Tempera vs acrylic paint 

Bahaha. “I’m not trying to find a cure for cancer or something.” Love it. There’s always gonna be someone whining about something. You do you.

Lovely! Please do an experiment with acrylic and tempera together. I wonder how they'll react with each other. :)

I use tempera paint all the time for my pours and they do fine. I only use medium or mod podge and water with paint. Once in a while, I will add acrylic paint to mix also. Usually just the black and white only. Thank you for your for your channel. Love your posts.

It makes me sad {and quite irritated} that people actually take the time to submit a negative comment. Whomever left that comment can suck an egg, and once they are done doing that...they can GET A LIFE!! Good grief, seriously. I’m positive I speak for many, many people {including Joseph N...nice color combo request, loved it} when I say THANK YOU SO MUCH for ALL of your “comparison” videos. Which have been, most literally, invaluable to me...I’m brand spanking new to this kind of art {I’m a card maker by trade...make and sell handmade cards} and I happened to not have placed my order for the Flotrol, pouring medium, silicone etc. Watching your videos saved me about $50 because I thought that I needed one of each of all of the above, and then some. So, my husband thanks you as well 😊. PS. LOVED 💗 the little giggle at the “jello paint”...it made me giggle}.

After a long day of stressing, it's a relief to finally lay down to watch one of your videos. Thank you .. I enjoyed this as always.

Y’all need to remember some of us do this for fun and therapy. No need to be perfect every time! JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT! And I promise you you’ll get better paintings that way!

Even Scientific Experiments have some variables, nothing is perfect, (how boring Life would be if everything was perfect)

Funtastic experiment! I actually really like how the tempera colors turned out, it's more of a bold look, while the acrylic has a soft and soothing look. I REALLY want to hop on this fluid art bandwagon and although I have some 2oz bottles of various acrylics, I'd love to buy and test for myself some tempera paints. Thanks for doing this and sharing!

Hi, tempera paint is known for drying extremely fast. This could account for it not leveling as well as the acrylic. Also why it doesn't separate to make cells. I found some powdered tempera paint and some of my mom's stuff. I am anxious to experiment a little bit myself. I thought it was going to be more like watercolor because it says that on the jar but it could be depending on how much water and what additives you put with it. DaVinci and Michelangelo have used it on panel board somewhat like acrylic with an egg yolk in it. That's just something I learned recently and so thought I'd share it. Happy painting and experimenting.

I'm on pins & needles to find out how they dry! I've wondered about using Tempera paints. They are gritty because they contain chalk and I wonder if it got jelly-ish because they have eggs in it and you might have cooked it a little with the torch? Please let us see a follow-up with them dried!!!!!!!

I like ur experiment. Art is an experiment and not science.

The tempera seemed to produce a more intricate and interesting pattern outcome.

Love love love it! I just went down to the Michael’s & bought tons of canvas & paints!! Just need to get medium & and a torch! Keep up the experiments😍 Edit: Congratulations on 17k!!! Just the other day you were almost at 11k!! Your page is growing cast & just proves the haters wrong!

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I actually like the look of the poster paint one, would like to see it after drying?

There's always someone who has to be negative - I love your experiments and find it interesting to see how they turn out ☺👍

I love your response to the hater who asked you to weigh/measure LMAO. Do they know any other artists? We are generally “fudge it” people, not chemists.

The only issue I have is that Floetrol is about 20% acrylic polymer with some additional flow agents and about 80% water. I wonder what the pouring would have looked like if the tempera had no acrylic in it at all.

😂 I don't think anything about art is ever "exact". Most of my favorite pieces were accidental 'I wonder what this will do' deals. Even art teachers expect you to put your own spin on something they've instructed you on; that's what makes it unique and yours (and art) not a factory replication. But then again that's just me, I don't follow my own recipes when cooking either. Inspiration, not instruction. Your videos are great! edit: And I don't believe we need a tit for tat comparison to be shown how the different mediums react.

It also depends on the kind of Tempera paint you use. I purchased Tempera paint from Dick Blick (their brand). It created cells. I would caution not leaving it too thick on the canvas as it tends to crack.

I too, love your comparisons and experiments......I have a request as I'm not convinced Tempera paint couldn't be used........as you said at the end maybe more Floetrol , perhaps use the Tempera as a "tint" I hope you will consider doing that for us! Thank you for all your hints and tips.....Pour on!

I kind of like how pronounced each color is with the tempera but I also like how the acrylic paint blended beautifully.

Wouldn't weighing paint take away from the spontaneity and creativity of paint pouring? The fun of pouring is experimenting to find out which colours are heavier. I'm certainly not going to mess up my encaustic scale with paint.

It’s awesome that you share your techniques! I’ve never heard of an artist using a scale or measuring paint. At least I don’t. Anyway, some people just have to be rude. You’re awesome!

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Groovy! I'm having a tough time deciding my favorite, they're both great. And nice response to the silly comments. Its good to see that you aren't letting RU-vid's Negative Nancy commenters get you to change your style of experimentations.

I've watched quite a few videos about this type of painting and noticed that most artists start with white, is there a reason for that? Also, for those people who said you should measure for your experiments, I say, art is about the experience, whatever you feel at the time, go with the floe [sic] 🙃 Enjoy your videos!

Love the paintings. Any chance we could see them once they're dry too please to see if the bumpyness goes away? Thank you 😊

Interesting! I wonder what happens when salt is sprinkled. Is that a weird idea or what? I know sadly bursts soda bubbles. And salt sprinkled on concrete leaves craters. I suppose I have a curious mind!! If I was asked what colors I would like I would choose metallics. Purple, teals and gold metallics!!

Hi! Thank you for the video! I had a question about the tempora pour. How did it look after it dried? Did the paint crack or anything? In my experience with tempora, it always seemed like a drier paint. I like the price point of tempora but I worry about the cracking and over all adhesion to the canvas. Any insight is appreciated!

i did my very first real pour last night! used craftsmart acrylic and craftsmart tempera metallics it was totally awesome

Great vid. I noticed you got "curdles" in the tempera which I get when I mix PVA and Floetrol with acrylic paint. I'm thinking the tempera has something similar to PVA as a binder which interacted with the Floetrol. Thanks for the comparison!

They both look pretty. I would like to see two tests, acrylic vs tempera with just the paints, and the paints with elmer's. Do you think tempera skins could be used with resins in jewelry making?

I just started out doing these and someone at hobby lobby talked me into tempera paint and yes is very bumpy jello like. Acrylic is definitely better.

YOU KNOW, LIKE PEOPLE, BOTH NICE BUT DIFFERENT. DO YOUR OWN THING, BE TRUE TO YOURSELF, I THINK YOU AND UR PAINTINGS ARE SPECIAL. SO YOUR NOT PEDANTIC WITH MEASURING! GOOD. UR GREAT!! 😘 CAMILLE AUSTRALIA

Loving the color combination! Very interesting the way the two different types of paints reacted. I love the looks of both, but prefer the smooth look of the acrylic paint.

Just wanted to thank you for doing all these experiments for us always fun to see what turns out.

Both are beautiful! I really like the tempura because it looks more marbled. I used to make soap and this look was my dream! :)

Whoever breaks out a scale to measure paint clearly isn’t an artist 🤨 you’d still have to make sure you get every single drop of paint which is impossible

Rarely do artist behave like scientists. Artists are much more creative and saner! Love your creativeness and ability to entertain♥♥ #KnowledgeIsPower!#AwesomeTeam☮

How did you get into this? Do you sell your paintings?

I love your videos. I like when you do the different experiments.

There's definitely a difference in the composition of acrylic paint versus tempura paint

This is neat! How long did it take to dry?

Wow, that tempera looks great! But it did look like a bad '50s dessert. I wonder about lightfastness? I always thought tempera is easy to fade. Now I have to try it too. Without the scales and supercomputers.

Cool. Different. :) Have you tried like a clear silicon or a fast dry resin with drops of acrylic?

Thank you for this video! Exactly what I was looking for. 😀

I love the colour scheme! how did the tempera one dry? did it eventually level out?

Love the acrylic one, you are awesome !

MMG, you are an inspiration for all of us, thank you so much for your time and excellent teaching, I learned a lot from you.

I’m glad you did this experiment. I don’t like the tempera paint texture. The acrylics are really pretty!

You have inspired me to start doing some acrylic pours! These are awesome

You're videos are amazing and you're the reason why I got into fluid art 😊😍 so don't worry about the haters

I had some important work but couldn’t take my eyes off from this video, great talent. You are my current favorite now after #charmingcolours, god bless.

Every time I pass the tempera paint at the store, I think about trying it - but now I know! I love your experiments. They (and you) are awesome.

And wow, I can't believe someone would say something about not measuring and using a scale. Jeez, I've never used a scale and I too get some odd comments. I prefer those ppl not even watch my videos.

I don't measure either but I did a video about measuring cuz I had so many viewers asking me exactly how so I had to actually sit down and figure it out for a good pour. It was hard to explain and do while doing that, jeez it was rough measuring seemed to be more difficult. Lol

Wow, you should use the tempera more often. It looks really cool.

I like them both! But definitely prefer the flatness of acrylic

I love your comments about exact amounts! It’s art! Our art! I love to experiment with different textures and such!

I have been doing acrylic paint for some time and have considered using tempera paint. Just never gotten around to it. Now that I've seen yours, I am loving the texture of the tempera paint. Well you know I have to go out and try it for sure!

Love the tempura pour. I wonder if more paint needed to be tilted off to achieve a more level surface?

Both Beautiful In Their Own Directions. & Bashers Are OCD Whiners Who Need Attention shooting Their Mouths off. Let Them do a Video Instead... I Just Did a tempera pour But my Sealed Floetrol jug went Settled Gunky In The Bottom Wasting it !!! Any One else Have That Happen? Thanx

Thank you for this video! I am having trouble finding some acrylic paint for my pours and ended up with tempura paint(not by my own fault, the seller did not state what type of paint it was and now its nonrefundable) so i need to find out what a good mixture would be to get the cells.

Would like to see one with silver sparkly white! Lilac? Deep purple? Love your work! Not tried it myself yet! I use regular Acrylic to paint!

I love your expirements. Screw the haters lol

I'm just seeing this video but I loved it! I really liked the acrylic paint and how.all the colors really blended. I also liked the thickness of the tempura as well. How long did they take to.dry in comparison? Does this need to.be sealed and if so, with what? Thanks!

My daughter and I just stumbled across your channel and we love it! As an aspiring artist who enjoys making a bit of a mess, my daughter now has a new way to play with colors. Thank you for your videos!

Anyone else getting some Metallica “Load” vibes from this?

Tempera is chalk with water base, as I understand it. That is why children use in school, its cheap. Do you think it will stick to the canvas for a long t8me and it wont change color? Maybe if it is varnished, once dry?

Love the color combo. I have wondered about tempera paint and now I know. Thanks for the video.

Love the Jello-ey Comment it did have a different flow to it, :) When I used tempera, It Flaked off when dry, Any One have That "Experience"? ............ ( & yes as a former Bodyman i Know about Clean surfaces & De-Silicone the surface 2 Start with & Even Scuff it 1st. ) Your Tempera One Overall Flowed/Moved better Than my Tries.... & a Much Better End result..............

Who cares about the paint 👮 do your thing girl!!👌👌👌🤗

Oh and as far as Scale measuring, some times the same Volumn Of Paint weighs Differently Bcz Diff paints have Diff Pigment weights 2 Start with & as i found out In clogging 3 Airbrushes, Certain Color(s)Need to be Thinned More 2B Less Thickerer 4 Better Movements On The canvas

Love this and want to try it. The picture with your regular product looks like a bodice of a girl and her arm with fabric hanging down along her waist to rest of dress. Very pretty

What happens if you mix black acrylic paint with black poster paint as I got 1 bottle of black poster paint since its in a 400ml bottle thought it would save me some black acrylic paint for a black base if i mix both of them together have you tried it hopefully it works

Boom!!! Love that response about not being weighed ☺

Thanx for the Demonstration. It did help- Great Humor, loved Your Response- greetings From Vienna

Who's here in 2020 after watching the tempura vs. acrylic scene in the first 4 minutes of Netflix's "Horse Girl"?

That was the best comment! Haha. I physically laughed out loud!

lovely video but, please, stop saying "regular acrylic paint". acrylic paint has been around for about 60 years, tempera many centuries, in fact it was our main media back in school. god i feel old

When it comes to mixing medium with acrylic paints everybody does it differently, it's all bout the results

Wow so Jennifer Tilly is doing painting videos on youtube...nah but seriously your voice is astoundingly similar lol

U r awesome, have fun& go with the flow, nothing is perfect, just have fun that is all. Fun!

I love seeing new videos from you! I was just watching one of your previous ones when this popped up💕

I liked it. Don't like the "any ways," or any who" talk. Get rid of the generational stupid talk and speak as an educated individual that I am sure you are. Good job on your demo.

Why don't you pour the colors from bottle straight into the cup if you won't be mixing them? I always wonder that because it seems it would waste less and be less of a clean up too.

I found cheaper paints thicker only need water and mix needs be longer to avoid the clumpy jello texture

Everything about your videos is so soothing. I put these on before bed or while I'm painting and I feel peaceful. Thanks for making these!

You have a nice voice. Cool looking result.

Its lovely to watch these in cold Winter! Irene from Liverpool in England

people always have to talk crap!!!! why do they even come to our pages............

You don’t use a base paint? If you do, is your recipe the same as for your regular paint?

These are great! I love how different they turned out, even though the colors are exactly the same.

Sorry for commenting really late on this vid! Found your channel a bit ago and I was very inspired. Im a senior in highschool and I've decided to do paint pouring! I have started with just tempera paint and my effect I got looked a bit more like an abalone seashell with rather defined boarders between colors unlike the slight mixing you had in your pour. This may be due to the fact that I used a small vase as a starting point which allowed the paint to gradually drip down but im not sure. As for the gelatinous-ness of the paint when you started tilting it I can only chop that up to be either weather conditions or due to you using the torch though I cant be sure since I've only just started. I also have a question, when the tempera finally dried did it end glossy or matte? Mine ended matte so if yours didn't what brand did you use?

If you've shown these dry, I've missed it somehow. Unless you showed them somewhere other than You Tube?

So much paint fell, my heart 😢😢😢

You just can't please everyone - I watched someone who did weigh all the paint and it was as interesting as watching paint dry. I much prefer your experiments - playing around is most of the fun. I loved this experiment in particular.

Did you add anything to the tempera paint? Thank you for the video

I like the tempera, the acrylic reminds me of cancer cells under a microscope