If you’re looking for a versatile way to create art, epoxy resin could be just the material you’ve been looking for. Resin casting represents an easy and fun way of creating ornaments and jewellery, accenting furniture and making creative and unique artworks of your own.
Resin begins as a liquid before hardening so it can be poured into moulds, mixed with paint or used to coat objects so that they achieve a glossy, smooth surface. So, what can be made using epoxy resin, and how do you start working with it? You just need to be well informed, so here are some essential tips to get you started.
What Can Be Created Using Epoxy Resin?
There are plenty of things you can make with epoxy resin:
- Jewellery – pendants, pins, rings, charms, and beads
- Coated items – furnishings can be decorated with small ornamental items and then coated with resin to fill the gaps and create a glossy, smooth surface.
- Preserved items – dried leaves and flowers can be added to resin at its liquid stage so that when it finally hardens, the item will stay beautifully preserved.
- Moulds – epoxy resin can be poured in its liquid state into moulds to produce figurines or sculptures.
- Paintings – mix paint with epoxy resin and create unique and stunning marbled abstract artworks.
How Do I Work With Epoxy Resin?
Remember to always use gloves if you’re working with epoxy resin to avoid damage to your skin. You should also work in an area that is well-ventilated and well-lit for your safety. Make sure that there are no bubbles in the resin before it hardens. You’ll need to use a needle or toothpick to remove this as they will be trapped once the resin has dried.
How Can I Produce A Coloured Piece Of Epoxy Resin Art?
Epoxy resin itself is clear, which is perfect if you’re coating items to make a glossy finish or preserving items. However, if you want a coloured effect, you’ll need to add to the resin or decorate it. The simplest way of colouring epoxy resin is to paint it before adding a final acrylic sealer layer. Wait until your piece has dried completely before you paint it. If you’re using acrylic resin, sand it and trim it before you paint its surface, and remember to use an acrylic-based paint. Alternatively, add some coloured paint powder to the catalyst and resin mix for a colourful sparkle right through your piece. This works especially well for ornamental objects that are viewed from several angles.
Making Sculptures With Epoxy
Another way to use epoxy to produce your own artwork is to use it to glue metal together to create unique sculptures. It’s a simpler, more convenient and safer alternative to welding and soldering and the great benefit is that it dries invisibly so there’ll be no evidence of how you connected the pieces together.
Epoxy Resin – The Perfect Artist’s Tool
Whether you’re new to the world of art or whether you’re looking for new ways to be creative, epoxy resin gives you a host of different options to choose from. Unleash your creativity and see how epoxy can liven up your artistic side!
