RESIN: Resin casting involves the use of epoxy/synthetic resin, a viscous organic polymer that solidifies into a tough, solid form to encapsulate objects.
LATEX: milky white liquid composed of rubber particles dispersed in water and when cast into moulds, solidifies into soft flexible rubber.
MATERIALS:
- Mould (premade or made with vacuum forming PVC)
- Resin epoxy
- Liquid latex
- Mould release conditioner
- Hardener
- Paint & inks for adding colour
- Objects to be encapsulated
- Weighing scale
- Ice cream sticks and cup for mixing
HOW: 
APPLICATIONS:
RESIN: Jewellery, furniture, coasters, dividers
LATEX: Prosthetics
REFLECTION: Resin has alot of potential uses for bigger industrial projects and varying its colour and opacity using encapsulation of objects can create different moods/environments for a setting when light is shined through it. Eg. tinted light blue divider with mild wavy textured surface placed in an open room can set a calm mood when light hits and casts a shadow on it. I also observed my friends using acrylic paints to colour resin and that made their samples murky, losing the clear quality of resin. The use of special resin dyes/mica powder or alcoholic inks helped colour the resin with greater results. Latex was super fun, the overall texture of all samples were simply delightful to squish due to the rubbery springy texture. However, I found that if latex is spread too thin while it is curing, its weakest links- thinnest parts tend to tear off easily when tampered with.