Facing my Resin FEAR and creating Water Effects in miniature! (Prompt #5)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- I hope you will participate in Prompt Number 5!! Remember to use #bentleyhouseprompts Use any mini you already have and fill it with water with your product of choice. I would love to see!
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Those fountains were sold at walmart during Christmas with the villages for about $5
Oh that's great to know in case anyone else is interested in finding one... I will pin your comment so everyone can see ;)
That would be an interesting project, improving or changing a piece from the Walmart Christmas Village collection.
came to the comments to find this! I've been trying to find it on amazon to see what other types of it.
Loved the dramatic intro! The fountain endeded up awesome, the falling water looked really realistic.
Thank you so much Dani💖💖
I love your fountain, Ara...it's dripping with atmosphere (hee hee!)...but seriously - excellent water effects. Glad you overcame your trauma and faced the resin Monster, girl! You triumphed. Yep. 😍
Thank you Heather! I am feeling about 10% more confident now lol. It will probably be a long healing process😆 I just have to remember to mix... and then mix some more!
Love the result , you can also replace the clear silicon with stripes of glad wrap dipped in resin 👍🏽the streaks of the plastic make it look like running water 🤓🌟
Great tip!! Thanks for sharing.. I can imagine that does look amazing!
wow!! That is super cool! I wish I would have known about the Dap stuff prior to building my resin pond, I had a couple of moments and I'll never be the same either, lol I fixed it best I could but it would have been better with some of your tips and hacks and brainy ideas! That is one super awesome fountain. Impressive!
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Thank you Sharon! I am so sorry I didnt't share earlier but I had to recover from last summer lol. Yes I took a year to get up the nerve to mess with it again😄 ! All your creations are stunning and I am sure you are the only one who sees the mistakes ;) I can get lost looking at all your lovely builds!!💖💖
18:46 I went ahead and bought some UV Resin. The black light (oops, showing my age. Lol -UV light). The only thing with the light I bought is it’s really powerful so it came with protective eyewear. It should still work the same though.
Great job on the fountain. Im glad you had a better experience with resin.🤞 I liked the Dap idea. I forgot to congratulate you on reaching 9 thousand. 🤗🍾
Thank you Michelle!! I appreciate that so much💖
lmao at your intro. Edit to add I REALLY like how that turned out.
Thank you Heather! I am glad you enjoyed it... it made me laugh too😆
This was incredible Ara. I love how the resin didn't work out for you on the Kraken project, but you didn't give up. And you also filed that fail video, encouraged others not to give up, then followed up on your own advise. Good for you. And the fountain looks great! Especially when you put it up next to the house.
Thank you so much Heather! I am glad that it is encouraging to others!! Resin is a finicky substance and its scary to mess up because its so expensive 😲 So I am glad to share my journey and discoveries so that it may help someone else too! 💖💖
This was wonderful. Love the info on the DAP. Like you, I use the instant cure resin for most things but if you are doing a larger body of water, such as a pond, there is a product I used when my husband and I were doing a model railroad layout, called Magic Water by Unreal Details. It is a little hard to find but I did see some listed on eBay and they may carry it where other model supplies are sold. I had experienced so many failures before finding this stuff. After 9 years now as a waterfall and river on our model layout, and not being maintained under ideal conditions, the “water” is still crystal clear with no cracking, yellowing or other signs of aging. No other model water product has ever performed so well for us. For other mini projects, I also love the resin from Little Windows. I have never had a failure with that and their website and the owner of the company are fabulous.
You're so much fun! Thank you. I love the light effects off the dap w/ the light . Did you (I will ) see if the same effect might happen w/ a black light?
I watched this channel because of Jazza and liked it, but I only watched a few videos and forgot about it. I remembered it just a minute ago and realised how much I liked it, you seem like such a nice person and are a good artist. 🎨👍🏻
Great tutorial on your fountain...you did a fantastic job...tfs
Thank you so much Gloria!!💖
You could use hotglue instead of the dab 😋 loved your intro, and just a thought, why not make a controled using in your old project? Make two small holes in the dab casing oppesit from eachother, and let the noncured resin use out of one hole into a bucket! Then fill it with new better resin or maybe leave it empty?
Thanks for the suggestions! The hot glue I own is really milky in color and not clear so I didn't want to use it for this but I know there are clearer brands out there. It would definitely be less dry time lol! And I will have to think about your draining idea... I would love to not have to worry about it leaking if possible👍😃
Yes it need to be the clear hot glue, 😋
Can you gain access to a uv oven-nnnny thing, heat it, achieve your coveted very cool blue thing, but also see if you can't finish off the curing process? Just a thought
Did the DAP have a flat back once you took it off your baking sheet?
Yes it did have just a very slight flat back but when I dripped the uv resin all over it that took care of that. :)
Bentley House Minis thanks for the reply
The fountain came out fabulous! Black washing it first made a big difference. UV resin is great for creating the water splashing from tier to tier. Run a bead of UV resin along the DAP silicone drip and texture the bottom a bit before curing with a light.
Thank you Dan! I really love working with UV resin and I will have to try a few more splashing techniques in my next one like you described ;)
The reason your resin didn't stick to the water rivulets you made is because it is silicone based. Resin won't stick to it even when thicker and would have peeled off the silicone if you had waited until it was thick. xx
Thank you for the insight! I am definitely still learning ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis resin is my forte so always happy to help if you need resin advice. It was my main medium for ten years xx
You did good though, the waterfall ended up looking awesome
The dramatic beginning was amazing at first I was like oh so sad and then it was funny and cute and adorable you are so amazing
Haha thank you Yakeema! So glad you enjoyed it and got a chuckle out of it!
Great job! Love your videos, I’m glad that I found your channel.
Thank you so much! I am glad you did also!💖
0:50 Lol, drama queen. 😁 Maybe you should go into acting.
Haha I would be a mess at that!
Love it! Ara I was scared the whole time watching, waiting for you to say something failed. It cane out great and the dap was a quick fix. So glad it turned out as you wanted it to. Adding photos to the print book is a great idea. You can see what you created and others who look at the book in the future can too. 😍
Thank you!!! I was a little worried about that too because I didn't have a plan B haha. I just figured if I mixed enough something good would happen!💖💖
Love the fountain so much. You can add a little white paint to the mod podge to make it look like foamy water has gathered.
You can mix a tiiiinnny bit of white into the modge podge. Just the tiniest bit for around where the water from above is hitting
I love your sense of humor with the little side videos you randomly add. 😊❤️
Cool statue! It's brilliant! I know I'm watching this long afterwards but I wanted to make a small koi pond for a garden diorama for my 1:6 dolls. This is a good opportunity to get my resin and goldfish on clear film out...they look really amazing online so hopefully they will look good in the pond I want to make. I just need to figure out how to make clay rocks for the surround...I could texture it with some crumpled foil or paper I suppose! I will tag you when I do it. I have no clue if Dap is available in the UK but unless I make a little waterfall bit (I am thinking that's reaching a bit for my skill level lol) I don't know if I will need anything else except the resin. It's good to know though you never know what ideas will possess me next so I keep all these nuggets of crafty know how!
I think you could also use a very clear hot glue for the same purpose. Some countries have better hot glue than others. I couldn't find any that was very clear so I had to go with the dap. Have fun creating!!
Get a mini silicone spatula to scrape everything from the first cup
Beautiful! Water, good prompt... I'm still "working" (thinking) on prompt #4 (light) and I might actually do something physical tonight to make it manifest
Thank you Jillian! I hope you will share it with me when you get it done and I will add it in a video! ;)
Well that looks perfect for a grungy old fountain!
I really enjoyed this beautiful fountain!!!!! I really enjoy your work.
Big hug dear Ara.
Thank you Mariza! Your comments always make me smile!😃
Great work Ara. That caulking product looks a good idea for filling space frugally, before adding expensive resin, too. I'd only seen acetate or bits of polythene used for water drips previously & yes, you do wait for the resin to thicken & scoop it up onto the strips (or alternatively build up dripped layers of UV resin). I agree that caulking guns can be awkward for small hands, but you don't normally force caulk into such thin streams or through a needle hole. Normally you take off the nozzle & there's usually a little 'nub' on top of the tube. You slice the end off of that little nub which leaves a larger hole, then pop your nozzle onto the nub & trim its tip to the desired stream size. Hope this helps, best wishes :)
Yes it can definitely be used that way. Its around $7 for the whole tube which should last a while if its capped off well. As opposed to resin which can be way more expensive! I have never used a caulking gun for its correct purpose before so that makes sense lol
Wow that up resin looks sooo good and natural looking on the streams compared to without it!!..where did. Buy it and the light?..the fountain looks great...i old my breathe when I work wih resin..lol..another great job ARA!!
Thank you so much Cheri! I am so glad you liked it and I hold my breathe as well lol. You can fin the links for the items I used in the description box under the video ;) I hope that helps!
23:01 That’s a great idea! I’ve always taken pictures of my craft and sewing projects but never really thought about putting them in a book. Adding notes about products used and methods would also be good for future reference.
That's a great idea to add the product names as well! I like it!
Old resin will have a yellow color and never totally set up
And stay sticky 😜 found this out myself in a bathroom scene I made years ago and now have to get a new tub for that project 😒 but live and learn I guess 👍
luckily the tub wasn't that expensive👍
Happy to see you got over your fear of resin cause your fountain turned out great 👍😀 That Dap stuff is cool and the fact that it blows would make for a cool cave project 👍
Thanks for the heads up. I will have to try out that older resin on something more easily replaceable! I think a cave project would be amazing with that effect!
Do you have a list some where I can download with all your promt things written down, I would love to make a book like yours!
That's a good idea... they are in not particular order but I work on typing up a list for those who what to make their own book ;)
I will try to do that before the next prompt video
That would be cool thanks
I’m brand new to your channel via Heather Tracy, and I loved the dramatic beginning. I’m going to binge watch videos now...
Thank you Donna and welcome to the channel!!💖
Looks fantastic!!!!
Good tip when using resin i didnt notice before but mix it till you dont see like strings inside the mix. Once the strings are gone the resin is mixed well
I did notice the strings during the second mix so that makes a lot of sense ;) Thanks Macen!!
I have a couple of tips, maybe they will help. When mixing the resin use a digital scale. Put your cup on the scale set to zero add one part of the resin, set scale to zero again add equal amount of the second resin. This way you get exact amounts and only use one container. For water drops on cascading bits use a clue gun.
By the way you did an amazing job on the fountain.
Thank you Paula! I am always up for any suggestions when it comes to resin. I will have to be on the lookout for a scale👍
Loved your intro...I could feel your pain...after laughing that is. 😉😂 I'm so happy to have learned a lot from this video. The Dap glowing from the uv light, etc. Great job as usual Ara.
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it and got a chuckle ;)
Scenic water works wonderful for this kind of stuff ( well it actually is made for this kind of stuff ). You could even make a very realistic waterfall with it.
I will have to try it out someday!
Haven't watched the failed project being done (well, yet anyway ;-) ) but this time seems to have worked very well. Well done! :-D I think I have to watch the Addams Family miniature build now. I have no real association with the family other than watching sporadic animated show and the first movie (yes, I know about the older show and all that) but it could be interesting to see how the miniature house.
Thank you! I hope you still enjoy the builds even if you follow the Addams family stuff. Just a warning there are a few things I make that will seem really weird out of context 😄
@@BentleyHouseMinis Seems fine so far, even if the playlist seems out of order. Edit: Or is it just reversed? I came across a video where you said you had worked on the dollhouse for quite some time. Anyway I am not quite sure where to start but at least the Wednesday doll was neat. :-)
Wonderful! It looks really great!
Looks great. I'm too broke to use resin. But I have an idea for this one.Can I get the order of each prompt plz. Also I decided not to Share any I have done. I'm not very good at miniatures but I do love making them.
Sure no problem! 1. Vintage 2. Clock 3. Paper Bag 4. Light 5. Water If you ever want to check back on the order or how I did the prompt you can check out my Prompt playlist on youtube ;) 💖💖
👍👍 to all the Prompt projects 👍👍
They turned out awesome 👍😀
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Ohhhhhhh!! I love this tutorial SO much!! When you showed how the DAP product worked under the UV light, I realized you’d just told me how to make actual glowing patronuses!! Going to make a glowing prophecy ball/orb, too! The Harry Potter crafting geek in me is incredibly excited!! THANK YOU!!!!
That's awesome! If you share your creation online anywhere I would love to see!
Bentley House Minis Will do!!😃
You can still a nail into the end of the tube to act as a "cap".
Amazing!! I learn so much from you!! I've been terrified of using resin (and I'd better get over it, now that I have a new resin 3D printer LOL) I'm thinking the DAP and resin would make a really cool crystal ball...maybe with a light inside so it glows softly...ohboy...I'm going to make notes on a gypsy caravan with a gypsy fortuneteller...ohboy...I'm going to be busy for the rest of my life! I could just HUG you!!
The caravan sounds like a fun idea!! It will be exciting to see what you do with it! Best of luck with your new printer. Make sure to take your time and to forgive the first few messed up prints... everyone gets those ;) Its an entire process just learning how to set up the print file! I can't wait to see what you come up with!💖💖
@@BentleyHouseMinis Thank you! I'm workin' up the nerve and I'm sketching out my Gypsy Rose project (I'm into it! LOL)
Beautiful 😍 ❤️❤️ thanks for your time and consideration to share 🥰 I responded back to you as soon I saw your message 😍
Thank you Tanner Tanner! I appreciate all the kind words :)
@@BentleyHouseMinis you are welcome I responded back to you as soon I saw your message 😍
Beautiful fountain and great tutorial.
1:56 I think I’m going to make a three tiered fountain (from clay) for my Christmas scene.
Fantastic Barbara!
Beautifully done, as always. I'd never seen the three part mixing before, most resin users on youtube seem to pour both parts into a clean cup once they've finished the first mix and mixing again that way. Love the moss, and raven... I might have been tempted to put a frog or some frogspawn/tadpoles into the fountain - but I guess you could make some tadpoles to go in a jar for Wednesday and Pugsley anyway. Well done for facing your fear as well - 10/10 x
Thank you! I have seen the resin poured into a new cup as well and I think that's what messed me up the first time. I figured by pouring it back and forth in the original cups I would be able to scrape up all the extra. Tadpoles are a good idea... I didn't think about putting anything into the fountain for some reason... I was too focused on not messing up the resin lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Well you've managed to combat your fear and produce a flawless piece of art. I would love to see you tackle the tadpoles in a jar - just the kind of thing the kids would collect.
I love how it turned out! I use two part resin a lot. The hint to mix very well depending me the brand. A while back I made a mini fairy garden with a pot spilling water out of it and it had a stream going into a pond. What I did was I cut up a strip from a clear bag (like a zip lock bag) and I glued it to the top and end point. Then I mixed my resin used half of it to the pond and layered the clear strip but I let the other half sit for about 1-2 hours (depending on the resin) to the point were it was workable but thick. Then I poured the rest on the plastic strip again. Then I took a toothpick and at the bottom I stuck it in the resin then pulled it out making wave type effects. I usually like two part resin more because for some reason my I’ve resin always leaves a sticky layer on top? And I can never figured out why. I’ve tried literally everything to help but nothing works. Sorry for the novel but I love working with resin. If you ever need to know good decently priced resin (both if and two part) just let me know!
Thank you for the tips and tricks Elicia! I am glad I will be able to come back to the comment when I decide to do another project with resin in the future ;) I always end up learning more from my subscribers than anyone learns from me lol!
No problem! If you ever need help just let me know! I know resin (two part) petty well
And I don’t mind helping!
Hi Ava 🤗🤗. To help with the Resin is to place it into a bath of hot/warm water what this does is help with the allowing the Resin to pour out of the bottles better plus with mixing the Resin 😊😊😊
Old out of date Resin can still be used it’s just that it goes an amber colour I have some which I put away for this very reason save me on working out the colour mixing to get the right colour for amber 😹😹😹
Great info Angela thank you!!💖💖 I do imagine if the liquid was warmer it would help because it is so thick! I will have to save my other resin for a project with murky water ;)
Bentley House Minis 😹😹😹sounds like a great idea 😊😊😊
I have dreamed of building a lush Hawaiian waterfall diorama for as long as I can remember. But my fear of the water (resin) was paralyzing! Watching this video has eased that fear enough that I may actually be able to follow through with that dream now.
Real Terrain Hobbies did an amazing rapids/waterfall video. You should check it out ua-cam.com/video/0_iiRwZhDR0/v-deo.html
Wow that sounds amazing! I am glad this video helped and I hope you will share your progress if you decide to go for it!!💖💖
This turned out so good! Can't wait to try out this prompt.
Yay! I am excited to see what you come up with!
Like the true artist that you are, you persevered and all ended well. ❤🍀
Thank you so much!
It looks real! Great idea!
Only equal if it says to, most 2 part resin is a 2:1 or even 3:1.
For sure! Always a good idea to read the directions👍
I have miniature fountain (but be fear to make water) your tutorial open my eye
I have fun creating!!
beautiful work!! the resin monster has been beat...
Thank you!! Yes we slayed the beast lol 🐲
...ah man! This was awesome..🎉
That’s amazing! So realistic.
Thank you so much 😀
That came out awesome!
The intro gets me every time 😂 love it
I had to rewatch it after your comment... oh the drama lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Now I had to watch it again 😂
great video
Thank you!
the effects are great !
Bravo! This is a total win! That fountain is a showstopper! My cat would try to drink out of it-that is how real it looks!👏
Thank you Melody! Oh no I am sure that would be really confusing lol!
Lol
Shouldn't you practice this resin on something that does not matter instead of something you cannot replace?
Yes I definitely should! However on a tight filming schedule trying to get a video out each week sometimes I just have to go for it. About 90% of the time it seems to work out ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis Well, it sure came out well. I also had a fountain, but I used hot glue for the "drips" and a water feature type resin. It was definitely scary. Good on ye, for trying again.
So happy you didn't mess up your beautiful garage sale find. It turned out so well I can almost hear the gentle splashing of the water
The dramatic intro was perfect!
Glad you like it! It made me laugh lol
Awesome!!
Nice job!
Lovely Ara! Now, I cant wait to see the front of the Addam's house which I believe you said will be the graveyard!!! I watched the headstone video, loved it!!! Very exciting progress! (But no stress) XOX
Yes it will be! Its a very long narrow space so it will be interesting to work on it and I will make sure to share it all of course ;) Thank you June!!💖💖
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Good job! Looks beautiful!
Thank you Delores!
Hooray! Wonderful project and great technique, as always, Ara! Great score 7 years ago on that fountain. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. (Loved the dramatic intro!)
Haha thank you Linda! I thought a little drama would set the resin tone😄 I appreciate it!
Awesome work, as always! The UV / DAP glow gives me ideas! Thanks for the insight!
Awesome! That's why I wanted to share... I figured it could make some really cool effects for someone!💖
FANTASTIQUE ! 😍
Totally love your fountain and the opening drama, too! Have you ever tried using a glue gun to help create the dripping water? The hot glue works extremely well. There are some great diorama videos that show you how to create realistic water effects. Looking forward to your next video creation!
~Chellie
Thank you Chellie! I have seen people use hot glue... but the hot glue that I have just isn't clear enough for the effect that I wanted. I do know there is clearer hot glue out there... I just don't have any at the moment. If you know of a good brand I would love to hear 💖
I learn so much from you❤️You must be an amazing school teacher. I’m sure your students love you ❤️ You nailed it! Once again I love your projects.
Aww thank you so much Diana ;) I think one of the best parts of teaching and learning is the "discovery" part. It's just so exciting for everyone lol!💖💖
Thank so much for doing this video. I’ve had that same 2 part resin in a box sitting on my shelf for a year.... too scared to use it....until now!
Oh great! I hope it goes really well for you👍 I was super intimidated too!
Lovely job, Ara! You've given me the courage to age and add water to the fountains that I made. Absolutely love how this turned out!!!
That's great Kim!! I am looking forward to seeing what you make!
Really great project! I'm glad that you "faced your fear", since it turned out so beautifully.
Thank you Rob!! I am definitely not has opposed to using 2 part mix resin anymore as I know it can work for me!
I’m so proud of you!! 👍🏼💕
Thank you Maggie! I was glad to work through it!
This turned out amazing. After each step it just got better and better. I really love the modge podge effect. It made all the difference.
Thank you Tahra! I appreciate that!
That intro tho, feels like I'm about to watch a bad "horror film" 🤣🤣❤
😄😄
U R Hilarious (^:
😄 So glad you enjoy my weird sense of humor lol!
Your intro cracked me up..😂..and great job on the fountain it turned out amazing.👍
So glad you enjoyed it! And thank you💖
This is such an Addams fountain! Good on you for facing your fears, and the end result is super awesome!
Thank you so much! I am not so nervous about working with it anymore! ;)
It is amazing!
Thank you so much!!
Good for you to face the beast!! You conqured it and your fountain looks awesome!! (I loved your intro. ❤) I hope you are both relieved and proud!!! 👏👏👏
Thank you Sloane! I am super relieved lol!!😄 I am not sure how the video would have gone if it failed again🤨 haha
@@BentleyHouseMinis You would have made a video of a trash can filled to the brim with left over resin and put a banner on your channel saying "This is a resin free channel!" At least that's what I would've done. Lol! 😉
Very cool
Thank you!
Loved the dramatic entry!! Hilarious!!
lol thanks😄
Wow 😍😍 true talent ❤
Aww thanks Aleean!😊