This idea has been on my wishlist for such a long time. I want to create a dirty pour using shades of turquoise and copper, and add some gold highlights.
I’ve seen some lovely examples in this color scheme of turquoise and copper and I’ve had it written down in my note book to try out for such a long time. Today is the day! As usual, I can’t leave it there so I will be adding in lots of extra sparkles by way of mica powder as well as two acrylic glitter paints.
Materials used:
Sargent Art Turquoise
Artists Loft Light Blue
Liquitex Basics Copper
Art Alternatives white
Copper sparkles mica powder
Martha Stewart glitter paints in Fire Opal and Gold
Floetrol
Treadmill belt silicone
KY True Feel Dimethicone
8 x 10-inch canvas from economy pack
Recipe:
Paints are mixed 2 parts paint to 1 part Floetrol plus water added as necessary to reach the right consistency. Treadmill silicone in the turquoise, KY dimethicone in the light blue and copper. The gold paint is used straight from the bottle.
Hmm, so that one didn’t live up to my high expectations today. I wasn’t able to recreate the lovely colors I had seen in other pours and overall it seemed a bit disappointing. So this canvas will be a repour. But the gold sparkles turned out nicely. These glitter paints really are excellent, and I’ll try this technique of adding them as accents to the pour again in future.
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.