Hi Cheryl!Thanks for writing and for the great suggestions! I've never used silicone in an art context. What product do you use? I'm curious. I was trained not to mix acrylics and alcohol as they are chemically incompatible and the alcohol would destabilize the acrylic polymer emulsion chemistry. In fact did you know that because of this alcohol is a solvent for acrylics? You can use it to remove dried acrylic paint from a canvas or from painting tools and work surfaces. Since I sell my work, I try to make sure the materials I am using will stand the test of time. However, that should NOT stop others from trying it. I'm all for experimentation and discovery! Not everything we make has to be perfectly archival or meant to last. The process and FUN is SO important! Happy painting!
This may sound strange but I’m an insulin user. The insulin in the vial can’t have air bubbles. But they are two part and separate like your ink does. I roll the bottle between my hands so it mixes and no bubbles.
Hi It would have nice to see the finished product after it dried...And all that wonderful colour pouring off the corner eeeek! I hope you were able to reuse that wasted ink?
Oh That sounds fun! Love how you are thinking. The key to using water with acrylics is to keep the ratio of paint or medium to water under 30%. I explain why this is in my video ua-cam.com/video/EKNpKUK4lMc/v-deo.html.
Can I use drops of acrylic ink in pouring medium so I can do a layered pour? I have several bottles of inks and I love doing pour painting. This seems to be a very hard question for people to answer or want to answer and I don't know why.
Haha! I made this so long ago. And it was really just a quick example. Not a painting I was planning on using for any other purpose than this video. Probably is long gone by now!
I am wondering if it would be good to mix the ink by rolling in your palm like they advise you roll nail polish rather than tipping? Wondered if that is a good method?
That's an interesting idea! And worth a try. I didn't know about rolling nail polish in the palm, either! Their viscosities are quite different so my inclination is that the tipping helps the heavy pigments incorporate better in a very thin binder of the ink. Whereas with nail polish it has the viscosity of enamel paints and my experience is not as much about the pigment suspension but the separation of parts of the binder in nail polish. Let us know how it goes! Maybe try both methods and compare.
I’ve tried the Liquitex deep colours Acrylic ink pouring set, the colours are great but even when what I make looks good, when it dries, it all blends to a dark brown and the colours are not separate. I’m using a few drops of ink, is this wrong? Am I using too much ink?
Hi what brand of primer would Yiu recommend for acrylic medium? I am a beginner and also want to know if varnish is good or bad for the painting? Thanks
+Kavita Adhikari I'll be doing a video on priming for acrylics so stay tuned for that. Acrylic Gesso is what we use. Please watch my video on varnishing to learn all about it.
+Kavita Adhikari Sorry I see you wanted to know brands. There are many good brands out there. I will show you in the upcoming video how to determine quality of gesso but brands I trust are Liquitex, Golden, Winsor & Newton and Lascaux.
can I Use water instead of pouring medium? someone said it maybe ok if I am doing this on a mix media or watercolor paper while some others have told me as long as it's no more than 50% thing is I want my paintings to last and the info I get is confusing what are your thoughts?
You can add any medium but you will always get a different result. The fantastic thing with this is it dries super glossy, it looks great. If you use other gel mediums, they can dry matt, or glossy, depending, and may not flow like this. If you use water it will be very dilute and very matt. Also the more you dilute any acrylic paint with water, the more you risk 'underbinding' the paint- the paint needs to have lots of binder in it, and can just fall apart if you add too much water.. there are so many different products out there that are fun to use. The only thing is this pouring medium is super expensive I think..
Hi there! I am so sorry you had trouble hearing this video. I am using a microphone, and it is the same volume as other UA-cam videos. Have you checked the slider on the UA-cam interface itself? Even if you have your computer volume all the way up. If the slider on the left-hand side of the screen is down, it will lower the audio. Another thing that can happen is if you have another app open such a Zoom the audio will also be diminished. I hope this helps!
Yes, that is what I was describing at 1:11. Also, there are videos in the pouring medium playlist linked in the description box where I show exactly how to do that.
There is no exact ratio. It depends on the transparency you desire and the pigment you are using. If you are looking for precision and repeatable results you can experiment on a small scale, make notes as to your ratios and then scale up. Remember the colors will dry darker so sometimes it's good to do practice runs before moving onto a canvas. Have fun, Janis!
Hello Michele, I've watched several of your videos and have learned so much. Thank you for putting those videos together. I do have a question. I've been trying to create a vibrant and bold red using my pouring medium. However, when I mix my red acrylic paint with Liquitex Pouring Medium my paint color turns pink. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you in advance :)
Adrianna Torres I'm thinking that may be because the pouring medium has a cloudy white color to it. You can see it when she pours the virgin pouring medium on the canvas. It's almost like adding a white paint to the colors to lighten them. It's nothing you're doing wrong in your technique. It's just something you have to keep in mind when using pouring medium! I know people use airbrush medium to mix in with their acrylic paints too I haven't read anything about that affecting the vibrancy of the colors. That will make the paint super thin though, like the acrylic inks here. So if you want something thicker, the pouring medium is what you'd need to use. I am unsure if there is a clear pouring medium out there, couldn't hurt to google it maybe. I would try tiny test patches before doing the painting this way nothing gets ruined with a color result you're not expecting!
Where is the instruction on what you are doing after dropping on the inks? This is a very poor instruction video, even if it is old. You should remove it from UA-cam.
Love the colors used, I would have loved to see what kind of reaction a drop of silicone and/or isopropyl alcohol would have done.
Hi Cheryl!Thanks for writing and for the great suggestions! I've never used silicone in an art context. What product do you use? I'm curious. I was trained not to mix acrylics and alcohol as they are chemically incompatible and the alcohol would destabilize the acrylic polymer emulsion chemistry. In fact did you know that because of this alcohol is a solvent for acrylics? You can use it to remove dried acrylic paint from a canvas or from painting tools and work surfaces. Since I sell my work, I try to make sure the materials I am using will stand the test of time. However, that should NOT stop others from trying it. I'm all for experimentation and discovery! Not everything we make has to be perfectly archival or meant to last. The process and FUN is SO important! Happy painting!
This may sound strange but I’m an insulin user. The insulin in the vial can’t have air bubbles. But they are two part and separate like your ink does. I roll the bottle between my hands so it mixes and no bubbles.
Interesting. Thanks i'll try this instead
wish we could have seen more of the finishing and ending and less mixing.
Laurel Sheridan pallet knife people
The instructions were perfect thank you so much for this video. I will be trying it out! :)
Hi It would have nice to see the finished product after it dried...And all that wonderful colour pouring off the corner eeeek!
I hope you were able to reuse that wasted ink?
I'd like that too not many work with the inks!!
Watching the paint flow out onto the table gives me anxiety, seems kind of wasteful lol
99turquoisegiraffes exactly even i was not able to breathe while watching this wastage.
Would have been so easy to prep some coasters to press into the dripped paint.
Beautiful thx. Love watching something new👍🏻
absolutely love your energy! everybody should be able to enjoy color..love it.
THIS IS AMAZING !!!!!!!!!
Very nice! Could you spray the canvas with water then put paint on & let it run ?
Oh That sounds fun! Love how you are thinking. The key to using water with acrylics is to keep the ratio of paint or medium to water under 30%. I explain why this is in my video ua-cam.com/video/EKNpKUK4lMc/v-deo.html.
by the way GREAT SEAHAWK COLORS! #gohawks! LOL Im in Washington. Love this technique and VERY detailed information
You can thin fluid acrylics with golden airbrush medium .
muy lindo, puedo usar pintura acrílica en lugar de tinta(Ink)
Can I use drops of acrylic ink in pouring medium so I can do a layered pour? I have several bottles of inks and I love doing pour painting. This seems to be a very hard question for people to answer or want to answer and I don't know why.
What exactly do you mean by drops of ink in pouring medium? Are you talking about something different than what I’m doing here?
Can we use floetrol as pouring medium instead?
Hi it seemed that your film had run out before you actually finished your painting ???!!!!!
Haha! I made this so long ago. And it was really just a quick example. Not a painting I was planning on using for any other purpose than this video. Probably is long gone by now!
Could you do a flip pour with both acrylic inks and acrylic paints in the same pour?
You could place another canvas under this canvas so that you can make another colorful art piece of waste acrylic.
Ashish Khanna Is
Liquitex is expensive! I'm too cheap to use that much arbitrarily.
Michelle
Really amazing!
If possible please tell me what are the things you used to make this .
I couldn't get the name of the products.
Thank you
Dear Prakash, all the products are listed below the video in the description box 😊🌸 Happy painting to you! 🎨
I am wondering if it would be good to mix the ink by rolling in your palm like they advise you roll nail polish rather than tipping? Wondered if that is a good method?
That's an interesting idea! And worth a try. I didn't know about rolling nail polish in the palm, either! Their viscosities are quite different so my inclination is that the tipping helps the heavy pigments incorporate better in a very thin binder of the ink. Whereas with nail polish it has the viscosity of enamel paints and my experience is not as much about the pigment suspension but the separation of parts of the binder in nail polish. Let us know how it goes! Maybe try both methods and compare.
We’re all the colours you put on first before the ink a Pouring medium in colour?
When the pouring paint is in a squeeze bottle.... can you use it again... or does it dry out?
Did you find a new source for the plastic bottles? I am looking also.
I’ve tried the Liquitex deep colours Acrylic ink pouring set, the colours are great but even when what I make looks good, when it dries, it all blends to a dark brown and the colours are not separate. I’m using a few drops of ink, is this wrong? Am I using too much ink?
I'm sorry I'm not familiar with that set.
Michele Theberge thanks for replying.
Should have stopped at 5.35
Did you elevate a corner?
How is that not obvious
this technique seems to take alot of supplies
What is mixed into the ink?
Hi what brand of primer would Yiu recommend for acrylic medium? I am a beginner and also want to know if varnish is good or bad for the painting? Thanks
+Kavita Adhikari I'll be doing a video on priming for acrylics so stay tuned for that. Acrylic Gesso is what we use. Please watch my video on varnishing to learn all about it.
+Kavita Adhikari Sorry I see you wanted to know brands. There are many good brands out there. I will show you in the upcoming video how to determine quality of gesso but brands I trust are Liquitex, Golden, Winsor & Newton and Lascaux.
can I Use water instead of pouring medium?
someone said it maybe ok if I am doing this on a mix media or watercolor paper
while some others have told me as long as it's no more than 50%
thing is I want my paintings to last and the info I get is confusing
what are your thoughts?
You can add any medium but you will always get a different result. The fantastic thing with this is it dries super glossy, it looks great. If you use other gel mediums, they can dry matt, or glossy, depending, and may not flow like this. If you use water it will be very dilute and very matt. Also the more you dilute any acrylic paint with water, the more you risk 'underbinding' the paint- the paint needs to have lots of binder in it, and can just fall apart if you add too much water.. there are so many different products out there that are fun to use. The only thing is this pouring medium is super expensive I think..
Hi There, I love your video but your sound is too low, if you could adjust it it would be perfect, Thank You....
Hi there! I am so sorry you had trouble hearing this video. I am using a microphone, and it is the same volume as other UA-cam videos. Have you checked the slider on the UA-cam interface itself? Even if you have your computer volume all the way up. If the slider on the left-hand side of the screen is down, it will lower the audio. Another thing that can happen is if you have another app open such a Zoom the audio will also be diminished. I hope this helps!
Can you use the ink to pigment the pouring medium?
Yes, that is what I was describing at 1:11. Also, there are videos in the pouring medium playlist linked in the description box where I show exactly how to do that.
What is the tube for?
What is the ratio of paint to pouring medium please?
There is no exact ratio. It depends on the transparency you desire and the pigment you are using. If you are looking for precision and repeatable results you can experiment on a small scale, make notes as to your ratios and then scale up. Remember the colors will dry darker so sometimes it's good to do practice runs before moving onto a canvas. Have fun, Janis!
why do you need a pouring medium
Hello Michele, I've watched several of your videos and have learned so much. Thank you for putting those videos together. I do have a question. I've been trying to create a vibrant and bold red using my pouring medium. However, when I mix my red acrylic paint with Liquitex Pouring Medium my paint color turns pink. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you in advance :)
Adrianna Torres I'm thinking that may be because the pouring medium has a cloudy white color to it. You can see it when she pours the virgin pouring medium on the canvas. It's almost like adding a white paint to the colors to lighten them. It's nothing you're doing wrong in your technique. It's just something you have to keep in mind when using pouring medium! I know people use airbrush medium to mix in with their acrylic paints too I haven't read anything about that affecting the vibrancy of the colors. That will make the paint super thin though, like the acrylic inks here. So if you want something thicker, the pouring medium is what you'd need to use. I am unsure if there is a clear pouring medium out there, couldn't hurt to google it maybe. I would try tiny test patches before doing the painting this way nothing gets ruined with a color result you're not expecting!
Is colored india ink the same as that acrylic ink?
+Bernice Seigel No - it must be acrylic ink to be compatible.
WTF?
OMG I think she passed out!
She waste so much!!! Better ways
Where is the instruction on what you are doing after dropping on the inks? This is a very poor instruction video, even if it is old. You should remove it from UA-cam.