Help! Lacquer, art resin or epoxy resin on photos?

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

12/15/2012 05:43:17 PM · #1

I saw this video on using art resin to "frame" photos. I've been wanting to try this a while but I'm not sure where to get art resin last minute (holiday present so be made!)

So I was also reading about using 'epoxy' resin for something like a bottlecap table, or there is also the option of lacquer though I read it might yellow the photos?

Basically what I want to make is little 3x3 coasters/ornaments by putting a photo on a piece of wood and then creating a thick clear coating over.

Any tips or advice would be great. Ideally something I could pick up at a home improvement store.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

12/15/2012 06:29:31 PM · #2

A friend, who is a well known local artist, did a water themed display last year and used 'epoxy' resin. To be fair, he's an artist, not a materials expert, but it seemed to work fairly well, especially for his purposes, as it left bubbles in the resin. I think decoupage is probably a better choice, as it probably won't bubble as bad, or you could put the peices under vaccuum to remove bubbles from the resin..

Feel free to PM with questions if you wish, or post here.

12/15/2012 11:34:11 PM · #3

Originally posted by Cory:

Well the things is the last time I tried a similar thing I used Mod Podge (which I believe is just a brand name for a decoupage substance no?) but it was kind of a disaster. I don't know if I didn't wait long enough between coats or what but it never properly dried and was sticking to everything and then peeling off. On top of that it never even got that thick plastic look I wanted. So there I gave everyone in my family these Christmas gifts that were destined to be destroyed (and possibly mess up other ornaments) as soon as they got thrown in a box or drawer for storage.

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

12/16/2012 11:13:50 AM · #4

Anyone else?

Getting down to the wirrreee! :P

alohadave

Pentax K-5

12/16/2012 02:15:05 PM · #5

Originally posted by escapetooz:

Anyone else?

Getting down to the wirrreee! :P

We did this in shop class. Try calling your local high school to see what they use.

I imagine any craft store or hardware store will have it.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/16/2012 11:05:36 PM · #6

Originally posted by alohadave:

Originally posted by escapetooz:
Anyone else?

Getting down to the wirrreee! :P

We did this in shop class. Try calling your local high school to see what they use.

I imagine any craft store or hardware store will have it.

Yea the hardware store has 'epoxy' resin, but not art resin, at least I don't think so. You think they are interchangeable?

Nuno

Nikon D700

12/17/2012 07:33:18 PM · #7

'Epoxy' will get yellow after a while and it is not completly transpatent. So if you use a thick layer you might add some "blur" to your photos.

Besides you have to try it out, as glue solvents will defenitive "work" on the surface of the photo, depending on the printing process and the solvents in the glue. Even in the glue aplyed on the back of the photos if the gue has any adic it will alter the color of phot photo with time.