 So my life. Yes, what's up everybody? Welcome to our channel. This is artist till death. I'm Erica and Jeff is also helping me but with the directors here and today We're finishing the rest of these bazillion coasters. I finally figured out a way to add the magnets without Then syncing all the way to the front and looking gross. So the answer was fill it up halfway apparently in this one, it's a little bit more than halfway drop the magnets and then Fill it up the rest of the way after it's cured, which doesn't take that long anyways because yeah, I would say that like After it's cured then drop the magnets You said However far drop the magnets. However far I said after it's cured drop the magnets, which doesn't take take that long and The end of that sentence was because it's quick coat, which is to our cure I'm just saying. Yeah, it's very important So just let it cure up first because apparently Magnets sink and resin especially if it's on a table that may have some metal in it So I'm gonna demold some of these that have finished up so I can show you what it looks like It looks like this And then I'm gonna inlay some gold here and We understood e and so the title of this video is How to make Resin Molds more durable This is the exact same thing I was doing yesterday, but I got messages with more questions So I thought I would just film finishing up doing these so that I Can get all of your questions answered questions though Because I can't see him right now But this is one that I did just a little while ago and It's Not bendable and Vamp came over here earlier today and hot coffee cup tested it and it was Brilliant no issues We're gonna try So all I need is one person to say how the sound is We're trying out the mic that was giving us an issue yesterday That would be VAMP VAMPS here. How's it sound? testing testing Testing I need it's still like maybe the other ones just better sound or maybe we just need To go back to the other night. She says mutton my ears apparently are more sensitive But everyone else says it's okay There's only vamp answering Well, she you guys probably hear that You have the microphone touching your shirt, so it's probably moving Oh Okay, it's not touching my shirt anymore. How does this sound? While we're figuring that out. I am using a stone coats quick coat You can get it from stone coat countertops.com use the code y'all YAL all caps for an awesome discount I have both mics on so This resin is a One-to-one so you make equal parts of a and b And you want to mix it till it's thoroughly combined It says three minutes that since this is a 15-minute working time epoxy Try to get it as good as possible And as quick as possible because they'll start heating up and then that's when you know Time is running short So if you guys hear that it's not an echo, especially if Jeff's mic is on He's listening in the other room to see How it's going Quick coat is a little bit thicker. It has no UV resistance and It will have a bit of a smell so we're all proper Protective gear when using it. I'm in a well-ventilated space with really large windows and I'm trying to not spill it and show you guys what I'm doing And make sure it's fully mixed including scraping the sides and the bottom of your cup To make sure that everything is fully incorporated also trying to not listen to myself In the other room also my bad friends nipples I'm telling y'all first million dollars. I ever make and I'm gonna hire someone just to mix my rosin for me So when you have it mixed and you don't see any swirls of The two parts it looks kind of like fishing line. I Call it angel here. I'm not sure why no Bowie When you can't see any of that, that means your resin is fairly mixed Then you can add your color For these the theme of the weekend is pink apparently so I'm mixing in some pink sherbet from just resin to color my everything and then when I add the Plaster which will make everything more durable That'll kind of pastel everything out, but that's fine make sure This part of your hands from here well, I guess like right here But over there it shows up here It's different so I'm using a regular just plaster and I'll probably mix in maybe five ounces Plaster into my eight ounces of Mixed resin I'm adding in just a little bit at a time Because that'll help prevent pockets of plaster that don't fully incorporate or mix in from staying in The the May need to plug it in so I get that incorporated and add a bit more Get that incorporated out a bit more if you're worried about little chunky bits then you can sift your Plaster before using it Then you just fold it in Jeff is getting ready his present, so You can hear that's what's happening. I try to fold it in at first and then Get to mixing it After it, I'm sure that it won't kick back up into my face. Do not mix water with your plaster That is only if you're making just plaster and water if you're gonna put it in resin don't put any water in your plaster Because water and resin are not friends Also, don't just put all the ingredients together and start mixing because if your resin isn't already Incorporated before getting to this point It looks like those Like the bubbles are coming out by themselves and it could be because I'm folding everything in I'm putting bigger air pockets in there So it could be that air is just coming out on its own instead of using heat or Like rubbing off all so I started doing this because I had people that wanted molds that Are things out of molds that were essentially really flimsy Because when you have a thin mold A lot of times it takes 30 days for your resin to cure so you can't really use it or ship it So it's just not that sturdy and then If you have a thin thing like this a lot of times your What you pull out of your mold Will flop around like that until it's fully cured and sometimes even after it's cured So I started doing Plaster to make it more durable after discovering that just regular plaster is Not very Durable it's very delicate so I had to find something that worked for all the things I needed it to so therefore we went with Plaster resin hybrid And I'm putting Magnets in these because they're gonna be posters and also magnets I'm not really concerned that The two colors don't exactly match They'll be fine now since I'm only pouring in half at a time. I mean to Work everything around the nature Bear spots anybody have any questions and yes the magnets work Through the resin plaster mix because they're not really that deep in it. They're just Slightly covered now these ones were cured already and then we dropped the magnets on them. I'm just topping them off so that the magnets are Covered and that the mold is full Also after yesterday's video to me Anderson sent me a clip of what she's working on which was also plaster That was a bit of extra So I'm gonna make a few more Waste not want not you know It'll self level But I want to make sure that there's some resin everywhere so that it can self level into every crevice I've loose it how long before magnets So I'm using quick coat and It cures up in two hours So I've been waiting pretty much two hours and then Dropping them in there. I don't think that she knew what happened first So Evelyn she poured About half of whatever the depth of these molds are let it set up and Then drop the magnets in and now she's pouring the rest in there. I'm gonna let them set up So the first ones I did if you guys didn't see yesterday's video didn't quite work out right because I just dropped the magnets in Well first one I dropped them in almost immediately I'll show you what it looks like I dropped them in almost immediately and they sunk all the way to the bottom or What would be the top? That's no good So then I Waited a little bit longer and what ended up happening is they still sank but didn't even sink all the way so it's like Floating all kinds of wonky They like fell crooked and they didn't sink all the way So I can see them on both sides, so that's not a good look so was to Pour them halfway And you can kind of tell there's a slight line Because I'm making the color as I go So I poured it well I guess on this case two-thirds of the way drop the magnets in and Then finished out the front because I didn't want to see him on the front. I don't care if you can see him on the back And as you can see the magnets still work Even through That resin that's that part and then Wow, this is way heavier than I remember the next step that I'm doing Learn as you roll exactly You have to be careful because this is so top-heavy Whoops It's real easy to ruin your piece with a torch And get out of control and then all of a sudden You've melted your silicone. Well, I can come up here Well to the boy So then for these what I'm gonna use is Montana liquid gold To fill in these little Stars and doodads So just so you guys can know what that looks like the is this Where it should be I'm using a super Fine liner brush Are we using molds to make stronger molds Lisa banister? No, Lisa. I am using plaster in my Resin To make Stronger Pieces that come out of the molds What would that be called? Why am I using the wrong word? Sturdy No, the things that come out of molds This this that came out of the mold is called up. What moldy? Moldy, okay. I guess maybe I should change your title to say the demolded piece Unmolded piece words are hard so these are due tomorrow Do tomorrow like like it's homework my assignment They have to be done tomorrow Ah All right, I'll flex some gold on these bad boys and call it a choice Let that be a lesson to everyone don't get worked up if something happens And it doesn't look exactly like you had in mind. There's always a solution And a lot of times Imperfections are the most beautiful It's liquid gold so great because I can just put a little I can just put the tip of the paintbrush in there If it's really loaded with paint just the tip just the tip and it'll just fill also, I have a lot of Whatever it is that you call what you pull out of a mold. I have a lot of extra these coasters Probably just put them on the website not the mold What's come out of the mold be you're gonna have to quit shaking this table? positive the positive Okay, I Depends what Lisa asked the cast That's what it is the cast Casting cast okay the cast So castee Okay, so There's a question. Oh, it does not really matter what kind of resin you use I used a quick setting epoxy today because I'm on a time crunch And it's and it's more secure. It's more. I Mean, probably one could argue that quick coat is more durable or more sturdy It's rigid. It's more rigid than art coat Especially so quickly out of the mold But it is not really super concerned if I get just a little bit outside of the lines hate that shadow Virgo, all right last one and then class will be dismissed. So Does anybody have any questions about? Plaster and resin or working with epoxy working with plaster any of the other art styles That we do here on ATD. You don't need to sand the edges I'm not going to they they're if they were sharp I would Or at least take an exacto blade and cut off any sharp edges while the resin was still soft ratio, please the ratio of epoxy to plaster Is a real mathy type thing you're asking me and I'm not good at numbers, but I will tell you for the 12 coasters I Mixed eight ounces of resin Five six ounces of plaster and that filled all of them up about halfway And so then I do that twice to fully fill all 12 coasters Remember mix your resin and just add the powder red the powder Plaster plaster don't put any water in it. Yeah, no water Don't don't mix your like plaster like it says on the box That's for just if you're doing a plaster Shelly says has the luster from the paste stayed or has the plaster doled it The plaster doled it you can still see some flecks of shimmer in the light For the most part For the most part it's taking the luster out. I just wanted a pink color because pink is their color Can you say hi, Bowie? You breathe in so hard So you guys I will be letting The other ones cure up a bit more and then when they're cured I will top them off with the two magnets that I'm using and The second half of the plaster epoxy mix to each One of these times 12 takes a total of probably four hours to do Because I have to wait two hours in between pouring the first layer and Finally demolding it takes four hours and then just dropping in some kind of color. I Guess I should probably do the name of the This So it's one to one almost. I'm doing one to one almost obviously you can Not do it how I am The box says Two parts water to three parts plaster. So if you're mixing a plaster and water mix then it would be More plaster than water. So if you're substituting the resin for plaster then it should technically be more plaster than resin I'm just doing what works and I'm sharing with you guys what works and I'm telling you it is Super you can see the color in my finger start to turn red Because of how hard I'm trying to bend it and nothing. It's still perfectly straight. I love it So I think I'm probably gonna do the name too Definitely try different Okay Try different color additives Let's say a pancake batter. You might want to use different colors. Yeah, for sure I Think the only option is gonna be opaque instead of opaque Translucent mix because plaster is gonna make it Solid so this isn't gonna work if you want something transparent or translucent or whatever You can do gold and silver Micah it just may end up looking Like a rustic gold and maybe closer to a silver or pewter Not silver a gray or pewter instead of the silver because when you take the luster out of some of those colors, they just Look like not that color anymore Giudi of any Detroit would be amazing It's true. Vamp and I threw them earlier and Tested their durability and she used hot coffee cup on them to see if there was any indentation or warping Or if it would stick to the bottom of the cup And it did really well Didn't dent at all. Thank you Carrie so I have Still many more of those to do Yes, please everybody wish our very art mother Giudi a very happy birthday Because it's her very happy birthday. So have birthday Giudi. Hey Melissa Of course is going that's a mold ideas. That's awesome so We got stuff to do, but I hope you enjoyed this video. I hope you learned something I promise this will be the last of this type of poster video I'd make you guys sit through but if you have any questions shoot me an email happy to answer And so yeah That's it today guys class dismissed be kind to one another Because you never know what someone's going through and always remember Bowie does the tests You guys have an awesome Wednesday, we shall see you tomorrow. Bye. I said bye