"Artistic Science...Or, Scientific Art?"
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The red solution (actually just corn syrup, flour, and coloring) turns into red beads as they fall into an Erlenmeyer flask. The fluid isn't actually supposed to be blood - I liked the bright red of the beads and colored the solution accordingly. Everything is real and photographed by me, even the droplets and hovering beads. Ah, the wonders of Photoshop!
From left to right, the items are:
- antique gray jewelry seed beads
- shells
- sewing pins
- copper colored pearlescent pigment
- assortment of red beads, rhinestones, and buttons
- sequins
- blue jewelry beads
- green heart confetti
The original was a wider shot; the submission for the challenge was a slightly modified version, cropped in closer to make it more "macro-applicable".
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