Clive, I so appreciate your willingness to share your time, effort, knowledge, and wisdom with us. You have saved me a big bunch of money already, not to mention the tips, tricks, and methods of painting along the way as well. You are a good man to be so generous. Thank you so much. RJ from the USA
Clive thanks so much for all your FANTASTIC INFO...here in Australia I purchase my Calcium Carbonate from the Pet shop MUCH cheaper then Ebay ..its a supplement to feed to horses apparently
Great work! However Isn't there a risk that the modelling paste may crack? Would you say that once it's mixed with acrylic paint that the mix is of archival quality?
Great stuff Clive! We use a lot of natural products to make mushroom bags so will experiment with rice powder, lime ( the one for cement not you G'n't) is the nearest translation, and see what happens.
Thanks for mentioning calcium carbonate, you've just reminded me to take my calcium and vit d3 pills! Is it true that vegetable glycerine can be used as a drying retardant?
Thanks Clive. I have save these videos for future reference. I have just started pouring and would love to see you doing some or how to use a pour as a background for a painting.
Amazing Sir, I am learning many things from your videos. As I am a beginner, really they are very very useful. Thanq very much for sharing. I am very lucky to have found your videos.
CLIVE5ART I used a combination of talk and cornstarch. I followed prescribed measurements. Obviously I messed up somewhere. I would like to try again but messing up gets expensive. I have used mdf for many smaller platforms. Ended up sealing it with the liquid left from the blob. Worked well for me. Always love your Money saving ideas. They are great for us artists on a budget. Very thankful!
Thanks so much for thisnever knew pva. Could be used for all of these things, l have only used it to stiffen crochet items, so thanks again will definitely be using in my painting, Love your channel ,😊😊😊😊
What exactly does PVA STAND FOR? I’ve hear it called several different things. Man, I wish I had found this channel and Clive a long time ago. Ah, you just said it, it’s ACITATE.
Will start again. Can you think of any way to convert watercolour into acrylic paint. Tried adding it to PVA glue, (may have used too much watercolour,). Do you think adding calcium carbonate would be helpful? ( bought 10 pounds of watercolour from estate sale on eBay as there were Daniel Smith and Winsor Newton that more than paid for the cost. So now I have pounds left.
Will the sealer or extender also make it easier to blend acrylic paint as you go--sort of the wet on wet technique? bytheway: LOVE your videos!!! You are one of the best instructors on utube!!! Thank youso much for sharing information with us novices.
WoW. Your art corner reminds me of mine . . right down to the hat! Found and subbed and off to try your recipe's. Ta very much and nice to meet you Clive.
Thank you very much. The knowledge you are giving me is very helpful. I think I will send some things back to my major home delivery retailer and make them myself! Learning to paint does add up!
Clive, I hope you dont mind; I am SHARING this with my rock-painting group! I am ALSO ENCOURAGING all of our members to SUBSCRIBE to your channel --- You are SUCH a GREAT teacher, and make things SO EASY to understand and follow! MANY BLESSINGS!💖💖💖
You are so kind,mr.clive!!!😊😊😊 you share diy hacks of expensive mediums!! You are a life saver!! Thumbs up for doing videos of hacks and paintings!! All of them are wonderful!! Thank you so much!! Happy holidays!!🌲🌲🌲🌲
Hi Clive....Thank you, just seen this and the rubbing alcohol one and acrylic additives!! Wish I saw them before i bought Gesso and modelling paste, etc. But at least I know now, much thanks :)
Nice one! Cheap ModPodge! Brilliant! And the gesso, superb. Thanks Clive. Presume you can store these in good plastic bottles? Similar shelf life to the shop bought forms?
Thank you very much for your wonderful tips!!! They are superb and are real money savers for a cash strapped pensioner. I love watching your channel and love your accent! Blessings from South Africa.
Thank you Clive for all yr money saving shows. As a single parent yr knowlege will help me enjoy creating and uplifting my soul and not go bust. You are very much appreciated. 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks a lot... U saved a lot of money.... I was looking for such recipes... And also made some of them... But ur measurements made it a lot more easier
Hi Clive, love your videos and you give so much good information too. I have a question for you, I have a printed picture on photographic paper and would like to put it onto a MDF board. Can I use the PVA glue to stick it to the board or is there something else I should use. Thanks, Jayne
Omg I love you vids and have been watching for about a year but when you said acrylic pouring I got so happy I pour I love it and am doing it very well but did not know you knew what it was 😊 Thank you so much you made my day
No it won’t as it’s a water based product only oil based products tend to yellow. this is the same stuff as all the main manufacturers use if unsure just read their technical data sheets
Hello! I'm beggining painting with your intersting vidéos. Please what about cleaning brush after using pva? It still sticks on, washing in water. I also tried with cellulosic diluant but that has not convincted me. Sorry for the "approximative" language. Thank you!
Brilliant ideas Clive. These mediums are so expensive that they can be off putting to buy if you are only starting and not sure you will use them. Having multi purpose pva makes it affordable and you can try more. One question, where to buy calcium carbonate, it there a brand available in DIY shops?
Hi Clive, Do I have to use the sealer on MDF boards before I gesso, or is the gesso a sealer as well? thank you very much for the hacks, who knew you could do so much with PVA glue.
Hi Clive, I really appreciate all the great tips you share. As I suffer from latex allergy I was a little shocked when you said PVA is on latex basis. Just here to share that I've checked and it does not contain latex. PVA is a thermoelastic polymer, the same type of plastic they use for pacifiers.
