Copacetic
Somewhere North of The Wall
Dan just sent me some fantastic shots of my Nomad via insta' DM, and it's safe to say that I am head over heels in love with the way my new vape looks.
Dan is defying the usual understanding of the word 'custom' in these vapes.
A 'standard' Nomad is a unique, gorgeous work of art that goes beyond what any other vape manufacturer (and there's some friggin' STIFF competition out there) offers as a standard model.
Then there's the extra thought and effort put into the custom units.
Holyyyyy crap.
See his recent posts re' casein paint on Dans insta':
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzUDk01n2PE/?hl=en
Paint mixing is no trivial task, especially when you have a very specific colour in mind.
I requested a colour that Dan found he couldn't achieve with his usual choice of milk-paint.
At this point Dan had already conducted his own research and experiments into my first (impossible!) request (I'd asked if he thought it possible to make a translucent sleeve to show off more of the fantastic box-elm he was using for my Nomad).
He determined (after some experimentation) that translucent wasn't going to be possible, so we settled on another opaque solution, but the colour/s I had in mind weren't possible with milk-paint so he set about trying to find a paint that would allow mixing the reds (blood/ox-blood red~almost black) I had in mind.
He tried a variety of paints including acrylics (too plasticy and artifical to satisfy Dan) and even nail varnish (wouldn't dry hard in the thickness he demands for Nomad sleeves, among other problems).
He favoured oils, which can have the colour saturation sought, but they would take months to dry and fully cure to full strength.
Eventually he decided to try casein paints (which I have heard of, but never once used) as they keep the natural, traditional aesthetic he favours, and also achieve the durability required by a device which will live in a pocket.
I have lots of experience mixing and matching paint colours (arts degree) and know the difficulty achieving specific hues without colours muddying or deviating from the intended.
I never truly mastered colour mixing, it's not as easy as many think.
Add to that the peculiarities of casein (e.g. goes off, so can't simply be bought in a tube off the shelf) and you begin to see the effort Dan has put in, JUST to meet my desires for sleeve colour!
I apologise for the lack of pic's in this post, but the last method I'd successfully learned to post pic's from imgbb no longer works, so hopefully anyone interested can just click on the links in the following spoiler:
My Nomad is winging it's way over the pond as we speak.
I'm praying for a smooth and speedy journey
Someone let me know if the image links work? (I'm attempting all this from my phone)
Dan is defying the usual understanding of the word 'custom' in these vapes.
A 'standard' Nomad is a unique, gorgeous work of art that goes beyond what any other vape manufacturer (and there's some friggin' STIFF competition out there) offers as a standard model.
Then there's the extra thought and effort put into the custom units.
Holyyyyy crap.
See his recent posts re' casein paint on Dans insta':
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzUDk01n2PE/?hl=en
Paint mixing is no trivial task, especially when you have a very specific colour in mind.
I requested a colour that Dan found he couldn't achieve with his usual choice of milk-paint.
At this point Dan had already conducted his own research and experiments into my first (impossible!) request (I'd asked if he thought it possible to make a translucent sleeve to show off more of the fantastic box-elm he was using for my Nomad).
He determined (after some experimentation) that translucent wasn't going to be possible, so we settled on another opaque solution, but the colour/s I had in mind weren't possible with milk-paint so he set about trying to find a paint that would allow mixing the reds (blood/ox-blood red~almost black) I had in mind.
He tried a variety of paints including acrylics (too plasticy and artifical to satisfy Dan) and even nail varnish (wouldn't dry hard in the thickness he demands for Nomad sleeves, among other problems).
He favoured oils, which can have the colour saturation sought, but they would take months to dry and fully cure to full strength.
Eventually he decided to try casein paints (which I have heard of, but never once used) as they keep the natural, traditional aesthetic he favours, and also achieve the durability required by a device which will live in a pocket.
I have lots of experience mixing and matching paint colours (arts degree) and know the difficulty achieving specific hues without colours muddying or deviating from the intended.
I never truly mastered colour mixing, it's not as easy as many think.
Add to that the peculiarities of casein (e.g. goes off, so can't simply be bought in a tube off the shelf) and you begin to see the effort Dan has put in, JUST to meet my desires for sleeve colour!
I apologise for the lack of pic's in this post, but the last method I'd successfully learned to post pic's from imgbb no longer works, so hopefully anyone interested can just click on the links in the following spoiler:
My Nomad is winging it's way over the pond as we speak.
I'm praying for a smooth and speedy journey
Someone let me know if the image links work? (I'm attempting all this from my phone)
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Not saying you’ve ever steered me wrong but still...Dang it!
but turns out that I need Morwood in my life. 
