#37- Creating an Opal Resin Geode- On a Budget!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2024
- Hi everyone! I hope you enjoy this fun tutorial. I think the technique looks so cool! This is not my original idea. Crystal Ma has an opal tutorial on TH-cam where she creates a table. You can find it here: • OPALUS - original Opal... . Hers is set to music so I did a bit of trial and error trying to replicate it. I've also added my own twist at the end.
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Materials used and where to get them:
Resin: www.stonecoatcountertops.com/... or amzn.to/2XiL4jv or amzn.to/2U6HsyR
Glue gun: amzn.to/2EwqxAp
Hot glue sticks: amzn.to/2XmSt17
Canvases: amzn.to/2U9lbAu and amzn.to/2TmXQyp
Iridescent Cellophane: amzn.to/2tKBmIQ
Glass filler: amzn.to/2tFUAPO and amzn.to/2H328Eg and amzn.to/2Xr0imH
Crystals: amzn.to/2VpReMT and amzn.to/2Xtx3j2
Acrylic paints: amzn.to/2H0uJdr
Enamel paints: amzn.to/2XlASGQ
Paint Brushes: amzn.to/2EBXawx
Gloves: amzn.to/2XknByi
Stir sticks: amzn.to/2Suv3U4
Blowtorch and fuel: amzn.to/2BRJtrR and amzn.to/2XqfErd
Cups: amzn.to/2BMO5zp
I have included some items in value packs to get more for your money and have also created my list exclusively from internet resources to give international viewers the opportunity to use the same products. Please Note: I am now affiliated with Amazon to bring you my list of favorite products in an easy and convenient way. I receive a very small commission from your purchases if you use my links and I appreciate that so much. It helps me purchase my own resin to continue to share my videos with you! But I encourage you to shop wherever will save you the most money where you are. Thank you!
Thank you to bensound.com for the music!
Awesome , beautiful piece
I love your story. I'm glad you went to that show & it allowed you the confidence to keep going. A lot of times, artists just don't have that encouragement & reinforcement in their skills so they give up. I'm glad you kept at it - I love your work! It inspires me 💜
So beautiful
Opals were my grandmas fave and one of mine
So unique and beautiful! And I love your message about the joy creating art brings to us.
Thank you so much!
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Absolutely beautiful! ❤️ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 😊
Oh my gosh. I am IN LOVE with your art! This technique is beautiful.
You are so sweet. Thank you for watching!
I haven't started any of these projects yet but your video was great. I've been watching a bunch of them lately and I really appreciate how you sped up the more tedious parts while showing us at the same time. Great job. Wonderful project. Very beautiful. Well done.
Beautiful!
Stunning work! I love opals, and I'm just starting to learn about resin with great interest. I'm hoping one day I can create something even half as lovely. Thank you!
So pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Another amazing piece. I really like the depth that shows up in the pictures, as well as the various colors that appear through the translucent layers. Great job! Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for watching!
This is my favorite of all your pieces, wow! So beautiful!
Thank you!
Wow, this came out sooo beautiful!!!
Thanks!
Hey ! You are so AWESOME ! You really INSPIRE Me... that's something Nobody has Ever done !
Very pretty. I love the open locks!
I love your artwork and the beautiful way you think of art.
Thank you so much for your reply.
Beautiful!! Thanks for the great video
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Thank you!
THAT is gorgeous!!! I love this one!
Thank you!
Beautiful!! Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching again!
Terrific masterpiece.
So beautiful, good work,thanks for teaching.
Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you REBECCA for commenting on my true opinion! I love your beautiful art work. As well as your presence! You always have tips that help me with my art work. Thanks again sweetz!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Very cool and very creative!
Thanks!
As always I enjoy your work and I think this piece is beautiful!!
Thank you so much!
Stupendous! I started watching videos way before I knew how to post a comment. Your videos have been favorites from the beginning. Not only are you a brilliant artist, you are an exceptional teacher. I look forward to your videos as more and more others do, too. Terrific!
Your art is so unique and beautiful. Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much!
this turned out so beautifully! thank you for showing us how you did this.
Thank you for watching!
Absolutely beautiful creation!! I love the thought of the opalized clear cellophane, great idea. I have to get my hands on some!!
Thank you for watching!
I LOVE this! I've been playing with trying to get that opal-look for a while now! After watching your video, I am going to try your method! This turned out SO gorgeous!
Yay! Let me know how it goes!
YOU ARE SOOO INSPIRING AND i LOVE YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT!!!!! YOUR WORK IS AWESOME!!!
Aww... thank you so much for watching!
A extremely inspiring piece wow ♥️
Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
Great job!!
Thanks!
WOW you so impress and I aspire me! Seriously... Your talent with art AND make it affordable! You Rock!
You are so sweet! Thank you for watching!
WOW!!! Beautiful.....
You are amazing. Seriously.
I absolutely love what you speak about art, and sharing your story with us. I was also so scared, its comforting to hear others have had that struggle too.
Thank you for making these projects, and teaching us how to accomplish fabulous art but not brand the bank.
You are talented and a true gift.
This piece is STUNNING! Ohhhhh, I am so so excited to work on one. I'm going to get supplies today. 😀
Thank you! So much.
Thank you SO much for your kind words and for watching. I have definitely had a long learning curve to work through and I still learn new things with each new piece.
Beautiful geo look. Love your videos.
Thanks for watching!
love it😄.10 yr old grandson & I will have to do this.👍👍
Wow. Love it.
Thanks!
Oh my goodness .... beautiful.
Thank you so much!
This is really amazing!
Thank you so much!
Love the depth,turned out beautiful
Thank you so much!
lovely and encouraging
thank you
Thank you for watching!
Love it, thank you.💜
Thanks for watching!
Awesome painting !
Thanks!
This is beautiful! I’ve been wanting to start working with resin, you’ve really inspired me to do it. I’m an acrylic painter normally, and I’ve been trying to do boulder opal with mixed results. This is stunning and pretty much exactly what I was hoping to do. Thanks for the video!
I'm so glad! It is really fun! Let me know how it goes!
I’ve scene a ton of videos on resin geod’s but I believe that I like your rendition much, much better! I’m going to try your technique!! Thx You Resin Queen!
Ha ha! Thanks so much for watching!
I think the imperfections you're talking about only adds to the character of piece
Absolutely!
beautiful art ! i like your work .... you are a good artist ...
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to try this. I think I might have to break down and buy some Stone Coat quick set.
Stone Coat is the BEST!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Thank you for another great video.. uugh another one to add to my to do list lol.
I love your honesty and sense of humor and your videos are so much better and informative than many others I have watched. I also want to thank you cor the pep talk about believing in your art. I am disabled and started doing this to help pass the long days in the house.. I still dont have the confidence in my work and Id love to sell some but I am nervous and dont know where to start. Thank you for putting my feelings onto words and for sharing your ideas and talent!
I can't tell you how much that means to me. Thank you for sharing that. My son has a disability and I always pray that he will have confidence in himself and trust that what he does with his life is beautiful and important. I'm sure that what you have made so far is wonderful to more people than me! You should start showing everyone!
@@thefrugalresinista I dont really know where to start, I dont work and dont have much of a social life. Any ideas, if you do leave me a private message if you want:)
Wow, It's beautiful ( and you do have tons of patience!)
Thanks so much!
Love love love
Thanks so much!
Love it...super cool! You are very talented :)
Thank you so much for watching!
The Frugal Resinista
I was riveted watching this as I am an artist annd you have mahor talent!!! Honestly I am very impressed. Will sub to U :)
You are so sweet? Is there a place that we can see your art?
Crystal Ma made a beautiful piece but it shows your talent being able to figure out how she actually did it. I would not have been able to do it by watching hers. Thank you for figuring it out and you taking the time to explain what to do and sharing it with us. Yours turned out really nice and I am going to try this out. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much!
Hello there, it's Deb here . Wow, I would love to learn how to do this. I've been in our way some form since I was born. My mother said I came out of the womb creating, LOL. I started making soap we're practicing making soap and started with melt and pour now I'm fixing to start working on cold the process and hot process soaps. I've also recently taken on doing liquid acrylic pours. I worked with acrylics in many ways but this was the first time that it really grabbed my attention like it has. Working with the acrylic top coat it's something I'm interested in trying I'm wanting to do a geode. It'll probably be another month or two I want to get a lot of my paint texture more balanced before I start geodes. This looks fascinating also and I would love to hang something like that on my wall or in a plate display. I think it would work out great in both. Thanks for another awesome video take care and God bless Deb
Wow! Sounds like you have more experience than I do! I bet you'll do great! Thanks for watching!
New sub here your quite the unique artisan love your encouragement
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing!
Thanks! I'm probably going to glue dirt around the sides ♥
That's a great idea!
Very pretty
Thank you!
Um,
😂 seriously though, beautiful work!
Very kewl!!! It would be kewl to do it all on a non stick sheet and once drybcrack or cut into piece to use in other pieces.
OH MY GOSH! I love that ideal! I'll have to add it to my list!
A lovely piece of art! Since you were having some problems with the iridescent wrapping paper in the beginning, I had a few suggestions to make life easier for you. Start by using a heat gun (not open flame) to crinkle up the sheet, or try ironing it between 2 pieces of aluminum foil. Since you never know what the effect heat will be on materials, and what gasses will be released, invest in a really GOOD quality mask, the kind which keeps vapors out. If you can wear it and open a jar of Vicks but not smell it at all, then the off-gasses you produce won't be able to hurt you.
Thanks for watching! And thanks for the suggestions! I didn't know I could iron it between the aluminum foil!
@@thefrugalresinista plastics based materials like that will usually crumple into interesting patterns when heat is applied...and as a costumer, I often have had things start to shrink and twist when I did NOT want them to!
Not lightning ridge opal but just what i want to try its looks like boulder opal love it.
I love this! I pour acrylics but i really want to try this. Any helpful hints. Thank you Jo Ellen
I am terrible at acrylics! Ha ha! I think that takes more talent! I would do a couple of things. 1) Read through the other comments on this video. A few people gave some awesome helpful tips that I haven't tried yet. 2) Just make sure that you don't add too much of the enamel paint on top. I always forget just how much it spreads after I put it on and end up with too much! I hope you try it!!!
wow
It turned out beautiful! I have been trying my hand at the cellophane also. I do have a question for you. When you use the quick coat do you mix it
Thanks! Yes, the quick coat comes in two parts, the resin and the hardener. They are mixed in equal parts volume but not weight. Part B is more dense so you want to measure to a line, not on a scale.
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Loved it how much would you put on something like that.
Thanks! So that's the million dollar question! I struggle to answer this for myself as well as tell others how to price their art. The one thing that has helped me is that someone gave me the advice that with the cost of resin and supplies, many artists charge roughly $.75 to $1.00 per square inch. I tweak that back and forth based on how long it took to make the piece, how many layers of resin, etc... But I don't have a great answer. Hope that helps you a bit!
Beautiful!! Which section of party city did u find the paper?
Thank you! I found it with the tissue and wrapping paper.
Thanks!!
Your videos have empowered me and inspired me to try resin art out!!! Thanks for making it seem more accessible and affordable. I'm also wondering what your art is resting on. Is it a silicone mat?
That means so much to me. I want it to be accessible to everyone! It is a silicone mat underneath. It is one for pie crusts. I got mine at Michael's with a 40% off coupon.
@@thefrugalresinista awesome. Thank you!!
Sorry didn’t finish my question. Do you use Stone coat gap filler or something else? I am a little confused because they said the gap filler is cloudy.
Thanks
Sorry. It's a bit confusing. If you go to the Quick Coat in the Art Resin section, they sell it without thickener. That is what makes it cloudy. You just have to make sure you click the one without thickener. Here it is.... www.stonecoatcountertops.com/product-page/quick-coat-no-thickener-artist-choice-1-gallon
try cream of tartar in the 2nd mix it becomes cloudy white semitransparent
What?! Now I'm going to have to do another one! :)
Do you have any issues with the glue gun glue holding up against the resin? I guess because I am from Florida/Texas sometimes I am concerned with heat potentially messing with the adhesive ability haha. I have always been scared about that with glue guns so I don't tend to use that as a tool! I'm probably missing out greatly!
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Nice project, but a little too much talking...thanks!
Thanks for watching! You should hear all the audio I cut out of each video! I could go on for hours. Ha ha! Some people want more, some want less. :)
@@thefrugalresinista right! Can't please everyone unfortunately . This piece turned out just perfect.