Hello. I'm just watching your video now, and I can't (or just don't want to) read through all of the nearly 900 comments so maybe someone already said what I'm about to say. So if I'm just an echo, I apologize. I make my own paints for a different kind of art (not for my pouring art, that would be too big a chore!). But I can add a bit to your wonderful discussion about specific gravity and the glossier or more matte texture of the paints. Paint is made of tiny particles of pigment in some sort of medium to make them spread evenly and stick to a surface... we all know that much. When a paint manufacturer says their paint is glossy, satin, eggshell finish - whatever, they're basically referring to the medium that holds the paint together. If they use the same medium for all of a series, and that medium dries shiny, or satin, or whatever it does, then that's how the paint is described. But as you've seen and stated, different pigments have different properties which do affect the result. Some pigments are hydrophilic, meaning they love water. In a water-based paint (and acrylic is still a water-based paint... any paint that cleans up with water is water based), hydrophilic pigments absorb more water, and absorb anything carried by water, like acrylic, and therefore they tend to turn out more matte, because more of the medium is inside the molecules of the paint. Hydrophilic pigments are also less streaky, because they're not fighting the water, and they're easier to make paint with, because they blend into the medium easily. So in the high quality artists grade paints they may be less expensive because of that. (It also depends how easy the pigment is to find, and to purify, and other steps in paint making. Many reds and yellows tend to be hydrophilic- but not all. On the opposite end of things are pigments that are hydrophobic. When you have a small mound of dry pigment a drop of water beads on top instead of being absorbed. These pigments usually require more mulling (in paint making, mulling is the process of blending the powdered pigment into the paint medium with a flat tool, so that each tiny piece smushes and sticks to more of the rest. Imagine a cereal like kix or cheerios as pigment, and milk as the medium. If you press the cereal against the bottom of the bowl with the back of a spoon, you get more mush that sticks to the side of the bowl and to other cereal. You're doing the same process with making paint. The more squashed, the better. Blue pigments are often hydrophobic, which makes them both shinier and a bit streakier and they often need a bit more of the paint medium to hold them together as paint... but then they'll be a bit translucent. That means that shiny paints are less likely to stick to anything, including each other and other paint. You can mix any colors, and they'll eventually get mixed and look like a uniform shade... maybe a good one, maybe a terrible shade, but they'll play together. But a hydrophobic paint laid OVER another paint, like in a fluid pour, isn't putting enough movement or pressure to mix. So it moves away... and when one paint moves a bit off another, you get cells! Thank you for bringing this up, because I knew this about paint, but I hadn't really put it together in a way that I could refer to!
Gina, thanks for your detailed descriptions of how to make art happen. I am 72 years old and used to be able to draw paint and sculpt. Nowadays my hand shakes but pouring will allow me to continue the creative work I need to do. With your videos I am already starting to get this after only 4 days. Keep up the good work.
Hi Gina, I am having a great time learning how to do this. There are so many variables to the technique and I am seeing good results. Your videos are a tremendous help and incentive. Thanks again! Ps: still can't get those beautiful large cells but will keep working at it. Lee
Thank you Deby. ❤️ I wound up making it black anyway. 😂 I may have to switch to a different white. I've noticed that the artists Loft flow acrylic doesn't like being that thin. It has to be as thin as the poured paint or it doesn't spread right. Definitely noticeable on these big canvases. Up close, the feathering doesn't look great in that white. I will try a higher quality paint and see if the white holds up better then.
I’m confused on what she means tho. She’s doing a non silicone pour and just using floe water and paint and then a 90/10 mixture of water and floe? ? ?
Gina DeLuca I just started pouring. I have cells when I pour but they pop if I move the pour around at all. I use silicone and have tried 2:1 floetrol or Cheadle’s formula involving Liquitex pouring medium, gloss medium, water, floetrol and Gac 800. Still, no stable cells!! Comment?
I loved this video! Your presenting style is perfect; just enough of the right information, without getting too cluttered with details...relaxed, but definitely not boring...focused, but not too serious...and funny, too! The end result (and the process of watching the piece evolve) was wonderful! As someone who has yet to start doing this (I have almost finished setting up my workshop, and can't wait to get started), this is exactly the kind of video that I find 100% useful and informative, and I learned so much from it! Over the last couple of months or so, I have been watching as many videos like this as I can, to learn as much as possible, before getting started...and this one is easily one of the best and most useful so far. At 52 years of age, and having done mainly engineering based work for the past 36 years, I am keen to take a different direction, with work I can truly enjoy and get satisfaction from, and videos like this are a source of invaluable inspiration and encouragement! Thank you so much for this, and I look forward to watching all your other videos/tutorials!
Thank you! If you’re still in gathering info mode, videos (12) and (175) will probably be very helpful. 12 is a beginners video, 175 is troubleshooting and lots of helpful tips in both.
Normally I fast forward through the slow parts of a video but you have so much helpful information I dare not skip! Thank you for laying out the entire process!
I love, love, love, LOBE, that color combination! I’m a text out artist, but have recently discovered acrylic flooring, and now I’m addicted! It should probably be told that I’ll be at create anything worth keeping, as I am scrape all but two paintings; and one of those that I kept, and light, eyedrops on its age as it was transporting it to a drying table!Thank you for the information and education about the different capacities in their accompanying sheens .
I’ve watched hundreds of videos and while I like to hear about someone’s dog barfing all over the bed or how bad their bunions are (sarcasm) I really just want to learn. You, by far, are an incredibly talented and generous teacher. I’ve learned more in a week than I have in six months. So thank you Gina...I honestly feel like I just might be able to do this.
I'm so used to this and having to skip 90% of people's videos and every time I skip ahead on her videos I realize I've actually genuinely missed good information
just give it a try..you might even keep the video on while u do your first piece. . get your gear, and gloves.. start the video.. (it will be good if u can stop and rewind it.. maybe have a friend with u - that might make it more fun.. ) and GO. anyone can do this..it's lots of fun . be warned in advance -- this is one sweet addiction. Can't wait to see what u create? Join the fluid art madness tribe. You're gonna love it.
Ciao Gina ! Sono una principiante nella Fluid Art, perciò seguo molti tutorials. Tu sei la migliore insegnante e, soprattutto, la più generosa di tutte ! Ho acquistato le tue Inspiration Cards e da allora i miei quadri sono molto, MOLTO PIU' belli e interessanti !!! Sai, non conosco l'inglese e faccio molta fatica a capirlo, ma, con il mio vocabolario e la traduzione automatica di UA-cam, ci riesco, e sto imparando anche la lingua. Ringraziandoti ancora, ti faccio mille complimenti e ti mando un bacio dalla nostra splendida ITALIA !!!!!!!!!!!!
It looks fabulous with those lovely cells. Loved the purple orange & yellow for a change from the blue palettes which i see most people doing these days. It was lovely watching you create this beutiful painting. Thank you for sharing your recipe for your pours. Look forward to your next.
Gina, I love your theories and exploration of properties and outcomes. It helps me understand why my attempts didn't work and what I can try next. The translucent/opaque questions as well as the matte/satin comparison are really interesting and informative. For those of us who didn't go to art school, watching your process, is a great learning experience. Thank you!
I didn't go to art school either. 😉 I'm just obsessed with figuring out why one yellow works and the other doesn't. Once I noticed that all the cells I got were matte compared to background I started perseverating on it.
Thank you for explaining what you have learned in achieving your beautiful techniques! I have only recently been made aware of acrylic pours and I am anxious to try. This painting is beautiful.
I think you are one of the best instructors of this art form on UA-cam. You are informative, don't repeat yourself as some do or waste time. You're also very personable and "real". And,of course, very talented.
I have tried this theory with different colors, and the yellow is a definite color that needs to be used ! I will post some of my pics and tag you in them so you can see what I got, I will use the opaque/ transparent theory next time! ♥️ love your videos!
It's kind of amazing how the colors look blended together in the cup and when your first poured it on but then it just started bursting with color. I liked the way the swirl in the middle was looking 3D there for awhile.
Its living art...your work takes me to other realms. The atmosphere every piece creates morphs and becomes something new and it becomes many things at once. A magnificent place for the imagination to play. thank you for such masterpieces.
Oil. Oil is the difference in the pigments that makeup the different colors. The color is made out of oil based dyes for which hold the "pigmented" part of the paint which then is cut into a base OF acrylic. Deeper hues require more pigments that have a higher density of oil within them. It does not take much to make huge difference. All latex is an acrylic, however, "latex" paints depending on the brand or manufacturer, can have a base of more or less emulsifiers, plasticizers... all proprietary to the purpose of the paint. Artists acrylics are formulated with less of the things that are good for even level solid color, which in my opinion, is a little backwards, but it does make for some brilliant colors that mix well.
Hi Chris, you seem to know a thing or two. For cells without using silicone I read that it's down to layering denser paint over less dense paint. This then makes it rise and fall and give cells. Any idea how you know which is less dense? Especially after it's mixed with floetrol? I'm wondering if the oil content you mention is involved? Thx!
Kinda Krafty this is a PDF of Golden Acrylics paint densities. Although it is specific to the Golden brand, you can generalize it for other brands. Hope this helps!
I'm a member of the organized chaos team as well. LOL. I'm also jealous of the people who naturally keep everything so tidy, but at least I know I'm not alone! Gorgeous paintings here, Gina!!
love your channel I wish I could show you just how much you helped me increase my skills... a lot of other users miss steps and little tips that help get great results that I find in your videos.
Beautiful pour! Awesome tips, I didn't think those kind of cells were possible without silicone! Also really enjoyed the color chart explanation. Mad love.
so much information and theory...thank you so much..I do believe composition in the paints makes a difference...as a hot glass bead artist years back the ingredients in the glass compositions when mixed with certain glasses created unique and organic designs...LOVE your work!
I have noticed that certain liquitex satin paints usually dry matte...I've been using Decoart acrylic flow paints and floetrol....I am getting good results,and I seem to use less paint than liquitex... Easier mixing time too ! I love yellow cells, so I guess I need to get a liquitex light yellow! I love the color! I bought a painting from Sandra Lett and she is the swiping Queen! 🤩🤩 I remembered her mention your name in a video about loving your cells! Well I'm going to enjoy your videos!
Learn to read, she said she was painting, painting is applying paint onto the canvas with a brush. Yes it is a painting and art but it was not painted. If you could read english better i would not have to explain my comment in detail. So piss off.
You are one of the best teachers I have found. Thanks for going slowly and clearly. The men mostly talk at 100 MPH with a load of irrelevant stuff thrown in! You keep to the point. thanks.
Gina DeLuca I love these colors as well so much and was the reason I clicked this! I try and try with colors like that and it doesn't turn out amazing half the time
So glad you have a messy paint table you are working on in your videos. Some of my videos are like that too and it makes me feel better. Thanks for sharing your technique. Beautiful colors and results!
A great experiment, thanks for sharing your work. I’m still wishing for Floetrol to come to UK instead of the expensive Ewatrol which comes from Germany. I’ll try to follow your recipe if I can , but will end up using more water to make my Ewatrol go further, and then adding a little binder . If I get to sell my paintings then I won’t mind paying the price. Thanks again , ❤️. 👍. 🇬🇧
Jo Radcliffe hello, would you please share this recipe of yours? I'm in Greece and I can't seem to find any floetrol anywhere, so I add pva, silicone and water, but the oil you've mentioned sounds interesting!! Thank you!!
Hi Gina.. What is causing the cells if you are no using silicone? The water?? And how much WATER/Flotrol is added to the 1 part paint and 2 parts flotrol? thanks1
I don’t measure. I add water/flo mix until I get the right consistency. When you drizzle off the stick, the paint immediately disappears into the paint in a cup. If it makes a mound, it’s too thick.
Dang, That "Prism Violet" should be called "Prison Violent". I hate it when my paint "Fights Back", I may just have to "Break the Chemical Bond".... .... You are a such a good teacher, so many important points to note in your tutorials, I always learn something valuable on your videos. Thanks Pourfessor DeLuca, GOD (Jesus ) Bless You !!
That was amazing from start to finish. You really packed it all in there for us and I love that you chose to blow-out the corners at the end. It was the perfect finish to a perfect pour. Thank you so much. It does not surprise me that you are a great singer - you have a very nice speaking voice, so easy to listen to you.
@@Videomama1972 You and your mind are not always the same thing :) There is only one you, but in your mind there can be a collection of you on different levels of creativity and organization. Eg. As a mom you may be creative and organized, but as an artist, teacher or scientist you may not, and it is still about you. I am fully disorganized at home, but am considered well organized at work, broadly understood work, ie. Not only a job. Creativity changes also with age. The same applies to being organized. Some uncannily organized ppl live in dirt and disorder as they grow older. Things may change. Creativity and controlled, organized chaos are natural friends. God seems to prefer organized chaos in creativity too. Hence mutations built in our existence. Organized, controlled chaos that makes room for the unexpected.
Hey Gina! I wanted to let you know a few amazing things about your video. First off, your content is AMAZING and has inspired me not only to come out of a years long art depression and inability to create. Second, I try diffrent art with many mediums and usually hate paint. Recently I have been super intrigued by artists that do abstract pours on facebook (which i also normally dislike abstract).....That being said, youve inspired me to make a painting i cannot believe i made with your techniques and getting me hyped up about 'cells' in pour paintings. My very first and WONT be my last!!! Thanks for your awesome content and inspiration to other artists experienced and inexperienced!
I have been watching your videos for a few days now. I love them!!!! By the way, the Dalai Lama said something to the effect of one should approach everything in life with wild abandon. Art is messy, as it should be! BTW, this is what the Dalai Lama said: "Approach cooking and love with reckless abandon." I reckon that can apply to art.
Stunningly beautiful! Your colour palette is spot on! I love the cells and the bits of blowing on the white corners!!! A beautiful piece of art! Thank you for sharing ❤ 😊 ☺ 🙏
I wanted to take the time to thank you for all I have learned from you. I will be in Connect finals on Friday and i think I am the only fluid artist there. Connect is an amazing format for artists. Something to look into. Thanks again
I have SO many that aren’t up yet! Just haven’t had time, then I broke my thumb and have nothing but time but can’t use my camera. 🙄 It’s 24x24 and is $315 with shipping in the US
You seem like a good person to know. I need people like you in my life. Very cool. And to add, a real nice vine going on with people from all over the world. Regards from Valencia.
thanks for not getting to carried away from the subject in hand as so many other videos tend to stray from the original intent..no time to waste ,lo ty very much. try changing your lighting apparatus from flourecent to LED and you will notice the change in the finish
Wow Gina, thank you so so much for all the detailed info! This is the first time I have seen one of your videos and it is perfect! Thank you so so much!
I like the black honestly. Makes the test of the colors seem more vibrant to me. But then again, I'm also a fan if black as well lol well done, thos is gorgeous
That is so very gorgeous. If I'm honest with my feedback, I wish you weren't so serious but I am very grateful for what I learned here. Very very cool.
Your tip about centering the wet paint again before tilting in another direction-I am now doing this with almost every technique, it's so helpful! THANK YOU for sharing your theory!!!
Oh my word, this is super gorgeous-the colors you chose, and the way it all turned out after you maneuvered the paints by tilting here and there-congratulations!
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing, this is a must try for me for sure. I am not sure I have the patience to move the paint that slowly, so will try something smaller to start.
Hello. I'm just watching your video now, and I can't (or just don't want to) read through all of the nearly 900 comments so maybe someone already said what I'm about to say. So if I'm just an echo, I apologize.
I make my own paints for a different kind of art (not for my pouring art, that would be too big a chore!). But I can add a bit to your wonderful discussion about specific gravity and the glossier or more matte texture of the paints.
Paint is made of tiny particles of pigment in some sort of medium to make them spread evenly and stick to a surface... we all know that much. When a paint manufacturer says their paint is glossy, satin, eggshell finish - whatever, they're basically referring to the medium that holds the paint together. If they use the same medium for all of a series, and that medium dries shiny, or satin, or whatever it does, then that's how the paint is described. But as you've seen and stated, different pigments have different properties which do affect the result.
Some pigments are hydrophilic, meaning they love water. In a water-based paint (and acrylic is still a water-based paint... any paint that cleans up with water is water based), hydrophilic pigments absorb more water, and absorb anything carried by water, like acrylic, and therefore they tend to turn out more matte, because more of the medium is inside the molecules of the paint.
Hydrophilic pigments are also less streaky, because they're not fighting the water, and they're easier to make paint with, because they blend into the medium easily. So in the high quality artists grade paints they may be less expensive because of that. (It also depends how easy the pigment is to find, and to purify, and other steps in paint making. Many reds and yellows tend to be hydrophilic- but not all.
On the opposite end of things are pigments that are hydrophobic. When you have a small mound of dry pigment a drop of water beads on top instead of being absorbed. These pigments usually require more mulling (in paint making, mulling is the process of blending the powdered pigment into the paint medium with a flat tool, so that each tiny piece smushes and sticks to more of the rest. Imagine a cereal like kix or cheerios as pigment, and milk as the medium. If you press the cereal against the bottom of the bowl with the back of a spoon, you get more mush that sticks to the side of the bowl and to other cereal. You're doing the same process with making paint. The more squashed, the better.
Blue pigments are often hydrophobic, which makes them both shinier and a bit streakier and they often need a bit more of the paint medium to hold them together as paint... but then they'll be a bit translucent.
That means that shiny paints are less likely to stick to anything, including each other and other paint. You can mix any colors, and they'll eventually get mixed and look like a uniform shade... maybe a good one, maybe a terrible shade, but they'll play together. But a hydrophobic paint laid OVER another paint, like in a fluid pour, isn't putting enough movement or pressure to mix. So it moves away... and when one paint moves a bit off another, you get cells!
Thank you for bringing this up, because I knew this about paint, but I hadn't really put it together in a way that I could refer to!
Great information! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks for that!!
Wonderful information..How do you find out which ones are hydrophobic?
This person is very knowledgeable about paint! Wow!!
Very important information to have for paint pouring to be thereby guided in paint color choices. Thank you for putting in these comments.
Gina, thanks for your detailed descriptions of how to make art happen. I am 72 years old and used to be able to draw paint and sculpt. Nowadays my hand shakes but pouring will allow me to continue the creative work I need to do. With your videos I am already starting to get this after only 4 days. Keep up the good work.
Good luck with your pouring Lee! Would love to see your pieces :)
This is a lovely comment, hope you make plenty pieces!
Wish we could see!!
Somehow I missed this comment. Thank you for your kind words. How are things coming along?
Hi Gina, I am having a great time learning how to do this. There are so many variables to the technique and I am seeing good results. Your videos are a tremendous help and incentive. Thanks again! Ps: still can't get those beautiful large cells but will keep working at it. Lee
This is still one of the best acrylic pours I’ve ever seen, thus deserves more views
Perfection. You are very generous to share all of your knowledge and experiments. The white edges with the feathering is gorgeous.
Thank you Deby. ❤️ I wound up making it black anyway. 😂 I may have to switch to a different white. I've noticed that the artists Loft flow acrylic doesn't like being that thin. It has to be as thin as the poured paint or it doesn't spread right. Definitely noticeable on these big canvases. Up close, the feathering doesn't look great in that white. I will try a higher quality paint and see if the white holds up better then.
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Am I the only one that finds watching this soooooo relaxing?
I think its her voice.
I agree and then the cup slipped and it made me jump! :)
I find it very relaxing.
Me too...I watched the paint flow drop by drop...
I fell asleep lol
Brilliant ! And FINALLY someone gives the paint mixing ratio! Ty!
Katherine Sullivan yes true..so many other artists give ‘half baked’ info that’s just not helpful for those that r learning
having a hard time hearing the mix...
I’m confused on what she means tho. She’s doing a non silicone pour and just using floe water and paint and then a 90/10 mixture of water and floe? ? ?
Yes. 1paint:2floetrol thinned to proper consistency with the 90%water/10%floetrol mixture.
Gina DeLuca I just started pouring. I have cells when I pour but they pop if I move the pour around at all. I use silicone and have tried 2:1 floetrol or Cheadle’s formula involving Liquitex pouring medium, gloss medium, water, floetrol and Gac 800. Still, no stable cells!! Comment?
I loved this video! Your presenting style is perfect; just enough of the right information, without getting too cluttered with details...relaxed, but definitely not boring...focused, but not too serious...and funny, too! The end result (and the process of watching the piece evolve) was wonderful! As someone who has yet to start doing this (I have almost finished setting up my workshop, and can't wait to get started), this is exactly the kind of video that I find 100% useful and informative, and I learned so much from it! Over the last couple of months or so, I have been watching as many videos like this as I can, to learn as much as possible, before getting started...and this one is easily one of the best and most useful so far. At 52 years of age, and having done mainly engineering based work for the past 36 years, I am keen to take a different direction, with work I can truly enjoy and get satisfaction from, and videos like this are a source of invaluable inspiration and encouragement! Thank you so much for this, and I look forward to watching all your other videos/tutorials!
Thank you! If you’re still in gathering info mode, videos (12) and (175) will probably be very helpful. 12 is a beginners video, 175 is troubleshooting and lots of helpful tips in both.
@@GinaDeLuca Thank you so much, Gina...I'll be sure to watch them, as well as your other videos! Keep up the great work! x
Normally I fast forward through the slow parts of a video but you have so much helpful information I dare not skip! Thank you for laying out the entire process!
You are an amazing teacher. I taught for 30 years and you are a natural. Thanks for your generosity .❤😊
I love, love, love, LOBE, that color combination! I’m a text out artist, but have recently discovered acrylic flooring, and now I’m addicted! It should probably be told that I’ll be at create anything worth keeping, as I am scrape all but two paintings; and one of those that I kept, and light, eyedrops on its age as it was transporting it to a drying table!Thank you for the information and education about the different capacities in their accompanying sheens .
I’ve watched hundreds of videos and while I like to hear about someone’s dog barfing all over the bed or how bad their bunions are (sarcasm) I really just want to learn. You, by far, are an incredibly talented and generous teacher. I’ve learned more in a week than I have in six months. So thank you Gina...I honestly feel like I just might be able to do this.
Mary Haldeman o Lordy..lol thank u for saying that, it’s irritating too..why some get so off topic!! 😀
I'm so used to this and having to skip 90% of people's videos and every time I skip ahead on her videos I realize I've actually genuinely missed good information
just give it a try..you might even keep the video on while u do your first piece. . get your gear, and gloves.. start the video.. (it will be good if u can stop and rewind it.. maybe have a friend with u - that might make it more fun.. )
and GO. anyone can do this..it's lots of fun . be warned in advance -- this is one sweet addiction. Can't wait to see what u create? Join the fluid art madness tribe. You're gonna love it.
Links to those videos?
Have you gotten into it yet?
Ciao Gina ! Sono una principiante nella Fluid Art, perciò seguo molti tutorials. Tu sei la migliore insegnante e, soprattutto, la più generosa di tutte ! Ho acquistato le tue Inspiration Cards e da allora i miei quadri sono molto, MOLTO PIU' belli e interessanti !!! Sai, non conosco l'inglese e faccio molta fatica a capirlo, ma, con il
mio vocabolario e la traduzione automatica di UA-cam, ci riesco, e sto imparando anche la lingua.
Ringraziandoti ancora, ti faccio mille complimenti e ti mando un bacio dalla nostra splendida ITALIA !!!!!!!!!!!!
FYI, if you contact Liquitex for samples to review on your sight, they will probably consider sponsoring you. Good luck!
It looks fabulous with those lovely cells. Loved the purple orange & yellow for a change from the blue palettes which i see most people doing these days. It was lovely watching you create this beutiful painting. Thank you for sharing your recipe for your pours. Look forward to your next.
Gina, I love your theories and exploration of properties and outcomes. It helps me understand why my attempts didn't work and what I can try next. The translucent/opaque questions as well as the matte/satin comparison are really interesting and informative. For those of us who didn't go to art school, watching your process, is a great learning experience. Thank you!
I didn't go to art school either. 😉
I'm just obsessed with figuring out why one yellow works and the other doesn't. Once I noticed that all the cells I got were matte compared to background I started perseverating on it.
Gina , It looks to me like looking deep into the cells of a beautiful 🌹 pedal. The colors and the painting are very soothing.
Thank you for explaining what you have learned in achieving your beautiful techniques! I have only recently been made aware of acrylic pours and I am anxious to try. This painting is beautiful.
It's like lava! The yellow is just breathtaking!! I'm about to attempt my very first pour! Wish me luck!!
꧁Ariel ꧂ Good luck!! Post a video if you can, all of us will watch it, since none of us can stop.
@@erikwillms2387 lol! I didn't record it but it turned out pretty!
imgur.com/gallery/EGhL0F7
꧁Ariel ꧂ Wow, I love it! excellent color choices, reminds me of the sea near a coral reef. Appropriate for a mermaid, I suppose. :)
@@erikwillms2387 thank you so much!! 😍😍
This is a striking color combination. Thank you for the tutorial type video, you allow people to learn from you I think that is very generous 💕
Gina, thank you for all the explanations you give.
This was absolutely beautiful ! Good job! Great motivation for me to finally get started on acrylic painting.
I think you are one of the best instructors of this art form on UA-cam. You are informative, don't repeat yourself as some do or waste time. You're also very personable and "real". And,of course, very talented.
Thank you. Very kind of you to say. 🙏
I have tried this theory with different colors, and the yellow is a definite color that needs to be used ! I will post some of my pics and tag you in them so you can see what I got, I will use the opaque/ transparent theory next time! ♥️ love your videos!
Those cells are insane! Awsome job- looked like a workout.
Your "WHY" and 'BECAUSE' detail comments are very very helpful.
The yellow and orange gives this purple piece a natural glow. Like lava. Quite stunning.
This work is so stunning, I'm blown away by the look and the colors! I was so intrigued, that I took notes so I can try this! GORGEOUS❤
It's kind of amazing how the colors look blended together in the cup and when your first poured it on but then it just started bursting with color. I liked the way the swirl in the middle was looking 3D there for awhile.
this is the first video of yours I have seen & daaamn! what a tutorial- full scientific method momentt! I'm here for it- SUBSCRIBED :D
Thank you 🙏
Its living art...your work takes me to other realms. The atmosphere every piece creates morphs and becomes something new and it becomes many things at once. A magnificent place for the imagination to play. thank you for such masterpieces.
Hi, thanks for the info. Keep up the good work! At 23 min I found myself tilting my phone together with you!! Lol
Ha! I do that too!
I'm watching this for the first time because I got your fluid art inspiration cards. I'm looking forward to trying different things.
Yay! I hope you love them!
Oil. Oil is the difference in the pigments that makeup the different colors. The color is made out of oil based dyes for which hold the "pigmented" part of the paint which then is cut into a base OF acrylic. Deeper hues require more pigments that have a higher density of oil within them. It does not take much to make huge difference. All latex is an acrylic, however, "latex" paints depending on the brand or manufacturer, can have a base of more or less emulsifiers, plasticizers... all proprietary to the purpose of the paint. Artists acrylics are formulated with less of the things that are good for even level solid color, which in my opinion, is a little backwards, but it does make for some brilliant colors that mix well.
Hi Chris, you seem to know a thing or two. For cells without using silicone I read that it's down to layering denser paint over less dense paint. This then makes it rise and fall and give cells. Any idea how you know which is less dense? Especially after it's mixed with floetrol? I'm wondering if the oil content you mention is involved? Thx!
Kinda Krafty this is a PDF of Golden Acrylics paint densities. Although it is specific to the Golden brand, you can generalize it for other brands. Hope this helps!
I'm a member of the organized chaos team as well. LOL. I'm also jealous of the people who naturally keep everything so tidy, but at least I know I'm not alone! Gorgeous paintings here, Gina!!
Thank you! 🙏 the struggle is real. 😂
This is the coolest thing I ever saw! That composition is beautiful.
What a beautiful color combination for cells like these. Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the video :)
Thank you! 🙏
That was so informative and drop dead gorgeous! Someone should
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WOW ... I can't believe what I see ... it's a unique MASTERPIECE with timeless beauty !!
love your channel I wish I could show you just how much you helped me increase my skills... a lot of other users miss steps and little tips that help get great results that I find in your videos.
You can post pics in Go Make Some Art! on Facebook. 😉
Love this! Also love that the dog made a cameo!
You are a freakin genius Gina DeLuca!♥️
Beautiful pour! Awesome tips, I didn't think those kind of cells were possible without silicone! Also really enjoyed the color chart explanation. Mad love.
Once again absolutely stunning. Great job explaining how this process works.
so much information and theory...thank you so much..I do believe composition in the paints makes a difference...as a hot glass bead artist years back the ingredients in the glass compositions when mixed with certain glasses created unique and organic designs...LOVE your work!
I have noticed that certain liquitex satin paints usually dry matte...I've been using Decoart acrylic flow paints and floetrol....I am getting good results,and I seem to use less paint than liquitex... Easier mixing time too ! I love yellow cells, so I guess I need to get a liquitex light yellow! I love the color! I bought a painting from Sandra Lett and she is the swiping Queen! 🤩🤩 I remembered her mention your name in a video about loving your cells! Well I'm going to enjoy your videos!
Just letting you know it is not painting but is art. Love the detail and shapes this technique produces.
its done with paint...its a painting
Learn to read, she said she was painting, painting is applying paint onto the canvas with a brush. Yes it is a painting and art but it was not painted. If you could read english better i would not have to explain my comment in detail. So piss off.
That is beautiful. I will have to try something like this. It looks very fun. Thank you. Subscribed! 😋
Love your commentary and the valuable info and insights. Its great watching and listening to you!
You are one of the best teachers I have found. Thanks for going slowly and clearly. The men mostly talk at 100 MPH with a load of irrelevant stuff thrown in! You keep to the point. thanks.
You know what they say good things happen when you wait. Patience is a virtue.
This must be your fav. color combo.
I do love it, but was studying how they reacted together. Will be moving to a new color palette today.
My comment was not meant to be negative, hopefully not taken that way
Gina DeLuca I love these colors as well so much and was the reason I clicked this! I try and try with colors like that and it doesn't turn out amazing half the time
That was not meant to be a negative comment
I didn't take it as such. 😉
Gorgeous AND scientific observations?? Thoughtful and generous gorgeous goddess Gina. Thank you!
Kind of looks like the colour scheme used in tangled when the sky was lit with thousands of lanterns
Amazing painting tho
So glad you have a messy paint table you are working on in your videos. Some of my videos are like that too and it makes me feel better. Thanks for sharing your technique. Beautiful colors and results!
A great experiment, thanks for sharing your work. I’m still wishing for Floetrol to come to UK instead of the expensive Ewatrol which comes from Germany. I’ll try to follow your recipe if I can , but will end up using more water to make my Ewatrol go further, and then adding a little binder . If I get to sell my paintings then I won’t mind paying the price. Thanks again , ❤️. 👍. 🇬🇧
As a Brit am not getting costly Owatrol when can have plenty of cells using combinations of paint, PVA, oil and water.
Understandable. For me, Floetrol is cheaper than glue. $13/gallon. We have to use what is available to us.
Hi, I honestly prefer the Owatrol to the floetrol .
Jo Radcliffe hello, would you please share this recipe of yours? I'm in Greece and I can't seem to find any floetrol anywhere, so I add pva, silicone and water, but the oil you've mentioned sounds interesting!! Thank you!!
Jo Radcliffe
Can I know what oil to use?
I've loved your honest approach since u first started - I miss your experiments with household paints
Hi Gina.. What is causing the cells if you are no using silicone? The water?? And how much WATER/Flotrol is added to the 1 part paint and 2 parts flotrol? thanks1
I don’t measure. I add water/flo mix until I get the right consistency. When you drizzle off the stick, the paint immediately disappears into the paint in a cup. If it makes a mound, it’s too thick.
I have been watching a lot of videos on acrylic pouring paintings. By far this is my absolute favorite!!
Dang,
That "Prism Violet" should be called "Prison Violent".
I hate it when my paint "Fights Back", I may just have to "Break the Chemical Bond"....
.... You are a such a good teacher, so many important points to note in your tutorials, I always learn something valuable on your videos.
Thanks Pourfessor DeLuca,
GOD (Jesus ) Bless You !!
That was amazing from start to finish. You really packed it all in there for us and I love that you chose to blow-out the corners at the end. It was the perfect finish to a perfect pour. Thank you so much. It does not surprise me that you are a great singer - you have a very nice speaking voice, so easy to listen to you.
Thank you 🙏
A creative mind cannot be organized.
That is soooo true!
Why?
Because the mind is concentrated on entropic creativity rather than organisation ?
Not true. I am organized AND extremely creative. :)
@@Videomama1972 You and your mind are not always the same thing :) There is only one you, but in your mind there can be a collection of you on different levels of creativity and organization. Eg. As a mom you may be creative and organized, but as an artist, teacher or scientist you may not, and it is still about you.
I am fully disorganized at home, but am considered well organized at work, broadly understood work, ie. Not only a job. Creativity changes also with age. The same applies to being organized. Some uncannily organized ppl live in dirt and disorder as they grow older. Things may change. Creativity and controlled, organized chaos are natural friends. God seems to prefer organized chaos in creativity too. Hence mutations built in our existence. Organized, controlled chaos that makes room for the unexpected.
Hey Gina!
I wanted to let you know a few amazing things about your video.
First off, your content is AMAZING and has inspired me not only to come out of a years long art depression and inability to create.
Second, I try diffrent art with many mediums and usually hate paint. Recently I have been super intrigued by artists that do abstract pours on facebook (which i also normally dislike abstract).....That being said, youve inspired me to make a painting i cannot believe i made with your techniques and getting me hyped up about 'cells' in pour paintings. My very first and WONT be my last!!!
Thanks for your awesome content and inspiration to other artists experienced and inexperienced!
That is wonderful! I want to see your painting!
Molten lave
Enjoy your teachings as much as the quite moments ✅ . Very pretty painting
Thank you! 🙏
I have been watching your videos for a few days now. I love them!!!! By the way, the Dalai Lama said something to the effect of one should approach everything in life with wild abandon. Art is messy, as it should be! BTW, this is what the Dalai Lama said: "Approach cooking and love with reckless abandon." I reckon that can apply to art.
Stunningly beautiful! Your colour palette is spot on! I love the cells and the bits of blowing on the white corners!!! A beautiful piece of art! Thank you for sharing ❤ 😊 ☺ 🙏
Thank you! 🙏
Provide them with this information and ask why.
Wow how patient you are .. I loved it I'll try this mix because I didn't find any silicone here in Egypt
Creative painting is a messy business. Keep creating and don't worry about the mess. Can't wait to try your techniques.
Rain witch lol... Super doooooper and informative!! Gorgeousness!!
I wanted to take the time to thank you for all I have learned from you. I will be in Connect finals on Friday and i think I am the only fluid artist there. Connect is an amazing format for artists. Something to look into. Thanks again
I love this! I love the colors and how they look together. When it was poured, but not yet stretched, that was so beautiful to me!
I have learned sooooo much from watching your videos, just joined the facebook group hope to learn even more. Love your work and your instructions.
Turned out great! One of the best fluid paintings on UA-cam!
I thought my screen had froze up, but it was just your slow pour. Well worth the wait. Beautiful art!
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!
Gina, It was gorgeous with the white borders-
It's still a beautiful piece, thank you for sharing your work.
I am totally going to be doing this when summertime comes around. Maybe sooner.
I really love this painting. I wish It was for sale! It reminds me of the lantern scene in Tangled and my wedding was Tangled theme.
This one is still available. 😊
@@GinaDeLuca Really???? I did not see it on your site. How much is it?
I have SO many that aren’t up yet! Just haven’t had time, then I broke my thumb and have nothing but time but can’t use my camera. 🙄 It’s 24x24 and is $315 with shipping in the US
You seem like a good person to know. I need people like you in my life. Very cool. And to add, a real nice vine going on with people from all over the world. Regards from Valencia.
This is one of the best puring videos I've seen so far
The color composition makes the painting look like it's glowing from the inside out
Thank you 🙏
Beautiful work! And you make it fun girl, you’ve got personality!
Hi ! I am Sue and I think what you are doing is fantastic. Very beautiful work you are doing! Love it! Thank you!
thanks for not getting to carried away from the subject in hand as so many other videos tend to stray from the original intent..no time to waste ,lo ty very much. try changing your lighting apparatus from flourecent to LED and you will notice the change in the finish
This is one of the most beautiful acrylic pours that I have seen. Thank you.
Wow Gina, thank you so so much for all the detailed info! This is the first time I have seen one of your videos and it is perfect! Thank you so so much!
I'm using my Inspiration Cards today! Yay!
I like the black honestly. Makes the test of the colors seem more vibrant to me. But then again, I'm also a fan if black as well lol well done, thos is gorgeous
I love this you have such great control of pour the cells are beautiful and the colors are great
That is so very gorgeous. If I'm honest with my feedback, I wish you weren't so serious but I am very grateful for what I learned here. Very very cool.
Thank you 🙏
Nooo not a swamp witch.....Lol. What a beautiful piece. Love love love 💕 it!
Your tip about centering the wet paint again before tilting in another direction-I am now doing this with almost every technique, it's so helpful! THANK YOU for sharing your theory!!!
I'm so glad it's working for you! Crucial on bigger canvases, but definitely makes a difference on smaller ones too.
Thank you soooooo much for your Treasure chest filled with sooooo much love, knowledge and info!!!! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 I appreciate you!!!
You are an excellent teacher! Amazing, inspiring!
This painting is absolutely stunning.
Thank you 😊
Oh my word, this is super gorgeous-the colors you chose, and the way it all turned out after you maneuvered the paints by tilting here and there-congratulations!
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing, this is a must try for me for sure. I am not sure I have the patience to move the paint that slowly, so will try something smaller to start.
Wow wow wow good design choices! Surprising.
Really nice painting ,thanks for showing.