Making of Underwater Cave
I love reusing leftover paint, and have come to love using wooden panels, ideal for resin work
Wood Panel
Christmas gift, a voucher that enabled me to buy four wooden panels..... thanks Sue and John xx
Acrylic layer
I re-use all paint that is left over, this paint salvaged from the table after a large ocean pour. Amazing blues
Mica Powders
Mica powders selected which are added to resin
Resin area
Mixing six micas and inks to resin is hectic, you need to be fast as the resin cures
First Resin Layer
I used six mica powders mixed with resin and also a blue ink one dark and one light to create the cave
12 hours after resin
After resin has hardened (but not fully cured) time to create the composition. I love turtles, so decided he would look great in the cave
Composition
Good thing about painting on resin, mistakes/adjustments are easily fixed by wiping with wet cloth
Add colour
Addition of colour and refining
Nearly done
Refining
Turtle nearly complete
Not finished yet, still a Work in Progress, need to add a garden to cave some fish, then we are ready for another resin layer
Painting Complete
Ready for last resin layer
Last resin - piece complete
On my wall