The alcohol helps to separate the micas, but it might help prevent the browning by avoiding opposing colors on the color wheel. Red/green or blue/orange or purple/yellow will all create variations of brown.
interesting idea. the softness of the colors is very pretty. I've mixed mica with part A resin and dripped it on pieces, but never the alcohol combo. live and learn, huh? maybe a clear coat over it all?
Maybe the resin is thicker at the bottom but I do know that another person I watch and has been doing resin for quite sometime uses the let's resin mica powders and has produced great results. I don't know if the choice of using lets resin verses any other is from trial and error and they proven to have the best results or not, I just know that is their mica powder brand of choice...it's Julie from pouring your heart out..check her out if you haven't already..she has some good tips
I have found that Let's Resin blends very well with most mediums, and is also usually more pigmented as well, which is probably why they are darker and take less coats. So maybe stick with Let's resin with this Mica/Alcohol kind of idea. Would love to see you try this with the UV Reactive glow powder by Let's Resin, that would be neat for a wine glass. If you decide to try it, make sure you activate the mica with a UV light first before adding it to the alchol. :)
It did turned out pretty - never knew until you try it-depends on the brand of nica - just like alcohol inks - you ever know until you try them - thank you Merry Christmas- or what ever Holiday you practice & a Happy New Year
Hello sweetheart 🙋♀️ My name is Lisa. I am also new to resin. Maybe we can be friends? I think as the glass was turning, the resin may have worked it's way down to the bottom. My suggestion is to give it a top coat of resin but don't add any more inks. I personally think this piece is pretty. As Bob Ross would say... There is no thing as a mistake,just happy accidents. 😂
Very pretty vase and great experiment. I do think lets resin is better than other but I have only used their alcohol inks so far. I wont bs doing any crafting until ths new year but I have subscribed to your channel as I like seeing experiments. Have fun
I wonder if your glass was level? I think the bottom is where the most resin went, and the top colors ran towards the bottom as well ...just my 2 cents 😊
A few ideas. You can get mica in bulk it's easier to buy it crushed to powder rather than trying to grind it down yourself. Using that, you could thicken your alcohol inks to keep them from running easily. Acetone evaporates more quickly than alcohol. I have no idea what it would do to epoxy, but it might be a good carrier of pigment and/or mica.
Maybe put your mica colors on in the middle of the vase, or should I say, right at the fattest point on the vase and let gravity do it's magic? But I enjoyed the experiment and I think it is beautiful.
I thought this was very creative. 👍🏻👍🏻. It may have gone wrong when you went back and added the pink and green again. I don’t know, it’s just a thought. The bottom is gorgeous ❤, so maybe add colors at the bottom next time and go up the vase to top???… hmmmmm maybe that would be cool. I think your thinking process is great, keep it up 😀😀
I made myself my own version of marabou rainbow alcohol ink. I had a few nail powders that I've had for years. So I just threw them into 99% alcohol. 😅 It seems to be working okay. Those colors mixing looks divine. It could be the quality of mica. It looks that way with it being different brands.
1 step further idea... perhaps add resin pigment or resin dye into the mix. But not inks as we know they tend to mostly all fade out in time. Thank you for sharing , the colors are pretty.
Put it back on the roller and add one more thing coat for a smoother feel and sealer with the alcohol inks . Alcohol breaks up the resin . And used to clean it up
My guess is the micas are different thicknesses. The let's resin being a finer powder. The fix is to add another layer of resin to smooth it out. In my opinion. Interesting experiment though.
Mica is a mineral and doesn't dissolve, so if you use it like you have, you need to do a clear coat of resin now. You can modify it before you clear coat it, too.
I would probably put another layer of resin over that to smooth it out. Also, I’m wondering if the different brand names of Micah powder made the difference?
@@CorrinaTranspires I tried something similar couldn't work out why until I looked into it, maybe next time add more resin to the top and it might give an even look, i find it happens often on deeper molds too
The alcohol helps to separate the micas, but it might help prevent the browning by avoiding opposing colors on the color wheel. Red/green or blue/orange or purple/yellow will all create variations of brown.
Love your Experiment keep on with what you do for fun
interesting idea. the softness of the colors is very pretty. I've mixed mica with part A resin and dripped it on pieces, but never the alcohol combo. live and learn, huh? maybe a clear coat over it all?
Maybe the resin is thicker at the bottom but I do know that another person I watch and has been doing resin for quite sometime uses the let's resin mica powders and has produced great results. I don't know if the choice of using lets resin verses any other is from trial and error and they proven to have the best results or not, I just know that is their mica powder brand of choice...it's Julie from pouring your heart out..check her out if you haven't already..she has some good tips
I have found that Let's Resin blends very well with most mediums, and is also usually more pigmented as well, which is probably why they are darker and take less coats. So maybe stick with Let's resin with this Mica/Alcohol kind of idea. Would love to see you try this with the UV Reactive glow powder by Let's Resin, that would be neat for a wine glass. If you decide to try it, make sure you activate the mica with a UV light first before adding it to the alchol. :)
Great idea!
I would definitely apply another coat of just the Resin to smooth it out and protect your mica!
It did turned out pretty - never knew until you try it-depends on the brand of nica - just like alcohol inks - you ever know until you try them - thank you Merry Christmas- or what ever Holiday you practice & a Happy New Year
Looks like it worked well! 👍
Now I gotta try it with a bloom
I actually have tried these in a bloom - video coming in the near future!!!
I love it !!
The cool thing with doing experiments is when they turn out you can name it
Hello sweetheart 🙋♀️ My name is Lisa. I am also new to resin. Maybe we can be friends?
I think as the glass was turning, the resin may have worked it's way down to the bottom. My suggestion is to give it a top coat of resin but don't add any more inks.
I personally think this piece is pretty. As Bob Ross would say... There is no thing as a mistake,just happy accidents. 😂
Very pretty vase and great experiment. I do think lets resin is better than other but I have only used their alcohol inks so far. I wont bs doing any crafting until ths new year but I have subscribed to your channel as I like seeing experiments. Have fun
I wonder if your glass was level? I think the bottom is where the most resin went, and the top colors ran towards the bottom as well ...just my 2 cents 😊
I've made alcohol inks with mica . My favorite was the sparkling silver one
A few ideas.
You can get mica in bulk it's easier to buy it crushed to powder rather than trying to grind it down yourself. Using that, you could thicken your alcohol inks to keep them from running easily.
Acetone evaporates more quickly than alcohol. I have no idea what it would do to epoxy, but it might be a good carrier of pigment and/or mica.
Maybe put your mica colors on in the middle of the vase, or should I say, right at the fattest point on the vase and let gravity do it's magic? But I enjoyed the experiment and I think it is beautiful.
I thought this was very creative. 👍🏻👍🏻. It may have gone wrong when you went back and added the pink and green again. I don’t know, it’s just a thought. The bottom is gorgeous ❤, so maybe add colors at the bottom next time and go up the vase to top???… hmmmmm maybe that would be cool. I think your thinking process is great, keep it up 😀😀
This glass is very pretty.. would like to see it top coated.
I made myself my own version of marabou rainbow alcohol ink. I had a few nail powders that I've had for years. So I just threw them into 99% alcohol. 😅 It seems to be working okay.
Those colors mixing looks divine.
It could be the quality of mica. It looks that way with it being different brands.
i agree!
1 step further idea... perhaps add resin pigment or resin dye into the mix. But not inks as we know they tend to mostly all fade out in time. Thank you for sharing , the colors are pretty.
Put it back on the roller and add one more thing coat for a smoother feel and sealer with the alcohol inks . Alcohol breaks up the resin . And used to clean it up
My guess is the micas are different thicknesses. The let's resin being a finer powder. The fix is to add another layer of resin to smooth it out. In my opinion. Interesting experiment though.
Mica is a mineral and doesn't dissolve, so if you use it like you have, you need to do a clear coat of resin now. You can modify it before you clear coat it, too.
texture may be due to quality of mica's. still a very pretty cup.
Looks amazing. but if you were to use a binder what would you use?
Hairspray is a cheap and easy one!
I would probably put another layer of resin over that to smooth it out. Also, I’m wondering if the different brand names of Micah powder made the difference?
...I think so
Nice
Very nice! I think gravity hasnt helped eith the pink colour... I will be trying this myself 😊
You can do it!
Let's Resin mica might be ground finer.?
Take those mica’s and make your own paste
What would you use to make a paste and how do you use it?
I think let's resin mica worked the best.
How did you apply the resin?
Just a normal coating for a proper flow of the "mica-inks"
Alcohol evaporated before ir could cure at the top because the layer is thinner than it is at the bottom where it tried to pool.
That makes sense!
@@CorrinaTranspires I tried something similar couldn't work out why until I looked into it, maybe next time add more resin to the top and it might give an even look, i find it happens often on deeper molds too