Gamvar comes in matte satin or gloss.
Sealing painted rocks with resin.
I recommend painting an isolation layer on your piece first.
In general the best way to seal rocks painted with acrylic paint is going to be with a spray sealer.
How to make painted rocks.
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There are a lot of different variables that go into properly sealing your painted rocks.
In order to fill it to the top you d use double the amount.
These step by step instructions will help you create beautiful rocks with a resin sealer.
In this video i show you how to use a varnish from liquitex artist materials.
Let this gas out and the paint the gamvar on in a single thin even coat.
Put gloves on and add resin and hardener in equal parts to plastic or glass container.
Learn how to seal painted rocks with these simple techniques.
A standard 1 8 layer for a 12 x 12 panel requires 5 oz resin 2 5 oz resin and 2 5 oz hardener.
This solution is 2 parts golden gel medium to 1 part water.
These tips and step by step instructions will break it down so you can paint rocks for outdoors.
10 oz total resin 5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener.
Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary.
The product is known as gamvar and the solvent is gamsol.
Using resin on rocks.
If you re looking for even more shine head over to our tutorial on how to use resin on rocks.
Today i m sealing my art with epoxy resin to get a clear gallery worthy finish that protects.
Catch part 1 my painting tutorial here.
Don t forget to check out the video below too.
Learn a simple way to make your painted rocks super shiny.
Sealing your painted rocks helps protect them from the elements and gives it a nice finished shine.
Painted rocks are top in the list of fun summer crafts that you can do with your kids.
Step by step instructions for using resin on painted rocks.
The panel in our video for example has a 1 4 lip.
Self sealing paints include folkart outdoor paint folkart multi surface paint and martha stewart multi surface paint.
How to seal painted rocks.
If you missed part 1 where i showed you how to create easy custom art.
Paint an even thin coat that goes on milky but dries clear.
This post is part of a 3 part series for creating sealing and framing custom artwork.
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I have had stones outdoors i.
Some acrylic paints are self sealing though and won t need any sealer at all.
There are a lot of different options out there and it can be overwhelming.
Rock painting how to resin application.
I get asked a lot of questions about rock painting.
The curing time does take some patience.
