G'Day
FINALLY I have been able to get the Dragon Scale or veining effect in my resin. I first saw this on a video by Suzanna Dancks who owns Le Rez Expressions and I'll link her channel here:
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It took me awhile to work it out and what I have learned is the techniqued works best for me using a resin with a shorter pot life (the working time you have once you mix the resin before it begins to set or cure). The shorter working time helps trap the heavier pigment powders as they fall thru the lighter transparent colours creating the scale effect. The other thing I found is you need only about 1/2 as much of the opaque pigment powders in resin to the first main transparent colour or the gold, in particular, will take over.
While I could get the effect using my ArtiSue pigment powders, that particular brand is no longer available so in todays video Im using Le Rez Expressions Pigment powders. That way if anyone wants to give this a go you will have a reference to a brand that's available and works. Alcohol inks, epoxy pigment pastes and epoxy pigment tints all seem to work. With the epoxy pastes I used I only use the bare minimum on my stir stick to ensure they are transparent. The metallic pastes will def end up opaque if you use too much.
WHAT I USED
Molds and Shapes geode coaster mold: [ Ссылка ]
Platinum 360+ resin: [ Ссылка ] I had 480mls in total so 120mls for each coaster
Just Resin epoxy pigment paste:[ Ссылка ]
Le Rez Expressions epoxy pigment paste and pigment powders:
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Colour Obsession epoxy pigment paste, Pinata Alcohol Ink and epoxy tints: [ Ссылка ]
Tria Pantone Inks were from Jacksons art supply store
Marabu Alcohol ink from Amazon Au: [ Ссылка ]
Isopropryl Alcohol: Bunnings hardware
Coaster 1 (top left)
*Just Resin Blue Sapphire epoxy pigment paste - tiny amount in 40mls of mixed resin to keep it on the transparent side
*Tria Pantone Ink 3145Ti in Turquoise - 10 drops in 30mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions Bright Gold pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions White Satin pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*10 mls of clear mixed resin on its own
Coaster 2 (bottom left)
*Just Resin Pthalo Blue epoxy pigment paste - tiny amount in 40mls of mixed resin
*Colour Obsession epoxy tint Pacific Reef Blue - 10 drops in 30mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions Bright Gold pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions White Satin pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*10 mls of clear mixed resin on its own
Coaster 3 (top right)
*Colour Obsession Turquoise Bay Shimmer epoxy pigment paste - tiny amount in 40mls of mixed resin
*Marabu Metallic Green Alcohol ink - 10 drops in 30mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions Bright Gold pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions White Satin pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*10 mls of clear mixed resin on its own
Coaster 4 (bottom right)
*Le Rez Expressions epoxy pigment paste in Sapphire Blue- tiny amount in 40mls of mixed resin
*Pinata Alcohol Ink in Teal - 10 drops in 30mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions Bright Gold pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*Le Rez Expressions White Satin pigment powder - 1/2 tspn in 20mls of mixed resin
*10 mls of clear mixed resin on its own
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