How a Professional Domino Artist Creates Spectacular Domino Walls

Dominoes, also known as bones, tiles, men, or cards, are rectangular pieces that feature a line down their middles to divide them into two squares, each of which is marked with an arrangement of spots, called pips. They are used in games like playing cards and dice but can also be played independently or with other dominoes.

The game of domino dates back to the early 18th century, when it began in Italy and rapidly spread to Austria and southern Germany. Eventually, it caught on in France as well, where it became a popular fad in the mid-18th century.

Today, the game can be found in almost every country in the world and is played by people of all ages and backgrounds. It is often played with a group of friends, though it can be a solo activity as well.

It’s a great way to get kids to play with their imagination and develop fine motor skills while having fun. You can create a variety of designs with the dominoes, including grids that form pictures when they fall or stacked domino walls.

A professional domino artist, Lily Hevesh, has made a career of creating spectacular displays using hundreds of thousands of dominoes. Her YouTube channel, Hevesh5, has more than 2 million subscribers.

Before Hevesh starts building, she carefully calculates how many dominoes of each type she will need. She weighs each piece to make sure she has the right balance of colors. She then tests each section of her creation to make sure it works individually and in sequence.

Once the sections of her display are complete, she assembles them into a single installation. She puts the largest 3-D sections up first, then the flat arrangements. Finally, she adds the lines that connect all the sections together.

In her videos, Hevesh always films each section of her installations in slow motion so she can check for any errors. When something doesn’t work, she makes a correction and reshoots it for better results.

She also uses slow-motion footage to ensure that she has enough dominoes of each color in her collection. If she doesn’t, she won’t be able to create the perfect display.

Her biggest installations can take several nail-biting minutes to topple, but when they do, they follow a predictable process according to physics.

The main force behind this process is gravity, which pulls the knocked-over domino toward Earth, sending it crashing into the next domino and setting off a chain reaction.

Another factor is inertia, a tendency for dominoes to resist movement when they’re not being pushed by an outside force. But once the first domino is knocked over, it releases its potential energy, which can be used to push the next domino along.

Whether you’re a writer or a reader, the domino effect is a powerful tool to help you think about how to plot your novel. Using it can help you write a more compelling story.