- A couple nights ago,
I was talking with my husband about brain puzzles.
I don't know if you guys remember
all those little brain teaser wooden puzzles
that you had to put together as a kid.
I don't know if you were into those,
but I was really into those.
Fun times.
Needless to say, I have this Rubik's Cube here.
And you know, when you bring something like this
onto my channel,
it's only natural that we customize it, right?
We need to bust out the paint,
bust out the Posca pens,
and have a fun time.
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So with that being said,
I think we should just get started.
Have any of you guys ever like Wikipedia'd
how to solve one of these?
I did it once.
I solved a Rubik's Cube once in my life
and I used the internet to help me.
So I don't know if it counts,
but it took a long time even with the help, so yeah.
Took a long time.
It's not actually very hard, but whatever.
I don't really know what side I wanna paint first,
but ooh, I just got an idea.
Just got an idea.
I'm trying to find something, but I lost it.
But I shall find it.
Not in there.
(laughing) I have these sweet Sharpie Fineliners.
I can't decide if I like them
'cause they're a cool art supply
or if it's because they have this really cool stand.
Let me just tell you my thoughts here.
See this, this side here?
Doesn't it kinda remind you of an emoji?
That's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna do a face.
So let's see here.
Ooh, this is gonna be kinda difficult, right?
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That's cute.
Let's do some blush.
Can I just say,
this is probably like the single-handedly
most high-quality Rubik's Cube I've ever seen.
Like when I was a kid, I had the cheap Rubik's Cubes
that had like the stickers that you could kinda peel off.
These are not stickers.
So that's cool.
Should I do eyebrows?
Oh, this is actually really cute.
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That's adorable. (laughing)
Before we go on, I just want to take the time
to credit my friend Moriah Elizabeth
because she did one of these videos too.
So if you haven't seen hers yet,
you should check it out.
All right, what side should we do next?
This Rubik's Cube came with this like super fancy stand.
So you know, yep,
you do that and then it like sits.
Kinda seems pointless, but I guess,
if you solve it, like you can give yourself a trophy.
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Or if you never solve it,
then present yourself with a chaotic trophy and it's cool.
I think I need sandpaper for real, though.
(paper scraping)
Mmm, I have a nice gentle grit one too.
Would you like little ASMR moment?
(paper scraping)
Ooh, look at that.
This will help stuff stick onto the cube.
(paper scraping)
I'm gonna tear a piece off and like
(paper ripping)
really
(paper scraping)
go for it.
In good news,
in good news, we have a nice canvas now
where stuff will stick on.
Should've done it for this guy, but eh.
Ah, he smeared.
Before we continue customizing this Rubik's Cube,
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Now, let's get back to this Rubik's Cube.
Let's do something (tongue clicking) fun.
Let's so something fun.
This looks like a good color.
Spring is literally right around the corner,
so we should celebrate.
Hmm, this is a fine brush.
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Little harder to keep it in the lines than I thought,
but here we are. (laughing)
Okay, let that dry.
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Got it.
Yay, it's finally, finally dry.
Spring is here.
We need to celebrate that, right?
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Let's do some fun little florals.
Let's get some like foliage up in here, ya know?
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Something is missing.
I think we need, ooh, you know what?
I bet you some like daisies would be really cute on this.
Right, they don't show up very well,
so I'm only doing a couple.
Yeah, wow.
Wow, it didn't even work to do that.
Okay, wait, wait, wait.
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Okay, we have one side here done.
Lots of cute little florals.
I definitely like this side better than the first side
that I did. (laughing)
So let's keep going and see what happens
with the rest of this.
I have a really fun idea for this,
but we're gonna save it a little bit longer.
Okay, I think this time around,
we're gonna do something a little more exciting.
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All right, we have a fun little ocean scene.
(can popping)
All right, I have some rhubarb and strawberry soda.
(laughing) Sounds really weird, but it's really good, so.
I'm not even a soda drinker either.
Speaking of strawberries,
this would be a fun thing to paint.
Challenge accepted.
Poop, I forgot to rinse this.
This is why I don't have nice paintbrushes.
I'm gonna use this acrylic gouache.
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I think it's safe to say I have officially been inspired
by a pop can here,
but yeah, it's pretty nice.
Match.
11% juice, this is why I don't drink pop.
Ooh, I have an idea.
For the strawberries,
I'll make a cute little like reddish color.
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I think I'm gonna stray a little bit
from the pop can, 'cause I wanna do a cute
like muted green.
What if, what if I did these cute little peach polka dots
all over the place?
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Oh, ooh, ooh, I just got an idea.
Okay, along with this,
let's use my gold leaf marker.
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Now, let's try to outline everything
with this little Posca pen.
Customizing a Rubik's Cube is like way harder
than it looks.
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Oh, I love this one.
This was fun.
I never would have guessed that a soda can
would inspire part of this,
but here we are. (laughing)
A couple weeks ago,
I did a video on my channel
using the world's most pearlescent topcoat by Stuart Semple,
also known as Unicorn Milk.
I've been saving it
because I have a really fun idea
for this side here.
Why don't we take this Unicorn Milk
and put it on here?
So it's like the world's most pearlescent piece
of Rubik's Cube on the block.
Maybe this has been done before, I don't know.
All right, ready?
I'm just gonna like literally dump it on.
Just kidding.
Now, I didn't like sand this one
because I didn't wanna ruin the logo,
but I think it'll be fine.
So let's just see what happens.
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Beautiful.
Hmm, you know what I think we need to do?
Man, we gotta do it right, we have to.
I literally like, oh, got paint on me.
I have to sand it, I have to.
I just won't do the logo.
(paper scraping)
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Should have a nice surface for stuff to stick to now.
Let's see what goes down.
All right, I don't know if you can tell
how pearlescent that is,
but wow, the shine is just beautiful.
I am literally so impressed, wow.
All right, one side to go.
Not gonna lie, I'm kind of getting sad knowing
that we're about to finish this.
It's been a fun journey, so let's do something fun
for the last piece.
Ooh, I just got, okay, wait, wait, wait,
I'm so excited now.
I got a really cool idea.
This might be kinda silly, but bear with me.
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That was really fun.
I liked that.
So, we have one last problem.
I think we need to do some repairs.
I think that's honestly our best bet
so that we can move forward
(paper scraping)
and be proud of it.
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Step one, facial repair coming at ya.
I think I wanna do like cute little shading on the face.
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Oh my goodness. (laughing)
All right, we are done and I'm super happy
with how this turned out.
Mmm, this pearlescent topcoat, mmm, the bomb.
But seriously, this entire Rubik's Cube
was just so fun to work with.
Like, look at that.
It just felt like there were so many options
of things that you could do.
And yeah, it was just a really enjoyable experience.
I did not anticipate this being as challenging
as it was, though.
It was just because staying in the boxes was hard.
Like if I wanted to do something like this
and have the picture carry over to all the blocks,
well, the blocks are really, really tiny
and the spot between 'em is really big.
So to make it look like it continues over,
just a little harder than I imagined, that's all.
Anyway, I really enjoyed doing this customization.
I haven't really done many in awhile,
and yeah, this was just a really enjoyable experience.
I hope you liked it.
I hope it inspired you.
Have a good day.
Thank you for watching.
And tune in next week for a really fun video
that is taking a long time to do. (laughing)
That is your hint.
All right, bye.