Lay a piece of parchment (or a couple pieces of palette) paper onto your level working surface. Place your wood frame on your protected working surface.

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Paint the surface inside the frame in blended stripes to resemble a sunset. Let dry.
TIP: Add a small amount of each paint onto your parchment (or palette) paper and arrange your frame so the handle is pointing where a "5" would be on a clock. Pick up some royal blue paint with your paintbrush and working from the left, paint a small section area. Now, without cleaning your brush, pick up some bright plum paint. Paint the next striped section, effectively blending as you work. Continue this blending pattern with remaining hues in your sunset. You may want to clean the brush between the bright plum and dark orange since the contrast is so great.

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Now, elevate your wood frame in the middle on tripods.
TIP: Use a piece of cardboard or other hard, mobile item under the parchment (or palette) paper so you can easily move your piece while it dries.

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Mix equal parts resin and hardener as directed on the packaging.
TIP: Mix enough for your beach area and to fill most of the frame's cavity.

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Separate some of the resin in a cup for the beach area; then most of the cavity of your wood frame with clear resin.
TIP: Use a torch (a spray with alcohol) to remove bubbles in resin.

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Mix the separated resin with sand. Mix and pour over the area for your beach. Set aside to dry.

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Repeat Step 4.
TIP: You will need enough to fill the cavity.

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Separate a small amount of resin in a second cup. Add a drop or two of white paint and mix well; then set aside.

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Pour the clear resin in the frame's cavity to fill remaining space.

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While the clear is still wet, pour lines of white along the beach line and throughout the sunset.

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Use your hair dryer to move and soften the white lines as well as eliminate bubbles. Let set to dry.
TIP: Use a torch (a spray with alcohol) to remove bubbles in resin.

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Sunset Layered Resin Tray

Instructions

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS