You may have seen others making vibrant resin petri dishes on Instagram and wondered how you can make your own petri dish... Well, take a look below and we'll explain how easy it is!
To get started, you'll need a few things!
- 8 oz ArtResin
- Alcohol incl
- Ink sinker
- a reusable silicone mold
- a mixing cup
- a mixing stick
- a pair of disposable gloves
- a dust cover to protect your pieces while they cure
- art stand to show off your cute pieces!
💡TIP: Did you know that the Ink Sinker is the secret to making perfect petri dish coasters? It's true! Ink Sinker is a white alcohol ink that has a different density than the other colors, and it has the unique ability to push alcohol ink colors down through the resin, creating tendrils and other cool effects!
Before you start:
- Warm your resin and hardener bottles in a warm water bath before mixing them. This will help any bubbles disappear later in the process.
- Working in a well-ventilated area and wearing gloves, measure out your ArtResin resin and hardener in exactly equal volumes.
- Mix thoroughly for at least 3 minutes, scraping the bottoms and sides of your mixing bowl as you go.
- Fill each part of your mold halfway with ArtResin.
⚠️ NOTE: We do not recommend using a gas burner in this project! By heating your resin and hardener in a hot water bath before measuring and mixing, this is the best way to reduce bubbles.
And now you're ready for the fun part!
Step 1)
- Add 5-10 drops of Ink Sinker to ArtResin
Step 2:
- Add 5-10 drops of pink or red alcohol ink on top of the white
Step 3:
- Sprinkle 10-20 drops of gold colored alcohol ink on the pink/white drops you put down in steps 1 and 2 and on the rest of the resin surface
Step 4:
- Drop 10-15 drops of pink OR 5 drops of white, followed by pink or red
After your resin petri dish has cured for 24 hours, remove the silicone mold from your resin petri dish...
TA-DAAAAAA!!!
the resin petri dish has cured for 24 hours
Let us know if you've tried making a resin petri dish yourself!!
We'd love to see your work in the comments below ❤️