polyresin

My latest, a LeRoi Elegant in one of my custom cast polyresins. Too lazy lately to setup the light tent. :rolleyes:

For my second cast of PR using Coastal Scents mica pigments, I just kind of jumped in with no real plan whatsoever! :rolleyes::eek: The results look about like something created on the spur of the moment by someone trying to out race the falling thermometer...:frown: but, once I cut a blank...

I'm kicking around the idea of making my own acrylic (or polyresin, I guess? What's the difference?) and need a place to start. Here are my questions: What's the process? Do I need an oven, or is it a lower-temperature process? What do I use to color the resin/acrylic? What are the...