About Resin and Metallic Leaf

I use nontoxic epoxy resin to finish some of my paintings and give them a glassy shine. The resin looks and feels like glass and protects the finished painting.

This is a finished acrylic painting without resin.  It has a thin protective UV coating spray, and some of the canvas and paint texture are visible. This is a lower cost, lightweight option that is good if you like the painting texture and don't want too much glare.  

This is the same painting (at a different angle) with resin added.  It no longer has visible texture, but has a glassy sheen that enhances the colors. This is a good choice if you like the glossy look and brighter, more saturated colors. There will be an increase in cost and turnaround time for resin.  

Before and after Metallic Leaf and Resin 

Finished acrylic painting

This is a finished acrylic pour before adding composite gold leaf.

With composite gold leaf

This is after applying the composite gold leaf (a durable alloy of zinc and copper).  Composite gold, silver and copper leaf are included in the custom abstracts pricing, but there will be a surcharge for 24K genuine gold leaf. 

With resin

Same painting with metallic leaf and resin, which is reflecting the blue sky outside.  I use the same resin for my tabletop and it is extremely strong.  

Sparkle in the REsin

This is a painting with gold sparkle added to the final coat of resin.  It gives the painting more texture and depth and enhances the paintings to look like polished stone. 

This is the same resin used on my Functional Art pieces, and you can read about resin care and food safety here.