Resin Pigments / Colour

[MiaBelleJewellery]

Hi,

I bought a resin kit from Hobbycraft called Crystal Resin, I was initially looking to use it clear but I've had some other ideas and now looking to use it with colours. Can anyone recommend or comment on these: http://www.cooksongold.com/Enamellin...rcode-860-033B

Also if I wanted a solid or milky colour what pigments/colour could I use?

Thanks
Belinda

[mizgeorge]

Take a look here for more information about the chemset resins. I use them and like them.

www.cjresins.co.uk

You won't be able to mix these with the kit you've already got though.

[Dennis]

Thank you for posting that George, as I've been havering about using resins for a while. Now I'll spend some time looking at that site.
Kind regards, Dennis.

[mizgeorge]

I dithered for a long time too Dennis - but far too many of my pieces are unsuitable for vitreous enamel and resin seemed like the best answer. I did a two day workshop with Clare John last summer, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I now use them pretty regularly, and have yet to have any major problems.


plique a jour earrings by mizgeorge, on Flickr


commission cufflinks by mizgeorge, on Flickr


copper inlay ring1 by mizgeorge, on Flickr

[Dennis]

They look great, George.
The resins I tried at college are nasty and yellow, they dry sticky and need a lot of finishing. Just need to think up some designs now.

[MiaBelleJewellery]

Thanks for that link George, will look at that now. Your jewellery is lovely, the cufflinks are stunning!

Thanks
Belinda

[fay144]

I've not used those epoxy colours from cookson.

I have used the clear Crystal Resin from hobbycraft, however, and have coloured it using lots of different things - mainly glass paint, dye, ink, emulsion paint, and eyeshadow powder. I tried a type of ink once that didn't work and left a sticky mess.

But on the whole I've found it pretty flexible in terms of the stuff you can add to colour it - just a case of experimenting and finding out what works. The key thing is just to add a tiny bit of colour, and see if you need more. Too much and it will never set.

There are two ranges of glass paint that hobbycraft do - one is water based, and one is solvent based, and I can't remember which is which. But one gives a nice even colour, and the other is more transparent and leaves little flakes of colour unmixed, which is good or bad depending on your desired effect. Both are available in a huge range of colours.