I bought chalk pastels as a child and have kept them since. I haven't found a single use for them I like. Maybe I have finally found their purpose....? I'm hopeful! These look great
Soooooo pretty! i kinda like the frosted look a little be better than the clear with resin. I have to try it out once i get my shrink plastic and chalks in the mail! I also read that you can use water colors as well so I'll see how that turns out. Great tutorial!!!
sorry if this has already been asked but: do you draw the white details with paint, pens, pencils or something like that? and that technique is soooo pretty, I am definitely trying it ✨
i've never done shrink plastic but it seems neat. I wonder if I could try doing this with clay....i already shade of course for baked goods but it would be neat to do background gradient and then build upon it (like a snowglobe piece or something)
This is beautiful! May I ask which brand of shrink plastic do you use? Is it the daiso one or do you get them from tokyu hands or dream or other stores?
I love your resin charms and shrink plastic Abi . You should have a store out in Japan so people can share your wonderous art! Also Abi on instagram I am bubble_tubs! Thanks for the videos !
Just wanted to say I love your art! Also, just curious where do you buy shrink plastic in Japan. I've looked everywhere and can't seem to find it. Please tell me your secrets!!
Thanks for the tutorial Abi! These pieces are great! I have a question for you: which side do you dome with resin? The one with the chalk pastel or the clear one?
Thanks so much for sharing! In your update video, you mentioned used oil based markers. I have Kirarina 2win oil based markers. Is it possible to color with those and should I color before/after shrinking? Thanks!
+Tidbit Factory You should colour before shrinking unless you're using paint, nail polish, or resin. I find it a bit hard to colour with markers because i always end up with a streaky finish. Let me know if you find a good technique :D
+Tidbit Factory I use Kirarina 2win oil based markers with no problems! and yesh totally agree with abi that you should color them before heating. To avoid the streaky finishes I suggest sanding the surface of the shrink plastic with very fine sandpaper so the color ink adheres better too! I've had issues with oil-based marker ink smudging/rubbing off on unsanded shrink plastic before and after shrinking so fine sandpaper will help to reduce that :p
since you sanded it, if you actually followed the video, the pastel will have entered into the grit made by the sanding process and bake into it. it's the same sort of technique used in Clay making as well. slipping and scoring makes things adhere better due to the grit made by scoring them. just with this you're not using water.
+atelierlorien can I use those white pens to make outlines instead of stamps? Your videos are really fun and helpful. Thanks so much and keep up the good work! ^^
And if you don't have shrink plastic/shrinky dinks then you can just cut out the plane side of a plastic box but it should have a recycle sign with a six inside it♻️6️⃣
If you rub your finger really hard on the side that the chalk pastels are on, is it easy for the colours to rub off? as I used to do shrink plastic but stopped due to how the pigment of pencil crayons/pastels keep coming off (and I have no access to nail polish or resin at the moment) Thanks! ~Wub
+Ilovemyhammies I have gotten fingerprints on the shrink plastic, but I've never really tried rubbing it off. I think the sanding helps keep the pigments on :)
How do you evenly get the glitter on the resin? Do you ad the resin first and then sprinkle on the glitter or do you mix the resin and glitter first and then apply to your charm?
they said you don't need the exact type, mostly because the kind won't affect it much, it will be the sticking on the materials from how well you sand it and how well you blend that will affect the overall piece the most.
they probably mixed the glitter in with the resin either on back or front while doming with the resin. if you put sparkles on the back it comes out cloudy, so I'd recommend doing them in the back.
add it to modge podge, then cover in the same doming method as you would with resin. Doming, is just a fancy term for putting the material on the front/back of a project to make things either look shiny, or rounded out on the front/back of a project. It also helps dull looking pieces look more sharp and shiny. I recommended sticking the glittery section on the back since you can still see all of the detail made by the lines and still see the glitter flowing through it, as long as your piece is clear. Then to make it even, make sure to dome the front in just a clear dome coat on the front as well, after the modge podge has cured/dried completely.
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