Just turn an old phone booth or something into a time machine Martina. Hansi can build the nuclear core and you can make the hull. Then you can give this video to your past selves yourself? I believe in you! ❤😂
Sounds like a challenge...each one draws the movie poster/makes action figures. Auction off projects for charity. ARTVENGERS...a small band of artists who demystify art and tackle epic projects to make the world a little more beautiful. All the while showing that horror, gore, mistakes and silliness are part of an art journey.
This time last year I considered crypto without much knowledge and decided to have a consultation with a fiduciary, and it was incredibly insightful. I got into the market with 15k, One year and a couple of months in, and I'm up with 550k. I truly cannot stress enough how helpful experts in this field are!
As a resin artist myself, I am grateful to see the UA-camrs that I frequently watch have had disasters themselves. When I first got started I felt like a failure because I would follow tutorials and my results were so much different. It really makes a huge difference to beginners to see that others make mistakes or have mishaps themselves. That's why I tend to lean more towards watching artists that show their failures and their successes. Sometimes some of the most amazing things can be learned from a failure.
Same here, my friend gifted me the "I'm an adult" shirt, when I turned 18, she said it'd be the perfect timing to gift it, as she wouldn't know if it'd be still relevant later in my life. Now I'm 23, still wearing it, still watching occasionally
To be entirely honest with you both I am almost sure some of Adam's projects are the result of a nightmare that stuck after those initial terrified moments waking up. I love his pieces. The Deerclops and "accurate" Kirby are some of my favorites. But yeah
Jazza a tip for pouring layers is to let the resin partially cure. Where It's not fully cured yet, but slightly sticky and soft before pouring the next layer. It not only eliminates the layer lines, but it bonds better together.
I have never worked with the resin but this was exactly what I was thinking when Jazza was talking about the visible resin layers. Glad to hear that hunch was right:)
I love that you went over a safety protocol because resin is NOT SAFE. Many people think they can just grab and go and it genuinely makes me afraid for them (as someone who works in a craft store I see this a lot). I’ve been doing resin projects for a few years now, and I always look forwards to new resin videos.
The pours can be deep like really deep. You just have to find a way to cool it. Theres a youtuber BM Sculptures, but he makes sculptures using wood and resin. He pours them using as much as 50 gallons at a time. He keeps it from warping and cracking by sticking it in a huge freezer set to max. Maybe its something you could look into and avoid the layers all together. Making the whole thing clear.
Was going to say the same thing, super-deep pours *can* be done if you're *really* prepared. Blake's got that aspect nailed (and even he sometimes guffs it up!)
Also wax/baking paper in the bottom of the pressure pot should make it easier to clean in the event of a leak. Or better yet, a smaller Tupperware container with wax paper if your mould is small enough to fit in whatever container you use
When using wood, it tends to have bubbles or voids inside. Before placing your wood inside the diorama, seal the wood with UV resin. Doing this tends to lessen any air bubbles into your final project. (got that tip from Ben's Worx channel!)
I've been loving seeing the great work full of love and care that Jazza and a variety of other youtubers put into their videos. It is endlessly refreshing to watch something so substantial when there is just SO much content out there. Been a viewer for at least 10 years now, and it's been so cool to see this channel evolve. Just a delightful watching experience.
Jazza check out the channel “BM Sculptures, he is an amazing artist using resin and wood and does deep pours. He’s created some amazing pieces and had some epic resin fails. Thankyou for this video, I’ve been reluctant to try resin this way but I may give it a go now ☺️
As a MUCH smaller resin channel, my top 3 tips are: 1. Prepare all of your molds and colorants before hand. There's nothing worse than watching your resin cure in the pouring cup because you're still dusting your mold with mica powder. 2. Give yourself plenty of time. It seems counter-productive with a volatile chemical like resin, but the last thing you need is to knock over a cup of resin because you are rushing. 3. DON'T. USE. FLAMES. ON. MOLDS. I know many resin artists use torches and lighters to pop bubbles, but your just asking for your mold to eventually fuse to your resin piece. I've even watched an artist set her piece on fire because she'd used alcohol to pop bubbles. Your alcohol inks can do the same. Just don't do it. Using a heat gun/spraying with ISO Alcohol works just as well. Bonus, but most important.... USE YOUR PPE. Resin is seriously dangerous. I'm so tired of seeing resin artists on YT, TT, and IG who are not wearing gloves, let alone a respirator mask. You don't want to become severely allergic to resin, cause debilitating disease, or worse.
So happy to see Thalasso Hobbier mentioned! He does AMAZING detail work and beautiful deep pour resin content. Really cool video to see the resin avengers line up and learning some tricks of the trade 💟
One of the best resin artists I’ve seen on UA-cam is Thalasso Hobbyer. He does a lot of deep pours too and I’m sure he has a lot of advice and probably some disaster stories as well.
Very informative. I have confirmed again in my mind that I won't be messing around with deep resin pours, like, ever. Deep pours are best left to the professionals, in my view. UV resin is great for small puddles and fountains, but even such dinky applications require the utmost care and preparation. If there's a resin alternative I will always use that.
big pours need big cooling and the resin to be fully degassed in a vac chamber prior to pour. I've done a 6x6x6 (inches) pour in 1 shot with mas deep pour at around 60 degree ambient with fans blowing on it. big freezer can be used for very large pours, it's just critical it is fully degassed prior as the freezing temps won't allow it to degas itself from exothermic
You should check out Thalasso hobbyer. His resin dioramas are incredible. He completely submerges his sculptures in giant blocks of resin. The latest was a diorama of a whale swimming through ruins.
When I saw you using cork I knew bubbles would come. Another good tip when working with resin and any natural or porous material is using penetrating resin and if you can, pull a vacuum on it. The resin will hopefully fill all the air gaps and prevent most if not all bubbles that come from it. Your project turned out really well, but that could save time and work in the future =)
As someone who’s been trying to learn how to make resin projects, this video is very helpful! Also, shout out to the other Artist UA-camrs! They really helped as well.
Love tha stuff you do man! You probably get 1000 suggestions a day, but if you're ever looking for a new project/medium to play in, I'd love to see what you could do with book binding. But even if you don't, know that my kids love your pokemon stuff and I love tuning in :D
The best part about this video is seeing some of my favorite artists along with artists I haven’t personally come across yet, and getting to discover a whole new channel. Off to binge watch North of the Border now
Amazing progress! I'm most appreciative of you emphasizing the safety, but I feel like it needs to be pointed out that resin continues to off-gas after it's cured, too (sometimes for months). So opening the pressure pot without PPE is still super risky for your respiratory health. And handling freshly cured resin projects can also create topical sensitivity which can lead to rashes/hives down the road as well. This stuff really is no joke to mess around with and it's insane how flippantly some people do resin projects. Thank you for being a voice of safety and reason as well as pushing creativity forward.
I've actually been seriously thinking about dipping my toe into a little bit of nerdy resin art and greatly appreciate this video and everyone's advice! I've jotted down some notes, but the consensus is: get the correct resin for the project (and read and follow the instructions); don't go cheap; and double-triple check that the casing is watertight. Good ambient temp is right up there too.
This is a great video. One thing I didn't hear mentioned is lighting. It seems like it's really difficult to make resin encased stuff look good under normal lighting. Have you tried embedding mirrors or reflective white surfaces to bounce light around in the areas needed?
This. Is. Awesome! Thank you for compiling and sharing all of the wisdom, experiences, hopes and tears with us. All of you are really skilled and awesome creators, and entrusting us with your failures, struggles and lessons is very generous. Thank you!
Quickly looking at the thumbnail made me think you were trying aquascaping! I think that would be such a cool art form to see you try out. Whether for actual fish (more difficult because you would need to research animal needs) or just for a neat underwater artwork, it would be awesome!
I've always really enjoyed watching the resin project videos and I just wanted to say that I'm happy to see them continued like this. I can't believe it's been so many years since that first resin project. Feels like I've been learning right alongside Jazza.
I like the Peter Brown series where he found some sort of dye that flash-boils resin, and the video where he tried to resin-cast an actual rose was fascinating for the temperature-control aspect.
The best resin pour that I've come across on UA-cam is by Thalasso Hobbyer. He recently uploaded a video where he did a 40kg pour over the course of a couple of months. Edit: ah. I hadn't watched to point where Jazza showed examples from other UA-camrs. That giant creature was the one I was talking about. It's a phenomenal pour
So one guy with ADHD tells another guy with ADHD to plan everything... But seriously a very nice educational and fun video with where the lessons learned lead to two beautiful pieces! And who wouldn't watch a video with all these great creators of UA-cam!
Only recently at the same time i started watching jazza and north of the border and have gone down the rabbit hole of watching all of their videos, and now they are working together and i couldn't be happier
I never seriously thought about working with resin and I don't think I ever will but this video was such a joy to watch! Maybe resin is the final boss of art, where you learn the mechanics and do all the prep but you never know what kind of surprise it'll hold for you still!
Hey so I'm new to this channel but I've watched another UA-camr over on Black tail studios and he does another of resin/wood creations.. one of the things that I see him do to help prevent bubbles coming out of his wood tables is he will paint on a layer of resin using a brush and allow those to set up first before he does his big pours. That way the resin after it's set should help prevent any bubbles coming out of like your cork materials.
This was SO informative omg!! I have been waiting for a video like this FOR. FOREVER. Thank you SO much for all the amazing advice, you are a lifesaver!
So many cool people in this video! You did very well with these two creations. The little alcohol ink flecks you mentioned actually look like bubbles that are supposed to be there, so that worked out nicely.
Love seeing so many of my favorite creators in one video 😍😍😍 I think your piece turned out great. Couple of tips from a resin artist: 1. I wouldn’t use UV resin for anything bigger than like 2-3 inches 2. Don’t use mold release in silicone molds ❤❤❤
Genuinely a fantastic repository of tips and tricks for using resin all in one place! When I finally muster the confidence to try resin, I'll be coming back here to take notes!
Jazza, you could ask some woodworkers, they'd have also seriously good tips - all of the river tables and sculptures made with wood&resin need basically the same rules + some nice pro tips that are applicable mostly for wood but would also made huge difference for diorama resin pours!
Not a big UA-camr, buuut I've worked with resin a fair amount, and I have a couple addons! 1) Always test your colors first! If you're wanting to figure out a color combo, just use a cheap, disposable plastic cup (one of the tiny little shot glass sized ones) and pour into there. If you need to test how it'll look when thick, then get one of those silicon ice trays that make long bars of ice, and then look down the length of it once cured! 2) If you have to do some BIG pours with colored resin, color matching can be hard - so color a tub of just the hardener, and then pour as much as you need into the other part of the resin as you need, allowing you to have the same, consistent color of resin the whole way through~! 3) A simple trick to help with making resin pour clearer and smoother is to have it sitting in a bath of hot water off to one side; a large pot with gentle heat to set your resin containers in, or even just a towel filled with hand warmers wrapped around the containers before and between mixing the parts together can help greatly with clarity and with making the resin thinner and fill into little crevices faster and easier.
Another tip is to stabilize porous materials (like cork or wood) before doing the resin pour. The stabilization process essentially removes any air from inside of the porous material and replaces it with a resin (search "stabilizing with cactus juice"). That way you avoid air bubbles leaking from those materials while the resin is curing.
Just some more little tips I’ve learned over all the years using resin; Closed off forms (like putting a lid on the acrylic one) will trap the heat in so you want to go even more shallow than the maximum allowed depth for those or make sure you leave the lid off so heat can escape since all resin is exothermic when it cures (overheating causes warping and the sides curving in ). Second tip is to not use UV-Resin for thicker layers or more volume, Epoxy cures evenly while UV resin tends from the outside, where the light source is, to the inside and it tends to shrink and expand with the temperature changes that occur while curing so air bubbles can naturally form just in the UV resin itself still being liquid on the inside. Third tip: to avoid layer lines do some tests with your resin first to see how long it takes to reach aa state where it is still indentable but mostly hardened - when you then pour the next layer it can bond with the one before without overheating since the hottest part of the exothermic reaction from the previous layer has already passed and it will look like it was poured in one go and the bond will be much stronger between layers. If you missed that window then you can use some sandpaper and make sure to scratch the surface all over where you want to pour the next layer. That will give the resin something to cling to and will prevent it from delaminating while curing (which causes layer lines to appear)
I poured my own clay eyes with resin I got from hobby lobby, I found it somehow working it just as good as a eye mold. I use tooth picks to hold the eye and pour resin over it. Got really good results from putting a lighter over my resin eyes for my sculptures.
A resin secret I learned from UA-camr "Ben's Works" before curing the uv resin, when you see the bubbles, stick it in your vacuum pot... this will pull the air out and replace it with resin in the bubble. Also works with surface bubbles that require a little drilling out.
I watch Jazza cuz he reminds me of the world renowned television series “Art Attack!” But i love how he just “Jazzifies” and brings in his own style to bring his videos to life. Looking forward to a possible collab with the dude from Art Attack, yes?!😂😊
If you do another resin tips/tricks video maybe reach out to some woodworkers. They may have some different tips & tricks that they use and do some crazy pours
If you do more resin pours (or things where you need to mix things well) you might want to try out a magnetic stirrer (they're most often used in labs for work with chemicals. The stir rods are teflon coated so easy to clean resin (or anything else) off of after. And you can smaller ones pretty cheap ~$20-$25 USD
You, Rhett and Link, and Daz are my favorite UA-camrs ever. I watch your videos while I work on my homework for my art major. Thanks for all your videos!!!
Jazza As always, an amazing video. Not that I like seeing professionals fail, but it makes the rest of us feel like we're not doing so bad. Thanks for all the information and for bringing together such talented artists.
So i havent watched your stuff for probably a fair few months now (nothing personal, the hyperfixation shifted back from art youtube to gaming youtube, as it does on a semi-regular basis) and this video feels capital D Different in a really positive way. I immediately saw the length and got really excited, love me a long video, which is probably why i clicked on it despite not actually looking for art content. And then the video just feels ...real?? There doesnt seem any rush or urgency to the editing for the sake of youtube, and you seem like youve found a little brain calm as well. At least in this video, no idea about the rest lately. Basically just saying this video is excellent and i hope y'all are doing as well as this makes it seem. Sorry for the algorithm because I'm gonna return to the other side of UA-cam now, but hey, it showed me this one to watch when it hasnt really shown me your stuff for months, so!
So many helpful tips. I'm a huge proponent of learning from others. UA-cam is great for that. I actually expected the air from the bark in your one diorama because of watching others. At least the bubbles add to the scene! Goes to show, you can always learn more. A few more tips I've learned from my own mistakes and others: 1. Cooling. You *can* cool resin to slow the cure and prevent thermal runaway. @BMSculptures uses a chest freezer for his massive creations. 2. Resin *does* expire. All the more reason to do a test cast. Old resin might not cure right or worse, might cure yellow. 3. Different materials react differently. I was actually worried watching you 3D print and cast your head. Some 3D print resin doesn't like silicone. @TheCrafsMan has quite a few videos about getting prints to cast in silicone. Similarly, different colorants will react differently to your resin, even to the point of preventing proper curing. And I will pile on to the prep and plan and ventilation.
Can someone send this video to us 5 years ago, thank you 🫠
Just came from your video, the books are awesome!!
@@suzyysushii me too
Sadly the video is too large to e-mail... 🙃
Just turn an old phone booth or something into a time machine Martina. Hansi can build the nuclear core and you can make the hull. Then you can give this video to your past selves yourself? I believe in you! ❤😂
Sorry, the time preservation document of 2043 strictly prohibits every time based technology from passing the moment that law passed.
The pain of seeing everyone's resin mistakes is so real... yet we all keep going back to it!
I love that you didn't mention mould release in your three tips, very on brand
@@juliakremenchugskaya1542 or levelling it 😂
We love a good resin time 😌
There is success in failure ❤
@@juliakremenchugskaya1542facts
Jazza, E&K, North of the Border, NerdForge, we got the art avengers over here
THE ARTVENGERS!
Sounds like a challenge...each one draws the movie poster/makes action figures. Auction off projects for charity.
ARTVENGERS...a small band of artists who demystify art and tackle epic projects to make the world a little more beautiful. All the while showing that horror, gore, mistakes and silliness are part of an art journey.
and me and keshArt
Plus we got nods to Boylei Hobby Time and Thalassio who are diorama masters.
They're missing Studson Studio
Rule nr1. Don't do a diorama with resin
Rule nr2. Stop thinking about making dioramas in resin
rule nr 3. no
Squidmar in a Jazza Video let's gooo 🤩
Rule nr 4. Looks up materials on Amazon
as long as you don't cover up the resin pour with a layer of insulating foam :x
Okay but hear me out. what about a diorama in resin?
thalasso hobbyer in the meantime
Glad to see *NorthOfTheBorder* getting some proper recognition !!
sad to see boylei only getting a onscreen credit tho
It's funny. I've been watching his videos for a few weeks, but it feels like I've been watching them for years. (In a good way)
He is a real one
This time last year I considered crypto without much knowledge and decided to have a consultation with a fiduciary, and it was incredibly insightful. I got into the market with 15k, One year and a couple of months in, and I'm up with 550k. I truly cannot stress enough how helpful experts in this field are!
how do y'all even make so much from crypto trading?
As a resin artist myself, I am grateful to see the UA-camrs that I frequently watch have had disasters themselves. When I first got started I felt like a failure because I would follow tutorials and my results were so much different. It really makes a huge difference to beginners to see that others make mistakes or have mishaps themselves. That's why I tend to lean more towards watching artists that show their failures and their successes. Sometimes some of the most amazing things can be learned from a failure.
I recently started watching jazza again after a few years and I love how much better the production has gotten. I also love how jazza is still silly.
Jazzas silly nonesense is the best 😆
obnoxious, yes, but always consistent!
Same here, my friend gifted me the "I'm an adult" shirt, when I turned 18, she said it'd be the perfect timing to gift it, as she wouldn't know if it'd be still relevant later in my life. Now I'm 23, still wearing it, still watching occasionally
@SayuKobayashi I love that so much
Welcome back!! It's still all fun and games here albeit the higher production ofc
North of the border is such a legend, guy never fails to make me laugh! Also he's pretty ... creative? or demented, depends on the person I guess.
Adam is awesome. He cracks me up and sometimes terrifies me. 😂
To be entirely honest with you both I am almost sure some of Adam's projects are the result of a nightmare that stuck after those initial terrified moments waking up.
I love his pieces. The Deerclops and "accurate" Kirby are some of my favorites.
But yeah
Jazza a tip for pouring layers is to let the resin partially cure. Where It's not fully cured yet, but slightly sticky and soft before pouring the next layer. It not only eliminates the layer lines, but it bonds better together.
I have never worked with the resin but this was exactly what I was thinking when Jazza was talking about the visible resin layers. Glad to hear that hunch was right:)
Resin time, resin time
Dooh dooh dooh, resin time
EVAN AND KATELYN REFRENCE!!!! YIPPEE
i didn't get the reference, but i wanted you to know I sang this to the tune of the Dragon Tales theme song
@evalv2284 fantastic reference
@@cineblazer my thanks
Great minds, think alike.
I love that you went over a safety protocol because resin is NOT SAFE. Many people think they can just grab and go and it genuinely makes me afraid for them (as someone who works in a craft store I see this a lot). I’ve been doing resin projects for a few years now, and I always look forwards to new resin videos.
I love how Jazza doesnt hide the mistakes. And you get to see how grows while learning. So thank you Jazza for what you do🎉🎉🎉
The bubbles in the underwater scene actually elevate it somehow :]
The pours can be deep like really deep. You just have to find a way to cool it. Theres a youtuber BM Sculptures, but he makes sculptures using wood and resin. He pours them using as much as 50 gallons at a time. He keeps it from warping and cracking by sticking it in a huge freezer set to max. Maybe its something you could look into and avoid the layers all together. Making the whole thing clear.
Was going to say the same thing, super-deep pours *can* be done if you're *really* prepared. Blake's got that aspect nailed (and even he sometimes guffs it up!)
@@Primefac Bro Fr I watched one video where he guffed it up like 3 times but never gave up, and had something really nice in the end.
Blake's work is so incredible. He and the others in this video are some of the few YTers that I turn the notification bell on for.
40 MINUTES OF A PROJECT THAT IS BOUND TO UNLEASH MESSY GREMLIN JAZZA?! YES PLEASE
Also wax/baking paper in the bottom of the pressure pot should make it easier to clean in the event of a leak. Or better yet, a smaller Tupperware container with wax paper if your mould is small enough to fit in whatever container you use
17:28 I love how everyone acknowledges that Nerdforge's projects are massive compared to most other channels.
When using wood, it tends to have bubbles or voids inside. Before placing your wood inside the diorama, seal the wood with UV resin. Doing this tends to lessen any air bubbles into your final project. (got that tip from Ben's Worx channel!)
I've been loving seeing the great work full of love and care that Jazza and a variety of other youtubers put into their videos. It is endlessly refreshing to watch something so substantial when there is just SO much content out there. Been a viewer for at least 10 years now, and it's been so cool to see this channel evolve. Just a delightful watching experience.
Thanks for the Kind words, and thanks for sticking around for so long!
Jazza check out the channel “BM Sculptures, he is an amazing artist using resin and wood and does deep pours. He’s created some amazing pieces and had some epic resin fails. Thankyou for this video, I’ve been reluctant to try resin this way but I may give it a go now ☺️
As a MUCH smaller resin channel, my top 3 tips are:
1. Prepare all of your molds and colorants before hand. There's nothing worse than watching your resin cure in the pouring cup because you're still dusting your mold with mica powder.
2. Give yourself plenty of time. It seems counter-productive with a volatile chemical like resin, but the last thing you need is to knock over a cup of resin because you are rushing.
3. DON'T. USE. FLAMES. ON. MOLDS. I know many resin artists use torches and lighters to pop bubbles, but your just asking for your mold to eventually fuse to your resin piece. I've even watched an artist set her piece on fire because she'd used alcohol to pop bubbles. Your alcohol inks can do the same. Just don't do it. Using a heat gun/spraying with ISO Alcohol works just as well.
Bonus, but most important.... USE YOUR PPE. Resin is seriously dangerous. I'm so tired of seeing resin artists on YT, TT, and IG who are not wearing gloves, let alone a respirator mask. You don't want to become severely allergic to resin, cause debilitating disease, or worse.
So happy to see Thalasso Hobbier mentioned! He does AMAZING detail work and beautiful deep pour resin content. Really cool video to see the resin avengers line up and learning some tricks of the trade 💟
No way Jazza, Nerdforge & Squidmar in ONE VIDEO!!! That's gotta be my favorite one 🤩
Even and Katelyn are UA-cam Resin pros....I learned a lot about resin from them. Resin mistakes are so fun to watch.
I love E&K!!! They've done an IRL collab with Safiya & Tyler, I would LOVE to see them do an IRL collab with Jazza and/or Tabletop Time!
Jazza and NorthoftheBorder are by far my favorite art creaters
One of the best resin artists I’ve seen on UA-cam is Thalasso Hobbyer. He does a lot of deep pours too and I’m sure he has a lot of advice and probably some disaster stories as well.
You should see Thalasso Hobbyer, the bravery of submerssing their work in resin is phenominal
He did show a clip of Thalasso's work. And you're right, he is phenomenally talented.
To show ur mistakes, learn, & grow on camera is a beautiful thing!
One of the best and most GENUINE art youtubers with WAY too much skill.Great Vid💯
I nearly 40 min Jazza vid! I really hope the UA-cam algorithm blesses you and this gets the views it deserves for all the hard work.
Great group of creators to talk to about resin.
I love watching Jazza. His Dabble without instruction - dabble with instructions- dive is something i do now keeps me engaged with my projects lol
Already followed Jazza, Evan & Katelyn, and Nerdforge, so I love these sorts of things because now I have a couple more to follow.
Very informative. I have confirmed again in my mind that I won't be messing around with deep resin pours, like, ever. Deep pours are best left to the professionals, in my view. UV resin is great for small puddles and fountains, but even such dinky applications require the utmost care and preparation. If there's a resin alternative I will always use that.
OMG I LOVE 15 IS WILD SO MANY AMAZING CREATORS IN ONE VIDEO
I LOVE NORTH OF THE BORDER SM!!! THEIR FREAKY REALISM IS AMAZING!!!
big pours need big cooling and the resin to be fully degassed in a vac chamber prior to pour. I've done a 6x6x6 (inches) pour in 1 shot with mas deep pour at around 60 degree ambient with fans blowing on it. big freezer can be used for very large pours, it's just critical it is fully degassed prior as the freezing temps won't allow it to degas itself from exothermic
You should check out Thalasso hobbyer. His resin dioramas are incredible. He completely submerges his sculptures in giant blocks of resin. The latest was a diorama of a whale swimming through ruins.
When I saw you using cork I knew bubbles would come. Another good tip when working with resin and any natural or porous material is using penetrating resin and if you can, pull a vacuum on it. The resin will hopefully fill all the air gaps and prevent most if not all bubbles that come from it. Your project turned out really well, but that could save time and work in the future =)
As someone who’s been trying to learn how to make resin projects, this video is very helpful!
Also, shout out to the other Artist UA-camrs! They really helped as well.
Love tha stuff you do man! You probably get 1000 suggestions a day, but if you're ever looking for a new project/medium to play in, I'd love to see what you could do with book binding. But even if you don't, know that my kids love your pokemon stuff and I love tuning in :D
The best part about this video is seeing some of my favorite artists along with artists I haven’t personally come across yet, and getting to discover a whole new channel. Off to binge watch North of the Border now
Amazing progress! I'm most appreciative of you emphasizing the safety, but I feel like it needs to be pointed out that resin continues to off-gas after it's cured, too (sometimes for months). So opening the pressure pot without PPE is still super risky for your respiratory health. And handling freshly cured resin projects can also create topical sensitivity which can lead to rashes/hives down the road as well. This stuff really is no joke to mess around with and it's insane how flippantly some people do resin projects. Thank you for being a voice of safety and reason as well as pushing creativity forward.
I've actually been seriously thinking about dipping my toe into a little bit of nerdy resin art and greatly appreciate this video and everyone's advice! I've jotted down some notes, but the consensus is: get the correct resin for the project (and read and follow the instructions); don't go cheap; and double-triple check that the casing is watertight. Good ambient temp is right up there too.
This is a great video. One thing I didn't hear mentioned is lighting. It seems like it's really difficult to make resin encased stuff look good under normal lighting. Have you tried embedding mirrors or reflective white surfaces to bounce light around in the areas needed?
Have watched Thalasso Hobbyer a lot, and are amazing in the resin profession.
absolutely love the idea behind the abyss and doing a whole resin video with it so cool, hope you bring more ideas like this to life
This. Is. Awesome!
Thank you for compiling and sharing all of the wisdom, experiences, hopes and tears with us. All of you are really skilled and awesome creators, and entrusting us with your failures, struggles and lessons is very generous. Thank you!
So many Jazza resin videos and finally an appearance from Evan & Katelyn 💜💜💜
Now we just need a full collab some how
You should try to contact Bensworx. He does a lot of resin work as well. Plus, he is also Australian.
Ben and Nicole are great!
Quickly looking at the thumbnail made me think you were trying aquascaping! I think that would be such a cool art form to see you try out. Whether for actual fish (more difficult because you would need to research animal needs) or just for a neat underwater artwork, it would be awesome!
I've always really enjoyed watching the resin project videos and I just wanted to say that I'm happy to see them continued like this.
I can't believe it's been so many years since that first resin project. Feels like I've been learning right alongside Jazza.
I like the Peter Brown series where he found some sort of dye that flash-boils resin, and the video where he tried to resin-cast an actual rose was fascinating for the temperature-control aspect.
I love Peter, but that video doesn't sound familiar. Do you remember how long ago it was? Maybe I missed it.
0:50 North of the boarder? omgggg
He likes tiny nerdy things
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Jazza's teaching us a science lesson while making art?! 😱
I like these longer vids with deeper dives
I just want to say I love Jazza's dramatic acting bits! :D
SO MANY OF MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS IN ONE VIDEO!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEES! This is amazing. I love it.
The best resin pour that I've come across on UA-cam is by Thalasso Hobbyer. He recently uploaded a video where he did a 40kg pour over the course of a couple of months.
Edit: ah. I hadn't watched to point where Jazza showed examples from other UA-camrs. That giant creature was the one I was talking about. It's a phenomenal pour
This is super helpful!
Also, you got North of the Border in your video? Love it!
So one guy with ADHD tells another guy with ADHD to plan everything...
But seriously a very nice educational and fun video with where the lessons learned lead to two beautiful pieces!
And who wouldn't watch a video with all these great creators of UA-cam!
Only recently at the same time i started watching jazza and north of the border and have gone down the rabbit hole of watching all of their videos, and now they are working together and i couldn't be happier
Thankfully I've been watching these creators for years, glad to see all their work being studied all together
It's nice to know that even the pros have issues. This makes me feel better when I mess up. Just learn, and try again.
I never seriously thought about working with resin and I don't think I ever will but this video was such a joy to watch! Maybe resin is the final boss of art, where you learn the mechanics and do all the prep but you never know what kind of surprise it'll hold for you still!
Big fan of this long-form content! 👍
Hey so I'm new to this channel but I've watched another UA-camr over on Black tail studios and he does another of resin/wood creations.. one of the things that I see him do to help prevent bubbles coming out of his wood tables is he will paint on a layer of resin using a brush and allow those to set up first before he does his big pours. That way the resin after it's set should help prevent any bubbles coming out of like your cork materials.
This was SO informative omg!! I have been waiting for a video like this FOR. FOREVER. Thank you SO much for all the amazing advice, you are a lifesaver!
I have never worked with resin nor will I ever want to work with resin (I think) but here I am watching a 40min video about resin 😂
So many cool people in this video! You did very well with these two creations. The little alcohol ink flecks you mentioned actually look like bubbles that are supposed to be there, so that worked out nicely.
Love seeing so many of my favorite creators in one video 😍😍😍 I think your piece turned out great. Couple of tips from a resin artist: 1. I wouldn’t use UV resin for anything bigger than like 2-3 inches 2. Don’t use mold release in silicone molds
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Genuinely a fantastic repository of tips and tricks for using resin all in one place! When I finally muster the confidence to try resin, I'll be coming back here to take notes!
Jazza, you could ask some woodworkers, they'd have also seriously good tips - all of the river tables and sculptures made with wood&resin need basically the same rules + some nice pro tips that are applicable mostly for wood but would also made huge difference for diorama resin pours!
When it comes to resin dioramas on UA-cam, Minibricks comes to mind. They are truly the masters of this craft. Professional studio though.
the orange rust colour in the miniatures armour is just the perfect contrast to the deep blue ocean. what a perfect scene
the deep water pour looks so organic, love it
Such a talented creator, all your videos are so well produced.
I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS VIDEO SINCE YOUR MAJORAS MASK VIDEO OH MY GOD JAZZA YOU DID FINALLY DID IT!!!
Not a big UA-camr, buuut I've worked with resin a fair amount, and I have a couple addons!
1) Always test your colors first! If you're wanting to figure out a color combo, just use a cheap, disposable plastic cup (one of the tiny little shot glass sized ones) and pour into there. If you need to test how it'll look when thick, then get one of those silicon ice trays that make long bars of ice, and then look down the length of it once cured!
2) If you have to do some BIG pours with colored resin, color matching can be hard - so color a tub of just the hardener, and then pour as much as you need into the other part of the resin as you need, allowing you to have the same, consistent color of resin the whole way through~!
3) A simple trick to help with making resin pour clearer and smoother is to have it sitting in a bath of hot water off to one side; a large pot with gentle heat to set your resin containers in, or even just a towel filled with hand warmers wrapped around the containers before and between mixing the parts together can help greatly with clarity and with making the resin thinner and fill into little crevices faster and easier.
24:19 classic Jazza 😂❤
Another tip is to stabilize porous materials (like cork or wood) before doing the resin pour. The stabilization process essentially removes any air from inside of the porous material and replaces it with a resin (search "stabilizing with cactus juice"). That way you avoid air bubbles leaking from those materials while the resin is curing.
ZOMG so many of my favorite people in one video this is AMAZING
Just some more little tips I’ve learned over all the years using resin; Closed off forms (like putting a lid on the acrylic one) will trap the heat in so you want to go even more shallow than the maximum allowed depth for those or make sure you leave the lid off so heat can escape since all resin is exothermic when it cures (overheating causes warping and the sides curving in ).
Second tip is to not use UV-Resin for thicker layers or more volume, Epoxy cures evenly while UV resin tends from the outside, where the light source is, to the inside and it tends to shrink and expand with the temperature changes that occur while curing so air bubbles can naturally form just in the UV resin itself still being liquid on the inside.
Third tip: to avoid layer lines do some tests with your resin first to see how long it takes to reach aa state where it is still indentable but mostly hardened - when you then pour the next layer it can bond with the one before without overheating since the hottest part of the exothermic reaction from the previous layer has already passed and it will look like it was poured in one go and the bond will be much stronger between layers. If you missed that window then you can use some sandpaper and make sure to scratch the surface all over where you want to pour the next layer. That will give the resin something to cling to and will prevent it from delaminating while curing (which causes layer lines to appear)
I poured my own clay eyes with resin I got from hobby lobby, I found it somehow working it just as good as a eye mold. I use tooth picks to hold the eye and pour resin over it. Got really good results from putting a lighter over my resin eyes for my sculptures.
Thank you for sharing! Every time I see someone create an awesome resin piece I know so much goes into it, but I didn't realize this much did!
A resin secret I learned from UA-camr "Ben's Works" before curing the uv resin, when you see the bubbles, stick it in your vacuum pot... this will pull the air out and replace it with resin in the bubble. Also works with surface bubbles that require a little drilling out.
I watch Jazza cuz he reminds me of the world renowned television series “Art Attack!” But i love how he just “Jazzifies” and brings in his own style to bring his videos to life. Looking forward to a possible collab with the dude from Art Attack, yes?!😂😊
North of the Border, Evan & Katelyn, NerdForge, and Squidmar are all 🐐!!! ❤
If you do another resin tips/tricks video maybe reach out to some woodworkers. They may have some different tips & tricks that they use and do some crazy pours
this video is one of the best this year. i really love that jazza is sooo full of live and fun in this viedeo.
If you do more resin pours (or things where you need to mix things well) you might want to try out a magnetic stirrer (they're most often used in labs for work with chemicals. The stir rods are teflon coated so easy to clean resin (or anything else) off of after.
And you can smaller ones pretty cheap ~$20-$25 USD
You, Rhett and Link, and Daz are my favorite UA-camrs ever. I watch your videos while I work on my homework for my art major. Thanks for all your videos!!!
North of the border is a master of crafts he is a king amongst all craftsmen.
Fantastic video, best Jazza video in ages (not that others aren't good, I just really appreciated this one!)
Fact that I am following every single creator, whose name was in this video is kind of blowing my mind.
Right? Made me think I've actually got good taste. 😂
The hero we deserve. Thanks Jazza!
Jazza As always, an amazing video. Not that I like seeing professionals fail, but it makes the rest of us feel like we're not doing so bad.
Thanks for all the information and for bringing together such talented artists.
So i havent watched your stuff for probably a fair few months now (nothing personal, the hyperfixation shifted back from art youtube to gaming youtube, as it does on a semi-regular basis) and this video feels capital D Different in a really positive way. I immediately saw the length and got really excited, love me a long video, which is probably why i clicked on it despite not actually looking for art content. And then the video just feels ...real?? There doesnt seem any rush or urgency to the editing for the sake of youtube, and you seem like youve found a little brain calm as well. At least in this video, no idea about the rest lately. Basically just saying this video is excellent and i hope y'all are doing as well as this makes it seem. Sorry for the algorithm because I'm gonna return to the other side of UA-cam now, but hey, it showed me this one to watch when it hasnt really shown me your stuff for months, so!
So many helpful tips. I'm a huge proponent of learning from others. UA-cam is great for that. I actually expected the air from the bark in your one diorama because of watching others. At least the bubbles add to the scene! Goes to show, you can always learn more.
A few more tips I've learned from my own mistakes and others:
1. Cooling. You *can* cool resin to slow the cure and prevent thermal runaway. @BMSculptures uses a chest freezer for his massive creations.
2. Resin *does* expire. All the more reason to do a test cast. Old resin might not cure right or worse, might cure yellow.
3. Different materials react differently. I was actually worried watching you 3D print and cast your head. Some 3D print resin doesn't like silicone. @TheCrafsMan has quite a few videos about getting prints to cast in silicone. Similarly, different colorants will react differently to your resin, even to the point of preventing proper curing.
And I will pile on to the prep and plan and ventilation.
You should consider starting to release your videos in 1440p or 4K. It would be great to see the pieces in higher resolution.
I so wish BobbyDukeArts and Jazza would do a projects together!
OMG, that would be epic! Please Jazza, make this happen!