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Published: 2016-04-16 18:45:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 646; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 0
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A polymer clay and resin koi pond, this thing took FOREVER. This is made to sell at my schools art show but i don't even know if i wanna sell it anymore after how long it took to make, i love how it looks. Its bigger then my hand and has a fair amount of weight to it.Related content
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There is no glitter Inside of this, thats all sand. It is a mix of black and white colored sand, so maybe the white is what gives that effect. I will edit the pictures of this project when I can to make it apear less crowded and distracted. Everyone has given me great advice about it. I have a few more ponds that will be uploaded soon that have the rock aspect you mentioned, maybe you could look at them some time. Thanks for the comment and taking the time to respond about everything.
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It's awesome! I like the bits of moss, it really adds a nice touch to it. Β
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Great work! The ponds and the fish look very realistic.
I have some resin in my supply cabinet and have been wondering what to with it. Now i know! Thanks for the inspiration.
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Making water fall effects is difficult
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Than I'll stay away from that for the beginning and just try and pour a clear pond...
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Yea, thats a lot easier. Good luck.
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Oh my, at first sight I thought it was a real small pond with real water and fishes *O*
I really like the shape, the stones and greens really make it look like a real size pond 
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No I haven't. But they sound really cool, I will have to look them up. Thanks for sayiny how life like it looks.
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Hello!Β
I really like the concept and the execution wasn't bad, either! The ponds were very nicely put together and that small "waterfall" effect was done very nicely, indeed! I can see why it took you forever, but I need to tell you, every second of that forever shows that this is a labour of love. The moss looks good and are strategically placed. And the koi fish look life-like and well done. That's definitely something to be proud of.Β
If there's one thing I can comment on to make this project better, it might be the photography and presentation. I like the collage effect, but the busy pattern on the table top doesn't help. We want the focus to be on the project itself. The second thing is you might want to consider experimenting with the layout of the collage. A little bit of a separation between the pictures will help to enhance all of them. And finally, you may want to consider taking pictures of the piece from a few more different angles to better showcase the work. And if it is a miniature, having something like a "size marker" would help a lot, too. That's why people will sometimes shoot photos of their miniatures and have something else beside it, like a coin. It helps the viewer to picture the size of the project.Β
Hope these tips will help. In the meantime, great project!
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I have had someone else comment on my layout and photography as well, and i will experiment with my next few uploads and projects actually. I am glad i am getting so many comments and such good advice. This i guess is considered a miniature compared to the real like thing, but this itself is still Β fairly large, like its big enough if it fell on someones foot or something it would hurt soo bad. like its the length of my hand if that accounts to anything.
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I am really glad that you like the format of "Comment 4 Comment". 
This is the third time we've done it. And I think every time we have been getting good responses. A lot of the time we don't really comment, or take the time to comment in depth because of various reasons. But most of us are looking for some constructive comments anyway. Having this platform helps us to reach out to each other.Β
... Well, hands are of different sizes, after all. This piece does look pretty hefty to me. But it is difficult to get a sense of scale without something to compare it with. It's not something necessary, but just imagine, if you can show people just how small the project is, wouldn't your viewers appreciate your skills even more?Β
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Maybe i could post my pieces next to rulers for larger items then?
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That's one idea!Β
It doesn't really have to be rulers, either. Some folks use other things that most people know to have a standard size in order to compare one to the other (because rulers, while useful... aren't the nicest looking things around...) So for something that's the size of a hand, you might consider a mug as a comparison. For something smaller, coins aren't a bad idea. Some paper-crafters use custom-made "comparison cubes" like this one:Β Charizard Pokedoll Β to show off the size of the piece. There are lots of options out there... you can pick one that suits you best.Β
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Thanks for the advice, i will have to look around now.
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No problem! Glad to be of help!
Best of luck!Β
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I honestly thought this was a mini fish pond with real fish.Β Amazing work!Β The next tine you make one may I suggest you make the fish appear to have scales?Β It'll add tot he realism.Β A real play on the viewer could be the inclusion of other water plants, like cattails or something.Β Wow, great work on tricking the viewer!Β My only real critique is the waterfall bit.Β I don't knowΒ how resin works, but if you can for a future project make the water look a bit bubbly it'll add more depth.
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Resin is actually supposed to dry and harden without bubbles, so it is hard to add a bubbly effect. If you look at my resin goldfish journal you can see i have done scale effetcs before, but on something shorter then half an inch it is difficult to get in the details, but i will try to see what i can pull off. And I had plans to add more plants, but the project got on my nerves so many times i sort of rage quit on the plants and just focused on making sure i didnt mess up my resin work. I have added plants in my other projects, i will be uploading them soon if you keep an eye out for them.
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I'll definitely keep an eye out for them.
I know very little about the materials you work with; thank you for the info!Β Idea I'm not sure would work, but would putting little plastic bubbles under the resin give the bubbly look?Β Or white beads?Β Again, I know little to nothing about resin.Β I'm a quilter, but did make jewelry for 20+ years.Β
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Well i think if i ran a tooth pick in the resin while its taky and not fully hard it may add bubbles, but its risky. I will have to do some research into it.
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Waaaah, it really seems a pond, the plants look so real and the fishes are so adorable I could throw at them some bread crumbs! I understand if you don't wish to sell it because you worked so hard on it, but if you do make sure to sell it for a high prize, because you'd clearly deserve it! 0.o
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Oh it would be for a high price, if any one made an offer that caught my attention i would certainly thing about it. I need the money for vet bills for my ratties, and college funds.
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Maybe make an auction on Internet, not always in your city you can get decent customers.
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possibly ebay. I am making a mini resin pond soon with one of the mini altoid containers. its soo tiny, i think i will get offers on it because of the pocky chibi fish.
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Maybe try on Etsy too. I saw many beautiful artisan crafts there and it seems a more specific place to sell these tiny masterpieces. Yeah, chibi fishes are so adorable.
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check it out sometime if you wish, i have links on some of my works and on my profile page
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I'm not familiar with working with resin but this is really impressive. Is that real moss you've used? I wonder will it dry up after time?
Did you ever sell it??
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I still have it, and its preserved moss I got at a craft sore meant for fake glower arrangements so it should stay nice.
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Great attention to detail using the special moss
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Good job on the koi pond! The time and effort you spent on it really shows. The only comment I may have is that I find you picture a bit bussy. Sometimes a collage with no frames works.. in this case I think it would have done your beautiful craft work more justice if you used frames. But stunning, keep up the good work! Β
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I am confused about what you mean as busy? I will try new things if I am able, explain in more detail please?
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Hi Brianna I am soΒ sorry if I did not express myself very good. Englisch is not my language so I'll try to elaborate. It feels to me that your pictures in your collage are overlapping eachother. It gives me a very bussy feeling wich doesn't make your work stand out. I took a look at your other work.. I just saw the leafy candleholder and your Rose candle holder that your did. Great job on those by the way! In theseΒ collage you did not use any frames aswell but because of the darker and lighter pictures that turned outΒ very good, the pictures really stand out on their own! But because the pictures of the Rock Koi are all the same color, shapeΒ etc if feels like the are overlapping eachother. My eyes don't quite know where to focus
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Ohh so add a color boarder around each, or seperate them. I can do my best but im not that good with photoshop for placing my pictures on here. And thank you for the advice and compliments.
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Yes that is what I mean! Not every collage needs them (your other two really don't!) but this one would have stand out better with them. I use a great free online programm for it.. www.befunky.com/features/collaβ¦Β
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I will have to try this out, thank you.
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It looks great 
I`m not sure if I would be able to sell it, too
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I wanted to be creative and unique with how i made this one, i have seen many koi ponds that are just flat resin works, and i wanted something more. No one had bought it at the art show i was at, so now it will sit on my desk. Thank you for the compliment.
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Wow
Man, I love these things with the clay koi in the tiny ponds XD
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I do to, but because there are so many out there i try to make mine unique in their own ways.
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I was afraid i would mess up with the resin and ruin it, but I'm glad it turned out so well and that you think so to.
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Well I love it, so fear not.
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