Resin Art - Resin & Mica - Golden Wattle Centerpiece

Demonstration Only - Pouring.
Moving the mica in a different way. Materials are blue/green, orange reflect and gold mica....... on resin with acrylic paint and liquitex ink colorants. This is the centerpiece of a three part piece.
Stay safe and take appropriate safety measures when working with resin and pigment powders.

[@cindyreitz984]

Really enjoy watching you work, and your pieces are gorgeous. I'd love to see a camera mounted looking down to watch the progression. Thanks for sharing your gift. ❤️

[@bethdietz1391]

Thanks so much Chris! This is fabulous!!

[@dinahalberts9018]

Absolutely stunning!!!

[@crisscross104]

Thank you Dinah. 😄

[@josi7955]

Just gorgeous!

[@crisscross104]

Thks Josi appreciate the support

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

Wow!This is soooo beautiful. You can tell you are an artist. You knew what you were going to do!

[@crisscross104]

LOL so kind of you to say. Most of the time I am making it up as I go along.

[@mod-planet]

This is just gorgeous! Love your work.

[@crisscross104]

Thank you

[@pattyaap7345]

i could binge watch your videos all day long! this is so beautiful!!

[@crisscross104]

👍😀

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

Shes so calm and easy to listen too. And she knows what shes doing. So beautiful.

[@skyryder5846]

Beautiful as always! So glad you're back!

[@crisscross104]

It took a while to setup the room and to get proper ventilation. I have also been playing with some new techniques with alcohol inks which were a bit hard to video.

[@Alchemy_Art_Designs]

Chris Cross I do love your work and tutorial videos so thanks for this... I would be interested to see your results from alcohol inks also as I've been experimenting quite a bit with them and am still undecided as to which techniques I prefer... Will post some of mine soon.. Keep up the great creations!!! 👍 all the best from UK

[@crisscross104]

My first intro to flow art was with alcohol inks and i have always loved them. Its nice to being them back into my art

[@bethmaupin-bailey6915]

I love your tutorials. I have missed you while you were gone. Glad you are back on. Both of these are gorgeous. Reminds me of a peacock.

[@crisscross104]

Thanks Beth. Nature has the best colour combos out there.

[@lisaharms9387]

THIS IS GEORGOUS !!! NOW IM GONNA TAKE THAT RESIN STOP THANKS CHRIS!! NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK💕💕💕😀😀😀😀😀🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✌✌✌✌✌👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜💜

[@crisscross104]

Aw Lisa thank you. I organised everything and now I can't find a thing. haha

[@lisaharms9387]

You should see the others!!!!! Stunning!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏😁😁😁😁

[@agnesashford2074]

beautiful.

[@robertetanghe6256]

très beau bravo

[@stephanielambert891]

Beautiful

[@siskse]

You inspire me!

[@yayaglass]

So glad you're back!! This is beautiful, love the colors. Just bought 15 alcohol inks...went a little nuts, so I'd be glad to see you experiment with them. Yesterday, I completed my 'Studio Shift' which is what I call cleaning and organizing, it's so clean, I'm really hesitating to work, LOL. This Vid has me itching to get back to it! Thank you, I'm sure it's not easy to make vids, but I really appreciate having you 'here' while I work. Please keep making them! Karen

[@crisscross104]

Lol. I have been dripping them on the resin and then setting fire to them. I keep having to run outside to do it so i don't burn the house down. I will figure out a way to do it safely and record it. 👍

[@yayaglass]

Chris Cross Awesome! I'm lucky, I have an exhaust fan set up in the window, just above my pour table, which is my huge slab roller, actually, I used to do Lampwork Glass beads right there, so I use that when I torch, etc. Congrats on your new space!!

[@crisscross104]

I was quite contained and tidy on the kitchen counter and now I have all this bench space that I quickly spread out and filled it with who knows. We put extraction in one set of windows and then all that i need to do is maybe tweak the lighting.

[@0607dell]

That is great

[@Grettie81]

I like it.

[@crisscross104]

Thank you

[@suzanadancks]

Stunning ❣

[@crisscross104]

Hi Suzana. thank you

[@crisscross104]

For those reading. Suzana is also a talented resin artist and has helped a lot of people new to resin. 😄

[@suzanadancks]

Chris Cross Thank you, Chris. So kind of you❤💙💛💜

[@skiboyscuba]

Awesome

[@lisaharms9387]

Georgous!!

[@0607dell]

Great video. I wish the video was over head. Keep up the great videos.

[@crisscross104]

Thank you Jerry. I am unashamedly low tech when it comes to these videos. Its just me chatting while I do my thing. LOL. Its hard enough to remember you are watching without having to manage a production.

[@annietremblay7236]

This is beautiful , where would i get mica from ? Thank you

[@crisscross104]

Annie I bought the original lot from a local nail salon and then most of the rest of them from the ebay shop in china (colerperk). Your local art supply or soapmaking supply places will also stock.

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

You make gorgeous paints. Is the tile 18" sg. The how much resin do you mix up for that size?

[@crisscross104]

It is a 13.5" square tile this takes about 180mls. I mix a bit more just in case i want to add some extra colour. The left over is use to test some of my other colours.

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

You know what you are doing yet you stay so calm. Thank you thank you. Are you in the UK?

[@deenaayala2284]

Hello ! I wanted to say enjoy watching your beautiful Resin art work, it's gorgeous ! And can you order Global paints in US ? I live in PHX , Arizona, Thank you much for sharing , Oh 1 more ?' What do you put your canvas on and how do you make it level without putting a buldge in middle? Thx much , Deena

[@crisscross104]

Global is an Australian brand but something like liquitex basics should be similar. I stay quite small with my pours so a light support with cardboard works. I have levelling boards (my house is on a permanent lean LOL). You can see the levelling method in the wavescape video.

[@deenaayala2284]

Chris Cross Thank you very much for replying and your house must be on some sort of a mountain or hill? Lol, nice if it is , but yur Resin art is beautiful!! Thx again

[@CoxJoxSox]

Chris u get better ever time I tune in - fantastic

[@crisscross104]

You are always so supportive Nick. Thank you

[@fayemckenna558]

How do you hang it up it's really nice

[@crisscross104]

Hubby made frames similiar to photo frames with the metal clips to hold the tile in place. The hanging hardware is on the back of the frame.

[@bushbosh]

♥️♥️♥️ since it is a tile how do you hang it on the wall?

[@crisscross104]

There are a couple of ways. You can glue it to a primed backboard with something like liquid nails then hang the backboard or I frame them and hang from the frame.

[@bushbosh]

Chris Cross thanks a lot

[@safawaleed]

Do u use a peice of glass as board to painting with resin?

[@crisscross104]

I use various materials including glass. Its not my favourite..... I am nervous of torching the resin.

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

Do you prefer micas over ink. What country are coming from and are you planning on teaching. I live in the USA.

[@crisscross104]

I love the look of mica and the deep shimmer they give to a piece on the dark backgrounds

[@nancyleague240]

How do you display a tile this large? Do you frame it?

[@crisscross104]

Hubby is making frames for them. The smaller tiles 6x6 & 8x8 are framed with photo frames

[@jerrycallender9691]

I've wondered about this myself..

[@Anadiaz-br1jr]

If it is a tile how do hang it or how do you use it ? Thank you

[@crisscross104]

Ana. I frame and hang them. You can use liquid nails to glue to a backing board and attach you hardware to the backing board for easy hanging.

[@robynatsidaftis1488]

Hi Chris ...do you know the difference between using mica ...and using glitter...thanks

[@crisscross104]

Its my understanding that glitter is a common term for manufactured uniform plastic flake. I have found that it (glitter) seems to have a lighter profile and floats to the top of resin. Mica is a mineral and has its own weight. Depending on the type of resin you are using you can use both to great effect.

[@crisscross104]

This can also be confusing as naming conventions of mica can sometimes determine flake size. glitter being the larger flake and pearl being a finer flake.

[@robynatsidaftis1488]

thanks

[@cathleenjones3051]

Where do you sell your work?

[@crisscross104]

Hi there Cathleen. I don't actually sell my work. I love learning new techniques and materials so it is a wonderful journey of discovery.

[@debbiedennisart]

How would you hang this?

[@crisscross104]

The smaller tiles fit in standard photo frames. The larger tiles have custom frames with the hanging hardware attached to the frame. You can also attach tiles to a back board using liquid nails and hang the backboard.

[@caroljohnson-rm1tj]

Could you spell out The name of resin you use.

[@crisscross104]

I use all sorts of resins from low to high viscosity.

[@Hedgehogsinthemist123]

You need a tripod. Can't really see what you are doing.

[@AngelasMixedMediaArtist]

Beautiful

[@agnesashford2074]

beautiful.

[@crisscross104]

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