Sealing Painted Rocks With Resin

The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip.

Sealing painted rocks with resin.

If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art. Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine. The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol. Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.

It is a brush on varnish very easy to work with. Using resin on rocks. How to make painted rocks. Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary.

Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear. There are a lot of different options out there and it can be overwhelming. 10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener. These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer.

I have had stones outdoors i. This post is part of a 3 part series for creating sealing and framing custom artwork. Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny. A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener.

See the finished rocks in the video below. Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks. Self sealing paints include folkart outdoor paint folkart multi surface paint and martha stewart multi surface paint. In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.

Don t forget to check out the video below too. Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all. Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques. How to seal painted rocks.

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. Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here. If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks. Back at this diy thing today with part 2 of my starry night mountain painting.

There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks. Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat. I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first. This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water.

These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors. In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount. Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects. The curing time does take some patience.

Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids. Rock painting how to resin application. In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer.