaaier.

Insomniac's partial paint progress shot. Still pretty rough...




^ the blue shit on his head is some kind of reflection...

Hope to finish this guy by the end of this weekend.

Really dig the gold highlights.
It's coming together beautifully.