I am largely a self-taught artist. I discovered paint pouring techniques in late 2023, and immediately realized that I have a natural ability for this medium. The demand for my work has rapidly expanded and continues to grow as I explore new techniques, refine existing methods, and create new approaches.
My greatest wish is for people to enjoy my paintings in their spaces as much as I enjoyed making them.
On this channel, I'll post videos of my paint pouring art, which often can't be accurately captured with a static photograph.
This is stunning. This art style is very unique. I'm honestly shocked you don't have a larger following, you definitely deserve it. I just subscribed! <3
Thank you so much! I just started my fluid art journey back in November 2023 and have only been posting videos for a few months now. I hope to earn a larger following at some point. I greatly appreciate your support and subscribing! Keep an eye out for the full video. Much love and thanks!
For this piece I used rainbow colors. This is familiar to people so usually pleasing to the eye. For my other paintings I do use color theory. I have an article about it on my web site if you are interested: devonleighcreations.com/understanding-color-theory
"First of all I have some cracking and that's because I have too much paint on my canvas. It's really important that you "spin out," or tilt the paint off so that you get an even drying surface." What would that process look like in practice? And how would I know when the paint is "thin enough" as to help prevent cracking while drying?
Great question, thank you for asking! I plan on doing more detailed tutorials on paint pouring techniques soon so I can show you "in person". However, in the mean time, I would suggest spinning and/or tilting your painting until your paint isn't moving too much anymore. You want to remove all of the excess paint from your canvas leaving a thin even layer. If you see pooled paint, you definitely have too much paint. You want to spin/tilt until you are happy with your composition but also have enough paint off of it so that you don't get cracking. So to summarize, I would say until it isn't moving much anymore. If it is still runny or a lot of paint is coming off while spinning, keep going.
The staff at Home Depot can be a little aggressive about insisting that they shake the paint. Unshaken paint is something that would normally cause problems, so you'll have to be firm about it. They can also be rather militant about insisting that they add tint to base, so be firm and confident when you make your purchases.
Yes, they may give you a funny look when you ask them not to shake your paint. However, you know what you are doing, so insist! You are the customer. I also wanted to expand on the comment about base paint. What he is talking about is the Behr 8300 or (other base brand you have in your country) that you may be using as part of a pouring medium or to mix pigments, like This Little Piggy. So you do not want your base tinted because you will be adding the color yourself later.
