There are many ways to experiment and play around with resin and how it works, but it’s all based on trial and error. Sometimes methods work better than expected, sometimes it’s a complete mess. I haven’t made many smaller sized resin pieces before so I decided to play with some fun circle pieces. I started using resin the beginning of last year, when I was reading about techniques, methods, effects, prep, materials, etc.. there was little information out there. I’ll post some things I find useful when working with resin: Paint your background- this will really help your main colours come through. This is really critical especially when doing a piece that has a lot of white.
Tape is your friend- by putting tape on the back of your piece you make the finishing of your art easy and clean. When the resin is drying it drips over the edges and dries to create hardened resin droplets that are a pain to sand off. The tape allows for easy ‘droplet removal’ and keeps the back clean. Colour is colour- by this, I mean that you can use basically any colour you have on hand. Acrylic, water based ink, India ink, multi-purpose paint, spray paints, powdered pigments, and more. I would recommend staying away from oil paints, because it turns out clumpy (unless that’s what you want); that being said, the resin will still fully dry if you use oil paint. Clean it up- running a torch over the surface of the resin removes air bubbles and creates a glass-like finish. It also thins the resin to make it more mouldable. Resin begins to harden within 45 minutes-1 hour, so it’s really important to quickly clean your tools and containers. Hint: for cleaning non-disposable containers wipe out the remaining resin into the trash, spray the container with Pam baking spray and then use dish soap.
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Hello, my name is Gabriella and this is Muddled Harmony.
As a busy university student it’s difficult to always have time for hobbies and passions. I am currently pursuing an education in chemistry, biology and engineering; which doesn’t leave much room for my other passions: art, designing, and well... everything else. I have had work experience in many hands on jobs, working along side other artists, designers and photographers, and many other industries. Because of this, I consider myself to have a broad spectrum of experience, interests, and skills. Muddled Harmony is my archive, my development, my present, and a future project. On this website you can see my past practices, current pieces, and new things I try out. Within the last few years I began to use resin as my main art medium. I was the featured artist at Una Pizza Saskatoon and produced a collection of huge (and I mean huge) resin pieces. It is very unique to work with and I am always excited when people inquire or ask about resin work. I hope to use Muddled Harmony to share all my future projects and use it as a tool to connect my works with people who enjoy my hobbies. I cannot wait to hear from more of you who like my work, want custom pieces and ask about what I’m going to work on next. |
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