I’m back today with more resin petries (my best yet!), as well as a video showing how to make them. These resin petries are fun and easy to make, and while I hate having to wait hours and hours for them to dry, taking them out of the molds is like unwrapping a present. You...
Follow up with a spray of clear acrylic lacquer, and the finished pieced is ready to be displayed alongside the original. The woodgrain has been reproduced to perfection and the casting looks just like real wood! See more Advanced Techniques tutorials ›...
They have many more wonderful resin kits, so be sure to browse their store for other molds and accessories.How to make resin ringsCreating your own resin rings is not all that hard, I promise. Let me walk you through the basic steps for how to make resin rings:Step 1: Prep work area...
You can colour your silicone using acrylic paint or food colouring. Step 3: I recommend wearing gloves and adding baby oil to both my gloves and working surface to help with the stickiness of the silicone. You could also use mineral oil or Vaseline. You don’t need much to do the trick...
(i.e., rubbing alcohol) orwindow glass cleanerscontain will quickly kill any mold spores present on the surfaces of your wet palette. Just make sure to avoid getting these chemicals in the water of the wet palette, as they can make your acrylic paint do odd things, e.g., change color...
Making your own statues and figurines means creating a suitable mold based on a prototype. Because gargoyles often have horns and wings that stick out, you will want to make a mold that is flexible; these protrusions would be difficult to dislodge from a rigid mold. Also, you should make ...
Add acrylic fortifying cement to the mix, following manufacturer's directions. Add water slowly to the mix, stirring with the trowel, until the mixture resembles thick mud. Immediately spread 3 inches of the hypertufa over the rock form with the trowel. If desired, use the point of the trow...
To finish, we apply the varnish that will protect the surface and help to keep the area in the best conditions. A resin whose purpose is none other than to safeguard the durability and resistances of the imitation stone imprinted concrete. Water-based varnishes, solvent-based, acrylic... ...
Pour into molds and allow to dry. The drying time will depend on the size of the mold. Small molds can be dry in as little as an hour, while large molds may take 4-6 hours to dry. Step 6 Remove the chalk from the molds. If the cardboard mold sticks to the chalk, dampen with...
See how to make resin dice! This beginner-friendly dice making tutorial shows how to make polyhedral dice with ready-made dice molds.