Meet Jay Haskins Jay Haskins is a British artist who lives in a town called Dartford (which is north northwest of Kent). He works as a driving instructor and originally didn’t have much time for art but after watching many YouTube videos of fluid art, he found his interest grew and became more confident in …
Watercolor pouring is an amazing technique and it allows us to make wonderful works of art. In this week’s Fluid Art podcast you are going to meet Leslie Lambert and her amazing work using watercolor. If you like this kind of art and are eager to learn more about her watercolor pouring techniques, then you …
Today I’m going to talk about the acrylic pouring technique: flip and drag style. I really think these are fun and I personally have better luck than just a flip cup.
In this post we’ll go over how to create a tree ring pour. First, you will need to decide on what colors you’ll use and what size and type of surface you want your artwork to be on. If you need some color inspiration, you can always refer to a color wheel like the …
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 …
Pour it Out: Troubleshooting Over Manipulation in Fluid Art Read More »
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 »
This Nightmare before Christmas scene is perfect for Halloween and all Tim Burton fans alike. Not only is this an easy acrylic pouring technique to accomplish for either beginners or pros, but you can also make it your own by adding whatever you would like, such as pumpkins, trees, gravestones, and more. This is comparable …
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A huge thank you to Stephanie of Deliberately Creative for testing out all of these alternative mediums for the acrylic pouring community at large! If you don’t have easy access to, or the budget for, some of the more expensive branded acrylic paint pouring mediums to use in your painting, how do the cheaper …
Best Alternative Pouring Mediums: Australian Floetrol Substitute Read More »
Have you ever started pouring and just thought, nope, not what I wanted? Maybe you used the wrong color combination, the wrong approach to a pour, or even just as you tilted you knew it wasn’t going to be anywhere near what you were hoping for. This is what happened on this project. I had …
