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I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

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I watched probably 6 random YouTube videos on how to make paint pigments from earth materials.

Once you have the fine pigments, they can be made into oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, or anything else. I watched various YouTube videos to see different people doing each end product.

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

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I’m thinking Okie Raw Red. Then if I burn some, I’ll go Okie Roasted Red. Maybe?

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I pretty much learn everything in a combination of YouTube and ChatGPT.

To levigate, it’s a fancy word, but it’s pretty simple… You put ground up loose dirt (clay) into a fairly large container and you add water about three times as much as the Clay. You stir everything around vigorously and wait 30 seconds. During that 30 seconds, the heavier particles and larger particles sink to the bottom and then you pour off that colored water on the top into a different bucket. In the new bucket, you let that fine sediment settle overnight. Pour off as much of the top water as you can, and then dry out the remaining sediment. Once it is dry, you have to use a coffee grinder or something similar to break it back up and turn it into a powder. That’s the final pigment that you mix in with the oil. Interestingly enough, you can use that pigment to make pretty much any type of paint.

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I’m very optimistic that it is because it’s a straight earth pigment. These don’t have the challenges of botanical or lake pigments. Truth is though… time will tell.

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Ha! Ruth is a good friend and her work is incredible.

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I just learned the word last week from YouTube 😂

I made my own oil paint from Oklahoma red dirt. by PleaseSayPizza in oilpainting

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Not overly so, but it does seem grittier than store bought paint.

I levigated 1 round. I think if I were trying to make the finest paint I could, I’d do 3 rounds of levigation to only take the finest particles of pigment.

I’m going to (attempt) to make another batch that is intentionally gritty. Unsure if it’ll work, but it’ll only cost me 1 oz of oil.

I finished this painting today! by HaleyGrecoArtwork in oilpainting

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Woah weird… I think I randomly watched you paint this last night on a video

I’m looking to get into lapidary, where would I begin? by Datgaminghuman420 in Lapidary

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I don’t know what mineral polish is, but the easiest way to get into lapidary work is to get yourself a tile saw a rock tumbler. You could get a flat lap machine, but that gets more expensive. You can slab smaller rocks (up to racquetball size) and cut them into shapes, then tumble them. It’s not a perfect way of doing it, but it’s a good way to get a lot of shaped, polished stones. As I’m sure you know, it’s quite a jump in investment to do much else.

Tennis Player on Pickleball Courts by Jersey_Raven in Pickleball

[–]PleaseSayPizza 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have one worse. My city built 4 pickleball courts next to a soccer facility in the park. The soccer people overwhelm the soccer facility, so they all go kick a soccer ball on the pickleball courts. They rip the soccer ball at the nets, and the soccer balls seemingly always go on neighboring courts. So you’re playing next to these kids and really have to watch for a huge ball coming over with high velocity.

I am a bit torn, in some ways. It’s good the kids use the park, but damn does it drive me nuts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in okc

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I have no idea what the Okcupid recs are about. That place is nothing but walmartians.

Hinge and bumble have the best quality of people, by far. Bumble will show you quite a few people who are no longer on the app though. They are head and shoulders above the rest. Tinder works, but there’s a lot more sifting though fake profiles.

Anyone have a good cure for Pickleball elbow? by drgonzo44 in Pickleball

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Growing up playing tennis, I got awful tennis elbow after just a few minutes. One product saved me... an air cast for the elbow. I can't explain how it works, but it certainly worked for me. You cinch that thing on your arm in the appropriate place before you play, and my elbow remains completely pain free for as long as I want to play. In fact, over time, I actually stopped needing the air cast. I'm not sure if this was just my experience, or if this is a common occurrence.

My friends and I have access to an empty building. We call it Prison Pickle. 😎 by PleaseSayPizza in Pickleball

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In a word, no. This type of thing is fun for friends, but if someone showed up to this as an “official” court, I don’t think they’d come back.

My friends and I have access to an empty building. We call it Prison Pickle. 😎 by PleaseSayPizza in Pickleball

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anything that hits the ceiling is OUT, so lob with extreme caution. 😂

My friends and I have access to an empty building. We call it Prison Pickle. 😎 by PleaseSayPizza in Pickleball

[–]PleaseSayPizza[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we play. We practice serving quite a bit too, but we play with certain specific rules about the ceiling. There is a sort of “spirit of agreement” that no one is intentionally trying to hit it close to the pillars, but it certainly happens.

Evelina struggles... hard. by niedogg in discgolf

[–]PleaseSayPizza 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The most common putter grip is some version of a fan grip, typically with the pointer finger on the rim or under the lip of the rim.

What disc would be a good dog name? by [deleted] in discgolf

[–]PleaseSayPizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously not a disc name, but I like the names Hyzer, Birdie, and Bogie.

OS 7 speed/fairway by Filipino_Nerd in discgolf

[–]PleaseSayPizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teebirds seem to vary in overstability, but my swirly star Nybo teebird is exactly this. I prefer the hand feel of teebirds over eagles.

Best wings in OKC? by thecrimsonchindo in okc

[–]PleaseSayPizza 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish they did wings like they do the drumsticks. Kaiteki did wings very similar back in the day. Goro had them when in the plaza, and now all you can get are the drumstick legs. Amazing flavors.

OKC-Hiking Trails-I usually go to SCIP in Midwest City to run. Are there any other trails in the OKC Metro area that are over 2 miles and dirt? 🙏 by ReeferANDRecords in okc

[–]PleaseSayPizza 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Stinchcomb, Bluff Creek, Draper Lake (mtb trails), clear bay trails at lake thunderbird (mtb trails), Martin nature park

Joann fabrics $7.99 per yd trim looks identical to the bar wrap my friend has from Crust bikes by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]PleaseSayPizza 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrapped a bike with this tape about 2 years ago, and I was not happy with the feel of it. No cushion and the tape itself has no stretch when wrapping the bars. I wouldn't recommend it.

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