This is by no means a tutorial, as I’m very much still learning on my own, but I wanted to do another behind-the-scenes look at another kind of project I’ve been working on in between custom orders when I need to take a little break from clay.
A few months ago, I ordered a resin kit from Sophie and Toffee. I had played with regular 2 part epoxy (not UV) resin for a few projects and wanted to give UV resin a try when it came to all of the fun bezel crafts I was seeing.
I was extremely overwhelmed by all of the things you could add to UV resin projects, so I thought this kit was the perfect way for me to get a smattering of different bezels and additives just to experiment and learn.
I’ve now created 8 resin bezel charms, experimenting with colors, glitters, and other accessories. They’re a fun quick project I can knock out in a few hours on a weekend afternoon, and I really enjoy that.
Today, we’re going behind the scenes by working on a princess bezel I got from MiniatureSweet for something a little different. This is a Jasmine bezel.
The ones I’ve filled up to this point have had bigger spaces to fill, so this one present its own set of challenges with the itty bitty strands of hair, but it was still a lot of fun to create.
I start all of my bezels off by sticking them down to some packing tape, with plenty of space around it in case some resin leaks from underneath (although so far I haven’t had that issue).
After that, I fill each part with a thin layer of UV resin and cure just to help seal off any potential areas that may leak while everything is curing.
Now my bezel is prepped and ready to go!
I decided to fill in the hair first. To do this, I mixed up UV resin with a little bit of black acrylic paint (a little goes a long way), and for fun, I mixed in some holo glitter. I had to use a needle tool to fill in the very small openings, and I still managed to get resin on the sides.
Once I had a thin layer in all of the hair sections, I cured it so I could start on the next layer, Overall, I did 4 to 5 layers of black tinted UV resin to build up a dark rich black for Jasmine’s hair.
Next up is Jasmine’s teal ribbon. To get this color, I used a teal alcohol ink and a tiny bit of white acrylic paint to get an opaque, light color. I added some iridescent glitter to this color because I thought it would look pretty.
Similarly to the black resin, I used a needle tool to guide it into the small spaces for the ribbon.
For her face, I tried to mix up a tone similarly to what was in the movie (mixing up colors is hard, you guys). While I really like the “no face” look, I decided to add a very simple eye and lip for some extra detail.
And here is the final piece. I am so happy with how this turned out, and now I want to work on more people! What a fun little project.
Have you worked with UV resin before? What did you make?