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Glass Sprit Project







Spirit project the layout for Heaven Hill or Paul Masson brand and whisky brand using creative lighting.

Technical information regarding this project: 1st I needed to find an application for displaying lighting setups for I am no artist when it comes to drawing; after searching the internet I came across the DIY site http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylemay/2045290249/ which aided me both in creating fake ice cubes and a psd http://www.lightingdiagrams.com/Creator file for creating lighting setups in photoshop shown below. Many thanks to Kyle May





                                 DIY Fake Ice Cubes


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While conceptualizing another photo I decided I wanted to use fake ice cubes to eliminate condensation and keep the melting ice from diluting the color of the liquor (and my freezer makes terribly ugly ice). I looked all over town for these things, but couldn't find anywhere. I even tried Spencer Gifts to get those joke ice cubes with flies in them. I figured a little Photoshop would fix that, but no luck, so I made my own.

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    Step One
    Step ONE
    Get some clear plastic jewelry beads (got these from Wal-Mart for $1.96), and a block of wood the size that you want your cubes to be, but make it twice as tall because as the plastic melts the volume is reduced by about half. You'll also want some aluminum foil (the thick kind if you've got it) and some scissors if you're obsessive like me.

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    Step TWO
    Step Two
    Cut a square piece of foil about three times the length of the piece of wood.

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    Step Three
    Step THREE
    With the shiny side up, place the wood block in the center of the foil.

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    Step Four
    Step FOUR
    Fold and wrap all but the top of the wood block. Try to keep from having a lot of folds on the inside.

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    Step Five
    Step FIVE
    Remove the block and smooth-out the inside as much as possible.

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    Step Six
    Step SIX
    Fill the foil mold with the plastic beads and cook in the oven for about 20 minutes at 375 degrees. You'll want to keep an eye on it. If the beads get lower than you wanted, just throw some more in. Once melted pull from the oven and let cool. Depending on how well you made your mold, you might have to file some edges down. Well, there you have it. Fake ice... enjoy


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2 comments:

  1. MisterP83January 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Excellent job on the sketches and the research. I would suggest going with #1. #5 would be my second choice. I look forward to seeing how the ice cubes work out.

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    1. MisterP83February 25, 2012 at 9:47 AM

      Let's go with #1 or #2. Styling is going to be of the utmost importance for your shots since they are fairly straightforward conceptually. Make sure that the clothing comes to life and isn't just hanging in a boring fashion. Practice with this a bit before getting into the studio. Please put each project's sketches in a separate blog post, your site is difficult to navigate.

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