We love to see people take what they have learnt in our classes and explore their creativity, so here are some of our most frequently asked questions and also downloadable Fact Sheets to help you on your creative journey.
We use different resins for different applications and there are a multitude of different resins on the market. The ones we use in our studio are:
Flow Resins - Art Flow - this is ideal for coasters and cheeseboards as it's nice and thick and gives a beautiful dome finish.
Health of Mind - Clear Glass - this is ideal for serving trays, lazy Susan's or covering large surfaces as it's runnier.
Health of Mind Art - River Resin - this is perfect for river tables or deep pours as the clarity is stunning and you can pour 100mm deep in 1 go.
Flow Resins - Art Flow - 30min
Health of Mind Art - Clear Glass - 1 hour
Health of Mind Art - River Resin - 1 hour
NOTE: resin is very susceptible to heat, the warmer the weather the shorter your working time. As a guide, art flow on a 40 degree day with no aircon will give you 5 -8 min working time
We recommend 3 days for Flow Resins Art Flow or 7 days if you're using Health of Mind Art Clear Glass
Download the Fact Sheet for all the info.
No we don't, our paint mix is designed to achieve cells every time. We also don't use silicone oil because we cover our coasters in resin and resin and oil don't mix. You can however use a couple of drops in your paint mix or spray over your canvas straight from the bottle.
We add 3 or 4 drops of glycerine to 99% isopropyl alcohol.
Most are okay however we don't recommend Pine as the wood is too soft. Resin cures rock hard and pine will bow.
We've never had an issue with store bought boards and have always put resin straight on them but please be aware some wood oils may react with the resin. If you are unsure just do a light sand where you plan to resin using a 120grit sand paper.
Also be aware of cheap boards and any cracks before buying.
This does take a little bit of time to get the hang of, rather than waste resin I highly recommend doing one of our resin classes as we teach this in every class. Using the right white seriously helps, we use U Resin's white paste as this gives amazing lacing. We also suggest using a heat gun & bruleë torch.
