How to use acrylic paint to pigment epoxy resin to any colour 

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How do you get a Matte finish color

This happened to me as well i notice it settle at the bottom

No I have to go and paint letter m's on them all 🤣♠

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Thank you. You can create a smokey grey with a very tiny amount of liquid black pigment, such as the DecorRom pigments that I recommend in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P6Mxee0g8xs.html There is also a high resolution version of the colour chart I made here i.redd.it/eozfej3j5fm31.jpg if you look at the Blackcurrant colour (which really is black, not deep purple like the fruit) you can see the lowest concentration of pigment gives a nice translucent smoke colour.

Hi, I know of some great opaque neon pigments here www.resin8.co.uk/opaque-pigment-bundle---neon-10109-p.asp You could also use neon pigment powder, like the pink I used in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uSWYga2gnVY.html If you can get neon acrylic paint you could try that, but the colours might go a bit darker in the resin

Hi, I bought it from Amazon at this link: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073RHQ966

Use a matte mold. That creates a matte finish. Shiny molds, shiny finish. 😊 you probably already know that by now. But since you didn't get an answer I thought I'd do it. Just in case.😊

Hi, I use low viscosity art resin from www.resin4art.com which is suitable for smaller projects and shallow pours. I sometimes warm it slightly to help with bubble removal.

Hi, when I made this video it did not occur to me that not all acrylic paints may be suitable for the process. The one I use is quite low viscosity and very creamy in texture and blends with resin really well. Some thicker brands of acrylic paint, particularly those designed for textured paint effects, may not blend as nicely.

I've had decent luck with Wilton Candy Colors color pots. Not to be confused with the Icing Colors or Gels. The candy colors come in 2 sets of 4 only. Mixing these colors together doesn't always work right. For the icing colors, your resin may handle it better than others. I haven't had good luck with it and I try to stay away from anything that lengthens cure time.

If you're referring to the surface finish of resin then that is determined by your mould only. So if you want to create a resin piece with a matte finish then you need a matte mould. If your mould is glossy then your resin cast will always be glossy, regardless of the pigments you add to it.

That is so interesting! Excuse if I kep with the questions or being redundant, I just want to have everything clear. So, if I use a matte silicon mould and pour the resin in it, it would come out matte too? is that right? is there matte finish silicon to work with? Thank you for answering to my question! @@resinAce

@@cherry-kun9783 Silicone will create an exact replica of your model. So if you model something glossy (like a glass cube) your mould will then produce glossy resin cubes. What you would need to do to create a matte cube is to paint the cube in matte paint before you mould it, then it would produce matte resin cubes. I actually use matte acrylic spray to paint my models if I want my moulds of them to have a matte finish.

Yes, or it was not mixed exactly 50% or it was not hot enough after, like with a hairdryer, etc.

I think you may see a small amount of light through a very thin layer of resin that's been pigmented with a tiny amount of acrylic paint, but on the whole it seems to have very good light-blocking properties.

Hi, acrylic paint generally does not make a great translucent pigment, even a small amount will make your resin opaque. Water-based pigments can only be used in very tiny quantities in epoxy resin, as water is generally a contaminant of resin. For that reason, water-based epoxy pigments are usually very highly concentrated, so you only need one drop to achieve a good depth of colour. I feel you would need to add too much water-based paint to be effective. All you can do is try it and see what happens.

@@resinAce I want to achieve a very subtle translucent color. Can I use my artists' watercolor paint? Or a small amount of powdered watercolor cake?

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Hi thanks for watching - and subbing :) There is a possibility that your UV lamp isn't powerful enough. Try curing it for longer, or putting it in the sunshine on a sunny day.

I see, but my uv lamp is 36watt. Hmm. Its okay, i'll try put them on the sun tomorrow morning. Thank you for reply! :)

36W should be good enough - I usually leave mine under for 10 minutes, and still sometimes put them out in the sun anyway

Understood! I'll put it under the sun soon as the sun come out. Heheh. Thank you so much! Loveeee 💕 if you got some free time kindly check out my channel :) thank you 😊

Mica powder isn't something I ever measure. You only need a pinch in a small amount of resin. My advice is to add a small amount of mica and see how it looks, then you can add a bit more if necessary.

Hi, I coat my 3D prints with UV resin, which can then be cured instantly under a UV lamp. I warm it up in hot water to make it more fluid, then paint it on with a small paint brush. You need to keep the piece moving because the resin will naturally flow downwards otherwise. Once the piece has a nice even coat I give it a very quick once over with a lighter flame to pop any surface bubbles, then hit it with the UV lamp to set the resin instantly. With ordinary epoxy resin you will always have problems getting the resin to remain on vertical surfaces, because it just wants to run down. The surface tension of the resin will also make it want to pull into little beads, but this effect will be lessened on a surface that it can get a better grip on. So coating with acrylic spray may give you a better result (particularly if it's matt finish) but it could still get thin on the vertical surfaces if it runs. Another way to keep the coating even is to keep the piece turning on a gadget like a tumbler turner until it's cured, like the one in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SonBb5oaCRE.html

@@resinAce Thank you so much...Is this just one part resin..so with uv resin is it as strong and cure as hard as regular table top resin? with a uv flash light work? i have a couple i use to check for ac leaks on car? or do i need a bigger light? also can you apply a second coat using same method right away if you want to? lastly will it look like glass and stay clear as the other resin?I think you saved the day...i was about to order more 2 part resin and keep trying... probably have have 10 or more turn out horrible... junk get stuck in it,bubbles, runs, some areas have nothing... seems to me uv will solve all these issues.. This information made my day... :)

@@resinAce I watched this video( easy build and makes sense) and i am researching uv resins... i am thinking since i am curing a very thin coat of resin the lamp may not need to be super strong... if you can recommend a lamp and which resin to try that would be great... my statues are 4 inches wide and 10 -12 inches high currently... i may go to 15 high in future... i just can't find any videos on coating 3d prints with uv like you explained... thanks again

@@roadstar499 I just use UV lamps designed for curing UV nail polish, and they set the resin almost instantly but it can take a while longer before the surface stops being tacky. The stronger the lamp, the less time that takes. If you get much sunlight where you live you can put them out in the sun. I don't have any videos of me coating a 3D print, but I coated a small resin cast in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P6Mxee0g8xs.html and the process is just the same.

Not totally translucent , no. Not the same as translucent pigment anyway. I will be demonstrating this effect in a future video.

I'm glad you're making progress. I use these two UV lamps amzn.to/2SSmbLp and amzn.to/38TWO11 I don't know what is causing your sharp nubs. I have rotated resin before and it always cured smooth.

Hi, if you check the datasheet for your resin it will tell you how much pigment you can add, usually as a percentage by weight. In my case it's 4%, so as long as I don't exceed 4% it cures just fine. I have actually added as much as 10% before and it still cured.

@@resinAce i wonder where the water goes thats in the paint... thanks

Hi, you can't create translucent effects with acrylic paint, you would need to use a special liquid pigment like the DecorRom pigments I tested in a recent video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P6Mxee0g8xs.html

Hi, I use resin4art brand of art resin.

No, for translucent colouring you need translucent pigments, such as the DecorRom range. I have a video on those somewhere.

@@resinAce I tried and with less than a drop of acrylic paint, (added the paint with a little toothpick, added more and more until i decided it was enough) i actually got a translucent coloring on my product.

Happened to me too, truth hurts. Just glad we have Ace here to clear things up.

Yes it can, I use acrylic paint to create solid colours when I need to.

Hi, the datasheet for the polyester resin I used states 'only use pigments formulated for polyester resins' so I have never tried acrylic paint in it. Please be aware that polyester resin is not just a cheaper alternative to epoxy, it is a different resin with different properties. I rarely use polyester, mainly because you absolutely cannot breathe the vapour, but other negative side-effects are that it cures with a rippled, tacky surface and shrinks quite a bit.

resinAce thanks a lot I make surfboards with polyester resin works great but only used their pigments . and have never tried acrylic as a pigment myself but have painted surfboards w9th the acrylic as an artwork like wood grain effect and it comes pout awesome gassed over with polyester so now I'm going to try mixing acrylic artists colur w9th resin and see how it works. one way to ensure perfect colour opaque is to roll on or sponge paint stick/ paint on the colour on the surfboard foam first . then laminate the same colour in the resin and it comes out perfect. its like double insurance thanks

Ahh that's cool, as long as you know what you're doing 😎 I deal with a lot of issues where people buy polyester as a substitute for epoxy and then it starts to go wrong ♠