Did you know that you can bend epoxy casting resin when it has not yet fully hardened? This way you can create the most unique shapes, such as a fruit bowl in this example. After reading all the information about bending epoxy resin, you can get started right away!
My name is Demi from www.dkj-epoxydesign.nl and I would love to teach you something new about epoxy. On my website you will find creations such as home decorations to personalized artwork.
For now I will take you through the process of brightening up your interior with this beautiful fruit bowl and epoxy coasters. A fruit bowl is a real eye-catcher in your home. Personally, I find most fruit bowls quite boring and that is why I wanted to design my own fruit bowls. My own style that is reflected in the interior: a bowl that is unique and stands out with the beautiful colors of the fruit! Yes, I am going to work on this! To make it complete, I will also make some epoxy coasters in the same style. Nice, huh?
- Flower shaped epoxy molds
- Epoxy resin 1:1
- Stirring sticks
- Pigment for epoxy
- Gloves , disposable cups & silicone mixing cup
Always make sure you have a clean workspace. Preferably use silicone mixing cups and a silicone mat . Gather the supplies and lay everything out. Choose which pigment colors you want to use and any additional decorations. I use the following colors of metallic epoxy pigment powder from ItsOkay: Ocean Blue, Sky Blue and Pearl white.
These are really beautiful colors and these epoxy pigments are of good quality. I scoop a little powder of each color and put it in a disposable cup. Then I add the amount of epoxy casting resin that I need in a mixing cup. I mix this well together for at least 3 minutes so that it is thoroughly mixed.
Make sure you mix the epoxy pigments well with the epoxy. I do this with wooden stirring spatulas . Always stir in one direction. Stirring immediately ensures that any air bubbles in epoxy are reduced. For more information, see the following article: removing air bubbles from epoxy .
Think in advance about the effect you want to create. Working with resin remains manual work and it mixes by itself. However, you can design a pattern by using different techniques. This way your artwork will always be unique!
You can apply a flower pattern in epoxy by pouring in a certain direction. You can let this run out or apply more pattern with a stirring stick. When the colors blend nicely into each other I look at the effect and whether I am satisfied with it. In this step I look at whether adjustments need to be made.
In this example I made a flower pattern with the epoxy coasters in the color "pearl white". I also do this with the fruit bowl. While pouring the epoxy you can already see the colors blending nicely into each other. I thought the end result was nice enough, so I left it like that. With the coasters I made the pattern of the 'flower' a bit more playful with a stirring stick.
Read all about the flower pattern technique in the following article: Making flower pattern epoxy coasters .
Now you let the epoxy partially harden and you are going to bend the epoxy. You can decide for yourself how you want to bend your artwork: higher or lower etc.
After letting the epoxy cure for 5-7 hours it is a good time to start bending the epoxy. The epoxy is now hard enough to bend and can then continue to cure into the desired shape.
Place the silicone mold with the epoxy on a round object. You can use anything for this: a baking dish, a baking dish or the lid of a trash can in this example. That is perfect for the result I want to achieve.
I support the silicone mold on the sides (see photo below) with cups/jars to create a desired shape.
Are you happy with the shape? Then for now it is: wait! Patience is a virtue until the epoxy has fully cured. This can certainly take a few days, 24-48 hours is really the minimum.
Now it's time to remove your resin art artwork from the silicone mold. Voilà here is your final product! Or not quite yet? You can also choose to finish the edges of epoxy coasters with Posca paint markers . I can honestly tell you, these markers are really A-MA-ZING. They are well pigmented, dry very quickly and just work very well. You have different sizes of markers. For my artwork I chose the silver Posca paint marker size 2.2 -2.8 mm.
Now the question is: "Where are you going to put this beautiful bowl?". In the living room with the matching coasters or in the kitchen? It doesn't matter because it is and remains an eye-catcher and unique to have or to give away as a gift. Have fun making it! Get started quickly with the silicone molds flower-shaped coasters and epoxy.
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