#44. UV Resin + Alcohol Inks - Can It Be Done? Is It Worth It? A Tutorial By Daniel Cooper

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Here is a video on how I experimented with alcohol inks in UV resin, is it work the messy risks? I followed some tips by a resin friend Dawn Coan, thanks Dawn :)

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[silverleaf]

Haven't finished the video yet but I wanted to suggest putting a little bit of resin in the mould and tilting it so the entire curved surface is covered and quickly curing it. Kind of like how you make filled chocolates - sort of a shell. That way there isn't anywhere for the resin to leak when you do the coloured "filling".

[summerlarue]

I’m glad I only watched resin get wasted instead of also wasting my own. Thank you!

[lydiacodding]

New user here, and I’ve only used UV resin so far. I’ve watched tons of instructional videos, but only in random order. I’ve wasted SO MUCH resin trying to get cool alcohol ink effects, and I blamed only my own inadequacies for my failures. You’ve honestly made me feel better, knowing that it was a losing scenario from the start, but I sure wish I’d stumbled across this video sooner!

[sarakoenigmommasj.a.m.pack]

I think if you had used a lamp and allowed it to stay covered with the lamp for 2 minutes, you would of found that mess would of not been there. I have only experienced UV resin since I started playing with resin, and I don't have leaks in my layers or colors. I also do the same amount of time on the bottom as I do the tops. That's the key, is longer UV time.

[JudiHodgkin]

Yup. Time under the light is key. An inexpensive lamp (not LED) for gel nails works. Leave each layer under the lamp for at least 5 mins to cure. You can also leave it out in the sun to cure. But that’s less predictable in the UK 😂!

[willbezee]

Thank you, i was actually just going to buy somw alcohol ink to use on my uv resin. I appreciate yoir video ❤

[Martina]

I wish I saw this video before! That was the first mistake I did last night too, after getting all the supplies. Had no idea about UV resin and alcohol ink.
I’ve watched so many of the videos, mostly yours, and never realized that it doesn’t work in UV. :)

[Ekaterina-ml]

The bubbles actually look cool, I like this effect. Thanks! This gave me lots of ideas.

[janetlightner]

Thank you for answering that question, I had been wondering about using UV resin with inks. Now I know.

[lauraboyce]

Wish I'd watched this before my attempt😂 the inks I have say they are for uv but after trying i wasn't convinced. Now I've watched this i know for sure thank you for sharing, that's an hour of my life I'm not going to get back😅

[dshe]

Half of these were totally stunning.
Definitely worth it for those of us who only have space for uv resin.

I wonder if the smaller moulds went gooey because their small size meant that there was a bigger proportion of ink to resin?

Even though the results weren't 100% perfect, you've inspired people to try it for the sake of getting effects that you achieved in 3 of them.

[MizJaniceResinArt]

You might try using a tiny dot of ink on a toothpick, swirl directly into the resin. Less ink than for 2 part.

[simplywirefull]

Thank you for trying to get UV resin to work with alcohol ink. I have been moderately successful as well. I will try leaving it a bit longer and see what happens. I really enjoy your work. Thanks again, you're the best.

[jeannebean]

Thanks for confirming my suspension about using UV resin the way you do two part epoxy resin. I thought you might have a way of doing it that wasn’t a disaster like mine. Now I see it just a waste of us resin. Thank you Daniel!!!

[rhondagover]

Thanks for that, I tried alcohol ink in UV before I knew better it was mostly a mess, I make primarily jewelry and dry with a lamp or torch them always put it in the sun for a few minutes on both sides before demolding. otherwise it's always a bit sticky. I have been making a few coasters and phone grips with 2 part. I have had a real fading problem with the alcohol ink so I've been trying the mica powder/alcohol mix it works well if you get the right mix lol. thanks for all your videos they are a great help.

[adyamski]

Props for showing your trials and errors - all new to me and thanks.

Waiting for Amazon to deliver my bits on Friday 😊

[SeonasStudio]

I’ve done this with some success. Trick is to cure it both sides, and leave it in the mold until the alcohol has drie, d and then seal the inks with another layer of resin. May as well just use 2part with all that fuss.

[alimaloney]

I’ve been using UV resin and alcohol inks for a bit, I’d not noticed that they weren’t meant to be used together until just recently! (Insert imaginary explanation on how I am unable to follow rules. They can’t tell me what to do! 😂 OK, the real truth is I don’t often read instructions, if Moses was anything like me they’d still be wandering the desert.🧐)
I’ve had some great successes as well as some fantastic failures. What I’ve been doing with the failures is opening the soft spots so I can get to the uncured resin. Then I clean the cavity and outside out well and cure whatever is inside. It usually leaves a transparent pigmented shell and what should have been the top or front of the cab is most often fully intact. So I then go in and draw or paint a pupil (round or catseye usually) and refill that cavity space with clear UV resin and cure.
Is it time consuming? Yes. But it does work, and some of the results are very nice.

Thanks for all of your tutorials, Daniel. I finally got some epoxy resin that needs to be mixed. Lord help me, I’m not sure that I have the patience to wait for this to cure! 😂

[allijmccoy]

Well I love that you gave it a go and showed us, so thank you for that!!

I’m sure you’ve heard of Colored UV Resin (they come in dark bottles since each color is basically UV Resin with some colorant in it and states on box *only for use with uv resin* 😊)

But I’ve tried using like a tiny drop of alcohol inks in uv resin and it just doesn’t wanna behave! I have mixed mica powders (the chameleon colors from let’s resin) with isopropyl alcohol and it kinda works but the thinnest of layers is how I managed that, only one tiny puzzle piece came out gooey but it was black color and the mold was clear but yeah-that was the time I said screw this, uv resin cost way too much and shrinks so it kinda messed my molds up. Lol but we have to try these things for us to know right?!😂❤

[connieturnergreen]

I have wondered about combining UV and ink, thank you for sharing