There are a lot of different acrylic pouring techniques, and more seem to pop up every day! While some find this intimidating, I think this variety represents what’s best about acrylic pouring: it’s accessible to everyone. One of my very favorite techniques can be super simple, or a bit complicated, and that’s the dip technique. …
Four Important Do’s and Don’t’s for the Dip Technique Read More »
Thanks for joining me for another Pour it Out! Let’s dive right into one of the biggest and most difficult to troubleshoot issues— over manipulation! What is Manipulation in Fluid Art? In case you’re not quite sure what I mean by manipulation, we use that term to describe the act of tilting and moving …
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Let’s get it straight out of the way: resin is expensive, and the sight of an uneven cure or resin that simply hasn’t cured is enough to make any artist furious! Luckily, an uneven resin surface and/or uncured resin can be easily fixed or avoided, and we’re going to teach you how. Uneven Surface …
I like cold hard facts, tangible evidence, complete data; all the things that an abstract artist isn’t supposed to like. If you’re a part of our fantastic Facebook Group (which you should be if you’re not), you might have seen that we’ve been posting polls recently, asking for your opinions on different techniques, products, etc. …
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Where did 2019 go? This year has positively flown by. It seems like just a minute ago, it was June. Except, that was half a year ago, and it definitely doesn’t feel like June in upstate New York. In a few short weeks, something truly exciting will happen: we’ll begin a whole new decade. What …
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Pour it Out! Today, we’re going to talk about a hot topic that’s popped up in the group multiple times: what’s considered “inappropriate” when it comes to art? A Little Background Recently, a group member posted an embellished pour that featured the top half of a nude woman. …
What are all the techniques you can try with acrylic pouring? There are so many different ways to approach any art form, but it helps to have some guidance, especially for beginners. We’ve created this step-by-step guide to help you with the most common techniques in paint pouring. So go through them all, or find …
Whether you call it fluid art, flow art, liquid art, pour painting or acrylic pouring, chances are good that you’ve come across this art form once or twice while scrolling through Facebook! pour painting is where an artist mixes acrylic paints and pour them onto your canvas or other surfaces creating abstract designs. Paint pouring …
In this edition of Troubleshooting Pours, we’re going to talk about an issue that is very easy to correct: bare spots! What are bare spots? Bare spots are pretty easy to recognize; they are areas in your painting where the surface you’ve poured on shows through. This results in an uneven painting with an uneven …
Unless you’re striving for brown, gray and black all in the same painting, muddiness is an unwelcome visitor to fluid artists. There are a lot of things that can affect the vibrancy of your colors, from the supplies you’re using to the way you’re tilting your piece. In this article, we’ll walk through a few …
Why is my acrylic pour muddy and 8 ways to avoid it Read More »
