Yes it worked well. since I made this video I discovered the colours from Homeware Designs, Boowan Nicole and Create & Bloom. Mush easier to use and much more intense colours :)
Pigment paste is mixed with epoxy resin (some use part A, others use part B), and we all know epoxy resin doesn't play well with water or oil products. Great tutorial experiment.
yes they do. Since making this video I've come across the pigments from Just4YouOnlineUK and Homeware designs. a lot heavier pigment than paints so a lot easier to get stronger colours
This is the second time I've watched this, once before I started fooling around with acrylic casting mediums and now after a week of disasters😂 I did not test food coloring however, in Resincrete everything worked very well. In Magic Pour, acrylic paints work but they seize up when mixing with the powder. One _can_ make it work however, 1-2 grams of extra water are needed to get it to mix up at all. Add the 1-2g _after_ the paint to loosen it up. 1-2 grams are within the manufacturer's tolerance when measuring everything by weight ratios. I really wished either of the pigment experiments had worked, I have not tried them. I like rich, saturated colors and sadly we cannot achieve them with only adding colorants. I do have another idea...😉👍
I don't use Resincrete or Magic pour so I can't comment on how those work but this video is old, nowadays I use proper pigments with my Eco Pour, like the ones from Homeware Designs, Just4YouOnlineUK and Boowan Nicole
VERY helpful, Tracey! I can't over the alc ink and food coloring...awesome surprise! A not-so pleasant surprise was the pigment paste. Honestly thought it would work well, but no! Thanks for taking the trouble to do so many experiments! 😊❤
Hi Tracey great video, i was shouting at the screen saying no dont use paste as it epoxy based 😂 great results with the food colouring and paint, thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ xxx
Lol thanks Michelle - and you won the T Shirt slogan competition. Please would you email me - miniscenesgb@gmail.com - to let me know what size T Shirt :)
Nice experiment! I think the resin paste is a fail bc it’s the pigment mixed with the part A of epoxy resin. Seem the pigment would have absorbed the resin (part A) and thus it becomes not water soluble. I remember a while back seeing several videos of Part A being used to make pastes.. I now make my own pastes when I have excess of part A left at the end in the bottles instead of throwing it away. We can make special color mixes (like interference red with purple micas..or any combo imaginable) I have loads of different special colors we can’t buy on the market. Anyway I love your experiment today!!! I don’t work with this medium or jesmonite but it’s always interesting to see & there’s usually a take away for the medium I’m using. Have a lovely day❤❤ see you in the next 🌹
It's fun stuff and the makes are surprisingly durable. I'll be making jewellery with it soon, it's very versatile, and yes, safe :) If you do, don't forget to use the discount code - MiniScenes15. 15% is worth saving :)
Just a thought. Perhaps the Pigments may be mixed with something to make it into a paste that doesn't react well with the water in the eco pour? An oil based liquid perhaps?
Thank you for another fun, informative video. 😍 Have you tried putting the chameleon powder on the mold first? I wonder about gold foil on the mold, too?🤔 So happy the alcohol ink and mica powder worked, Ihave a ton of those.🥰
Yes I have - it's not great. it just doesn't stick. I wouldn't bother to be honest. these eco resin alternatives just aren't sticky. it will mix into the powder though, but its so disappointing. better results with the other colourings - and cheaper too
This was SO helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this and share your ideas. It is great to know about acrylic paint, food colouring, and alcohol inks. They look lovely. I received my Aqua cast yesterday, and I'm looking forward to trying out some new colours. The pigments i bought specifically for eco resin were very drab and disappointing. Now, i can use up a load of paints and inks. Your tutorial was much appreciated x ❤
You're welcome. I'm not sure if the food colouring might fade over time, but it really worked. For me the best was the acrylics as that opens up unlimited possibilities
I love the experiments too see what works and what does not. It's fun to guess what will happen and then see what actually happens. We have not tried any other materials other than resin. I figured liquid that is soluble in water would work. Thanks for the fun time. 😊
Glad it was helpful! Since making this video I have found the colours from just4YouOnlineUK and Homeware Designs - they work very well as they are made specifically for this sort of medium
Great experiment Tracey… thanks so much for sharing! I did notice, however, that you didn’t show us the result of the chameleon powder heart… the one in the bottom left of the mould?? Much love from Brisbane, Australia. ♥️♥️🇦🇺
@@miniscenesgb Oh, I’m so sorry… I don’t know why I didn’t read the description, as I usually always do! 🤦♀️ That will teach me for not being thorough… although, in my defence, it was 5.00 in the morning and I was just starting on my first coffee!! 🤣 🤣 Love, Nat. ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Hello Tracey. 14:30 the beautiful purple pigment powder - I hunted everywhere for your amazon link to it, but I can't see it - probably me! Would you mind pointing me to it, please? It's such a perfect colour for some mini violets that I want to make for a friend. Thanks so much! 🙏🏼💜
there - it's on the description with the video now. It was on my main product list so if there's anything I miss, it's worth a look there too. the link is at the bottom of the description. Once they let me have an amazon storefront it'll be so much easier - 1 link for almost everything :) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124928968503?var=426005455168
I use Resincrete here in the US, and I've found that alcohol ink makes it set up fast, sometimes in the cup. :( thank you for the experiment! Didn't you miss demolding one? the teal color
As it says in the description and several other comments, I lost that bit of video. But heck it wa disappointing - just a dull flat blue :( It's one to not bother doing I'm afraid
Ive just invested in the whole range of jesmonite colours so a little bit pissed.. and I have so many acrylic paints. Will have to mumble to myself for a bit..in a corner somewhere. 😭
lol I know what you mean but I have to say that the Jesmonite colours work and are very strongly pigmented to I am still using them :) And if you have Jesmonite - I tried acrylics in Jesmonite and it didn't work, so if you have Jesmonite you will be glad you got those colours
I need to try to find it - it was a random purchase some months ago. Leave it with me, I'll pop it on the description when I find it and also the community posts
Yes I have. It works fine on Eco Pour. I don't use Resincrete so I can't speak for that. Main issue is sealing it as most sealants smudge it, and also of course limited colour range. but it does basically work
Thanks so much for this! i learned a lot! i tried metallic alcohol ink and it does not mix in...i'm happy to see acrylic paint mixes in so well as i have heaps of it! what happened with the chameleon powder?
I lost that bit of film I'm afraid, but it was just a flat boring light blue, no shine or colour shift. Would have got the same effect with a dot of blue paint :(
probably but I don't know for sure as I don't use jesmonite, I just don't get on with it personally. The expert on this would be Claire's Crafty Corner. The mediums I use just mix with water so anything water based works. Jesmonite is a 2 part medium so I'm not sure
This has helped out soo much. I have ordered myself some resincrete and afterwards thought how or what am i going to use to colour it . I do have acrylic paint and also alcohol inks also mica powders but i dont think i wil be using them as i dont have alot lol. Was thinking on ordering some water based inks but seeing this not sure if i need to now . Thankyou so much
Pigment pastes are oil based so they can mix into resin. Unfortunately as Eco Resin is water based it’s will be incompatible, so won’t incorporate in. Acrylic / water based or powdered pigments should all work to some degree
Ive used alcho ink, mica, nail varnish, chalk, pigment paste and fluid, oil and acrylic and wood stain! I found if you mixed with the water and add it to the powder especially the pigment paste and fluid worked better, but still gave the stone look, which i liked on the bath 😊
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I think my favorite one is the acrylic paint
Yes it worked well. since I made this video I discovered the colours from Homeware Designs, Boowan Nicole and Create & Bloom. Mush easier to use and much more intense colours :)
Pigment paste is mixed with epoxy resin (some use part A, others use part B), and we all know epoxy resin doesn't play well with water or oil products. Great tutorial experiment.
Took the words out of my fingers lol. I was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it.
Great point!
Great test but didn't you forget one? The chameleon powder?
I didn't - as it says in the description that bit of video didn't work. But the chameleon came out just a boring pale matte blue
They look delicious. They Remind me of the valentine's candies. Just add words on top 😆
Oh yes! They do look a bit like that.
Thanks for testing this for us. ❤❤❤
My pleasure 😊
I have been using up old tubes of watercolours and gouache in my makes. They mix well, but take a lot to get the colours
yes they do. Since making this video I've come across the pigments from Just4YouOnlineUK and Homeware designs. a lot heavier pigment than paints so a lot easier to get stronger colours
This is the second time I've watched this, once before I started fooling around with acrylic casting mediums and now after a week of disasters😂 I did not test food coloring however, in Resincrete everything worked very well. In Magic Pour, acrylic paints work but they seize up when mixing with the powder. One _can_ make it work however, 1-2 grams of extra water are needed to get it to mix up at all. Add the 1-2g _after_ the paint to loosen it up. 1-2 grams are within the manufacturer's tolerance when measuring everything by weight ratios.
I really wished either of the pigment experiments had worked, I have not tried them. I like rich, saturated colors and sadly we cannot achieve them with only adding colorants. I do have another idea...😉👍
I don't use Resincrete or Magic pour so I can't comment on how those work but this video is old, nowadays I use proper pigments with my Eco Pour, like the ones from Homeware Designs, Just4YouOnlineUK and Boowan Nicole
@miniscenesgb Thanks for the tips. I had a feeling from the start, pigments would be the only real option that would make me happy. 👏😊
Thanks for testing! Everything duly noted. 😇
Glad it was useful
Sadly, I believe the food coloring will fade over time. But fun experiment!
Yes it might, time will tell. But interesting to see that it worked. The acrylic paint is the biggie for me
VERY helpful, Tracey! I can't over the alc ink and food coloring...awesome surprise! A not-so pleasant surprise was the pigment paste. Honestly thought it would work well, but no!
Thanks for taking the trouble to do so many experiments! 😊❤
You are so welcome!
Hi Tracey great video, i was shouting at the screen saying no dont use paste as it epoxy based 😂 great results with the food colouring and paint, thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ xxx
Lol thanks Michelle - and you won the T Shirt slogan competition. Please would you email me - miniscenesgb@gmail.com - to let me know what size T Shirt :)
Pigment paste isn't water soluble and alcohol ink is color with liquid that evaporates
Apparently not no :(
Yes, pigment paste is oil based 🙂
I also use water based inks Tracey and that as so helpful ❤
Good to know!
Lovely pastel colors in eco pour,Ms Tracey,.Nice experimenting, Ms Tracey😍👌💙 .I love all the colors😍
Thanks so much 😊 For me the biggest revelation was the acrylic paints - endless colour choice
Nice experiment! I think the resin paste is a fail bc it’s the pigment mixed with the part A of epoxy resin. Seem the pigment would have absorbed the resin (part A) and thus it becomes not water soluble. I remember a while back seeing several videos of Part A being used to make pastes.. I now make my own pastes when I have excess of part A left at the end in the bottles instead of throwing it away. We can make special color mixes (like interference red with purple micas..or any combo imaginable) I have loads of different special colors we can’t buy on the market. Anyway I love your experiment today!!! I don’t work with this medium or jesmonite but it’s always interesting to see & there’s usually a take away for the medium I’m using. Have a lovely day❤❤ see you in the next 🌹
You're probably right there. I didn't try any of my own pastes for that reason too :)
This stuff looks cool. Since I don't have a safe place to work with resin I may get some of this to play with!
It's fun stuff and the makes are surprisingly durable. I'll be making jewellery with it soon, it's very versatile, and yes, safe :) If you do, don't forget to use the discount code - MiniScenes15. 15% is worth saving :)
@@miniscenesgb thanks! I'll remember to do that!
Just a thought. Perhaps the Pigments may be mixed with something to make it into a paste that doesn't react well with the water in the eco pour? An oil based liquid perhaps?
Yes a few people have commented that it’s one part of a resin mix so yes you’re right
I wonder if acrylic paints with glitter in them would work? I have a bunch of those. Thanks for the experiment!❤
Great idea! Do let us all know, that sounds like a worthwhile test
Thank you for another fun, informative video. 😍 Have you tried putting the chameleon powder on the mold first? I wonder about gold foil on the mold, too?🤔 So happy the alcohol ink and mica powder worked, Ihave a ton of those.🥰
Yes I have - it's not great. it just doesn't stick. I wouldn't bother to be honest. these eco resin alternatives just aren't sticky. it will mix into the powder though, but its so disappointing. better results with the other colourings - and cheaper too
Thank u so much
You're welcome
This was SO helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this and share your ideas. It is great to know about acrylic paint, food colouring, and alcohol inks. They look lovely. I received my Aqua cast yesterday, and I'm looking forward to trying out some new colours. The pigments i bought specifically for eco resin were very drab and disappointing. Now, i can use up a load of paints and inks. Your tutorial was much appreciated x ❤
You're welcome. I'm not sure if the food colouring might fade over time, but it really worked. For me the best was the acrylics as that opens up unlimited possibilities
I love the experiments too see what works and what does not. It's fun to guess what will happen and then see what actually happens. We have not tried any other materials other than resin. I figured liquid that is soluble in water would work. Thanks for the fun time. 😊
Glad you liked this one. I do love messing about and experimenting :)
Thank you so much! This video is very useful ❤
Glad it was helpful! Since making this video I have found the colours from just4YouOnlineUK and Homeware Designs - they work very well as they are made specifically for this sort of medium
Great experiment Tracey… thanks so much for sharing!
I did notice, however, that you didn’t show us the result of the chameleon powder heart… the one in the bottom left of the mould??
Much love from Brisbane, Australia. ♥️♥️🇦🇺
Yes, as I mention in the description that bit of film didn't work. However it was a really boring pale blue, really not worth doing :)
@@miniscenesgb Oh, I’m so sorry… I don’t know why I didn’t read the description, as I usually always do! 🤦♀️
That will teach me for not being thorough… although, in my defence, it was 5.00 in the morning and I was just starting on my first coffee!! 🤣 🤣
Love, Nat. ♥️♥️🇦🇺
@@mattersofthehartbynat8815 haha no problem of course. I hope you enjoyed your coffee ;)
I wanted to see the other one as well
Other one ? If you mean the blue chameleon one I missed, it was just a boring, flat pale blue. Really disappointing 😞
pigment paste is made of colouring with part A of resin, resin n water not mix
Yes, it's either part of resin but yes I'm sure you're right
Hello Tracey. 14:30 the beautiful purple pigment powder - I hunted everywhere for your amazon link to it, but I can't see it - probably me! Would you mind pointing me to it, please?
It's such a perfect colour for some mini violets that I want to make for a friend. Thanks so much! 🙏🏼💜
A yes I'll take another look. I thought I'd linked it
there - it's on the description with the video now. It was on my main product list so if there's anything I miss, it's worth a look there too. the link is at the bottom of the description. Once they let me have an amazon storefront it'll be so much easier - 1 link for almost everything :) www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124928968503?var=426005455168
I use Resincrete here in the US, and I've found that alcohol ink makes it set up fast, sometimes in the cup. :( thank you for the experiment! Didn't you miss demolding one? the teal color
Yeh it can do. I think you have to go sparing with it. Eco Pour seems to handle it better I think
What happened with the chameleon powder one?
As it says in the description and several other comments, I lost that bit of video. But heck it wa disappointing - just a dull flat blue :( It's one to not bother doing I'm afraid
Ive just invested in the whole range of jesmonite colours so a little bit pissed.. and I have so many acrylic paints. Will have to mumble to myself for a bit..in a corner somewhere. 😭
lol I know what you mean but I have to say that the Jesmonite colours work and are very strongly pigmented to I am still using them :) And if you have Jesmonite - I tried acrylics in Jesmonite and it didn't work, so if you have Jesmonite you will be glad you got those colours
Wow! Thanks so much for showing us all of this. Do you happen to have a link for that purple mica, please? TIA, and Happy Creating!!!!
I need to try to find it - it was a random purchase some months ago. Leave it with me, I'll pop it on the description when I find it and also the community posts
Found it! www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124928968503?var=426005455168
Why do you stir over the moulds? It splashing out
It splashed once. Because that is how to stay in camera shot
Have you tried chalk paint? Great video. I just got some Resincrete. I can’t wait to try it. Thank you Tracey!
Yes I have. It works fine on Eco Pour. I don't use Resincrete so I can't speak for that. Main issue is sealing it as most sealants smudge it, and also of course limited colour range. but it does basically work
Thanks so much for this! i learned a lot! i tried metallic alcohol ink and it does not mix in...i'm happy to see acrylic paint mixes in so well as i have heaps of it! what happened with the chameleon powder?
I lost that bit of film I'm afraid, but it was just a flat boring light blue, no shine or colour shift. Would have got the same effect with a dot of blue paint :(
It will need to be water soluble
Yes
Would this be the same as jesmonite? I mean what can you color jesmonite with?
probably but I don't know for sure as I don't use jesmonite, I just don't get on with it personally. The expert on this would be Claire's Crafty Corner. The mediums I use just mix with water so anything water based works. Jesmonite is a 2 part medium so I'm not sure
This has helped out soo much. I have ordered myself some resincrete and afterwards thought how or what am i going to use to colour it . I do have acrylic paint and also alcohol inks also mica powders but i dont think i wil be using them as i dont have alot lol. Was thinking on ordering some water based inks but seeing this not sure if i need to now . Thankyou so much
I honestly don't know what to advise re ResinCrete, I've only used it once sorry. Have fun :)
@@miniscenesgb NP at all i am kind of thinking it might be the same , once i get it i will have a play around and let you know if you liek heheh
@@SelenesCreationsByTheSea similar I think :) I preferred Eco Pour so I stick with that :)
@@miniscenesgb awesome
how did the chameleon powder do? was there any colour shift?
None, I just ended up with a fairly boring plain pale blue. I'm sorry that bit of film didn't work :(
@@miniscenesgb oh that's a shame, was hoping the shimmer would come through. (didn't mean anything about the filming was just curious.🤔
@@lisapedley5427 I was disappointed too :(
Keeping the chameleon results to yourself I see 😉
I don't know what happened to the clip of the chameleon but it came out just plain matte blue
Pigment pastes are oil based so they can mix into resin.
Unfortunately as Eco Resin is water based it’s will be incompatible, so won’t incorporate in.
Acrylic / water based or powdered pigments should all work to some degree
@@miniscenesgb you actually left it in the mold...oops!
Ive used alcho ink, mica, nail varnish, chalk, pigment paste and fluid, oil and acrylic and wood stain! I found if you mixed with the water and add it to the powder especially the pigment paste and fluid worked better, but still gave the stone look, which i liked on the bath 😊
Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing all that info
Thanks for testing! Everything duly noted. 😇
Glad it was helpful!