For the past few months, we've been contracting local artists to serve as design consultants. Among these artists was a disheveled man in his 30s who seemingly hadn't showered in months. Unsurprisingly, he proved to be our harshest critic. We shared 82 designs with him. He was dismissive of every single one. Sensing that he would be impossible to please, we asked him what designs, if any, he'd like to see. In response, he asked us a question of his own: "are you familiar with hydrodipping?" Upon confirmation, the artist requested to see our setup. He seemed a little confused when we told him to meet us by the docks at 2:00 AM, but nevertheless agreed. After a fashionably late arrival from the unkempt art critic, his mild confusion escalated into a full-blown panic. He seemingly hadn't expected to see us standing next to a drum of freshly-mixed concrete. Turns out, he wasnβt the only one who was confused. Apparently, by most definitions, hydrodipping is the process of suspending paint over water, then dipping an object into the paint. We always assumed "hydro" meant "entombing someone in cement" and "dipping" meant "dropping them into the largest nearby body of water." Once we'd finished giving the artist some first-hand experience with our version of hydrodipping, we decided to give his method a shot. Needless to say, we were pleased with the results.
