Sealing Painted Rocks With Resin

How to seal painted rocks.

Sealing painted rocks with resin.

These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer. In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer. 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. Using resin on rocks.

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

Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here. Don t forget to check out the video below too. Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss. 10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener.

Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks. This post is part of a 3 part series for creating sealing and framing custom artwork. This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water. A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener.

The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip. See the finished rocks in the video below. I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting. Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects.

Back at this diy thing today with part 2 of my starry night mountain painting. I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first. In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount. Put gloves on and add resin and hardener in equal parts to plastic or glass container.

The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol. Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary. If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks. Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine.

These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors. 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. Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids.

Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all. Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear. If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art. I have had stones outdoors i.

There are a lot of different options out there and it can be overwhelming. Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques. There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks.