Resin Art #1 and #2

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing an art technique that I am trying for the first time.  I decided a while ago that I would like to try resin pours.  Wanted to make some lovely pieces (decorative and/or functional) using resin and other products.  The canvas above is actually my second try.  First try (with lots of learning) is below.

I thought I'd take you along for the journey.  If you're not interested, more cards will be posted soon and you can ignore the Resin Art posts.

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I bought a dozen small 4"x4" canvases (size of a coaster).  I thought they would be good for experimenting and learning.  I also have several silicone molds that I will be using.

For the canvas above, I started by doing a dirty pour (acrylic paints) over top of the primed canvas, white base with dark turquoise and gold accents.  I had a lot of paint on my canvas, so tilted it to let the excess drip off (used the leftover paint to create some pretty backgrounds for cards - YAY!).  

After the dirty pour was completely dry, I added some crushed gold glass glitter with a little cyan glitter, securing them in place with a drizzle of resin.  Finished by flooding the areas around the glitter with more resin and let it dry for 24 hours.  

Happier with this try over my first one (below).  Still lots more improvement needed.  Sorry for the glare from the resin, but there's no way to get a photo without glare from the shiny finish.

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Below is my first experiment, starting with canvas as the base.  I learned a LOT about what NOT to do. :)  It's all good and I am going to keep a journal about what works and what doesn't and hopefully my artwork will get better as I learn more.  At least that is the hope! :)

The canvas above uses very similar colours.  I used colourings of Alcohol ink and pearl-ex powders, but none of them had enough added to create an opaque finish.  And I poured too much resin over top (clear coat) before it was time, so a lot of the resin ran over the sides, taking the colour with it.  This also exposed the texture of the canvas underneath, which is not what I was going for.  I sprinkled with cyan chunky glitter and diamond dust chunky glitter to add a little sparkle and called it a day.

The canvas is pretty, but needs more colour and more layers of resin. :)  A fail, but a win in the amount of things I learned.

I'll be back with another Resin Art pour next month.

Edited to add:  Resin is heat resistant up to 150C or 300F.  It is not heat proof, although you can buy a heat proof resin (not used for crafts), for making counter tops and table tops.

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