How To Resin Chalk Pastel: Create Stunning Chalk Pastel Art (2025)

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Supplies: Steps: 1. Complete Your Chalk Pastel Artwork A Note On Sealing Chalk Pastel: 2. Calculate How Much Resin You Need 3. Stir Thoroughly 4. Pour The Resin 5. Use Your Torch 6. Final Check Of Your Artwork 7. Cover Your Artwork About the author: Joanne Wright

July 17, 2018

Covering your chalk pastel artwork in a coating of ArtResin is easy - in fact,epoxy resin takeschalk pastel piecesnext level, sealing and protecting them with a professional looking finish and a glossy sheen that makes colour pop!

We love using wooden art panelshere at ArtResin - you can mount your artwork and pour your resin directly on the panel! Some panels even have a raised lip specifically designed to contain resin - they make for a super easy pour with clean edges.

Measure, mix, pour, spread, cover and wait, and in 24 hours your chalk pastel piece will go from good to gorgeous!

Let's get started ....

Supplies:

A 12 x 12"wooden art panel
achalk pastel piece of artwork sized to fit the panel
adhesive such as white glue, spray adhesive or a glue stick
paper and a brayer
ArtResinepoxy resin
A pair of nitrile gloves, a stir stick and spreader
a level
a measuring cup with easy to read measurement lines
a mixing container
a handheld torch like ourArtist's Torch
toothpicks
an empty plastic tote or cardboard box with the flaps cut off to protect your piece while it dries

Steps:

1. Complete Your Chalk Pastel Artwork

Complete your chalk pastel piece on paper sized to fit the panel.

A Note On Sealing Chalk Pastel:

We always recommend testing your particular materials out with ArtResin on a scrap piece so you know exactly what to expect before you resin your final project. There are certain cases, however, when sealing your work prior to resining is required ....

Sealing over low quality paper. It's a good precaution to pre-seal when applying ArtResin over soft or low quality paper that may otherwise absorb the resin, causing dark, wet spots in your work or causing your work to bleed.
Sealing over loose material. With chalk pastel, you want to be mindful of loose chalk dust that might get mixed up and float away in your liquid resin.For this piece, we chose not to seal and instead made sure we removed as much excess dust as we could by regularly tapping the paper against our work surface. However, for peace of mind, you can certainly err on the side of caution and seal your artwork first with a spray fixative specifically formulated for chalk pastel.
Sealing the wood panel.Being an organic material, wood may contain trapped air which can release into your resin as bubbles. There are many variables that can affect gas bubbles: the type of wood, how dry the wood is, humidity etc. Pre-sealing wood with a spray or brush-on sealant is an option to help to prevent bubbles. We've used these wood panels enough to know that we don't need to pre-seal them, but we always recommend testing withyourparticular materials so you know exactly what results to expect before you resin your final project. Again, if in doubt, you can never go wrong by pre-sealing first if it makes you feel more comfortable.

2. Calculate How Much Resin You Need

Using ourResin Calculator, simply enter the length and width of your piece to determine how much ArtResin you’ll need.

💡 TIP: a standard 1/8" or 3 mm coating for a 12" x 12" panel requires 5 oz resin (2.5 oz resin and 2.5 oz hardener). Measure the lip on your panel as they can vary. The panel in our video, for example, has a 1/4" lip. In order to fill it to the top, you'd use double the amount: 10 oz total resin (5 oz resin and 5 oz hardener).

3. Stir Thoroughly

Wearing gloves,measure accurately( by volume ) precisely equal amounts of resin and hardener.Stir thoroughly for 3 minutes total, ensuring you scrape the bottom and sides of your mixing container as you go.

💡 TIP: for our very best measuring and mixing tips, read the blogHow To Measure And Mix Resin And Hardener.

4. Pour The Resin

Pour the ArtResin onto the centre of your piece andspread it out to the edgesusing a plastic spreader or a popsicle stick. You'll have about 45 minutes of working time before the resin gets too thick to work with.

💡 TIP: Read our blogHow To Pour And Spread Epoxy Resinfor more resin tips and techniques!

5. Use Your Torch

Using yourArtist’s Torch, hold the flame a couple of inches above the resin surface just long enough to pop the bubbles, keeping the torch moving from side to side at all times.

💡 TIP: if you're nervous about using a torch, don't be! Read our blog with all you need to know aboutHow To Use A Torch On Epoxy Resin.

6. Final Check Of Your Artwork

Once the piece has been torched,look at the resin in the lightfor any missed bubbles, tiny hairs orbits of dust, using a toothpick to fish them out.

7. Cover Your Artwork

With a plastic tote or a cardboard box ( with the flaps cut off ) cover your piece andlet it sit for 24 hrsuntil it’s dry to the touch.

8. Wait 24 Hours

After 24hrs has passed, reveal your piece!
💡 TIP: the resin will be dry to the touch at the 24hr mark. At this point, you'refree to hang and admire your artwork on the wall, absolutely, but if you're planning on packing and shipping your artwork, please wait at least 72hrs until the resin has fully cured.

We hope you found this informative and helpful!

Do you want to learn more about using resin with different mediums and on different surfaces?Check outour how-to tutorials:

Introduction to Resin Art
How to Resin an Acrylic Painting
How to Resin Watercolor
How to Resin on Canvas for Beginners
How to Make Textured Resin Art
How to Resin Flowers
How to Resin Over Gold Leaf
How to Resin A Metal Print
How to Resin Wood
How to Resin Mosaic
How to Resin Rocks
How to Resin Modelling Clay
How to Resin A Paper Collage
How to Resin Charcoal

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About the author: Joanne Wright

I'm Joanne, the Content Manager at ArtResin. Originally from Canada, my home is now Indianapolis, Indiana. My love of all things creative and my entrepreneurial heart means I’ve worn many hats over the years including fashion producer & stylist, retail store owner, t-shirt designer, and even vegan baker! I am...

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