Making Clear Shell Dice | BLOOD SPATTER DICE

Dice with a clear outer shell? Sounds like a perfect time to make some Dexter Blood Slide dice to me!
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[@Rybonator]

Yes - Blood Spatter dice AFTER Halloween. For, I am a master of the KZbin Algorithm.

[@paulinapaola]

Every holiday is a blood holiday, whether it's themed, soaked or just underlined by blood(shed). Thanksgiving? Turkey blood. Christmas? Birth blood. Easter? Christ blood. Blood is the life juice. Blood dice are appropriate outside of Halloween. Plus, "Halloween" dice tend to be gimmicky and without much sense outside the Halloween theme. These stand on their own well enough. Anyway, what would one have to do to make the inserts look like sugar polyhedra? Because......... blood sugar. I look at that white and I'm thinking sugar....

[@Rybonator]

@@paulinapaola Lol I never thought of it that way. It all goes back to blood!

[@curlygurly2112]

@@paulinapaola I imagine you could mix some actual sugar into resin lol. idk how that would look tho

[@Sirdeathvids]

At least you caught another trend with Dexter: New Blood

[@natewhite7973]

If you waited a month they coulda become "candy cane" dice!

[@hoorahforsnakes]

Would love to see this technique with an inner dice painted with the liquid chrome to get a mirror finish, rather than the swirly look you got from using the liquid chrome in the resin

[@Rybonator]

That's actually planned for a few weeks from now :) Great minds think alike!

[@renedemers8218]

@@Rybonator Oh heck yeah, that's excellent to hear. This method would be perfect for several characters of mine, and a few of them go well with metal and blood.

[@HoneyballLP]

@@Rybonator Wow cant wait!!

[@hannahbleu1245]

With the shells, all I can imagine are potions and jars you would find in a hag's hut... so many ideas

[@Rybonator]

Oh totally! Some liquid dice would be rad :)

[@MeatSim9]

Oh fuck that sounds cool.

[@WeShallLoveOn]

Potion dice would be so cool!

[@Verity_Reigns]

Those dice are gorgeous! For some reason the black just makes them seem more violent. The combination of the Dicey Encounters number font and the blood spatter remind me of like a page from a dark comic book. Also the “blood” covered inside on the last shot totally isn’t creepy at all.

[@Rybonator]

No u :P Also thanks Verity :D Yeah it totally has some Hellboy comics vibes to it, you're right!

[@scrumpus8938]

Reminds me of Kill em’ All

[@psycoNaughtplaysMCPC]

Would like to see this style of dice with a gelatinous cube inspired design, with like a pea soup inner core with off color inclusions and a lighter green outer shell, to me that would be pretty cool to look at

[@Rybonator]

Oh that's super creative! I love it :D

[@ntscho_tschi1009]

MINECRAFT SLIME

[@Alzorath]

That would actually be kind of neat to do - you could actually create item shaped notches instead of numbers on the inner portion to paint on the designs and give them some depth without having to suspend items inside it.

[@arcanacastsupportandchill9237]

I make Gelatinous Cube Liquid Core D6s!

[@heatherthomas518]

I've done this! It looks amazing

[@kfogo7459]

Oh wow, they look so awesome gruesome! My favorite is the d8, the bloody tips and sides are really cool! But the d6 is especially great, too, because the shell is so good to see. Now if there had been a pyramid formed d4 with a bloody tip like the d8 i would have been sure somebody had stepped on it barefooted and impaled their tippy toes

[@Rybonator]

If it was the pyramid sharp d4, I wouldn't need to PAINT on blood at all :P

[@andreazoccatelli8912]

Those dices are so cool! The glass shell gives much more life to the entire set. They really look like made from fresh bones, so vile and gruesome! I wonder thought: what would a dice with this effect look like if the “interior” part had some glowing parts? Like the blood paint for example. The shell should refract the light in an interesting way. I hope you can test it out!

[@NickMoline]

This is a really cool method, I could see some interesting combos with this, I love the idea of one that hs perhaps convex numbers on the inside and completely smooth on the outside, or going with a colored shell in a different color than the inside, so many neat ideas, I like it.

[@Rybonator]

I think that would be a lot of fun to experiment with :D

[@Rybonator]

Dexter? I hardly know her!

[@milkacow1907]

ha

[@megpaul8076]

Love that these were Dexter inspired!! We named our oldest after him (at the end of the day, he's really just a man with a heart of gold and a good work ethic - on and off the clock) so this was such an awesome surprise reference to see! I absolutely LOVE these and am definitely gonna give this method a try!

[@QuizMasterEntertainment]

These are absolutely amazing, you could say you killed it, which is not the sharpest pun I could say, but had to take a stab at it

[@Rybonator]

Idk, that seemed like a bloody brilliant pun to me. But hey, I'll let it SLIDE this time :)

[@justanotherloreaddict]

This technique might really help with the problem of mica powder on the outside of dice sanding off, like in the wild magic sorcerer video. Now you can do the mica powder covered insides of dice, then give a clear finish to protect it!

[@skullsrnneed]

An illusionist dice? Where you have the numbers on in inside that are very hard to read but still have the outside numbers that make it easier. The numbers could be the exact same or they could be completely different and hard to read like an illusion.

[@Defahn]

I've started doing this technique! I've coated some cores in holographic glitter and color shift pigment, and I can't wait to see how they turn out!

[@TheMadMayor]

The more I watch these videos, the more I am wanting to actually try my hand at making dice as well. Thank you for the inspiration and excellent work.

[@wuerfel_schmied]

With the lumps of pigment, you can premix the pigment in the resin part before mixing both parts together. So you can stirr it, let it sit for a while and stirr again until you get a nice consistent white and cought all the lumps. You can also try some vauum on that to break the lumps faster. This is also pretty helpful if you want to make larger batches in the exact same color, you premix all the resin part in the color you like and then take the amount you need for each cast and get consistent coloring throughout all your casts.

[@calebford2407]

THANK YOU!! I’ve been trying to find out how to use this method and this is so awesome!

[@Rybonator]

Boom! Glad I can help you out my friend :)

[@nerfinator207]

I physically gasped and said "yes!" when I saw this video. I've been researching this technique for a long time, and there's finally a rybonator video on it!

[@sarahburke6739]

I love these dice! There are so many things you could do with this! hollow powder central bits, or mirrors, or so many things creative people could come up with

[@pippastrelle]

So cool!!! On paper the design would be simplistic but gosh darn if it isn't effective and cool-looking!

[@Rybonator]

Sometimes simple is the best way to go! :D

[@reddawgy212]

If you're interested in some good splatter technology, try using a toothbrush. Since there are so many bristles you get good results pretty quick

[@Rybonator]

Oh shoot, that's super smart! I'll try that, thanks Red!

[@Sootielove]

These look amazing! Most of the time red paint really does look... just like red paint, but this actually resembles blood

[@Rybonator]

That blood for the blood god paint is really great for that :D

[@happypancakes6895]

I always wonder how Dicey Encounters got the transparent layer around the dice. It's cool to think that his dice are essentially dice within a dice, I wonder how far you could take the shell molding. Maybe you can create cool layered dice that start from the center or different colors layered together create a different color in the final piece? Who knows.

[@Rybonator]

Eventually you'd lose it, as one layer would color over another and another and another etc :(

[@diceyttrpg]

Delirium_Dice did a really cool layered d20 with an aquarium vibe with an idea similar to this!

[@MrQuickLine]

Color shift pigment from places like Solar Color Dust really work best when put over a dark background. I would love to see a black inner dice with a color shift pigment in clear resin on the outer shell.

[@diceyttrpg]

I've made a few like this in my shop and insta!

[@whynotchaos]

Gosh I have been rewatching ALL of Dexter to prime myself for the new season. Thanks so much for making these! They bring me joy. xD

[@shoonmannoon9477]

So glad we are getting another dice video!!!! We all need more dice videos in our lives!

[@iwillcry]

Happy to know you didn't need to bleed for THESE dice, they look awesome!

[@Rybonator]

I've done it before! But I'd prefer not to do it agian haha

[@iwillcry]

@@Rybonator i was referencing those dice heh do you still have them?

[@PSroka]

That looks so cool!!! 🥰 yay also a Dexter fan!

[@Rybonator]

Thanks Dilusss! Glad you like them, and the awesome show :D

[@footsoldier5178]

These might be your best dice so far! So simple and so clean!

[@subject_phoenix4043]

I saw this awesome trick that a nail tech used for blood splatter! She took a straw and kinda scooped it up in on the inside bottom of it and blew onto the surface of whatever she was painting and it looked amazing!

[@jakkaljakobie8774]

Ooh, these came out great! I bet you could use this technique to make fishbowl dice, I'd love to see that.

[@pflasterstrips7254]

Rombic dodecahedron are so beautiful ❤️❤️.

[@StoneAndersonStudio]

If you set the depth of your numbers to the same dimension as the inside dice you can make your shell thicker. (with a hundredth of an inch of slack or so to be safe). You can also print spheres to the dimension of the interior shape for a really cool “sphere in a platonic solid” effect.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I love it! Edit: I just commented that for the algorithm but after watching the video, I legit love them. These are easily my favorite dice you've done, hands down.

[@moonlight5050]

Love the layer effect.....some blood fingerprints would have worked well too 😀 Could the shell be used for some candy paint effects..?

[@Rybonator]

Oh that would have been great! I should have tried that :D And maybe? Depends on the style of candy you are looking for

[@moonlight5050]

@@Rybonator not sure if it would work 🤔 but I was thinking a solid metallic silver inner with a clear sparkly deep red candy outer...then silver numbers..? Mmmm

[@marcseebass1267]

Good to hear Dexter is coming back, as I went to school with him. Reminds me of that old Earlham cheer "Fight, Fight, Inner Light! Kill, Quakers, Kill! Knock 'em Down, Beat 'em Senseless! Do It 'til We Reach Consensus!" You need to use those dice for Darkeye, there ones are critical successes. To bad you were late for Halloween, you could have put a Ghost in the Shell

[@jadelee6555]

The matte black paint number dye is *chef's kiss*

[@zacharybarbanell1064]

I'm a big fan of that rhombic d`12

[@ChimPlays]

THANK YOU for showing us how this is done! I've been seeing the clear shell dice all over instagram and i've been wondering for ages how it's done. I didn't know what the technique was called at all.

[@cheuknamtai2385]

Nice to see a rhombic dodecahedron d12 for a change. For some reason everyone seem to make the pentagon one.

[@diceyttrpg]

I absolutely love the shape

[@backcountry164]

Alumilite white resin dye is awesome. Just takes a couple drops. Mix with colored dyes to make opaque colors

[@spoonz202]

Legit, the black was the best apple barrel paint i've used dunno why it's so good, but it's SO GOOD...back when i painted in only apple barrel paints it was also my primer b/c it stuck so well to everything, metal/plastic/etc. still think it's as good or better than some mini paints. you are 1000% right.

[@bencrawford7640]

The black numbers are great. Love the dice!

[@overlycaffeinated2395]

The black you used is very similar to the color of the markers I used to write on slides, so it's kinda perfect!

[@demolisherinfinite8606]

These look like great dice for a children’s hospital! Because, you know, colour theory

[@it_buddy]

I use titanium dioxide to color soap sometimes, and it makes it less clumpy if you micronize it in a coffee grinder before adding it to your mixture.

[@Binkskitten]

I’m shook. This is amazing

[@Rybonator]

Glad you like them Binks :D

[@True_Hachi]

Is it possible to make inner dice have numbers that are extruded into outer shell so in the end you get dice with numbers that are flat? Then you could use crystal resin for the inside and opaque for the outside so when you look on the numbers you can see inside the dice. It would look even cooler on backlit dice tray.

[@mikejozefowicz888]

These are your best yet! I really like these! Until now my favorite was the ORCMAGE dice set.

[@sophiakennett8708]

Ah yes, the perfect addition for spooky season.

[@Rybonator]

Only a week and a half after halloween, I am a master of timing.

[@phantomwarrior2978]

@@Rybonator Nah, it's always spooky season.

[@celiad-ff4cp]

These are SO cool!! The blood looks so real. You make the most amazing resin dice.

[@Alzorath]

Hmm... wonder how hard it would be to cut the "inside" mold into 2 pieces (you'd probably want interlocking shapes for alignment purposes - since I would imagine just split-pouring would result in bleed over) - just thinking about how it would look with a sharp 2 color split inside, with an opalescent clear coat on top...

[@AVspectre]

Really love these! I love dice that both tell a story/theme, but that are still clear to read. These do both so elegantly! Would be fun to keep specifically for combat rolls. :D

[@KatTurnedBlue]

Such a wonderful explanation of every step. Thank you.

[@EddVCR]

This is an amazing set! I really love how they turned out. This technique would be awesome for some ice themed dice too.

[@demi191]

My favorite set you've made so far!

[@genericyoutubechannel3825]

I love these dice!!!! These would look so cool under a black light! Also, why did I find out about the dexter reboot not on any news outlet or anything but on a Dice making KZbin video? Not a bad thing but why I can’t I find out info in a normal way

[@Rybonator]

I am trying to transition into entertainment news with my videos now ;) Glad you like them :D

[@lampat21]

Damn Dexter themed dice... I want them!! Love the content ❤️

[@Rybonator]

Thanks Patsis :) Glad you liked them!

[@Codeaholic1]

Me want! Dicey Encounters please do a set the same as these.

[@diceyttrpg]

I gotchu

[@Certari]

Ooohhh! Oohhh! A black interior and a green goo toxin would be awesome in this style..

[@ItsTheGofa]

Wow Rybo, those dice look really epic, like a murder scene with the splattered blood. Awesome job dude ☠🫀

[@Rybonator]

Thanks Gofa :D I'm proud of these, so I'm glad you like them!

[@Mariopwnzu]

Love em I was watching an older video of yours the other day, can't remember which one, but you said the dice reminded you of Dexter's blood slides so when I saw this in my recommended that was like holy shit he actually did a set for that

[@PolySpinal]

I know it might not even work but I'd Love to see a Glow in the dark center and maybe some thin/black colour around the insert like a surprise glow in the dark. But itd have to be such a strong glow pigment. Maybe even gold around a yellowy glow in the dark like Cursed treasure?

[@stephenthomas8312]

Another awesome set. Keep up the good work man!

[@Rybonator]

THanks Stephen! I appreciate that :D

[@cherrycordiaI]

Titanium dioxide can be kind of a bitch to mix in. Sometimes I 'temper' it with a small amount of resin, then mix it into the rest. I think you can also mix the powder into a tiny ount of isopropyl alcohol (just enough to get it wet) and then put that into the resin.

[@Rybonator]

Oh that's smart. I might try the alcohol thing, I always have some of that at my desk :)

[@Renni_Jay]

idk if this is weird, but you have a soothing voice and your videos are calming for right before bed ^^

[@hunterpowers2568]

I bought one of the Endless Dice (that you reviewed) (that you can paint) and they look awesome I’m hoping I can paint them soon 🙂

[@Rybonator]

Oh that's so cool! I hope that you like them :)

[@bl4ckout36]

They look insane, well done

[@mandaloriandy]

This is so cool! I bet this shell technique would be *fantastic* with a cold cast inner part

[@AdrianJensen]

These are so sick. I think they're my favorite on the channel so far.

[@vanerek]

My goodness this dice are BEAUTIFUL!

[@Dicyroller]

I love those dice, please keep doing that type of thing. I could imagine a Fey Wild set. Green Purple and Silver.

[@martjanamoon1785]

Do you think it is possible/would look cool to make multi-layered dice? Like, a dice in a dice in a dice in a dice in a dice?

[@jaspergoesrawrr]

Well done! Look forward to the show!

[@JevinJohnson-CloudShift]

With the shells, you could do some color (idk, gold maybe. Just picking that at random) in the core, then have a very diluted darker color for the shell. The contrast due to the thickness of the shell vs the thickness of the number would mean you don't need to ink it, and let it's natural color shine through

[@KingMaraxus]

As someone who's never worked with resin before, where could I go about obtaining moulds like these for dice? I'd love to try tis for myself

[@the_owl5267]

I like how the d6 looks like a bloody sugar cube

[@Rybonator]

Haha, for a dinner party gone wrong!

[@nicolelavigne1700]

These look AWESOME! Only thing missing is a fingerprint in that big blood smear. ;) So cool. And you're not late for Halloween, you're just really early for next year so we have ample time to make these for next year while still inspired by the Halloween mood. lol

[@MeatSim9]

SUPER cool. Could even do more regular dice with liquid glitter shells for a little extra shine.

[@mbhansen83]

I'm dead... I can't... the whit powder baby on the mica killed me.

[@johnspetkitty81]

Dexter Morgan would be proud. I freaking LOVE THESE!!! Your blood spatters look better than the ones I did on my Dexter nail art a few years ago LOL

[@Kevinblue035]

there's a lot of extremely cool suggestions in the comments, but i think it'd be really sick if you had each of the inside dice look like the sky of a different place or plane (like making one a bright clear blue with clouds, and another purple with glitter stars, and another all firey or green with tendrils of darkness) to make like "visions in a crystal ball" or portal to another world themed dice

[@dhampir_days]

I play a dhampir druid and I would KILL for a set of dice like these! you did an amazing job!!

[@bluebottle7317]

This is super cool but how do you get the lowest layer as thick as the others? Wouldn't the dice sink to the bottom and ruin the lowest layer?

[@diceyttrpg]

What's cool about this is the insert is just smaller than the inside of the numbers so the numbers keep the insert from sinking to the bottom and hold it in place!

[@MrShockZero]

Having been binging your videos for the last few days (thank you, ADHD) is there a reason you don't always use the pottery wheel to do your sanding, or is that only feasible when you're doing a lot of dice at once?

[@CreamAle]

The black really did the dice justice. It's 3 contrasting colors in the best way. Not sure if you still have that black pigment, but I'd would be interesting to see that as an inking color. The dice you made weren't as dark due to the resin but it's worth a try Also the shell could be used to cold cast just the numbers with mica powder and probably not need to ink it later, an experiment worth trying. Same for a shelled wild magic like dice with the mica powder. It would just ruin the molds though.

[@Rybonator]

I do still have it! I'd need to find a mixative for it that works, but I can do that sometime :)

[@CreamAle]

@@Rybonator i try matte medium. Pretty much the bog standard for this kind of stuff. It would effect the pigments like the resin did but not as bad. I think it was midwinter minis that painted models in multiple blacks to compare vs an ultra black like 3.0 or musou. *Edit:* Nope not MWM, it was squidmar vid posted about 8 months ago. Btw, hope you had a good Halloween.

[@kirajones1650]

These look amazing!!!!! The blood splatter is so good and I was excited to see you do the shell dice OuO Also, those dice are definitely planning your murder but it’s too tempting to not try and tempt fate~

[@WeShallLoveOn]

I think if you had a clear inner dice but then did the petri ink with the outer one it might look like tendrils wrapping around the dice. Especially if the inner dice was a clear green or red and the ink tendrils we're black and purple. Idk if petri would work but even if you just put the ink in the bottom and then let it wrap around when you push the inner di into the mold it could look cool.

[@xxPenjoxx]

That is a great looking dice set. Makes sense not to use gold here but can't wait to see a gold version later

[@Asura12]

A set of dice made from either crow feathers (would be nice for a rogue character) or a set made with peacock feathers (maybe see through blue with the peacock heart in it) would be cool if not pretty difficult to make Resin dice out of. For the crow feather I'm thinking cutting off the tips or separate a feather into equal chunks so you can stack them and make a full feather effect

[@buttermonkeyFTW]

You should make a not complete inner piece in like a mana potion color and then do the shell perfectly clear and make mana potion dice!

[@Rybonator]

Oh that would be rad honestly! I might try it :)

[@stefinatorr]

It's a good day when you wake up to a new Rybonator video

[@UncleJessy]

this is absolutely incredible man!

[@blazehammer192]

So glow in the dark inside next? With maybe a slightly tinted outer shell?

[@Rybonator]

That would be rad honestly!

[@SkylerLinux]

Yes the black numbers was totally the right call

[@Dannydarko27]

Your vids always help pass the time

[@Faolair]

Hey, that's the perfect colour combination for a children's hospital :D

[@MaxxsHandle]

I thought you somehow were going to have the blood still liquid like those cheap bloody knife props.

[@Rybonator]

Haha I've done a liquid core dice before, but that's a rad idea too!

[@diceyttrpg]

I actually made a real blood filled d20, it's over on my insta!

[@hemlockolympic]

I just started watching Dexter not too long ago, and god, I'd kill for these. But only bad people. Gotta respect the code.

[@Zaqinabox]

Oooo. You should deffos do one with a clear core and a translucent shell next. :o