Labradorite is my favorite stone (I even have it in my engagement ring) and it is STARTLING how much these look like the real thing! The only tiny suggestion, if I might make one, is to mix some of the nail powder into the clear UV resin as well. The “flash” in labradorite goes all the way through the stone so it might add just one extra dash of magic! Still, absolutely gorgeous and if you hadn’t told me they were resin I’d have never known!
I would also try to use a needle to create "scratches" with the greyish resin from the first layer, once you've added the clear resin in the middle. You've gotten an amazing result but the real scratches are often thicker and more irregular. The real labradorites also often have dark splotches. But again, amazing result, probably the best fake labradorites I've seen so far (counting resins and paintings here)
We always look at our art with a critical eye where as others look at our work and say Wow because they can’t see how we made it! Love your work! I think you have cracked it!
WoW 😮 Daniel, they look completely amazing! Honestly your talent for art knows no bounds! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with us! ❌☘️🥰
Time. 1:03 a.m. I love labradorite . I use it in jewelry making The one you liked the least, the first teardrop, was one of the better ones. The marks are quite prominent in the real stone. Labradorite also has pink, orange and gold added in small amounts to the blue colors. Yours are very good. I think they are beautiful. I'm very inspired to make them myself
Amazing tutorial ! I absolutely love Labradorite stones (my favorite stone) and I was so happy to finally find a video with realistic results, so I made some, right away after watching your video. I'm very glad of the results.Thank you !
I love the blue but not sure I like the scratching. I suppose you could even scratch in initials. That would be cool. A mixture of blue and purple would be nice.
Oh. My. GAWWWSH 😍💜💖💗💖💜.. ok ok ok.. I'm gonna try this first thing in the morning..I LOVE labradorite..moonstone..amethyst.. these are my all time favorite and you just nailed it perfectly. Thank you for this Brilliantly executed resin gemstone hack 🥰
A small car vac easily sucks up excess powder. No left behind clumps without disturbing that which has been rubbed in. 1 second per cavity without even touching the mold and done!
Lovely work! I wouldn't worry no one can take their own work seriously, we're all our own worst critic. Have you tried a pokey tool or sturdy needle to scratch so you have more control of where you're putting them? Just a thought. Keep em coming!
Mr. Cooper, hello from across the pond. You are so inspiring and present us with many good ideas. Love the Labradorite. To me everything you do is new and different. Still trying the petri things but am still unsuccessful. But going to keep trying. Hope all is well with you and yours.
may be i would draw lines with paint before you put powder on. you can make them look irregular so they look like fault lines. Once happy with your line than put the powder on. i see it a drawing in reverse.
Wow! Labradorites are my favorite stone and I think it would be very difficult to tell the difference between the real thing! Actually, I think the only difference would be that so many real stones have like one little good spot that you can only see if you hold at a certain angle and with yours the ENTIRE surface is iridescent and at any angle. LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!
WOW 😮 these are amazing. Labradorites are one of my favourite stones for jewellery but I would never have imagined you could get such gorgeous results from resin. I don’t know how you think up your experiments but I hope you keep it up - I’m always blown away with everything you create. Thanks again for sharing 😊
Yet another great video tut. You got me thinking (Don't worry it didn't hurt too too much)... 1. what if you use sandpaper (High grit to low grit) to make the scratches? ... 2. Would this scratching tequnique work to produce a Faux abolone effect?
Daniel these came out beautiful!!! I just ordered the mold . For nail powder what set did you purchase the chrome and pearl? Im excited tontry this. Thanks ❤
Awesome job!!! Their gorgeous!!! I’ve been having to play around with some of it, I had it. Oops with the UV resin wrinkle on me it does give a cool fact. Thanks for sharing. It’s always a joy to watch a Videos!!!
I know exactly what you mean when you say that there’s just something about it that you can’t readily identify. I’ve made Stained Glass windows for Temples, Resorts, Basketball Stars and even a once popular TV Series (which they shattered.. of course :) And even tho the clients were happy, it was rare that I was completely satisfied with a piece. I also have symmetry issues😆 which really wasn’t helpful unless.. I was designing and creating a Frank Lloyd Wright piece.😂 Anyway, I think feeling that way is pretty normal.. maddening but, normal.😊 Your Labradorite is really beautiful Daniel.❤
Hi Daniel! Just a question please…do you spray your mould before using UV resin? Oh! Could us on RU-vid see some of your art? I know you are a true artist with resin! 😊 I’m guilty of what my Nan used to say ‘ fiddle farting’ too much! 😂really like these. Personally I prefer the sandpaper to craft knife. ❤ thanks.
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Such awesome pieces. I haven’t seen your other gem videos yet, since I just discovered you, but what kind of powder did you brush on?
That teardrop.. oh WOWWWWW! Absolutely 💯 so in love with this technique. Great job friend..wonderful job. You did labradorite* justice (I'm not sure I spelled that right, sorry) 🥰
Absolutely amazing😍 I've made a few of these myself. Do you know where I can purchase the blank trays for the larger hearts? I can't find them anywhere😥
These are the best faux labradorite stones I’ve ever seen! I was messing with those powders yesterday on a simple letter keychain, and thought how very similar it looked to moonstone or labradorite, so I had to look for a tutorial and came across yours- super happy I did! 😊 Definitely subscribed. Can’t wait to see more. These are absolutely incredible, love! 💘
Daniel, absolutely love the heart and the last one... I can always tell if you really like how something turned out or if it just ok by your voice. I love everything you share with us and thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. I appreciate so much.
Thank you so much for this! I am a resin/jewelry artist too, although I have been relatively inactive for a while. Your videos have been very inspiring, and motivated me to get back to work! I was wondering, do you have a storefront where you sell your work?
Lovely. All of these are stunning 🤩 ~I wonder if after the scratch part when you used the eye shadow pad to get rid of the dust, if maybe that filled the scratches back in a bit. A little puff to blow off the excess or maybe nothing bc it’ll be behind the colors. I just know when I saw the eye shadow application thingy come back out I was thinking it would be a reapplication of the powders in the cracks. That’s a mouthful to say😂 but I’m sure you get the jist. Great idea to use UV right in the middle of the 2 part resin. Thanks for sharing 🌹🌹 edit: I have the mold. Never used it.. now bc of this I’m headed to try this & the others in the last few vids of yours.
Love this stone, they all look fab! A fine nib black sharpie pen should work to get some of the black lines, scratching is very effective however - don't go over the lines as you can lift or smudge the original ones away. Just watched a video using UV Clay, not rare what brand. I'm sure your viewers would be interested in you experimenting with it, perhaps Let's Resin might be interested in making their own uv clay? Looks good, you can roll it, shape it, push it into moulds, add ink, glitter & powder and it sets just like normal resin. 😊
i think they turned out great! i have been collecting jewelry making supplies for years and love the resin part most of all. i have tons of finished products that are ready to sell but i don't feel they're good enough! im my worst critic as everyone tells me they're good so i end up giving most away!
Would a ball tool dipped in alcohol pulled across the piece in places work. I would think it would lift up some of the powder leaving lines which would then appear black due to top coat of black. Just idea. You could then make some lines wavy if you wanted to ??? 🤔🤔
Lovedbthem all but the last was the best. Everything in nature is not perfect...so when we try to repest it wr cannot expect perfection, but you come teally really close! 😂❤
Lol, imagine how many small pendants I could make from the resin in a big pyramid, I made one once, never again after seeing how much resin they need 😂🤣
Super❤ I love the technic and i prefere the last one 😉🥰 It's du franglish 😂 Sorry je maîtrise très bien le français mais j'ai toujours eu un problème avec les langues étrangères. La n'est pas le propos... c'est fantastique, je vais essayer la semaine prochaine Merci encore pour tout 😊
I love the black heart that looks like an arrow going through it and the black teardrop with the heavy scratches. Not sure what that says about me or my head space right now - - but I dig it 😊
These look great! I think the scratches add the authenticity that it needs. Can this been done with non uv resin? And what type of powders do you use to get the shine? The natural stones have very straight fractures in them so I think they are perfect
I have a piece of Labradorite on a display shelf right now. Yours looks so close to it. Very nice job. I like that you don’t just slop stuff on. Your more deliberate and your explanations are very helpful. I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Daniel, did you notice on the heart at the 2 o'clock area there is a face of a woman looking to her left, has the eye and nose. at 12:46. take a look and see what you see. It's amazing.
