Alcohol Ink Waterfall/Rain Technique but Without Using a Heat Gun -- What Will Happen??

One viewer of my recent 4-cup video about trying the Waterfall/Rain technique, commented that she wondered what would happen if the heat gun weren't used after the ink colors are dropped onto a cup. I thought it was a great question, and I had no idea, so here we go!
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I love Swirls! Mostly swirls of color, but really any swirls at all - I think they add a beauty and grace to everything. So after I started making soap a few years ago, and needing some sort of biz name that didn't sound like everyone else's version of suds-r-us, I decided on Luxinda Swirl. Luxinda is a twist on my real name, and I quickly started putting swirls of color in all of my handmade soaps.
Now I'm branching out a bit, and I want to keep adding swirls to everything I do!

[@erikacastaneda2913]

Thank you so much for making these videos. It allows us to see what happens when..... This way you experiment for us! You rock! 😊

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!!

[@rhodanorton6944]

That black and gold is incredible!!

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!

[@VoltVQXK]

Really cool. Thanks for trying all the tricks and ideas we don't for whatever reason.

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!

[@debrajol3585]

Very cool! Didn’t expect it to move around as much as it did 🤩

[@Luxinda]

Yeah, same here!

[@Oonagh72]

I like the white on the black one. It looks cool!

[@Luxinda]

Thanks! 😊

[@lorenmcghee8277]

That was just toooo cool!! I’m just sooo thankful that you try things and inspire all of us to do the same!!! You’re the BEST!!! Thank you so much !!

[@Luxinda]

Thank you very much!!

[@wtglb]

Thank you for trying that, it was me that was curious about what it would look like without using the heat gun. They are beautiful!!

[@Luxinda]

Thank you so much for the suggestion!!

[@RaesTurquoiseTurtle]

I am shocked about how the black came out! Very cool! Thanks for experimenting!

[@Luxinda]

Thanks!

[@serenacarpenter4435]

I love them especially the black one Good job keep it up I Love watching your videos!

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!!

[@lorihudson6367]

Can't wait to see what you do with the black one 🖤💛

[@Luxinda]

Thanks!!

[@gardeniacastaneda334]

Thank you for the tips I love them both the blue one can be sea them

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!

[@truefemale66]

Thanks for always trying new ideas! I wonder how it would look using the color shift & rainbow alcohol inks.

[@Luxinda]

Thank you! That’s a very interesting idea!!!

[@akarph]

Hello I noticed your tumbler was not level. Could be why the inks went to the bottom. But definitely a great look (black & gold) was really pretty.

[@pamelaleehendon7381]

So cool.

[@Luxinda]

Thanks!

[@Nelswifi]

They turned out so nice! Better than using a heat gun, I think. Less ink… thanks, Cindy

[@Luxinda]

Thank you!

[@joycepugh5347]

They both are great- very different- can’t wait for the epoxy to be on them

[@Luxinda]

Thanks!

[@krystalroberts7467]

Love it! How long do you let them dry before you epoxy them?

[@Luxinda]

In this case, I put them on the shelf and let them sit for days. But I think an hour would be fine. They do definitely need to be sealed before resin. Every time I touched either cup, I got color on my fingers - dry, but color rubbed off. So I sprayed them both with Rustoleum 2X Clear spray (I used semi-gloss), let that dry an hour at most, then resin.

[@megansmith6960]

So once dry can you add alcohol again and more color? What about black and rainbow maribou ink??

[@Luxinda]

Good question! I would expect the more alcohol would reactivate what’s dried, so you should be able to add more. No idea what the rainbow alcohol ink would do… 🤔

[@littleduckfarmers]

These are some of my favorites to make, At 4:00 is when I take alcohol in a spray bottle and do a light spritz here and there from far back. It makes awesome designs!

[@Luxinda]

Thank you - great idea!!

[@myhawaii00]

So do you dilute the brass that was already in the small ink vial? What is the best process? Pour the entire bottle into the extra bottle then add alcohol

[@Luxinda]

Yes, i use a pipette to transfer some brass alcohol ink to a small, empty bottle that has a dropper top, then I add half of that same amount of 91% alcohol to the small bottle. So, say, 4 pipette-fulls of brass then 2 pipette-fulls of plain alcohol. Shake well before using 😊 You could also do exactly what you said - pour an entire small bottle of brass, which I believe is 1/2 an ounce, into an empty bottle then add 1/4 ounce of alcohol.

[@myhawaii00]

thank you

[@Pjbowhunter10]

I'm having problems with my cups falling off the turner does yours clamp ? If so where did you get yours from?

[@Luxinda]

My turners don’t clamp but there are some where the arms do lock onto the turner with a cotter pin, or the arms are usually attached with a screw and nut, but you can replace that assembly with a cotter pin to make the arm removable if you want to. amzn.to/3QasEi4

[@Pjbowhunter10]

@@Luxinda thank you !!

[@michellenoyola9787]

The black is gorgeous!!! When is the drawing for your give away?

[@Luxinda]

Thank you! Soon 😊

[@marilugarcia5537]

where can I get the brass color?

[@Luxinda]

I have gotten from Amazon. amzn.to/2VfaJgL

[@marilugarcia5537]

@@Luxinda thank you miss

[@saundraboren3793]

I did this with a sunset. It turned out beautyful

[@Luxinda]

Thank you! I’m sure it‘s gorgeous!!

[@melissabrown3402]

Too much alcohol ink wont let the colors flow

[@Luxinda]

Thanks!