"I am not an artist!" Sound familiar? That is where I was just a few years ago. Then I stumbled across acrylic paint pouring while browsing Instagram and Pinterest. I couldn't believe some of the amazing artwork people were creating. When I dug a little deeper into fluid acrylic pouring, I realized that I was more than capable of doing paint pouring myself.
I am an IT nerd. I love most everything about technology. I've taken that analytic approach I use for my work and applied it to my acrylic paint pouring and I've become what I consider a successful acrylic pouring artist.
This channel is dedicated to anyone that doesn't think they are an artist; to all those that love what they see but don't believe they can create art; to any of you that are stuck and can't seem to figure this whole paint pouring thing out. Join me and lets fail, and therefore learn, together. You can do it. Let me show you how.
So glad I watched this before my 1st ever pour!! Thank you. I re-thought what colours I was going to use. I am starting with cheaper paints but the don't say which is transparent and which is an opaque colour....they look the same to this newbie. How do you know which is which blocking at the.? TIA
How do mica powders compare to acrylic paints in terms of stacking? Specifically, do they behave similarly when it comes to keeping complementary colors separate and layering heavier versus lighter colors?
Thanks for sharing these Beginhers Videos! In the decsription for this video you mention Floetrol in the ingredients but in the video you don't mention where to use the Floetrol so I'm a little confused?....is Floetrol used at all Mixing Paints or for mixing a Pouring Medium or both? Appreciate your help as I'm about to start fluid art!
Ok, you convinced me that I can do this lol. Need a couple things then going to do my 1st attempt at pouring lol...stay tuned!! 😊 So glad I found your channel!!
I haven't heard that term. It could be flooding it on like you would resin but I can't bring myself to do that. The cost per piece is WAY more than this method.
I have a question: when you mentioned isolation coat, my first thought was that this would be something I could put it over an acrylic pour before I added embellishments, like drawing on my pour or something like that, so that if I didn't like what I had done or if I made a mistake, I could clean it off without ruining my pour. Can an isolation coat be used for this? Or is it just specifically to be used under your varnish coat?
Only if the embelishments can be removed with a solvent different than the one used to remove the isolation coat. If they are both acrylic, whatever you use to remove one will remove the other too.
Another great video, thank you. Question...you mentioned that you used the dried psint you peel off your plastic sheet to cover you work area for other things...what other things do you use that for? Do you have a video for that too? Would be great to see that if you do..great way to use up that paint instead of throwing it out. TIA 😊
@@LeftBrainedArtist yesterday night i stumbled over this technique again and just had an epiphany that i wanted to do this for the rest of my life ✨️💖 i was just so touched by the beauty of it.. all my life i have been an artist, from the day i first picked up crayons when i was a child.. i always knew in my heart i wanted to create beauty and share it with the world.. and to a certain degree i always did.. creativity is in my veins.. but never have i found something that touched me so deep within . Usually it was just a spirr of the moment excitement.. this however when i found it again yesterday.. got to my soul.. tears of joy ran down my face and i thought to myself, man THIS is it. I never felt like this about any kind of art other than music. - this evening i stumbled over your channel by finding the video about combining colours (transparent and opaque) .. which i loved, cause as much as i looove it.. im logical about it and wanna know the how's and why's.. and in this Video u said the exact same thing kn the intro ☺️ that really resonated with me. Thanks for offering your help to All of us, i think thats just very kind.. artists should help other artist, cause it makes the world a more beautiful place :) Sorry for this long message but i guess it wanted to be said :)) I ordered everything i need yesterday (colours, canvas and so on i always have at home .. but the rest i immediately ordered, i cant wait for the postman ✨️😅 i feel like a lil child waiting for Christmas 🤗😇)
@@spiritfiyuh11 This is so similar to my story. I always wanted to be artistic but never could find a way to show it. I was hooked that second I saw pouring on social media.
@@LeftBrainedArtist that is beautiful!! :) thank you for sharing your Videos, it's a lot easier when you know what you need and some do's and dont's.. so its not just some expensive trial and error 😅 Thanks David 🍀
This was AWESOME information for me. I loved how you explained it and the drawings to show the flow of paints. Thank you so much. I'm learning lots from you and your videos. I am just starting to try my hand with acrylic paints and have no art training at all. Your videos are so easy to understand and follow!! Keepthem coming..please🙏
You don't want to run on gold leaf. If you varnish, I would recommend using spray varnish. If not that, then a soft brush instead of my traditional varnish method.
I didn't replace the liquitex, I just mixed half water and half liquitex gloss medium and that is what I use to wipe-on varnish my paintings. More explanation in this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4VqHUG1ZevU.html
Denatured alcohol will strip acrylic more than regular 70% alcohol . Just an fyi. Conservation version - both isolation and top coats are removable with different solvent
It doesn't work for cells. I do have a video where I do a comparison with glue (not specific to blooms though). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t7IeITfq0eI.html
Sure can. It is much more expensive than making your own in most cases and are way too thin for many techniques. I mostly focus on more budget friendly options on this channel.
Great idea. I looked into using a similar setup. Wouldn’t quite fit right on my kitchen table. I lay down a 30 gallon trash bag. Then lay down a vinyl mat. Works great. I’ll use leftover paint as a base for the next canvas and peel off the dried paint. Also have a large Amazon box cut down to use with a spinner. The challenges of living in a studio apartment. When you get lemons you gotta make lemonade 👍🏻
Me olvidé decirte que este video me da una idea de crear el sweeping con los colores más gruesos que la base, los tengo hecho de nuevo , solo buscaba este dato que das aquí, de verdad haces videos bien buenos analizando bien los detalles. Gracias
Great video… conoces a @cozcreations ? Tratadeverla ellausa very thin paint para hacer células usa la base bien delgada igual que los colores, lo traté de hacer y los colores no me hacen células, debe ser ella no dice que deben ser más gruesos que la base, si puedes ver uno de sus videos trata, además usa una base con Behr satin enamel y crea perlas
La pintura fina no es su única consideración. Algunas marcas de pintura simplemente no se adaptan muy bien. El medio de vertido que utilices también puede afectarlo.
That is total mixed paint which includes all colors, all paint, all all medium (floetrol). If you made a standard mix for 4 colors you'd use 1/3 ounce of paint for each color and 2/3 ounces of medium for each color thus making 4 cups of mixed paint that were 1 ounce each.
