Coloring Resin With India Ink - Coloring Pages For Kids
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Coloring resin with india ink. You will come across mostly two categories although there are others too of ways to color your resin. First add your resin to a measuring cup and add a small amount of paint or ink which shouldnt make up more than 6 percent of the mixture. How to color clear epoxy resin. Hey guys so in this video im having a play with inks and how they work wth resin.
3 for dye 3 for paint 6 for nail polish 3 for india ink and 3 for alcohol ink. India ink has historically been made with carbon and contains varnish or shellac which gives it permanency and makes it waterproof. You can get really interesting effects with the alcohol inks in resin but unless your resin has good uv protection alcohol ink colors can fade over time. And if you hate wasting resin.
Eyeshadow loose pigment acrylic paints of several varieties and brands and india ink but i would still love to try. Charcoal oil paint who knows turmeric used to dye mustard yellow so it might workfood dye nail polish and anything else i can think. I mixed up a batch of resin in a paper cup and poured as close to the same amount in five different plastic medicine measuring cups i love these things and use them all of the timei tried to get the same intensity of color in each cup and kept track of the number of drops used and you can see those above. To color your epoxy resin try using paint or ink.
Originally available only in black it now comes in other colors. First there are liquid based colors. Then simply stir the resin for 1 minute with a toothpick or similar item making sure theres no bubbles left in the mixture and youre done. Inks india ink acrylic ink and alcohol ink.
Pigment based acrylic inks are much more opaque and light fast than the dye based alcohol inks. India ink was actually first created in china and is also known as china ink. Alcohol ink is a very popular resin colorant that offers gorgeous rich saturationit is also the specific colorant needed to create resin petri dish artit will mix in thoroughly with artresin but is more often dropped in and left alone to allow for its cool effects. Indian inks see this article to learn how india ink is different alcohol inks and resin tints which are basically alcohol inks.
There are a few things you can do and a few things you cant do when it comes to coloring resin. Resin petri dish tutorial basics coasters hi guys. Originally written august 2018. Most india ink has a sheen to it which is amplified on a.
Knowing these guidelines will help ensure resin coloring success. If you like this videos and would like to see more please let me know by giving this a big thumbs up. Ink tendrils branches and squiggles are seemingly petrified in place and are amplified all the more with the use of.