Neon Resin With Acrylic Paint

Here is a bright and cheery project made possible by neon resin!

I have been wanting to make some neon coloured resin molds all winter. Nothing brightens up a room more than a florescent orange pink or lime green. I purchased these three inexpensive bottles of acrylic paint at my local craft store.

The leaf mold is from Resin obsession and is a reusable polyethylene, so I definitely made sure I applied our mold release to it before working in it.

I am using EasyCast for this project. I made one larger batch and then separated it into three cups. I added a few drops of the paint to each cup.

The resin colours were indeed the bright colours I was hoping for. Neon is really hard to photograph though!

TIP: Double check that you are storing your molds properly. I did not notice mine had warped a little so I poured in a little less resin. I will be sure to flatten this out by putting a few books on it for a day or two before I use it again.

Fresh out of the mold I had a fabulous collection of leaves!

Special Note: When you add non-resin colouring items to resin like paint, coffee etc. you can have a project that does not cure. I only added 2-3 drops of paint. My molded leaves are a little soft...I could bend them if I needed too, but they are certainly hard enough for this home decor project.

I already had a project in mind for them. I had this dollar store frame and a cool postcard from Paris.

The Eiffel Tower in the postcard is made with dark black lines so I mimicked the look with black sealing wax on my molded leaves. I then sealed the wax lines with a coating of Resin Spray. If you don't seal it, the wax will just smudge right off.