It’s that time of year again when fall seems like it’s just around the corner, and soon everyone will be back to school. The summer’s nearly done, and that means the slow roll into the calendar when holidays and back to school supplies start adding up. Still want to pour and create, but feeling the …
Let me paint a picture for you (pun intended): There are few certainties in life, but one thing is forged in concrete: when spring arrives, my mother-in-law will be tirelessly working in her garden. My daughters and I decided to make a large, decorative tile for said-garden to add to her growing collection of shiny, …
Recently, I stumbled across a few products sitting in the back corner of my hobby room, and I honestly have no clue how old some of them were. Old mixed metallic paints that have been sitting in a bottle for at least a couple of years; and also two varnishes I bought for other projects …
Seven Lessons Learned From Acrylic Pouring Experiments Read More »
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 »
Hi everyone, I’m excited to do my second blog post on this double manipulation style! Hopefully it will help you on your journey in acrylic pouring. My experience has had ups and downs, I’ve practiced a lot, some pours I love and I’ve also had a lot of pours that I did not like at …
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 »
Hello again! Good to see you!  Well, I have a bit of a confession to make! If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll have read about my first pour An Acrylic Pouring Beginning, My hubby’s first pour Introducing my Husband to Acrylic Pouring and his second pour Giving the Gift of Pouring, My …
Using my Acrylic Pouring Fascination for Gift Giving Read More »
When considering which base coat to use, there are several things to process through. We will discuss what to look for, troubleshoot, and give suggestions on how to create the perfect end result.  Supplies Used in Black, Royal Blue, Green, Orange and Naphthol Red Titanium White, and Cadmium Yellow Additional colors created by mixing above Sargent …
