I am 75 and I did my first pour and my Husband thought I went out and bought it. Thank you for showing all of us how to do this.I now have a wonderful hobby, Stop biting your nail.
Hahaha Darlene. My wife has yet to help me conquer that habit. Some days are better than others. I'm glad the videos are helping. Art should be enjoyed by everyone.
I taught school for 40 years and I really appreciate a good teacher! I love your experimenting and your explanations…I’ve actually started taking notes! Thank you! ❤️
Wow, thank you Nita. Always glad to help. You are a saint for teaching that long. My mother did too and I am amazed that she did and that she loved it, and loved all the kids she got to mentor.
It's Mid-June 2023 and I have just watched this (now) 2 year old video. I have enjoyed very many videos of yours and am subscribed. In my opinion, this is one of your best and most informative offerings to date. We have completely opposite taste in visual appeal and organized precision, yet, I greatly appreciate your explanations of hydrodynamic and chemical reactions. The information you present is clear and precise and allows me (a non-traditional, non-directional thinker) to delve further into my "what if" travels with a better feel for potential results. It is probably difficult to believe, but, you are as good as your excellent reviews.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment. I definitely don't learn by "feel" like a lot of people so I have to break things down in the logical analytical steps so I can remember and iterate on those steps.
I was so bummed on the straight pour one when the spot of that gorgeous orange slid off the side. I’m sure glad you did the balloon smash to bring some orange up. It turned out quite nice.
" Look at it, walk away, then come back otherwise, us as artists we always try to be perfectionists, working it and working it and ending up ruining it." Never have truer words been spoken. I do the same thing.😂
Thank you so much for bringing some science to pour painting! I have been doing this for 3 years, after watching mostly videos by a wealthy Australian lady who uses giant cups of artist-quality paints, which I can't afford. Her paintings are gorgeous, but not very helpful, because I don't think she really understands the physics and chemistry behind the process. After watching you, my paintings have improved considerably, because you not only show "how", but you also explain "why".
Another great video. Liked the result a lot, especially after the balloon smash. Did anyone else see the Kellogs corn flakes rooster on that around 16.40? Super cool.
I like the one you like too, with the cells😁😁😁. Thanks for just being your chill self & doing what your own thing. (I hate it when certain people with art channels, don't know what they are doing....talking to a camera asking it (the before viewer's) what should I do guys? Or Say Idk what to do! I'm scared...) uhhh duhhh...It's annoying! Did Bob Ross say these things? Noooooo! Anyway..... Thanks.?.lol 😆 🤣 😂
Lol Michelle. My wife says I'm too stubborn to ask for help. I just do it over and over till I get it right, or at least what I think is right. Luckily with paint pouring the journey is just as exciting as the destination.
Thanks for the straightforward, easy to understand tutorials!! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate them. When I was studying art (back in the dark ages) I was constantly frustrated by my attempts to pour, spatter, throw, etc. paint. Recently enamored by the new poured art works I have been trying to wade thru the ocean of information on the internet and have been elven more frustrated by the myriad of advice on techniques, products, etc. You give great information, use simple and easy to find and prepare products. Thanks for keeping it simple!!
I absolutely loved the "ribbon" one before the smooshing. I liked the smooshing, too, but there was something viscousy, liquidy ethereal about it. No accounting for taste, I suppose! 😁
I live in thecountry, dirt road country that has acreek parallel to our land, so i like to flip cup pour onto flat river rocks. Everyone loves them. Thank you for your videos. You are awesome and you rock!!
Thank you so much for your goldmine of tips. Simple and sensible, easy to recall when needed. I loved the one you balloon dipped before you enhanced it. To me it looked like a lovely, lone branch. Simple and lovely. Must say, I liked your balloon dips, altho I would have added a couple less. Thank you.
Thanks Holly. This artform is so crazy how every person thinks so differently about a piece. It truly is one of the hardest things to accept the work as done even when inside we feel like it isn't in your own mind.
Thank you for the the tips! I'm going to attempt my first canvas painting and you're the first person out of the videos I've watched that did a "test" of the colors! I never would've known to do that and God knows what I would end up with! I loved the ballon dip one actually better than the other, exactly the look I'm going for! 😁
When I do a flipcup, I usually put a small hole in the bottom of the cup. Use a needle/tack. This will allow the heavier paints to settle at the bottom (and th lighter paint to rise). If you use something to catch the last drips it will give a cleaner result (for people who don't want a ribbon or weird blob at the end) Big thanks for another informative video!!! P.S. If you don't want to waste the cup, use some sticky tape to cover the hole.
I just did that tonight - cut the tops off two containers of white to get as much out as I could! Thanks for all your videos... they are very informatiive and helpfu!
@@LeftBrainedArtist the first third is the back portion and easily accessible to a wooden stirrer. The 2 nd third is a little larger and doubly accessible...but the small leftover third has that nubbin that holds a pea sized amount that you can never get to if you’re doing halfies and that amount can easily be used to accent one more painting. Gotta get what you paid for when you can! ❤️🌷
Art = science or science = art? Either way your videos are helping me so much. I am learning to understand where I went wrong on some of my duds. Thank you so much for what you. Like both of these paintings. I have found the balloon to be a real savior and it’s become my favorite tool.
@@LeftBrainedArtist nah. Trying not to do that! Although, any time of day or night I'm covered in paint. My clothes. My walls. Even my dog twice 🤣 my white one had pink tones, and my brown one did her nails one time 😂
So funny I'm talking along with you saying "I don't Like ribbons, myself.." Then as it went & you did the second one, I Loved it! It was so serene. & then the Ballon came. 😒😄
BAsed on your drying rack box thingies, I just got myself a commercial cooling rack, and I'm going to figure out how to make boxes that fit on those shelves so I can dry 20 paintings at a time. Thanks for that tip. I also never thought about the silicone rising before, so that will make a difference in how I layer my paint. I'm going to run off and paint now. You're the best! Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I'm a long way away from amazing yet, but I did 5 tonight, 2 total fails, 1 probable fail that I'm giving a chance to dry before I decide, 1 that is maybe okay, and one that I think I quite like. But I'm working on it and you're helping!
It wasn't bland it was soothing. David, those balloon kisses made it wonderful. And you're dissing it so bad! I like it best. How much? I owe myself a present.
I like to talk through what I am thinking. Hopefully it makes people recognize that they aren't the only ones hart on their own art. For this little thing say $25 shipped? I won't be able to put a varnish on it for a week or two. If you send me an email from the contact form on the my website leftbrainedartist.com I'll let you know how it looks with the varnish. You can decide then if you still want it.
Thanks David. I love watching your videos because I learn every time. I appreciate how you critique your own projects. That helps a lot. Have a good day.
Thanks Sunita. Pointing out the problems is actually quite stress relieving for me. Once I say it on camera I don't obsess over it. Not sure why but it works for me.
Too funny! I totally squeeze my bottles too trying to get every tiny drop n shove sticks in trying to get more lol! Hate to waste paint my pet peeve but doesn't always happen as planned; that's Art lol!
I really love the balloon smash one. They always make me think of jellyfish, and the ribbons added to that! I'm not sure if it would be something others would be interested in, but I'd love a video that teaches how to mix colors to get a color you are looking for (not them mixing on the canvas, but mixing them pre-pour to get the color you're looking for). I get the basics, but sometimes I just can't even get close to the color I'm wanting. I have no idea what color(s) I'm missing to make it look how I want, and sometimes I waste tons of paint trying to figure it out. Is there some tried and true method to making colors? When I do it it I'm reminded of when my dad tried to teach me to cook things when I was younger, and he would tell me to "add a pinch" of something. This would lead to me arguing that his pinch and my pinch are different sizes....so why couldn't he just give me an exact measurement? He would try to explain cooking is an art. *sighs* My brain just wants exact measurements. LOL! In the same sense, I would love a more left-brained approach to mixing colors to make new ones (if there is a left-brained approach to this). Also in making new colors, do I need to worry about whether a paint is transparent/semi/opaque? Thank you for always explaining things so well, and in a way that makes so much more sense to those of us that are also left-brained artists!!!!
This is definitely on my content calendar. You might try checking out Chris Breier on UA-cam - ua-cam.com/channels/8AeKPOzP2m5p5-rudvsNGg.html - and Ticktok. He has some great color mixing videos for traditional acrylic artist's which I think have been very helpful. I agree on the "pinch" thing. I always wanted to know 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tbsp, etc.
They are both cool but my favorite is the balloon dip. I enjoy watching you mix paint. Very relaxing. Of all the many artists online I have 2 favorites that I subscribe to and watch regularly. You and Fiona of FionaArt from Slovenija. You are precise about measuring and she doesn't measure at all. I learn a lot from both of you. I also love the comparisons that you do. Thank you.
Wow... I really liked both versions of the non-silicone pour. Before the balloon I thought it was great... couldn't believe what you were doing with that balloon until I saw the effect. Thanks for your so detailed explanations.
Dave I watch your top 10 tips from your viewers. One said to buy paint that ppl did not want is that for a pour and make sure it is acrylic interior paint.
I don't like using latex paint (walls/house paint) for regular pours. Only for special cases like Sheleeart blooms or the types of pours that Sarah Taylor does. I was thinking more acrylic paint. Lots of my family members had random stuff in their house they donated or I purchased for cheap.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I’m just learning from one of the best !! ThankYou for all your content you put out. Can’t wait to try a balloon dip now, Off I go !! Inspired again !! Thanks as always, ☮️💟&🦄’s
Great video. Wish I'd known about the balloon smash about 5 days ago. I made a pour that is currently hanging on the wall of shame and waiting to be covered with a new pour.
Thank you SO much! You not only explained the approach of the flip cup perfectly, but thanks to you I have finally understood how to get these big beautiful cells - I have only ever managed to get a few tiny ones, and never thought about varying the colour thickness - in retrospect, using thin paint here is logical, to make the silicone oil rise more easily, but I had learned pouring needed a certain (thicker) consistency from videos about an entirely different technique and never thought to stray from that recipe for other methods :D Your technique works wonderfully, I tried it out today and am super happy with the results :)
This is amazing to hear. Glad to help although I think you probably had more to do with your success than I did. Glad your learning from every pouring and using that info for future pours.
And that’s another thing…when you mix your glue with water, how do you measure that? I’m interested in the process, for instance do you make a gallon at a time? That would be 3 quarts glue to 1 quart water? I’m a liberal arts major and never got around to taking any chemistry classes-this is so fun! Thanks for your help!
A very good quality tutorial. It answered many issues I had with my first attempts. You always give very clear and practical advice, and this tutorial is especially helpful. I see a lot of "look how I do it well" videos, but yours are "here is how YOU can do it well" videos. I very much apreciate that ! Thaks a lot.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Are you planning a series of videos like this one on several other pouring techniques ? If you are, count me as a fan before you even start !
i do.that as well, plus I rinse the bottles/tubes out using a mixture of water/floetrol, then combine those colors that are similar together in a mew bottle/container to save and reuse that colored water/floetrol mixture to make my own color creation at a later time :) I waste nothing
I am 75 and I did my first pour and my Husband thought I went out and bought it. Thank you for showing all of us how to do this.I now have a wonderful hobby, Stop biting your nail.
Hahaha Darlene. My wife has yet to help me conquer that habit. Some days are better than others.
I'm glad the videos are helping. Art should be enjoyed by everyone.
That is awesome!
Cool 🙏🏻
I truly learned more with your training in one day than binge watching all the other artists videos.
Wow, thank you!
I’ve learned a lot from your videos, I have social anxiety and depression, but your videos are a blessing to me.
Love to hear that NinaRaye. Let me know if you have more questions. I am always looking for new video ideas.
A rooster, an elephant and a tropical bird!! How cool is THAT??
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The Balloon dip made such an improvement! They look like jellyfish!
Thanks Angie. I just pulled that one out to varnish and I love the look of the balloon smash.
I taught school for 40 years and I really appreciate a good teacher! I love your experimenting and your explanations…I’ve actually started taking notes! Thank you! ❤️
Wow, thank you Nita. Always glad to help. You are a saint for teaching that long. My mother did too and I am amazed that she did and that she loved it, and loved all the kids she got to mentor.
I'm so glad I found this channel! You keep answering questions I didn't even know I had!
Thanks for watching Misty. Glad to hear that.
I love all your simple tips. I'm a beginner amateur acrylic pourer, and I really appreciate all your suggestions.
Happy to help.
I love ribbons too. Those balloon kiss flowers made that painting awesome!!
Thanks so much!
It's Mid-June 2023 and I have just watched this (now) 2 year old video. I have enjoyed very many videos of yours and am subscribed.
In my opinion, this is one of your best and most informative offerings to date. We have completely opposite taste in visual appeal and organized precision, yet, I greatly appreciate your explanations of hydrodynamic and chemical reactions. The information you present is clear and precise and allows me (a non-traditional, non-directional thinker) to delve further into my "what if" travels with a better feel for potential results. It is probably difficult to believe, but, you are as good as your excellent reviews.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment. I definitely don't learn by "feel" like a lot of people so I have to break things down in the logical analytical steps so I can remember and iterate on those steps.
For sure. Waste not want not. You don’t waste good. Thank you for the valuable tips that you provide us.
Always happy to help my friends Mae.
Loved the dandelions that showed up from the balloon dip
Love me some balloon dips. especially with layers of painting that you can't see.
I really love the one without cells. It looks like fantasy flowers. Thank you for your videos.
Thanks so much. I can totally see that.
I was so bummed on the straight pour one when the spot of that gorgeous orange slid off the side. I’m sure glad you did the balloon smash to bring some orange up. It turned out quite nice.
Me too. Thanks for watching.
" Look at it, walk away, then come back otherwise, us as artists we always try to be perfectionists, working it and working it and ending up ruining it." Never have truer words been spoken. I do the same thing.😂
We are all the same in that way I think my Libra friend.
It was suggested that I start with a flip cup technique when I'm ready for my first pour, so thank you for this video, David!
Glad it was helpful! Let me know how your first pour goes Marguerite.
Yes, great tip on cutting the tube open to get all the paint! Thanks and love your tutorials!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching Debra.
There's a chicken in the balloon smash on the right!
Lots of great info. Thanks❤
Lol, now I can't un-see that J Jilote.
Absolutely love the balloon painting, actually even before you used the balloon!
Thanks Marie-Christine
Thank you so much for bringing some science to pour painting! I have been doing this for 3 years, after watching mostly videos by a wealthy Australian lady who uses giant cups of artist-quality paints, which I can't afford. Her paintings are gorgeous, but not very helpful, because I don't think she really understands the physics and chemistry behind the process. After watching you, my paintings have improved considerably, because you not only show "how", but you also explain "why".
The why totally intrigues me. That is almost as satisfying as the end results for me.
Another great video. Liked the result a lot, especially after the balloon smash. Did anyone else see the Kellogs corn flakes rooster on that around 16.40? Super cool.
Lol. Every time someone points one of these things out I can't un-see them. 😆😂😄
I really loved the balloon smash canvas!!! It's so special 😍😍😍😍😍
Great way to spike up a blah painting for sure.
I like the one you like too, with the cells😁😁😁. Thanks for just being your chill self & doing what your own thing. (I hate it when certain people with art channels, don't know what they are doing....talking to a camera asking it (the before viewer's) what should I do guys? Or Say Idk what to do! I'm scared...) uhhh duhhh...It's annoying! Did Bob Ross say these things? Noooooo! Anyway..... Thanks.?.lol 😆 🤣 😂
Lol Michelle. My wife says I'm too stubborn to ask for help. I just do it over and over till I get it right, or at least what I think is right. Luckily with paint pouring the journey is just as exciting as the destination.
Love the ballon smash. Wow I am learning a lot maybe my second piece I can do a ballon smash it looks like flowers and branches. Thank you
They are fun to do for sure Inna. Brings all the colors underneath up.
Thanks for the straightforward, easy to understand tutorials!! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate them. When I was studying art (back in the dark ages) I was constantly frustrated by my attempts to pour, spatter, throw, etc. paint. Recently enamored by the new poured art works I have been trying to wade thru the ocean of information on the internet and have been elven more frustrated by the myriad of advice on techniques, products, etc. You give great information, use simple and easy to find and prepare products. Thanks for keeping it simple!!
Thanks Sally. This simple guy has to do it as easy as possible so I am glad I am not the only one.
I absolutely loved the "ribbon" one before the smooshing. I liked the smooshing, too, but there was something viscousy, liquidy ethereal about it. No accounting for taste, I suppose! 😁
Your taste is perfect. It is just different than mine. That is the painters curse. We only see our perspective and not anyone elses.
I did too. I liked the contrasting styles of the diptych.
I live in thecountry, dirt road country that has acreek parallel to our land, so i like to flip cup pour onto flat river rocks. Everyone loves them. Thank you for your videos. You are awesome and you rock!!
That sounds amazing Pam.
Thanks for your patience in teaches a beginner, your instruction is clear & inspirational, I now see how the consistency is ALL important lol
You are so welcome Diana.
Thank you for wonderful Dem and all the information. Loved the colour combos too.
Glad you enjoyed it Betty. This artform is so fun and satisfying.
Thank you so much for your goldmine of tips. Simple and sensible, easy to recall when needed. I loved the one you balloon dipped before you enhanced it. To me it looked like a lovely, lone branch. Simple and lovely. Must say, I liked your balloon dips, altho I would have added a couple less. Thank you.
Thanks Holly. This artform is so crazy how every person thinks so differently about a piece. It truly is one of the hardest things to accept the work as done even when inside we feel like it isn't in your own mind.
WOW! Thank you! I love the one with the silicone! Great tute! 👍
Thank you Dianne.
"work it and work it and work it... and generally for me that means I tend to ruin it"
Amen my friend. That is so me also. I just have to walk away for a few minutes before doing anything else.
My fav is the balloon one!
Thanks Mindy!
Oh my word I really want to learn how to do this. It’s so beautiful.
I really do think anyone can. Have you seen my beginner videos?
Thank you for the the tips! I'm going to attempt my first canvas painting and you're the first person out of the videos I've watched that did a "test" of the colors! I never would've known to do that and God knows what I would end up with! I loved the ballon dip one actually better than the other, exactly the look I'm going for! 😁
I ruined enough paintings with dull colors that I learned the hard way.
I love the balloon dip also. It looks Oriental to me and love Oriental decor! Thank you!
When I do a flipcup, I usually put a small hole in the bottom of the cup. Use a needle/tack.
This will allow the heavier paints to settle at the bottom (and th lighter paint to rise).
If you use something to catch the last drips it will give a cleaner result (for people who don't want a ribbon or weird blob at the end)
Big thanks for another informative video!!!
P.S. If you don't want to waste the cup, use some sticky tape to cover the hole.
thanks for the tips.
I just did that tonight - cut the tops off two containers of white to get as much out as I could! Thanks for all your videos... they are very informatiive and helpfu!
Gotta get it all for sure Virginia.
What a fantastic tutorial. I've only done a couple of flip cups and been quite happy with them but it is great to see different techniques
You are so welcome Vikki.
I cut the bottom of all my tubes. Love all your tutorials
Thank for helping me 🙂
Thanks Kaye. I just had to cut half a dozen for a really big pour. Kind of satisfying.
Thank you so much for sharing! You go above and beyond!!! 😊
You are so welcome!
So much great technical info! Thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful! Happy Holidays!
Great advice! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful Lisa. Happy Holidays.
I always do that! Cut the tubes in thirds!🌷❤️
Why thirds might I ask? With half I can scrape out pretty much everything but if you've got a better way I'd love to hear it Rita.
@@LeftBrainedArtist the first third is the back portion and easily accessible to a wooden stirrer. The 2 nd third is a little larger and doubly accessible...but the small leftover third has that nubbin that holds a pea sized amount that you can never get to if you’re doing halfies and that amount can easily be used to accent one more painting. Gotta get what you paid for when you can! ❤️🌷
Art = science or science = art? Either way your videos are helping me so much. I am learning to understand where I went wrong on some of my duds. Thank you so much for what you. Like both of these paintings. I have found the balloon to be a real savior and it’s become my favorite tool.
Thanks Kim. Glad these videos are helping you.
This was very helpful! Love the silicone piece.😊
Thank you Robin! 😊
Beautiful colors. Nice explanation of flip cup techniques.
Thank you so much Marlynda. I really appreciate that.
Lovely painting and great video. Regards Glenis
Many thanks Allan.
Beautiful colors! And, oh yes, I will cut open a tube of paint lol. I want every last drop!
Thank you Sara. It is amazing how much is left just clinging to the sides of the container.
Totally cute my paint containers open ☺️ my knife is a work of art itself 🤣
Haha, love it. Just don't paint it with your body. Did that with a finger the other week. No a fun experience.
@@LeftBrainedArtist nah. Trying not to do that! Although, any time of day or night I'm covered in paint. My clothes. My walls. Even my dog twice 🤣 my white one had pink tones, and my brown one did her nails one time 😂
Thanks David. This was beyond helpful
Very welcome Paul. Glad to help.
Love the balloon kisses tooo😍
Thanks Maria. I do love a good balloon kiss.
Love those color
Thanks so much.
I liked the one on the right best, before the balloon. I thought the colours were lovely. 🤪
Thanks so much Anne.
So pretty
It was a bit unexpected for sure.
So funny I'm talking along with you saying "I don't Like ribbons, myself.."
Then as it went & you did the second one, I Loved it! It was so serene.
& then the Ballon came. 😒😄
hahaha
I like both of them
Thanks Judy! These were fun to make. I need to try this color combo again too.
Thank-you so much for your excellent teaching videos you have really helped alleviate my fears!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You are so welcome! Glad to help a fellow artist.
Nice side-by-side comparison - thanks.
Thanks Judith. Glad it was helpful.
BEAUTIFUL❤❤❤😊😊😊
Thanks Rhonda.
Thank you so much for all your in-depth explanations it is so helpful to me
You are so welcome Joy. Glad to be of service.
plenty of great tips, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
I've only been pouring for a few months but ur channel has been a huge help. I greatly appreciate all the experimentation you do.
Great to hear my friend. Good luck with your pouring.
I really enjoyed seeing the difference between the two pours with exact same color.
Thanks Tera. That is the amazing thing about acrylic pouring. You could do 100 paintings with the same colors and they would all be different.
BAsed on your drying rack box thingies, I just got myself a commercial cooling rack, and I'm going to figure out how to make boxes that fit on those shelves so I can dry 20 paintings at a time. Thanks for that tip. I also never thought about the silicone rising before, so that will make a difference in how I layer my paint. I'm going to run off and paint now. You're the best! Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
You are very welcome. I hope that makes your next paintings amazing!
@@LeftBrainedArtist I'm a long way away from amazing yet, but I did 5 tonight, 2 total fails, 1 probable fail that I'm giving a chance to dry before I decide, 1 that is maybe okay, and one that I think I quite like. But I'm working on it and you're helping!
I really loved the one on the right before the balloon splash =
8) Thanks. That's what makes this art form so awesome. So many different ways to do it and everyone likes different things.
That balloon one is fantastic I love it.. Thank you for explaining how to mix.
You are so welcome Janet. I do like that one much better after the balloon saved it.
I did a few pours after watching you beginner series, and they are still far from perfect, but they are better. I thank you for the lessons.
You can do it Cecila. Definitely ask questions if you have them too!
@@LeftBrainedArtist I will thanks!
Thank you so much for your help!!!
You are n excellent teacher.
Glad it was helpful and I appreciate the compliment.
It wasn't bland it was soothing. David, those balloon kisses made it wonderful. And you're dissing it so bad! I like it best. How much? I owe myself a present.
I like to talk through what I am thinking. Hopefully it makes people recognize that they aren't the only ones hart on their own art. For this little thing say $25 shipped? I won't be able to put a varnish on it for a week or two. If you send me an email from the contact form on the my website leftbrainedartist.com I'll let you know how it looks with the varnish. You can decide then if you still want it.
Love them both.
Thanks Novalla. I appreciate that.
I got so mad when you decided the balloon smash 😂but then instantly, magic happened!! Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's not always the right decision but I know those awesome colors were underneath there somewhere.
@@LeftBrainedArtist exactly! 👍🏻
These are gorgeous!
Thanks Cheryl.
Thanks David. I love watching your videos because I learn every time. I appreciate how you critique your own projects. That helps a lot.
Have a good day.
Thanks Sunita. Pointing out the problems is actually quite stress relieving for me. Once I say it on camera I don't obsess over it. Not sure why but it works for me.
That is a good thing that makes you a good teacher.
Too funny! I totally squeeze my bottles too trying to get every tiny drop n shove sticks in trying to get more lol! Hate to waste paint my pet peeve but doesn't always happen as planned; that's Art lol!
Oh my goodness SO TRUE Katie. We are one crazy bunch for sure.
you are a good teacher thank you for your advice.
You are welcome. Glad it was helpful Parry.
I really love the balloon smash one. They always make me think of jellyfish, and the ribbons added to that! I'm not sure if it would be something others would be interested in, but I'd love a video that teaches how to mix colors to get a color you are looking for (not them mixing on the canvas, but mixing them pre-pour to get the color you're looking for). I get the basics, but sometimes I just can't even get close to the color I'm wanting. I have no idea what color(s) I'm missing to make it look how I want, and sometimes I waste tons of paint trying to figure it out. Is there some tried and true method to making colors? When I do it it I'm reminded of when my dad tried to teach me to cook things when I was younger, and he would tell me to "add a pinch" of something. This would lead to me arguing that his pinch and my pinch are different sizes....so why couldn't he just give me an exact measurement? He would try to explain cooking is an art. *sighs* My brain just wants exact measurements. LOL! In the same sense, I would love a more left-brained approach to mixing colors to make new ones (if there is a left-brained approach to this). Also in making new colors, do I need to worry about whether a paint is transparent/semi/opaque? Thank you for always explaining things so well, and in a way that makes so much more sense to those of us that are also left-brained artists!!!!
This is definitely on my content calendar. You might try checking out Chris Breier on UA-cam - ua-cam.com/channels/8AeKPOzP2m5p5-rudvsNGg.html - and Ticktok. He has some great color mixing videos for traditional acrylic artist's which I think have been very helpful.
I agree on the "pinch" thing. I always wanted to know 1/4 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1 tbsp, etc.
🙋🏿♀️I do i need every drop of paint!😁
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Very informative!! Thanks so much!
YW!
Sensational! Thanks for your teaching. Its like attending a Master class.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that feedback. Glad it was helpful.
They are both cool but my favorite is the balloon dip. I enjoy watching you mix paint. Very relaxing. Of all the many artists online I have 2 favorites that I subscribe to and watch regularly. You and Fiona of FionaArt from Slovenija. You are precise about measuring and she doesn't measure at all. I learn a lot from both of you. I also love the comparisons that you do. Thank you.
Thanks so much Marcey 😊. I love Fiona. I need to figure out her reverse dips flowers. Those are amazing.
Wow... I really liked both versions of the non-silicone pour. Before the balloon I thought it was great... couldn't believe what you were doing with that balloon until I saw the effect. Thanks for your so detailed explanations.
I always love letting the balloon come to the rescue.
Great information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful Linda.
Dave I watch your top 10 tips from your viewers. One said to buy paint that ppl did not want is that for a pour and make sure it is acrylic interior paint.
I don't like using latex paint (walls/house paint) for regular pours. Only for special cases like Sheleeart blooms or the types of pours that Sarah Taylor does. I was thinking more acrylic paint. Lots of my family members had random stuff in their house they donated or I purchased for cheap.
Awesome. Yes I cut open the tubes.
😅😅 We just can't let that last drop go can we?
LOL, I’m a bottle cutter, heck yeah !!! There’s half a bottle left in there 🤣🤣
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Right?!? I did a whole pour the other day with just remnants cut from bottles.
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I’m just learning from one of the best !! ThankYou for all your content you put out. Can’t wait to try a balloon dip now,
Off I go !! Inspired again !!
Thanks as always,
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I really enjoy your videos and the information you share ty so much....
Thanks for watching Karen. Happy Holidays and Happy Pouring!
Oh my, they're both beautiful!💚 I love your inspiring videos. 👏
Thanks Mel. I do hope they are helpful and that people that avoid some of the mistakes I have made.
Thanks you! That was very informative
You're welcome Roberta.
Great info 😊! I'm gonna do a pour now.
Have fun!
Truly appreciate your detailed information. Takes some of the angst out of pouring. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Marilyn. Pouring should definitely just be fun and not anxiety inducing.
Great work, very informative. Thanks for sharing. I'm just about to practise with pouring art. 😍
Have fun Alicia!
Love your colour mixes. Also i open my tubes with sissors to get every last drop of paint. Thanks for tutorials
I just can't waste anything Jennifer. They cost too much for that. 8)
They are both nice I really like the ballooned one best. Sell them as a set!! They are stunning together!!!
That's the plan for sure. Thanks MIDWID.
Great tutorial! Those balloon smashes made that one. It brought the other other colors up which I liked. The silicone one is pretty. I really like it.
Thanks so much Vonelle. Someone you just have to play with a lackluster pour to bring out it's true beauty.
@@LeftBrainedArtist that’s the truth, for sure! You did a great job!
Great video. Wish I'd known about the balloon smash about 5 days ago. I made a pour that is currently hanging on the wall of shame and waiting to be covered with a new pour.
"The wall of shame"?!?! Love it! I need me one of those Sango.
Love the one with the balloon work. It is beautiful. Your videos are always so interesting. Thank you
Thanks so much Susan. I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Happy pouring!
Thank you SO much! You not only explained the approach of the flip cup perfectly, but thanks to you I have finally understood how to get these big beautiful cells - I have only ever managed to get a few tiny ones, and never thought about varying the colour thickness - in retrospect, using thin paint here is logical, to make the silicone oil rise more easily, but I had learned pouring needed a certain (thicker) consistency from videos about an entirely different technique and never thought to stray from that recipe for other methods :D Your technique works wonderfully, I tried it out today and am super happy with the results :)
This is amazing to hear. Glad to help although I think you probably had more to do with your success than I did. Glad your learning from every pouring and using that info for future pours.
And that’s another thing…when you mix your glue with water, how do you measure that? I’m interested in the process, for instance do you make a gallon at a time? That would be 3 quarts glue to 1 quart water? I’m a liberal arts major and never got around to taking any chemistry classes-this is so fun! Thanks for your help!
I mix my glue/water mixture by the gallon yes. Makes things so much easier when I got o paint.
A very good quality tutorial. It answered many issues I had with my first attempts. You always give very clear and practical advice, and this tutorial is especially helpful. I see a lot of "look how I do it well" videos, but yours are "here is how YOU can do it well" videos. I very much apreciate that ! Thaks a lot.
That is actually very good to hear. That was exactly my problem trying to learn pouring way back when and it was so frustrating.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Are you planning a series of videos like this one on several other pouring techniques ? If you are, count me as a fan before you even start !
i do.that as well, plus I rinse the bottles/tubes out using a mixture of water/floetrol, then combine those colors that are similar together in a mew bottle/container to save and reuse that colored water/floetrol mixture to make my own color creation at a later time :) I waste nothing
That is a great idea Holly. Thanks for commenting.