Bradley's Tips and Tricks Demo: How to paint with clear resin
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- Bradley Donaldson of www.bradleydonaldsonart.com provides viewers with a full step-by-step process of how to create a clear polyester resin painting. Pick a subject and FF to it or watch the whole video! Steps include - 0:50 Tools and Material Needed 4:40 Types of Paint to Use 8:25 What to Paint On: Canvas vs Board 14:09 Torching Your Painting 17:18 Covering Your Work 18:03 Finishing Your Painting 19:25 Saving Mistakes
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You are an amazing teacher. Clear, concise, steps 1 to last. No fumbling or wrong steps. Thank you.
You are right, there are no step by step tutorials out there. Your's are very informative and helpful. Thank you so much for the lessons! I can't tell you how appreciative I am !
Bradley first of all I want to thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about resin. This video was the most information I have had and the willing to try this type of painting which I love . You are so generous with your time and wisdom I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated. This is one person who you gave inspiration to and I just might do this thing. Thank you so much again Bradley you saved me so much time and money with your tips and tricks. Happy painting to you.
Thank you for your time, thoughtfulness, and generosity Bradley!
Bradley, what a fabulously helpful and concise presentation of advice on how to do resin pours. All the materials and tools information was so valuable - thank you from a fan in Oz!
Thank you
Thank You, very informative, no waffle, straightforward and clear. Really enjoyed it.
SUPER GUIDE ! thanks ....u made me realize that as a person with severe movement limitations i need to choose what i can do with resin judiciously.. i’ve already given up on covering acrylic works with resin. wish i had found your well done, HIGHLY informative videos before ruining too many.
Thank you hope you have fun!
Thanks Bradley, I have done a few things with resin without really knowing what to do. Excellent video.
Thank you for a very thorough and helpful tutorial. Love how you saved that 'mistake'. The blue is stunning.
Yeah it happens! Good luck and have fun!
Haven't yet done my 1st project. THANK YOU for this break down. Excellent!
Thanks for all the info...I have watched about 20 videos on resin painting(pours) but found yours the most informative...thanks again
Thank you for the infirmation on mixing resin and paint. It has been many year since I've done any form of art so this was very useful. Thank you
Very clear, and factual presentation/instruction. Not background music to compete with as in others. As said before, THANK YOU for your "Time & Efforts" it took to make this 5 STAR in making this informative instructional video. I look forward in visiting you website. THANKS again. William
This is absolutely the best tutorial I've ever seen! I'm an artist but I'm just stating to explore paint pouring and it's definitely not so easy. I really love it though and your video has taught so much, I love it. Thank you so much!
I just found your video and you're the first one I have found that explain from the very beginning to the end on how to do resin art thank you so much I enjoyed it and I hope to see more of your videos.
Thank you! I made this a few years ago because there wasn't anything like it out there! Now there are many videos to watch and people sharing all these wild techniques.
You are right about the number of videos out there but the ones I watch seem to assume I know things I don't. I am older (64) to be starting this so maybe it is just your teaching style, but after watching this video I knew I had to watch your others - lol. I was very disappointed. I hope you do consider some tutorial style videos but regardless, thanks for giving me that extra encouragement I needed.
Realy we need more videos from you
I just need to find someone to film it!
Your video was very educational. I have been wanting to work with resin and have watched several artist who have used stretched canvas but makes much more sense to use the board. I am looking forward to trying it in the future. Thank you. Elaine Engle
holy moly this is amazing! I wish I had watched this 5 years ago!
Glad you like! Working on advanced tips and techniques now.
Thank you Bradley. A very clear, to the point and well presented demonstration with professional prerequisite health warnings :)
Thank you...my husband was having a hard time understanding what I needed, you explained it perfectly and answered his questions :)
You are welcome! Have fun!!
Thank you for the schooling, new at this and this is way for me to consider doing resin.
Thank you for taking the time to explain step by step
Thank you so much for all your tips!!!
Very helpful video!!! 👌🏻✨
Thank you.. Props to you Sir Bradley, Thank you for sharing your knowledge of this amazing craft, "Resin". You spoke fluently, you had clear toughrough easy to follow basic steps for a beginner, perhaps even an intermediate resin artist. Your knowledge of this craft speaks volumes. Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge. ~Namaste
You are most welcome!
Very nice of you to put this together for us all. Many thanks.
Thank You for all the helpful info.
Thank you so much for your great tips with painting with resin.
Thank you very much, a very well informed and easy to follow guide. Keep up the good work.
Super video Bradley
Thank you so much for all the information!!
Very informative. Thank you.
Thank you for your generosity
Well done! You're an excellent instructor! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you are you are Welcome!
You almost have as many thumbs up as subscribers... first I've ever seen that happen... Great video... keep up the work Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Brad for the informative, very helpful video. You have a gift for teaching!
I use painters tape on bottom and peel off after resin has sat for a day or so...no need to scrape or sand... love your work..
Great very informative video. Thanks so much!
Informative, practical and well presented! Thank you!
Thanks for explaining everything! By the way, I saw on an other video that you can remove resin with hand sanitizer! So you may not need to throw out everything! Happy painting everyone 😉👍
You are filled with knowledge! Please share more!
Thank you! Awesome explanation. Hope you do more videos
after looking through countless videos i just wish i found this earlier.. good job, keep the info flowing.. very informative =)
Thx
Glad you like! Thanks. I tried to make something that would let people focus on what they needed to know throughout the painting with resin process, that's why I made a list of the times for subject changes. Pass it on!
poul poulsen what is resin.? And where to det it
There is a page on my website with a list of my vendors. Including resin suppliers.
I completely agree with you Poul Poulsen, I watched countless videos but Mr. Bradley answer all my questions nicely and in a very short time.
This is the most informative video I ever watched! Clear, direct to the point!! I’ve been using torch, did know i have to be careful about “catching fire” but i never knew about carbon monoxide poison!! I’ve been using indoors and just yesterday I had a headache and felt so tired .. didn’t realize that was the reason... I thought I hadn’t slept enough , and the headache was because I didn’t eat!! Now it all connects , was right after the torch! Thank you so much , so glad I found you!🙏🙏
Thank you for the technical information. Your video is filled with wise information. From uébec, Canada; Merci!
Thank you so much for the breakdown on what and how...Great tips! Thank you!
Fantastic video!!! Super informative and helpful!!! Thank you!!!!!!! just awesome!!
Great info! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for this very thorough video. I very much appreciate it!
Thank you from Finland :)
Great video - you covered everything in an easy-to-understand way - I learned a lot!
great video thanks x
Great info. Thank you so much.
thank U so much for sharing all your useful information... wow...
Excellent video!!!
Terrific tips - full detail!
Wow! This was great information, thank you so much I can’t wait to make my own boards
Thank you very much for this video...well done...helped a lot!!
Great in depth info and I was searching for that Thank you Bradley !
You are most welcome!
Thanks so much for this, I've been painting with a brush for years and just looking into doing a bit of resin painting :)
Glad you like! Enjoy the journey!
Can you please do a video on tables? Because I really don't know where to start by making a dining table? By the way I really liked your video with these Tips and Tricks.
Email me if you want some tips on making a dining table...
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Very informative...im petrified of resin yet mystified at the end result...gonna give it a go in the near future
very informative thank you
what an awesome video. thank you
My pleasure! pass it on!
Thanks very much for this. I was hoping to see some resin painting tutorials too.
I think I am ready now . Thanks so much!
Have fun, there is no limit to what you can create! My website can give you lots of ideas too. Start small on a wood panel and explore from there.
This was so informative. Thank you so very much.
Good to know, keep passing it on!
Thanks for your tips and tricks videos,I have learned a lot from them. I’m still nervous to do my first but what heck, you have to start somewhere 😊
You are welcome! Good Luck! There are no mistakes you can't deal with.
Thank you very much
awesome and a awesome job explaining best i have seen yet
Thank you! Keep passing it on!!
Thank you!
Great tutorial, love how you cover all the safety measures. Thoroughly enjoyed your video.
Have you tried Le'Rez Expressions epoxy pigments? Happy to send you some to try out 😉🤗😊
I like using the EX-74 as well. It flows nicely.
Thank you Bradley! I can not tell how glad I am that I finnaly got some great tips and info from an expert =) It got clearer now!
You are most welcome!
Thank You I still am a noob at this and your video was great, I loved the way you had everything put into steps. I am not going to be scared to try this now lol. Thank You again
My pleasure!
It's too bad you stopped making videos. You were really good at it. Best of luck to you sir.
I have 2 almost ready, had family stuff get in the way!
More videos please!!!! I would love to see how you use the different types of colorant you described, I'm very courious of how you used oil paints. Thanks
I am working on a few more but it takes time. To see how I used oil paint just go to my website: www.bradleydonaldsonart.com Mardi Gras, The Plume, Rose Garden are just a few with oil. I name the materials in the description of each painting still for sale. (not in the sold galleries) So, review and enjoy!
I am very new to this...
and even thought you totally TALKed about what needs to be done...
I wished you could have SHOWED us step by step...
You are a good teacher... I too am a teacher...
and have found out: "Show don't just Tell"...
... after 22 minutes of great instructions I still don't know what you're
talking about...
I'm sure this video is for more advanced people on this subjected.
Sorry... I didn't understand most of what you were talking about...
If you had Showed us on the video... I'm sure we would have learned more.
I'll watch other videos and return to this one, once I know more of what you're
talking about.
Thank you for sharing this...
email me at emailbradleyart@gmail.com, if you would like to talk more about what you don't understand, if you are in US, could possibly arrange a call.
"When propane burns it creates Carbon Monoxide," so you wear a resperator mask? Hate to tell you, but unless your mask has a forced air supply from outside, those things will do squat to protect you from CO. They also won't do a thing to protect you from the fumes of the resin. Both of those masks have particle filtration and neither one provides gas filtration. I'm all for safety, but you should have lead with ventalation because your masks are fashion accessories in that application.
Other than that, this is the best resin painting primer I've seen. Everythign else I've seen are just videos of people painting and chatting without much content about tools, thought behind technique, and in 15 mins they have a "finished work of art" that is just a random pour anyone with thumbs can make. I've never seen one showing your techniques of using a silicone dam or texturing the board before the pour. Genius.
RamDragon's Art Studio Absolutely true and very important information. I hope everyone reads your post. The mask and respirator are strictly for blocking particulates. They do nothing to protect from fumes and carbon monoxide.
Thank you
Really appreciated this!
Patricia
Could not find you any where else
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I know I am late to the game, but it is still much appreciated!
You are most welcome!
Thanks Brad, gives me great insight. I will definitely look forward to more videos from you
This video is a treasure of information. Thank you! Question: I'm wondering what brand of resin you use? Sorry if I missed it in the video.
I use a few different brands depending on what I am doing. Art Resin is by far really good to work with, I use it for most of my commission work. It's expensive but worth it. General work, I use F.E.W. Products resin EX-74. It's less expensive and very workable. For tables and counters I use ULTRA Clear Epoxy by bar&table top epoxy. All the big chain restaurants use them and I see why, it's a commercial grade epoxy. Few Products has EX-88 for table tops, which is good too! My website has all my favorite links too!
Thanks for the tips. Working my way up from acrylic pouring to resin. If you have 1/4 inch MDF and put a frame on the back about 2" in from the edge (for a floating effect) will it still warp? Want to then just paint the frame black. Do you evern mix in acohol to get ride of bubbles? THanks
Shouldn't warp! I only use chemicals to create effects but bubble reduction is a side benefit. Denatured Alcohol, paint thinner, Acetone in small amounts seem to work. Experiments are important!
Thank you for the very helpful points. Is it possible to do fluid painting with oil paints?
It's possible but not sure how it would look. You would need to really thin the paint. Best to do a small experiment and decide if you like!
Awesome video! Thanks! Can you tell me how long u allow your art to dry before pouring resin?
If you mean a second coat? You can pour another coat in as early as 4 hours! If you mean over an acrylic or oil painting...after you seal it and the seal coat is dry. Thick acrylic or oil paint may dissolve a bit if not properly sealed. Email me if you need more of a discussion, link on my website.
If I need to thin out resin as is necessary with certain paints, what do recommend you using. I see some people use acetone and others use alcohol, and some water. What is your recommendation. Also, have you used silicone for cells, is there a problem with indentations, and if applying a second final clear coat, do those fill in. Thanks!
All good questions! I have a new video in production to address some of your questions. Email me at emailbradleyart@gmail.com and I will give some advice on these topics.
Thanks! Good tips! :-)
Bless you! I found one video, watched it and was confused one would have to know a little bit more 1. about art in general 2. about the type of art and 3. a bit about resins and such to learn from this lady.
I am a fairly gifted parrot and mimic; I don't have to know about the play of light and extraneous things; I want to know how to do it- I am auto didactic and will find out later the WHY, show and tell HOW and be succinct, my mind despises wading through extranea and I WILL learn later WHY - it's probably common sense anyway-or I will see/understand as I go. I can't help but... I know myself, it's my nature- Brain's always ON. Many other things I won't do unless I know why, but my creativity must burst forth and I am not patient enough to read labels, books sit in a class, or such when I see a way of expression and then ideas form, i want to be able to do it right now. It's urgent.
You know, itsa jump in, I'll swim later kinda deal! I found out something about myself to wit, if it is sink or swim, I will swim.
Great tutorial! What do you use for gluing the hanging board onto the mdf? How much weight can that Support? Thanks for all your information.
I use a carpenter grade wood glue, I don't know the rating off hand but that MDF doesn't weigh much more than a few pounds so has never been an issue. I pretty much make framed panels now and so d-rings and wire on the majority of them. MDF was good in the early days when I made this video but now my paintings are very refined and it allows me to ask a higher price when they go to gallery or festivals.
Great video!! I am about to start using resin. I have seen some People adding the color to the resin before painting and some People add resin when the painting have dried. What is the difference?
Lots of ways to do things that's for sure. Mixing paint in the resin allows the different paints to interact and blend (or not). Not sure about why someone would paint on top of dried resin? You can paint something then pour clear resin over the top, is that what you mean? You should email me more details to emailbradleyart@gmail.com
Bradley Donaldson Art yes that is what I ment :) but now i bought a spray varnish from liquitex that works really well and gives a nice gloss
iv been looking at the Liquitex gloss varnish is it very shiny
Loved your video! Thanks for sharing all this information. Have you tried another resin?
All I can find here is crystal resin (so it is called). This resin is not A and B equal parts, but resin + catalyst.
Again, thanks for sharing.
Yes, there are all kinds of resins! Go to my website for a list of my vendors and info on resin. Glad you liked video, thanks!
Lots of great information! Thank you. Couldn't quite understand what you were saying when you were describing the 1/2 inch board. India board or something?
MDF is a composite material...I am now exclusively using 5mm underlayment from HomeDepot now, light and strong!
Bradley....Thank you for this wonderful step by step tutorial. The PVC cover you made, is that 1in piping? BTW...I was able to save my plastic measuring cups. After the resin drys, it just pulls out in one piece. Ariel
Yes, I used smallest to keep it light. Since I made the video I have attached the PVC to my work bench and now hinge it up and down. Will do another video soon and demonstrate. Yes resin will dry and come out of the cups...I use acetone too to clean them out. But after time they get nasty! Thanks for feedback. Bradley
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Hello and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Do you use spray paints and if not, why?
Oh yes, you can use spray paint, both in the resin or spray lightly on top... I like mixing it most. Metallic spray paint is my favorite choice. Just spray in a plastic cup then add resin. Have fun!
Bradley Donaldson Art Oh thank u, I will!
hey very informative video ...👍 can u tell me what's the name of the tool u placed straight and diagonally on mdf to check levelling? ur response will be appreciated!!!😊
thankyou
A level... you can get at any Hardware store, big or small, whatever you like!
Deval Shah or at the $ 🌳. 😃
Your vid is the most informative I've seen so far however you missed the last step, clean up. How do you clean up your tools and containers used on the resin?
Glad you liked, thank you! You can use acetone if you don't mind a powerful chemical. After using a measuring container a few times and cleaning with acetone, I toss them if they get too bad. I like to keep my paintings clean and free of debris.
What about the archival issues using these boards as the base for this type of work?Are there long term permanence considerations?What would be the life of pieces done this way?How do these piesces react to different types of light and display tecniques over the years?Thank You.
I haven't had any issues with MDF from an archival standpoint. I have also switched to 5 MM wood as a base now, I can buy it in bulk and cut to size now that I have fully equipped my studio with woodworking tools! I still make all my panels. As far as the effect of light on a piece, I think it really depends on the brand of resin you are using. "Yellowing" can occur if left in strong daylight for a long period of time with a lot of the brands. Read the labels!! I use the BEST brand I can get when using resin on a painting with a lot of white in it! Same with tables, I use the best commercial brand. Not all resins are alike!!! Check my website for my list of vendors.
Did u glue the border to keep the resin from spreading to the white part?
No glue was used...please email me at: emailbradleyart@gmail.com if you have other questions. Thx
Nice tutorial. You say you use polyester resin. Do you prefer polyester over epoxy resin? If so why?
Mainly use epoxy resins now but in various strengths...check out my website for supplier links for buying resins.
Hey Brad you could bling up the airhead in the background, it would look better than it is at the moment. Cheers Brian R65 owner
Hahaha! But not happening anytime soon, that's one of favorites!
Hey Bradley - thanks for the great informative video! I got one question: How do you mix the Golden High Flow acrylics in there? When i tried doing that, it completely failed and made a big mess..
email me at: emailbradleyart@gmail.com for complete answer
Kaspar Flück If I may, pour your epoxy/resin mix into a cup and add 1 small drop of high flow. Stir. If afterward you feel you need another drop then add another. Stir. Only add 1 small drop at a time. Most problems that occur happen because too much paint is added to the epoxy/resin mix.You want to use the least amount of paint (dye, powder etc.) as possible to get the color and transparency you need. Some people will recommend keeping your colorant to 10% or less. I say keep it as low as possible and that's usually 5% or even far less! If you find that you need 10% or more then you need to be reaccessing your choice in colorant. You are probably using craft or student quality colorant which is made of fillers and very little pigment. You would be looking for professional AKA "Artist" quality paint, inks, dyes, mica etc. because artist grade materials contain a much higher concentration of pigment load with limited fillers or preservatives.
Golden only makes Artist quality products all of which are fantastic. I personally own and use every product they make, lol. This is about the highest quality of commercially available acrylic paint (and other products as well) you can get. Next to home/hand made there is nothing better. For example, it takes about 15 coats of Liquitex BASICS to every 1 coat of Golden. Either 1 of a few things are happening here. Either you are using too much, your working area is either too hot or too cold (which the epoxy/resin mix is temperature sensitive) or the product has gone bad which it can do if it's been exposed to extreme weather, improperly stored or has simply sat on the shelf too long. It happens. Oh...and that last one goes for your epoxy/resin and Golden products. Hope this helps. Happy Painting!
Thank you so much! Thats very helpful! Will give it another try once im back in my studio! Happy Painting to you as well, my friend!
Kaspar Flück Absolutely. If Brad isn't available or if I can be of any assistance feel free to hit me ☝anytime. I don't have a channel but I don't mind helping or being a sounding board. I'm sure you'll nail it. We all get hung up on new adventures now & then...or a lot. LOL.😃
Thanks for jumping in! Been a busy weekend but normally I am available. Sometimes it makes more sense to give detailed answers in an email. I have had quite a few great exchanges with other artists so far.