Gold pigments in resin: mica, acrylics, metallic powders, spray paint, gilding flakes & alcohol ink

The best gold for resin? What I wish I knew when I was starting out. This video is about the different gold pigments you can use and the effects they have in resin. What kind of look are you going for? Mica powder, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, resin pigment paste, metallic powders, gilding flakes, and alcohol ink. Each has their own distinctive effects. This is a long video, I have created chapters below and pinned a comment so you can skip through it.

Chapters:
00:00 Best gold for resin
00:10 Mica powders, acrylic ink and paint
16:35 Pigment Paste, Metallic Powder and Spray Paint
20:30 Cheddar says HI
30:51 Gilding Flakes, (glue and scor-tape) Alcohol ink
45:06 Reviewing after the cure of the boards

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00:00​ Best gold for resin
00:10​ Mica powders, acrylic ink and paint
16:35​ Pigment Paste, Metallic Powder and Spray Paint
20:30​ Cheddar says HI
30:51​ Gilding Flakes, (glue and scor-tape) Alcohol ink
45:06​ Reviewing after the cure of the boards

[bonitablackburn]

Thank you for the lessons. There were many things I had not thought of so let me share with you how to make your own pigment pastes. Any color mica powder to the resin part of the mix only stir until you have the consistency of paste. I use the small plasic jars to mix up my colors. I still have some thst I mixed over two years ago. A small mix goes a long way so don't do big batches. I suggest that the resin mix you use would be the same resin you use for the paste. Also the thicker you mix your gold colors to a resin mixture the better it is after heat the resin, it will give you a gold nugget look thoughout the streaks. Thanks for your lessons. You teach a great class!

[judichristopher]

EXCELLENT VIDEO
Thank you so much for sharing your BEAUTIFUL ART...

[Shadingoftheheart]

The moment you stopped what you were doing and loved on your kitty, I subscribed. I am owned by 4 kitties who would be very displeased if I hadn't 🤣. Thank you for this in depth comparison, it was incredibly helpful!!

[michelledetoth]

Thank you much for this video!! I am a newbie at resin and have spent the last year watching instructional videos. You have cleared up so many of my concerns and questions about what golds to use. I have bought a bunch, not knowing how they will react with my pieces. This is invaluable information and I am so grateful you posted this!! Love you lots!!💖

[angelabertrand]

Thank you soooo much, I am having a difficult time with gold as well, this was so helpful!

[marypeter]

You are my favorite resin artist on YouTube. You have so much talent and such amazing ideas

[lynnm]

I know this is an old video, but you’ve done more to teach me than anyone. I’m not at your level, but my stuff is good.

[heathernewman]

Thank you so much Ive been working with gold and not sure which one would give the ffect I wanted this video saved me from spending money on the wrong golds. Your Awesome

[donnastaten]

This is great and a lot of help! Would love for you to do one with whites!

You are the best at explaining your techniques and video taping for us. Thank you too soooo much for all the resources 🙏🏻😊👍💕

[tanjasart]

Hi!! Thank you for this video. There are so many types of gold and colors. Thank you for showing all the options.

[mariannescarfe]

This video is exactly what I needed to know before starting my next project so thank you !! 💋

[nevineabdelmeged]

Cheddar gold is amazing.... Thanks for your time

[sharronsanders]

Thanks for sharing all your info . 👍👏💓

[dianatwg]

Thanks for the video. Great information and idea for me to fix my ruined stain resin

[kapilasenaratne]

Thank you very much for this great video . Very educating and had all the answers to lots of questions I had . Sooo happy 😃😍

[sharonbayger]

Thanks for making these videos. It’s helping me with my resin art

[mookzmom]

VERY useful! and gives me ideas for future projects too. I imagine this will save many people lots of time and frustration. Thanks so much!

[janicecarter]

Love the catto! Absolutely beautiful face.

This was a Super helpful video, thank you. It would’ve been interesting, though, to see both canvases done the same composition, just for a better comparison. It also would’ve been interesting to see if maybe the top of each line not been blown out, again just to see how each different type of gold sits, spreads, or floats on top of the resin.