You know, what a scientist should and shouldn't do. the prfessinol ones not the common sence. sorry, science homeork _
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Unfortunately that is too little information to give you a detailed description. Resin is just the name used to classify a certain group of substances. Usually liquid in it's starting state but hard or semihard after curing. They can be natural (like what you find on trees) or synthetic (epoxy, polyurethane, etc.). Think of two component epoxy glues and amber. There are lots of different resins which all have their own properties. Many of them could be used in mixed media depending on the effect you want to reach and the final purpose. I know that clear epoxy resin is sometimes used to cover pictures in medaillions. Amber is also often used as a stone in jewellery. Edit: a little correction on Taelma's message: Fimo (and other polymer clays) isn't resin based but a plastic with a softener/solvent. When you bake it the softener evaporates and you are left with the hard plastic. DAS (which is more like clay in behaviour) and polymer clays (which are between wax and clay in behaviour) can be used for jewellery but you have to keep in mind that they are somewhat vulnerable. The can break and scatter. Stronger sculpting compounds are epoxy putties like magic sculpt, Procreate, Kneadatite and Milliput. In composition this is more like what Taelma describes. They are two components, one of which is a epoxy resin with a filler while the other is a hardener with a filler. Mix them together and the curing reaction begins.
