Another great paint retardant is a mix of 1 part vegetable glycerin and 9 parts water and it costs literally pennies for a large amount and you can tailor it to your needs if you change the amount of glycerin for a longer drying time ☺️
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Yes, absolutely, When you use Magic clear just leave out the white paint, and mix equal amounts of water and slow dry medium liquid...you can also use less water or more water, experiment with the amounts, just remember to much water will make your paint very transparent like watercolor paint...so I rather equal amounts or less water..I hope that helps..
I had to make with the liquid, because I did not have gel, I had to spray outside because when I tried it the 1st time it spayed all over everything, even my lap top, I am a beginner at acrylics, probably slower than others, so I sprayed it on, then brushed it all over, then added my colours, wow IT WORKS, I got a beautiful rainbow, blended lovely and softly, did not dry on me, what a game changer, thank you so much
You are welcome..Here is a link to other magic blending recipes by me: @allisonprior #shorts Learn to Paint , full Painting lesson on my Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/allisonpriorart How to make Magic Paint: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cqySthUMnC8.html How to make Magic Mist :ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B5Tvx9Z0iuY.html How to make Magic White: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V8pW670xykU.html Get your slow dry Blending Gels and Mediums here: www.amazon.com/shop/allisonprior?listId=DNG4FFWANF4Q
I am very new to acrylics and am a bit confused about the canvas. Some artist say something about painting the canvas white at first before anything else. The canvas I use is primed with Gasso. Do I paint the canvas white (and maybe with water) before painting anything or do I go ahead and paint and then use the Magic Mist to blend? Or instead of panting it white, do I just mist the canvas? Or is misting it the same as painting it white? What is the first step? Help!
Hi Ann, Thank you for your question, if your canvas is already primed with Gess , you don't need to paint it white, or mist it, just start painting and then mist it with water or my Magic Mist if the paint start to dry or is hard to blend, or move, here is the link to how to make Magic Mist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B5Tvx9Z0iuY.html
You are very welcome, here is a video tutorial I think will be a big help using the magic white: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rBgd5v9baDs.html
Thank you for asking, I'm not sure why that happened to you, I never had any problems, It could be your not adding enough water, or the blending gel or liquid is old, maybe it is left in a warm place near the sun, there are so many reasons, maybe your paint is old, or something wrong with your paint, just make sure you shake the bottle to mix the ingredients well...I hope you get this to work for you....
@@deborahcollins4055 Great glad you figured it out, it just takes pratice and experiementing, if you spray to much you will know because your paint will become transparent....Have fun!!
Thank you for asking, yes the retarder is added to the magic mist, if you use it alone it's to thick for a mist, and it will take longer to dry, adding water will dilute the retarder and it will still make your paint move more smoothly but will dry faster.. I hope that helps..
I can't thank you enough! I love your idea of the "Magic Mist" to work with helping delay the drying time. I invested in the new Golden Open acrylics which are NOT as good with blending as they say. (Too sticky) it was frustrating. But, watching your demonstration with the "Magic mist" was a wonderful answer to the blending problem. (Water alone weakened the pigments) Thank you again! You really helped me to keep from tossing my painting and the new paints into the trash!!
You are def onto something here Allison. Your new medium looks brilliant and I will def be trying it out that's for sure. Both brush on and mist versions show so much potential. A true game-changer for me. Can't wait to get started with 'Prior's Miracle Medium'! Well done my friend!
I had some trouble with a couple of misting bottles the ones with the pump, but the ones with the handle I never had any trouble. here is a link to the ones I'm talking about..shorturl.at/hkqyC
Thank you for asking, the pouring medium will make you paint flow faster so you can do pour art, it may stay wet a little longer because you are using alot of paint, but the slow dry blending medium will keep your paint wet much longer, you should try adding equal amounts of pouring medium to paint and then do another batch with the slow dry blending medium, use equal amounts, just try a small amount you don't want to waste paint..and see which one stays wet longer..have fun..
@@allisonprior Thank you Allison. I will try both those ways! I just redid some lake water with your method and it is looking so good. Working on rocks now too. 🌺
Can you use slow- dri blending medium and just water or do you just have to add white paint? If you add the white paint will that blend in with your bright colors or will they still hold their brightest? Hope that makes sense.
Yes, it's called a blending medium. it's recommended especially for beginners (I am one) so the blending time is extended. Thanks for sharing. It's a really good tip.
@@allisonprior Oh, just recently I watched a seasoned painter using it - he placed a little blob of gel on his pallet and now and then would take a bit on his brush. Much like he'd take paint from the pallet. After I watched your video I started looking through my supplies and to my surprise (speaking in rhymes) I found a Liquitex jar of gel which I got many years ago for other purposes. Still in great shape and ready to be used. Which I did immediately, and it was awesome.
Yes, I hope to get at it soon, can you do me a favor and go to pixabay.com and search hydrangea, pick a picture you like and email it to me, maybe a couple of your favorites, there are so many, I could paint one that I pick and you may not like it, email the picture to allisonprior@yahoo.com, and I will get on it right away, when it's done I will post it sometime in Feb..Thank you..
Thank u for this video. I am new at acrylic painting and the one thing I've learned is the acrylic paint dries really fast. I am looking forward to trying this magic white. Can I use the white acrylic pouring paint when mixing this and does it matter what brand of white paint I use?
You are so welcome Nancy, you can use the acrylic pouring paint it is states it's slow dry, if not then it will dry fast like the acrylic Paint itself..It doesn't matter what brand of white paint or the slow dry blending gels or mediums you use, but in order for this to work, it has to be a slow dry medium or gel, or liquid added to your acrylic paint..Let me know if you have anymore questions...I hope that helped you...
@@allisonprior I appreciate u replying back to my comment. And I'm sorry if I confused u. First of all I was asking about the magic mist not magic white. And also I was wanting to know what kind of white paint that u are using to mix with the slow dry blending fluid medium and slow dry blending gel medium (for example was it just regular white acrylic paint or white acrylic pouring paint)? I didn't know if the white paint that I need to use to mix the magic mist had to be more on the runnier side.
@@nancymeece5110 Thank for reaching out again, I love feedback and I really enjoy communicating with my viewers, with the Magic mist, it has to be almost like water in order for it to mist, sometimes when there is to much white paint it may not come out of the bottle, I just use any white acrylic paint, mixed with the blending fluid, and water, so maybe a1/3 of the paint and blending fluid, (Mix Equal amount to add up to 1/3 of Bottle) and fill the rest of the bottle you are using with water and shake, you may have to experiment to see what works best for you, some of the spray bottles don't work very well, I like the ones with a handle like this one: www.amazon.com/dp/B08H5B86MP?ref=exp_allisonprior_dp_vv_d let me know if you have more questions...
Yes, just leave out the white, and use the liquid slow dry medium, and blending get, equal amounts, or just one of those, put it in 1/3 of the misting bottle and the rest water... I think I showed that in my video....I will have another look...I hope that helps..
you still prime your canvas with a gesso? and use the mist blend whenever you want the paint to flow? or am I missing something? sorry im very new to painting
Thank you for asking Bob, I only use Gesso if I want a smoother canvas, or if I am using wood, or cardboard, the canvas I buy are already primed with Gesso, also I only mist when I need the paint to flow and blend better which is the larger areas of my painting like a sky, or a backround where I want the colors to blend nicely, here is a video where I'm using the Magic Mist..ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bAvV3umBYIw.html.
@@allisonprior hi Allison your mix i followed and am for the first time enjoying painting whiteout the need to get oils.. so much fun thank you for the tips it works beautifully! do you have any beach landscape settings with someone sitting on a beach chair facing the ocean.. a friend asked me to do that.. and the chair and person part of the pic i think will be impossible to do
I am so happy to hear that Bob, here is a beach with beach chairs but I didn't put people in, if you like it, just look up people sitting on beach in chairs, and then see if you can add the people, maybe I'll add people to this painting and that way you can see how it's done...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sgYCHejLQnE.html
