I Painted 100 Layers of Resin in 14 Days!

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I wanted to try to make a 3D resin painting with 100 layers using UV resin to see how deep of a 3D effect we could achieve!
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[@justethan6570]

I still don't get how good she is at almost everything in every art project 😮

[@PolecatsFunLife666]

How good "he" is

[@rexxar3900]

@@BibiHamoud no

[@PolecatsFunLife666]

@@rexxar3900 your eyes deceive you.

[@vrillionaire88]

​@@PolecatsFunLife666 I have a lot experience with skulls, and I would love for you to point me to which part is more similar to male expressions in her bones.

[@DJMarcO138]

@@PolecatsFunLife666 well...he or she...they're hot. Don't be jelly.

[@anlemeinthegame1637]

Martina is the artist equivalent to a mad scientist! Amazingly good work!

[@ss181292]

Mad artist... You can see it at first glance. 🤣

[@JokeswithMitochondria]

Haha absolutely

[@aglissas6721]

This comment is perfect 😂😂😂

[@c.brackens9918]

That's it! That's exactly it!!!😂

[@Gloria3036]

Right ! Reminds me of jazza

[@jackwriter1908]

Incredible work. And please don't hate the imperfections in your creations. They show us _not only that you are still human and not taken over by an AI through your new fully robotic highly engineered pinky finger,_ but also the struggles you had along the ways. It proves that you decide every day to make something besides not being perfect in it. That you do it not only because you want to create something, but also because you want get better at it... It inspired me to gi e my ideas a shot instead of regarding them as unachievable.

[@christinabellamoore]

I totally agree with this; couldn't have put it better! Xx

[@TimeBucks]

Beautiful as always

[@uzmaiqbal7901]

It's tooo amaizing

[@surajkumarkushwaha9685]

Mast

[@Sheikrisvan1991]

Amazing

[@tahirmansuri9825]

Nice

[@ghost....tmc287]

Hi

[@rising13stars321]

UV resin had a tendency to “shrink” when curing! That’s why you got those weird edges! Also, if you ever decide to use resin again for anything, use a torch/lighter instead of a heat gun for popping bubbles! It’s way more effective and it doesn’t move around the resin like a heat gun does! :) it looks amazing!

[@Micaelangel07]

Alcohol spray is good too.

[@M3dicayne]

@@Micaelangel07 Isopropylalcohol? Isn't it mixing with the resin?

[@shadowkissed2370]

@@M3dicayne no, it doesn't mix with the resin, it evaporate off the resin as the resin cures. The Isopropyl Alcohol will instantly pop bubbles the moment it comes into contact with them. Just dont over spray.

[@hayleymariemills]

​@@M3dicayne no bc the resin is much heavier.

[@nikollor]

@@M3dicayne and Isopropyl evaporates *instantly* even if you have 95% humidity

[@YouTube]

this was an epic experiement that turned out to be such a gorgeous piece! well done

[@ventura5780]

omg real KZbin? 😭

[@GreenSlug420]

Stop demonetizing everyone's content!

[@meghasinghaniahmu]

​@@GreenSlug420 Why? You don't want them to get paid?

[@zaraheart]

@@GreenSlug420 Work hard like everyone else if you want to be monetized too. It’s simple. Why do y’all want things to be handed to you all the time, yet you don’t want people to make money either? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@complexfrog3132]

bruh literally youtube...

[@MiniKatanaStore]

Thay looks absolutely incredible! 🤯🤯

[@madhumadhu-pb2yz]

Nice video

[@Naderium]

*that

[@RextenTexren]

@@Naderiumdon’t correct mini katana

[@Naderium]

@@RextenTexren ok

[@RextenTexren]

@@Naderium thanks I think?

[@brendanhall6097]

I love how the resin kinda blurs the back layers, making a really cool depth of field effect.

[@ace_of_cakes]

It would be really cool to see you do this again with 5, 10, 25, and 50 layers to see how the effect changes

[@FayinKay]

I like this idea!

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

Even more fun make it a detailed scene in the centre of a patterned stained glass window like object so all the 'test' parts can end up supporting acts for centre piece! Either leaning into their differing thickness for effect - perhaps make it an arched chest lid or something similar or just bulking up the thin ones without doing the layers of paint - which with a deep pour epoxy of the same refractive index will be pretty easy. (perhaps with some extra layers added to the lowest layer counts should they be uninspiring, and if you surround the thicker star of the show with other layers it helps constrain that extreme viewing angle where the 3d effect starts to look excessively wonky).

[@thoatran2718]

ok

[@Keltik0ne]

Damn, you and Hansi have really built up a scary diverse skill set over the years. Good work.

[@rustypotatoes]

I just wanna say, while you could get as good of a result with less layers, this is nerdforge everything is overkill 😂 thats what we've come to expect and I love it!

[@euphrates61]

Martina: I will never do 100 layers again. Also Martina two years later: 500 layers of resin!

[@Bildgesmythe]

An entire world 12 ft by 18 ft 😂

[@Bildgesmythe]

Beautiful!

[@HeisenbergFam]

Its really sweet how she is using that finger she made to replace her lost finger 3 months ago

[@Tadpole_The_Aussie]

Yup! A very useful craft lol

[@DavidSingleton-nk4sh]

I saw you in Yrahs chat lol

[@Kemit_the_frog]

Why you always do you want to take over KZbin

[@SoMe_FrOg_]

@@Kemit_the_frog that’s so true I see them as the top comment all of the time

[@DavidSingleton-nk4sh]

@@Kemit_the_frog yeah i see him everywhere lol

[@glennmorganfan9411]

There must be some magic that was unleashed in her little little finger. She is amazing at absolutely everything.

[@sohamsengupta6470]

Absolutely ridiculous. Love everything about this channel. You two are both great characters, the projects are always out of this world, it's just all good. Also shoutouts to Hansi for that evil laugh after being ultra helpful, and nice shirt at the start of the vid Martina

[@AlexisSketches_]

“I’m going to begin with something easy” proceeds to “sketch” a well detailed phoenix. Great work as always Martina 🤘

[@miartimation2316]

Can we just appreciate how perfect her Eyeliner is?🥹

[@LaurenLuv1]

I agree on that

[@Zanzapanda]

She says she doesn't draw birds often but those wings are sharp af. lol 😻

[@abhodro]

every time!

[@user-wp7hk3ii5u]

I think it's epoxy resin.

[@charliedee2271]

literallyyyy

[@ourabouras]

I congratulate you on completing this epic art piece, I learned a lot from watching it. However the depth / 3D effect isn’t really showing up on camera, it might be better in person. I think darkening the fire and wings that are farther away could really help. Also if you ever wanted to try a scaled down version of this I’ve seen videos were people paint koi fish and dragons in small bowls that look amazing.

[@Kur0Engel]

I’d love for her and Jazza to do a collab at some point cause both are amazing artists that can do anything and both love some of the same things ❤

[@jostrauss158]

Such a cool project! I think it might be interesting to see you do a layered glass painting, mostly because it would a) enable you to go back and fix a layer if something is wonky b) would get rid of the limitations of resin (the curing time, the bubbles, etc.)

[@ribbitiribbit]

i actually thought the resin layers would be separate, and that she would bind them later like a book. and then i realized, how was she going to keep the layer thickness even, why not just use something else instead of resin?

[@daalelli]

@@ribbitiribbit I actually love this idea!

[@dwp6x9e42]

I think the only reason you would use resin instead of glass/plastic sheets is if you painted in the wet resin instead of on top of it. I think I have seen that done with fish painting.

[@danaondrackova3431]

Martina: I hate/cant do this stuff Also Martina: I wanna suffer and overcome the obstacle to create something amazing *goes and creates something amazing* EVERY.VIDEO.ALWAYS

[@bobbyr]

Älskar att det finns kanaler som din där fokus är på vad man gör och kreativitet, inte hur man ser ut eller något ytligt hjärndött nonsens.

[@TemiDansoArt]

What an epic project! I agree with the comment saying you should do it again with 50 layers, and then 20, 10 and 1.

[@TMAC_burninator]

Achievement Unlocked. "I'm never doing that again." 😂 Love that you're willing to try things. This turned out really cool. 'Evan and Katelyn' are pretty experienced with resin, FYI.

[@Trinsomnia]

The reason why the sides look like that and why it pops out so easily is that when curing, UV coatings shrink due to the internal stress caused by the radical polymerization of the acrylate groups present in the resin. Love the end result!

[@Moonguided]

This is incredible, Martina!! I also love Hansi coming in clutch with the 3D print idea and the ventilation station! You two are an incredible team and I'm so glad you found each other 🩵

[@clairednicholls]

Love these videos! Nerdforge is truly one of my favourite KZbin creators. Keep going with these crazy creative projects! Much love from Australia 💛

[@ronaldtreitner1460]

she's so much fun to watch and every project comes out so amazing.

[@tophlaw4274]

beautiful as always Martina... truely a work of art! I wonder how it would look with multiple strips of red LEDs .... darker in the back & lighter shades toward the front? looking forward to your next masterpiece!

[@itzikca]

Yes she is right 😊

[@LucumLuftra]

So cool. If you ever do it again I'd love to see what it looks like when you take into account the "floating" body parts like that one part you talked about and had them connected

[@lilgrasshoppah]

she has more skill and talent in her pinkie (that she made herself) than entire artistic communes!

[@matildeandersen9201]

The commitment to the project is insane! ❤️ Also the way you help each other out makes for a perfect team! 🤩🤩

[@anastasiacross1866]

You could totally use that 3D printer layer thing and do a very similar concept, but sheets of acrylic that when they line up they make the picture, it would also give a very nice 3D picture affect. Maybe you could try using paper shapes instead of paint? This project looks really awesome

[@TheHungryFerret]

was thinking the same

[@erizamisorafujoshi7002]

Paper??? OoO That actually sound awesome

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

I'm here to appreciate and amazed myself with all the wild and marvelous things they do, but love the fact that Martina always tries to tech you something, learning form her hits and misses, so I feel like I learned a lot every time, even if I'm not ever gonna do something like that Idk, it's a really nice gesture to me ✨

[@Lobstrique]

it's absolutely crazy and amazingly cool!! started using milanote after one of your videos btw and i've been loving it! even the free version is enough for a couple of well-detailed boards and it's the best service for visualizing i've found so far, so thank you!

[@eroc]

Such a cool project, as are all of the projects you show off here. It's always a treat seeing these pop up in my feed.

[@Lady.MdNght]

I absolutely LOVE seeing that glove in use!!! It's not like a piece that she made that's used as decor

[@christiebecerril8113]

I love how it turned out! Your attention to detail is incredible! The fire effects and the details of the feathers are so cool

[@kathleengray106]

You continue to amaze me with your finely honed skills! I love to watch you work so passionately on a project, even when it tests the limits of your patience.

[@HadarCo]

Martina in every new project: "Damn it was so hard to make those X resin layers/ foam bricks/ tower floors 😓.... Now lets do it but 10 times bigger and better! 🤩" And one thing I really like here is because each layer gets a tiny bit blurry (lets say 99% clear), by the 100th layer it has this shallow depth of field for the background layers, as if the wing in the back is a bit out of focus, adding to the 3D effect! 😍

[@Brazbit]

If only we still had 3D screens readily available to be able to truly appreciate this piece.

[@willchadwick2414]

Cool project. I like it that you guys continually try new things and even when things don't go 100% to plan, you still share the result with us. Thanks for sharing.

[@Animalconferece]

The haziness the resin creates the further back the layer is makes a cool smokey effect I think! I was thinking it might look too much like an underwater scene but it really works as a way to show fire as well!

[@vantruongthi9105]

ok

[@tythanh4708]

ok

[@choian9953]

ok

[@tamnguyen-bl7jf]

ok

[@animewolf16]

I agree. I thought the haze (probably bubbles) created this smokey, ashy effect that complimented the phoenix theme very well.

[@simset3574]

Can you do a office tour with all the equipment you use to make all the incredible builds? love your channel!

[@timstein]

I so love your energy and attention to the "small" details!!! Everything that I've seen you do has been so incredible!!! I'm sure that you have some bloopers, and I would love to see some blooper scenes!!!! Keep up the AWESOME projects, and I'll keep on Watching!!!!

[@JJ-wp9bh]

This is absolutely insane! Your skill and tenacity is astronomical. Nothing and no one compares to you❤️ truly one of a kind. Nerdforge is freaking awesome!

[@emberfoxinthemitten]

The moment Hanzi pops in and says hello is peak comedy editing! Also this is stunning! You are such an amazing artist!

[@ExpatNatt]

Your videos are both highly awe inspiring and entertaining. Love this project! ❤

[@Nerdforge]

Thank you so much! 💜✨

[@nicolettejantjies4427]

​@@NerdforgeI'm a big fan!!!!!!

[@deehenry1983]

This is beautiful Martina :) You and Hansi are the best and I am SO glad I found your channel. Thank you for everything.

[@TsukiyoTenshi]

You never cease to amaze! I absolutely love how you get an idea and just go for it! You plan everything out, sure, but you don't shy away from the challenge and the end results always turn out so beautiful and amazing! Keep up the great work and don't forget to take care of yourselves!

[@zaibartdp]

This feels like a first step to me. Because you learned so much from it, i think a second project would come out even better. I just feel the potencial is there for something more. Atleast i'm very curious to see what you could produce on a second attempt. Congrats. (maybe i just want another video 😁)

[@Scar_does_stuff]

This piece was truly stunning, I am so glad you chose a Phoenix as this creature is special to me. I mean, it would have come out amazing no matter the subject, you are a talented woman!

[@steffrevoltoso7952]

I LOVEDDDC!!! Please, make a diorama of yourself working at the studio 😍

[@leonardosuarezsanchez3645]

I can't help to notice the lengths she's willing to go to avoid sanding 😂😂😂

[@KeithStrickland]

That has to be one of the coolest projects I've ever seen, I was blown away! Great work and as always very entertaining.

[@randomnumbersequence]

Beautiful! Resin art like this looks so cool. Can't wait to see what you come up with next

[@forbezr3581]

The death metal t-shirt made my day!

[@imookami_dr4w]

IT'S SO PRETTY!!!🤩🤩 I'm so happy I found this channel it has all of my favorite things fantasy, painting and dioramas, you guys are so creative. Hellos from Mexico 🇲🇽👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 P. S: sorry if my english is not that good 😅😅

[@RobynLtW]

Epic!!!! I also think the bubbles add a nice grain effect to the overall aesthetic, and dont look bad at all! Amazing work! 🧡🔥

[@jennrose92]

My Dad passed away recently. He used to love watching your videos when he was healthy. You always gave him joy and motivation with his own little projects. I became a fan through him and will continue on supporting you in his memory. Keep up the amazing work you do! ❤

[@pastelmoon-art]

Such an incredible piece. I aspire to one day reach your level of dedication and great work ethic

[@purplepaws5875]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I got on Milanote because of you, and I absolutely love it!

[@kiyarawasdanipunnoose7232]

I just love how Martina and Hansi create these beuties i mean from the time I found this channel I have been in love with it I appreciate how much work you put into Thease projects

[@stickyartshorts]

That looks so cool! so much depth 3 to 7 layers seems like alot of work but 100!!! wow fun experiment! keep up the awesome work : ) i'm always inspired to create after watching your vids!

[@macbeardie]

I really like how she takes on projects that she doesn't like. The self challenge content is great.

[@LaurenLuv1]

Me and my uncle love your videos! Keep ‘‘em coming!

[@sabrekai8706]

Your creativity blows me away. That Phoenix looks amazing. Well done. I imagine painting the first layers must have been a tad awkward til the work thickened up so your wrist wasn't sitting on the edge of the box. Looking forward to your next project.

[@shloppkadakh]

I just found your channel a couple days ago, but I can't stop watching your videos. I am so impressed with your dedication, attention to details, creativity and your presentation of content. That is just awesome, i wish i discovered this channel a lot earlier. Tusen takk!!! And btw Hansi is kind of cool too :D

[@nonbino879]

I do not want to imagine the amount of time this whole thing took- Seriously incredible work, mate!

[@natural_insanity]

O.M.G! Such an amazing idea and an even more amazing work of art! The amount of money I'd pay for something like this is insane! You are so talented keep it up!

[@mlpdoctortardis]

once again I watched the whole thing with my jaw on the floor! me and my family are just so in awe of you! I'm so happy I met you at makers central this year you and Hansi are just THE BEST!!!! love from the UK xxxxx P.S the slicer idea stroke of genius! perfect tip!

[@KrillMister57]

Insane result! So cool! And your patience and focus is admirable!

[@HolyCowCreates]

Oooh, wicked idea, and great execution! I bet the 3D effect looks much cooler in person than it even does on camera! I was thinking of making a 3D resin painting also, this will be a great learning resource for me. Learn from your mistakes so I don't have to! 😂

[@adaathegreatandthebest7152]

Could you do something with Lego?

[@amlek2002]

by watching this new video I realize how the video on the realization of the finger was undoubtedly a determining moment and it is also the demonstration of the success of your project because to see you evolve with the prosthesis is something fluid and natural to the point where one could think that it would be an ornament on a finger. Good Job Martina.

[@Mint-lb6wi]

I love your painting videos they always turn out so gorgeous!

[@nickdan1313]

That is an ungodly amount of resin…

[@innaArt222]

Мартіна привіт з України 💙💛 Ваші відео і ваш підхід, надихають мене не зупинятися в творчості, не дивлячись на нашу ситуацію в країні. Велике дякую 🙏♥💐

[@candicebush9640]

I'm so glad you revisited this concept after you and Jazza did one a while ago. You have done an amazing job and this looks so good.

[@danlewis7707]

It would be really cool to do something like this, but incorporate perspective. A series of separate layers that only reveal themselves when viewed correctly. Maybe a treasure map hidden beneath the declaration of independence? Just an idea!

[@blackblue0613]

I love all of your projects. I want to see more traditional paintings by you

[@blackrain9852]

As a suggestion maybe paint your secondary studio with the huge Nerdforge mural in the room/section with the 3-D printer and other equipment you make a steampunk, you haven’t really tackled that genre much, or even a cyberpunk style theme? I think you and Hansy (sorry if I spelled that wrong) could make that rock so hard!

[@lindelundqvist2247]

Wow! Den är sannerligen spektakulär! Bra jobbat Martina och Glad 17 maj!🌺

[@Gomorragh]

the micro bubbles in the resin actually look like smoke from the flames, love this

[@sirlikealot]

Looks awesome! Let's not forget your painting skills here are essential - amazingly well done Martina!

[@dejahdanger]

As always, another amazing project with beautiful results. And as soon as you said “never again” I immediately pictured a video a year from now with 200 layers. I remember the bricks. 🖤

[@rubencortez9198]

Wow! That looks great, I was so happy to see the notification come up that you had a new video. I love them.

[@andrathemimi8178]

Beautiful work, as always! Already looking forward to the next project! 😊

[@ldavis7809]

This was awesome!! Glad Hausy (sorry if spelling is wrong) was able to help you too. Love teamwork

[@josmar1550]

The truth is that watching your videos has something relaxing and exciting at the same time, I really like your channel, keep it up!

[@1x1studio_]

Thank you for another amazing episode!! You're so talented, I love to watch you build all of the things!!

[@barroth208]

your projects are always interesting, nice work! Also I love to see you doing those funny faces during the project, you are so charismatic

[@F.ELEVEN]

This is just so creative love to see it!! This is what makes art so much fun

[@danthemakerman]

This is soooooo coooooooooolllll!!! The phoenix drawing alone looked beautiful then you go and make a 100 layer 3D painting of it!!! Amazing!!!

[@zamcarto]

I watch your videos mostly for the vibe! Keep it up both of you, you're talented and really make my days 😁

[@maryrottman1530]

You are such a great artist! You have so many skills. A good example of what people can do if they try.

[@benji376]

adding fluorescent paint in the layers would add a cool 3d effect I bet

[@xarfram]

It's cool how there's a built-in depth of field effect from the earlier layers being blurred

[@danoHabsRule]

I just love the things that you create. Everything has been second to none. Keep up you amazing art work. ❤❤❤

[@rolfathan]

I would suggest doing something like this using celluloid sheets! The same stuff they used to use on hand drawn animation. If you mess up a cel, you can redo it. You could even rearrange them, possibly to neat effect. They already have holes to help align them. No bubbles. No cracking.