Top Tips and Tricks for Creating Resin Art for Beginners
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- This video shows some tips and tricks that I have learnt when using resin. It is an ideal tutorial for beginners who are thinking of creating art using resin. The video shows the tips and tricks I wish I had known before starting with resin. It covers the type of resin to use for the task at hand, the differences between polyester and epoxy resin and when to use them. I also show the types of tools and other materials I use when creating epoxy resin art. Alongside this I show resin basics that will make life easier for you. All the tools and materials that I use and show here are available on amazon, links below.
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Although I often talk about health and safety in my videos, please make sure you do your own research and take the relevant precautions to ensure that you are protecting your health. I am not responsible for anyone using resin and not taking the correct safety precautions. Resin is a chemical and as such should be always treated with respect and the manufacturers safety advice taken.
Materials used:
Links for USA (only)
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Hopefully I haven't left anything off this list. Thank you for your time, I hope this was useful.
Music by: Last Summer
Musician: @iksonofficial
I am new to this resin stuff and am trying to gather as much info as I can before I actually start making things, and this video is so helpful. Thanks so much for sharing-I greatly appreciate your time, education, and expertise!
Remember to wear protection with any resin, they can all give you a reaction
They're not repetitive. Love your style of videos. Motivates me to want to do more things with my spare time.
Love that picture! Really enjoying watching your hints and tips for beginners. I have tried a few projects and my next one is jewellery. Please keep these videos coming as they are extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing your talents with us 🌻
I’ve always wanted to make things with epoxy resin but have zero experience with it. I love your videos! I’ve learned a lot and I love your personality and how you aren’t “putting on a show” and acting like someone your not. One of my favorite things about watching the videos!! So THANK YOU all the way from the state of Maine USA💗
Hi Steve, another great video, love the art piece at the end. Other things you can use to colour resin are spices......cinnamon, paprika, turmeric are gorgeous and herbs can produce nice effects too. Great point to recycle and reuse plastic food pots 👍👏 . Xx
Love your pup. Reminds me of 2 of my past boys.
Steve, thank you for sharing. I really need this kind of tips and trick because recently I've been thinking starting to do resin art. Today I'm found your video and I'm really grateful. The way you save the waste I really love it. Thanks from malaysia. ❤
The music tip is great. I always become impatient when mixing 😅 with the music on, I get to sing while waiting so time flies quickly
Great tutorial
Thanks for showing us your puppy and kitty
Patricia
Thank you so much for all the tips , tricks and knowledge.I appreciate it so much.
Thank you for all the tips! Im a beginner and your tips will help me so much! And golly, what a beautiful painting. 💕 I need to put a resin layer on my children's painting. So brilliant if an idea!
Thank you again for the great tips. It was lovely listening to you. And neato project you did at the end too 🙂
Oh Lilly you’re a star! We also have a deaf doggie- Miss Marple 🐶🐶🥰🥰
Thank you so much. You have explained everything a beginner needs to know. Very informative for us just starting out. I really enjoyed watching. 😊😊
Really well explained. Found it very helpful as not used resin before. Many thanks. The craft resin starter kit looks good. Hoping to make some coasters from reclaimed wood with some small items cast into a resin coating 👍
Lovely video, thank you. I applaud you for taking time to speak about safety!
Thank you so much for your explanation of resin differences - it helped me a lot!
Watching from Nigeria i enjoyed every bit of your explanation you are the best teacher ❤
Thank you! I have been so excited to try resin and have watched a lot of videos on it. I have everything I need to get started but I'm scared and nervous to do it! lol. It's stupid, I know!
Awesome job !! No waste No haste! Enjoyed the lesson.
Hi Steve and thank you so much for your frank and honest explanations that will save so much time and money! Xxx
Thank you for all of your videos. I just recently purchased lots of stuff to start my journey. I have so many questions and you have answered lots!!! I can’t wait to start!!
This helped so much. Thank you! I'm a total newby and all my searches just gave me more questions.
Glad to know I can use eyeshadow to color, I have a ton 😂
Lol me too. I have also tons of acrylic paints to used.
Yes you can
Thank you Steve for the information.
I started using the Amazing Clear Cast resin that you can order from micheals for pretty cheap to test and practice on new molds so I don't waste money. I do love the Clear Cast from Amazon.
I am learning a lot from you. Thank you
I enjoy your presentations. I have been doing alcohol and acrylic pouring but I really want start making some jewelry for gifts.
I’m in America, Thank You for the information.
Part two: amazing result 😮
as a newbie really informative great tips looking forward to watching more off your tutorials
Love your vibe :) Thanks Steve
Thank you 🙏 for tips and beautiful picture dancing 💃
awesome deffo gotta try this for sure. thank you.
Great video - am inspired and off to start working with resin 🤞😊
Thank you for this upload. I'm so interested in this never used before and am looking into it so this was very informative 😊
I love that painting -- the colors you chose are so lovely, they remind me of stone. I'd love to have a counter top like that. Will you ever do a counter top pour someday? That would be really great. Thanks again and have a wonderful day!
Hi there, I'm brand new to resin. I have just purchased pretty much everything. I just have not played with it yet. I did see online somebody suggested heating up resin, but they did not say to heat it in the water like you suggested and I think your idea is fantastic! They suggested heating it in the microwave. To me. I think that's very dangerous. I could be wrong, but that's my thoughts on that. Anyway. I just subscribed to your channel and I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Before I dive in and start playing with resin.
Steve McDonald Arts and Crafts hi how are you .Please can I ask for your help my daughter who is also a young carer for me would like to start resin as an outlet. Please could you advise me of what to buy her to start and practice with first as cheaply as possible. I really want to support but is seems so confusing she is just 15. I can give you my email if easier to communicate thanks so very much. I am sorry to bother I understand if you can’t help but I just want to buy it and let her get start especially for all the extra she’s done lately xx
Great video ❤
Hi Steve, thanks for explaining all of this! I am looking at creating some resin key chains and jewellery as a new hobby- Which of all the resins would you recommend? Thank you
So beautiful and helpful, thank you 💕
Very helpful as always. Thank you!
Gorgeous!
thank you so much. I have never used resin, and am looking for a hobby, and coming across your channel and watching you create has made my mind up to give it a try. thank you so much
Hi Steve I have just w your video on how to make a bowl out of feathers. I have never laughed so much 😂😂😂 great video Namiena
Very helpful videos thank you
Thank u so much for this.🙏🏼
Thank you for the information very useful😊to me
Excellent tips and info, thank you
I so enjoyed the video!
The dog hello lol
Very good video. The piece turned out nice
Thank you for the info awesome🥰🥰
Thank you for the info I’m a beginner too
Thanks
Hello Steve, Just found your very interesting video. Thank you.
I'm another beginner but I've already bought most of what I thought that I needed from Amazon, except...I couldn't find a heat gun like yours, with a handle. Could you please tell me where you bought yours, please?
Could you also tell me what you use to clean your tray, aren't the resin drips hard?
Thanks again for a very straightforward enlightening video.
Very helpful, thank you!
When you started composing your piece, I missed how the resin was used. Was it in the black paint, or in all the paint, just on the canvas?? It came out pretty. Your insights are helpful, thanks.
Thank you for your informative videos. What is the watt measurement of the heat gun you use for your projects?
Superb Sir👌👌
Hello Steve, I want to know what is the ratio of resin and hardener? Resin and colour as well. I am waiting for my start up kit to come.
Do you have a video on how to keep your glitter from sinking to the bottom of the mold? I’m trying to get it to suspend though out and I can’t figure it out.
I am thinking of making my own art and glam decor for my house since I have watched so many youtubes, I think i might be able to pull some of it off! I saw someone wwwith a dining table that used some type of resin method. How could you do this on a large dining table that cant be lifted? Maybe just use the tool? BTW Painting is beautiful!
I love the craft resin but the 2nd batch I bought mightve been bad..it leaves weird streak lines. Maybe it's because it's a tad colder here but even with a heater on them they come out streaky and bad. Stonecoat is the best I've used but you have to mix well and keep in heat or it wont harden..plus expensive..also doesn't cell well
You so nice thank you for this helpful video
Hiya. How much resin did you mix up for this picture and which resin did you use? Why do you use acrylic and mica powder? Could you just use one or the other?
Wow! Amazing!
Hello Steve!
To get the final casting softer, more flexible, can this be done from the mixing ratio between the two components A and B?
I'm referring to a more rubbery casting, like how those Keychain numbers plates are made. The molding is softer, more silicone, flexible.
A flexibility ratio can be obtained through the mixing ratio, e.g. 3:1, 2:1, 1:1 or in what way the mixture can be made regarding the rigidity or flexibility of the concentration
Many Thanks in Advance
Kind Regards
Not sure if you know but they have glasses for color blindness my niece bought it for her best friend they love them.
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts they love the glasses and you can take them off after you finish your art piece but either way you do amazing work thanks for teaching us 💜
Craft resin vs master cast which one would you prefer for beginner I'm starting with keychains first
Hello Steve I’m listening to you in Illinois but you sound like you’re from my home area of Essex,or maybe Kent love the video’s especially the bloopers. Just want to get started with resin I have quite a few silicone molds that I’ve used to make soap,candles( little LEGO men) am I ok to use those molds?
Any chance we can see you work with those wooden coasters? And maybe just applying a thin layer of think resin to one with art work on the coaster if you have anything like that? Good video here btw, trying to keep my spend down on what I’m doing and have fun. But I would like to sell coaster’s with artwork/resin. Would you recommend anything?
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Awesome thank you steve!!
What's the difference between resin and hardener?
Please tell me about canvas in details, can we use oil paint canvas for resin art????
My biggest issue is getting rid of bubbles, I've tried the heat gun and lighters
can you add silicone oil to create more cells???
Hi, when i add my glitters they drop off all at the bottom. How can i keep them on all the jewellery? Thamks
Hi! I have a question. I am making crochet hooks, and I cannot seem to get them to set right to where it wont bend when I hold them. I am wondering if you can give me some suggestions
How do you know the measure to use for coasters?
Hi please can you help me, I'm looking for a resin that I can cover my paintings , resin moulds , resin trays and resin over wood , what one would be the best to buy to do all of the above?
I would prefer 1.1 by volume , thank you 😊
Hey Steve thx for the videos. I got a question, should I expect tiny micro scratches and some hazy spots on my gloss resin castings using silicone molds? Assuming I haven’t scraped up my mold and it’s thoroughly cleaned and cared for.
This is late, but I have learned the hard way that some molds dull quicker in spots. And that can leave pieces dull and scratchy looking.
Hi Steven , just wondering what kind of resin do you recommend to to cover a pair of glasses that have been poured with acrylic paint , thank you in advance
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts hi Steve sorry for not being specific, some one asked me to resin designer eye glasses, I thought it would be a great idea , but I’m afraid to get myself into more than I can handle, that you so much for your kindness ,what do you think ?
What polish is best for resin?
woaaah, i am a beginner How i wish i can have those materials also😭
Hello im new to this i wanna play with using epoxy or resin dont know the difference but to get started to make molds what i need to buy epoxy or resin and also do i need to get the hardner
Hi Steve I’ve just come across your channel. I’m currently upcycling an old Victorian metamorphic high chair (it turns from a high chair into a toddler table and chair) and it has a little “tray” on it. It’s made from wood and painted gloss white. I wanted to fill the tray with a resin with polka dots underneath it. Just for my daughters art table. Is epoxy safe to use with painted surfaces?
Hi Steve, please could you advise me on which of the above would would be most suitable for coasters because of the heat. I’m also a beginner. Thanks so much for Mel x
Sorry I forgot to mention it’s for coasters that have an acrylic paint design x
Hi Steve, I’m sorry for the delayed reply and thank you so much for your reply, at the moment I’m trying out ‘Craft Resin’ before trying resin8. It’s beautifully clear and seems great with the heat so far but I’m having major issues with the edges shrinking back, I’ve tried everything from cleaning my art work, level surfaces, mixing well and ratios. I just don’t know what else to try. I’m still working on wooden coasters and over acrylic paint . Would you have any tips or ideas please? 💔😔 xx
Im just starting my small bussiness and I just tried puduo and art resin. My problem with art resin it’s that doesn’t harden, I have to wait a lot for ir to harden and it still bendy. Do you have any other recommendations for 1:1 ratio resins that I can use?
Any quality street in that tin?
What was the name of the one you said was non toxic again? I can't quite catch it...
All epoxy resin is toxic when parts a and b are mixed - you should ALWAYS use a respirator that filters organic vapours, and full eye protection as well as gloves
But what is UV resin then? Because I just bought a bunch of stuff to make resin things from aliexpress because it's cheaper for me this way and I got UV resin.
Why don't you use silicone measures aka mixing cups as they are easy to clean and reuse many times and more environmentally friendly upto plastic disposable cups 🤷
So it's a must to wear a mask?
I have same one to one jugs....$60, home depot
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Do u know anything about the art and Glow resin?? Yea, very expensive!!
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Well, I just tried my first acrylic on canvas……my GAWD it was awful.
I will resume to JUST WATCHING!
What a disaster I just went through.
Never again!
I really love Art Resin for doming and overall jewelry projects
are u still there
I think its unavaible here