Thank you for this one! Being completely new to pouring and deciding house paint base would be far more cost effective finding a how to on house paint bases is awesome. So much conflicting information out there. Some don’t do anything to it, others do a lot. Thanks the reasons given too make it make total sense!
Thank you so much for the inspiration and for sharing your beautiful art! I feel like an idiot. I used the paint I painted my living room (green) and dining room (blue) to make poured paintings for those rooms. It never occurred to me to use house paint as my base! When I use house paint I take a hammer and a nail and nail holes in the can where the lid goes, that indented part of the can. That way the paint drips back with the rest and the lid doesn't stick. I get a bag of marbles from the dollar store, it's with the fake flowers, and put 3 or 4 in my gallon jug of Floetrol to help mix it when I shake it. Also (whew!) I used a drill with a paint paddle attached to mix a gallon of paint. The paddle is at Walmart for less than $5! I love all of your pieces and couldn't choose a favorite if I tried! Again, thank you!
dana! thank you so much! those are all amazing tips thank you for that! hahaha, dont feel like an idiot at all! i cant tell you how many ah ha moments i have had on this journey! thank you for watching and thank you for sharing!
Many thanks Molly. I just bought white house paint, thinking of doing this exactly abd niw u came across your explanation and it came right in time!! Love your work!!
Thank you. I am just starting out and I have been watching many of your videos. I am going to use semi gloss house paint as my base and give it a go. Love your work and can't wait to get started. Thank you from down under.
Hey Molly I’m loving your tutorials.. I’m just starting out literally this week, I’m just waiting for a huge number of art supplies to be delivered, iv been making lots of lists from your tutoring, thank you for the amazing inspiration you have given to everyone.....
Hi Molly thank you for your reply, i will definitely keep you informed, I'm hoping to start pouring at the weekend... I'm nervous but very excited, too. In the meantime ill be watching more of your of your wonderful tutorial's.. please keep up your excellent artistry...
Wow! I’m so happy to have found your channel. So helpful! And I think you’re a natural in front of the camera. I’d like to know if you use colored house paint for your pours, or is it only for your white base. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I only use white for now, because that is what I use the most of! I would not be opposed to using house paints if I found other colors I liked as well, i don't think there is anything wrong with it! Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Just an FYI: If you place a paper towel or any old paint rag you have hanging around over the paint can lid before using a hammer or rubber mallet to close it, it will capture the splatters that could otherwise end up on you, your walls, or even, God forbid, your freshly painted canvas. Also a rubber mallet won't cause the can to easily be dented or bent like a hammer can. Thanks for all you share.
Hey Molly! I'm slowly working through the videos from the beginning, to really get to understand this medium, before trying it later this week, I'm enjoying seeing the progression of your presence & cameramanship and how the set up changes slowly up to the latest videos that I have been watching too. So obviously here you're still on the phone and unedited, but it's great! I have been confused by the 'Latex paint' you are using, because I'm in England and we have no such a thing as Latex Paint, so apparently it's 'Emulsion Paint' which is standard wall paint (but it took a lot of working out what the hell it was!) So there we have probably both just learnt something new today! As to the Pouring Medium - Do you just mix the Pouring Medium and leave that, then mix your colours/PM on the day of painting, or do you mix the day before (minus the water) and then add water just before pouring? Really enjoying your videos and will eventually catch up! Best wishes Nic ps: I tried Tie Dying clothes in my latest video, I'm wondering if Tie Dye Liquid Pour is something to try!
Hi! Thank you so much! Oh my, yes my videos have definitely changed as has my studio setup and editing skills lol! If you are just starting off I would worry about wall paint for now, it takes a lot to get it not to break and swallow the colors. You can use regular acrylic paint for your bases. If you are going to use it, yes emulsion wall paint is fine. I use semi gloss, don't know what kind it is for you there. I mix batches of it at a time with pm in there and then i add some acrylic paint amd water to it right before i pour. I did 2 tie dye waves recently!! Loved it!
Hi Molly, since I found you I havent stopped watching you I agree with the above comments. Your truly a natural in front of camera. Talented beyond. I started fluid art about 7mths ago & havent stopped. I do have some questions & I know you can help me. For starters, I use 1 part paint to 2 parts floetrol, plus water when needed. I just finished watching your video about house paint, liquidtex gloss varish. Should I be using that as my base all the time? Do you varnish your painted canvas on all finished products. I read & heard it turns yellow, I afraid to varnish if thats the case. I also were told if artists use silicone a art festival promoter will not let you show do to yellowing. I'm desperate as I'm moving to Florida and want to start selling at community clubhouses. Thanks in advance for replying
Hi! Thanks for watching! So for my house paint, I use that as my base for negative pours. I play around with the pouring mediums as well. My staples include liquitex pouring medium to keep the colors true, gac800 (it adds a creaminess to the paint and supposedly helps with crazing, although I dont use it in the amount recommended on the bottle for crazing), gloss medium and varnish. I then play around with different ratios of floetrol and sometimes glue all. For archival products, supposedly, the liquitex pm, gac800, and gloss mediu Should be as they are made for acrylics. No one yet truly knows about glue all and floetrol. I dont use a ton of silicone, normally only in my flip cups, so I dont know about yellowing for that either at this point. I clean my ones really well that have silicone, and I very rarely use just white, so if something yellows on a darker color, will it be that noticeable? I live in FL as well, there has been no one so far that has refused my painting die to the mediums used. For varnishing, the varnish itself is professional grade, none yellowing, uv resistance varnish, so it is supposed to stand the test of time! Resin does yellow over time, some slower than others. I use stone coat currently. Hope this helps and good luck with your move!
You are truly a gem. Seriously! I appreciate that you took the time to reply to me with such delay to every question I had. Thank you thank you. We're looking to buy in West Palm Beach, Delray or Boynton . Have a wonderful week.
I'm so grateful to have come across this and your mixing pouring medium tutorial. As a newbie to the world of art and painting I pay close attention to your technique in swiping, blow dryer, straw, flip cup, dirty pours and such. I definitely need lots of practice in all those areas. My abilities using your techniques has improved immensely but I struggle to get great results, that WOW factor. Your mixing tutorials have tought me that it's not technique I struggle with now, it's the medium and paint consistency. Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. 😎
WOW! I’ve been finding out that acrylic HOUSE paints which is REALLY cheaper than using art paint! & just to make sure you can use silicone, & torch it too??
Hay ! If I'm pouring a vase, I only need the house paint, right? Cause the floetrol slows down the drying, and not necessary for a vase, and most paints have gloss in them so GAC won't be needed. Especially if I'm going to varnish when it's dry, right?@@MOLLYSARTISTRY
@@lilycessna3077 well, you need to make it more fluid how would you do that otherwise? You could maybe use craft paint or paints that are already more fluid...
Molly please before you drive that screw driver into your hand, get a key for doing the job. It’s free or very cheap. Also a rubber mallet for closing the lid. It keeps the paint more air free and fluid. Keeps the paint chips from forming on rim of the can and falling into the paint can. Be well!
Howdy Miss Molly, when You open Your Gallon of House Paint or any Can's for that matter, if You take a Nail and Hammer and go around the Rim of the Can to tap HOLES into the ridge of the Can, all the Paint will fall back into the Can and this makes it easier to Close with a hammer as there will not be any Paint just sitting in the Rim of the Can. Also it makes it easier to actually open the Can the next time You go to use the Can that You've put the Nail Holes in the Rim of the top of the Paint Can, Hope that helps You.....
This was very helpful thank you, I have a question if you don't mind, can I mix white acrylic with house paint for the base and water, and use just that without any other medium?
Hi Molly, I love all your tutorials! Thanks. I know you get tons of questions from people, so I hope you don't mind answering mine. Question...why do you use Liquitex Pouring Med in this? You already use Floetrol, and isn't that also an additive to help the paint pour/flow more easily? So aren't they similar? Can you explain what the difference is? Thanks I really appreciate it. Happy Painting :)
It is a medium to help the paint's slow more easily but it does not have the same binders in it that doc 800 or liquid X pouring medium or gloss medium and varnish have in it it is more to help the paint level than it is to add additional binders
Hi, I have been subscribed for a little over a year, and I love what I've learned so far. Are you still using house paint and Liquitex in your base, or are you using Amsterdam and water for just about everything? Jerry's Artarama should give you an affiliate link. I found them through you. There are boxes in my basement that I haven't brought to recycling from my last canvas haul. (Eventually my paintings will be Frederix-worthy!) I've found out that they have a store within an hour of me! When "the numbers" go down a little more, I'm making a field trip. Thanks for all the tutorials!
Thank you for sharing this!! You are so kind sharing your experience and wisdom. I love all your videos so much! I am wondering if you can do this same mixture with untinted house paint and use it as a pouring medium to your colours or pigments for the dirty pour? TIA
Hi Molly-----------Luv this video--------I am new to paint pouring. When you pour the white paint mixture on the canvas do I have to wait for it to dry before I start pouring my paints on the canvas?
Molly, I’m having a hard time finding liquitex pouring medium and also gac800 in my local art store and also in hardware stores. Is there a substitute to use? Tia
I really enjoy your videos and have now expanded my view of what kind of paints to use! I went to Home Depot yesterday to get floetro and ended up getting 6 different metallic colors that I could not live without! Thank you. Do you prep your canvas's with gesso before you pour?
That's awesome, thanks! I do not prep my canvases first, I just pour! If you are pouring on wood you should prime it first. Most canvases come pregessoed
If you need to use a different colored base like you did for the rainbow collection, do you use house paint or just regular acrylic + floetrol mixture for the base? Do you mix the white base paint mixture with other acrylics to make more quantity?
Thank you so much for this video Molly. A minute or two ago I sent you a note asking why you use the products and why so many and then I found your video right after I asked you so thank you very much for doing this ahead of time and I understand now. And I'm very happy to see I can use house paint for the you know the base of the paintings. Thanks again.
When your painting has dried completely, do you then use varnish or is the varnish that you added in mixing your paint significant enough so you do not have to varnish before selling or giving away as a gift. Enjoyed your videos. Still fairly new, some come out great, many have been paint overs. I did fall in love with your red and white 3-D looking one, one of your first red/white, and it started out looking like yours, but lost it- ended up looking like a phallic symbol, but not 3-D. Took a picture, but decided that to reused canvas was worth more then keeping the picture. Again, thank you for your fun, informative videos.
Thank you so much! In the living, it is all about finding out what works for you! I liked the rose as well, it went to its new home now, I might have to make another one lol. Your story was too funny!!😂😂 thanks for watching!
I appreciate your quality of sharing! I am going to try house paint. I think I have been mixing too thick and keep thinning so your videos are my inspiration. THANK YOU !!!
Thank you! I researched a lot and still do during this exploration and I want to make it easy for others to get that info and learn as well! I'm gonna continue to do these as I learn more! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for making this video! I just bought house paint and did not know how to use it. I am new to pouring and your channel is really precious to me🌸
This is what I have been wondering about. Thank you so very much for answering this question!! You have helped so many people to understand the correct techniques and the basics to create lovely art. You are my favorite teacher on You Tube. Tks so much for your inspiration Molly!!
Hello, i just started creating pours and found that i ran through my background colors rather quickly. i sue decoart white and black. are there other paints i can use that i cna get in bulk just for the background? I use Floetrol/liquitex glos as my medium and a mix of decoart and liquitex paints. Ty you also for you vidoes they have helpe me greatly.
Love your videos. I am going to go through all my leftover bits of paint in the garage and recondition them. (Paint is bad for the environment, may as well use it up). Am also going to go through your videos starting at #1.
I wait for it to dry, peel it out, off cups, or I wash it off in my yard with a hose. Others have a bucket of water with sand. Some have the outside sink with external plumbing
MOLLY'S ARTISTRY ok cool.....i let mine dry too.....i reuse my stir sticks and cups too so that helps cut down on waste for sure! 😊 Now....are water based non-toxic paints ok to rinse off brushes in sink?
@@shannanigansart76 if there is not a lot of paint on them, not that bad. Even when I wash mine outside in the yard, a small amt goes into the ground. 🙁
Molly, I tried black semi-gloss. I added about 300 ml pouring medium, 500 ml black semi gloss and maybe 2 ounces of distilled water. I also used 3 small bottles of a craft type gunmetal. I wanted a Dutch pour blow out. I used colors simple to your favorites that were acrylic paint. It looked so great wet. But dry it’s like my paint sunk into the base too much. I’m hoping a top coat gloss will revive the pop to it. The gac 800 is for crazing but I’m not doing huge canvases and have not added that. Would some floetrol have helped my colors stay more on top?
Hello, I’m a 2 week beginner. I have been watching lots of videos, and taking notes. A few days ago I ran into one of your videos, and ever since I’ve been watching 4 or 5 of your videos almost every day. Just finished watching this video and wanted to ask you a question. Can I storage the leftover of my mix house paint? And if so, for how long can I keep it? I did my very first fluid pouring paint a week ago. I was very nervous, but enjoyed it a lot. Would love to hear from you, and appreciate it in answer my question. I’m living in Japan, and flood floetrol is very very expensive. Sorry for bothering you. Stay safe.
Hi Molly...is there a recommendation you have between base 1 or base 2 for pillow layers??? I got ppg white semi gloss...and notice base 1 on the can...haven't heard you discuss that so, it concerned me. YOU ARE ADORABLE IN YOUR VIDEOS!!!
thank you for doing this video on using house paint for acrylic pour. I am a chemically sensitive person and have been having such a hard time with the acrylic pours I have been using. I used SmartCoat No VOC house paint and have been looking for a way to use it when pouring paint. I also cannot use Floetrol so learned how to substitute it with glue. Now I am set and ready to have fun painting. 2 Questions: 1) because I am going to substitute the Floetrol for a glue and water mixture, do I need to change any of the other ingredients that you used? 2) Where can I get the plastic container where you pour and mix everything. How many quarts/gallons does it hold?
Olá Mollys estou fazendo medium com cola branca e verniz ambos à base de água e a base que uso é esmalte também à base de água; O que pode me dizer? Grato, abs
HI Molly. That is a lot of Floetrol, almost 1 -1. Don't you have problems with little bubbles and specks while pouring? Especially with flip-cups, when paint is a bit on the thicker side, I use to get specks and little holes. My PM, and white base paint has no Floetrol. just PVA glue, water and GAC 800. Any insights? TFS 💖🎈
It's a lot of floetrol, but I dont get a ton of problems. It might be the gloss medium, liquitex, and gac800 I add though. I would just play around with your ratios! If the PM you make works for you I say go for it!
House paint for your base? Is that better to use especially for the base layer? Could I just mix it with water and none of the other things? I have to be careful with chemicals.
Hi Molly, recently subscribed to your channel. I did my first pours on Sunday. I build cornhole boards and was considering pouring on my boards eventually. I did my first three pours right onto some scrap pieces of plywood I had. They turned out decent. I left negative space so that you would still see some wood grain. I used latex house paint. I had not discovered your channel so I wasn't sure about mixtures. They turned out decent. I thought the mix was a little thick which was ok since I wanted the negative space. I also live in Las Vegas so things thicken quickly. What suggestions would you offer to make my mix better consistency considering my situation?
Hi! Couple of things. What pouring medium are you using? I would mix at least with floetrol to thin the paint out a bit. Also of you are going to be putting on wood, make sure you prime it seal it first so that the paint won't soak in. Sounds so cool, a custom corn hole set! Super fun! You want the paint to be funnier than regular latex paint, but not do much that it won't stay on what you are painting lol. Hope this helps!
Hi! Thank you so much for this video! Do you think I could use wall paint not only for base color? I am thinking about using wall paint for dutch air blowing technique on canvas. Is that possible and recommended? Would be soo grateful for the reply!
Hi! Yes you can, some say latex paint doesn't last as long as artist grade paints, but it can still create some beautiful paintings! You need a binder though it doesn't hold well to thinning with water alone.
Hi linda! House paint can chip and flake over time, but i varnish all my pieces, so i tend to not worry as much about this. I also add some archival pouring mediums to my house paint for additional binders . There have been tons of debates about what archival is. Floetrol is made for latex paints and no one is sure of how archival that is either. Some of the best pieces in art in museums are cracked and discolored. I personally am ok with this art form as is. If you are concerned, just switch over to using regular acrylic paint. I use house paint for a very specific effect for peal cells. I dont use it much anymore in my regular paintings. Hope this helps!
@@MOLLYSARTISTRY oh Molly, I was really hoping you would answer me. Thanks. I was thinking about how to "up-level" house paint. I was thinking of adding some binder like a pouring medium ; GAC 800 to help prevent cracking etc; maybe some glue to help with adhesion (?). I am not sure about Floetrol cuz I often do not want cells. What do you think? Any thing else? 💝
@@MOLLYSARTISTRY thanks! Since I am a beginner, I will practice with some HP. I found a PPG 100% Acrylic Latex int paint that has a high amount of Titanium White and no CACo3, etc. No VOCs except from the TiO2 ! Thank you Molly for being such a good resource and teacher. I am a retired ICU RN and I appreciate how you present info. 😍
Any ideas for someone with a latex allergy to the point where it causes difficulty breathing sometimes? That's what happened the last time they painted walls at my clinic.... Really don't want to have to wear a respirator and a tyvek suit just to do some bloom pours.
hi molly thks for this as ive not seen many explain about house paints also the density in your Q &A video ive tried house paint before but think i used matt emulsion instead of satin probably what you mean to semi gloss im in uk lol .. is there any other way to do this as ive tried owatrol in my paints an its very expensive over here cost me £42 pound with delivery for 2.5 litres :( i do use liquitex pm but cant afford to put whole bottle just in 1 go for base paint thks
Thanks for your comments! I am in us and I am not sure what other products you have, but it only takes a very small amount of liquitex pouring medium and the rest can be diluted with water. You can also use any other brands of pai mh t conitioners/extenders (may be ask your local hardware store and just make sure they are latex based) and I would see if there are any art stores around (sometimes they have a cheaper version of pouring medium in their brand). As well some use glue as a pouring medium , I just dont use it in my white as it has concerns for yellowing. Hope this helps, please let me know how it goes! You can just use paint, water, and a little pouring medium though! I would experiment around!
thank you so much for all this information!!! ive watched the pouring medium and this video about 5 times today, especially trying to buy everything lol. just wanted to clarify, is this the base you would use for like waves, swipes and dutch pours?
For the black base. What is the black your adding and how much? Wait...are your using a black house latex paint? Sorry just getting started and still learning.
