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Super-Cute Little Waves, Fluid Acrylics Pouring #3178-7.24.18

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Channel: Expressionist Fluid Art Studio Priscilla Batzell · 2018 · Howto & Style

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I begin by priming a 10"x20" stretched canvas with white using a large silicone spatula. All the paints I use are acrylic paints mixed with additives to help them flow more easily. All my colors are stored and mixed in squeeze bottles for ease of use. I am using a shallow but good-sized recycled clear plastic lid from a lettuce container. To this container I add all the colors of the sea/ocean/water to the reservoir of paints. I will use to small metal kitchen scoop and ribbon dribble from the flat front of the scoop, making wavey lines and leaving a strip of white paint in between. I tilt the canvas briefly to see how far the paint spreads and to see if I might want to repeat the tilting. I add another row of waves the same as the first. I use a small, flat front spatula to make adjustments by dragging it along on one of its points. I began at the top, furthest away from me, and work my way down, finishing the third and last set of waves. I manipulated the paint and create patterns in the colors using a bamboo skewer as well as the small, silicone, flat front spatula extending the points curling over at the tops of each wave. I use a propane torch cautiously and at a distance to warm the paint, releasing any trapped air bubbles in the paint that might also burst and leave pockmarks in the dried artwork. If used early and very briefly in the artwork's early stages before the paint begins to "glop up," and the surface begins to congeal, the heat from the flame may also encourage cells to form. I am really pleased with my first try at tiny waves and will make a larger version.

My "pouring" mixture or "recipe" is simple and starts with 2 parts (estimated) GAC800 from Golden added into any acrylic paint color 8 parts (amounts are always estimated). This starts the mixing process. Mix the paint and GAC thoroughly. Next, I add my mixed Floetrol and (half) DecoArt pouring medium. (Shake it first every time!) The truth is, lately, that's my go-to. I add the same (or more) ounces as the first two ingredients and mix everything thoroughly. The consistency is usually medium "body" weight, but other weights are usable with minor adjustments. 
 
To mix, if you use squeeze bottles as I do, add a marble and shake your paints every time before you use them. All my acrylic paints are mixed in advance and contained and stored in squeeze bottles. If you are not using squeeze bottles, I suggest using a container that has a lid. I have often used the 4oz size plastic deli containers, and the paint keeps for a long time in them, but you still will have to stir before using the mix again because the Floetrol and other flow agents will rise to the top between uses.  None of my acrylic paint has any added silicone. To create the pearlescent effects seen in most of my artworks, I use Golden's Iridescent pearl "Fine" added to colors. By "eye" until I am pleased with what I see. 
 
Every day I learn new things. I will never stop experimenting, and I am happy to share what I discover with you. 

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