Polyclay Custom Molds (4 Viewers)

[TheDuke]

Man, I really dig this.
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I'd order a set with this mold design in a heartbeat.

Amazing!

 

[BGinGA]

Trident? Or was that done before.

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There was an old trident done years ago, but there have been plenty of pitchforks here on PCF in modern times

 

[JustDave]

Ceramics are very hard, and wear very slowly even with heavy non-stop casino usage. It takes years of casino use to wear down ceramics, and the dye-sub printed ink will wear off long before the base chip itself shows any significant wear, especially to a debossed image. They should easily hold up to decades of home use conditions.

I probably should have said chip instead of wear.

Both would likely apply to debossed hybrids -- base chips randomly printed (in relation to the debossed images), and printed labels aligned with the printed elements as the defaults.

Interesting.

I'm interested if the appeal changes with a relatively symmetrical and what to my mind is simple and clean design if the molds are not symmetrical.

As always thanks for the incredible level of detail and sharing.

 

[BGinGA]

I'm interested if the appeal changes with a relatively symmetrical and what to my mind is simple and clean design if the molds are not symmetrical.

Like THC mold chips, the mold markings are usually not a dominate part of the 'look' unless the chips are solid colors. Once you start adding other design features and colors, the eye is typically pulled in other directions

 

[warma]

Unless this goes sideways, count me in.

 

[SeanGecko]

Unless this goes sideways, count me in.

I'm in, but only if it goes sideways.

 

[RichMahogany]

Lol whatever happened to the “muscled arm” mold?

 

[warma]

I'm in, but only if it goes sideways.

Ya know... that could make a great story, if not a great chip...

 

[JustDave]

Original Four Suits logo, owned by @MoscowRadio who has made it public for everyone to use:

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Mock-up of a printed ceramic version of the Four Suits logo on the rim, courtesy of @CdnBeerLover and @p5woody:

Abstract four suits logo courtesy of @RiffRaffRandy:

Not to distract from the possible GB, but do you know if the free use by the original artists extends to the art done by @RiffRaffRandy who hasn't posted in 2 years?

 

[BGinGA]

Not to distract from the possible GB, but do you know if the free use by the original artists extends to the art done by @RiffRaffRandy who hasn't posted in 2 years?

I don't think it would.

 

[Forty4]

Just saw this thread. I think both the four suits and the five star would be nice. Not sure one is better or worse.

edit. If the detail is possible maybe a tri-star? stars in a triangle array at each embossed.

 

[BGinGA]

Triangle mold, first pass:

If the detail is possible maybe a tri-star? stars in a triangle array at each embossed.

Shoot me a drawing via PM.

 

[GianThaMan]

Triangle mold, first pass:

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Shoot me a drawing via PM.

Will the centers of the triangles be molded, or the outlines?

 

[BGinGA]

Will the centers of the triangles be molded, or the outlines?

The lines would be debossed.

 

[GianThaMan]

The lines would be debossed.

Then I’d probably make the lines slightly thicker, and make the distance from the edges of the “mold” to the edge of the recess and the edge of the chip equal, because it feels asymmetrical right now.

 

[Darthhoodie]

Four suits mold with outer ring and a sharper edge (if possible) would be fantastic! Totally interested in this.

 

[pipdenny]

boat with waves?

or maybe anchors? Not sure if this exists already

 

[allforcharity]

The triangle mold idea already has some Meso-American vibe to it.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Lots of great ides! Can't wait to see how this ends up.

 

[wolfpack]

not a graphic artist but thought I would play around with a few.

Star Lines mold

 

[wolfpack]

lightning mold

Shamrock Mold

rum bottle and cigar

 

[timinater]

If you're open to some ideas on the horseshoe mold...

You could go with the entire horseshoe debossed to add some visibility, but if the idea was for minimal material to be removed, mocked them up this way.

 

[wolfpack]

I like the second horseshoe above

 

[ekricket]

Here is an old mock-up of the Four Suits logo as a custom polyclay mold:

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And a mock-up as a custom polyclay mold with outer ring (which would be similar if making it a hybrid mold, with a slightly smaller recessed center):

And below are the existing 39mm polyclay designs produced by Sun-Fly -- I think the four suits logo and diamond image are similar in complexity. On a 43mm hybrid mold, the Four Suits logo would be larger than the diamond and cards images:

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Sorry, but all I can visualize is these with labels. It’s like the pooping penguin Sorry

 

[Frogzilla]

Are we sure sunfly can print into the debossed mold features? Or will the edges of those features look white when viewed from an angle

 

[LeGold]

Sorry, but all I can visualize is these with labels. It’s like the pooping penguin parrot Sorry

FYP

 

[wolfpack]

crossed scimitars

 

[DeeVee8]

The crossed scimitars would look soooooo good on a set of Tangiers. Silo and two hay bales, anyone?

 

[wolfpack]

The crossed scimitars would look soooooo good on a set of Tangiers. Silo and two hay bales, anyone?

 

[wolfpack]

yinyang mold