HOW TO: Make Fluid Acrylic Paints -- Artful Magazine Submission Oct 2016
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- I am sooooooo excited about this video! It is my submission to Artful Magazine. Just thrilled to death! My friend Deb Packwood asked me to create a tutorial on how I create my fluid acrylic paints and use them. This is the first video on how I make the paints. There is a second one on how I use them at • Fluid Acrylic Pour for... . Please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and see all my links below to follow me and my artful journey!
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MATERIALS:
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- Acrylic paints of your choice (I used Liquitex)
- Boiled water cooled to room temperature
- kitchen scale
- funnel
- stopwatch or app
- containers with tight fitting lids
- paper and pen
- patience and practice
Video # 2 Fluid Acrylic Pour Demonstration - • Fluid Acrylic Pour for...
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Bless your heart for the extremely informative tutorial. I LOVE the frugality of using water instead of pricey medium. Thank you Andrea!
You are very welcome!
This is by far the best tutorial on ANYTHING that I have watched. Clear, precise and perfect for me as I am always looking for a faster way. I am so excited to start. Thank you
You are most welcome. Enjoy being creative in 2020~ Thanks for watching my channel
I watched this on my cell phone and actually had to turn the volume down. You are a detailed person. Your way will put to ease adults like me that are very technical. Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome! I am glad you could hear me and I am glad that it helped. If there is anything else that I can help you, let me know. Cheers.
Thank you for this video! This is the only place I found the information I wanted. Your experience has already done the work for me. Knowing that your art has past the test over the years is good to know. I hope you are doing well!
Thanks for your time and effort.
Makes total sense! easy to follow and remember the steps! Thank you!!
You are very welcome!
I've been looking for a video like this for awhile now. Thanks for sharing and saving me the trouble of trial and error.
I am so glad that I could help ya out!
Andrea, thank you so much for doing this tutorial!!! I can't wait to give this a try!! Always, Leslie
Thank you for coming and watching my video....it is greatly appreciated. I have also just started a group on Facebook for Fluid Acrylic Pours -- you might be interested in. We are just starting out, but I hope to have a rocking place for FAP artists and appreciators! facebook.com/groups/701701839987094/?ref=bookmarks Talk soon.
Excellent Andrea!! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe and process. I love that you offered alternatives to mixing and measuring and that you explained the reason behind doing the viscosity test. You saved me a LOT of money too... I was about ready to buy some fluid medium! YAY for a water-only recipe. Congrats on your exposure in the magazine. Hugs, Pam
Thanks so much Pam! I am glad this is going to help you and I hope it helps a bunch of other people!
Thanks so much for sharing your special and detailed knowledge on mixing your paint...Di xx
Thank you for coming and watching my video....it is greatly appreciated. I have also just started a group on Facebook for Fluid Acrylic Pours -- you might be interested in. We are just starting out, but I hope to have a rocking place for FAP artists and appreciators! facebook.com/groups/701701839987094/?ref=bookmarks Talk soon.
Thank you for this information...I don't engage much on Facebook, just with a couple of sites where FB is the only communication channel...however, I would love to visit and check out your group. Di xx
We would always be glad to see you. If you are more interested in a PAGE instead of a GROUP you can view all my stuff at facebook.com/AnlomesArt/ and then you don't have to be a member or anything and can observe without joining :) Have a super weekend.
Thank you...Di xx
Excéntrico video, the less contaminated the product you add , better quality the mix, easy steps too.
love your tutorial. can't wait to try this myself. thanks for putting this out there
Thanks for watching! Can't wait to see what you do
Interesting video. I'm a professional woodworker and I agree about the bubbles, they will be gone in an hour or so with so thin of a liquid. You could also use a #4 Ford cup to measure the viscosity. You would have more standardized results. The #4 ford cup I use is plastic and costs about $15. I can go back to my notes from 15-20 years ago and repeat a finish mixture I used in the past. Mixing by weight as you do is a very good practice as well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching. Yes I used the funnel in lieu of a ford cup. I was going to order one and then figured if I used the same funnel I would get repeatable results. But I thank you for commenting on that for others. The mixing by weight is my standard practise, however I have told people if they really want to do it by cups instead, they can, but have to be able to use the same measuring cup all the time. They are all different. And I am very happy that you have notes that go back that far for repeatable results....that is an organizational mind that I can certainly appreciate. Thanks again for wathcing and commenting Frank, I really appreciate it. cheers.
Great tip about the squeezer thing, thanks!!!!!
You are very welcome
i like the new edits you added !! keep up the good work! youre only your way to a million views!! thanks again!!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.
Thanks for sharing. Great video. I also use the basic paint so I will have to try this.
Excellent! good luck!
Thanks for helping us newbies!!
You are very welcome Cathy...I hope that this helps you explore fluid acrylic painting.
thanks so much for this video! needed this info. now i can change my paint viscosity! woohoo :)
I am so glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for watching my videos
Wonderful tutorial! Just learning and this was very helpful! Tyvm
You are very welcome! I can't wait to see what you do. I have a group in FB facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/ that just has pouring artists!
Among other things...I LOVE that you admit you're lazy!! I'm right there with you:-)
HA! If there is a simple, lazy way of doing something....I am all over that....
THIS IS PERFECT!! step by step, is so easy and i dont have to use chemicals or things that smell bad, i was try in marbling in water and is super inconsistent and so slow so, i saw this purring thing and is so fast and you use your paint to the maximal.
Thanks so much! I am soooooooooooooo glad that it helped to you out! I have a Fluid Acrylic Painting community that you are welcome to join to get more tips and tricks from other artists! facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/
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Thanks for being so detailed in your description. Love your thorough explanation. Very helpful. I'm supposed to be out grocery shopping right now, but can't stop watching you!
YAY! Screw the groceries! Thanks so much for watching my channel. We have recently moved, and I am working on getting my studio up and going soon for more content!
Thank you Andrea for sharing your formula, keep it up......
Thank you Maria for watching my videos!
I think I asked this, but maybe I missed your answer. I like what you did here, but I'd like to know how long this can sit on a shelf if I do this to all my paints. I'm totally new at this. Thanks for taking your time for people like me.
Hello. One of the reasons why I use boiled and cooled water is so that there are no bacteria introduced to the paint. You can use distilled water for the same reason. I use a LOT of paint, so I have never had a problem with the paint turning bad and smelling. I would say if you had it in an AIR TIGHT container and used boiled or distilled water it should be good for 6-8 months. I know that I have a couple of bottles that are over 6 months old and are still good! I hope that helps.
I appreciate you being here and it is people like you who are helping me live my dream by teaching online!
Thanks for sharing this process.
thanks for watching
I always have an issue with the "honey" part... I don't like honey, I don't want to heat it, or smell it... your method actually explains how to get to a specific consistency consistently, and for that reason it's more realistic. I do have a consistency that I enjoy using, and matching it from one mix to another is my goal. Thank you for also using the scale. A lot of time people are forgetting that the weight of paint is different from the weight of water, and they try to measure depth instead of weight. An inch of paint doesn't weigh the same as an inch of water!!! So thank you for helping take the confusion out of mixing and consistency.
I am glad that it helped you! Thanks for watching my videos. I am moving right now to a new city, but hope to have more videos up soon! Cheers.
Sheesh... Why is it that some people struggle so hard to find the volume buttons/knob? "I can't hear!!!" Sounds like a medical issue, yo. Taking the extra time to leave a negative comment on a UA-cam video won't resolve it, either. The audio in this video is sufficient, and UA-cam has a subtitle feature... Though they probably won't figure that one out if they can't even operate volume functions 😂 Thank you for taking the time to make this video to share what you have learned with us.
It is all good.... some people are better at adulting than others.... thanks so much for watching my videos.
Hi Andrea
. enjoy your vid . Have you thought about using a kitchen stick blender to mis your paint . no bubbles
That is a good idea ... and I think it would work if I was doing a large batch of one colour. I am waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too lazy to clean the thing between colours :) And now that I mix right in the squeeze bottle it wouldn't fit. BUT that is an AWESOME idea and I will mention it in an upcoming video. Smart lady! I don't worry so much about bubbles anymore as my paints sit for so long in between mixings and I use my heat gun to pop them. But I still Love this idea. You Rock.
Thanks! I will definitely make these paints. I'll let you know how it comes out
Well that is super awesome! I totally encourage you to try it out and if you like it I have a Fluid Acrylic Painting Community on Facebook facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/ for those who enjoy doing it and for those who just like to look at it!
Thank you I made my own.. free hand with out a scale.. I was lucky the first time.. but, now I know ill always get it right... and Yes i agree its about the viscosity.. i knew the time i got it right, was because of the weight of the paint.,. all the colors.. and other times... they just ran off and made a mess.. haha.. thank you.. so much..
Awesome! I know that not everyone wants to weigh stuff out...I totally get it...but I wanted a recipe that anyone could follow and repeat. I am so glad that you got good results and can now throw paint anytime. Cheers.
una excelente información, una lección acerca de la importancia de la consistencia de las pinturas, para lograr un buen resultado. muchísimas gracias por sus consejos
Muchas gracias por ver mis videos. Espero ser capaz de añadir subtítulos a ellos en muchos idiomas a medida que se hacen más grandes. Que tenga un día estupendo.
Thanks for making this - I'd like to see if I want to give liquid acrylics a try but I don't want to buy a bunch of new stuff that I may only do a few times. I'd much rather use my existing supplies which I can use either way.
I continue to make my paints like this and if you want to see the kind of results you can get...fine art results...check out my fine arts website www.am2fineart.ca and see the wonderful backgrounds I create for my partner. I continue to evolve my style, but the paints are still 50/50 paint and water! Experiment and let me know how it turns out for ya!
Love it you are a good tutor I'm not a artist but I love to do fluid paint now is any way you can do a video about different paint brand is better from 1 to 10 I'm not want to buy expensive paint to practice I'm just in the beginning . And thank you much specially when we ask you stuff and you answer, not everybody do that .
Ruth -- I have a video about different kinds of paint that right here -- ua-cam.com/video/0GwD7seYhgo/v-deo.html I am happy to answer questions! I hope the video helps. Have a super day. You can follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/AnlomesArt and you can join my group facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/
Thanks Andrea....I thought I would let you know as others possibly not hear either...thanks for the info x
Thanks Robyn!
Thanks for the links Andrea, haha I can't believe you're shaking the bottles. Just joking you can shake them if you want. I love your explanation of viscosity testing, it's nice and easy to follow
HI! I absolutely wanted to share where I was first inspired ... by YOU! It has been a little over a year and I am opening my big gallery show in 5 days...taking pouring to the next level! You can follow my journey on Facebook if you wish: facebook.com/CollusionArtExhibit/
Thank you so much for your inspiration Jacob! I can't thank you enough. I know that you always want to keep bubbles to a minimum, but I am just too frigging lazy...so I shake and then pop with heat gun! A layer of varnish makes it all shiny and even. Thanks for watching my video and commenting. I hope one day we get to meet and yak! First beer is on me! Cheers.
Yes I liked your page. I think it's great what you are doing with combining fluid painting with classic figurative painting. Hope your show is a great success
Thanks Jacob! Have a super day.
I am just getting started into fluid arts and went to a demo at an art shop a few days ago. The person doing the demo cautioned against using water and recommended the pouring medium instead (at least when combining it with pre-made fluid acrylics - they used Vallejo). She said that water tends to make the paint pigments separate.
Is this just how you make the fluid acrylic paint from the basics, and you use a medium when you're prepping to pour, or is this your final mix (viscosity) and you're pour-ready at this point? Looking at the cost of the Vallejo or Golden Liquid Acrylic paints, I'm definitely interested in making some of my own.
I am aware that some in the profession believe that the water will ruin the paint, but I encourage you to check out my professional fine art at www.am2fineart.ca to see the beautiful results we get. The canvas has to dry flat, so the water evaporates and the pigment settles into the canvas fibers permanently. My partner cannot remove it even with oil paint thinner, which is a caustic chemical. It completely bonds into a plastic film. I do not use mediums for any of my pouring or teaching. Water and Liquitex Basics 50/50 by weight. Period. I tried medium in it once and it was a mess to clean up. My formula is cleanable with soap and water and comes out of clothes and rugs. Because my pieces are so large (usually 4ft x 3ft) I could never make my paints with the Vallejo or Golden paints it would be prohibitively expensive. I have been pouring like this for 3 years and the paintings that I display at gallery shows still look as good today as they did three years ago. Try it with water only and see the results you get. As long as the paints are all the same viscosity it won't mix and muddy. I have given up trying to convince people that I am correct about the water only and let my art tell the tale instead. Good luck! If you have other questions, please drop a line here again. Cheers.
what size is ur measuring funnel for acrylic paints ? THX patti. great idea's keep it up
It is about 1/3 cup Thanks for watching!
thanks a lot for the demo tutorial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are welcome! When you subscribe to my channel I have some information I send you that includes the link to my Fluid Acrylic Painting Group on Facebook! I hope to see you around!
Hi Andrea, I'm really impressed with the teaching skills that you have. I enjoyed watching your tutorial, immensely. Thank you for being kind to share your experience. All the best, Shosh Ps, what is the name of the Australian artist and what's his site?
Hello! Thanks for watching. His name is Jacob and his channel is Fluid Painting. It is in the description above...there is a link. Cheers.
Thank you very much. I noticed that you don't talk about creating "lace", "honeycomb" or "cells".
Do you have a video tutorial that talks about this subject?
Btw - could not find the link... 🌹
this is the link from the description of the video... ua-cam.com/channels/g6-33zUbXqSljjS7kIE2rw.html
I do not do "cells" or that kind of pours right now...as I do not use mediums at this time...however I am hoping to do some experimentations over the summer with mediums and the blowtorch.....
Andrea, enjoyed seeing how you make your fluid acrylics. I've got a bug recently to try acrylic skins. I missed if you use soft body or heavy body Liquitex. Does it matter?
Hi! Yesterday it wouldn't let me post a comment.... I use the Liquitex Basics....they are economical and if I were to use the more expensive heavy body paint, I would have to add more water to thin it down. So it doesn't make sense to use expensive paints for my type of acrylic pours. Techically you can you ANY paint you want. You just have to choose a viscosity that you like and replicate it with other brands. Does that make sense?
Andrea Mercier Yes makes perfect sense. Thanks!!
I have also just started a group on Facebook for Fluid Acrylic Pours -- you might be interested in. We are just starting out, but I hope to have a rocking place for FAP artists and appreciators! facebook.com/groups/701701839987094/?ref=bookmarks Talk soon.
Sorry you’re getting so much hate from delinquents. You don’t have to pass on knowledge yet you are, thank you for that. People are so picky and entitled. Don’t like the speaking, fast forward, simple! Xoxo
Thanks! They don't bother me, however I get so much on that particular video that I no longer care what anyone thinks. My art sells, it is beautiful and frankly I was extremely proud of that video for the magazine. I appreciate you taking time to give me a boost. You can check out my fine art at www.am2fineart.ca Have a super day.!
thank you for your video, it has helped me allot. I have been pouring for a month now, did not think about the velocity of each paint. thanks x
You are very welcome
Interesting! So now it’s 2019. Have you found that your recipe has worked? Mo cracking in your paintings as they have aged? Thank you!
So I have been doing this for 3ish years and continue to make large paintings for sale. You can check them out at www.am2fineart.ca Additionally, once cured the paint completely hardens into a plastic film that my partner cannot move with turpentine when she paints over it in oils. I have not had one crack that wasn't planned and filled in with a metallic paint. The plastic film embeds itself into the fibre of the canvas and cannot be scratched off without damaging the cotton duck canvas. So I am very happy with the results and so are my customers. Thanks for asking! Have a super day. Oh, yes...my recipe has worked well and I still do 50/50 by weight.
Dear lady do only mix water and liquitex basic paint in equal ratio to create the fluid pour paint. Nothing else?plz reply. Thanks
That is my recipe yes...paint and water. There are lots of other artists that add mediums, oil and glue...but I do not. Give it a try! Thanks for watching
You can get that tube squeezer on Amazon! Just type in tube squeezer! That's a brilliant tool! Just bought one!
Yes I have one...a Diana one. Thanks!
Andrea Mercier aye... I was telling anyone else who wanted one! Might put it in the description so people can find one if they want it! Just a suggestion! 😻
I thought I had...maybe it was in another video. Thanks.
you're annoying please shut up
linda sanchez excuse me? Well, that was certainly uncalled for!
wonderful information
Thanks!!!
Hi there, I just went to your FB pg. where you promote and sell your work. Just thought you'd like to know that I couldn't get anything to open up. All I could do was to scroll down. 🙃 just wondering if you've ever tried putting a small amount of glycerin in your paint?
Which page? I noticed that you joined Fluid Acrylic Painting...and I just approved you. Are we talking about my AnlomesArt page, Co'llusion Art Exhibit page or Lake Art Studios page? Thank you for letting me know that something isn't working. It is greatly appreciated.
I don't use any mediums, resins or glycerin in my work...it is all paint and water.... That may change in the future, but I am really enjoying this way right now. Also it is easier for me to teach with just water and paints....no toxic ingredients. Does glycerin thicken the paint or just make it glossy?
I use the Amsterdam paint. Is ratio paint/water equal to your Liquitex ?
I find that 50/50 with the Amsterdam is good as well and I can use them with the Liquitex without a problem. Now that is for the Amsterdam STANDARD...not the EXPERT....those ones are a bit thicker...you might have to play with them a bit. I don't use them as they are more expensive. Good luck. I encourage you to check out my Fluid Acrylic Painting Community on Facebook.
facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/
Hi Andrea! Thank you so much for this video. It was really helpful and great information. You rock! :) I'm curious about why you use water and not the pouring medium others say to use? Just wondering if you tried it and what the pros/cons are of each?
Hi...thanks for watching my video. I use water because pouring medium is so expensive and my pieces are so large....I work in the 3'x4' department! I will be exploring pouring medium in the future for smaller pieces but I have a gallery show right now and have to just plug on. Cheers.
how much longer does it take to dry the canvases with this style of work?
Im used to just regular acrylic brush painting. ...which we know drys fast.
Excellent question. I don't use pouring or other mediums. I only use water to thin the paints. So if I leave it alone it will be dry in a few hours or overnight. Mediums and resins take FOREVER to dry...so I am liking this. If I am in a rush, I will put a hair dryer on low and cool and blow it across the painting to help the water evaporate. It dries matte, so I always give it a glossy varnish finish! Thanks for your question!
This was a good simple explanation for a novice like me
Perfect...that is what I was going for. If you have any other questions...please feel free to pop it in one of the comment sections and I will explain or make a video for ya.
Thanks Andrea...I am in your group on facebook and shared this with my neice as she paints and I was telling her about pouring ...she is interested
YAY!~
Thanks it was a great tutorial.
Thank you!
Hi....I am in the "learning" stage and have "sticker shock" over the price of paints and such lol, so appreciate anywhere I can save $$...that being said, I had read elsewhere (I am doing LOTS of reading) that mixing only water into the paint vs a medium, makes the paint unstable long term and it will eventually flake off the surface...as it was explained, it had to do with the space between the pigment molecules and how they bond to water molecules vs medium molecules...the water molecules and too far apart from the pigment molecules to form the "honeycomb" stability molecule....so while I would love to only use water, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on that subject....any personal experience in terms of long term paintings. It's one thing if you make something for yourself, but if you make it for someone else you certainly want it to last forever....thanks!
All good questions. I have been doing this for a year, art for myself and for commissions. When you pour the paint you are applying a LOT more paint than when brushing it on. Yes, if you dilute acrylic paints too much on a brush painting they can flake off over time...but this process is different. The paint is thick and stretched...creating a smooth surface when dry. As the the water evaporates from the surface the paint sinks into the canvas fabric and dries. It actually becomes part of the canvas. It can't flake as it is all one solid piece of paint. It is the same with canvas panels, the paint dries into the crevices of the fabric top and on hardboard it become part of the wood. I let it dry slowly, evaporating the water over a couple of days. I don't force the drying as it will crack and then flake. I always coat my paints with a spray varnish to give it a glossy wet look, which seals it permanently. I only use water right now as my pieces are so big that a polymer or medium would be outrageously expensive. I encourage you to watch my videos, go to facebook.com/AnlomesArt to see paintings I have done and I also have a group at facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintCommunity where we can have more discussions. Cheers.
wonderful thanks. couple more questions.
what is that tool youre using for the squeeze bottle? how much..site? also hobby lobby here is leaving unfortunately. its our art store. idk where to get paints soon. do you know if a good site that i can buy the liquitex or masters touch paints cheap? im trying to look now for larger bottles at cheaper prices shipped. do you know of a good company online? thanks again -Cristian
The tool is a funnel...I couldn't afford a Ford Cup...so I am faking it with a funnel...I just bought it at the dollar store in the cooking section...it was the smallest one they had as well. I can recommend Cheap Joe's for good quality student grade paint, they also sell Liquitex Basics. They are in North Carolina, but ship throughout USA and Canada. In the USA there is also Dick Blick and Jerry Artarama. In Canada there is DeSerres and Curry's. I hope this helps...good luck with your search and your art~!
I'm confused - esp as you don't distinguish between 4.1-4.9 flow differential. I'm assuming you WANT differences in viscosity for the paints to interact with each other. Ergo- I would think you would want some paints below 4.1 flow and some over 4.9 flow. How do you thicken the higher viscosity paints and how do you thin for the lower viscosity?
I would think the SAME viscosity would make them mix together more easily. There is a siqueiros painting technique that is shown on youtube and the paints interact BECAUSE they have different viscosities.
My method is dependant on the paints having the same viscosity and pushing against each other instead of mixing. The difference between 4.1 and 4.9 isn't enough of a difference for them to not push. If they have different viscosities the more fluid paint will mix with the thicker paint by floating on top of it as it is more watery. I don't want them to interact for my method. Now there are a TON of artists out there who love that the different thicknesses interact...but for me that isn't what I want. So my method is really for people just starting out who want a "recipe" and aren't into mediums or additives. They can build their techniques from there. I use less water or more water to thicken or thin the paints. But because I use the same paints and the same recipe to get the same viscosity this isn't an issue for me anymore. I have my 50/50 recipe and am happy with it. This is a great question, and I thank you for posting it.
thanks
I have done liquid pouring with pouring medium and glycerine. This sounds easier, will it hold together?
I have the perfect video for you to make you feel better :) Let me know....it is all good!
ua-cam.com/video/BgROcGBhKHQ/v-deo.html Helps if I put the link eh?
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Just ignore hate comments,,,,I loved ur video😊😊😊😊😊
You get used to it after a while....but thanks for the support. Enjoy your holiday season....sorry for the late reply!
@@AndreaMercierArtist it's ok dear😊😊😊
Thanks. I am definitely going to try this .
now i shake this... room and myself ends up green XD
Yes....it has happened to me too! I have purple on the ceiling!
Andrea, what was the size of the the liquitex basics tube you used?? Thanks!! Leslie
I was sure I posted an answer here yesterday.... the comments have been acting up. 4oz or 118ml is the size I used and they usually weigh around 125gr, however they have 8oz or 250ml as well, which is a bit cheaper. My goal is the eventually buy the 1 quart/1litre sized ones :)
AND THANKS for coming and watching my videos.
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Very clear instructions!
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching my channel too!
Thank you very much for the video it help me a lot. Water from my funnel is running 4.2 s
Water from mine is running a just under 1.80 seconds...so a little over half yours. Hope this helps!
Hi! Please make the viscosity test with water and let me know what time you get. I have different size of the funnel and I can not make comparison
I did a test with my 1/3 cup funnel and got 1.77 and 1.81 ... so a little less than two. It was a harder test as I couldn't get the water to stop leaking with my pinkie. So I think you are double the size of my funnel.
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Tutorial informative. (I'm a lil slow, and a penny-pincher). Basically, you're saying, half water / half paint? Thanx.
Hello! I am glad it was helpful. Yes, 50/50 by weight.
Hi, Andrea.............what is the name of the "squeezer" item that i can order from a beauty supply place to get all my paint out of the tubes ? ............ thanks so much
Hello! Thanks for watching my videos. If you type in Diane D833 in ebay, they are the black ones. I don't like the aluminum one because the turn key is smaller. Hope this helps!
super helpful.... thanks so much
You are most welcome!
Wow 7 years old video and very good one, question from me will be a miracle if answer but I’ll try:
Can use distilled water and need to be boiled too? Maybe can be contaminated with bacteria, minerals or solid particles can damage the batch of colors too IMHO…..thanks I believe in miracle…
Hi Andrea,
Are you using equal parts water and paint by weight? I'm sorry but I can barely hear anything being said in the video even with headphones cancelling out other sounds.
Hi...I am not sure why a small percentage of people have trouble with the sound. My husband believes some laptop speakers aren't strong enough but I have no proof. Thanks for letting me know though.
Yes, I use 50/50 water and paint by weight for my mix. My mix is a tad thicker than other fluid artists use, kind of crepe batter consistency. It is a good place to start and then if you want it to be thinner you can add more water, just make sure to mix all the paints the same consistency if you want them to "push" like mine instead of mix.
I hope that helps...have a super day!
I watch a lot of instructional videos, this is maybe the 4th time sound has been an issue. Fyi...tested it on my tablet, my laptop and also my desktop (Bose speakers).
Sound was poor on all three. Your 2nd video on pouring, the sound quality was greatly improved.
Yes, your reference to crepe batter gives me the visual I need. Thank you.
Am about to do my first, but hopefully not my last fluid pour...nervous but excited also.
Recently joined your Facebook group and looking forward to participating.
I appreciate your feedback...I am just not sure what I am going to do about it yet. I might have to consult with an expert! I am so glad that you joined my group...it is an awesome group! Be brave! You can't do it wrong!
Great video thanks for sharing! I don't think I caught how much water to add on the second round directly in the bottle. Is it also 125gm?
Yes, it is. I always weigh my water and paint. Sorry for the late reply...we have been in lockdown and it has been a mess here. Cheers and good luck with your art!
@@AndreaMercierArtist Thank you! And I totally understand, keep safe!
Why not squeeze half of the paint into a plastic bottle, half into another, then add water to both bottles until the 50% water portion is reached? Less paint wasted and hardly any mess to clean up. I paint gaming miniatures (anything from 15mm (1/100th scale), to 28mm (1/56th scale), and larger), but I've never tried to make a paint from artist acrylic tube paints. I'm afraid the paint composition might start to break down if I thinned it to a consistency suitable for painting hobby miniatures. I believe Golden (maybe Liquitex as well), sell 'fluid' acrylics that are much closer to the type of paint I need, but they're pretty darned expensive 0.0 .
This video was made before I got my much bigger bottles and quart sized paint containers from Liquitex. Saves on plastic being recycled too! I have so many colours that one squeeze bottle per colour is enough. If you want to paint minatures and want to use the cheaper artist acrylic paint you can thin them with acrylic airbursh medium, so you don't lose the integrity of the paint. www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo_abmedium Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'd cut the bottom of the tube off and do it through that squeeze thingy again to get that last little bit out!
I have switched to jars to save plastic....they hold more...but great idea
Thank you very much it helped me a lot
Excellent!
Wow! Thank you! Can you use Heavy body acrylics like Utecht or Golden? Peace!
Hello Heather! You can use heavy body acrylics if you want, however know that they tend to be more expensive paints and you will have to water them down some more to make them thin enough to pour. But I encourage experimentation. But for this reason, I use the Liquitex Basics in lieu of the more expensive paints. Have a great day and thanks so much for watching my videos.
Great tutorial Andrea - Thanks
You are most welcome!
After i finish my picture do i have to wash and varnish it?
And i want to know what type of silicon oil are you using? is there any particular name for it?
Hello my dear. I don't use additives in my paint. I don't use mediums or oils or glues or anything. Once acrylic paints are dry and cured they don't have to be varnished as they are plastic, however I give them a glossy finish so they look shiny and wet again. Acrylic paints dry matte. If you want to ask questions about additives and oils, and how to use them and prepare for final varnish I encourage you to check out my FB group facebook.com/groups/FluidAcrylicPaintingCommunity/ as I have many members who use additives and can help you out! Cheers.
Can you make paints with natural things? I wonder what they used to make oil paint back in the day, I know the main ingredient is some sort of oil lol
You can make paint with natural things....especially minerals. As a matter of fact most good quality paints are made with minerals ground into a very fine pigment powder. These are minerals like cadmium, aquamarine and cobalt. You add linseed oil to make oil paints, you add polymer to make acrylic paints, you add egg yolk to make tempera paints and you add arabic gum to make watercolours. You can actually buy the ground pigments online and make your own paints. I hope this helps! And of course I encourage you to subscribe to my channel and find out more about paints and some tips and tricks!
Andrea Mercier Thank you Andrea, already subbed :) Much appreciated! 💯
No problem...Merry Christmas and hope that 2017 is awesome for ya
love all you videos! how long can you store the mixed paints?
I use paint up really quickly! I go through tons of it. However, I have a few paints that I don't use very often that are going on 6-8 months. They are in air tight containers. If you open them up and they smell, they have been infiltrated with bacteria and shouldn't be used. But if you seal them up and shake them every now and then they should last you 6 months.
Andrea Mercier Thank you for the info 😀
you area very welcome my dear!
Are you not worried about your paint under binding? Every pain company out there says MAX water added should be 25 to 30% or over time your paint WILL flake off your canvas. Could take a few years but it will flake off!
I am glad that you watched me other video on 50/50 paint and water...and yes we can agree to disagree. I have had extremely good results, have a partner who uses oil paints on top and corrects with paint thinner and have two emails from paint manufactuerers that state that they don't officially have a maximum amount of water. It is up to the individual artist. But I thank you for watching my videos, chiming in and being concerned. Have a great day.
excellent video. Thank you. The only prblem I had was hearing you. my volume was right up but your voice was still low.
I have been hearing that...I think I might have to add in some words in the low spots. Thanks for wathcing!
Thanks very much!
You are so very welcome! Have a great holiday season!
Hi
I am facing difficulties in this technique of making fluid acrylics
My paints actually mixes each other and turns into their perspective shades after mixing!
Can anyone please guide me that whether I have to use any medium to resolve this issue
Hello! Sorry to hear that you are struggling.... have you watched this video in full? It describes the mixing of the paints for my recipe at 50% water and 50% acrylic paint by WEIGHT. This gives you a consistency of thin pancake batter or crepe batter. If all of your paints are the same viscosity/consistency they will push against each other and not mix. So I am thinking that you are either mixing them too thin and they don't have enough body to push OR that they aren't all mixed the same consistency and the thinner paints flow over the thicker paints and then start to mix. You certainly CAN use mediums, but I don't and get really great results. Check out these videos to see some real time tutorials I have done
ua-cam.com/video/eETsUN4Yy1U/v-deo.html
Good luck! Let me know how it goes.
Thanks for your concern and guidance
It is actually helping me
YAY!! I am very happy it is helping. Good luck
Hello ,not sure what's going on but my computer is set to max and I can't hear you..is it me or is the audio v v low:( ?
A couple of people have said that they can't hear me in the middle of the video...can you hear the music at the beginning and the end? I may have been "low talking" in the middle. Is there something specific that I can expand on here? And questions? Sorry about the issue.
I find the entire video faint. I can barely hear you.
I am going to have to look into that...it is only a few people that are having issues. Thanks for the feedback!
It seems that I might have an issue at the middle of the video...unfortunately I cannot fix it. I will work towards better audio in future videos. Thanks for letting me know.
Where do you get the bottles from? Are they food use?
Yes they are food safe. Which country do you live in?
Andrea Mercier I live in the U.K. And I just checked on Amazon... I just need to pick a size now 😊
I use the 16oz ones.... but you don't have to ... I go through a LOT of paint.
I was not critizing just saying my opinion,, I was not being nasty at all.
Everyone is allowed to have an opinion here and I always reply back. I don't believe that my response to you indicated that I thought you were being nasty ... at all. In fact I encouraged you to create a video that would balance my process with something for more experienced pourers. And I still believe that the more videos on UA-cam the merrier. I did have to look up FAFF though ... Noun. faff (plural faffs) (Britain, slang) An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time... and was mildly saddened that you thought my video was a waste of time. However, I understand that my style doesn't suit everyone and that is okay. Again, thanks for commenting, dialogue is something that I find is missing in today's society and I am always keen to have one. Have a super day.
Angela Hyde 1 month ago
sorry but this was a lot of faff !!!! takes the fun out of it,,too technical,,life is too short,,
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This video was intended for people who have never created fluid acrylic pours or mixed the paints before...so I created a step-by-step video for them to see how to do it. Some people want a "recipe" that they can follow that will give them confidence so they be sure they are doing it right before throwing some paint around. I have many videos in fast forward for people, like yourself, who just want to see what is being done and how it turns out. I encourage you to check them out. Most of them last around 6 mins and you get to see the whole process. So although the end goal is to definitely be fun, some need a guiding hand so they can be comfortable enough to have fun. I encourage you to post some videos so we can see your process and give people a balance! It is always good for new artists to see different ways of doing the same thing so they can find their own path. Thanks for commenting!
How can I make the acrylic paint itself as it is very expensive? Thank you
Acrylic paint is simply a polymer and pigment mixed together. I use very cheap student grade paint, like Liquitex Basics. It is actually MORE expensive to make your own paint as the pigments are so expensive. But if you have access to powdered pigments, you can mix it with clear polymer gel and make a paint. The pigments have to be very very finely ground or it will be lumpy... good luck either way! And thanks for watching my videos.
Hi
Am completely new in this ... tried with medium ... but it was complete fail ...
Can u temme was it hot water or cold water ?
I use warm water when I mix as it boiled first to kill any bacteria so my paints don't get a bad smell. I am too impatient to wait for it to cool. If you are mixing with distilled water from a bottle it can be cold out of the bottle. I hope that this helps! Let me know how it goes. Good luck. And be brave....experiments are a good learning tool.
Andrea Mercier
Can u temme what I've to do ...if I want to keep ma painting glossy look?
the one I tried , when it got dry...😣 it's not glossy at all ...😣
Acrylic paints dry matte...so if you want glossy you can either spray with a gloss varnish or clear acrylic spray paint. Some people will use resin after it is dry for a glass like finish or use a varnish with a sponge or brush. I hope this helps. Cheers.
thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Wow 😊
Can you share information on how to make impasto like consistency for acrylic paint 😁
Hello. You can "thicken" acrylic paint with mediums, specifically molding paste. This is an acrylic binder that has a plaster of paris consistency so you can make really thick impastos. Now you can also use HEAVY BODY acrylic paint for the same effect with less mess, but it is a bit more expensive! Cheers.
@@AndreaMercierArtist Thank you 😊 ✌️
Do you use Floetrol? Or other paint pouring medium?
No I only use water...I don't like the chemicals when I teach children. My results are solid and I love how easy it is to mix up some new colours and start throwing. Check out www.am2fineart.ca to check out my fine art results with pouring. Cheers.
Do you ever use floetrol? If not what is the reason?
I do not use floetrol or any additives to my paint and water mixture. This is for a couple of reasons, the biggest is that I teach to the public, both seniors and children and don't want any toxic things added to something that might end up in someone's mouth. The second is that I have experimented with additives, specifically mediums from Liquitex and I didn't like the clean up. Paint and water washes away without more than soap and water. I encourage people to experiment with mediums and additives, but to be aware that they were never meant to be heated up and vaporized and breathed in....and to read labels and make sure what they are using is something they are comfortable with. Hope that helps. Have a great day...and thanks for watching my videos.
Didn't know floetrol was toxic?
@@steeeez77 it isn't. It is definitely non hazardous.
My paint cracks after it dries. Do you know what I might be doing wrong?
Hello Krystal and thanks for watching my videos and commenting. Sorry that your paint is cracking...There are usually a few reasons why fluid acrylic paint cracks as it dries:
1. The paint is too thick, so the outside is drying faster than the inside and it causes cracking or what some artists call crazing. If you are using my 50/50 by weight method then the paint should be the consistency of thick cream or thin crepe batter. If it is thicker than this, it isn't wrong, it will just pile up and not flow out as much, giving you the cracking during drying. This can be nice for texture, but if you are avoiding it, make sure you paint is thin enough. My recipe is actually thicker than a lot of artists, so if you want to add more water you can.
2. The paint is drying too fast due to applied heat or fan; causing the same issues as above; the paint is drying on the outside faster than the inside. Fluid acrylic paint that has been poured out and "stretched" over the edge of the canvas will normally dry from the outside edge into the middle. If you put a heat gun or hair dryer on it to try and dry it faster, then it will dry the top layer first, trapping the moisture inside and cracking. If you are trying to speed up the drying, try putting on a fan or hair dryer that is indirectly blowing air around the room without heat. I will point it at my wall and it will bounce off and just move the air around the room without actually drying it. I find it does speed up the process a bit, but my paint mixture still normally needs overnight to dry.
3. The paint is reacting to an additive. I don't use additives in the majority of my paint or work. 99% of the time it is paint and water only; however some artists do enjoy working with additives and mediums. Some of these can cause a chemical reaction that heats up the paint mixture causing it to dry too quickly and thicken up; causing cracking.
These are the most commons reasons. If this doesn't sound like your issue please feel free to comment back with your mixture and I will try to troubleshoot it with you. Good luck! And again, cracking isn't a "bad" thing. In Japanese culture a broken cup is repaired with gold so that the flaw can be admired as well. If you love a piece and it is cracked, try filling the crack with gold paint or Inca Gold and loving it for what it is. Cheers.
It could be under binding. Because on almost all acrylic paint it states only to use up to 30% water. 50% water can cause cracking and crazing maby try a pouring medium to help.
HHow do you take back out the water from the mix as you mentioned in the video. Ive been trying for weeks to get the paint to seperate because i added to much water and its too fluid. Please help!!!
Ya the paint won't separate Anita. The only way you can fix it is by adding more paint to the mix to thicken it. Where in the video are you hearing this? Maybe I need to add some clarification.... Let me know. Good luck.
Andrea Mercier @11:50
also you mention any scale will work, or something to that nature.. then you go on to say somethimg about it doesnt matter if its gram or ounces... just to make things clear, if ur after percise measurements youd be better off measuring it as a liquid if someome were to measure in ounces as compared to grams. 28 grams in an ounce and is a pretty big difference in volume, especially if ur going to go thru all this trouble. why not just get one squirt bottle fill half way with water and half way with paint ? seems simple enough
either way , loooong video could be summed up in 1 minute video. might be more user friendly...
keep up the good work, itll come together eventually for you ! cheers!
Hi Anita. This video was created as a submission to an online magazine and they specifically wanted a step-by-step tutorial on how to make my fluid acrylic paints. So the length of the video reflects that there was no fast-forwarding in this video. The audience would be able to see everything that I did. Weight is the best way to measure any item for precision. It doesn't matter if your scale measures in ounces or grams...as long as you measure both the paint and the water in the same unit. so 50 grams of water to 50 grams of paint OR 50 ounces of water to 50 ounces of paint. This video is to demonstrate how to find the "recipe" for the viscosity that the audience wants to use. My recipe is 50/50 and I don't test it anymore. I put the bottle on the scale, weigh in 200 grams of paint and then 200 grams of water and shake it up. This video was to show step-by-step how this was accomplished. Once you have a viscosity that you like...you don't have to test anymore, just repeat what you like. My paints are quite thick, some people add MORE water for a thinner mix. The reason why I don't fill the bottle with half water and half paint is some paint weighs more than others in a line of paint. Black weighs less than red as cadmium is heavier than carbon. You won't get a consistent viscosity across the board if you do it by cups/ml/etc... I want consistent viscosity so my paints push against each other instead of mixing. Again...this is MY method...other artists use no measurements and get good results. But I am introducing this to newbies who want a recipe/formula so they are successful. I agree that a non-tutorial video could have been shorter and I do have some faster ones...but I wanted to lay the groundwork for a step-by-step process/procedure for people that like to have instructions 1-2-3. This is my most popular video. Thanks for the feedback...your encouragement is appreciated.
Hi, Great demonstration! I noticed that Anita Blast didn't reply to you . I heard it too,so I thought I'd let you know where it is in case you want to clarify. At 11:50 you say" you may have to keep adding or subtracting water". I guess that could be confusing to someone if they're not used to working with acrylic paint, lol.
AH yes...I see where the problem might be....okay the next time I am in the studio...I have to make a note on that video. Thanks for the clarification!
Hey as you used water In it so can we use it in resin art as water Is the enemy of resin
Some people are total wingers Thanks for your video
Thanks for watching! I hope it is helpful and I appreciate you being here!
Can you show me how you pour the paint. . You mentioned you have a video on that.
There is ua-cam.com/video/vgBaDxJQDwA/v-deo.html for all my pouring videos and ua-cam.com/video/C774ThUH6cU/v-deo.html for real time tutorials Hope this helps! Good luck
do you think that i could airbrush with your paint mixture?
No. My mixture would be too thick for an airbrush....
To airbrush you would need Liquitex Air Brush Medium, which you can find here ... amzn.to/2HtCiHJ
I have never used the airbrush medium, so I would encourage you to experiment with different consistencies until you found the one that works best for you
Now... you might want to try to thin down my mixture even more, to get to the airbrush medium consistency with water and see what happens, but it would be very sheer as the paint would be watered down a lot. This should be an experiment only, just to see what happens.
For professional results I have to encourage you to use the Air Brush Medium to get sustainable results.
Good luck!
Oh. I forgot. What if I use a medium?
I have added iridescence medium to a couple of colours for some sparkle. For special projects I will use a bit of medium. I weigh the medium and paint together and then add 50% water. So if there is 50 grams of paint and 10 grams of medium, then I will add 60 grams of water. Does that make sense? Does that help?
Hi!, how long does the painting last in the bottle?
If it is air-tight and sealed it should last 6-8 months. If you open the bottle and there is a smell, don't use it. It means bacteria got into the bottle somehow. Thanks for watching my channel!
thank you very much! :)
You are most welcome my dear!
Hello Andrea, we wrote on Messenger yesterday, Liquitex ... remember? I will do as you told me.
I do not speak English
Hello! Good luck with your experiment with pouring. Ciao!
Can't you eye ball everything? I can't see how it's necessary to go through all that you do, especially knowing Liquidtex Basics are consistent with the viscosity of their paints. 🤔😊🤔😊🤔😊
You certainly can eyeball...but for me it is all about the same viscosity so that my paints are all the exact same thickness so they push each other instead of mix. Some artists like the mixing...I don't. So if you want to just add water until you are happy....go for it. Experimenting is what it is all about. Just so you know...when I make new paints...I just put the bottle on the scale, add 200 grams of paint...add 200 grams of water and shake. This video was a step-by-step process for newbies. I don't test or anything anymore. The paints are all the same viscosity from Liquitex, which is why I like them .... weighing is more precise than measurement by cup....as anyone who uses resin will know...but it would be okay to do a cup of paint with a cup of water OR even make some lines on the bottles and just fill to the lines. This video shows off my OCD and was an introduction to people that had never done this before. Thanks so much for you comment...it gives me a chance to more fully explain myself to everyone. Cheers.