Once you have the blue down, it’s time to add in the white, this will help create the waves and the cells. This will also be the area that you’ll add in the white and create the wave effect shortly. It’s also a good idea to leave a bit of white space between the sand and the blue, you don’t want these to bleed into each other if you can help it.

Have fun with this part and create lots of lines and shaded areas with your deeper blue, these will blend in a bit so they won’t look like sharp lines once they have. Creating a darker sea further ways from the beach area makes for an authentic ocean look, the sea is always darker the deeper it gets. Once you have some of the blue on the board, you will want to add in a darker blue mixture further away from the sanded area. You can make it quite messy at this point, and then use a flat object like a ruler to spread it out more evenly. Then we head to the opposite end and start to add in the lighter blue mixture to the board. Once your resin’s are mixed then you can start to pour, we like to start with the sand in one corner or bottom section of your canvas, creating a beach area to your work. You will need to ensure the sand oil completely dry before adding to your artwork though. You can even add actual sand into your creamy resin mix so that the grains fo the sand stick out to create a cool effect. You might also want to mix a creamy colour so that you can create a sand effect and you’ll definitely need a splash of white for the amazing waves. You will want to mix a couple of the blue colours so that you get a few variations of blue in your work, you can use the same blue Mica and just add in slightly less to achieve a different colour. When it comes to adding colour you only need a small amount, you can always add a bit more to get a darker look as you mix, but never exceed more than 6% of the total resin mixture. Resin is a clear substance and as you’ll be making waves you will want to make it blue and white, the Craft Resin Mica Powder blues and pearl white make great colours for some natural looking waves. When preparing your resin you will need to follow our recommended technique for measuring, mixing and pouring. You will need to make sure the table below is covered with a plastic sheeting for protection before you begin, resin can get everywhere!īefore you start pouring the resin you will also need to ensure that the canvas is level, using something like a simple spirit level for this. Use four or five upside down plastic/paper cups to do this, or something similar. You’ll want to create a base, or legs for your canvas to stand on that is above the table you’ll be working on for the project, this will then enable to resin to roll over the sides and create a more three dimensional look to your artwork. Once the layers are all dry you will be able to begin.

You will need to prime your canvas before you begin, using something like gesso, or a normal white house paint, you’ll want to create about 3 or 4 layers so that you minimise the look of the canvas grains coming through your resin art. This will also help you to keep the cost down at the start, the smaller the project, the less wasted resin you will end up with when you’re experimenting. Wooden canvases are more study than material canvases and so will hold up to the layers of resin that you will be putting onto it.Īs with all resin projects, it might be best to experiment with something smaller at first till you master the techniques then you can move onto larger pieces. What shape, size and overall look do you want to create with your ocean art? These will all factor in to make the decision to what you would like to create your ocean art on, but a simple idea to get started is a square or round wooden canvas. Making your own resin ocean art can be super fun and really simple to create the wave effects when you follow the steps below.įirst of all you’ll need to select your base. If you’ve been following our social media channels for a while now, you would have seen lots of beautiful resin art that looks like it’s come straight from the beach.

Beach ocean resin art