I never knew these videos on the internet existed, it’s such a different niche to what I’m used to! Either way, great video Kathy! Very calming and beautiful watching and listening to you sharing your passion ☺️
Thanks for this! This is a great technique, and a good initial insight into what works and what doesn't. One clarification, and a couple of suggestions for spreading the paint better: The thing that makes this work is not exactly that there are lines instead of holes, but where those lines (or holes) are. They have to be a the /edge/ of the flat bottom, so that the paint easily runs out. If you'd found a colander or sink strainer with round holes at exactly the place where the sides turn under to the flat "bottom" (as you have the strainer sitting on the canvas), that would have worked, as well. For encouraging the paint to spread farther toward the edges, there are a couple of things to try. The first only works on a somewhat resilient, "elastic" substrate, such as the stretched canvas you used in this video: Carefully lift the canvas in one hand, holding it firmly, and run a finger of the other hand along the under side, gently pressing upward, until you locate the the point from which you want the paint to spread. Press up more firmly, in that location. Use care. You don't want to stretch the canvas too much, or you can cause a depression into which the paint will puddle, once you release your finger. If this happens, you may be able to save the piece by supporting the center on something that slightly raises the surface. If the spreading point is in the very center of your canvas, you can try balancing it on something like a spray-paint can, or a partly-used roll of paper towels. If you do ever distort a stretched canvas, you can often remedy the problem--after the paint has thoroughly dried--by heavily misting the back of the canvas with water, then drying under a hot hair dryer, to shrink the canvas taut again (more or less, depending on how badly it's distorted). The other way I think of to spread the paint is to use very light centrifugal force, either by suspending the canvas on sling of crossed cords and gently spinning the canvas like a turntable. Or you could use a good-quality, easy-rotating lazy susan to support the canvas, and gently spin that. The lazy susan method has the advantage that the canvas can be secured in place with double-sided tape (such as carpet tape). In addition, with care, the canvas can be secured off-center, locating the spread-point of the paint in the center of the rotation, if your pour is off-center, or if you want to experiment with various manipulations for different effects. Thanks again for this video. Your result is spectacular!
Kathy, I wouldn't have been able to have left it alone either! The color you used around the edges was the one I would have picked also, and if you hadn't stretched the paint, I think it might have cracked as it seemed quite thick. Your color choices were impeccable, and I have always been a huge admirer of your beautiful art! God bless you! Mari 😊❤❤❤
I have used the same strainer as yours and it worked out great. I found them on eBay and you get 4 strainers all different in one package. You can use all of them and each one leaves its own distinct pattern. I did like and subscribed to your channel! I'm so glad I found you! This pour turned out great only I have the same problem and I can never leave well enough alone! Keep on pouring!
Thank you for this Kathy! It was very helpful on many levels. (I'm brand new to paint pouring and already loving it's endless beauty and possibilities.)
Thank you Linda! We have experimented with adding music to some - say where there is a lull - or I'm using the hair dryer. Thank you so much for input on this - I appreciate it!
Beautiful!! I've heard other artists say they had found those strainers at the Dollar Store. After seeing this, I'm definitely gonna try it!! Thank you!!
KATHY, i have JUST found you on youtube. Oh, wow, i wish I'd found you earlier. I love you technique. YOU are my saviour lol i can now do paint pours...I've found you so inspirational, i have subscribed for 'anything' from your youtube programmes. Bless you for sharing. Love from UK
That's beautiful Kathy you can do many things with that design. The first thing I thought of when I saw it transforming was a peacock. Put the body in the middle and there you go! Thanks sweetie and stay blessed!
I loved the final result....the manipulation definitely added to it rather than detracting from it.....it ended up with a beautiful, feather-like pattern.
I love the design you got with this!! That water bottle you showed. I am getting ready to do a bottle bottom pour with one of those bottles lol theres more "petals" than the regular soda bottles. I just recently found these strainers you used at my local dollar tree. I havent tried it with a pour yet. I wasnt sure how it would do. Thanks for sharing this technique with us! It's beautiful!
If you had a flowing base coat, like the teal in the background, on the canvas first it makes it easier to spread the design once you move the colander. Also try push pins in the corners rather than tall cups works so much better. Thanks for the great video. Beautiful pattern!!!
Great tip! I was looking for one just like that one today and will probably also go to amazon. I did find a neat little one at a dollar store that is different but I got a very cool and unique result. It has small round holes all around in a line but they are spiraled and I was not sure what to expect but I LOVE what turned out!
I think a lazy susan would definitely work too. I just got a new spinner - dying to try it! It has a base on it - so maybe the paint will not get all in it to clog it up!
Do you think that your paint pattern would have spread a little more, if you had painted the canvas with a thin layer of paint or floetrol? It may make the very outside edge a bit fuzzy, but on the whole it would spread easier with your outside colors not rolling under... Beautiful job!
Hi Patricia! This was an experiment with this technique. I have since done it several different ways and was much happier with the result! Thank you for watching!
Silicon sink strainer is what I searched for when I found mine. Many people found their’s at Dollar Tree before Christmas. Mine was sold out then I noticed a couple of weeks ago they had them in stock. Not all Dollar Tree stores will have them. I got a regular colander and flipped it upside down. It doesn’t make as pretty a pattern but it was interesting.
Hi, i liked your video very informative and clear sounding. I have found if you want your pour to spread alittle further on a dry canvas add a paint all around the pour touching it. The pour will not curl over itself. I do like the flower effect. Will you let it dry before adding the border color you mentioned.
Those strainers can actually be found at the Dollar Tree if they are in your area 😉😉 it still ended up looking like a pretty cool feather in the end !!!
WHERE TO BUY THE COLANDER USED IN THE VIDEO IN A STORE I found the same colander that she used in the video above at my local Dollar General Store & the Dollar$Tree store had something comparable to it also. You’ll find it in the kitchen supplies area it should be near the dish drainers & it’s a small sink strainer or sink debris catcher. I love this technique & love watching Kathy’s videos for inspiration & ideas to keep me aspiring to bigger and better art projects.
Aliexpress.com also has these little strainers for $2, just search 'Sink Strainer'. Thank you for this great video, it's so lovely that you share your gift with the world. God bless.
Thank you for speaking the truth on this, this is a very popular method where I've seen a very large amount of pourers say you can get strainers just like these at a dollar store or anywhere (you can't, they are special). The funny thing is, they're all almost always using these EXACT strainers in their pours.
I found mine at the dollar store but they had it in a weird place it wasn’t with the kitchen or even near that department but in a row off stuff that Is actually a Dollar!!! Mixed with a bunch of Of odds n ends.. Just was odd... so they carry them If your looking I’d show the people working a pic and they should help you find one!!! Hope this help 👍
I didn't think I'd like the colors since I usually use brighter ones but it turned out beautiful. Thanks now I'm going to try expanding the colors I use
Very cool! I tried it, but yours is much better, and after washing the colander, I yelled into it ... and strained my voice! =) Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Your paint isn't moving on the outside because its sticking to the canvas. You didnt put a wet background on so paint will flow over it. I found that exact strainer at BigLots
Kimberly - if you move your paint too much doing this -- you will totally lose you pattern. Not that it is a bad thing -- but not what I was going for!
I love that advice too.. "If at first you don't succeed....try, try again." That quote comes from the Scottish hero, Robert the Bruce. When he was holed up in a cave, and hiding from the English he had plenty of time to think. He watched a spider rebuild his web after it had been destroyed many times. Hence the saying....... I love the previous video on card making from a napkin. Keep them coming.👍
the Joann's brand Craft Essentials paint is super watery. their are some colors that may not need any water added. also this brand does not have as much pigment as other brands. I also use a baby medicine dropper to add water. this may have worked better if you had put a layer od white on the canvas first. this would allow the paint to "float" on top the white so that you can stretch it out to the edge. you could try to use black or the teal .
It was so pretty!! It still is pretty just different now that you um stretched/manipulated it I hope that’s the right word I’m no professional artist -unless u count nail art! Quick question: Is it possible to leave a strainer/colander pour the way it is when it’s round-like you had it before when it was perfectly round? I’m just curious as I have no idea about how exactly fluid art works I only know nail art, lol, & I like the way the strainer pour looks before it’s manipulated. Thanks so much for the tutorials I really enjoy watching it gives me ideas for new nail art & it’s very relaxing to watch too!
Yeah, I did the search gig too and then I found one at a flea market for a quarter. But, then I started trying other things and the one I really like is a dollar store orange juicer. Made in plastic, So you should give that a whirl. But you are right the thinness of the paint is the key to successes
I found that my colors just ran together when I poured them through the colander. My paint's viscosity seemed exactly the same as Kathy's. No idea why.
Could you stop half way thru pour and tilt to fill in outer edges then put strainer back in center and pour rest? Do you think it would then have beautiful pattern in the center with filled in edges?
I never knew these videos on the internet existed, it’s such a different niche to what I’m used to! Either way, great video Kathy! Very calming and beautiful watching and listening to you sharing your passion ☺️
Awesome! Thank you!
If you got a cake spinner/ lazy Susan, you would keep the pattern & stretch it out.
Thanks for sharing. I really appreciated seeing how you, like me, can't always leave well enough alone.
Thanks for this! This is a great technique, and a good initial insight into what works and what doesn't. One clarification, and a couple of suggestions for spreading the paint better:
The thing that makes this work is not exactly that there are lines instead of holes, but where those lines (or holes) are. They have to be a the /edge/ of the flat bottom, so that the paint easily runs out. If you'd found a colander or sink strainer with round holes at exactly the place where the sides turn under to the flat "bottom" (as you have the strainer sitting on the canvas), that would have worked, as well.
For encouraging the paint to spread farther toward the edges, there are a couple of things to try.
The first only works on a somewhat resilient, "elastic" substrate, such as the stretched canvas you used in this video: Carefully lift the canvas in one hand, holding it firmly, and run a finger of the other hand along the under side, gently pressing upward, until you locate the the point from which you want the paint to spread. Press up more firmly, in that location. Use care. You don't want to stretch the canvas too much, or you can cause a depression into which the paint will puddle, once you release your finger. If this happens, you may be able to save the piece by supporting the center on something that slightly raises the surface. If the spreading point is in the very center of your canvas, you can try balancing it on something like a spray-paint can, or a partly-used roll of paper towels.
If you do ever distort a stretched canvas, you can often remedy the problem--after the paint has thoroughly dried--by heavily misting the back of the canvas with water, then drying under a hot hair dryer, to shrink the canvas taut again (more or less, depending on how badly it's distorted).
The other way I think of to spread the paint is to use very light centrifugal force, either by suspending the canvas on sling of crossed cords and gently spinning the canvas like a turntable. Or you could use a good-quality, easy-rotating lazy susan to support the canvas, and gently spin that. The lazy susan method has the advantage that the canvas can be secured in place with double-sided tape (such as carpet tape). In addition, with care, the canvas can be secured off-center, locating the spread-point of the paint in the center of the rotation, if your pour is off-center, or if you want to experiment with various manipulations for different effects.
Thanks again for this video. Your result is spectacular!
Why don't you write a book on it?
Thank you so much for the wealth of information. Much appreciated ❤😊
Just bought the same set from Amazon yesterday. Doing a pour today with the same colander.
Great idea! Subscribed
Thank you so much!!! Have fun with your pouring!
I ordered the strainers from Amazon. Can’t wait to try this. Thank you so much.
Thank you Donna - have fun with it!
Beautiful design. I need to get me a colander like this and try this. Thanks for all the info on what works better n what doesn't.
Thank you so much Tanja! Happy pouring!
Have to admit I'm an artist this is one of the most impressive pours I gave seen absolutely beautiful great job.
Hi Sandra, thank you - and thanks for watching!
Kathy, I wouldn't have been able to have left it alone either! The color you used around the edges was the one I would have picked also, and if you hadn't stretched the paint, I think it might have cracked as it seemed quite thick. Your color choices were impeccable, and I have always been a huge admirer of your beautiful art! God bless you! Mari 😊❤❤❤
Thank you so much Mari for your kind words and for watching my videos. God bless you too!
Enjoyed watching to see what pattern appeared. Very cool will try it and see what pops up on my canvas. Thank you
Thank you Phyllis! Have fun pouring!
Beautiful! Love your tilt effect.
Thank you! Cheers!
I have used the same strainer as yours and it worked out great. I found them on eBay and you get 4 strainers all different in one package. You can use all of them and each one leaves its own distinct pattern. I did like and subscribed to your channel! I'm so glad I found you! This pour turned out great only I have the same problem and I can never leave well enough alone! Keep on pouring!
Hi! I'm glad you found me too! Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you for this Kathy! It was very helpful on many levels. (I'm brand new to paint pouring and already loving it's endless beauty and possibilities.)
Thank you Shannon! It is so much fun -- and actually relaxing to me! Have fun!
Before using strainer, put a wet background on so paint wont stick to canvas and will flow
Thank you so much for not adding music. So great to watch this and hear you speak.
Thank you Linda! We have experimented with adding music to some - say where there is a lull - or I'm using the hair dryer. Thank you so much for input on this - I appreciate it!
Beautiful!! I've heard other artists say they had found those strainers at the Dollar Store. After seeing this, I'm definitely gonna try it!! Thank you!!
My dollar store does not have them! Some probably do. You can find them at the Amazon link I have.
KATHY, i have JUST found you on youtube. Oh, wow, i wish I'd found you earlier. I love you technique. YOU are my saviour lol i can now do paint pours...I've found you so inspirational, i have subscribed for 'anything' from your youtube programmes. Bless you for sharing. Love from UK
Hi Mia - and thank you so much! Thank means so very much to me! Have fun pouring!
That's beautiful Kathy you can do many things with that design. The first thing I thought of when I saw it transforming was a peacock. Put the body in the middle and there you go! Thanks sweetie and stay blessed!
Thank you sooo very much I have purchased 500+strainers and was unhappy with the results. Now I know why!
Thank you for letting me know exactly what to use. Just ordered some and can't wait to get them and give it a go.
Great Lesley! Have fun with it! Thanks for watching.
Great Lesley! Have fun with it! Thanks for watching.
The only place I found these strainers was on eBay...I looked everywhere ! This is a beautiful result. Thank you
Kathy, I love this pour much more then the other pours people do. Love, Love, Love this. Thanks for this video.
Thank you John!
Thank you so much for the tip! Love how yours turned out!
Thanks so much! 😊
This turned out wonderfully!! great job!!
I loved the final result....the manipulation definitely added to it rather than detracting from it.....it ended up with a beautiful, feather-like pattern.
I love the design you got with this!! That water bottle you showed. I am getting ready to do a bottle bottom pour with one of those bottles lol theres more "petals" than the regular soda bottles. I just recently found these strainers you used at my local dollar tree. I havent tried it with a pour yet. I wasnt sure how it would do. Thanks for sharing this technique with us! It's beautiful!
Thank you! Have fun with the bottle bottom pour!
Gorgeous, love the finished product and thanks for giving us the link to the strainer.
Thank you so much for posting this!!!
Thank you so much for watching! Sorry - I've been away for a while.
Thank you for the tip. Looked in sooo many stores in Canada and did not find the strainers. Loved the video.
Barbara - you can get them through Amazon also.
Awesome! Thank you for putting this together. Very helpful.
It's very beautiful. Loved it.
Thank you Nisha! Thank you for watching!
If you had a flowing base coat, like the teal in the background, on the canvas first it makes it easier to spread the design once you move the colander. Also try push pins in the corners rather than tall cups works so much better. Thanks for the great video. Beautiful pattern!!!
Great tip! I was looking for one just like that one today and will probably also go to amazon. I did find a neat little one at a dollar store that is different but I got a very cool and unique result. It has small round holes all around in a line but they are spiraled and I was not sure what to expect but I LOVE what turned out!
Awesome! Keep on pouring and have fun!
Get a lazy susan and spin it to stretch it out with out messing it up. That is what I am going to try. What do you think?
I think a lazy susan would definitely work too. I just got a new spinner - dying to try it! It has a base on it - so maybe the paint will not get all in it to clog it up!
Great...I also got mine from AMAZON, and took one and snipped every third little black strip for a different pattern.
Do you think that your paint pattern would have spread a little more, if you had painted the canvas with a thin layer of paint or floetrol? It may make the very outside edge a bit fuzzy, but on the whole it would spread easier with your outside colors not rolling under... Beautiful job!
Hi Patricia! This was an experiment with this technique. I have since done it several different ways and was much happier with the result! Thank you for watching!
Wow👏🏼😎it’s beautiful, thank you for sharing....and the sink strainer hack is brilliant too✌️
Good morning dear beautiful flower you have a nice day with a super creative's and success paint
..this demo was great ….Iam a beginner your help was appreciated....thanks judi
Thank you Judi. Have fun!
Thank you for the link to the strainer. Been on the lookout for one. Amazon.ca also has these for $6 and that includes shipping.
Silicon sink strainer is what I searched for when I found mine. Many people found their’s at Dollar Tree before Christmas. Mine was sold out then I noticed a couple of weeks ago they had them in stock. Not all Dollar Tree stores will have them. I got a regular colander and flipped it upside down. It doesn’t make as pretty a pattern but it was interesting.
Best one I have seen yet.
This a game changer! Thank you so very much for sharing the link! I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks for watching! Have fun!
I absolutely love it very nice
Thank you Denise!
I found some in our Dollar Tree which is a dollar store...they have lots of different things you can use...Good luck all! Thanks for sharing!
Hi, i liked your video very informative and clear sounding. I have found if you want your pour to spread alittle further on a dry canvas add a paint all around the pour touching it. The pour will not curl over itself. I do like the flower effect. Will you let it dry before adding the border color you mentioned.
Im glad somebody did this! I had thought about it but had yet to try it! Subscribed, thanks!
So beautiful art
Thank you so much 😀
Love this! Love the simple 3 colors and leaving pattern good idea! Thank you!
Those strainers can actually be found at the Dollar Tree if they are in your area 😉😉 it still ended up looking like a pretty cool feather in the end !!!
Thx for sharing! I love your southern accent ❤️. I’m from WV 😃
Thank you Sandra!
The sink strainer is brilliant and easy to do
Thank you. Great tutorial on the Colander.
Love the horse head pour!
Thank you Laurie!
WHERE TO BUY THE COLANDER USED IN THE VIDEO IN A STORE
I found the same colander that she used in the video above at my local Dollar General Store & the Dollar$Tree store had something comparable to it also. You’ll find it in the kitchen supplies area it should be near the dish drainers & it’s a small sink strainer or sink debris catcher. I love this technique & love watching Kathy’s videos for inspiration & ideas to keep me aspiring to bigger and better art projects.
Great color choices, they all compliment each other really nice! Cool pattern. I see I havent been using enough paint from the look of yours.
I have not seen it before either. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Very pretty. I haven't tried any of this kind of art, but you made it look easier.
Thank you Darlene -- just jump in! It is so much fun.
Don't tilt, SPIN! Get a Lazy Susan (turntable) and stretch using centrifugal force to create the mandala-like look you were hoping for.!
Franks channel: No. She did just right!
You could stack a few cups together and put it in the center of the canvas to elevate the middle slightly without losing the pattern
I love the final! Its beautiful! My favorite colors!!
thanks so much for sharing this , just got my mini colander from amazon . cant wait to try it tonight
Firstly the painting is amazing! Also wondering if you have tried putting a cup underneath the centre to get the pattern to flow to the outsides?
New Subscriber here: I liked it when you finished it the first time, but when you tipped it, I loved it. Look forward to seeing more.
Thank you Sarah!
Aliexpress.com also has these little strainers for $2, just search 'Sink Strainer'. Thank you for this great video, it's so lovely that you share your gift with the world. God bless.
Pretty.
I've seen the strainers in General Dollar.
Thank you I have tried everything now I’ll try this
Have fun
You inspire me so very much! Thank you! I love the end result!
Beautiful colors. Just FYI, you can get the colanders at the Dollar Store also. That’s where I found mine.
Absolutely you can!
Thank you for speaking the truth on this, this is a very popular method where I've seen a very large amount of pourers say you can get strainers just like these at a dollar store or anywhere (you can't, they are special). The funny thing is, they're all almost always using these EXACT strainers in their pours.
I know! I had to look high and low - then low and behold that tiny little thing did the trick! Thanks for watching!
I found mine at the dollar store but they had it in a weird place it wasn’t with the kitchen or even near that department but in a row off stuff that Is actually a Dollar!!! Mixed with a bunch of Of odds n ends.. Just was odd... so they carry them If your looking I’d show the people working a pic and they should help you find one!!! Hope this help 👍
Thanks for showing, Kathy. I found mine at Dollar General in their Dollar Days section. Creative Blessings!
Thank you Kelly. Happy pouring!
Gorgeous!
Thank you Laura!
I didn't think I'd like the colors since I usually use brighter ones but it turned out beautiful. Thanks now I'm going to try expanding the colors I use
Sometimes happy accidents of colors can surprise!!
Very cool! I tried it, but yours is much better, and after washing the colander, I yelled into it ... and strained my voice! =) Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Loved your tips....Using a spray bottle allows you to add water sparingly...I have added too much using the pour technique...just a thought
You should take a toothpick and spread between the colors to the outer edge like a fancy coffee!
This is beautiful Kathy. You can buy the strainer at the .99 cent store. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Anna, i have had several people say they were able to find them at the dollar store. Also, Amazon has them. Thank you for watching!
Be great to use turkey colors and do this with grandkids for Thanksgiving placemats!
Your paint isn't moving on the outside because its sticking to the canvas. You didnt put a wet background on so paint will flow over it. I found that exact strainer at BigLots
Kimberly - if you move your paint too much doing this -- you will totally lose you pattern. Not that it is a bad thing -- but not what I was going for!
those strainers are sold at the Dollar Tree stores...for $1.00
I love that advice too.. "If at first you don't succeed....try, try again." That quote comes from the Scottish hero, Robert the Bruce. When he was holed up in a cave, and hiding from the English he had plenty of time to think. He watched a spider rebuild his web after it had been destroyed many times. Hence the saying....... I love the previous video on card making from a napkin. Keep them coming.👍
Hi, I had to watch this one again! I love the design!
A beautiful pattern even when you turned it. A lovely video that was a joy to watch.
Awesome I loved it
Beautiful art thanks!
the Joann's brand Craft Essentials paint is super watery. their are some colors that may not need any water added. also this brand does not have as much pigment as other brands. I also use a baby medicine dropper to add water. this may have worked better if you had put a layer od white on the canvas first. this would allow the paint to "float" on top the white so that you can stretch it out to the edge. you could try to use black or the teal .
Thank you, I've got to try this, love the design!
It was so pretty!! It still is pretty just different now that you um stretched/manipulated it I hope that’s the right word I’m no professional artist -unless u count nail art! Quick question: Is it possible to leave a strainer/colander pour the way it is when it’s round-like you had it before when it was perfectly round? I’m just curious as I have no idea about how exactly fluid art works I only know nail art, lol, & I like the way the strainer pour looks before it’s manipulated. Thanks so much for the tutorials I really enjoy watching it gives me ideas for new nail art & it’s very relaxing to watch too!
I am still working on that one! But it a fun technique to play around with!
Thank you for showing this. That is super cool!!
Thank you Jenny!
Thank you so much for sharing this 👍... Great idea on the technique 💯
Thank you Ann!
Beautiful!! Love this pattern
Lovely job. Such great s/ Western pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Wow love it
Yeah, I did the search gig too and then I found one at a flea market for a quarter. But, then I started trying other things and the one I really like is a dollar store orange juicer. Made in plastic, So you should give that a whirl. But you are right the thinness of the paint is the key
to successes
I found that my colors just ran together when I poured them through the colander. My paint's viscosity seemed exactly the same as Kathy's. No idea why.
WOW!!!! Simply beautiful!!😍😍 Thanks for sharing this with us. New Subscriber here!😃👍🎉
Thank you for watching --- and welcome!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Nice and glad you kept the pattern
Thank you!
Amazing! Love it.
I like the wing look
Thank you Ruby!
Could you stop half way thru pour and tilt to fill in outer edges then put strainer back in center and pour rest? Do you think it would then have beautiful pattern in the center with filled in edges?
Lots of options for this! I would definitely give it a try!
You did it just right! Its great! I winced when you said brown. lol. But that is great! How'd it get crooked?
At that point it had a mind of its own! Thank you so much for watching!
Beautiful 😍
Thank you Jude!