Make a Resin & Alcohol Ink Double Sided Sphere

This, make a resin & alcohol ink double sided sphere, video, not only shows how to make a sphere, but also how to make a dramatic and beautiful resin piece. I use a step by step approach so you can avoid the mistakes I made when I first started making these (you can see my disasters at the end of the video). Watch all the way through so not to miss out on the tips I provide for this resin & alcohol ink double sided sphere.
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[@jessig50]

The two artists whose videos I ALWAYS watch are Myriam and you. Thanks for all the lessons.

[@whydewucare]

with the newest one in the video, a few small koi fish and lily pads placed in there with tweezers and a drop or two of glue to make it stick would make a lovely microenvironment

[@ianburden1259]

Great Results, Great tutorial. Nice to see the failures also

[@SharonGreggsKikiRose]

These a pretty. I do like the red/pink , and the last one that you don't like the colors of. My favorites are the perfect one you made, and the one you don't like. I don't like the cloudy white one, but I think the others can be fixed up. Thanks for sharing your "disasters", as you said. Your tips are very helpful.

[@maryann3820]

The last of ur messed up one I really like i think its beautiful!

[@susanhamilton3212]

The Globe is super, that gold/blue was a triumph. War of the Worlds would look amazing in a (large!) aquarium. I'm also a Myriam-with-a-Y fan, it's interesting when different fields overlap & you recognise names on competely different channels. I'm worrying about how to keep a small room at the right temp for curing for 72 hrs at a time during a cold winter & would be grateful to anyone for recommendations for heaters as I don't want to heat the whole house non-stop for that length of time.

[@susanhamilton3212]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Thank you yes, that looks just the ticket!

[@waynesteele5072]

I liked the bubbles

[@JanecShannon]

That last one was awesome. It looks like something from the bottom of the ocean.

[@littleangel9531]

Great video. I actually like tge last two including the creepy one

[@gabrielleschmidt1435]

🎉Thanks for sharing the disasters with us. We love to see mistakes as well as the awesome things that you make!😊

[@FreyaFromAsgard]

Too creepy??? I love that one soooo much. I would do whole series with that pattern. It's soooo lovely!

[@rkhnd51]

I liked the 'creepy' one also. : )

[@lindafrier1615]

I’m not a real (petri person) but they are growing on me. The last one is gorgeous,the white did exactly what it is supposed to do. And I agree, MYRIAM is the best.🤩 Thanks for sharing good and not so good 😊😉

[@vickiedreamin590]

Love the hot glue tip! Lee to Edina and love your videos, I am learning so much!

[@aliciahouserbtsfangirlfore2515]

Try incorporating the two pieces into another resin project maybe put them in the middle of a round mold that makes a serving tray I think that would be beautiful.

[@Luxinda]

This turned out great! And I actually enjoyed the "disasters" also - they were informative.

[@hulabird]

Yesssss! Myriam with a Y

[@tecewashere1230]

These would be pretty with dried flowers in them

[@cindyfinn4845]

Oh Steve that is stunning how the inks spread, I love it.

[@cindyfinn4845]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts You're welcome we are doing good and I got rid of the aid the employer was upset to hear how she was and didnt tell her half of it but I was done with her crap.

[@dh7217]

Turn these into the tops of beaded garden stakes. They would look great in the garden, especially the red one with the dark spot facing up, (looks like a flower pod).

[@dh7217]

The half one looks.like the top of a fantasy mushroom, another garden option 😊

[@traceywhite2480]

Thanks for sharing love watching

[@Susanjones1978]

Ohhhhhhh can I have the milky one… I love it 🥰

[@3bbbuzzz579]

i am learning a lot. grateful you are making the mistakes before me. because i don't need more of them too. someone got a manicure that looks very nice.

[@nikkieJane7831]

Another great video Steve. Even professionals have disasters so it makes us newbies feel so much better about ours. 💜

[@nikkieJane7831]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts I've had so many disasters lately so I've not done any resin for a couple of weeks. I thought it better to walk away for a while or I'd end up throwing everything in the bin 😔 I'll go back to it when I'm in a better frame of mind. Hope everything is good with you. Stay safe 💜

[@Bemadabava]

I LOVE myriam’s channel , I am LOVING your channel too!! I just found you and so glad I did. I love them and thank you for sharing

[@bjeweledinmaine1]

Both you and Miriam are delightful. I have seen all of her and your videos. Unfortunately I made a globe before I saw yours. I decided to make a sphere for my granddaughter. My six-year-old grandson is going to get a pyramid, which if it turns into the disaster of the globe, may be the last resin I ever do.Within the sphere I put swans of different sizes, a Copper Moon that I pounded, six or seven Pegasus flying horses of different sizes, and a couple of Crystals that I made from molds. All were painted bright fun colors that she had asked for. Ok, You may think that this sounds sweet. What it turned out to be was a disaster. Inside the globe, at the very bottom I put pink sand and then on top of that I put glass crystals. When Demolded I found that the sand had not completely been covered by the resin so i had this rough, ragged sand bottom. The top,where there’s the area to dome, was rough and had pieces That needed to be sanded because she’s only four and she would hurt herself on anything that wasn’t smooth... plus she could throw it at her brother, so I had to find a way to put a coaster underneath.So of course I sanded the mess where the sand is, I sanded the area around the middle where the two pieces meet and I sanded the top. My biggest fear was that one of the Pegasus would go belly up because I couldn’t see as it was going into the mold top and that my granddaughter would remark “ why is Pegasus dead grandma“! That didn’t happen. But what did happen is that now I had to coat the globe again with resin. I have coated the globe 11 times because each time there are bubbles or drips or some anomaly that is gross. I am ready to take the globe, open my window throw it out and hope that some very large bird picks it up. I hate the globe. But because all of the little things inside , including a magician, I can’t just start a new. I’ve just had hand surgery and I i’m waiting until my hand heals to use micro mesh with water to sand the whole globe, then use another level of micromesh until I get to the smoothest and then I intend to put some rubbing compound on and sand yet again - all of which I am hoping will keep me from having to put another layer of resin on. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I know that you did this a year ago and I’m not sure you’re gonna get this message but I hope you will because I am completely at a loss to know how to keep more bubbles, drips and messes off the surface. I like the idea of putting some resin in the dome but I’m totally afraid it will drip. Thank you for the delightful English humor and the creativity that you display.

[@texasgemtree]

The one that you said was creepy? I think it looks like a close up of an eye. I would have used a carving/grinding tool to make a slot into the flat back and painted the slot black or poured black epoxy into it to make a pupil. That one was awesome looking to me and really would have looked super cool as an eye.

[@kathykestner334]

I agree that the creepy piece looks a lot like a crocodile eye. It just needs a pupil and you could have a good Halloween piece

[@zyrinaz]

I'd actually do the eye thing w/ the top of the pink one as well... just pop some black on the top and boom pink eyeball 4 a Halloween thing especially since it's flat on the bottom making it easy to mount onto anything

[@melodysnow5997]

I love the creepy one...its cool

[@dianadevlin3717]

This is EXACTLY the video I was looking for, tfs!

[@tracym6297]

I love the one you think looks creepy. No judging. 😄 They all have something cool about them. Even the ones that didn't come out perfect. My favourites are the creepy one and the last one. 😊

[@TheSkyhazFallen]

Love your honesty and the finished product.

[@cynthiacarr3294]

I loved the bubbles in the bottom❗

[@donnamcdonald9]

Love it. But wow! That "war of the world" one is awesome. Xxx

[@elenavaccaro339]

If the UK allows the use of PVC pipe, a few rings if different diameters would be extremely useful for not only spheres but your eggs.

[@Shadingoftheheart]

Myriam is one of my favorite resin and AI artists, along with you of course! You both inspire, delight, and entertain me 💜💜💜

[@PTVforever3221]

WOW!!! That did turn out amazing!!!! It looks like the bottom of the ocean, I love it 😻!!!!

[@deborahswings]

lol I love how you and I don’t mind one bit showing all the mistakes we make.. great job sweets.

[@deborahswings]

Steve McDonald Arts and Crafts it is for sure how I learn when I make mistakes and every once in a while the mistake turns out pretty cool. Stay safe hun.

[@paulalovespunk]

🤯 Love this!!!! My mind is blown!

[@CreatewithSqudgeCraft]

I love the first and last fail!! Lol the finished piece is lovely too

[@nataliamackevics8583]

Thank you for sharing the bloopers! Very cool and educational!

[@susansouthern6704]

Thanks for showing the fails..I appreciate it..I also like Myriam and follow both of you..keep up the good work

[@marafuser1883]

Thankyou for sharing Steve

[@jamesrobertson253]

Brand new to resin ,thanks for a lot of helps and tips .I think I may sav a bit cash now

[@ConnieConnie824]

I Love Them All! ❤

[@anitagush9037]

Great video as ever Steve! Great result, it's beautiful. Thanks too for showing the "mistakes", it's a fab way of learning where it can go wrong. End result was awesome thanks!

[@galady8632]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts ... I am so glad you said that. I always felt I learned more from my mistakes than my successes. Plus the successes always seem so much richer and more appreciated when I had to work harder for them. I learn so much from your videos. I received a shipment of silicone molds over a year ago. To date I haven't worked with the spheres. Using a glue gun to seal them together is brilliant! I am inspired to venture into New directions. Thank you!

[@AdrianMcD1969]

Lovely effect. Thanks

[@craftylittlerthings]

I love the pink bubbly one....you know I love my bubbles! The creepy one is nice also Hugs x Ann x

[@jennifermassey9051]

Thank you for sharing. I have so many “fails”! Thanks to you, not as many as I could have. 😂

[@kohncreations7342]

I love them! I really think the one that is creepy to you is my personal favorite!

[@staciflanagan1379]

Very pretty😍😍 thank you so much for sharing your mistakes. It nice to know that I'm not the only one that messes up😁

[@mandyhall1674]

Great video, thank you for all the invaluable tips :)

[@nimirnn2293]

Thanks a lot for show us your mistakes ❤️ you

[@nancyz3755]

love it! practice makes perfect. you are very talented. im a beginner. thanks for your tips

[@flowcoartistry3739]

I would say that I don’t really see disasters. Although I don’t like the last one also and because of it’s creepiness lol, I would not call it disaster. And I also mean that as compliments to you Steve. Thanks for showing us and help us prevent big disasters lol 😂 Btw I love the one you call good, the first one in the video. Now I’m gonna check out Myriam’s channel. Big thanks and stay safe and healthy! Greetings from across the water channel 🇧🇪

[@danaparsonsliquidcosmosart2669]

love this vid Steve!!

[@jovilass]

thanks Steve your vids are always very enjoyable and informative. Looks a bit like Earth from Space. Great

[@cynthiacarr3294]

Beautiful 😁💯👍🏾❗

[@nancyblair9862]

Love your fails! Thanx SO much!👏👏👏👏💗💗💗💗

[@shirnetcallender7073]

I like the creepy one actually...looks kind of like an Iris up close

[@Tiger804]

Hi Steve,,, why not put the two half's of the spheres together to make one unique sphere, I think the two half's look stunning,a little resin painted on the one half and place together to cure,I'm sure it would save it and look awesome, the sphere at the beginning of your video is really beautiful,, the war of the worlds one and the other half the bright one I think would look cool,,let me know what you think of that idea.

[@dulceteixeira9097]

that was gorgeous..... i actually liked the "creepy"one reminded me of coral :)

[@dulceteixeira9097]

Steve McDonald Arts and Crafts that will be the scuba diver in me ❤️

[@mandicoleman7433]

I luv the 1 u call creepy

[@SamuelJMoe]

That is absolutely awesome it looks like a satellite picture of the world The War of the Worlds one is pretty cool too sometimes not mistakes just happy accidents LOL

[@JudiHodgkin]

Just found your channel and I’ve been binge watching your videos while I wait for my new house purchase to finish so that I can set up my studio again and get all my resin stuff out of storage. I have that sphere mold and it has been _so_ frustrating to get good results from it. I just can’t get a complete sphere - that top hole is a pain. When the resin shrinks back, I don’t get a complete sphere which is what I’m after. But I like your idea: work with the problem. However, I think I would’ve sanded the sphere flat before doing the magnifying bit so that the edges were perfect. Thanks for doing this. Now: over to Myriam’s channel.

[@yasminanagi4063]

Thanks

[@yasminanagi4063]

I am new to resin and I am learning alot from you Steve so a coffee once in awhile you most certainly deserve. Thank you.

[@kathykestner334]

Thanks for the encouragement. I just made my first silicone mold for a set of dice . I already know that one of the die rolled so one of them is messed up. Still I am going to cast with it at least once to get all the info I can. BTW is the blue tac stable to use to anchor pieces you are casting silicone molds of?

[@eileenpenland]

i liked the last one you said it looked creepy like war of the worlds.

[@BakerTheCreator]

Lovely! :)

[@Sylkbuttafly]

This one kind of looks like the earth

[@tootookutefuncrafts3862]

That came out really cool! I would like to see how you finish them so the 'seam' doesn't show when complete.

[@LisaVornhagen]

I really like how that turned out. I have a real problem with that type of mold. Every time I pour the top portion it heats up and cures within a couple of hours, if even that long. It doesn't matter what brand of resin I use. Any idea what could cause this?

[@feliciabispham3480]

i don't think their messed up i like all of them the one with the bubbles kind of looks like a mars type ball

[@dollybrown1993]

Love these!! Have you or anyone else tried to use the sphere mold to make a hollow sphere? I'm wondering how you could do that.... Maybe as an ornament for Christmas tree? Love your videos, and awesome instructions

[@alicerobertson15]

I think you could...but, the only ways I can think of would take way more money and time than it's worth if you can buy them cheap

[@janeasher3204]

Is it possible to cut the spheres in slices? I think you would find some really interesting designs that could then be made into pendants or sun catchers.

[@journeyhome98]

I love your channel! Q: why is the second layer of resin (w the glitter) slightly opaque instead of translucent like the 3rd doming layer?

[@ginamay5079]

I like the creepy one.

[@hollylowery26]

I love the hot glue tip. I definitely am going to start doing that. Do you sell your crafts someplace?

[@amberstanley4494]

First time resin user, I followed your directions on mixing to minimize bubbles and poured my half silicone sphere mold and should I expect a curing time longer than 24 hours for a baseball sized mold? Also struggling to find a method to make the top mold the same as the bottom. I’ve poured the resin in both halves separately and used a similar alcohol ink process for both as seen in your video. I thought if I poured them just under the lip of each I could add a smidge more resin along with a small amount of alcohol ink and then put the two halves together to set the final cure.

[@tamimorgan3689]

Steve I have a question, In your egg mold you had to paint it afterword for it to be shiny. Could you put varnish,high gloss modpogh or paint the mold with resin to make the mold be shinny before you pour the resin? Have always wondered

[@craftylittlerthings]

I think the one with the white coming through is quite nice. Can't you said d the bottom/tops to .and them level? I'm only saying what I've seen others do as I've not done much myself lol so it's really questions for you and not answers. x Ann x

[@jbartsy1]

The links for US only does that include Canada or no?

[@hollylowery26]

I have had many projects looking beautiful and I cover them up to cure. When I come back it's nothing like I left it. And definitely no longer pretty.

[@zoeslifestyle8166]

How long does it take for the resin to cure and how do you cure it?

[@himikoichikawa6893]

Hi Steve I'm back I did the circle mold by putting a ninja inside however it cured in a strange way there is a gap like it it was a river on one side I dont mind it but im not sure why it happened its like a hole. Any ideas?

[@RD9_Designs]

Thank you for sharing this! That hack that you said to never use, warming the resin, I have seen successfully used to combat resin being too thick because of the cold ambient temperature... only she used hot tap water and soaked the part A and B bottles for about 10 minutes, rather than the extreme of almost boiling... I'm curious if that would extend the pot time of resin that has started to set up.

[@RD9_Designs]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Thanks Steve, your tips and techniques are invaluable!

[@ThisOLmaan]

what type or Brand is good for Alcohol is? cuz i just learned not all Resins will work for such pigments, so thas why i ask, been wanting to do this well ty for ur video hope you can help me out ty

[@alexearle1508]

How do you know how long to leave your resin project

[@valeriestarbuck3839]

I tried making a ball. The bottom half came out perfect, but the top half looks terrible. I wish I could show you. I am a absolute beginner. Please help.

[@tamarraphillips8163]

I love the creepy one.

[@himikoichikawa6893]

i like the creepy one, is there a way to sand that middle line to have it completely disapear?

[@himikoichikawa6893]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts thank you so much I've been looking for an answer for a few weeks now

[@suegore5929]

You domed it, how is that top still flat?

[@hayleywright2966]

Whenever I try this technique it just ends up one solid colour even if I use 3 different colours and the white it will end up just one muddy colour...do you have any tips for this? I must admit I just bought cheap Amazon inks because I’m a newbie I didn’t want to waste too much money if I didn’t stick with it... it now I’m hooked 😂

[@hayleywright2966]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts thank you so much! I had another fail today and I wanted to cry! So I will get some piñata white thank you so much!

[@jodybundrant9386]

Stick shift nobs !?

[@asiartandcraft]

alcohol inks are so expensive in my country