Do you ever look at art in stores or galleries and wonder how the artist gets glossy acrylic-like finish is that encases the work? I found out! And it’s really easy to accomplish! Check out the video below!
There are a number of epoxies on the market, but they can be caustic and difficult to work with – Art Resin is a two-part epoxy that has little smell or fumes, and is really easy to work with!
Art Resin will cover most anything – in my case, it worked well covering a sheet of plywood, some wrapping paper, concrete paint, and an engineering print.
A Pinterest idea I have come across is printing photos on an architectural printer. You don’t get the same quality of as blowing up a photo to a poster, but you can blow images up to very large sizes and they feel more vintage or industrial in my mind. I got mine from Staples and it cost about $3.50 – so it’s a bargain too! I took that idea and cut out certain areas of the photo so the background would show through.
Here is the final piece.
Great video. Can you use this product on more of a mixed media piece of art with say bottle caps or twigs?
Thanks for watching! You can definitely use it on your twig or bottle cap piece. I would just shore up the edges of the piece so that the Art Resin will retain the depth needed for covering your objects.