Hello friends, in today's session we are going to discuss on a topic advanced instrument that is a total station, myself, Bipin Patil, assistant professor, department of civil engineering, Vulture, Institute of Technology, Swallapur. These are the learning outcomes for today's session. At the end of this particular session, learners will be able to explain about total station. What do you mean by total station? Why we are using this total station? What are the purposes, advantages, each and all things we are going to discuss in this particular video session? Observe this picture very carefully, displays present here now, reflector or prism is present, hand grip is present here for handling this particular instrument, ADM, LED for reflection measurement, battery, we have provided battery here, data upload and download through this particular cable, it is present here now, then pen tags, reflector prism, different types of prism, their reflector, each and all things are present. So what is the purpose to using this particular total station, a total station and the function of this particular total station is very similar to the theodolite to measure the angles by using electronic distance meter. Then similarly we are using the same instrument for measuring the distances, maybe horizontal vertical distances and to record this particular data directly in this particular instrument. Then the basic principle of total station, basically three principles are present.  So get the output data in this particular instrument here, input, output. So three basic principles are present here, these instruments are measuring the distances of the prism poles, that is nothing but the reflector with the help of laser beam or infrared rays, pass infrared rays, it, object is present here, it impacted over the object and get it the output data. These signals are emitted by the instrument, that is nothing but electronic distance meter and reflected back to the instruments by prism mounted on the prism poles. And third one, the time interval between emission and reception. It helps to calculate the speed of this particular signals. So how do you calculate it? d, that is the distance, t by 2 into v, that is total time taken and v is nothing but the velocities there. Refer this figure and get it the idea regarding this. Next one, features of total station, why we are using this particular, what are the features are present? First one, total station is used for different surveying work. It is most accurate and user friendly equipment, easily you can identify the input output data and easily you can record the data. It gives the position of a point in all direction, that is nothing but x, y and z direction, that is nothing but your base points. It measures angles, distances, it displays the coordinates x, y and z, EDM is fitted inside the telescope. So telescope is present here and the display is present here, that is nothing but the digital displays there. Then onboard memory to store data, each and all data is stored here inside this particular instrument, memory card or other modems are present inside that. Compatibility with computers, easily you can shrink this data by using computers. Atolabel compensator is also available inside this instrument and can work in a laser visibility. To measure distances even without prismatic targets for laser distances it is possible by using total station. It is waterproof instrument and different softwares are available, onboard softwares are available inside the instrument. It is also used to prepare a core layout after feeding data. Use of this particular total station, general purpose of this particular total station is, these are the things but your instrument, reflectors, cables, prism poles, prism tripod, your instrument is present here. General purpose is to measure the angle, measurement of angle, it may be horizontal angle, it may be vertical angle. Then to measure the distances, horizontal distances, vertical distances, whenever the measure work is there, that is nothing but airport work, railways, highway, canals. So we are using this total station nowadays. Layout of your buildings, it is quite better as compared to remaining instruments. To measure a slope measurement, slope measurement means in railway work we are providing a gentle slope. Similarly we are providing for highway work slope is present, canal work to provide a slope according to the gravitational force, we are providing the water to the crops and remaining purpose. So total stations we are using. Provision of control surveys, easily you can control the survey work. Different provisions are present inside this particular instrument. To prepare a control map we are using total station, easily you can achieve the control map. So it may be your block contouring work, it may be your radial contouring work, so easily you can occupy this particular instrument you are using to prepare a contours and detail mapping of this particular. Next one, setting out and a construction work. So to prepare a layout for your building, for it may be industrial building, it may be commercial building. So for setting out we are using total station. Similarly for construction work, any type of construction, it may be residential, industrial, commercial, government project, multitasking projects are there, we are using total station nowadays. Angular accuracy up to one, here you just consider it may be seconds. Another one function is present or used, that is the distance measured with laser up to near about 2 kilometer, easily you can identify the distances. Distance measured with infrared reads up to 4 kilometer with single prism. If you are using single prism, so up to 4 kilometer easily you can measure this particular distances. Component of a total station, basic components just like similar to your theodolite, tripods, food screws are present. Instead of this particular horizontal vertical disk, display is present here, prism rates, so idiom that is electronic distance meter, electronic theodolite is present, then onboard microprocessor, microprocessor were provided inside this, to collect data, data collector is there, to store the input data, output data, data storage system is provided inside this and prisms are there. So by using this particular components easily can achieve distances, angles and any other work. Now one stages of total station, nowadays traditional survey methods are labor rights and to consume time, to consume a labors and for speedy work, we are using total station. Traditional survey methods are labor rights and time consuming, we are using total station. This instrument is fully automatic, electronic measurements are there, there is no need to use tape, chain and either other all things. Another one thing are digital display, we are provided here, so by using this digital display easily can identify the readings. But in previous on conventional method, you just observe to measure the angles on horizontal disk, on A frame, on B frame, then you just identify the tolerance. So now here directly we identify the readings, stop readings, distances, angles each and all things are available here on a display. One more major factor that is the data storage in instrument is possible and same data you just store in your computer by using LAN cables. Two more advantages, direct transport to a personal computer of a data stored in instruments. So whatever the data is present here, control maps are there, control readings are there, horizontal distances are there, number of project works are present, easily can shrink this data. Online operation through a integrated interface of a computer is possible in a total station and these are the few disadvantages are there. That is total stations are dependent on batteries and electronics, might be some errors are present, a battery is discharged, so some problems are happened. LCD screens does not work well when it is cold, cold climate is present, so this particular screen is not working properly. Battery life is also short, so this is one type of disadvantage is there, batteries and electronics both do not work well when wet, wet condition is present there. And loss of data is an important consideration is there, suppose if data is lost, so each and all things are over, these are the major disadvantages are there. Now my dear friends, we just try to pause the video and give the answer of this particular question. So this is the particular answer of the question, to prepare this particular session I refer these are the references, thank you.


Hi everybody, welcome to a new show for Think Tech Hawaii, The Will of the People. My name is Martha Randolph, Martha E. Randolph, and I am going to be your host for this particular program. The episode of today's program is How and Why to Join the Democratic Party of Hawaii. The goal is to help you understand how you can be working from the inside of the party to change its politics and policies. We are so fortunate today to have, as our first guest, Keali Ilopez, who has recently been elected the new chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, but who has a longstanding relationship with political activities and consumer affairs in Hawaii, and she did work as the director of consumer affairs and commerce for Governor Neil Abacromby, and has also been involved with the station Olelo and other such things. So I'm going to let her fill you in on any other details. But before that, and excuse me for being so talkative, we need to remind you that today is the last day to register to vote for the primaries unless you are prepared to go down to your voting station and register there. Keali, can you tell us a little more about that, because that's very important information. So it's, first of all, today's the deadline to register online. So a lot of folks, if you can, that's going to be the easiest way to do that. If not, you can go in and register, but you have to do that in person, either at the polling location or at the walk-in. So don't forget you can do walk-in voting as well, and in that case you can also register to vote at that time. And be sure to bring an ID. Yeah. Be sure to bring a picture ID. Okay. Ideally. Preferably a state ID or your driver's license, something of that nature. Exactly. All right. Now, to begin with, when Keali was elected to be the chairperson, there were some questions raised in the news and at the state convention concerning her professional commitments and her role as chairperson, and would there be any conflict? So I was wondering if we can address that right away and explain to you why she does not feel there's any conflict at all, or if there is, she can handle it. Exactly. And I think the issue of conflict is a valid one to raise. The Democratic Party of Hawaii clearly is involved in helping to have candidates elected. So those who are going to be in office, who are currently in office, you know, many of them are Democrats. And as a lobbyist in my most recent three years, I've had the opportunity to interact and have discussions with them. But I also want to say for my four years as the director of the Department of Commerce Consumer Affairs, a big part of that was also advocacy at the legislature. So a big part of that is just really having a relationship with folks where they feel that they can have an honest conversation with you about issues. Why that's important for the Democratic Party is there are specific platforms that the party adopts, social justice, economic justice, protection of the environment, sustainable energy. I mean, there's just a broad range of platforms. And the concern that folks could have is when Karen Lee is at the Capitol, we want to make sure that as the chair of the Democratic Party, she's not advocating on positions that are in contrast or in opposition to the platform. And that's a fair, that's fair. So I think the issue is that's an ethical issue. Those are things that I throughout my work experience have had to deal with how to maintain that level of that broad line between the advocacy for the party and pushing our platform forward versus those of clients that may be part of my day job or day job. My sense is keeping those separate. OK. And I think that could be something we could reserve as well for another program on the ethics of government, which I think we'd like to follow up on. We can talk about that. You know, it was interesting to me that I've been in Hawaii since 2000. And one of the first things I did was register to vote. However, I was completely unaware that when I did that, I was not automatically registering for the Democratic Party. And actually, no one told me that in order to be a part of the party, I had to go down to the party office and register. Now, I have since done that. But there would have been, in my mind, no understandable reason why that was important. And that was before I realized how much you can do within the party once you become a member of it. So can you please give us an idea of what it means to join the party and how that can help you to really participate and cause change? And how does one find out if you ever really enrolled in the party in the first place? So first of all, thank you for the show. And thank you for asking that question. Because that's really the pivotal issue, is for people in the public to recognize that you have to be a member of the party. So oftentimes, we'll have people who say, well, I voted as a Democrat all my life. That's not the same as literally going online. So you can go to our website and click the Join button. And in there, it allows you to register as a Democrat. Excuse me, you will find those links on our website, by the way. Go ahead. And when you register, what that allows you to do is participate in the internal workings of the party. Now, as you talked about, we talked about the platform. The platform is critical in so far as wanting to have legislation that conforms to that, moving certain agendas forward. Again, we talked about social justice, for me, issues related to Native Hawaiians. Those platforms are voted on by those people who participate within the party. Not just those who elect members to office. So you have to be a member, a registered member, to actually have a say in any of these platforms or in any kind of issue that the party is addressing.  We don't have that available because it's a private list. Of course, membership. So people can call that number. It's 596-2980. Yeah, again, this will be on the website. So maybe you can tell people a little bit about the different roles or functions they could as a regular registered Democrat start to fulfill in their community and in the party without having to have a whole bunch of money or some big sponsor or preparing to give up their entire life into politics. I think the first thing to, one of the easiest things to do is hopefully there are, hopefully you're paying it, you're looking at who's running for office in your area, your council member, your house member, your Senate, your senator, the governor's race, lieutenant governor's race and participate. Call them and offer to volunteer for those candidates. That's one way. Internally, within, everyone may not know, but there's a district you live in. There's precincts. You can get involved at that level, at the district level. Those are key because the district participants get to go to the convention on their island. I'd like to speak to that for a minute. There is something called a preference poll, which is our way of saying, we're going to decide who we want to be the person running for the Democratic Party for president. And I believe the next one is in two years. And it was after the last preference poll that I suddenly discovered, much to my amazement, that there was such a thing as a precinct, that there were going to be elections for precinct officers. And subsequently, once those offices were elected, some voting for who was going to be part of your district council. These were all things I actually didn't know of, except as numbers and phrases on my card. Now, are these things that anyone who registers with the Democratic Party can, shall we say, run for, can participate in? Absolutely, and they should. So the reason why it's important to participate, let's look at the precinct level, which is the starting level. Precinct officers, for example, voted on and selected three names that they gave to me to fill Senator Will Esparro's seat for Ewa Beach. Those precinct members, officers were the ones who came up with that list of three candidates to give. So they get to select that. At the state level, you can become a member of what they call the State Central Committee. The State Central Committee was critical in providing the three names to Governor Abercrombie with regards to filling Senator Inouye's seat. So there's different levels, but also the other thing is those precincts are important part of, if you're a precinct member and district member, you get to go to the, for Oahu as an example, you get to go to the Oahu Convention. But also at those presidential preference polling meetings, you also pick who's going to represent you at the state convention. And also what they call the ad hoc, the extra people who are entitled to represent your precinct outside of the executive officers. And I was fortunate enough to attend the Oahu County Convention twice as a representative, and I attended the 2016 state convention. And again, as I said, it was a revelation to me because I had no idea how important my small contribution could be. One of our problems, I believe, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, is that sometimes there are not enough registered Democrats showing up to participate or run for these offices or take on these roles, so that we can actually have a state convention with, and I'm not referring to a state convention on another island, which imposes a different problem, but rather a state convention where there just are not enough people who said they are willing to represent their precinct or their districts so that you do not have the full number of possible votes in there, which is one of the reasons why we're doing this show. Because, ladies and gentlemen, if you are not part of the party, you are not part of the answer to some of the problems that are often complained about. Absolutely. That is critical, so you are correct. In some districts, the complement of delegates is full. In other districts, you might only have 50%. We actually had a district that had no representatives attend the convention, and what that means is that community's voice is not considered when you're looking at these resolutions and or the platform or changes to the party. And people have to understand that they're critical. The resolutions focus on everything from what kinds of initiatives the state should be involved in as it relates to renewable energy, what position the state should take as it relates to agriculture, development, health care, just even the broad range of employment. So a big issue that we've seen in this last legislature but also became an issue or discussed at the convention is the issue of pay. What's a living wage in Hawaii? And so those types of things, it's critical. Because then you get the party behind those initiatives. But if the party doesn't have a whole large base of people participating, there's not enough substance behind our moving forward. So people have to get involved. There is something else that the party has, which again, I found to be enlightenment. And that is called caucuses or groups which represent specific interests so that people who are members of the Democratic Party can work in those areas that they are most concerned with, the environment, aging, and education, et cetera. Could you tell us a little more about how do you get involved in a caucus? If you're just, even if you just registered, let's say you go to the party, you sign up, and you say, I'd like to know more about what's going on. I'd like to maybe join a caucus. Can you tell us what that means and how we would do it? I would say a caucus is a wonderful way to get involved because the focus there, so where the precincts and districts relate to where you live, the caucuses are based on issues. And you go to our website, and it talks about who we are, and the caucuses are there. So we have a Hawaiian Affairs Caucus, a Veterans Caucus, LGBT Caucus, Kupuna Caucus, Young Democrats Caucus. And those people are able to, so I was a member of the Hawaiian Affairs Caucus, and we were able to look at issues tied to Native Hawaiians. So when the legislature was in session, we looked at all the bills that we felt impacted Native Hawaiians, and we consistently participated down at the legislature advocating for those bills that we supported. And then going, speaking against those that we didn't, could it support? And to me, that's a unique and powerful way to get involved, but also to really make a difference in your community. Just briefly, because we're going to be coming up on a break shortly. One of the things I experienced was a tendency to apathy in my precinct. So actually, we're going to be going to break in a minute. So I'm going to end with this question, but you can hold on to the answer, and we can resume it again. And that would be, what do you do if you feel like the people who are in charge of your precinct currently have made no effort to contact you and you don't know how to reach them and are not doing the job, as it's described, in the information in the material? I think that's something we should talk about, because there are many people who've been serving in their roles for a very long time, and they just keep getting re-elected and re-elected, but they haven't actually done anything. And this is not speaking against them, because one doesn't know why they've done that, but the recognition that action must begin at all levels. Absolutely. I look forward to answering that. Thank you. OK, very good. Now, we're going to be going to a short break. This is Martha Randolph on the Will of the People. My guest today is Kay Ali-Ilo-Pez, the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. And I hope you will stay tuned and come back with us for the second half. Thank you very much. Hey, Aloha. I'm Stan Energyman here on Think Tech Hawaii, where community matters. This is the place to come to think about all things energy. We talk about energy for the grid, energy for vehicles, energy and transportation, energy and maritime, energy and aviation. We have all kinds of things on our show, but we always focus on hydrogen here in Hawaii, because it's my favorite thing. That's what I like to do. But we talk about things that make a difference here in Hawaii, things that should be a big changer for Hawaii. And we hope that you'll join us every Friday at noon on Stan Energyman. And take a look with us at new technologies and new thoughts on how we can get clean and green in Hawaii. Aloha. Hello, everyone. I'm DeSoto Brown, the co-host of Human Humane Architecture, which is seen on Think Tech Hawaii every other Tuesday at 4 PM. And with the show's host, Martin Desbang, we discuss architecture here in the Hawaiian Islands and how it not only affects the way we live, but other aspects of our life, not only here in Hawaii, but internationally as well. So join us for Human Humane Architecture every other Tuesday at 4 PM on Think Tech Hawaii. Hi. Welcome back to the Will of the People. My guest today is Keali Ilopez, who is the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. And my name is Martha E. Randolph. And when we broke for the break, OK, broke for the break, you see I'm very fast on with language. I had just asked Keali what a person who joins the party can do if they feel they have no way of getting their precinct officers to inform them as to what's going on, or if their precinct officers are people who are there and listed, but you've never even heard of them. Is there anything you can do? And I'm not thinking in terms of punishment, but more, how can I either bypass that or ask the party to help me get my neighborhood a little more organized? There you go. I think that's important. I think with anyone, I appreciate that one of the assumptions may be that what is it they're doing, but the fact that you might reach out to them and say, how can I help organize and move things forward, I think, would be helpful. So each precinct has a district. There's a district chair. If you're getting emails from the party, it will list right there up in the sidebar who your district chair is. And there's actually a hyperlink to email them. But the other thing is there's county chairs. We try to have, so the state party deals with the broader issues. Each county actually comes up with its own plat, its own resolutions and policies. And I would say people should get involved in those as well. So the chair for Oahu County, for example, is Rich Halverson. Maui is Tim Lara. Hawaii Island is Margaret Willie. And on Kauai, there's Mina Morita. Yeah, we have those posted on the website, ladies and gentlemen. And you contact them and let them know what your concerns are. And I think they'd be happy to help connect you with someone, especially if you're willing to get involved. I don't think we're a party that wants to turn away volunteers. Yeah, well, we would certainly like to think so. I also know that the tendency to have a poor voter turnout, even more so in local elections than in national elections, compared to the number of voters, and compared to our population, is really quite astonishing. Laura Nevitt, who is the executive director of the party headquarters, told me that there are 15,000 people listed as Democrats with the party who have not registered to vote, which is pretty appalling. And I believe that what the party envisioned with the concept of precincts leading to districts, leading to county offices, was to get people involved. And the facts would tend to bear out that there was a time in the ancient past of the 60s when people were far more active. Absolutely. And when they came out to vote in much larger numbers. And perhaps a great deal of passivity has come into the voter. Because they think they really have no voice. And so we today are taking time to say, there is a way you can have a voice. And there are people you can turn to if you feel your local precinct is not helping you to become a part of the progressive system. By progressive, in this case, I'm referring to activity in the party, not a political opinion. Right, no. And I think that's critical. I mean, as you said, Hawaii used to have the best, one of the best voter turnouts. Now we have the worst. And I think it is an issue of people feeling either disenfranchised or feeling that perhaps the party isn't relevant or doesn't represent them anymore. My thought is, if that's the way you feel, get involved. The reality is decisions are being made every day, whether they're at the state capitol, in Congress, at the city council. If you just sit back and don't get involved, no one has the benefit of your help or your insight on what could be a different way to look at things. So to me, it's real critical for Hawaii in particular to have our local people get involved. We cannot continue to let the outside world determine where we go. And we have to get involved. People have to understand that they really actually have a role. And if your thought is just talking to a legislator or decision maker isn't working, get involved in the party, the party can help be a stronger voice for you. Absolutely. One of the things that I remember from the past two years is that there seemed to be a number of opportunities. They were supposedly fundraisers. But they were opportunities to actually come and meet the candidates for various positions more frequently and more on a one-to-one basis in smaller groups, which was wonderful. I didn't know I could reach my representative in that way. And is that something that the party's going to continue to do under your leadership? And why did you decide to run for this office in the first place? You obviously have a long background, and you didn't need to. But there was a feeling in you that it had to be done. So why don't we talk about that? OK, no, absolutely. And I think the reality of recognizing that Hawaii is changing so much and that I too felt like I had no control over that. And then I looked in the mirror and realized, hey, in order for that to occur, I actually have to get involved. And that's my thing for anyone is rather than point fingers at who's doing what or isn't doing what, look in the mirror and say, what are you doing? What am I doing to make a difference? And for me, it was seeing that the environment or how it operates to me is starting to feel a little bit more like I could be living anywhere. And there's a special spirit and feeling that so many people have come to love about Hawaii and move here for that I think is we're losing. And I think unless we're purposeful about revisiting why Hawaii is special, I'm not talking from a tourist perspective, but from a deep-seated cultural sense of caring for each other, caring about each other, the environment, we're losing that. We really are. And it's happening at a rate that I think is a little bit very disconcerting. I really believe the Democratic Party can play a role in making a difference in that. Democratic Party is the party of Hawaii. And therefore, it needs to step up. It needs to step up and take a bigger role. And to me, the only way that we can do that is you have to have people who are willing to help move it in that direction. And that's why I ran. Yeah, well, I was going to ask you also if anyone actually approached you. But you've given me all the reasons why you had to run. And those, I think, are good reasons for anyone. I would have taken those reasons as to run. But one of the things I learned a long time ago is don't run for something unless you have some idea of what you have to do. Clearly, your experience is going to feed into fulfilling this role. Do you think that it's perhaps one of the reasons why you were voted in? And Tim Bandebier, who is a wonderful and sincere man who did amazing things to increase inclusivity in the party, he was very approachable. And if it hadn't been for him, there are a lot of people who would have felt alienated from party functioning because the party has been basically run by smaller power groups that have been there for a long time, probably because they were the ones who were active in the first place and they did not quit. They stayed in it. So this is not to imply chicanery. This is simply, if you are the person who shows up, then you are the person who makes the policies. Exactly. If your desires and wills are not appeased and if you lose your cause, if you give up and walk away, it never gets raised again. So you have to participate. And you have to keep participating, as so many people have done, in this legislature, and gotten many things passed that I know have been on the books for over five years or more. And they constantly had to come back. And if they had given up, we wouldn't have certain laws today. Isn't that correct? That is absolutely true. And to keep in mind, for some legislation, it's taken 10 years. Let's look at the issue of medical marijuana, as an example, or marriage equity. Those were long-fought efforts that took multiple years. So it can take quite a long time. But you've already sold me and others on why it's important to get involved. And the diversity of the party is critical. So my perspective is continuing that inclusiveness, continuing to welcome new people, new ideas, understanding that there's an old guard core of certain democratic values that I think are still important to look at. And part of that is around just being part of Hawaii. But to me, I think the biggest thing that I hope to bring to this whole process is just recognizing that every single person has something they can contribute and that they want to. No matter whether we agree or not with the outcome, if they have an interest in making Hawaii better, I have an interest in having them be part of the party. OK, well, that's fantastic. I also understand that a number of meetings that are held there, the state committee, county committees, many of these meetings are actually open to the public in the sense that if you are a registered Democrat and you know when it's taking place, you are allowed to come and listen in. As long as you don't interfere with the business. And even then, if you do have a question, usually there's an opportunity to ask about it. So perhaps another reason to join the party is that you get to come in and listen to what is actually going on at the state level, at the county level, and see who the people are who are representing you that you may not have realized and what the issues are that they are dealing with. I would encourage everybody to come to any of these meetings and you can find out about them on the website. Now, we have only a short time left, so I would like to, first of all, thank you for coming on the show. There's clearly a lot more we can talk about. Sure, absolutely, I think so. But we can't do it today. So, Kaylee Ilopas is the new chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. OK, chairperson. Chairperson, let's be gender correct here. And I want you to know that in two weeks, I expect to have John Robert Egan, who is an immigration attorney from the Migration Council, because we are going to talk about recent immigration issues and how the outcry of the public acted to cause some changes or limitations in the efforts of the Trump administration. I don't know how successful they've been, but in this case, I need to talk to a lawyer. So for the rest of you, I hope you will continue to watch Think Tank Hawaii and the programs that you find most interesting. And you can look on our website and links to find out more about Kaylee or background and more about the Democratic Party and all of the things we've talked about today, the various links. Please do, if you are not registered to vote, register. Be prepared to do it on the day, which is August 10, I believe. August 11? August 11, there we go. And please do call the party or email or write and become a listed Democrat. If you think you are a listed Democrat, contact them and update your information, because that is also important. There's a lot of need for that. Or if your parents were Democrats and they've passed, let them know as well.  So thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for watching the show. And I hope to see you in two weeks' time when we will be talking about the immigration issues facing America right now. Thank you, Martha, and bye.


It's video 10 today in our spread the love with art resin Valentine's Day challenge. We did it! And, you know, I'd really encourage you to head on over to Instagram and punch in the hashtag spread the love with art resin. That way you'll get to see all of the original entries by the artists to find out why they entered the artwork that they did. But it's totally up to you. Don't forget to vote below. You've got 24 hours to place your vote.


So what is up y'all? I wanted to record a quick crash course on Resin and how to use it That will work if you're brand new to resin or if you just need a like back to the basics Type video this is the video for you. So let's start out with what resin I'm using This is stone coat Art coat resin. This is the one-to-one resin that has a very long working time It has UV resistance. That's like some of the best on the market It has no odor. It has a good viscosity, which means it moves very well on The canvas and it levels out at an eighth inch thick Sorry, that is Bowie Um, and it's just great. It has a high heat resistance up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and That's awesome. If you're gonna also be making coasters or tributes or like Hot pan holders it comes in two parts So if you get a one-gallon kit, which this would be you get half gallon of part b and half gallon of part a So when you go to mix it It's a one-to-one ratio, which means however much of this one you use use the same amount of this one And the cup I'm using today is a graduated cup, which gives me these little Notches on the side so I can see how much I poured in of one and I can just match that of the other one So for the two canvases I'm gonna work on today I'm gonna make 10 ounces, which probably is gonna be a little bit too much but It's better to have too much than not enough I always pour in the part B first, which is the hardener and that's because it's a thinner consistency and When you mix the two parts together It will be less likely to stick to these sides if you put the thinner one in first So put the thin one in and then put the thicker one, which would be the part a which is the resin It's very important To make sure you have a very accurate measurement Because if you have too much Hardener and not enough resin it may not ever set up or it may be really soft after it sets And if you have too much resin and not enough hardener Then it may set up too quickly So you need something to start with I'm using our ATV stir sticks. They're clear They're reusable after you use it just wipe it off with like an alcohol rag and it's good to go for the next time you use it So you can see it's got all these swirls in there because I haven't mixed it up at all yet You're gonna mix it for about three minutes or A minute past when you stir it up and it goes clear Let me change the angle of this camera So you can see more of what I'm doing. You see how it's got like almost a curl Look to it and it's not exactly clear once you mix it all the way up It'll be really crystal clear no matter what brand of resin you're using Most residents have about a 45 minute working time this resin. I Usually can work it about Two hours if I need to but that's under ideal conditions and for resin the ideal conditions are a dry 73 to 75 Fahrenheit When you mix your resin up, you're gonna see some bubbles start to mix in as well That's just gonna happen when you mix your part a and part B together It's nothing to get worked up about. It's something that we're gonna address later You can see that it's getting clearer, but there's little bubbles in there When you're mixing it up, you have to make sure that you scrape the sides and the bottom of your cup as well as the stir-sticker stick you're using Because if you don't fully incorporate everything in your cup Then you may end up with weak spots in your resin Painting so it may set up perfectly except for like a little spot will be a little bit soft And if it's soft after a few days, and it's just never gonna set and you have to like dremel it out Clean it and do a flood coat. It's a pain so better safe than sorry and Makes it for the recommended amount of time for whatever resin you're using There's usually instructions on the back that tell you best uses But most of them say mix for about three minutes Some of them are measured by weight instead of volume So you have to have a scale for those but Most of the resins you can just do visually make sure it's equal parts instead of weighing it Now Some people mix large quantities and they'll use uh like a power tool Which is also okay. You'll mix some more bubbles into the resin that way, but you'll get it mixed up more quickly Um, and we're gonna add heat later on to pop the little bubbles But that is another we know to worry about just yet also There are resins that are two to one four to one Eight to one those are usually four floors or casting That's a whole another ball of wax If you're doing just artwork make sure you're getting a resin that is four artwork So that it'll set up better and it will Usually the art resins have a better UV resistance Which is really important, especially if you use any kind of white If you use a resin that doesn't have a very good UV resistance, then It'll yellow over time because ultimately what a resin is is a plastic So after you're sure you have everything mixed up really well It's time to start mixing your colors Fun fact sometimes you'll read on um resin that you should Mix it in one bucket pour it into another one Mix it and then pour it back into the first one That's just to make sure you get everything scraped off the sides But if you just make sure you scrape the sides Every few seconds while you're mixing it you'll have a full incorporation and you don't have to waste Another bucket after you're done using this you can take an alcohol rag Wipe the inside out and reuse these as well as your stir sticks so you can see It has no more swirls in it It's not cloudy anymore, but there are a lot of bubbles Again don't stress about the bubbles just yet So today I'm going to be pouring on canvases for you guys. These are just um gallery wraps canvases from blick I prep them and tighten them with a process that I have in another video But if you're pouring on wood you need to make sure that it is sealed in or else You'll get Very persistent bubbles coming through the wood because wood is porous And it'll try to the resin is self-leveling so it'll try to seep through wherever it can So a lot of air will come up through it. So what we like to do is seal it with polycrylic Or you can use mod podge or Probably even like elmer's glue Don't forget to get the sides and the back get all of it. So you're sure everything is Well sealed in So now that we have our boards The colors that i'm going to use today are from a couple different brands. I'm going to be using china blue From color obsession. This is a paste. I'm going to use just resin titanium white. It's also a paste I'm going to use color obsession dark turquoise It's a paste. I'll probably also use color obsessions 008 pale gold. This is a metal flake powder And i'll be using my Stone coat base tint. This is not the container it comes in I put it in here because it is a large container. It's easier for me to handle This bottle than the original and I can just squirt a little bit in at a time so The types of paint that you can use in resin are Almost anything I would recommend Not really using a lot of oil paints because oil based paints don't really ever dry and It may give you pitting or fish eyes Or may just Disrupt how The resin sets so it could give you issues in the long run with using oil paints Also, it is recommended not to use anything with That's water based because resin and water don't really mix well So it can degrade the durability and Hardness of the resin so if you're using it for a countertop You may not end up with a countertop that is 100 percent rugged or chemical resistant or water resistant Or resistant to the 500 degrees Fahrenheit that this resin boasts because the water can break down the chemical components in the resin. So Just keep that in mind. You can also use water based paints just make sure you do a clear coat of just the resin Over the finished piece like The next day after it's set up But I can go over that more later as well So once you have your colors picked out you're going to have to have some other cups to mix the individual colors Since i'm doing about four colors There are my four cups And they do more colors Who knows it is my belief for my artwork That you really want to keep the colors very simple and very minimal because for every color you use Once those colors interact with each other, they're going to make at least one more color And you don't want to overwhelm your palette and make things too busy. So four colors Or less is all you need for a very elegant painting I also like to do a lot of negative space, but i'll go over that sort of thing later so We have our resin And at this point you need to decide how much of each color you want represented in your painting Since i'm going to be doing negative space. I'm not going to need that much of any one color So if this is going to be my china blue I'm going to make probably four ounces of it. So Nope not four ounces Um an ounce and a half. This is the three ounce Dixie cup. So It's half full With resin The next color I have is white And I don't really use that much white either But for the purposes of demo, I'm going to make a little bit extra next color is dark turquoise. I'm going to fill it Halfway up for this one as well And then I have the gold the thing about using metallics Like these in resin is that they tend to take over so I I usually only use those as an accent color So i'm filling this A third of the way up at most Because i'm not going to use that much of the color in the piece So I don't need to make that much of it in the resin conserve when you can so This is what a paste looks like from color obsession It is just like a very thick. Nope. You're not in that camera here over here It is a very thick consistency paint. It kind of looks like an acrylic paint Slightly thinner. These are epoxy pastes. They are made to use in resin specifically and the importance of that is When it's made for resin it mixes in and um Can't even think of the word right now, but It just easily mixes into the resin without giving you like Freckles of solid color. It just kind of melts into the resin. It's very smooth and it just Makes it easier if you use things like acrylic paints in resin Not only is acrylic paints um Water-based but Sometimes you can get dried acrylic paint in the bottles and Those dry chunks of acrylic Definitely won't mix into the resin So you'll have to pick out chunks of paint flakes While you're doing your painting as opposed to just It mixing smoothly Into the resin So that was the china blue If you do use acrylics just make sure you like Sift it sift it run it through a strainer. Yeah, run it through a strainer first This next color is just resin white and in resin world What white you use is very important because different pace will give you Um different types of cells Cells are very desirable in resin artwork And a lot of times that comes down to what white you're using this particular white will give you frothy cells and like lacing And the white base tint that I showed you guys in the squeeze bottle gives more like webbing But i'll i'll demo the difference in just a minute The next color is my all-time favorite is dark turquoise It looks black, but it is just a super deep rich turquoise So the amount of paint you want to mix into your resin Is about 10 percent paint to resin Ratio basically if you stir your paint in your Jar that it comes in Usually if you're working in dixie cups the amount that's still on your stir stick when you pull it out Is about the amount that you want to use in there anyways, you can always add more paint It's impossible to take it out. So just build your color That's easy to do if you're using a resin that has a long working time or open time Many craft resins that you can get at hobby stores only give you about 45 minutes to work with it So you have to Move really quickly, but this is to our working time. So I can chat about it and take my time not rush through it It's a luxury so that paint is already mixed In and is well incorporated into my resin already Most of the paste are going to be opaque as well as the powders I do have some Tints that are transparent Color obsession makes some really lovely very pigmented Tints beautiful White it's almost too white. You can't even really see it in the camera This next color is the dark turquoise Just like when you're mixing your part a and part b resin together and you scrape the sides and the stir stick Also, make sure you do that when you mix your colors So everything is very well incorporated. That's the word. I was trying to think of earlier All right for powders We also recommend to put resin in your cup Then add the color and then top it off with more resin So that when you try to mix It together it doesn't plume up in your face Also, I use more than 10 percent with my powders I kind of overload it because I feel like it sticks together better when you have more Of the powder that may be just my assumption, but it seems to work that way for me also When you start to heat up the resin and manipulate your colors around It can your powders can get kind of diluted Because when you heat your resin it thins it out And then when resin's more thin It's more inclined to mix with the other colors you have down. So Just keep that in mind All right, so that's our color palette for right now I'm going to move these down here And I'm going to switch One of my gloves and the reason for that is Because I want to put some clear resin down on my canister And since it's negative space If I have any paint on my hands, which I almost always do from mixing my colors Um, I'll end up streaking my Perfectly white background And kind of ruin my elegant Look that I'm going for So always be mindful of what colors are on your hands All right, I always lay down at least a thin layer of clear before I add my artwork Particularly important when you do negative space I always put some clear down first and that is because A resin will Move more easily across a surface That already has resin on it. If you ever have done watercolors or alcohol inks, it's the same premise That it just is not going to flow very easily When there isn't Anything down first. So I always put some clear down just so that My stained resin will move more easily over the surface Also Since I'm doing a negative space, this is going to lift My colors off of the background and give an extra layer of dimension Which is also something that's really desired in resin artwork A lot of people sometimes will Use like a spatula to move their resin around. I like to use my fingers It lets me see If there's any Impurities in the canvas and how thick the resin is In different areas of the canvas That being said though, it's going to self level Anyways, it'll self level to an eighth inch Now I have a nice even layer of resin across the whole surface You'll notice that there are bubbles in the surface Not an issue we're going to use A heat gun to pop those bubbles Um, you can use any heat gun really I wouldn't recommend a blow dryer just because that's going to push More air than you really need you don't want to blow all of your resin off of the surface You also don't want to thin it out too much. You can also use a torch Oftentimes I'll use a torch Instead make sure if you're using a torch, there's no alcohol laying around that may catch on fire because that is very Um, it's very bad So Now there are no bubbles left in the surface. You can't really tell but that's kind of the point It's a very smooth Very even surface. We've got the no bubbles so Now It's time to add our paints and for negative space You really want to be mindful of how much resin you put down because You're going to be moving and manipulating your paint and you don't want it to just Take over that'll eat up all the negative space that you wanted to keep white on this one So i'm just going to run it through both of these And i'm gonna start pouring off of the canvas because if you start pouring on the canvas it'll leave kind of a blob And if you start pouring off the canvas Then you'll have an even Stream all the way across it. It's very important to know where you're going before you start pouring because if you hesitate you'll get these little squiggles and You want it to be an even flow So start pouring off And come all the way across That's almost a blob. See how it's a little bit too thick right here as opposed to The consistency of it The rest of the length Just keep that in mind so Next I'm going to mix up some Just resin white with my White base tint from stone coat and the reason Why i'm mixing the two is because the shade of white i prefer in the Just resin this one's a little bit gray I think it's a gray white and as opposed to like a stark white I don't know it's maybe hard to tell on this camera, but this is definitely not as pure white as this one Which is fine because you can mix Epoxy paints with other epoxy paints even if it's not the same brand which is awesome I mix colors all the time for custom shades of any color So i'm going to show you the difference in whites These are only two of the whites that are out there on the market But these are two of my favorites I'm also a fan of color obsessions snow whites very similar to the titanium white so Now i'm going to add Some of the white from Stone coat and just resin mixed together I'm just going to add it right through there And i'm going through some of the colors so that I can get a cell Structure On the inside of my color wave as opposed to just on the outer edges You can pour your colors right next to each other or overlapping It all is what you feel like doing there's really Not a wrong way to do this it's all What you feel like doing Once you've learned the basics and the basics ultimately are how to mix your resin What can be mixed into resin and Some simple techniques which i'm going to go over for you guys as well i'm also going to put some of the white on the outside This is the white that has the Stone coat mixed into it And i'm going to put a vein of the gold through here This is going to be a finer line than the other ones Because it'll take over your piece if you're not careful I'm also going to add a little bit more the turquoise So it's my opinion that the thinner you pour the lines of color the busier It's going to look in the end So you really want to commit to a few thick lines as opposed to a lot of thin lines So now i'm going to add some heat you can do this with a torch Or a heat gun This is just a like crème brûlée torch All i'm doing at this point is popping some bubbles And thinning out the resin just a little bit now you don't want to thin your resin out too much for a few reasons if you thin it out Too much it will run off of your surface This resin and a lot of resins will try to hold on the surface at an eighth inch But the thinner it gets the less It can hold on to itself the viscosity changes And it'll just keep rolling off Also important to make sure wherever you're painting at or wherever you're going to set it up to Completely set like overnight has to be perfectly level because if you're even a little bit low That's where all your resin is going to go think about it as if you have water somewhere Like on a table And it was just a little bit down on any edge That's where the water is going to run so if you like What your shape is Make sure everything's super level or else everything's going to run off and that is Incredibly frustrating so Now you have your paint down you can manipulate it in a number of ways This first technique is called a swipe. I just use Kind of like a freezer paper or wax paper And you want to make sure that you don't have any downturned corners These are all turned up if they're turned down. They're just going to scrape through your resin and Mess up the flow of what you're going to do.  So you want to lay it flat And get about a pencil width.  You can see the dark right there And i'm just going to take my time And pull it across the surface of my canvases Just like that See that fun little gradation across the surface Now once I hit heat on that It's going to sell up And that is what I was talking about before Something that's really desired in Resin work you see those little holes these little Differences in color and these little cells are going to grow as the resin settles and relaxes on the surface of the canvas And now you can see even from that little amount of time these cells really starting to come up in the piece Now that's something that people really like to see in this type of artwork So that's one way of doing it now For this other type of white that I was telling you about I'm going to put just a little bit right here And this is going to give me these are large cells And this is going to give me more like a frothy type of cell And this is what I would use for like if I was going to do an ocean pour Something like that dang it So for frothy cells, I recommend using a torch because you want to heat the top layer of resin At a different rate than the bottom layer and this is going to hit the top layer Way harder and faster than what a heat gun is going to do So I'm going to do is heat it and tilt it and that's Going to give me some frothy wave like cells You have to be really careful when using a torch for your Cells because if you scorch your resin it will discolor it. It'll turn yellow and It basically almost instant sets your resin and It'll be like a scab where everything else will be fully leveled and complete your little scab area will Be not on the same level as everything else on your piece So these little cells are the difference As opposed to these larger dynamic cells There was some stone coat based tint on this area as well. So that's gonna It's gonna have a little bit of that over there as well. So Let's go on with our piece You can also use just a heat gun to Blow the color as well There are different kinds of little attachments that you can use I prefer the swipe technique right now because It prevents you from using too much heat with a heat gun or a torch The thing with using too much heat is other than it thinning out your resin and it could just all blob off is that For cell structure You don't want to overheat it because if the resin's too thin it doesn't have anything to keep It the cells together so Just keep that in mind So where do we want to take this piece next? Let's do a couple more swipes I always say to pull your swipes towards you if Like say I wanted to swipe through this way The best thing to do is turn the piece around towards you so that you can pull towards yourself However, since it's the diptych Which means two paintings That makes one piece of artwork Um because of that I need it to be together. I'm just going to do it this way That's not how you should do it at home folks so Also a tip for swiping is you want to have everything running in a consistent motion So I would never pull one this way since everything is flowing this way it would disrupt the flow of the piece so I want to pull this way Feel like there's something missing right here. So I'm going to add more paints and then Do another pull through this way I always when I do a swipe I always turn my swiping paper To an angle like if I'm pulling this way I'll pick it up so that I'm trailing it off with this Fine line because if you just pick your swiping paper up It'll give a blunt stop which is very distracting visually Now let's see what cells we have in these little groups of Swipes we just did Feel like there's a void down here. So I'm going to probably continue to swipe up this way And then bring some down through here as well Let's just get another piece of paper So the composition that you choose to do Um, it's very much just up to you There are so many different ways to apply resin to things you can do puddle pours You can do swipes. You can do balloon snatches. You can do squishes. You could do Flip cubs you do flippin drag there are so many different ways to apply resin Literally endless and there's I'm sure a million different things that are still yet to be discovered So don't ever get discouraged when you're doing resin There's always something new to discover or to learn One of the hardest things to do in resin is knowing when to quit knowing when It's good and you should just not do anymore to it I have a really hard time with knowing when to stop So I'm probably Going to stop before too long on this one. So I don't overwork the resin And ruin the piece that I'm already really liking The only thing I feel like I need to adjust is these rounded points as opposed to these Very thin trailed off points It doesn't really look like it belongs in the piece So I'm going to try to Make these look like they belong That is just peachy I also like to swipe with smaller pieces of paper because I feel like I have more control that way I think I like it So now I will put these in the dust free zone Actually, I'm going to put a little bit more gold in here just a little Because of surface tension your Boards or your canvases will literally only hold An eighth inch of resin unless you build the walls up on the sides Which you can do with tape So that it Holds and creates a wall at a barrier. So everything doesn't just flow off The last thing you need to do is make sure you hit it with heat one more time to pop any bubbles A lot of times we'll add heat After every color we put on the canvas so that We make sure that there are no air pockets left behind if you let your resin set up with Bubbles you'll end up with a canvas that has a really horrible complexion And you'll have to sand it down And do a flood coat over it So I'm going to put these in the dust free zone And I will come back to them in about 20 minutes hit them with heat again because as the painting settles Bubbles are going to be like compressed and kind of pushed up to the surface It'll try to expel them But sometimes it needs just a little bit of heat to help release all the bubbles that are in the resin so Keep that in mind as well I'm just picking up some resin that has flown off the edge over here And since I put more resin down, I need to hit it with a little bit of heat Not too much because you're only trying to pop bubbles Not do anything else at this point So I'm going to wipe the bottom of my board so I don't drip across the house plastic sheets And it's important that it's plastic because resin doesn't stick to plastic So the next day you can just pop these right off of The board without worry that it's going to Like bond to Your dust free zone So it looks like I have some Resin left over I'm gonna be posters So we're gonna let those set overnight and in the morning They'll be dry enough for me to pick up look at I wouldn't be able to set anything on them Full cure is usually within 72 hours, but you you really Don't want to Even though it's a painting you're not going to set anything on it anyways But if it was like a coaster for example, you don't want to set anything on it for like 10 days Even though you're not going to mess it up the weight of something on it would Kind of give it a little texture so For paintings just you don't want to ship them for the first 10 days if you sell it Um, or want to send it to a relative or a friend or whatever so I hope you enjoyed this quick little demo I will be back in the morning to show you guys how those set up So you guys it is now the next day these set up overnight and now they are All set and ready to go since it is a dip tick. They would be displayed obviously like this I just wanted to give you some close-ups of what we created And at the end of this video, I will also Do another Little close-up with better lighting The best way to photograph or video your artwork with resin is to Go outside and find a place that has some indirect light and Shoot it there during the daytime. You can see how that gold really Floated in this area one of my favorite things about that gold This side is definitely very clean and simple in comparison to the other side But they set up perfectly smooth Now like I was saying in the first part of this video, these Have only been setting up overnight so I can touch them. I can Manipulate them. I wouldn't stack them right now or package them up for shipping quite yet because they're still Only one day set and you really need to wait till about 10 days Till you put any weight on top of them. I wouldn't even I probably wouldn't even like Lean them up like this for another day just to make sure that it's completely set and it doesn't slump at all I've never had that happen, but just to be sure So to finish this off. We are going to The way we usually do it is we Sand down these little drips that have happened right here A lot of times you can just pop them off But this hasn't set up enough for me to be able to do that This one's coming off. You can just pop those little Dots off of the back see where it came from right here and Then we will spray paint it a solid color And probably the sides as well unless otherwise requested by the buyer Because it's a little bit sloppy sometimes people like to see the story of The movement of the paint and so they want to leave it Other times not so if they request me to paint the sides Then I will lay it upside down and spray paint the sides and the back and then I would sign it For this particular piece I would sign right here, but if It was just one painting since it is abstract and you could decide to hang it any way at all I would just rotate it around and find out which way I prefer it And if it was one solo piece, I would probably still prefer it this way Most of my pieces tend to go bottom left to upper right anyways So I would sign it on the bottom right side Edge of whatever way that I would display it just in case I sold it to somebody and they would be like Well, I like it this way And if I had signed it right here, then my signature would be upside down So that's why we sign on the bottom right side of the way that we would prefer to hang it That's an indicator for the purchaser of how you should display it But it's not Like the final end all be all And the buyer has some kind of say as to how The piece is displayed So Hope you enjoyed this tutorial And you enjoy your resin addiction Now you can get all the things that I used in this video on our website www.artistilldeath.com 2 t's 2 l's and if you have any questions at all, you can always reach out to us This is how you can get ahold of us. 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this is an actual thing where you get to predict like hey, pick who wins these games and then it just ships around the playoff picture based off of who's going to win. So I thought, hey, why not just start doing this every week, where I just look at the spreads, I look at Vegas, I look at who they predict is going to win each game. And I just kind of simulate each one and then look at the playoff picture after the simulation. So here's what I'm going to be doing. I'm going to show you my computer right over here. So let's go ahead and go over here. Now you see, I'm going to put myself in the corner, the playoff picture. This is week 15. So what I mean by this is if I go down here to, for instance, I pick the Chiefs, it's going to update the playoff picture down here and move the Kansas City Chiefs up to the first seed since we predicted them to win. But let's say, for instance, the Chargers are going to win at home. Well, then look right over here. We got the Chargers in the lead of the AFC West. Now they're the third seed. So it just changes like that. So again, I'm just going to go through Vegas in the sports book and just see who they're picking to win and just base it off of that. So first, let's start off with the Chiefs and Chargers on Thursday. The favorites are Kansas City. So let's pick Kansas City. Okay, that's going to move Kansas City up to the first seed. Now let's look a little bit down. We've got the Patriots in the Colts here. And then the favorites is going to be really, really the favorite right now is Indianapolis to beat the Patriots. I guess since they're at home, I don't make the rules. So let's just go ahead and pick them between Cleveland and Las Vegas. This might change because of all the COVID-19 diagnosis, but we've got the Cleveland Browns winning. That's what is the favorite to win. So what happens in that instance? Well, after Thursday, after Saturday, this is what the Playoff picture looks like in the AFC because these are three AFC games. You got the Kansas City Chiefs as the first seed, then the Cleveland Browns sneak in as the number seventh seed temporarily. And if the playoffs were to start right then and there, they would face the Tennessee Titans who would be the second seed. Going down to Sunday's slate of games, I'm just reading down the list here. So we've got the Panthers and the Bills. The Bills are heavy favorites by 10 and a half points. So we picked them to win, kind of shifts the AFC Playoff picture around. Now they move up over the Cleveland Browns as the seventh seed. Let's go over here to the Jets and Dolphins, minus eight and a half for the Miami Dolphins. So they're the favorites to win here. And then going over here to the Washington, Philadelphia game, the Philadelphia Eagles are four and a half favorites, picking them. The Cowboys and Giants, oof. Cowboys, 10 and a half point favorites. Let's go ahead and pick down there. We've got the Titans and the Steelers as well. This game is going to go in the favor of the Tennessee Titans by only one and a half points. Then you've got the Texans and Jaguars. If you scroll back over here, the Jaguars are actually the favorites on this by three. All right. All right, we're taking Jacksonville on this one, even though the Houston Texans kind of annihilated them early on in the season. The Cardinals Alliance, 13 and a half point favorites, the Arizona Cardinals, we got to go with them. So let's go ahead and look at the playoff picture right now after this top row of games have been decided. Philadelphia would jump in into the seventh seed just because they would beat Washington. And that is very important because you've got four teams sitting at six and seven currently. And that would be huge for the Philadelphia Eagles. Now let's go on over to the late afternoon games. We've got the Bengals and the Broncos playing. You've got Denver being the favorites there. Okay. The Falcons and the 49ers. The 49ers are the nine point favorites to win in this game. The Packers and the Ravens. The Packers are favorite by four and a half points. You've got the Seahawks and the Rams. That should be a good one. NFC West Battle, but the Rams are the favorites to win in that game. And then let's go to Sunday Night Football here. Saints at Buccaneers. Ooh, the Buccaneers are 11 point favorites. But before we pick them, let's look at what it's looking like. You've got the Packers as the number one seed after that loss by the Arizona Cardinals. This is what the NFC picture currently does look like. But let's pick the Buccaneers here and it kind of switches around right there. You've got the Arizona Cardinals dropping down to the number three seed. The Buccs move on up to the second seed. And now Monday Night Football between the Vikings and the Bears. Hey, the Vikings still in it and they are the favorites to win in this game. So let's go ahead and pick them. Now, if we picked the favorites, if all the favorites were to win according to Vegas, this is what the NFL playoff picture would look like. You have the Titans coming in as the number one seed. Surprisingly, dethroning the Patriots because the Patriots are favored to lose against the Arizona or the Indianapolis Colts, which is kind of surprising to me. But hey, that's what Vegas says. You've got the Chiefs keep on contending to roll. Seven game win streak going for the Kansas City Chiefs expected to beat the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. The Ravens, they drop down to the seventh seed, unfortunately. The Bills, they move on up and then the Browns. Surprisingly, they're outside of the playoff picture right now, currently. But if everything goes as planned and they beat the Las Vegas Raiders, which may not happen after COVID-19, but favorites right now, they would move on up to the fourth seed. Now, looking at the NFC playoff picture, the Packers first seed, Buccaneers continue to roll a 11-3 record. They would move on up to the second seed. The Arizona Cardinals does not look good for them. They continue to drop down. The 49ers, they make a statement. They continue to move on up in the playoff picture. Minnesota dethrones Washington as a matter of fact. They would have the tiebreakers over the other seven and seven teams if they were to win, which projected is going to be Philadelphia Eagles. That's how the playoff picture currently looks like. If everything goes according to plan, the favorites were to win. Tomorrow, we're going to come out with our weekly picks like we do every Thursday and that's who do you guys think is going to win, who do we believe is going to win, to give you guys a little bit more insight for you guys that do make your predictions, betting against the spread, that kind of sort of thing. But yeah, that's a playoff picture.


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