TDIDI Disc Dye Gallery
It's All About the Journey
What started several decades ago as a bored student in the back row of class doodling on the flip side of my notebooks, eventually resurfaced and manifested itself reborn in the form of Sharpies on the flip side of my discs. Sharpies soon gave way to dyes (not to mention all the shaving cream and cocoa butter that our local dollar store carried) and poof, like that a new passion was born. Several hundred discs deep into the wormhole now and the hobby that matured into a passion has since evolved into a true Zen exorcise.
Every one of the discs pictured below is so much more than just inked up plastic. They’re all another step in the journey toward straightening out my crooked dome while growing the sport that I love so much. I hope you enjoy your trip through our discology, and that it inspires you to start your own.
Fresh Off the TDIDI Turntable
These are the freshest pickings hot off the TDIDI turntable. Still getting a little better with each disc, and still getting filled with that “Hell Yeah” energy that comes from Doing It after holding each finished disc up in the end! This section is fed directly in from our Instagram page and will be filled with the freshest of fresh pickings every time you come back for more!
Let's Do It again! TDIDI's monthly Disc Art Giveaway is back and ready to break some hearts this May with the unveiling of our new signature series Heart Breaker Putter. Check out the disc dye tutorial, and all of the ins and outs for entering the giveaway here: https://youtu.be/8fqqAEbyv_o
I've heard sharing this sucker with another hucker will actually lower your handicap by 2 strokes...
Keep Doing It!
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Hey Now! This is probably the closest I've ever felt to being a comic book super hero. Not gonna lie, it was pretty weird dyeing my own face though. This is the first of 4 new Signature TDIDI designs whipped up for us by @koboneart that will be available soon on our website. Stay tuned, we'll be rolling out the second new design (the Heart Breaker Putter) later this weekend in our next monthly Disc Art Giveaway.
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Long before cocoa butter and glues and laundry detergent and Floetrol, it was all shaving cream dyes. Every one that I get to do now feels like journey back to my disc dyeing roots.
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So glad I got to take another run at this design, love working on the Dark Side!
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New to the Innova lineup, the Champion Crouse. The one made special for Nathan & Amanda Crouse of the TDIDI Army, here's to forever kids!
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I couldn't help myself... All they wanted was an Jumpman on a plastic circle, I accidentally slipped a "23" in there that only comes out in the dark.
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Bobby
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Some pics of the "other mandala" from April's Disc Art Giveaway. There's a pretty cool video of it on the spin over on FB page if you haven't caught it yet. Here's a link if you'd like to be hypnotized: https://fb.watch/cpaMhtGA5R/ Still haven't decided what to do with this disc...
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You believe this?!? Made it this long without having to litter my IG page with one of these postings.... Alas, they got us too. Anything you all can do to help when they reach out to you too would be much appreciated.
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Hey Now! TDIDI's monthly Disc Art Giveaway has circled around again, and we've got a banger on our hands. This month we're taking a deep dive into 4 different techniques for coloring in stencils, and giving away this crazy mandala spinner to one lucky hucker. See how it all went down and get your entry in here: https://youtu.be/trpIzuz7ZX4
I've heard sharing this really helps increase your odds of winning... Okay that's a total lie it decreases them a little, but it way increases your odds of being awesome!
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How 'bout some more Pokemon? I tried to put this Gengar in front of some blue flames without covering all of the beautiful natural swirl in the plastic. Ready to burn up some chains now!
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I've done a bunch of Pokemon discs now, they're loads of fun. This Eevee brought a little bit of a challenge for my colorblind eyes pulling off all the different shades of brown and tan. I think I got it close...don't tell me if it's really green though.
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Trying to work out my cell game on some funky colored plastics, orange has always been a stickler for me. Using some darker blues and purples seemed to work well on this one though. Don't let a funky colored plastic keep you from doing something funky!
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Anyone else geeking out over the new Moon Knight series? I couldn't help but whip one up after watching the premiere yesterday...
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Disc 2 from our Nebula Design Live Stream on Saturday night was a Night Sky Multiple Nebulae design. Honestly, I got a little nervous about all the black dye in the bed and pulled it a few hours earlier than I probably should have. Still nailed the night sky though, and as always, a quick spin tightened it all right up.
These Nebula dyes (and a few others from our live stream disc dye sessions) are now up for sale on our website at www.thedifferenceisdoingit.com if you're want to bag one.
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The results are in from our Nebula Designs Live Stream on Saturday night. Here's the first Single Nebula design that we worked on together. All I did to finish it off was frame it all in by spinning a simple red fade on either side of the rim. Thanks again to everyone who came and hung out, I had a pant load of fun with all you crazies as usual! More to come later with our Multiple Nebulae Night Sky design.
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I love Op Art designs! They always seem to be my go-to when I'm stuck for an idea. The longer I stare at this one, the more my eyes play tricks on me switching back and forth from convex to concave...so cool!
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In a Time Before Instagram
Confessedly that time wasn’t too far back for Old Man Cobbers who didn’t hop on the social media train until pretty late in life. Most of my development as a disc dyer came long before I decoded posting pictures to Instagram. I’ve obviously gotten better at this over time so the discs above may look cooler or better than what’s to follow, but it’s about the journey and that can be found from here down. From the first disc I flipped over and started doodling on with Sharpie, to the first discs I actually dyed, all the way through to today, the whole journey is here broken down by category to for you see.
Old Man Cobber's Favorites
My personal favorites seemed like a good place to start. The “Hell Yeah!” that echoed out of my camper once each of these was finished could be heard for miles, or at least half way down the block. Some because a new technique worked, others because the colors slammed, one or two from hitting the nail right on the head. None of them perfect by a long shot, but all of them chock-full of the kind of awesome that lets pride creep in and fill you up with enough juice for days. These are the spoils of Doing It!
So Nostaligic...
Nostalgia has probably been the well of inspiration we’ve dropped our bucket into the most. The movies and cartoons from our youth, or the stacks of Garbage Pail Kids and comics books, don’t forget the tunes we used to jam out to. It all brings us back to a simpler time when play matter more than pay, and deserves its’ place on our precious plastic circles. Click on any of them to bring up the large version.
LOLLIPOPS, GLUE-MASKS, AND OFF-CENTERED, OH MY!
Going Spin Crazy
There’s no question the most therapeutic exercise in the disc dyeing game is spin dyeing! It’s so easy to fall into it and get lost in the circles. These are some of the discs that feature that therapy alone. No stencils or background dips, just a turntable, a brush, and some dye…maybe a little glue here and there.
Playing in the Dark
What can I say, I have a thing for the black light. At first I just loved how it brought out so many hidden colors and designs, then I was like wait…hidden colors and designs! In this section you’ll find some of my favorite discs that just look awesome under the black light, and others that where made to be fully revealed under it.
Heroes & Villians
Good vs. Evil, Day vs. Night, Batman vs. The Joker, it’s the Yin and Yang of the stories we love (or sometimes live) that keep us coming back for more. These discs could have all probably been stuffed into the “So Nostalgic…” Gallery above, but we felt like carving out a special place for the Heroes and Villians that haunt our dreams or save the day. Click on any of the pictures below to open the larger version.
TDIDI Huck Faces
A couple of years back, still pretty early on in my disc dyeing career, I got all fancy and decided to make some Huck Face discs for the boys as Christmas gifts. There’s obvious room for improvement in all of them, but these are five of my favorite discs to come off the TDIDI Turntable!
Squeezing 'em All In!
It would appear that we’ve stretched the bandwidth of this page to its’ absolute limits. In an effort to still display them all and the bench marks along the journey they represent, we had to crush the following galleries down into these drop downs below. They’re not quite as fancy looking as the other galleries here…but the page loads. Just click any of the categories below to see more, and on any of the pictures within to see a larger version.
This section is for all you die hard fans out there, the jersey wearing, face painting, tailgating crazies who can’t wait for gameday! I know the feeling well, and you can see some of my Philly fandom represented in the plastic below. Let’s all just pretend I didn’t have to make a Cowboys disc… Rah Rah Rah, go sports!
Fancy detailed stencils are awesome and all, but there’s something to be said for Swirls & Spins! Most of these discs were the result of experimenting with a new medium or technique during one of our live stream disc dye sessions on Facebook, then finishing them off with spin dye to pretty it up.
The boys over at Kronk Disc Golf have been one of our biggest supporters from the very start! We’re honored to have been included in events like the Inaugural Nubbs 9 which we got to make a big batch of discs for. These guys are awesome, learn more about them on our Partners Page.
This collection of discs commemorating the courses the TDIDI Huck Crew calls home will undoubtedly continue to grow. For now these are some we’ve whipped up in their honor.
If I learned anything from Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, it’s that every misfit toy deserves a home…and so does every misfit disc. This section is for all the discs I simply just couldn’t quite think up a good category for. Don’t be fooled by the terrible name and its’ position towards the bottom of the page, some of my favorite dyes are mixed in here.
These are the discs that TDIDI was founded on. Long before I even knew huckers were dyeing their own plastic, I attacked my bag with a box full of Sharpies! With no idea where scribbling on the back of my discs would lead to other than some cool looking circles, I tattooed my way through them all. You’ll still find most of these old faithfuls in my bag waiting for their next good hucking!
Still learning something new with each disc
We All Remember Our 1st...Through 5th
We started with the freshest pickings to come off the TDIDI turntable. Way down here at the bottom of the page we finished with the very first discs to come off the TDIDI Turntable. These 5 pieces of beat up old plastic are where it all began a couple of years back. These inspirational seeds have now sprouted 100’s of TDIDI customs, and 1000’s of TDIDI Army creations. Here’s to the next 100’s of 1000’s!
