The Essential Beginner's Guide to Resin Art Techniques

The best resin art book for someone who has never mixed a drop of epoxy. Sue Findlay, a practicing Australian resin artist, wrote this guide after hundreds of people asked her how to get started. It strips the process down to the essentials and walks you through every step with clarity and confidence.

Why Start Here

Resin can be intimidating. The mixing ratios, the curing times, the bubbles, the sticky mess when something goes wrong. Most online tutorials skip over the details that actually matter for a first-timer, leaving you to figure out the hard parts on your own. Findlay’s guide was written specifically to remove that fear.

The book covers how to choose the right surface, prepare your workspace, mix resin correctly, add color, deal with bubbles, create lacing and cells, add texture, and finish the back of your piece. Each topic gets straight to the point with practical advice drawn from Findlay’s own experience as a working artist. She does not pad the book with filler or theory you do not need yet.

What makes this guide stand out from the dozens of resin art books on Amazon is the author’s credibility. Findlay is not a content mill writer who researched resin for a week. She discovered resin in 2017, built a following through her YouTube tutorials and Facebook community, and wrote this book in response to direct requests from people learning from her. The advice comes from someone who has made every mistake and knows exactly which ones you are about to make.

What to Expect

At 52 pages, this is a focused, no-nonsense guide. You will not find lengthy chapters on the history of resin or advanced sculptural techniques. What you will find is everything you need to pour your first piece with confidence. The book is structured so you can read it in a single sitting and be working with resin the same day.

Findlay covers the practical details that trip up beginners: getting the ratio right, managing your workspace temperature, understanding why bubbles form and how to eliminate them, and knowing when your piece is ready. If you want a quick, trustworthy foundation before you start experimenting on your own, this is the book to grab.