Epic Tiles Dipping Session with Spilled Paint
Painting my first canvas was fun but wow, did I mix up a crazy amount of paint. Far, far too much. I hate to let anything go to waste so it was the perfect opportunity for a big dipping session. I thought I might get 3 or 4 tiles out of my big puddle of …
Flip Cup and Two Dirty Pours
My first ever canvas to paint on. I can’t tell you how excited I was, and how nervous. Getting canvas imported here, with the overseas shipping and customs charges – well, it’s quite an investment. I had an idea for what I wanted to do. A three cup plan and as usual you can laugh …
Liquitex PM vs Floetrol Pouring Medium Comparison (Side-by-Side Test Part 2)
Ok, so that last test was a bust. It was clearly one of those days when nothing seems to go right. Not to be deterred let’s give it another try, this time with a swipe. So I’m comparing my ‘old’ recipe of paint, , water and silicone on the one side and in the second …
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Floetrol vs Liquitex Pouring Medium: Side-by-Side Comparison Test (Part 1)
At last, I got my hands on the gold standard pouring medium for acrylic pouring and swiping – the Liquitex Pouring Medium also known as gloss medium for the apparent gloss it offers. Since our style of painting has become really popular this has been sold out or very low in stock in a lot of …
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Master Acrylic Pouring With Primary Colors
Primary colors have been my nemesis. I love bright colors, can’t get enough of it, so when my two previous pours with red, yellow and blue turned into something dark and gloomy I was SO disappointed. Both were scrapped. Spinning a record with primary colors Primary color flip cup on a tile But I’ve been …
Dirty Pouring with Gold Accents – Geology!
You know sometimes how you get a word in your head, and it’s the wrong word, but you keep saying it over and over. Yes, I feel like such a fool. This dirty pour reminded me so much of the colored layers you might find through rocks and semi-precious gems but could I think of …
Ocean Theme With Cells Using The Simple Swipe Technique
Caren shows us a great swipe of a beach and ocean abstract in this video. I love her swipe technique, she’s very delicate and yet very deliberate with her swipes and maniupulates the color well to get the look she wants. Silicone oil is an essential in this technique and many painters love the treadmill …
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