See the finished rocks in the video below.
Sealing painted rocks with resin.
A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener.
There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks.
Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects.
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Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat.
Rock painting how to resin application.
Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary.
Put gloves on and add resin and hardener in equal parts to plastic or glass container.
Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks.
I have had stones outdoors i.
Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny.
In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer.
Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.
Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear.
How to make painted rocks.
Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques.
Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here.
The curing time does take some patience.
This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water.
The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol.
In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.
Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all.
Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine.
Don t forget to check out the video below too.
I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting.
There are a lot of different options out there and it can be overwhelming.
Using resin on rocks.
It is a brush on varnish very easy to work with.
I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first.
The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip.
These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer.
If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art.
10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener.
These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors.
In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount.
Self sealing paints include folkart outdoor paint folkart multi surface paint and martha stewart multi surface paint.
How to seal painted rocks.
Back at this diy thing today with part 2 of my starry night mountain painting.
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