How to colour resin using 8 different methods
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- čas přidán 26. 12. 2019
- How to colour resin using 8 different methods shows what I use to mix with epoxy resin to add colour. This video shows each of the products I use and the outcome of the coloured resin after it has cured. I also show how I mix the additive, as this can make a difference in how the final cure will look. I think you will be surprised at number 8 and how well this works to colour the resin. It is useful to have different methods so that you can get the effect you are looking for, as some mixes will give an opaque finish, others a translucent, while others will give you an iridescent finish. Hope you find this video useful, please let me know in the comments if you have an alternative method of colouring resin that works for you. I provide tips and tricks throughout the whole video, so please watch to the end. leave a comment or any questions.
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I new to resin and been watching a few channels that I find very informative and they help but watching yours I’m learning lots and lots of really useful information. Thanks for all your videos. If I need any answers I know I can go to yours and go through your videos and see if theres one that may have what I’m looking for and then I can watch it. I have found that I get most, if not all, my answers from one of your videos and I enjoy your videos a lot too.
Glad you started with acrylic paint as I just had a mold not set right where I used acrylic color/resin to highlight some details. It was a liquid acrylic paint and my ratio was more like 1:1 🙄 also the tip about letting the resin set up a bit before adding heavier things like glitter so they don’t settle. Very useful info
I do not have the money to join your group but i wanted to say thank you and I have been trying to learn as much as I can about resin and this was a very informative video
It's very helpful to a newcomer like me to know that alcohol ink fades quickly, that really saves me the tragic realisation when I do my first water-based diorama. ;v;
Thank you. I'm new to resin and I've just had all my questions answered with your tutorials ❤
This video really answered my questions of how to colour resin and what to use in colouring resin. I’m a beginner. Thanks so much for sharing this.
I so much enjoy your videos, I only started resin about just over a year I have some good items I think, and I bet I am way more messy than you lol, you wouldn't believe how messy I have got, you give wonderful info ideas etc that even I can understand, so keep going I enjoy your videos.
Hi I'm so glad that I happened upon your tutorials. I'm new to resin and you've given me such a lot of confidence. Have you written any books? Thanks again x
really helpful information Steve, I've watched so many how-to videos where one says don't use paint or food coloring etc.etc.... I'm relearning at this point so much I never knew before; you're really helping me to be a better resin crafter, thank you so much!
Mica brushed direct into the mould gives a different effect, especially brushed around the edges. Food colour also comes in a concentrated colour paste form which would reduce the water content. Another way of using stickers or art work on paper is to use uv resin on it first not sure if it would work on watercolour, but works well for images coloured with pencils or alcohol markers.
I work with UV resin almost exclusively, and the UV resin will still soak into paper-based products. I seal them with either packing tape, or duralar and modpodge. Sometimes the modpodge will soak into the paper and/or ruin watercolor paints. UV resin doesn't bond well with regular resin either, so it is better to use exclusively one or the other unless you seal the UV resin piece completely without it touching the edge of your mold.
I grind up chalk pastels-it gives a glazed look, and the larger particles sink to the bottom. Very rustic!
Great video! I use chalk ive crushed in my resin. Can even get glow chalk and glitter chalk. Thanks
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Sidewalk chalk works nicely as well, and it is easier to crush than blackboard chalk.
Yes it was helpful to see how different types of dye look in resin, but I think it would have better to show with all the same colors, like you did for first 3
I came running back to this video to watch again after watching the spray paint. Thank you
Thank you. I use coffee, nail polish, salt and pepper, powder make up and they come out nice.
Thank you Steve for sharing this valuable video. I use charcoal powder to get black colour. It is similar to black mica powder. Resin cures really well without any problems.
Great lesson learned. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your lessons! I just started using resin epoxy and LOVE your teaching videos! ❤
Another great tutorial! It helps so much when you dont have a manual ! It's nice when the "master" shares with the "pupil"!😊💛
Thank you so much! All your videos have been so helpful. I’m new to resin and have been trying to learn how to mix acrylic paints with it. This was so helpful!! You explain things so well and the visual part helps so much!
I'm new to working with resin. I love your comparison videos. Perfect for me. They answer a lot of questions that I have and things I would never think of until it's too late. Thank you 👍
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Amazing! I have my resin kit in the mail!
The 2nd bar w/mica powder is quite a nice shade of red and the shine, so nice! Well, I certainly got something out of this. The translucence of the alcohol ink is subtle enough for something behind it, and like candy, 🍬I thought of a jolly rancher, lol, I think I'll give it a try.
Extremely helpful ………………I’m just about to start using resin and your vids are invaluable. Many thanks and enjoy the coffee 🤗
Pebeo vitrail colours are fantastic! They are clear or opaque, they are so pigmented that i only use a teenie bit on a toothpick. They're artist colours, so they're easy to combine to get just the right shade. (Not that that is key for you, but cheap stuff always goes muddy). Theyre much more affordable than resin pigments. They hit the right balance of cost and quality for me. I use mostly UV resin, but it acts very similarly to two part resins, and I've seen others use them in two part resin.
Thank you Steve!
Just wanted to comment to say 👋. Thank you for the very informative videos. I haven't started pouring my resin yet. However I do feel more prepared after watching your videos. My cats even like watching with me.
Thank you for doing this. It really helps newbies to avoid mistakes and put them on the right path.
THANKS FOR SHARING 👍👍👍👍
Great Video Steve! Thanks for sharing
Great tutorial!
Have used Jacquard translucent airbrush paints successfully.
So helpful thank you!!!
Love your tutorials!
Thanks for sharing👍🏻
Thank you so much. It was an eye opener.
Next time you highlight glowing the dark, use your uv curing light. It will make the glow in the dark fluoresce better for the camera.
Thank you! I loved seeing all these options in one video.
You give so much good info. Thank you. I'm just starting resin art. I'll be watching you a lot.
Great Info, Thanks for your video
Thank you for making these videos! I have only seen two so far but I have learned a lot and really enjoyed them too! Can't wait for the items of my first projects to arrive in the mail!
Hi Steve, nail varnish is great for colouring resin.
I love your videos!!💜
Super helpful!
I always mix opaque & translucent myself. Thank you!
Great Video Steve I always enjoy them great tips and hacks and projects thank you 😁💯👍🏾
This video was so informative. Another great video.
Thank you very much, I found this very interesting. Love the green glitter, pretty colour. 😊
cheep eyeshadow frome the doller store dose work really well but you have to make sure you grind it up really well because it has a tendency to clump. also I'm busting out my acrylic paint for my next pOUR! I bought want an Opequ look but all I have is mika and translucent ink
Thanks a million..it helped me a great deal..
This was so helpful, as was the beginner resin video. Thank you so much for your time with these tutorials.
Thank you Steve!! Again you were very informative and helpful, as all your videos are!!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Santa brought you more art materials haha!
Thank you very informative and a pleasure to watch you.😁
Nice job showing the different ways to color resin.
Hope you had a great Christmas!
Great tips
Nice explain ...thanks
Very nice demonstration/tutorial. Thank you....
Never stop making videos !
I love your videos thank you
This was very informative thank you so much! I never would have thought of food coloring! That turned out quite nicely!
I sometimes use pastels and works beautifully. Thx for the lessons.
Thank you Steve! I'm just getting started with coloring resin and the information you provided was awesome. Gonna go grab some eye shadow and try it out :-)
I just LOVE your videos!! I’ve learned so much about making resin projects!! Keep up the great work!
thank you im brand new to resin and researching before i use it your channel has been very helpful
Just watched and is extremely helpful. Love, love, love watching you and your crafting journey.
It seems you appear with the answers to all my questions, daily! This helped so much along with a previous video concerning bubbles! Thanks for knowing what and sharing 🙏🏾. You even demonstrate with the same molds I’m using! How do you make the 2 sided pendants? Is it resin meets resin. 🤗. I’ll try and show you some of my first stuffs.
Thank you for all your knowledge I have learned more from you than anyone else I really appreciate you for always sharing with us newbie ❤️
Very informative as always saved for when I next play with resin 😘😊🌹
Hi Steve, this was excellent as are all your videos. Being a papercrafter I have excessive embossing powders so I tried a few, the cheap and mid priced brands worked brilliantly, however not so with the dearer brands, I found.
Hola hola! Good video! You can also use pastel chalks!
New to your videos so I had no idea you were colour (Canadian) blind. You're so inspiring, keep up the great work and keep slaying it!! 😄
This was VERY informative! I was shocked by the food coloring! Have you ever tried the gel food color?
I've used embossing powder aa well. It's similar to the mixa powders
Hello. Not long found you.. your videos are very informative. Out of the methods for colouring which ones will fade over time please 🙃
THANKYOU, I loved watching this video as I am just in the process of purchasing my assortment of resin products and I'm so confused with all the different products which are available but this video and lots of your other ones have really helped me to work out what is going to be the best for me to buy and try, I will definitely be watching out for more of your videos 😁.
I am new at using expoxy. I have learned a lot . From watching you videos. Want to know how to color it and found out a lot
Thanks for the comprehensive video. I'm fairly new to 2 part epoxy, having used UV resin more. I like how the epoxy allows for use of opaque mix-ins.
I have used glitter, mica powder, and glow in the dark powder. I tried some cheap alcohol ink, but it was so cheap, i did not get good results unless i used so much that the cured resin piece stayed somewhat soft.
That was helpful. Love the opaque comment. Made me laugh! 👌
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts At least you caught the mistake in editing. Some people don't.
Thanks Steve for a very interesting video - just what I was needing. I have a range of bulk printer inks and I have tried using the black and it seems to work ok. I'll probably try the other colours some time and even try mixing them to get intermediate colours. Maybe you could also try it and make a video. Thanks again.
thanks a lot, it was really helpful info. I´d normally use a couple of drops of pen ink for my resin projects, but it tends to soften the result a bit. Either way, I like that the color ends up being transluscend
Thank you so much, this has been most useful. ^_^
Excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Just wondering how do you clean out the plastic cups?
I like the red glitter. The other 2 look maroon to me. That's just me tho. Another great video.
Very useful video! You might consider putting a light source behind your samples as you show them. I could tell the totally transparent ones, but was wondering how much light some of the others would allow to pass through (the idea being to back light an item). Ditto on comments regarding the fading of alcohol inks :)
Very useful thank you! ^.^ ♥
I've just started using resin and found thar acrylic paint changes colour when u add it! But I'm loving doing resin craft. I think I've finally found the craft I love x
I have used artists chalk before and it reacts under UV light. I have also tried the Chameleon Nail Powders which work quite well.
Loved this video. My question is this. You have said the AI fades with time and sunlight. Does the food coloring fade as well ???
Thanks Steve, I just started with resin. If I have a question that needs to be answered I check to see if you made a video on it before I watch anyone else. You are easy to understand and a joy to watch. Thank you very informative. Take care, be safe, try to stay healthy and happy.
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Thank you so much for the video and the time it took you to make it. I have tried some of the things you use and not trade some of them. I have never used alcohol ink, but I do kind of like that transparent look of it for certain things. I have used one thing that you didn’t try, but I’ve probably used in the past to get a very bright, beautiful, white white I tried putting Windsor and Newton Ink.
I just had an idea as I wrote this and thought maybe I would try the Windsor and Newton white designer gouache, which is also very white, but I’ve never tried it in resin. I’ll let you know if it works and how it looks.
I must say that I just happened upon your video when I was looking for different things to color resin and I just love your easy, unhurried style. I do not love to be rushed about so I thank you for your teaching style.
Hi, Happy New Year 2021! Just found your channel, love it, thank you. I find Spray Paint works too :) Facemask handy for that. I'm catching up with your vids, so I may be too late suggesting this :)
Hi Stev I am a first time user of resin and I have found your videos very helpful I was wondering if you can use air drying nail varnish and UV light curing nail varnish in resin would love to have your thoughts on this, thanks.
I was wondering would oil based food coloring work better, and also. Ive heard of oul based soap and candle dye. Would like to see how that works.
The Food colorant really surprised me. I never used food coloring because it scared me. Thanks
I think food coloring gels may work better than water 💧 based im actually going to try it now.. thank you I was wondering about food coloring
@@kristiemorales7763 how did the gel food colour turn out?
How do you feel about using Gel Food Coloring instead of drops? Thanks!
I gotta buy that red paint, it’s so beautiful. I have the most issues with alchol inks making my Piece end of very sticky and rubbery. I don’t have this issue with mica or paint. What could I be doing wrong ??! 😓
Would wilton gel food color work better than regular liquid food coloring as the gel might have less water in it?
Thank you for posting this tutorial it is a great resource for someone who is just starting out with resins. I am making wood and resin charcuterie boards and one thing everyone is concerned about is whether the combination of resin and wood is food safe and my research says once the resin is cured it is food safe. I like the look of the sample you made with the micro glitter and I would like to try it in one of my charcuterie boards but I am worried the glitter may come off in the food. Can you advise what you think in regards to some glitter made coming off ?