Do You Need to Seal Pictures & Photos for Resin to Prevent Damage?

[@margaretrangel7110]

Another KZbin artist laminated her photographs… then cut around the item in focus i.e. dog, child, flower etc. put the cutout into a mold and applied the first coat of resin. 5-6 hours later she applied the second layer of resin, added colored alcohol ink and white sinking ink to create an artistic background, covered the resin and allowed to cure for 12 - 15 hours (overnight) - produced a beautiful, professional ornament, coaster, up a piece of art to place in a stand up frame etc.

[@jesusisgod9208]

This has been over a year you did this video now, which one has held up the best? Example of photos yellowing or UV ruined any? Thank you!!

[@ItsMeTrish]

Thank you Steve! There were a lot of videos explaining how to do it, which was fine, but you did side-by-side comparisons and took care of it all at once! As always, thank you, you’re the best!! 😊

[@karenkinsey6144]

Exactly what I needed to know before resining my first photo. Thank you!

[@robertrobiz995]

I have always hated the idea of sealing the printed pictures with tape, as it is almost impossible to do it evenly, and now as I saw the unhappy result of that motivational pic you showed I am sure I will totally abandon that idea. I will definitely try the glue sollution. Cannot wait to begin! Thanks for these helpful tips!

[@lisajarvis3820]

Ty for the glue stick tip ~ I didn’t know about that one 👍🏾!!

[@Rammy72Moni]

Great! Tape and Mod Podge I have here. I will try this with some feathers because they have so much bubbles and the white ones go transparent. Thank you for the idea!

[@sarahormerod6261]

I've only put 1 photo in resin, I laminated it and it worked well, but now I know what else I can use, thank you

[@verybenjaminlife1507]

Thanks for the video. I am trying to seal some paper & art photos today.

[@mercychalice]

I am a total beginner experimenting with small pieces and molds atm. I do find it useful thank you!

[@sharonmacarle1064]

Wish I had seen your video first! I used Kodak paper, but the pictures still absorbed some resin. Spray varnish on my next project for sure! Thank you!

[@JessaIreland-ii2wc]

This was a very informative video. Thank you for sharing

[@Naxanete]

Finally a video about what happens with different sealing (or none) with a photo. Thanks for making it

[@craftsNstuffBamma]

Thanks so much. I think I'll try the spray. It's fast and easy. I usually use MP, but every once in awhile I have a booboo. There is a gal on KZbin who uses Aleene's Tacky Glue. I'm going to try her method as well. You might want to watch, Resin Belle, "Fail Proof way to seal paper/photos in resin". Not sure the title, but I know it starts with "Fail Proof". It's interesting and well done, like yours. I love trying new methods. There always are unique ideas...some are great, some are not! Again thanks for you time and teaching. I love it!!

[@GreedyBedies]

I used to use MP but Tacky glue works the best for me! I think MP has too much water in it and messes up the image.

[@craftsNstuffBamma]

Thank you all for feedback. I think i will take MP off my list as per suggestion. I love the way crafters are so willing to pass on things they've learned

[@100acresintasmaniaoffthegr7]

I seal a lot of stickers with tape and have a great success rate .

[@abeegle183]

I'm not quite sure how many of your videos that I've seen but, I love them all, especially the one comparing the six different resins. I completely switched resins because of that one. Thank you!

[@staciflanagan1379]

The different finishes is very interesting. Thank you for thinking of this and sharing. Definitely helpful😁

[@beverlystevenson7083]

Thanks you so much. I really appreciated the comparisons of sealing methods. I Plan to use the Mod Podge for mine and hope for the same perfect outcome. Good fortune in all you do.

[@LornaH2]

Good to know, thank you! I tried the tape several times and wasn't happy with the results. I think I'll try the spray sealer next time.

[@Shazian_Fleur]

Thank you so much for the time and effort it took to experiment with sealing photos and pictures. I just bought myself a laminator and I'm eager to try it out on a photo to put in resin. You, good sir, are a true artist :)

[@nandhinivasudevan9621]

Wooow such a great vdo... Thankyu for sharing yur knowledge with us

[@ounoulike]

I bought a cheap laminator and that worked for me

[@Oldmanmatt]

I have done it with spray varnish / uv sealant and it works great - i have no ability to use tape, so wow good job on that one!

[@TheResinEtiquette]

Thanks for this video! PS you do a great job at looking at the lens of your camera because I feel like you’re staring into my soul! Ha ha ha 😂😂

[@sealily6015]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. It really helped me

[@kutiepi97]

I had no idea you could use tape to seal photos! This would work perfectly for my current project!

[@lizzedwards5994]

Absolutely love your videos Steve I have seen nearly every single one ur the reason I started trying resin and love it I just lost a baby and resin has kept me busy so thank u so much for these videos u have no idea how much you have helped me cope with my loss I even made a memorial jewelry piece. I bought the uv flashlight u suggested in one of your videos and noticed that it changes the color of my liquid pigments I had use a blue color and it turned an Orangeish red color and have had it happen to a few others and I can’t figure out why when the pigments say they can be used with uv resin any ideas on how I can prevent it I absolutely love the flashlight cause it cures my stuff instantly compared to my lamp that takes forever and is still stick just wish my colors would change or disappear

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

Thank you so much,I’ve seen so many different methods to put resin on photo’s,but this one is the best I’vecseen and the most easy one thanks again 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@elliehart988]

Thanks for doing a side by side and including multiple ink mediums to compare reactions. You even did a control which I appreciate and respect. Thoughts on a clear quick dry nail polish to seal the paper before resin?🤔

[@divyasenthil1486]

Cool😍 finally I got what I need..u gave a clear explanation thank you..searching this kind of video for long time..lastly worth it..am going to do my first resin work

[@jasontunnicliffe144]

Hi steve love watching your videos think your amazing, im a fellow cradter myself and found if you lay a photo unsealed into uv resin and cure it straight away it doesn't seem to effect the picture to much.

[@marykedykhuizen6902]

I just watched another video and they did 2 coats og white glue over the pics. Thanks for your video, it was really helpful

[@aleksandragargenta9191]

Great and very helpful video! Thaanks 👏

[@irenemariano8045]

Thank you,this is very helpful,I am a beginner and I wanna sealed photos of my grandma.kudos to you your the best.

[@dianabradley4076]

Excellent advice! Thank you so much!

[@paulablock3202]

Thank you so much for your information...big help!🌻

[@bushdotcc]

This was the most helpful of any of many videos I have watched. Thank you! :D

[@kaybryant7987]

This answered all of my questions thank you. Your tapes are wonderful

[@accountinggurupritashetty9181]

Just what I wanted.. Thanks a lot for this video

[@missygold9315]

thank you for making this video I tried putting pictures on coasters with nothing but it messed the color of there skin up so thank you I think I will use a few coats of modpodge thanks so much

[@macaddams1030]

I use Eileens Tacky Glue, but it's pretty much Mod-Podge

[@darrendevey1187]

Very informative.. I'm looking into doing resin over the top of beer mats on my bar top. Was thinking of the best way to seal them before I pour.. got the answer now,thank you...

[@aritaylor6537]

your videos have helped me out so much! Thanks for posting (-: you seem like such a cool and creative guy!

[@larissadebray8633]

Thank you so much! This video is very helpful, Just what I was searching for. !!! 😊☺️

[@NinaHansen2008]

Thank you, Dr. Mc.

[@lakshmijayaraman]

Brilliant idea. can we just put mode podge twice and not use fixit as i don't have it

[@sunshineismyname7203]

I saw a video that they laminate the photo first and works well. Glossy prints doesnt affected much with the resin.however hand painted photos bleed in the resin so really need to seal it

[@Ivorybird09]

Do you spray both sides of the photo? How long do you wait before resining it? Thank you!

[@MysticJenn]

Thank you for this video. I want to put printed and stamped images into resin molds.

[@Tatacchan]

The best video I have found about this subject so far. It would be great to know to exact type of Mod Podge used though, since there are so many. My screen isn't sharp enough to see the name on the bottle in the video

[@Jestunes]

I was curious if you used a clear coat spray on the pic instead. Thanks. Good tutorial. Showed all scenarios. Thanks for sharing...

[@sunshineismyname7203]

Thank u so much for all the comparison.im starting my resin arts in a few days.thank u .much love for this video

[@vonnie4781]

Thank you, Steve! This really simply answered questions I had. Keep it coming.

[@bluey5353]

Thank you Steve, very informative and I have the extras already so I can experiment with them. Just a question, have you ever laminated a photo instead of tape?

[@PrimeTT868]

Hi great video. Do the resin pour hide the brush strokes that was created by the mod podge

[@sheryltrevino7966]

Thank you for doing this. I have tried tape and always end up with wrinkles. Hate that. I am going to try the mod podge and spray methods.

[@JoWalkabout]

I use Mod podge and it works great.

[@zoyalis1487]

Thank you sooooo much for such a detailed video. You literally tried 3 methods I was wondeing about tryng in the same video!! This is definitely a beneficial timesaver. New subbie :)

[@terrasaxton6658]

I absolutely love your videos and thank you so so much for posting if I had the money to buy you coffee I absolutely would I am so appreciative of all of the knowledge that you have been still inside of me when it comes to my resume projects in fact I didn't know your name for a long time and I just looked for your voice and then I figured out how to follow or subscribe as they call here on KZbin And I finally figured out how to what a description Box is I finally figured out what a description Box is and how to find the products that you're using in that and I'm just so very very appreciative of all of your knowledge I mean you just Every single time Any question that I have had you have answered in your videos I have tried your methods and they work so amazinglee and they just really help me your voice is very soothing they really really help when it comes to doing projects that I want to either a keep forever or b put up for sale And I've been looking for a video for a long time to talk about how to sell your projects and I found one of yours the other day that talked about how to sell your projects how to break it down mathematically and sell it either in bulk or not and I just think that that's so great and I love that you convert the pounds to US dollars like I just there are so many things that I just love about your videos And I can afford to buy you coffee I totally wood but thank you so much for letting me watch your videos and I've absolutely subscribed and I tell all my friends that do resin or are thinking about doing resin to get on KZbin and watch your videos because you are the guy with the squidgy widgy in the tappy Wapi I just love it you're funny and practical thank you thank you a million times thank you

[@charleneboren5255]

Been debating doing this and your video got recommended, guess I'll be doing it soon.

[@tracycooke8706]

Love your dog pics. Thanks for sharing Steve

[@zeeniyazulfikar5845]

Thanks a lot for sharing 👍

[@akwilson25]

Can you share the type of resin you use as well as where to locate each of the items you used? Please?!

[@barbking2708]

Great experiment, thanks for doing it. I like the Modge Podge idea, I live in an apartment and the sprays are out for me.

[@Joy-mf5vt]

Thank you for this video!!! It was very helpful!!!

[@yesiyoongster1175]

Thanks for the answers to picture sealing!! 👏😂 This is gonna help me a lot...Hope you're safe and healthy! And all of these look great anyway lol

[@digitaldarkroom07]

I use a laminating machine! Cheap on Amazon and has soooo many uses!!

[@dennisdownes9319]

Great video......do you have any comment about UV light destroying the art...especially outside? DD

[@vickiethaxter9407]

Thanks for the comparisons Steve, exactly what I was looking for!

[@officermeyer]

Thank you so much for all your videos. Instead of using tape I was thinking laminating would par better

[@babyreggie4]

Great video very helpful info

[@Ophiane]

I am so glad I found this video I was sitting here stressing over what to do because a lot of the projects I have planned have photographs as part of them and I even went as far as to buy a laminator but as always you make me look at things differently and I could have just used what I had here and probably will rather than using the laminator

[@laurenwebster2760]

Thank you so much for this! It can be so frustrating trying to figure out what will work best, and it is always a pain wasting resin. I am excited to try your successful methods!

[@brendasanderson9216]

Just starting out and found your post very informative. Cheers

[@mikedevlin9135]

Great video. I was wondering the best methods for sealing photos. I've been using tape and i don't like the edge. I was wondering exactly which mod podge formula you used for your test.

[@debrabradford3344]

Steve, I noticed you didn't put any sealer on the backs of these coasters. Do the backs not need a sealer?

[@samiam7525]

thank you so much! I wanted to do a few pics but was nervous about how the resin would effect them!!

[@sandrawool5053]

Thanks so much. Love that you are willing to share all your experiments. wonder how well a thermal laminator would work. Anyone tried it?

[@SerenitySamsCreations]

Hiya Steve, did you use an inkjet printer or a laser printer, thanks so much for the videos ❤️

[@sithelomatshazi-seremwe7203]

Thanks! This was super helpful!

[@carmenaubry4370]

Really useful video for comparing, thankyou! :)

[@ResinCrafts]

Super helpful!! Thank you💕💕💕

[@RBLACKPEARL7]

Thank you. I'm your New online Member 😍

[@nikkieJane7831]

Another great video. Thankyou for posting this, I've been asked by a friend to do a keyring with a photo of his daughter in but I didn't want to risk ruining the photo. As usual you came to my rescue lol. Thankyou so much 💜

[@nikkieJane7831]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts Everything is great thankyou 😊

[@CreativeEdge_Artby_tulsi]

this was so helpful

[@joyful]

this was great, thanks for sharing your experiment and the side by side comparisons! i bought some clear acrylic coating spray and will try the technique you showed. i also have modge podge, but the clear coating spray just seems easier and faster.

[@llamasugar5478]

Did you try the spray? How did it work?

[@joyful]

@@llamasugar5478 Honestly, I fell off the crafting wagon. After seeing this vid, I bought some spray and modge podge and they are both sitting on a shelf. Getting ready to move all my crafting supplies to bins in the garage. Between work and school, I feel like I just don't have time for experiments and trying new things. But hope to get back into it during the summer. Good luck and have fun with your crafts.

[@llamasugar5478]

We do go through seasons in our lives, don’t we? I had a very busy time crafts-wise before my kids came along. Then, my creativity was applied to sewing/repairing clothes, disguising vegetables, and figuring out how to stretch the grocery budget. Fast-forward 20 years . . . My husband is going on a business trip next week. While he’s gone, I want to go through my craft pit (“room” seems much too intentional) and bin up the craft supplies I’m not interested in. I figure if they’re still put away in Dec., I’ll donate them to Women At Risk. Hope you are able to fill your life with uplifting, meaningful activities. Whether that includes crafts, or not. 😉

[@susansouthern6704]

Love the way you share great info..so real and personal

[@billbattle2442]

Thank you. I am currently in the process of applying printed pictures on wood. Tou have really clarified the methods needed to get the best results. Thanks again.

[@5o5a01]

Thankyou for posting a very helpful video 🥺 I actually have a question, did u use normal copy paper to print the images? And what about the printer? Is it inkjet or laser? Thankyou

[@robertrobiz995]

In one other video I saw an inkjet can be used with great results, the only 'wisdom' is to let the pictures dry for about two days, so they are really thoroughly dry, before sealing them with glue. Force-drying them with a hairdryer or something similar is not recomandable. They also used regular printing paper. Glossy doesn't work. I can't wait to begin putting printed pics into resin!

[@gisellefrias2686]

Thank you!!! This help so mucho. I will definitely go with modpodge spray can be bad for the environment and you dont have that lingering toxic smell even after its completely dry.

[@AdrianMcD1969]

Thanks. This has been very useful. I will try that method.

[@nickadkins2660]

Thank you for your videos how long do you let the mod podge dry before you epoxy

[@diedredunham7383]

I use Modge podge And I have tried spray lacquer, But I didn't like the lacquer. I think I got one that yellows. So I might try again. It would be easier to spray on for sure.

[@grahamjones6712]

I think the rustoleum crystal clear is also cheaper per ml than the modge podge. Although you probably waste less of the modge podge as you brush it on instead of spraying it.

[@makingiteasywithliz]

Very helpful. Regarding Mod Podge, does it have to be glossy or will matte or satin work?

[@amandajones6481]

Dear Steve, thank you for sharing this information with us. The results you got with the varnish and Mod Podge were really impressive and professional looking. I would love to know what type of varnish you used? I've got water based varnish and solvent based varnish, and I thought the solvent based varnish would work better underneath resin, but Mod Podge is water based and that worked brilliantly with the resin. So, could you let me know what brand of varnish you used? Thank you so much for your help. From Amanda Jones in Melbourne, Australia P.S. The varnish I use is made by Pentart, which is a Hungarian company that sells the best craft products I've found. They're sold in the UK as well, and I really recommend that you check them out.

[@starrypunk20]

I have a collage of magazine photos in an open frame and would like to try covering in resin. What would be my best approach?

[@tassiisabstractart6461]

cool I was wondering about the varnish and Mod podge for stuff like that! thank you again Mentor

[@jodybledsoe9977]

Thank you, so much for the info I'm just starting out, and your tips are very helpful.

[@jillrobertson9770]

thanks for your video. Can i ask what Spray you used? Could you use mod podge to glue them on the coasters?