Sealing Painted Rocks With Resin

If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks.

Sealing painted rocks with resin.

Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny. There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks. See the finished rocks in the video below. Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.

This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water. Rock painting how to resin application. Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary. Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids.

Put gloves on and add resin and hardener in equal parts to plastic or glass container. Back at this diy thing today with part 2 of my starry night mountain painting. In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer. I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting.

Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all. Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear. How to make painted rocks. In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.

The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip. Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat. I have had stones outdoors i. Don t forget to check out the video below too.

Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects. They are the best diy crafts for those who love to do small less time taking but useful crafts in their spare time. This post is part of a 3 part series for creating sealing and framing custom artwork. If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art.

There are a lot of different options out there and it can be overwhelming. Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques. The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol. 10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener.

The curing time does take some patience. Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here. Fill your passion for the art painting on the rocks with these amazing 90 easy rock painting ideas for beginners that make the best ever inspirations. I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first.

It is a brush on varnish very easy to work with. Self sealing paints include folkart outdoor paint folkart multi surface paint and martha stewart multi surface paint. Using resin on rocks. A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener.

These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer. Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine. Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks.