How to colour resin using 8 different methods

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4 жыл бұрын

How to colour resin using 8 different methods shows what I use to mix with epoxy resin to add colour. This video shows each of the products I use and the outcome of the coloured resin after it has cured. I also show how I mix the additive, as this can make a difference in how the final cure will look. I think you will be surprised at number 8 and how well this works to colour the resin. It is useful to have different methods so that you can get the effect you are looking for, as some mixes will give an opaque finish, others a translucent, while others will give you an iridescent finish. Hope you find this video useful, please let me know in the comments if you have an alternative method of colouring resin that works for you. I provide tips and tricks throughout the whole video, so please watch to the end. leave a comment or any questions.
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@bonniedavis293 2 жыл бұрын

I do not have the money to join your group but i wanted to say thank you and I have been trying to learn as much as I can about resin and this was a very informative video

@Greenfuego Жыл бұрын

Glad you started with acrylic paint as I just had a mold not set right where I used acrylic color/resin to highlight some details. It was a liquid acrylic paint and my ratio was more like 1:1 🙄 also the tip about letting the resin set up a bit before adding heavier things like glitter so they don’t settle. Very useful info

@prempremglamourz1 4 жыл бұрын

This video really answered my questions of how to colour resin and what to use in colouring resin. I’m a beginner. Thanks so much for sharing this.

@janes2307 Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm so glad that I happened upon your tutorials. I'm new to resin and you've given me such a lot of confidence. Have you written any books? Thanks again x

@almacasiano 2 жыл бұрын

really helpful information Steve, I've watched so many how-to videos where one says don't use paint or food coloring etc.etc.... I'm relearning at this point so much I never knew before; you're really helping me to be a better resin crafter, thank you so much!

@moirarutherford4250 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm new to resin and I've just had all my questions answered with your tutorials ❤

@jenny-lynneclarke4728 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I use chalk ive crushed in my resin. Can even get glow chalk and glitter chalk. Thanks

@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith 2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Sidewalk chalk works nicely as well, and it is easier to crush than blackboard chalk.

@treelynn1533 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I loved seeing all these options in one video.

@tynerosin635 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video Steve! Thanks for sharing

@bmk5529 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job showing the different ways to color resin. Hope you had a great Christmas!

@linnykeeble1619 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I found this very interesting. Love the green glitter, pretty colour. 😊

@wwmilanl Жыл бұрын

Great Info, Thanks for your video

@design4living 11 ай бұрын

I always mix opaque & translucent myself. Thank you!

@wilnahelfrich1614 3 жыл бұрын

I sometimes use pastels and works beautifully. Thx for the lessons.

@caroljackson3036 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve! I'm just getting started with coloring resin and the information you provided was awesome. Gonna go grab some eye shadow and try it out :-)

@e-l-t2279 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos! I have only seen two so far but I have learned a lot and really enjoyed them too! Can't wait for the items of my first projects to arrive in the mail!

@cynthiacarr3294 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video Steve I always enjoy them great tips and hacks and projects thank you 😁💯👍🏾

@disenchantedtear8219 3 жыл бұрын

This was very informative thank you so much! I never would have thought of food coloring! That turned out quite nicely!

@darylpepper2256 Жыл бұрын

Just watched and is extremely helpful. Love, love, love watching you and your crafting journey.

@sarahthurlby3556 Жыл бұрын

thank you im brand new to resin and researching before i use it your channel has been very helpful

@cindyreddoorartstudiogarre2229 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your knowledge I have learned more from you than anyone else I really appreciate you for always sharing with us newbie ❤️

@emilyherrera8913 Жыл бұрын

I just LOVE your videos!! I’ve learned so much about making resin projects!! Keep up the great work!

@Sandisue Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your lessons! I just started using resin epoxy and LOVE your teaching videos! ❤

@ladybug93720 3 жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials!

@dulceteixeira9097 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative as always saved for when I next play with resin 😘😊🌹

@ABJILL033 3 жыл бұрын

Mica brushed direct into the mould gives a different effect, especially brushed around the edges. Food colour also comes in a concentrated colour paste form which would reduce the water content. Another way of using stickers or art work on paper is to use uv resin on it first not sure if it would work on watercolour, but works well for images coloured with pencils or alcohol markers.

@WaxWitch Жыл бұрын

I work with UV resin almost exclusively, and the UV resin will still soak into paper-based products. I seal them with either packing tape, or duralar and modpodge. Sometimes the modpodge will soak into the paper and/or ruin watercolor paints. UV resin doesn't bond well with regular resin either, so it is better to use exclusively one or the other unless you seal the UV resin piece completely without it touching the edge of your mold.

@ProfessorVector Ай бұрын

Adding cost to the comparison would be a nice touch. Very informative good job

@juliettemills9661 Жыл бұрын

I so much enjoy your videos, I only started resin about just over a year I have some good items I think, and I bet I am way more messy than you lol, you wouldn't believe how messy I have got, you give wonderful info ideas etc that even I can understand, so keep going I enjoy your videos.

@ruthmills4864 2 жыл бұрын

Another great tutorial! It helps so much when you dont have a manual ! It's nice when the "master" shares with the "pupil"!😊💛

@schmulies 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Have used Jacquard translucent airbrush paints successfully.

@mzkat7109 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to comment to say 👋. Thank you for the very informative videos. I haven't started pouring my resin yet. However I do feel more prepared after watching your videos. My cats even like watching with me.

@rainbarber7657 3 жыл бұрын

This video was so informative. Another great video.

@TheLee212682003 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this. It really helps newbies to avoid mistakes and put them on the right path.

@Copolia 2 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, as was the beginner resin video. Thank you so much for your time with these tutorials.

@whitneymyette2169 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! All your videos have been so helpful. I’m new to resin and have been trying to learn how to mix acrylic paints with it. This was so helpful!! You explain things so well and the visual part helps so much!

@michellerainwaters3608 Жыл бұрын

Great tips

@kathleenmcdiarmid7874 8 ай бұрын

You give so much good info. Thank you. I'm just starting resin art. I'll be watching you a lot.

@JAximcelt 7 ай бұрын

I'm new to working with resin. I love your comparison videos. Perfect for me. They answer a lot of questions that I have and things I would never think of until it's too late. Thank you 👍

@cornwasher Жыл бұрын

Very nice demonstration/tutorial. Thank you....

@shumilashah 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. It was an eye opener.

@dianenortness2131 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve!

@Managable_Mayhem Жыл бұрын

It's very helpful to a newcomer like me to know that alcohol ink fades quickly, that really saves me the tragic realisation when I do my first water-based diorama. ;v;

@AussieCraftSupplies 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, this was excellent as are all your videos. Being a papercrafter I have excessive embossing powders so I tried a few, the cheap and mid priced brands worked brilliantly, however not so with the dearer brands, I found.

@judejudesdrums106 4 жыл бұрын

It seems you appear with the answers to all my questions, daily! This helped so much along with a previous video concerning bubbles! Thanks for knowing what and sharing 🙏🏾. You even demonstrate with the same molds I’m using! How do you make the 2 sided pendants? Is it resin meets resin. 🤗. I’ll try and show you some of my first stuffs.

@Benoitsmidget 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson learned. Thank you.

@debh7046 4 жыл бұрын

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR POSTS IN MY GROUP, "ART ADDICT'S FROM AROUND THE WORLD" ... I'M THRILLED TO HAVE YOU AND ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL VIDEOS, THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR ALL MY MEMBERS, MANY THANKS MY FRIEND...

@Meagain921 9 ай бұрын

Extremely helpful ………………I’m just about to start using resin and your vids are invaluable. Many thanks and enjoy the coffee 🤗

@deborahfagg8433 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, nail varnish is great for colouring resin.

@TharuResinArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve for sharing this valuable video. I use charcoal powder to get black colour. It is similar to black mica powder. Resin cures really well without any problems.

@debbiedavis5466 Жыл бұрын

THANKYOU, I loved watching this video as I am just in the process of purchasing my assortment of resin products and I'm so confused with all the different products which are available but this video and lots of your other ones have really helped me to work out what is going to be the best for me to buy and try, I will definitely be watching out for more of your videos 😁.

@debralawrence235 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very informative and a pleasure to watch you.😁

@barbarabartkus4948 3 жыл бұрын

I am new at using expoxy. I have learned a lot . From watching you videos. Want to know how to color it and found out a lot

@vickithompson5861 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve!! Again you were very informative and helpful, as all your videos are!!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Santa brought you more art materials haha!

@jamestaylor7025 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve for a very interesting video - just what I was needing. I have a range of bulk printer inks and I have tried using the black and it seems to work ok. I'll probably try the other colours some time and even try mixing them to get intermediate colours. Maybe you could also try it and make a video. Thanks again.

@biancahinojosa2778 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful thank you!!!

@beckymooring6059 3 жыл бұрын

I have used artists chalk before and it reacts under UV light. I have also tried the Chameleon Nail Powders which work quite well.

@digitaldarkroom07 4 жыл бұрын

This was VERY informative! I was shocked by the food coloring! Have you ever tried the gel food color?

@pamelataylor3537 2 ай бұрын

I new to resin and been watching a few channels that I find very informative and they help but watching yours I’m learning lots and lots of really useful information. Thanks for all your videos. If I need any answers I know I can go to yours and go through your videos and see if theres one that may have what I’m looking for and then I can watch it. I have found that I get most, if not all, my answers from one of your videos and I enjoy your videos a lot too.

@lorrdread Жыл бұрын

The 2nd bar w/mica powder is quite a nice shade of red and the shine, so nice! Well, I certainly got something out of this. The translucence of the alcohol ink is subtle enough for something behind it, and like candy, 🍬I thought of a jolly rancher, lol, I think I'll give it a try.

@chandraganieany5731 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!

@junerobbins7205 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video and the time it took you to make it. I have tried some of the things you use and not trade some of them. I have never used alcohol ink, but I do kind of like that transparent look of it for certain things. I have used one thing that you didn’t try, but I’ve probably used in the past to get a very bright, beautiful, white white I tried putting Windsor and Newton Ink. I just had an idea as I wrote this and thought maybe I would try the Windsor and Newton white designer gouache, which is also very white, but I’ve never tried it in resin. I’ll let you know if it works and how it looks. I must say that I just happened upon your video when I was looking for different things to color resin and I just love your easy, unhurried style. I do not love to be rushed about so I thank you for your teaching style.

@RBLACKPEARL7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I use coffee, nail polish, salt and pepper, powder make up and they come out nice.

@kellyburnett3500 2 жыл бұрын

New to your videos so I had no idea you were colour (Canadian) blind. You're so inspiring, keep up the great work and keep slaying it!! 😄

@scottwilliams6185 3 жыл бұрын

I've just started using resin and found thar acrylic paint changes colour when u add it! But I'm loving doing resin craft. I think I've finally found the craft I love x

@senoritaipah9420 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR SHARING 👍👍👍👍

@JodisPanacheJodisPanache 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, I just started with resin. If I have a question that needs to be answered I check to see if you made a video on it before I watch anyone else. You are easy to understand and a joy to watch. Thank you very informative. Take care, be safe, try to stay healthy and happy.

@rosadeboom3961 2 жыл бұрын

U77

@Boogie_the_cat 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comprehensive video. I'm fairly new to 2 part epoxy, having used UV resin more. I like how the epoxy allows for use of opaque mix-ins. I have used glitter, mica powder, and glow in the dark powder. I tried some cheap alcohol ink, but it was so cheap, i did not get good results unless i used so much that the cured resin piece stayed somewhat soft.

@karenneill9109 3 жыл бұрын

Pebeo vitrail colours are fantastic! They are clear or opaque, they are so pigmented that i only use a teenie bit on a toothpick. They're artist colours, so they're easy to combine to get just the right shade. (Not that that is key for you, but cheap stuff always goes muddy). Theyre much more affordable than resin pigments. They hit the right balance of cost and quality for me. I use mostly UV resin, but it acts very similarly to two part resins, and I've seen others use them in two part resin.

@farzanabegumliakath6261 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I have my resin kit in the mail!

@lindafrier1615 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing👍🏻

@fgriffintx Жыл бұрын

Very useful video! You might consider putting a light source behind your samples as you show them. I could tell the totally transparent ones, but was wondering how much light some of the others would allow to pass through (the idea being to back light an item). Ditto on comments regarding the fading of alcohol inks :)

@MommySunflowerChaos 2 жыл бұрын

Never stop making videos !

@oscareduardo9374 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot, it was really helpful info. I´d normally use a couple of drops of pen ink for my resin projects, but it tends to soften the result a bit. Either way, I like that the color ends up being transluscend

@rethaverster7957 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a million..it helped me a great deal..

@ashleysnedegar3268 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos thank you

@DizzyfishArt Жыл бұрын

I love your videos!!💜

@carolinemiddleton6239 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. Not long found you.. your videos are very informative. Out of the methods for colouring which ones will fade over time please 🙃

@mariagrosso5472 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Stev I am a first time user of resin and I have found your videos very helpful I was wondering if you can use air drying nail varnish and UV light curing nail varnish in resin would love to have your thoughts on this, thanks.

@kathywilliams5732 2 жыл бұрын

I came running back to this video to watch again after watching the spray paint. Thank you

@jennifermassey9051 4 жыл бұрын

That was helpful. Love the opaque comment. Made me laugh! 👌

@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith 2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts At least you caught the mistake in editing. Some people don't.

@FadingAway10 Жыл бұрын

Another amazing helpful video !!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@thatjane8076 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Happy New Year 2021! Just found your channel, love it, thank you. I find Spray Paint works too :) Facemask handy for that. I'm catching up with your vids, so I may be too late suggesting this :)

@sumomo2236 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this has been most useful. ^_^

@ShreejiFine 3 жыл бұрын

Nice explain ...thanks

@nievesdereyes65 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@robinmckenzie4142 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. My question is this. You have said the AI fades with time and sunlight. Does the food coloring fade as well ???

@MaxinesCraftynStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Hola hola! Good video! You can also use pastel chalks!

@craftypenpalmoma 2 жыл бұрын

I've used embossing powder aa well. It's similar to the mixa powders

@bernieparent9517 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this tutorial it is a great resource for someone who is just starting out with resins. I am making wood and resin charcuterie boards and one thing everyone is concerned about is whether the combination of resin and wood is food safe and my research says once the resin is cured it is food safe. I like the look of the sample you made with the micro glitter and I would like to try it in one of my charcuterie boards but I am worried the glitter may come off in the food. Can you advise what you think in regards to some glitter made coming off ?

@teresaduggan394 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering would oil based food coloring work better, and also. Ive heard of oul based soap and candle dye. Would like to see how that works.

@MrLibertyrogers 5 ай бұрын

Yes it was helpful to see how different types of dye look in resin, but I think it would have better to show with all the same colors, like you did for first 3

@junek1006 2 жыл бұрын

I like the red glitter. The other 2 look maroon to me. That's just me tho. Another great video.

@rjmiser 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful thank you! ^.^ ♥

@risunokairu 3 жыл бұрын

Next time you highlight glowing the dark, use your uv curing light. It will make the glow in the dark fluoresce better for the camera.

@leanwoerner3583 Жыл бұрын

I grind up chalk pastels-it gives a glazed look, and the larger particles sink to the bottom. Very rustic!

@bubblemum 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried food coloring yet, I will have to give them a shot. I just started a new test board with my alcohol inks. I like to use my half sphere mold to make all the testers the same size, I can do 6 colors at a time. Yesterday I used micas with 2 part resin, and then I tried some of the alcohol inks I had not tried yet; they all came out hard and clear. I then tried the rest of the alcohol inks with UV resin, and they are all still a bit sticky. I know that when I used mica colors with UV resin it didn't work- they hardened on the exteriors and then the mica would block the rest of the UV from getting through, leaving a squishy center...which a child in my Sunday school just HAD to press until it squirted like a pimple. I had used resin colorants with the uv which made translucent samples in the past, nice and hard and am surprised that the alcohol inks left things sticky. Let me know if you want my web addy to see my work, I won't post it w/o your permission.