Resin tests!

So I finally got my resin and got round to experimenting! After overcoming my fear of opening the dead bee box I managed to pick some out to cast. (Dead bees smell really bad, resin smells worse but bees also float. 2-1 bees grr) I ordered water clear resin and some amber dye, it was a toss up between that and yellow but I wanted the bees to look like they were floating in honey. I could have used actual honey but I think it goes cloudy over time which would spoil it, also I wanted them to look suspended in the liquid rather than all gathered at the top (grr) As you can see I used far too much of the dye in the little jam jar test and it looks far too orange. I did a couple more tests which were slightly better but the thing is the colour intensifies as the thickness of the resin increases so even with the smallest amount of dye in it starts to look orange at a certain thickness and has a horrible tendency to increase in orangeness after the hardener is mixed in so there is a certain amount of chance involved! I think the final piece, which will be in a big kilner jar will look good with a warm light reflected through it, the resin has an amazing clarity and I'm pleased with the tests I've done. Also it will look like a kind of lantern at a shrine which will link in nicely. Very excited about this piece! Excuse the photos of the backgarden!