Apr
14
A little purple acrylic pouring piece.

This was a little piece I am working on for a friend of mine.  It will be the background but the creation of this part is always exciting! Hope you enjoy!

Materials Used: Custom 8-inch wood panel (I make these myself)

Paints:
All Golden Fluid Acrylic
Titanium White – https://amzn.to/2JMLyHA
Iridescent Pearl Fine – https://amzn.to/2EM5Ayf
Dioxazine Purple – https://amzn.to/2ELTK7p
Quinacridone Violet – https://amzn.to/2H1DVj2

Pouring Medium:
Flotrol – https://amzn.to/2vjBYJm
GAC 800 – https://amzn.to/2HC9XyU
Alcohol – 91% – https://amzn.to/2EIuQWl

Dispersion Agent:
Cutting Board Oil – https://amzn.to/2JMkvwr

Resin Coating:
https://amzn.to/2ELEDe7

 

Mix your paints in separate cups. The colors are all tints, so they are set at a 1:1 ration with white.

1 part White to 1 part Pearl
1 part purple to 1 part white
1 part violet to 1 part white

Mixing the Fluid Medium

I add about three parts floetrol to 1 part GAC. Make sure to strain the floetrol, so there are no chunks. After the floetrol is strained mix it well then let it sit for about 30 minutes. This will eliminate any bubbles created by the mixing.

Putting it together:
Add your pouring medium to your paint. Keep in mind the floetrol, and gac dries translucent so the colors will look a little dull. This will change as it dries. Once you have the paints mixed, add a few drops of alcohol and mix well.

I mixed these colors in a “dirty cup.” As I added paint, I dropped in 1 drop of oil to help disperse the paints.

Pour it on and let it go. Let the paint dry for a couple of days. Then you can add any coating you like. I added resin as a top coat.

Thanks for watching.

Jul
14
Kid Safe and fun Almost Acrylic Tempera Fluid Painting

I have been asked a few times about using Tempera paint as a substitute for acrylic pouring.  As far as I can recall I had a grandmother asking if it was possible to use this type of paint so she could show her grandchildren.  First I have to say it is awesome showing kids how to make brave art.  Children have no interest in selling their art and do this for themselves and not for “Likes.”  In some ways, it is much like intuitive painting.  If only we could all go through life with childlike faith, childlike curiosity and childlike love.

Since this is really for kids and not intended to be archival, I used tempura paints and regular school glue.  Both are washable and safe to handle.  Tempera paint is not much different from acrylic except it uses calcium carbonate as a binder and does not dry into plastic.  Calcium Carbonate is pretty much found in eggs, snail shells and various other organic minerals.  It is sometimes referred to as Egg Tempera and was used long before acrylics.  There are some permanent tempera paints, but I am using a student grade tempera from Chroma.  Chroma has a bunch of different types and recently came out with a Kids Chroma Tempera specifically for schools and kids.

What I found is that these act similar to the craft style paints.  Of course, the school glue is thicker and does not have a long-term archival property, but again, this is for fun and not for sale.  Based on the number of different types of tempera paints available I am sure you could get different results, but I hope you give this a try with a little one in your life!  So get your kids, get your paints and get your wet towels because this is tons of fun!

Here is the recipe I used.  (Please note, this is not exact, and I encourage you to experiment beyond just a recipe).

  • 1 part Paint
  • 1 part School Glue
  • A splash of alcohol
  • A splash of water

The alcohol will help with making cells and the water will help thin everything down some.  Once you get it the right constancy your can do a swipe, pour whatever you like.  Keep in mind, the Chroma Tempera paints actually use pigment so specific gravity does make a difference.

Here are the products that were used:

Jun
15
Low Cost Fluid Acrylic Pouring with Anita’s Craft Paint

Recently I was asked to try out Anita’s All Purpose craft paint in a pouring demo to see what kind of results I get. Surprisingly the paint was very responsive and had a close consistency to Golden Fluid Acrylic. Now I don’t know what the archival quality of the paint is, but it looks good so far. In the video, I also show how I use a Polymer Medium to coat a finished piece after I cleaned off the silicone. If there is any silicone left behind when a resin coating is added, you will see tons of small pock marks. By coating the piece in a polymer medium, you seal the good paint and help lift the silicone missed after initial cleaning. It saves a lot of time re-coating in resin.

To purchase this piece please and support the YouTube Channel visit the Etsy Page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DannyClarkArt 

For all the materials I used in the video:

May
14
Acrylic Pour Painting A Letter W For WHITNEY! Three Cup Dirty Pour Technique.

After my girl Zoe and I painted her letter my oldest Whitney was ready to work on her letter.  Just like the last pour with Zoe we did a three cup pour for the letter W.  The results were pretty cool and as it dries we like it more an more.  Once the piece has fully dried we will post images to this blog.  So be sure to come back in a couple of days to see how it looks dried.

For the recipe we did the following in each cup:

2 ounces Flood Floetrol
10 mls of alcohol
20 mls of paint

The paints were added to three separate cups and then poured over the canvas.  Very little was done to manipulate the panel.  Below is a list of the ingredients we used:

May
12
Acrylic Pour Painting A Letter Z For ZOE! Three Cup Dirty Pour Technique.

Tonight my youngest Zoe and I found these cools panel letters and decided we would do one for her room.  Because of the shape of the letter we decided to do a three cup dirty pour.  The results were pretty cool and as it dries we like it more an more.  Once the piece has fully dried we will post images to this blog.  So be sure to come back in a couple of days to see how it looks dried.

For the recipe we did the following in each cup:

2 ounces Flood Floetrol
10 mls of alcohol
20 mls of paint

The paints were added to three separate cups and then poured over the canvas.  Very little was done to manipulate the panel.  Below is a list of the ingredients we used:

May
03
Triple Pour with Lots of Cells – Latest Video.

This weekend I tried something a little different with my test canvases. I did a dirty pour with three flip cups, and I think it turned out OK. Below is a video from my YouTube channel with all the details. Additionally, I coated the piece in Art Resin.

 

Eventually, the piece will be available on my Etsy Page that I was finally able to setup. I am busy with so much other that stuff it seems like I am moving in slow motion. The Etsy shop is pretty much where these little test pieces reside. Otherwise, they collect dust in my house. So check it out and buy something will ya!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DannyClarkArt

As always here is a list of the ingredients I used to create this piece. I hope this inspires you to try it out. It’s not hard just sometimes messy!

Floetrol — http://amzn.to/2qqusJ7
Silicone — http://amzn.to/2qwgceR
91% Alcohol – http://amzn.to/2qws7cq
Golden Hansa Yellow Medium – http://amzn.to/2qCBh6B
Golden Titan Buff – http://amzn.to/2pW7eKM
Golden Raw Umber – http://amzn.to/2p6JUWH
Golden Quinacridone Magenta – http://amzn.to/2qCF3g6
Golden Cerulean Blue – http://amzn.to/2pGdYLV
Art Resin – http://amzn.to/2p3SdSn

Apr
14
Another alternative to pouring medium

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I was asked about using Floetrol as a pouring medium and was interested in doing some tests. After the testing and a great conversation with the guys at Flood regarding the science behind floetrol, I found it to be a pretty good alternative.

Without getting into too much detail in writing, I put together a video explaining what they told me and a sample pour with a recipe for using floetrol. I am going to give this a try on some larger pieces I have a commission as it seems to work just fine under resin.

Take a look at the video for a detailed explanation. There is a recipe in the description.

Some of the materials used with links:

  1. Flood Floetrol
  2. Silicone
  3. Art Resin
  4. Torch

 

 

 

Apr
07
Acrylic pouring on a budget

I was asked recently about the way in which I use pouring medium. Apparently, certain pouring mediums are hard to find, out of stock or just plain expensive. After doing a little more research, I came up with a weighted pouring solution that is much less costly and easier to obtain.

Pouring medium itself has some properties that reduce crazing, extend the fluid acrylic and are leveling. Unfortunately, this recipe of pouring medium does none of that, but for those that are cost conscious and want to try out colors without committing their more expensive mediums, this seems to be a pretty good alternative.

Basically, the recipe is medium bodied tube paint, water, 91% alcohol and Elmer’s glue. The measurements are by weight rather than volume, and each is equal. So its a pure 1 to 1 ration on all four ingredients.

So try it out and let me know what you think!

 

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