You may have noticed that I love to swipe. It gives me a certain degree of control over where my colors will be on the canvas and it’s the easiest way for me to get a gazillion cells with my colors. Some have been good, some have been glorious, but plenty have been bad too. It depends on several factors. There was one in particular that comes to mind that I didn’t like – this one where I swiped out from the center and with the paints (in the direction of the paint rather than across it.)
So it can make a big difference to how the swipe looks depending on how you lay out the colors and how you swipe across them. I thought it would be useful to carry out a side by side comparison to help those who are interested in learning more about swiping and how it can create different effects. In this video, I swipe two similar projects, one with the paint, the other across the paint.
See how the results are strikingly different. No one way is right and another wrong, just different looks. You could even combine both within the same project to have more defined areas and more mixed areas of colors.
Check out the slideshow below for more images, both wet and dry, and some close ups of the details. Do you have a favorite way to swipe? What about tools? What do you like to swipe with? Those paint chip cards are really easy to use but of course they only swipe small areas at a time.
After being told in high school that she was so bad at art that she should switch to another subject, Deby didn’t paint again for 35 years. Then a stroke released a new wave of creativity and she began exploring with dot painting, abstract and eventually acrylic pouring, and at last the joy of working with color returned.
You don’t need ‘talent’ to be an acrylic pouring artist – just enthusiasm, some basic instruction, and a willingness to try, fail and try again. Paint along with her and learn from her many mistakes, and you’ll soon make great art together.
Your videos are very helpful!!! Thanks very much for doing them.
I really enjoy your energy and have learned a great deal. Could you try a swipe with another color, such as blue to see what happens? Thanks again for being such a good teacher.
I have tried with other colors in the past. I have a gold one HERE and one where I just swiped the whole thing without necessarily adding a specific swipe color HERE. Thanks for the kind comment.
This is very interesting
I’m an across the colors girl!??
I agree with the rest of you about Deby’s Videos. Thank you for all the tips. I wish you all the best in your upcoming op & a speedy recovery afterwards.