Here is what it looked like from my last post:
The above pic is the second layer of paint and during the second resin coating. I used some dimensional paint, sparkly paint pens and coloured Sharpies and some acrylic paint. After the second coat of resin had cured, I noticed that some of the coloured Sharpies ran and blended into each other and the background - any definition I had intended to create with them was gone. I tried to go over it again on top with this last painting layer but it kinda ruined the layering effect I was going for.
You can see what I mean in the pics below... :(
This is not just a crappy pic, the marker is actually that blurry and smudged! Sharpies are not lookin' so "sharp" anymore! =D
It also turned my "dark green" stems and nice shade of "green-blue" lol!
Ahh well!
The pics below show where I tried to "fix" the smudged look by going over it again on the new layer of resin...
Before:
After:
I wanted this flower to look like it was in the background (first layer type thing) but putting a new outline on it with the new layer made it pop forward a bit. I thought I could get away with it but nope. Lots of learning on this piece! =D
This is the final layer of paint (among other things :D) Some rhinestone embellishments, more dimensional paint, the addition of a paper butterfly I made and some more sparkles. Way out of my element and comfort zone here, I am not usually this "girlie" with the sparkles etc, but it was fun! :)
(See what I mean by "busy"? lol)
And here it is, all taped up and ready for the final coating of resin. As of now, it has been curing for 6 hrs with only a couple of reoccurring bubbles that came out of nowhere (they managed to fix themselves once the resin thickened up enough - yay!)
So that is that for another day! I have learned so much so far these last few weeks it's crazy! I will be working on commissions for the next few weeks up until Christmas so my posts may be a little irregular. These commissions are gifts and I don't want to ruin any surprises by posting about their progress. I am keeping photos though so in the new year I can show you all what I was doing. :)
Enjoy the rest of your week everyone, I hope it's nice and cozy and warm where you are! (it's -36C here with the windchill right now... brrrrrrrrr!)
Good night guys! :)
Cindy
Gorgeous work.. a wonderful visual and sensory experience..the color energies are spectacular!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kiki! These resin coating lessons were a huge learning experience for me! I quite enjoyed it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking a peek! :)
oh I am so loving resin! The finished piece is AMAZING! love how the colors pop. I am so going to have to get you to come over and teach me a thing or two...you know you learn more by teaching. did I convince you yet? :)
ReplyDeletewonderful art and blog - looking forward to following
ReplyDeleteThe final result is incredilbe an love all the detail. I work with resin on small scale paintings and enjoy it but have never tried it on a large painting. This is inspiring me to try. So glad you shared your learning experience and the painting is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG this is so gorgeoues..!! I lvoe it...I have to try resin someday..!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments guys! Much appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteYour art is very stylistic and dreamy. I love all the many designs and bright colors. Gorgeous!
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