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Sealing painted rocks with resin.
Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks.
There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks.
These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer.
Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny.
Don t forget to check out the video below too.
These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors.
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.
Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat.
Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques.
In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount.
See the finished rocks in the video below.
Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all.
How to make painted rocks.
The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip.
10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener.
It is a brush on varnish very easy to work with.
Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids.
Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary.
They are the best diy crafts for those who love to do small less time taking but useful crafts in their spare time.
I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting.
How to seal painted rocks.
Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.
Using resin on rocks.
Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here.
I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first.
In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.
The curing time does take some patience.
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Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects.
The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol.
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 options out there and it can be overwhelming.
This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water.
If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks.
Rock painting how to resin application.
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.
Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine.