Acrylic pour paint to pouring medium ratio experiment
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2019
- Getting the right acrylic pour paint to pouring medium ratio is a pivotal need for paint pouring. As a journeyman acrylic paint pour artist, I am starting to recognize that I take for granted some of the lessons that I've learned over the past few years.
In order to remedy that, I've decide to start a segment where I do experiments for commonly asked questions.
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In today's experiment I am going to test what happens when you change the paint to pouring medium ratio. I will be testing with three different ratios for pouring medium to paint; 1:1, 2:1, 5:1.
We will not be making any adjustments to any other variable, including consistency (although we may do that in another video).
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Let us know what other experiments you'd like us to try!
The art world needs more left brained people to explain things precisely to those of us in the right brained universe. Sometimes, I have to rewind many many times to understand your videos with things like numbers and ratios. C’est la vie. I am entirely right brained, but I learn more about the whys and how’s from you than anyone else on UA-cam. New to your channel, binge watching.
I hope to have some handy calculators on my website soon to help with the "math" and "ratios" portions of some of my explanations. You make a great point that I need focus on going forward though. Thanks so much Marylou.
I see you understand my pain ☺️
Thank you for doing the experiments so we don’t have to! Please tell me you don’t toss them, the one with more paint is so scary it’s amazing! I don’t know if that makes sense or not. I have trigeminal neuralgia. That pour is exactly how I feel when I have an attack. Please don’t misunderstand, it amazes me how you captured a feeling that I can’t put into words!
That is amazing. I am glad it speaks to you Rhonda. It's that amazing about art?
That’s fantastic info!! To see it next to each other like that is clarifying 💫
I am glad it was helpful for you too.
Just found this channel AND started painting. Loooove this channel sooo much already!!
Thank you so much. I am glad my experiments are helping.
Great experiment. I really enjoy these experiments. Well done
Thanks. This is the type of stuff that helps me learn so I am glad other people are enjoying it also.
Great experiment. You save us tons of money doing this. I feel like I should be taking notes lol
Thanks. I am all for doing acrylic pouring in a budget and environmentally friendly way.
Tus videos fueron muy necesarios para mí cuando empecé a hacer este tipo de pnturas. Agradezco mucho que los hagas!!!
Gracias Ruth. Me encanta experimentar con las pinturas.
You figured out what I wanted to know before I realized I wanted to know it!
😀😄😉 I am glad I could help out.
Very helpful, thanks! I'm surprised you don't have more likes. Keep up the cool experiments!
Thanks. Experimenting is fun for sure. Plus, that is how I learn best.
Hi David, greetings from Malaysia!
TQVM for yr useful tips and experiment.
Very useful info for beginner like myself.
Glad it was helpful Helen!
Excellent like always, please keep the experiments coming, I learned a lot (I dont see anything wrong with your closeup skills) Thank you for sharing.😃
Thanks Martha. This was a really old video. Hopefully the newer ones look a bit better.
Great experiment! Thank you! We need to spread the word about your tutorials :)
I wouldn't complain if you did that. 😉😆
Wow, thank you so much for this video. 👍🏻
You are so welcome. Thanks for watching.
Super helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! T hanks for watching.
Ty for doing these informative videos
My pleasure Karen.
thanks. this experiment helps a lot.
You're welcome Emma. Glad to help.
very interesting demo!
thanks
Glad you liked it!
5:08 "They won't be fully cured for another 7-14 days." 😲 I had no idea. That's also going in my painting journal!
Thanks!
You’re welcome 😊
GreAt vid!! Good for beginners
Thanks V S for the comment and the watch. Happy pouring!
I am really enjoying learning by watching your videos! Thank you so much for creating these. I am nearly ready to buy paints and other things I need now, but noticed that there are pre-mixed paints available. Have you ever used Arteza pre-mixed pouring paints? If so, do you recommend those or is it better to mix paint and pouring medium on your own? Thanks again for all the helpful tips!
Yup, they work great. Just more expensive than making your own. Your choice depending on your budget.
Thanks 🌼🌼🌼
Very welcome!
@LeftBrainedArtist My son is a computer engineer and an IT nerd as well. I am a Saudi female coffee painting artist and a physician. I love this D. Pouring art, and I find your videos informative and helpful. Keep it up.
@@drn.z4248 Will do. Thanks!
Hey! I’m sooo lucky to wake up every morning and while drinking my coffe, have a little tuotorial from YOU! I keep learning new things everydag!!! You are the besr!!
I love all of your tests endexperient, but a questuin poped upp in my head as i was watching this video;
Han you tried to test the same mixture and use dem on different techniques?
Each one for pourig cup, swiping, bloomtec and Dutch pour for example.
Att also in rhe kommets tell us alittle bit om way they became
Ps Only use paint and tex Elmer. And then do a series but alvays
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-pouring medium
I use glue and Floetrol for most of my test pours. Sometimes I have to use other mediums because that i part of the test but generally I use those two because they are so much cheaper than other mediums and that makes the most sense for my audience.
@@LeftBrainedArtist ❣️
Thanks for doing these great experiments! As a very new beginner, I'm finding all your videos super helpful. Can you help me figure out why I'm getting crazing and cracking?
That is usually one of three reasons. 1) Paint is too thick on the surface 2) Top layer of paint is drying too fast. Too hot or there is a draft over the surface of the painting 3) Pouring medium is too thick.
Some paints like Artist's loft white are known to crack also. You have to put a small amount of high sticky medium (decoart, liquitex, gac 800) with it to make it not crack as much.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Thanks for your reply. Now I see that I left too much paint on the canvas. I will let them sit for a week, sand and try again. I'm calling learning how to pour paint Character Building. Lots of failures in the learning process. :-)
Wow, great experiment & study on ratios.
I def was too thick for my first couple of tries. And just this past week, I THOUGHT I was about 1:3 or 1:4 ratios , and as I’m mixing and testing the mound, I added so much more medium and waters….. but my painting still turned out more like your 1:1 ratio. I’m still to thick with my mix.
Using craft paints also…. It’s so weird how thick my has been. ( disclosure, I’m not using a scale yet to measure but I’ve always been able to eyeball measurements because I’ve been cooking for a couple decades and I’m usually pretty good eyeballing volumes. But I know I know if I get a scale it will be easier to mix )
It has helped me a lot, especially to recreate what I have already done.
Where can I find your ratio chart? I am a subscriber as of today. I appreciate the way you explain everything
It is clear and very understandable.
I have a paint calculator - leftbrainedartist.com/calculator to figure out how much paint you need for a pour.
I see pour artists using squeeze bottles of paint. If I mix enough paint for a squeeze bottle will it hold its consistence. I’m interested in reverse dip and It looks like the bottles give more control than poring from the small cup. Thanks for your help. Paint is mixed and ready for my first pour tomorrow!
Absolutely you can Kim. You can have paint in squeeze bottles for days/week/months. Lightly swirl before you use but don't shake as that will create bubbles. Watch our for mildew if you use water. Tap water will last a week or two, filtered/bottle/distilled water will last much longer.
Awesome video👏🏼👏🏼. Thank you for that! Your content is very informative and I’m glad I found your channel😀. So when you say 75% pouring medium to 25% water, and let’s say I want it to be in grams. Would that be 750g pouring medium to 250g water?
Correct.
@@LeftBrainedArtist great! Thank youuu
Thank you for making these videos. I'm wondering about ratios using flotrol. Do you use it with your paint? I'm starting out with liquitex basics.. and I wanted to do dutch pours. So I'm hoping you can give me a bit of a guide to go by. What do you suggest as ratios for flotrol, liquitex basics and a Dutch pour? Thanks, kelly from windsor, ontario
One part paint, one part Floetrol and almost one part water. The water is variable and should go in last. You really want it thin. If you have seen my consistency video you want it thinner than ever then thin version I give.
@@LeftBrainedArtist thanks. I'm actually right now starting to mix paint and record each. So the timing is great.
I've a question.. do you have a video describing how much pouring medium (like liquidtex, floetrol) you would use for which brand of paint? I'm thinking ones like.. liquitex, golden, arteza, art deco, craft paint. I think you said in a video that each brand has a different amount of pigment. And that not all paints can handle the same amount of medium. Or do you just go by how thick the paint is? Craft, flowing, med viscosity, and very thick.. each having their own ratio to medium, no matter the brand?
I have a video that talks a little about that (ua-cam.com/video/nZgXEAnE2zQ/v-deo.html) and a blog posts that goes more in to detail (leftbrainedartist.com/how-to-prepare-acrylic-paint-for-pouring/)
Thank you for doing this in grams
NP. Grams is easier to measure smaller amounts with since there are something like 28 in an ounce.
Very different what kind of tourch do U recommend using g? Thanks
I have a blog posts about the torches that I use currently. Just search "leftbrainedartist best torches" and it will come right up on Google.
I decided to use the floetrol do I need to add a small amount of water to my paints? Add the water to my paints first?
I add water last as it is only to thin to the right consistency.
trying to decide which pouring medium to use. i have tried glue all,flotrol and apple barrel pouring medium. i fing the ab medium is ms much thinner when mixed with assirted paints, and the glue all tends to dull the color
Glue and Floetrol dull the color but most of that comes back when you varnish. Craft paint you can only use 1:1 without the poorer quality paints really losing their luster. Nicer paints you can thin 2:1 or more.
So for a swipe where u want the black to sink leaving the cells or scales look I'd think thicker would be more of a coat where thinner would spider web off but on this experiment the black on the thin covered everything so this represents the density?
Meaning once it was less dense it began to float on the other colors?
So if u made ur black mixed on a 1:2 ratio . What would u prefer the colors to mixed at? Of course depends on paint using but in reference to the black do u want it thinner or thicker than your colors
It isn't necessarily thin or thick but use a black with heavy pigment. Mars black vs carbon black (mars is much heavier). A very slight difference in thinness can help but not as much as density.
@@LeftBrainedArtist is it fair to assume all paint brands labeled mars black have the same density as the Golden brand pigment whose density's you have shared In the pdf?
@@jaredb9523 No but it is fair to assume they are in the same ballpark if they are mid grade or better. Heavy, Medium, Light
@leftBrainedARtist, HELP! I live in Utah where the temperature is very cold for at least 4 month. I moved my studio to the basement and although I use a space heater my paintings turned out to be a disaster. They cracked or the beautiful design melts, I think the room pemperature is too cold or too warm. Here is my question what's the ideal room temperature to dry my pouring painting? Thank you so much in advance!
65-75 would be my suggestion. I am in West Jordan, Utah and my studios stays that way and I haven't had problems with cracking.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Thank you so much for your prompt resposne, I really appreciate it! I'll follow your suggestion. So you are in West Jourdan, sweet! I'm looking forward to better weather!😄
@@lilianshelton4290 I'm a total newbie, so take this with a grain of salt... you said you are in the basement, could it be humidity causing the issue? Do you have a way to measure the humidity down there?
Just a thought...
Happy Painting!!
I am trying to create lace and holes in my pours. But no such luck, I used silicon oil ,but no lace or bubbles in my pours. How do I create the lace and holes?
Check out this video (ua-cam.com/video/vUo126Js6Qw/v-deo.html) and this blog post (leftbrainedartist.com/acrylicpourcells/). I think that should give you most everything you need.
Found this so helpfull. I will try some pours in near future, but first have to upgrade some thing, check them if you will have time. Thanks, will sub and follow you, peace and love from Croatia! Simon
Thanks for watching Simon. What are your favorite paints and mediums to use in your neck of the woods?
@@LeftBrainedArtisthey LBA, thanks for responding.. was using our brand of tempera Karbon when I started the channel year and half-ish ago, had some health issues then and it was just to unwind my mind a little, didn't draw or paint for years, last year because of work. It's all right now. Currently have few tubes of Royal & Langnickel acrylics Essentials, limited palette colours and for me they are pretty nice. Semi thick and very well pigmented. Yesterday I did order a Royal Talents ArtCreation paint and some other stuff since I want to upgrade work on the channel. Camera is my next main problem. Pouring medium is/will be Artmie and I hope it will be ok after watching review from you. Fingers crossed!!!
Cheers, Simon.
My ratios must be wayyy off because everything is very thick on my canvas after moving it around. Trying to get the ratios down so I don’t waste my paints or pouring medium.
My go to is either Floetrol (2 parts to one part paint) or glue with medium being 70% glue and 30% water and then doing 2 parts glue mix to one part paint. Then adding water to get the consistency for my pour. Take a look at ua-cam.com/video/nZgXEAnE2zQ/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely try using both of those recommendations! 😁
and I never seem to get many cells or too many bubbls or craters
Bubbles is a tough one with alternate (cheaper) mediums. You have to mix your paints and let them sit a while to get them all out. Honestly, it will bother you more than anyone you give your paintings too or sell.
Cells you'd have to watch some of my newer videos or popular ones on cells. There is just a lot going in to how they form.
The average painting was a 2:1 ratio. 2 parts paint. 1 part medium ??
1 part paint, 2 parts medium
I know what I learned from you and I know I am rt but hurt as I finally got the nerve and
I would love for you to send me a picture via my contact us form on my website Carolyn.
I will never show another painting on one of the Painting sites on Facebook I thought I did a great ring pour and this one comment says your paint was to thin that's why it's not that good This is fliuld art help / beginner "s of course I deleted it and I am so confused she said my paint should be like oankcake batter ?? which one mine or yours I like my pancakes thin so that would be wrong to thin then my husband likes his thick to thick for paint for our art ..I am really upset
This is one reason why I don't participate in free Facebook groups. Too many entitled people that say anything. Most good people but those few that don't think about anyone but themselves really ruin for eveyone else.
Please use oz not grams
Grams are way easier for smaller amounts when doing small paintings in my opinion. Larger paintings I do usually do either ounces or 30g (approx. 1 ounce)