Sealing Painted Rocks With Resin

Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids.

Sealing painted rocks with resin.

Self sealing paints include folkart outdoor paint folkart multi surface paint and martha stewart multi surface paint. A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener. Put gloves on and add resin and hardener in equal parts to plastic or glass container. In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.

How to seal painted rocks. I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting. The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip. In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer.

This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water. I have had stones outdoors i. 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. Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary.

Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat. How to make painted rocks. See the finished rocks in the video below. They are the best diy crafts for those who love to do small less time taking but useful crafts in their spare time.

I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first. If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art. Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss. Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine.

Using resin on rocks. Don t forget to check out the video below too. In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount. If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks.

Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects. This post is part of a 3 part series for creating sealing and framing custom artwork. The curing time does take some patience. There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks.

Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here. Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks. Rock painting how to resin application. The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol.

These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer. Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear. Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all. These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors.

It is a brush on varnish very easy to work with. Back at this diy thing today with part 2 of my starry night mountain painting. Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny.