How to make a galaxy RESIN CHESSBOARD!

[@amatesamaru]

oh wow this is amazing and exactly the kind of galaxy pattern ive been looking to try!! my mold and resin will be here tomorrow and im so excited!!!!

[@emmatheavengerpeel]

Omg I literally said the other day to my partner about giving resin art a try coz hes missing a piece from his board and wanted to look for a set of pieces that was unique looking and this popped up in my feed...thank you

[@kateyvette]

yayyy!! thank you for watching !

[@ThatOneWeirdGal]

Boy Meets World. Love it!

[@amandagardner3009]

Thank you so much!! Ive been trying some chess boards and pieces but couldnt figure out how to get a galaxy look. This was so helpful, amazing job!!!

[@kateyvette]

yay! thank you for watching !

[@BWtalks]

You inspired me to make my own! I think I’ll go silver and black opal.

[@antitheist9976]

Stunning work 🙂

[@kateyvette]

thank you!

[@nicolelamarca3111]

How do you do the galaxy pieces? Do you drip alcohol ink into the molds? Or mix colors ahead?

[@kateyvette]

i pour resin down halfway & then drip in alcohol ink & add more resin! the colors will swirl in on their own:)

[@bkitch2011]

First: love a girl who emphasizes safety when dealing with chemicals Second: everything turned out beautiful and makes me wanna give that a try. Third: Boy Meets World, hell yeah.

[@carmonacrafts1972]

Hey sweetie I love your work but maybe just a quick tip I can give you whenever you pour on your last clear coat of epoxy You might want to scuff the surface or sand it with at least 300 or higher grit so the epoxy can have something to adhere and grab onto. I actually had a layer of epoxy start peeling because I didn't sand or scuff the surface underneath it so there was nothing for the epoxy to grab onto and with time it started peeling in a separate layer. 😢

[@clarissaexplainz]

I'm going to try your method for my pieces! Some of mine come out with voids or cracks around certain edges, and then others will come out flawless. Last time I poured my pieces I went a little fast and used a heat gun at the end for bubbles. But a slower pour, and stopping half way to move the resin around inside the mold may help - thank you! If you see this and have any other tips for voids or brokenish edges, I'm all ears! I am also not using a pressure pot.

[@leokim-w6c]

Thank you 🤗🤗

[@Gabyzinha2301]

Ficou lindooooo 😍😍😍😍😍

[@simonwilson9404]

Would putting the pieces in a vacuum chamber help to degass them

[@Boujiebcd]

How do you avoid air bubble in the board? I had issues with that. I ended up having to add more epoxy and had to recreate the lines.

[@kateyvette]

yeah i absolutely HATE the air bubbles! That’s why i top coat all my chessboards, and i use a toothpick to fill in the little air bubbles with my top coat resin!

[@ZippedUpKitz]

Add some 99.9% isopropyl alcohol to your chess pieces before pouring your resin into them…. That helps preventing air bubbles that don't rise… your boards are beautiful!

[@kateyvette]

@@ZippedUpKitz thank you!!

[@silksubliminals]

how did u cure the pieces?

[@chiccoKingFisH]

A M A Z I N G ! ! ! ❤❤❤

[@Ilove_christmas-s1s]

When you are layering the colors and clear resin you said you do two layers. Do you let the first layer dry before doing the second layer?

[@kateyvette]

i do!

[@sljones2331]

Can you tell me what the purpose of the tape is for?

[@kateyvette]

I put the tape around the sides so that when i do the topcoat & it leaks over the sides the sides & bottom don’t get any resin on them! :)

[@ambercue9409]

Can you show me how the domino sets are made

[@danieldouglass3761]

So how much would it cost if I just bought a chess board that you already made??? if your selling them of course!

[@kateyvette]

Yes, i do sell them!:) I also work on custom chessboard orders! For regular chessboards: 10x10 $140 & 13x13 $175 For specialty chessboards like the galaxy one/ chessboards with flowers or pictures & such i have them at 10x10 for $160 & 13x13 $195! It’s the chessboard with all 36 pieces:) Also, thank you for watching !

[@neikacook1472]

What size board is that

[@neikacook1472]

Mine would not dry when I added the alcohol inks to the pieces . What is your suggestion ?

[@tironei]

Hi, could you please tell me how much resin I need for one chess board? Thank you :)

[@toombs6287]

I need this chess board

[@joelstoner]

Morgan freeman voice: The link did not in fact popup here. Nice looking set. Have you tried using some sort of shaker to get rid of the bubbles?

[@backgammonskillset]

Plans for making a backgammon board?

[@Danthonyt]

The resin that I got seems to behave differently than yours. It gets really hot when it starts to harden and melts my cups. Yours also seems to give you more time to work with it.

[@kateyvette]

i’ve tried out many different types of resins over the years, my favorite so far have been Let’s Resin & Unicone Art! they have about a 45 min work time and they’re the most odorless resins that i’ve tried as well!

[@Danthonyt]

@@kateyvette Thank you for your reply and this awesome video. I ordered some of the Let’s Resin brand to try!

[@eclipseclaire]

Lovely board but I struggle to hear you over text music so I have to mute you and read the captions which seems to miss spell a lot